1952 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 1952 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as a member of the Border Conference during the 1952 college football season. Led by second-year head coach DeWitt Weaver, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 3–7–1 with a mark of 2–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the Border Conference.

1952 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record3–7–1 (2–1–1 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumJones Stadium
1952 Border Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Arizona State $ 4 –0 –06 –3 –0
Texas Tech 2 –1 –13 –7 –1
Arizona 3 –2 –06 –4 –0
Hardin–Simmons 2 –2 –15 –3 –2
Texas Western 2 –3 –15 –5 –1
New Mexico A&M 1 –2 –12 –6 –1
West Texas State 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 –1 –03 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 208:00 p.m.West Texas State
W 48–715,500[1][2]
September 27at Rice*
L 7–3437,000
October 4at Pacific (CA)*
L 21–4215,700
October 11Texas Western
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
L 14–2015,500
October 18Baylor*
L 10–2115,500–20,000
November 1Houston*dagger
L 7–2020,000
November 8at North Texas State*
L 19–3413,000[3]
November 152:00 p.m.at Hardin–Simmons
T 14–147,500–9,500[4][5]
November 22at Arizona
W 19–14
November 292:00 p.m.No. 11 Tulsa*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
L 20–2610,100–15,500[6][7]
December 6NC State*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 54–710,000–11,000[8][9][10][11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References
  1. Kelly, Joe (September 20, 1952). "West Texas State Buffaloes To Invade Jones Stadium". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. p. 12. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. Gates, Art (September 21, 1952). "Red Raiders Pulverize West Texas State , 48-7". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. p. 17. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. "North Texas State tramples Raiders, 34–19". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 9, 1952. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Tarpley, Dick (November 15, 1952). "Cowboy-Tech Classic Unreels Today at 2". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. p. 9A. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. Tarpley, Dick (November 16, 1952). "Pokes, Raiders Battle To Exciting 14-14 Tie". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. p. 1D. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Texas Tech Tests Tough Tulsa Today". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 29, 1952. p. 10. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. Kee, Bernie (November 30, 1952). "Tulsa Outlasts Tech, 26-20". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 24. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. Kee, Bernie (December 7, 1952). "Raiders Punish Wolfpack, 54-7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 57. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. Kee, Bernie (December 7, 1952). "Texas Tech (continued)". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 58. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. Kelly, Joe (December 7, 1952). "Red Raiders Coast To 54-7 Win Over Wolfpack". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. p. 17. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. Kelly, Joe (December 7, 1952). "Tech Scores Runaway Over Wolfpack, 54-7 (continued)". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. p. 20. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. "1952 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 23, 2022.


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