1955 TCU Horned Frogs football team
The 1955 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1955 college football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 9–2 overall and 5–1 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Abe Martin in his third 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 Ole Miss by a score of 13–14.
| 1955 TCU Horned Frogs football | |
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SWC champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 13–14 vs. Ole Miss | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 6 |
| AP | No. 6 |
| Record | 9–2 (5–1 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Amon G. Carter Stadium (capacity: 37,000) |
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| No. 6 TCU $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Texas A&M | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | Kansas* | W 47–14 | 25,000 | ||||
| September 24 | at No. 12 Texas Tech* | W 32–0 | 28,000 | ||||
| October 1 | at Arkansas | No. 10 | W 26–0 | ||||
| October 8 | at Alabama* | No. 8 | W 21–0 | 20,000 | [1] | ||
| October 15 | No. 19 Texas A&M | No. 7 |
| L 16–19 | |||
| October 21 | at Miami (FL)* | No. 18 | W 21–19 | ||||
| October 29 | at Baylor | No. 14 | W 28–6 | 34,000 | |||
| November 12 | at Texas | No. 8 | W 47–20 | 55,000 | [2] | ||
| November 19 | Rice | No. 7 |
| W 35–0 | |||
| November 26 | SMU | No. 7 |
| W 20–13 | 33,000 | ||
| January 2, 1956 | vs. No. 15 Ole Miss | No. 7 | NBC | L 13–14 | 75,500 | [3] | |
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References
- "Frogs start slow, bop Tide, 21–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 9, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "TCU Frogs S[w]ink Longhorns, 47–20". The Kilgore News Herald. November 13, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Loss of ace QB Curtis, Rebels' aerial attack stuns TCU, 14–13". Brownwood Bulletin. January 3, 1956. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1955 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved July 28, 2016.
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