1931 Texas Tech Matadors football team

The 1931 Texas Tech Matadors football team represented Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as an independent during the 1931 college football season. In their second season under head coach Pete Cawthon, the Matadors compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a combined total of 150 to 66.[1] The team played its home games at Tech Field.

1931 Texas Tech Matadors football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Base defense6–2
CaptainJack Durham
Home stadiumTech Field
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Catholic University     8 1 0
Texas Mines     7 1 0
Delaware     5 1 2
William & Mary Norfolk     1 0 1
Furman     5 2 2
George Washington     5 2 2
Texas Tech     6 3 0
Troy State     6 3 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers     6 4 0
Navy     5 5 1
Wake Forest     4 4 0
Western Carolina     4 4 0
Davidson     4 4 2
Western Maryland     4 4 2
Delaware State     2 2 1
Georgetown     4 5 1
Richmond     4 5 0
West Virginia     4 6 0
Oglethorpe     3 6 0
South Georgia Teachers     3 6 0
Jefferson     1 7 1
Jacksonville State     0 7 1

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 25West Texas StateW 21–05,000
October 3at New Mexico A&MLas Cruces, NMW 7–0
October 13vs. HaskellL 0–8
October 23Colorado Mines
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 46–04,500
October 31at BaylorL 0–32
November 6Abilene Christian
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 26–6
November 11at Texas Mines
L 12–143,000
November 20New Mexico 
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 32–62,500
November 26at Simmons (TX)Abilene, TXW 6–0
  •  Homecoming

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 102. Retrieved September 27, 2017.