1954 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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.

1954 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Border champion
Conference	Border Conference
Record	7–2–1 (4–0 Border)
Head coach	DeWitt Weaver (4th season)
Home stadium	Jones Stadium
Seasons ← 1953 1955 →

1954 Border Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Texas A&M*	No. 19	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 41–9	16,500
September 25	West Texas State	No. 14	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 33–7	14,000	^[1]
October 2	Oklahoma A&M*	No. 17	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	T 13–13	24,500
October 9	Texas Western		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 55–28	15,000
October 16	at LSU*	No. 20	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 13–20	25,000	^[2]
October 23	at Pacific (CA)*		Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 7–20	14,171
November 6	at Arizona		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 28–14	23,000
November 13	Tulsa*		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 55–13	18,000
November 20	Houston*		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	W 61–14	14,000
November 27	at Hardin–Simmons		Parramore Field Abilene, TX	W 61–19	7,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Raiders whip Buffs, 33–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 26, 1954. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Late LSU rush topples Raiders". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 17, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "1954 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
4. "2012 Texas Tech Football Media Supplement". Texas Tech University Department of Athletics. July 20, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2012.