1947 Texas Tech
6–5 (4–0 Border Conference), coached by Dell Morgan. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Denver 36–7Oct 25
By 29 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | at Texas | L 0–33 | 33% |
| Sep 27 | at Texas A&M | L 7–29 | 45% |
| Oct 4 | vsWest Texas | W 21–13 | 72% |
| Oct 11 | vs Tulsa | W 14–7 | 40% |
| Oct 18 | vs Baylor | L 6–32 | 65% |
| Oct 25 | atDenver | W 36–7 | 45% |
| Nov 1 | at Rice | L 7–40 | 38% |
| Nov 8 | vs Arizona | W 41–28 | 58% |
| Nov 22 | at New Mexico | W 26–20 | 59% |
| Nov 29 | vsHardin Simmons | W 14–6 | 44% |
| Jan 1Bowls & playoff | vs Miami (OH)Sun Bowl | L 12–13 | 70% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Miami (OH) 13–12 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Border Conference champions.
In program history: The 43rd-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 1947.
Border Conference champions4–0 in the conference
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 4–0 first in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 184–228
- Coach
- Dell Morgan
- Elo
- 1549 +6 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −0.7 No. 61 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- Single-wing
- Defense
- 6–2
Drafted in 1948
The 1948 draft| Rd 5 | Joe Smith E | Baltimore Colts (AAFC) |
1947 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Texas Tech | 4–0 | 6–5 | |
| Hardin Simmons | 5–1 | 8–3 | |
| West Texas | 5–2 | 7–4 | |
| Arizona | 3–2 | 5–4–1 | |
 UTEP | 3–3–1 | 5–3–1 | |
 Arizona State | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
| New Mexico | 1–5–1 | 4–5–1 | |
 New Mexico State | 1–4 | 3–6 | |
 Northern Arizona | 0–4 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.