1938 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 1938 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 1938 college football season. Led by nithh-year head coach, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 10–1 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play. They did not play enough conference games to qualify for the Border Conference championship. Texas Tech was invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic, where they lost to Saint Mary's. The team played home games at Tech Field in Lubbock, Texas.

1938 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
1938 Texas Tech football team
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 13–20 vs. Saint Mary's
Conference	Border Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 11
Record	10–1 (2–0 Border)
Head coach	Pete Cawthon (9th season)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Base defense	6–2
Home stadium	Tech Field
Seasons ← 1937 1939 →

1938 Border Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
New Mexico A&M +	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
New Mexico +	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Texas Tech	2	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Texas Mines	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Arizona State–Flagstaff	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Arizona	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Arizona State	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Montana State*		Tech Field Lubbock, TX	W 35–0	7,500	[1]
September 24	Wyoming*		Tech Field Lubbock, TX	W 39–0	5,000	[2]
September 30	vs. Duquesne*		Civic Stadium Buffalo, NY	W 7–6	12,000	[3]
October 8	Oklahoma City*		Tech Field Lubbock, TX	W 60–0	7,000	[4]
October 15	at Montana*		Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 19–13	8,000	[5]
October 22	vs. Texas Mines		Fly Field Odessa, TX	W 14–7	7,000	[6]
November 5	Loyola (LA)*		Tech Field Lubbock, TX	W 55–0	8,000	[7]
November 11	Gonzaga*		Tech Field Lubbock, TX	W 7–0	10,000	[8]
November 19	at New Mexico	No. 19	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 17–7	6,500	[9]
November 26	Marquette*	No. 17	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	W 21–2	12,000	[10]
January 2	vs. Saint Mary's*	No. 11	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	L 13–20	40,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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