1935 Texas Tech Matadors football team

1935 Texas Tech Matadors football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record5–3–2 (0–1 Border)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Base defense6–2
CaptainWalker Nichols
Home stadiumTech Field
1935 Border Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
New Mexico A&M 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 2
New Mexico 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Arizona State 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 3 – 3
Texas Tech 0 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 2
Texas Mines 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1935 Texas Tech Matadors football team represented Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as a member of the Border Conference during the 1935 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Pete Cawthon, the Matadors compiled a 5–3–2 record (0–1 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a combined total of 110 to 55.[1][2] The team played its home games at Tech Field.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Hardin–Simmons*
W 9–06,500[3]
September 27Daniel Baker*
W 27–6[4]
October 4Wichita*
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 13–7[5]
October 12at DePaul*
T 0–03,000[6]
October 25at Loyola (CA)*
L 0–1618,000[7]
November 2Oklahoma A&M*
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 14–0[8]
November 11Arizona
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
L 6–75,500[9]
November 23at St. Mary's (TX)*San Antonio, TXW 27–0[10]
November 28Detroit*
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
T 7–12[11]
December 7at Oklahoma City*
T 7–72,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "1935 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 101. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "Valiant Cowboys bow to Matadors, 9 to 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 21, 1935. Retrieved April 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Matadors bruise Hill Billies, 27 to 6". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. September 28, 1935. Retrieved April 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Shockers hold Texas Tech to surprise score". The Wichita Eagle. October 5, 1935. Retrieved April 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "De Paul passes fail; Ties with Texas Tech, 0–0". The Chicago Tribune. October 13, 1935. Retrieved April 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas Tech routed by Loyola gridders, 16–0". Los Angeles Times. October 26, 1935. Retrieved April 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Texas Tech beats Oklahoma Aggies". The Austin American-Statesman. November 3, 1935. Retrieved April 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tech defeated 7–6 by Arizona". The El Paso Times. November 12, 1935. Retrieved April 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Raiders defeat St. Mary's 27–0". The Paris News. November 24, 1935. Retrieved April 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Collier Parris (November 29, 1935). "Tech Raiders Bow To Detroit, 12–7". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Battling Goldbugs gain 7 to 7 tie with Texas Tech". The Oklahoma News. December 8, 1935. Retrieved April 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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