1929 Texas Tech Matadors football team

1929 Texas Tech Matadors football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–7–2
Head coach	Grady Higginbotham (1st season)
Offensive scheme	T formation
Base defense	7–2–2
Captain	Sidney Knowles
Home stadium	Tech Field

1929 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Western Maryland			–					11	–	0	–	0
Delaware State			–					1	–	0	–	0
Guilford			–					7	–	1	–	1
Texas Mines			–					6	–	1	–	2
Appalachian State			–					4	–	1	–	3
Navy			–					6	–	2	–	2
Georgetown			–					5	–	2	–	2
Middle Tennessee State Teachers			–					6	–	3	–	1
Beacom College			–					3	–	2	–	0
South Georgia Teachers			–					4	–	3	–	2
Wake Forest			–					6	–	5	–	1
Catholic University			–					5	–	4	–	0
West Virginia			–					4	–	3	–	3
Loyola (LA)			–					4	–	4	–	2
Davidson			–					5	–	5	–	0
Texas A&I			–					3	–	4	–	1
East Tennessee State Teachers			–					2	–	5	–	1
Mississippi State Teachers			–					2	–	6	–	1
Texas Tech			–					1	–	7	–	2
Delaware			–					0	–	7	–	1
George Washington			–					0	–	8	–	0

The 1929 Texas Tech Matadors football team represented Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as an independent during the 1929 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Grady Higginbotham, the Matadors compiled a 1–7–2 record and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 141 to 31.^[1] The team played its home games at Tech Field.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 27	Wayland Baptist	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	W 19–0	3,500
October 5	Sul Ross	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	T 7–7	6,000
October 12	at Daniel Baker	Brownwood, TX	L 2–6	2,700
October 19	at McMurry	Abilene, TX	T 0–0
October 27	TCU	Tech Field Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 0–22	6,500
November 2	at Baylor	Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 0–34
November 11	Abilene Christian	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	L 3–7	4,000
November 19	Howard Payne	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	L 0–14	1,500
November 28	at Simmons (TX)	Abilene, TX	L 0–21	5,000
December 6	at West Texas State	Canyon, TX	L 0–19	1,500

^[1]

References

1. "Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 102. Retrieved September 27, 2017.