It took a while, but the Texas Tech Red Raiders finally managed to win a rather significant game. In January of 1952, Texas Tech managed to not only get its first ever bowl win, but the Red Raiders also managed to get a win in the Sun Bowl, a venue and event that provided plenty of frustrating moments for Texas Tech dating all the way back to 1938.
14 years! We’re talking about 14 years from Texas Tech’s first ever appearance in a bowl game (and also the first ever trip out to El Paso for the Sun Bowl) to when the Red Raiders actually managed to beat someone in a bowl game (and in the Sun Bowl).