1949 TCU Horned Frogs football team

The 1949 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1949 college football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 6–3–1 overall and 3–3 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer in his sixteenth year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.

1949 TCU Horned Frogs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–3–1 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAmon G. Carter Stadium
(capacity: 30,500)
1949 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Rice $ 6 0 010 1 0
No. 20 Baylor 4 2 08 2 0
TCU 3 3 06 3 1
Texas 3 3 06 4 0
SMU 2 3 15 4 1
Arkansas 2 4 05 5 0
Texas A&M 0 5 11 8 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Kansas*W 28–0
September 24Oklahoma A&M*T 33–33
October 1at ArkansasL 7–27
October 8at Indiana*W 13–6
October 15Texas A&M
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
W 28–6
October 22Ole Miss*
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
W 33–27[1]
October 29at No. 10 BaylorL 14–4020,000
November 12at No. 13 TexasW 14–1340,000[2]
November 19No. 6 Rice
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
L 14–20
November 26SMU
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
W 21–1333,000[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Frog aerials clip Ole Miss, 33–27". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 23, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Longhorns stopped; Point kick wins for TCU Frogs". The Brownsville Herald. November 13, 1949. Retrieved April 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Flem Hall (November 27, 1949). "Frog Attack Stuns Mustangs, 21-13!". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. II-1 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1949 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved August 3, 2016.
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