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1931 Texas Tech Matadors football team

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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 (TX)     1 7 1
Jacksonville State     0 7 1

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.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25West Texas StateW 21–05,000[2]
October 3at New Mexico A&M
W 7–0[3]
October 13vs. HaskellL 0–8[4]
October 23Colorado Mines
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 46–04,500[5]
October 31at BaylorL 0–32[6]
November 6Abilene Christian
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 26–6[7]
November 11at Texas Mines
L 12–143,000[8]
November 20New Mexicodagger
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 32–62,500[9]
November 26at Simmons (TX)
W 6–0[10]
  • daggerHomecoming

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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.
  2. ^ "Texas Tech blanks West Texas by 21–0". The Austin Statesman. September 26, 1931. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Texas Tech triumphs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 4, 1931. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Haskell gridders whip Texas Tech". The Austin American. October 14, 1931. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Texas Tech beats Colorado Miners". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 24, 1931. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Baylor U defeats Texas Tech 32–0". Albuquerque Journal. November 1, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Matadors trounce Abilene College by 26 to 6 score". The El Paso Times. November 7, 1931. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Texas Miners beat Texas Tech, 14–12". The Austin American. November 12, 1931. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Matadors treat homecomers to win over Lobos". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 21, 1931. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Toreadors tab victory over Simmons". The Abilene Daily Reporter. November 27, 1931. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.