1948 TCU Horned Frogs football team
The 1948 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1948 college football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 4–5–1 overall and 1–4–1 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer in his fifteenth year as head coach.
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 4–5–1 (1–4–1 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Amon G. Carter Stadium (capacity: 30,500) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 SMU $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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TCU was ranked at No. 40 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[1]
The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | at Kansas* | W 14–13 | 26,000 | ||
| September 25 | at Oklahoma A&M* | W 21–14 | |||
| October 2 | Arkansas | L 14–27 | |||
| October 9 | at No. 17 Indiana* | W 7–6 | |||
| October 16 | at Texas A&M | W 27–14 | |||
| October 23 | No. 18 Oklahoma* |
| L 18–21 | 20,000 | |
| October 30 | No. 20 Baylor |
| L 3–6 | 25,000 | |
| November 13 | Texas |
| L 7–14 | 32,000 | [2] |
| November 20 | at Rice | L 7–21 | |||
| November 27 | at No. 8 SMU | T 7–7 | 67,431 | ||
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References
- "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Texas fights back, whips TCU, 17 to 7". Clinton Daily News. November 14, 1948. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1948 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved August 3, 2016.
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