1936 TCU Horned Frogs football team
| 1936 TCU Horned Frogs football | |
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Cotton Bowl Classic champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 16–6 vs. Marquette | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 16 |
| Record | 9–2–2 (4–1–1 SWC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive scheme | Meyer spread |
| Home stadium | Amon G. Carter Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Arkansas $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 TCU | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1936 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1936 college football season. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer in his third year as coach, finishing the season 9–2–2 (4–1–1 SWC). Led by senior quarterback Sammy Baugh, the offense scored 160 points, while the defense allowed 58 points. The Frogs defeated Marquette in the inaugural Cotton Bowl Classic, played in Dallas.
The final AP poll was released in late November and TCU was sixteenth; they then defeated #6 Santa Clara on December 12,[1] and #20 Marquette on New Year's Day. Baugh was a first round selection in the 1937 NFL Draft, taken sixth overall by the Boston Redskins, who moved south to Washington, D.C. prior to the 1937 season.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | at Howard Payne* | Brownwood, TX | W 6–0 | |||
| September 26 | at Texas Tech* | L 0–7 | 12,000 | |||
| October 3 | Arkansas | W 18–14 | ||||
| October 10 | at Tulsa* | W 10–7 | 14,000 | |||
| October 17 | at Texas A&M | L 18–7 | ||||
| October 24 | Mississippi State* | T 0–0 | 6,000 | [2] | ||
| October 31 | Baylor |
| W 28–0 | |||
| November 7 | at Texas | W 27–6 | 12,000 | [3] | ||
| November 14 | Centenary* | No. 18 |
| W 26–0 | [4] | |
| November 21 | at Rice | W 13–0 | ||||
| November 28 | at SMU | No. 18 | T 0–0 | |||
| December 12 | at No. 6 Santa Clara* | No. 16 | W 9–0 | 45,000 | ||
| January 1, 1937 | vs. No. 20 Marquette* | No. 16 |
| W 16–6 | 15,000 | [5] |
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Team players drafted into the NFL
[edit]| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL club |
| Sammy Baugh | Quarterback | 1 | 6 | Washington Redskins |
| Drew Ellis | Tackle | 3 | 21 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Walt Roach | End | 6 | 55 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Marv Baldwin | Tackle | 7 | 69 | Green Bay Packers |
| Solon Holt | Guard | 10 | 100 | Los Angeles Rams |
Source:[6]
Awards and honors
[edit]- Sammy Baugh, All-American selection
- Sammy Baugh, Cotton Bowl Classic Most Valuable Player
- Sammy Baugh, fourth in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1936.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Sullivan, James A. (December 13, 1936). "Texas Christian punctures Santa Clara's perfect record". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 1, sports.
- ^ "T.C.U.–Mississippi Statte scoreless on wet field". The Marshall News Messenger. October 25, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Frogs win rough and tumble game". Big Spring Daily Herald. November 8, 1936. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baugh, O'Brien pass Frogs to 26–0 win over Centenary". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 15, 1936. Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Flem Hall (January 2, 1937). "Frogs Topple Marquette, 16-6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ "Cotton Bowl Classic match makers". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved July 9, 2008.
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