# 1946 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 1946 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Texas Tech University in the Border Conference during the 1946 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Dell Morgan, the Red Raiders compiled an 8–3 record (3–1 against Border Conference opponents), finished in second place in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 148 to 116.
Texas Tech was ranked at No. 58 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.
The team played home games at Tech Field in Lubbock, Texas.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 21 | West Texas State | Tech FieldLubbock, TX | W 26–14 | 10,000 |
| September 28 | vs. Texas A&M* | Alamo StadiumSan Antonio, TX (rivalry) | W 6–0 | 23,000 |
| October 5 | at SMU* | Cotton BowlDallas, TX | W 7–0 | 30,000 |
| October 12 | at Tulsa* | Skelly FieldTulsa, OK | L 6–21 | 15,000 |
| October 19 | Baylor* | Tech FieldLubbock, TX (rivalry) | W 13–6 | 13,000 |
| October 26 | Denver* | Tech FieldLubbock, TX | W 21–6 | 11,000 |
| November 2 | at No. 8 Rice* | Rice FieldHouston, TX | L 6–41 | 25,000 |
| November 9 | at New Mexico | Lobo StadiumAlbuquerque, NM | W 27–0 | 8,000 |
| November 16 | Oklahoma A&M* | Tech FieldLubbock, TX | W 14–7 | 13,000 |
| November 23 | at Arizona | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ | W 16–0 | 9,000 |
| November 30 | at Hardin–Simmons | Fair Park StadiumAbilene, TX | L 6–21 | 13,000 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game ||||||

## Game summaries
### West Texas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Red Raiders | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 26 |

### Vs. Texas A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |

### At SMU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### At Tulsa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Raiders | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Golden Hurricane | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

### Baylor

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Red Raiders | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |

### Denver

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pioneers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Red Raiders | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

### At No. 8 Rice

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Raiders | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| No. 8 Owls | 14 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 41 |

### At New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Raiders | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 27 |
| Lobos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Oklahoma A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Red Raiders | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |

### At Arizona

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Raiders | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### At Hardin–Simmons

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Cowboys | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |

## After the season

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Red Raiders were selected.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 18 | 157 | Roland Nabors | Linebacker | Boston Yanks |
| 26 | 243 | Gene Standefer | Back | Los Angeles Rams |
| 28 | 260 | Joe Smith | End | Chicago Cardinals |
| 30 | 281 | Bernie Winkler | Tackle | Philadelphia Eagles |