1943 TCU Horned Frogs football team
| 1943 TCU Horned Frogs football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 2–6 (1–4 SWC) |
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| Offensive scheme | Meyer spread |
| Captain | Clyde Flowers |
| Home stadium | Amon G. Carter Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Texas $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1943 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1943 college football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 2–6 overall and 1–4 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer in his tenth year as head coach.
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, TCU ranked 93rd among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 67.4.[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 | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 2 | at Arkansas | W 13–0 | 10,500 | [2] | |
| October 16 | No. 18 Texas A&M | L 0–13 | 16,000 | [3] | |
| October 23 | vs. Oklahoma A&M* | W 25–0 | 3,500 | [4] | |
| October 30 | at LSU* | L 0–14 | 18,000 | [5] | |
| November 6 | Texas Tech* |
| L 20–40 | 3,000 | [6] |
| November 13 | at No. 16 Texas | L 7–46 | 12,000 | [7] | |
| November 20 | Rice |
| L 6–13 | 3,000 | [8] |
| November 27 | SMU |
| L 0–20 | 4,000 | [9] |
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References
[edit]- ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Jimmy Lucas paces Frogs to 13–0 victory". The Commercial Appeal. October 3, 1943. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jim Hallmark airmails two to defeat punchless Frogs 13–0; TCU tough on defense". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 17, 1943. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fenimore falls by wayside as Frogs drop Aggies, 25–0". The Daily Oklahoman. October 24, 1943. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU Tigers claw Texas' Frogs, 14–0". Austin American-Statesman. October 31, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Raiders riddle Frogs, 40 to 20". Pampa Daily News. November 7, 1943. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TCU gets lead but Longhorns roar into win". Sunday Courier-Times-Telegraph. November 14, 1943. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice Owls rally in second half to whip Horned Frogs". The Brownsville Herald. November 21, 1943. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mustangs hang 20–0 defeat on TCU Frogs". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 28, 1943. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1943 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved August 8, 2016.
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