1942 TCU Horned Frogs football team
| 1942 TCU Horned Frogs football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (4–2 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. 11 Texas $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1942 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1942 college football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 7–3 overall and 4–2 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer in his ninth year as head coach.
TCU was ranked at No. 46 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[1]
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 UCLA* | W 7–6 | 15,000 | [2] | ||
| October 3 | Arkansas | W 13–6 | [3] | |||
| October 10 | Kansas* |
| W 41–6 | [4] | ||
| October 17 | at Texas A&M | No. 17 | W 7–2 | 14,000 | [5] | |
| October 24 | at Pensacola NAS* | No. 12 |
| W 21–0 | 5,000 | [6] |
| October 31 | Baylor | No. 9 |
| L 7–10 | 12,000 | [7] |
| November 7 | at Texas Tech* | L 6–13 | 10,000 | [8] | ||
| November 14 | No. 8 Texas |
| W 13–7 | 18,000 | [9] | |
| November 21 | at Rice | No. 18 | L 0–26 | 14,000 | [10] | |
| November 28 | at SMU | W 14–6 | 10,000 | [11] | ||
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Rankings
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Final |
| AP | 17 | 12 | 9 | — | — | 18т | — | — |
References
[edit]- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "T.C.U. ekes out narrow grid victory". The Oregon Daily Journal. September 26, 1942. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Frogs rally late to defeat Arkansas 13–6". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 4, 1942. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Christians Take Easy 41–6 Battle Off Kansas Team". Waco Tribune-Herald. Associated Press. October 11, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TCU smashes Ags, 7 to 2". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 18, 1942. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Christians Stay Undefeated With 21-to-0 Win Over Pensacola". Waco Sunday Tribune-Herald. October 25, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor topples Frogs from undefeated, 10–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 1, 1942. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Tech's Red Raiders defeat TCU Frogs, 13–6". The Kilgore News Herald. November 8, 1942. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Reserve back saves TCU in final minutes". The Shreveport Times. November 15, 1942. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice Owls hand Horned Frogs crushing 26 to 0 defeat". The Brownsville Herald. November 22, 1942. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Frogs strike twice in second to beat Ponies". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 29, 1942. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1942 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved August 9, 2016.
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