1934 Texas Tech Matadors football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record7–2–1 (1–0 Border)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Base defense6–2
CaptainMalcolm Martin
Home stadiumTech Field
1934 Border Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas Tech $ 1 0 07 2 1
New Mexico 3 1 08 1 0
Arizona 2 1 17 2 1
Arizona State 2 2 14 3 1
New Mexico A&M 0 1 34 1 3
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 3 11 5 1
  • $ Conference champion
  • Reference[1]

The 1934 Texas Tech Matadors football team represented Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as a member of the Border Conference during the 1934 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Pete Cawthon, the Matadors compiled a 7–2–1 record (1–0 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a combined total of 192 to 84.[2][3] The team played its home games at Tech Field.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Texas*L 6–129,000[4]
September 29McMurry*
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 24–7
October 5Baylor*
W 7–05,000
October 12at Oklahoma City*
W 20–0[5][6]
October 26at Loyola (CA)*L 7–1220,000[7]
November 2Texas Mines*
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 27–0[8]
November 9Hardin–Simmons*
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 13–03,500
November 16DePaul*dagger
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 48–194,000[9]
November 23North Dakota Agricultural*
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
T 20–203,500[10]
November 29at ArizonaW 13–77,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[2][3]

References

  1. "1934 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "1934 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 101. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  4. "Longhorns luck through to 12–6 win over Texas Tech with Hilliard a fluke hero". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 23, 1934. Retrieved April 25, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Bugs Depend On Sweet And Newberry To Upset Texans". The Oklahoma News. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. October 12, 1934. p. 6, section 2. Retrieved July 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "Matadors Beat Goldbugs, 20 To 0". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. October 13, 1934. p. 2. Retrieved July 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. "Lions Trim Texas Tech Red Raiders, 12 to 7: Loyola Scores in Second and Final Quarters to Capture Grid Battle Before 20,000". Los Angeles Times. October 27, 1934. pp. 7, 8. Retrieved April 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Collier Parris (November 3, 1934). "Tech Trounces School Of Mines, 27 To 0: Regulars Take Holiday While Shock Troops Belabor Miners With Short Jabs, Long Gains". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. pp. 3, 7 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Matador Machine Clicks Smoothly To Crush De Paul Gridsters, 48 To 19". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. November 17, 1934. p. 3 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "North Dakotans tie Tech, 20–20". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. November 24, 1934. Retrieved October 10, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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