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1956 Texas Tech

2–⁠7–⁠1 (1–⁠3 Border Conference), coached by DeWitt Weaver.

Schedule and results

Texas Tech in 1956, game by game: lost vs. UTEP 13–17; lost at Baylor 0–27; lost at No. 11 Texas A&M 7–40; lost vs. West Texas 14–34; won at Arizona 21–7; tied vs. Oklahoma State 13–13; won vs. No. 17 TCU 21–7; lost at Tulsa 7–10; lost vs. Houston 7–20; lost at Hardin Simmons 14–41+14−33Lost 13–17 vs. UTEP-4UTEPLost 0–27 at Baylor-27BaylorLost 7–40 at No. 11 Texas A&M-33No. 11 Texas A&MLost 14–34 vs. West Texas-20West TexasWon 21–7 at Arizona+14ArizonaTied 13–13 vs. Oklahoma State0Oklahoma StateWon 21–7 vs. No. 17 TCU+14No. 17 TCULost 7–10 at Tulsa-3TulsaLost 7–20 vs. Houston-13HoustonLost 14–41 at Hardin Simmons-27Hardin Simmons
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsUTEPL 13–⁠1761%
Sep 29atBaylorL 0–⁠2745%
Oct 6at11Texas A&ML 7–⁠4035%
Oct 13vsWest TexasL 14–⁠3467%
Oct 27atArizonaW 21–⁠739%
Nov 3vsOklahoma StateT 13–⁠1363%
Nov 10vs17TCUW 21–⁠736%
Nov 17atTulsaL 7–⁠1050%
Nov 24vsHoustonL 7–⁠2046%
Dec 1atHardin SimmonsL 14–⁠4154%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Hardin Simmons 41–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 78th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).

Record
2–⁠7–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠3 tied for 5th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
117–⁠216
Coach
DeWitt Weaver
Elo
1451 −122 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−2.3 No. 66 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offense
T formation
Defense
5–⁠3

1956 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UTEP6–⁠09–⁠2
Arizona State3–⁠19–⁠1
West Texas3–⁠28–⁠2
Hardin Simmons2–⁠34–⁠6
Arizona1–⁠34–⁠6
Texas Tech1–⁠32–⁠7–⁠1
New Mexico State0–⁠41–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.