1940 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1940 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
1940 Texas Tech football team
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record9–1–1 (0–1 Border)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Base defense6–2
Home stadiumTech Field
1940 Border Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Arizona State $ 3 0 17 2 2
Arizona 3 1 07 2 0
Texas Mines 3 1 14 4 1
New Mexico 3 2 05 4 0
New Mexico A&M 1 4 03 6 0
Texas Tech 0 1 09 1 1
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 5 02 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1940 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as a member of the Border Conference during the 1940 college football season. Led by Pete Cawthon in his 11th and final season as head coach, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 9–1–1 with a mark of 0–1 in conference play.

Texas Tech was ranked at No. 70 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.

The team played home games at Tech Field in Lubbock, Texas.