1944 Texas Tech
4–7 (2–0 Border Conference), coached by Dell Morgan. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat West Texas 35–6Oct 27
By 29 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vsLubbock Field | L 13–27 | 85% |
| Sep 30 | at Texas A&M | L 14–27 | 20% |
| Oct 7 | vs Oklahoma State | L 7–14 | 40% |
| Oct 14 | at 13Tulsa | L 7–34 | 14% |
| Oct 21 | vsSouthwestern U | L 19–21 | 69% |
| Oct 27 | atWest Texas | W 35–6 | 31% |
| Nov 4 | at Rice | W 13–7 | 37% |
| Nov 11 | at TCU | L 0–14 | 33% |
| Nov 18 | vs New Mexico | W 13–7 | 76% |
| Nov 25 | vs SMU | L 6–7 | 64% |
| Dec 2 | atSouth Plains Field | W 7–6 | 76% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat South Plains Field 7–6; unranked in the final AP poll; first in the Border Conference.
In program history: The 94th-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 1944.
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 2–0 first in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 134–170
- Coach
- Dell Morgan
- Elo
- 1413 −42 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −6.9 No. 63 of 95 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- Single-wing
- Defense
- 6–2
Drafted in 1945
The 1945 draft| Rd 1 | Walt Schlinkman FB | Green Bay Packers |
1944 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Texas Tech | 2–0 | 4–7 | |
| West Texas | 1–1 | 4–3 | |
| New Mexico | 1–2 | 1–7 | |
 Northern Arizona | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.