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1951 TCU Horned Frogs football
SWC champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 11
Record6–5 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeMeyer spread
Home stadiumAmon G. Carter Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 TCU $ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
No. 9 Baylor 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Texas 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Rice 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Texas A&M 1 – 3 – 2 5 – 3 – 2
Arkansas 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
SMU 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP poll

The 1951 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1951 college football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 6–5 overall and 5–1 in the Southwest Conference to win the conference title. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer in his eighteenth year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas. They were invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic where they lost to Kentucky by a score of 20–7.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Kansas*
L 13–2728,000[1]
September 29at No. 12 Nebraska*
W 28–738,000[2]
October 6at Arkansas
W 17–729,500[3]
October 13at Texas Tech*
L 19–3319,000[4]
October 20No. 6 Texas A&M
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
W 20–1434,000[5]
October 27at No. 6 USC*
L 26–2850,732[6]
November 3at No. 8 Baylor
W 20–737,000[7]
November 17at No. 15 TexasNo. 13
L 21–3255,000[8]
November 24No. 18 Rice
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
W 22–625,000[9]
December 1SMUNo. 11
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
W 13–235,000[10]
January 1, 1952vs. No. 17 Kentucky*No. 11
L 7–2075,349[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Young Texas leads K.U. to triumph over T.C.U." The Wichita Eagle. September 23, 1951. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Texas Christain stuns Huskers, 28–7". The Beatrice Times. September 30, 1951. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "TCU Frogs roar past Hogs, 17–7". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 7, 1951. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texas Tech downs TCU in 33–19 upset". Wichita Daily Times. October 14, 1951. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Battered Frogs slay Aggies in great upset". Clovis News-Journal. October 21, 1951. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Trojans Rally, Nip TCU 28-26". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. Associated Press. October 28, 1951. p. 1B. Retrieved January 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "TCU proves theory, halt Isbell, halt Bears". The Austin American-Statesman. November 4, 1951. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Longhorn passing narrows spread for Frogs, 32–21". Abilene Reporter-News. November 18, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "TCU beats Rice to go into lead". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 25, 1951. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Frogs drop Ponies 13 to 2, sack up Southwest title". The Marshall News Messenger. December 2, 1951. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Kentucky defense bogs TCU was Wildcats win Cotton Bowl". Abilene Reporter-News. January 2, 1952. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1951 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved August 2, 2016.
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