1951 Texas Tech
7–4 (4–0 Border Conference), coached by DeWitt Weaver. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat New Mexico 60–14Nov 24
By 46 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vsWest Texas | W 46–7 | 52% |
| Sep 29 | at 6Texas A&M | L 7–20 | 32% |
| Oct 6 | at Houston | L 0–6 | 52% |
| Oct 13 | vs TCU | W 33–19 | 41% |
| Oct 20 | at 10Baylor | L 20–40 | 24% |
| Oct 27 | vs Arizona | W 41–0 | 67% |
| Nov 3 | at UTEP | W 27–7 | 58% |
| Nov 17 | at Tulsa | L 14–21 | 30% |
| Nov 24 | at New Mexico | W 60–14 | 70% |
| Dec 1 | vsHardin Simmons | W 28–21 | 58% |
| Jan 1Bowls & playoff | vsPacificSun Bowl | W 25–14 | 57% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Pacific 25–14 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Border Conference champions.
In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).
Border Conference champions4–0 in the conference
- Record
- 7–4
- Conference
- 4–0 first in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 301–169
- Coach
- DeWitt Weaver
- Elo
- 1579 +113 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 6.2 No. 44 of 116 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- T formation
- Defense
- 5–3
Drafted in 1952
The 1952 draft| Rd 6 | Jerrell Price OT | Los Angeles Rams |
1951 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Texas Tech | 4–0 | 7–4 | |
 Arizona State | 4–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Hardin Simmons | 4–1 | 6–6 | |
| Arizona | 3–3 | 6–5 | |
| UTEP | 2–4 | 3–7 | |
 New Mexico State | 1–4 | 1–9 | |
| West Texas | 1–5 | 2–7 | |
 Northern Arizona | 0–1 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.