1953 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 1953 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 1953 college football season. Led by third-year head coach DeWitt Weaver, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 11–1 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the Border Conference title. Texas Tech was invited to the Gator Bowl, where they beat the Auburn Tigers.

1953 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Border champion Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 35–13 vs. Auburn
Conference	Border Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 12
Record	11–1 (5–0 Border)
Head coach	DeWitt Weaver (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	T formation
Base defense	5–3
Home stadium	Jones Stadium
Seasons ← 1952 1954 →

1953 Border Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 Texas Tech $	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Hardin–Simmons	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Texas Western	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Arizona	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Arizona State	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
New Mexico A&M	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
West Texas State	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	8:00 p.m.	West Texas State		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 40–14	13,000–15,000	[1][2][3]
September 26		at Texas Western		Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 27–6	7,000	[4]
October 3		at Oklahoma A&M*		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 27–13	10,000	[5]
October 10		Texas A&M*		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 14–27	26,114	[6]
October 17		Pacific (CA)*		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 34–7	12,000	[7]
October 24		New Mexico A&M		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 71–0	6,000	[8]
October 31		at Mississippi State*		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 27–20	16,000	[9]
November 7		Arizona		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 52–27	16,500	[10]
November 14		at Tulsa*	No. 19	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 49–7	9,000–12,000	[11][12]
November 21		at Houston*	No. 17	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 41–21	15,000–20,000	[13]
November 28		Hardin–Simmons	No. 14	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 46–12	15,000	[14]
January 1		vs. No. 17 Auburn*	No. 12	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	W 35–13	28,641	[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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