1936 Texas Tech Matadors football team
| 1936 Texas Tech Matadors football | |
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 1936 Texas Tech football team in action against Oklahoma A&M | |
| Conference | Border Conference |
| Record | 5–4–1 (0–0–1 Border) |
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| Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
| Base defense | 6–2 |
| Captain | Demp Cannon |
| Home stadium | Tech Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Mines | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico A&M | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State–Flagstaff | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1936 Texas Tech Matadors football team represented Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as a member of the Border Conference during the 1936 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach, the Matadors compiled an overall record of 5–4–1 with a mark of 0–0–1 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Border Conference. The team played home games at Tech Field in Lubbock, Texas.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | at Texas Wesleyan* | Fort Worth, TX | W 26–7 | 4,500 | |
| September 26 | TCU* | W 7–0 | 12,000 | ||
| October 3 | Oklahoma City* |
| W 34–6 | 7,000 | |
| October 9 | Wichita* |
| L 0–6 | ||
| October 24 | Centenary* |
| W 12–6 | 8,000 | [2] |
| November 6 | Oklahoma A&M* |
| W 12–0 | ||
| November 11 | at Loyola (CA)* | L 7–26 | 35,000 | [3] | |
| November 20 | DePaul* |
| L 6–13 | ||
| November 26 | at Loyola (LA)* | New Orleans, LA | L 0–13 | 5,000 | |
| December 5 | at Arizona | T 7–7 | 7,500 | ||
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References[edit]
- ^ "1936 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ^ "Tech Red Raiders overpower Centenary Gentlemen, 12–6". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 25, 1937. Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Frank Finch (November 12, 1936). "Billy Byrne Hero as Loyola Routs Texas Tech: Lions Nab 26-7 Contest; Red Raiders upset as 35,000 Coliseum Fans See Game". Los Angeles Times. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1936 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
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