The 1938 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 1938 college football season. Led by nithh-year head coach, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 10–1 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play. They did not play enough conference games to qualify for the Border Conference championship. Texas Tech was invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic, where they lost to Saint Mary's. The team played home games at Tech Field in Lubbock, Texas.

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1938 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
1938 Texas Tech football team
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 13–20 vs. Saint Mary's
Conference	Border Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 11
Record	10–1 (2–0 Border)
Head coach	Pete Cawthon (9th season)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Base defense	6–2
Home stadium	Tech Field
Seasons ← 1937 1939 →

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Montana State*		Tech Field Lubbock, TX	W 35–0	7,500	[1]
September 24	Wyoming*		Tech Field Lubbock, TX	W 39–0
September 30	vs. Duquesne*		Civic Stadium Buffalo, NY	W 7–6	12,000
October 8	Oklahoma City*		Oklahoma City, OK	W 60–0	7,000
October 15	at Montana*		Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 19–13	8,000
October 22	vs. Texas Mines		Fly Field Odessa, TX	W 14–7	7,000
November 5	Loyola (LA)*		Tech Field Lubbock, TX	W 55–0	8,000
November 11	Gonzaga*		Tech Field Lubbock, TX	W 7–0	10,000	[2]
November 19	at New Mexico	No. 19	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	W 17–7	6,500
November 26	Marquette*	No. 17	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	W 21–2	12,000	[3]
January 2	vs. Saint Mary's*	No. 11	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	L 13–20	40,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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