1936 Texas Tech Matadors football team

1936 Texas Tech Matadors football
1936 Texas Tech football team in action against Oklahoma A&M
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record5–4–1 (0–0 Border)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Base defense6–2
CaptainDemp Cannon
Home stadiumTech Field
1936 Border Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Arizona $ 3 0 05 2 3
Texas Mines 2 1 15 3 1
New Mexico A&M 3 2 06 4 1
Arizona State 2 3 04 5 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 1 2 13 4 1
New Mexico 1 4 02 7 0
Texas Tech 0 0 05 4 1
  • $ Conference champion
  • Arizona State and Arizona State–Flagstaff played twice, but only the first meeting counted in the conference standings. The game between Arizona and Texas Tech also did not count in the conference standings.

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 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the Border Conference. The team played home games at Tech Field in Lubbock, Texas.