CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

1943 Texas Tech

4–⁠6, coached by Dell Morgan.

A group from the 1943 Texas Tech football team
A group from the 1943 Texas Tech football teamPhoto: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Texas Tech in 1943, game by game: won vs. Lubbock Field 26–14; lost at Oklahoma State 13–21; lost at Texas A&M 0–13; lost at Tulsa 7–34; won vs. South Plains Field 14–12; lost vs. Lubbock Field 7–10; lost at Rice 0–13; won at TCU 40–20; lost vs. Texas–Arlington 14–34; won at SMU 7–6+20−27Won 26–14 vs. Lubbock Field+12Lubbock FieldLost 13–21 at Oklahoma State-8Oklahoma StateLost 0–13 at Texas A&M-13Texas A&MLost 7–34 at Tulsa-27TulsaWon 14–12 vs. South Plains Field+2South Plains Fi…Lost 7–10 vs. Lubbock Field-3Lubbock FieldLost 0–13 at Rice-13RiceWon 40–20 at TCU+20TCULost 14–34 vs. Texas–Arlington-20Texas–ArlingtonWon 7–6 at SMU+1SMU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsLubbock FieldW 26–⁠1491%
Sep 24atOklahoma StateL 13–⁠2139%
Oct 2atTexas A&ML 0–⁠1336%
Oct 9atTulsaL 7–⁠3425%
Oct 16vsSouth Plains FieldW 14–⁠1288%
Oct 23vsLubbock FieldL 7–⁠1089%
Oct 30atRiceL 0–⁠1346%
Nov 6atTCUW 40–⁠2026%
Nov 13vsTexas–ArlingtonL 14–⁠3487%
Nov 20atSMUW 7–⁠647%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat SMU 7–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 84th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).

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 1943.

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
128–⁠177
Coach
Dell Morgan
Elo
1433 −103 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.0 No. 52 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offense
Single-wing
Defense
6–⁠2

Drafted in 1944

The 1944 draft
Rd 7Rodger Smith BChicago Cardinals