1927 TCU Horned Frogs football team
| 1927 TCU Horned Frogs football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 4–3–2 (1–2–2 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Clark Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Texas A&M $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1927 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) as a member the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1927 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Matty Bell, the Horned Frogs compiled and overall record of 4–3–2 overall with a mark of 1–2–2 in conference play, placing fifth. TCU played their home games at Clark Field, located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | Daniel Baker* | W 27–0 | 5,000 | [1] | |
| October 1 | at Texas | T 0–0 | 5,000 | [2] | |
| October 8 | Texas Tech* |
| W 16–6 | 4,000 | [3] |
| October 15 | Austin* |
| W 20–13 | 3,000 | [4] |
| October 22 | at Texas A&M |
| T 0–0 | 13,000 | [5] |
| October 29 | at Baylor | W 14–0 | 8,000 | [6] | |
| November 5 | Arkansas |
| L 3–10 | [7] | |
| November 11 | at Centenary* |
| L 3–7 | [8] | |
| November 24 | SMU |
| L 6–28 | 15,000 | [9] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "T.C.U. Toads chass Hill Billies, 27 to 0". Wichita Falls Record News. September 25, 1927. Retrieved March 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Horned Frogs hold Longhorns to scoreless tie at Austin". The Waco News-Tribune. October 2, 1927. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Frogs win from Tech Matadors by 16 to 6 score". The Waco News-Tribune. October 9, 1927. Retrieved March 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Frogs grab early lead to win, 20–13". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 16, 1927. Retrieved March 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Flem R. Hall (October 23, 1927). "Frogs and Aggies in Scoreless Tie: Both Threaten Often But Lack Touchdown Punch in Hard Time". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Frogs win game of fumbles, 14 to 0". The Waco Times-Herald. October 30, 1927. Retrieved March 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Razorbacks in late rally defeat T.C.U." The Commercial Appeal. November 6, 1927. Retrieved March 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gents defeat Frogs by 7–3". The Austin American. November 12, 1927. Retrieved March 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ponies dash away with Frog skins". Fort Worth Record-Telegram. November 25, 1927. Retrieved March 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1927 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved August 22, 2016.
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