1940 Texas Tech
9–1–1 (0–1 Border Conference), coached by Pete Cawthon. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Miami 61–14Nov 1
By 47 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs Oklahoma State | T 6–6 | 63% |
| Oct 5 | vsLoyola Marymount | W 19–0 | 72% |
| Oct 12 | at Montana | W 32–19 | 63% |
| Oct 18 | vs BYU | W 21–20 | 61% |
| Oct 26 | atMarquette | W 20–13 | 49% |
| Nov 1 | vs Miami | W 61–14 | 86% |
| Nov 11 | vsCentenary (LA) | W 26–6 | 81% |
| Nov 16 | vs Wake Forest | W 12–7 | 58% |
| Nov 21 | atSaint Louis | W 7–6 | 69% |
| Nov 30 | at New Mexico | L 14–19 | 58% |
| Dec 7 | atSan Francisco | W 23–21 | 66% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat San Francisco 23–21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Border Conference.
In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 6: 20
- Wk 7: 18
- Record
- 9–1–1
- Conference
- 0–1 tied for 6th in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 18
- Points
- 241–131
- Coach
- Pete Cawthon
- Elo
- 1574 +83 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −0.3 No. 67 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- Single-wing
- Defense
- 6–2
1940 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Arizona State | 3–0–1 | 7–2–2 | |
 Arizona | 3–1 | 7–2 | |
 UTEP | 3–1–1 | 4–4–1 | |
| New Mexico | 4–2 | 5–4 | |
 New Mexico State | 1–4 | 3–6 | |
 Texas Tech | 0–1 | 9–1–1 | |
 Northern Arizona | 0–5 | 2–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.