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The 1946 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Texas Tech University in the Border Conference during the 1946 college football season . In their sixth season under head coach Dell Morgan , the Red Raiders compiled an 8–3 record (3–1 against Border Conference opponents), finished in second place in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 148 to 116.
Texas Tech was ranked at No. 58 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[1]
The team played home games at Tech Field in Lubbock, Texas .
Schedule Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 21 West Texas State W 26–1410,000 [2] September 28 vs. Texas A&M * W 6–023,000 [3] October 5 at SMU * W 7–030,000 [4] October 12 at Tulsa * L 6–2115,000 [5] October 19 Baylor * W 13–613,000 [6] October 26 Denver * W 21–611,000 [7] November 2 at No. 8 Rice * L 6–4125,000 [8] November 9 at New Mexico W 27–08,000 [9] November 16 Oklahoma A&M * W 14–713,000 [10] November 23 at Arizona W 16–09,000 [11] November 30 at Hardin–Simmons L 6–2113,000 [12] *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Game summaries West Texas State 1 2 3 4 Total Buffaloes 0 0 0 14 14 Red Raiders 6 7 6 7 26
Vs. Texas A&M 1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 0 0 0 0 0 Red Raiders 0 0 0 6 6
At SMU 1 2 3 4 Total Red Raiders 0 0 0 7 7 Mustangs 0 0 0 0 0
At Tulsa 1 2 3 4 Total Red Raiders 6 0 0 0 6 Golden Hurricane 0 7 7 7 21
Baylor 1 2 3 4 Total Bears 6 0 0 0 6 Red Raiders 0 0 13 0 13
Denver 1 2 3 4 Total Pioneers 0 0 0 6 6 Red Raiders 7 0 7 7 21
At No. 8 Rice 1 2 3 4 Total Red Raiders 0 6 0 0 6 No. 8 Owls 14 7 0 20 41
At New Mexico 1 2 3 4 Total Red Raiders 0 7 0 20 27 Lobos 0 0 0 0 0
Oklahoma A&M 1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 0 0 0 7 7 Red Raiders 7 0 7 0 14
At Arizona 1 2 3 4 Total Red Raiders 2 7 7 0 16 Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0
At Hardin–Simmons 1 2 3 4 Total Red Raiders 0 0 0 6 6 Cowboys 14 7 0 0 21
After the season The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Red Raiders were selected.[14]
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