1948 Texas Tech
7–3 (5–0 Border Conference), coached by Dell Morgan. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat UTEP 46–6Nov 6
By 40 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vsWest Texas | W 19–0 | 63% |
| Sep 25 | vs Texas A&M | W 20–14 | 71% |
| Oct 2 | at SMU | L 6–41 | 33% |
| Oct 9 | at Tulsa | W 41–20 | 54% |
| Oct 16 | at 19Baylor | L 0–13 | 47% |
| Oct 23 | at Arizona | W 31–0 | 58% |
| Oct 30 | vs Rice | L 7–14 | 67% |
| Nov 6 | vs UTEP | W 46–6 | 60% |
| Nov 20 | vs New Mexico | W 14–7 | 85% |
| Nov 27 | atHardin Simmons | W 28–20 | 39% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Hardin Simmons 28–20; unranked in the final AP poll; Border Conference champions.
In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).
Border Conference champions5–0 in the conference
- Record
- 7–3
- Conference
- 5–0 first in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 212–135
- Coach
- Dell Morgan
- Elo
- 1606 +74 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 3.7 No. 50 of 117 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- Single-wing
- Defense
- 6–2
Drafted in 1949
The 1949 draft| Rd 5 | Glenn Lewis B | Green Bay Packers |
| Rd 6 | Charles Reynolds B | Los Angeles Rams |
1948 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Texas Tech | 5–0 | 7–3 | |
| UTEP | 4–1–1 | 8–2–1 | |
| Arizona | 3–2 | 6–5 | |
 Arizona State | 3–2 | 5–5 | |
| Hardin Simmons | 3–2–1 | 6–2–3 | |
| West Texas | 2–3 | 6–5 | |
 Northern Arizona | 1–2 | 4–5 | |
| New Mexico | 1–6 | 2–9 | |
 New Mexico State | 0–4 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.