1934 Texas Tech Matadors football team

1934 Texas Tech Matadors football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	7–2–1 (1–0 Border)
Head coach	Pete Cawthon (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Base defense	6–2
Captain	Malcolm Martin
Home stadium	Tech Field
Seasons ←  1933 1935  →

1934 Border Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Texas Tech $	1	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
New Mexico	3	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Arizona	2	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Arizona State	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
New Mexico A&M	0	–	1	–	3			4	–	1	–	3
Arizona State–Flagstaff	0	–	3	–	1			1	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion Reference [1]

The 1934 Texas Tech Matadors football team represented Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as a member of the Border Conference during the 1934 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Pete Cawthon, the Matadors compiled a 7–2–1 record (1–0 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a combined total of 192 to 84. ^{[2] [3]} The team played its home games at Tech Field.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Texas *	Tech Field Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 6–12	9,000	[4]
September 29	McMurry *	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	W 24–7
October 5	Baylor *	Tech Field Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	W 7–0	5,000	[5]
October 12	at Oklahoma City *	Goldbug Field Oklahoma City, OK	W 20–0		[6] [7]
October 26	at Loyola (CA) *	Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA	L 7–12	20,000	[8]
November 2	Texas Mines *	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	W 27–0		[9]
November 9	Hardin–Simmons *	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	W 13–0	3,500	[10]
November 16	DePaul *	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	W 48–19	4,000	[11]
November 23	North Dakota Agricultural *	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	T 20–20	3,500	[12]
November 29	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 13–7	7,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming

^{[2] [3]}

References

1. "1934 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
2. "1934 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
3. "Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 101. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
4. "Longhorns luck through to 12–6 win over Texas Tech with Hilliard a fluke hero". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 23, 1934. Retrieved April 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Bears beaten by Tech, 14–7". The Waco Times-Herald. October 6, 1934. Retrieved March 15, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Bugs Depend On Sweet And Newberry To Upset Texans". The Oklahoma News. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. October 12, 1934. p. 6, section 2. Retrieved July 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com .
7. "Matadors Beat Goldbugs, 20 To 0". Lubbock Morning Avalanche . Lubbock, Texas. October 13, 1934. p. 2. Retrieved July 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com .
8. "Lions Trim Texas Tech Red Raiders, 12 to 7: Loyola Scores in Second and Final Quarters to Capture Grid Battle Before 20,000". Los Angeles Times. October 27, 1934. pp. 7, 8. Retrieved April 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
9. Collier Parris (November 3, 1934). "Tech Trounces School Of Mines, 27 To 0: Regulars Take Holiday While Shock Troops Belabor Miners With Short Jabs, Long Gains". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. pp. 3, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Collier Parris (November 10, 1934). "Cowboy Jinx Carries On, But Matadors Win Ninth Annual Battle, 13 To 0". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Matador Machine Clicks Smoothly To Crush De Paul Gridsters, 48 To 19". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. November 17, 1934. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "North Dakotans tie Tech, 20–20". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. November 24, 1934. Retrieved October 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com.