1944 TCU Horned Frogs football team

The 1944 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1944 college football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 7–3–1 overall and 3–1–1 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer in his eleventh year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas. They were invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic, where they lost to Oklahoma A&M by a score of 34–0.

1944 TCU Horned Frogs football
SWC champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–3–1 (3–1–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAmon G. Carter Stadium
(capacity: 22,000)
1944 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
TCU $ 3 1 17 3 1
Texas 3 2 05 4 0
Arkansas 2 2 15 5 1
Texas A&M 2 3 07 4 0
SMU 2 3 05 5 0
Rice 2 3 05 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23vs. Kansas*W 7–011,516[1][2]
September 304:00 p.m.South Plains AAFW 34–04,000[3][4][5][6]
October 7Arkansas
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
T 6–6
October 21at Texas A&MW 13–7
October 28vs. OklahomaL 19–34
November 4at Chatham Field*Savannah, GAW 19–76,000[7][8]
November 11Texas Tech
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
W 14–0
November 18at Texas
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
W 7–62,000[9]
November 25at RiceW 9–6
December 2at SMUL 6–9
January 1, 1945vs. Oklahoma A&M
L 0–3437,500

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References

  1. "T.C.U. 7, Kansas 0: Into Air To Win". The Kansas City Star. September 24, 1944. p. 15 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Hold Line at Gates: Real Game at Ruppert Stadium Is To Reach Seats". The Kansas City Star. September 24, 1944. p. 2 via Newspapers.com.
  3. McMullen, Jim (September 30, 1944). "TCU Meets SPAAF In Home Opener AT 4 P.M. Today". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 12. Retrieved April 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Today's TCU-SPAAF Starters". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. September 30, 1944. p. 12. Retrieved April 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. McMullen, Jim (October 1, 1944). "Frog's Aerials, Alert Line Play Beat SPAAF, 34-0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 1, section 2. Retrieved April 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. McMullen, Jim (October 1, 1944). "Sherrod Sparkles as TCU Wins, 34-0 (continued)". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 2, section 2. Retrieved April 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Frog's Aerial Attack Beats Chatham Field, 19-7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 5, 1944. p. 1, section 2. Retrieved April 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "Frog's Aerial Attack Beat Chatham Field (continued)". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 5, 1944. p. 2, section 2. Retrieved April 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. "Frogs nose out Texas 7–6, hold conference lead". Valley Evening Monitor. November 19, 1944. Retrieved April 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "1944 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved August 5, 2016.


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