1943 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 1943 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Technological College (now known as Texas Tech University) as an independent during the 1943 college football season. Led third-year head coach Dell Morgan, the Red Raiders compiled a record of 4–6.

1943 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
A group from the 1943 Texas Tech football team
Conference	Independent
Record	4–6
Head coach	Dell Morgan (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Base defense	6–2
Home stadium	Tech Field
Seasons ← 1942 1944 →

1943 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Navy			–					8	–	1	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					5	–	1	–	0
West Virginia			–					4	–	3	–	0
North Texas Aggies			–					3	–	4	–	1
Virginia			–					3	–	4	–	1
Texas Tech			–					4	–	6	–	0
Tennessee Tech			–					1	–	5	–	0
Sewanee			–					0	–	3	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Texas Tech ranked 94th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 67.4.^[1]

The team played home games at Tech Field in Lubbock, Texas.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	8:15 p.m.	Lubbock AAF	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	W 26–14	8,000	[2][3]
September 24	8:15 p.m.	vs. Oklahoma A&M	Taft Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	L 13–21	7,000	[4][5]
October 2		vs. Texas A&M	Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX (rivalry)	L 0–13	25,000	[6]
October 9		at Tulsa	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	L 7–34	13,000	[7]
October 16	8:15 p.m.	South Plains AAF	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	W 14–12	6,000	[8][9]
October 23	8:15 p.m.	Lubbock AAF	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	L 7–10		[10][11]
October 30		at Rice	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 0–13	5,000	[12]
November 6		at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	W 40–20	3,000	[13]
November 13		North Texas Aggies	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	L 14–34	3,600	[14]
November 20		at SMU	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	W 7–6	3,000	[15]
Homecoming All times are in Central time

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