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1954 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Border champion
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record7–2–1 (4–0 Border)
Head coach
Offensive schemeT formation
Base defense5–3
Home stadiumJones Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Border Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas Tech $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Arizona State 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Texas Western 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Arizona 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Hardin–Simmons 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
West Texas State 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
New Mexico A&M 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1954 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 1954 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach DeWitt Weaver, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 7–2–1 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the Border Conference title for the second consecutive season.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Texas A&M*No. 19
W 41–916,500[1]
September 25West Texas StateNo. 14
W 33–714,000[2]
October 2Oklahoma A&M*No. 17
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
T 13–1324,500[3]
October 9Texas Western
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 55–2815,000[4]
October 16at LSU*No. 20
L 13–2025,000[5]
October 23at Pacific (CA)*
L 7–2014,117–14,171[6]
November 6at Arizona
W 28–1423,000[7]
November 13Tulsa*dagger
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 55–1318,000[8]
November 20Houston*
W 61–1414,000[9]
November 27at Hardin–Simmons
W 61–197,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Red Raiders blast Aggies". The Sioux City Journal. September 19, 1954. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Raiders whip Buffs, 33–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 26, 1954. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Texas Tech posts late score, ties Pokes, 13–13". Shawnee News-Star. October 3, 1954. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texas Tech rolls over Texas Western". The Brownsville Herald. October 10, 1954. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Late LSU rush topples Raiders". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 17, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "COP wins, 20–7, over Texas Tech". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 24, 1954. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Raiders race past Arizona". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 7, 1954. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Raiders deal Tulsans worst loss of season". The Wichita Eagle. November 14, 1954. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tech flails UH, 61 to 14". The Austin American-Statesman. November 21, 1954. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tech plows H–SU inder, 61–19". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 28, 1954. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1954 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  12. ^ "2012 Texas Tech Football Media Supplement". Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. July 20, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
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