1939 TCU Horned Frogs football team
Appearance
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 3–7 (1–5 SWC) |
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Offensive scheme | Meyer spread |
Home stadium | Amon G. Carter Stadium |
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No. 1 Texas A&M $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1939 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1939 college football season. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer in his sixth year as head coach, finishing the season with a 3–7 record after winning the national championship the season before. The team scored 11.6 points per game while the defense allowed 11.9 points per game.
TCU was ranked at No. 47 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[1]
The Horned Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 29 | at UCLA* | L 2–6 | 60,000 | ||
October 7 | at Arkansas | L 13–14 | |||
October 14 | at Temple | L 11–13 | |||
October 21 | No. 9 Texas A&M | L 6–20 | 25,000 | [2] | |
October 28 | at Centenary* |
| W 21–0 | [3] | |
November 4 | at Baylor | L 0–27 | |||
November 11 | Tulsa* |
| W 16–0 | 5,000 | |
November 18 | at Texas | L 19–25 | 20,000 | [4] | |
November 25 | Rice |
| W 21–0 | ||
December 2 | at SMU |
| L 7–14 | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Flem Hall (October 22, 1939). "Aggies Hand Frogs 20-6 Lacing, Remain Unbeaten! Conatser Intercepts Pass, Dashes 95 Yards for Score". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Horned Frogs rumble over crippled Centenary to win, 21–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 29, 1939. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Steers on top in 25–19 thriller". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 19, 1939. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1939 Texas Christian Horned Frogs Schedule and Results".