1941 Texas Tech

9–⁠2 (2–⁠0 Border Conference), coached by Dell Morgan.

Texas Tech, 1941
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Texas Tech in 1941, game by game: won vs. Abilene Christian 34–0; won at Oklahoma State 16–6; won at Loyola Marymount 14–0; won vs. Centenary (LA) 25–0; won vs. New Mexico 36–0; lost at Miami 0–6; won vs. Creighton 13–6; won vs. Saint Louis 46–6; won vs. Hardin Simmons 7–0; won at Wake Forest 35–6; lost vs. Tulsa 0–6+40−6Won 34–0 vs. Abilene Christian+34Abilene Christi…Won 16–6 at Oklahoma State+10Oklahoma StateWon 14–0 at Loyola Marymount+14Loyola MarymountWon 25–0 vs. Centenary (LA)+25Centenary (LA)Won 36–0 vs. New Mexico+36New MexicoLost 0–6 at Miami-6MiamiWon 13–6 vs. Creighton+7CreightonWon 46–6 vs. Saint Louis+40Saint LouisWon 7–0 vs. Hardin Simmons+7Hardin SimmonsWon 35–6 at Wake Forest+29Wake ForestLost 0–6 vs. Tulsa-6Tulsa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tulsa 6–⁠0 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠0 shared first in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
226–⁠36
Coach
Dell Morgan
Elo
1618 +68 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
6.2 No. 43 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offense
Single-wing
Defense
6–⁠2

1941 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona5–⁠07–⁠3
Texas Tech2–⁠09–⁠2
West Texas4–⁠18–⁠2
Hardin Simmons3–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
New Mexico3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
UTEP3–⁠44–⁠5–⁠1
Arizona State2–⁠4–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Northern Arizona1–⁠53–⁠5
New Mexico State0–⁠62–⁠7

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