1954 Texas Tech
7–2–1 (4–0 Border Conference), coached by DeWitt Weaver. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Houston 61–14Nov 20
By 47 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | at Texas A&M | W 41–9 | 64% |
| Sep 25 | vsWest Texas | W 33–7 | 91% |
| Oct 2 | vs Oklahoma State | T 13–13 | 68% |
| Oct 9 | vs UTEP | W 55–28 | 78% |
| Oct 16 | at LSU | L 13–20 | 70% |
| Oct 23 | atPacific | L 7–20 | 67% |
| Nov 6 | at Arizona | W 28–14 | 46% |
| Nov 13 | vs Tulsa | W 55–13 | 89% |
| Nov 20 | vs Houston | W 61–14 | 69% |
| Nov 27 | atHardin Simmons | W 61–19 | 74% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Hardin Simmons 61–19; unranked in the final AP poll; Border Conference champions.
In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 19
- Wk 2: 14
- Wk 3: 17
- Wk 5: 20
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 1954.
Border Conference champions4–0 in the conference
- Record
- 7–2–1
- Conference
- 4–0 first in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 14
- Points
- 367–157
- Coach
- DeWitt Weaver
- Elo
- 1675 +48 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 13.0 No. 19 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- T formation
- Defense
- 5–3
1954 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Texas Tech | 4–0 | 7–2–1 | |
 Arizona State | 3–1 | 5–5 | |
| UTEP | 4–2 | 8–3 | |
| Arizona | 3–2 | 7–3 | |
| Hardin Simmons | 2–3 | 4–6 | |
| West Texas | 1–5 | 1–8 | |
 New Mexico State | 0–4 | 0–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.