1937 TCU Horned Frogs football team
| 1937 TCU Horned Frogs football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 16 |
| Record | 4–4–2 (3–1–2 SWC) |
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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 Rice $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 TCU | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–14 Arkansas | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1937 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1937 college football season. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer in his fourth year as head coach, finishing the season 4–4–2 (3–1–2 SWC). The offense scored 89 points while the defense allowed 72 points. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | at Ohio State* | L 0–14 | 68,291 | [1] | ||
| October 2 | at Arkansas |
| T 7–7 | [2] | ||
| October 9 | Tulsa* | W 20–13 | 7,500 | [3] | ||
| October 16 | Texas A&M |
| T 7–7 | 25,000 | [4] | |
| October 23 | at No. 9 Fordham* | L 6–7 | 25,000 | [5] | ||
| October 30 | at No. 6 Baylor | L 0–6 | 17,000 | [6] | ||
| November 6 | at Centenary* | L 9–10 | 8,000 | [7] | ||
| November 13 | at Texas | W 14–0 | 17,000 | [8] | ||
| November 20 | No. 15 Rice |
| W 7–2 | [9] | ||
| November 27 | at SMU | No. 14 |
| W 3–0 | [10] | |
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Team players drafted into the NFL
[edit]Ki Aldrich and Davey O'Brien were selected in the 1939 NFL draft.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ McLemore, Henry (September 26, 1937). "Ohio State Defeats TCU 14–0". The Hammond Times. p. 16. Retrieved October 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Christian and Arkansas battle to 7–7 deadlock". Tulsa Sunday World. October 3, 1937. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa loses to Horned Frogs". The Wewoka Times-Democrat. October 10, 1937. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Aggies tie 7–7 with T.C.U. on muddy field". The Cushing Daily Citizen. October 17, 1937. p. 6. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rams defeat T.C.U. on substitute's kick for extra point". The Detroit Free Press. October 24, 1937. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor slate clean; T.C.U. topples, 6–0". The Commercial Appeal. October 31, 1937. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Centenary upsets Frogs, 10 to 9". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 7, 1937. Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Biblemen lose to Froggies". Sunday American-Statesman. November 14, 1937. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Christians upset Rice, 7–2". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 21, 1937. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Davey O'Brien's late field goal defeats Mustangs, 3–0". Austin American-Statesman. November 28, 1937. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Archived from the original on November 2, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
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