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1936 Texas Tech Matadors football team

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1936 Texas Tech Matadors football
1936 Texas Tech football team in action against Oklahoma A&M
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record5–4–1 (0–0–1 Border)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Base defense6–2
CaptainDemp Cannon
Home stadiumTech Field
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Reference[1]

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Texas Wesleyan*Fort Worth, TXW 26–74,500
September 26TCU*W 7–012,000
October 3Oklahoma City*
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 34–67,000
October 9Wichita*
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
L 0–6
October 24Centenary*dagger
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 12–68,000[2]
November 6Oklahoma A&M*
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 12–0
November 11at Loyola (CA)*L 7–2635,000[3]
November 20DePaul*
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
L 6–13
November 26at Loyola (LA)*New Orleans, LAL 0–135,000
December 5at ArizonaT 7–77,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

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  1. ^ "1936 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  2. ^ "Tech Red Raiders overpower Centenary Gentlemen, 12–6". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 25, 1937. Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "1936 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 23, 2022.