1949 Texas Tech
7–5 (5–0 Border Conference), coached by Dell Morgan. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat New Mexico 27–0Nov 19
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs Abilene Christian | W 20–0 | 95% |
| Sep 17 | at Texas | L 0–43 | 34% |
| Sep 24 | at Texas A&M | L 7–26 | 65% |
| Oct 1 | vsWest Texas | W 35–19 | 73% |
| Oct 8 | vs Tulsa | W 15–0 | 80% |
| Oct 15 | vs 20Baylor | L 7–28 | 47% |
| Oct 22 | vs Arizona | W 27–7 | 68% |
| Oct 29 | at 5Rice | L 0–28 | 27% |
| Nov 5 | at UTEP | W 13–0 | 33% |
| Nov 19 | at New Mexico | W 27–0 | 76% |
| Nov 26 | vsHardin Simmons | W 23–13 | 61% |
| Dec 31 | vs San José State | L 13–20 | 83% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to San José State 20–13; unranked in the final AP poll; Border Conference champions.
In program history: The tied 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).
Border Conference champions5–0 in the conference
- Record
- 7–5
- Conference
- 5–0 first in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 187–184
- Coach
- Dell Morgan
- Elo
- 1535 −36 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −0.6 No. 63 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- Single-wing
- Defense
- 6–2
1949 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Texas Tech | 5–0 | 7–5 | |
 Arizona State | 4–1 | 7–3 | |
| UTEP | 4–2 | 8–2–1 | |
| Hardin Simmons | 4–2 | 6–4–1 | |
| West Texas | 3–2 | 5–4 | |
| Arizona | 2–4 | 2–7–1 | |
 New Mexico State | 1–4 | 4–6 | |
| New Mexico | 1–6 | 2–8 | |
 Northern Arizona | 0–3 | 1–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.