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1938 Texas Tech

10–⁠1 (2–⁠0 Border Conference), coached by Pete Cawthon, finished No. 11 in the AP poll.

Texas Tech, 1938
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Texas Tech in 1938, game by game: won vs. Montana State 35–0; won vs. Wyoming 39–0; won vs. Duquesne 7–6; won at Oklahoma City 60–0; won at Montana 19–13; won at UTEP 14–7; won vs. Loyola (LA) 55–0; won vs. Gonzaga 7–0; won at New Mexico 17–7; won vs. Marquette 21–2; lost vs. Saint Mary’s (CA) 13–20+60−7Won 35–0 vs. Montana State+35Montana StateWon 39–0 vs. Wyoming+39WyomingWon 7–6 vs. Duquesne+1DuquesneWon 60–0 at Oklahoma City+60Oklahoma CityWon 19–13 at Montana+6MontanaWon 14–7 at UTEP+7UTEPWon 55–0 vs. Loyola (LA)+55Loyola (LA)Won 7–0 vs. Gonzaga+7GonzagaWon 17–7 at New Mexico+10New MexicoWon 21–2 vs. Marquette+19MarquetteLost 13–20 vs. Saint Mary’s (CA)-7Saint Mary’s (C…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vsMontana StateW 35–⁠086%
Sep 24vsWyomingW 39–⁠072%
Sep 30vsDuquesneW 7–⁠652%
Oct 8atOklahoma CityW 60–⁠087%
Oct 15atMontanaW 19–⁠1366%
Oct 22atUTEPW 14–⁠757%
Nov 5vsLoyola (LA)W 55–⁠090%
Nov 11vsGonzagaW 7–⁠087%
Nov 19atNew MexicoW 17–⁠754%
Nov 26vsMarquetteW 21–⁠285%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvsSaint Mary’s (CA)Cotton BowlL 13–⁠2058%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Saint Mary’s (CA) 20–⁠13 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 11 in the final AP poll; first in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 19
  2. Wk 6: 17
  3. Wk 7: 14
  4. Final: 11

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1938.

Led the nationElmer Tarbox: yards per catch (21.4)

Record
10–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠0 first in Border Conference
AP final
No. 11 peak No. 11
Points
287–⁠55
Coach
Pete Cawthon
Elo
1628 +90 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.4 No. 50 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offense
Single-wing
Defense
6–⁠2

Drafted in 1939

The 1939 draft
Rd 3Elmer Tarbox BCleveland Rams

1938 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas Tech2–⁠010–⁠111
New Mexico State4–⁠17–⁠2
New Mexico4–⁠28–⁠3
UTEP3–⁠26–⁠3
Northern Arizona1–⁠22–⁠6–⁠1
Arizona0–⁠33–⁠6
Arizona State0–⁠43–⁠6

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.