1955 Texas Tech
7–3–1 (3–0–1 Border Conference), coached by DeWitt Weaver. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Tulsa 34–7Nov 12
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at Texas | W 20–14 | 52% |
| Sep 24 | vs TCU | L 0–32 | 72% |
| Oct 1 | at Oklahoma State | W 24–6 | 53% |
| Oct 8 | at UTEP | T 27–27 | 50% |
| Oct 22 | at Houston | L 0–7 | 53% |
| Oct 29 | vsWest Texas | W 27–24 | 82% |
| Nov 5 | vs Arizona | W 27–7 | 75% |
| Nov 12 | at Tulsa | W 34–7 | 74% |
| Nov 19 | vsPacific | W 13–7 | 69% |
| Nov 26 | vsHardin Simmons | W 16–14 | 81% |
| Jan 2Bowls & playoff | vs WyomingSun Bowl | L 14–21 | 59% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Wyoming 21–14 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Border Conference champions.
In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 2: 12
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 1955.
Border Conference champions3–0–1 in the conference
- Record
- 7–3–1
- Conference
- 3–0–1 first in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 12
- Points
- 202–166
- Coach
- DeWitt Weaver
- Elo
- 1611 −6 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 5.4 No. 42 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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- Offense
- T formation
- Defense
- 5–3
Drafted in 1956
The 1956 draft| Rd 3 | Bill Herchman OT | San Francisco 49ers |
| Rd 6 | Don Schmidt B | Baltimore Colts |
1955 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Texas Tech | 3–0–1 | 7–3–1 | |
 Arizona State | 4–1 | 8–2–1 | |
| Hardin Simmons | 3–2 | 5–5 | |
| UTEP | 3–2–1 | 6–2–2 | |
| Arizona | 1–2–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| West Texas | 1–4–1 | 4–4–1 | |
 New Mexico State | 0–4 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.