1944 TCU Horned Frogs football team
| 1944 TCU Horned Frogs football | |
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SWC champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 0–34 vs. Oklahoma A&M | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 7–3–1 (3–1–1 SWC) |
| Head coach |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU $ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1944 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1944 college football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 7–3–1 overall and 3–1–1 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer in his eleventh 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 Oklahoma A&M by a score of 34–0.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | vs. Kansas* | W 7–0 | 11,516 | [1][2] | ||
| September 30 | 4:00 p.m. | South Plains AAF | W 34–0 | 4,000 | [3][4][5][6] | |
| October 7 | Arkansas |
| T 6–6 | [7] | ||
| October 21 | at Texas A&M | W 13–7 | [8] | |||
| October 28 | vs. Oklahoma | L 19–34 | [9] | |||
| November 4 | at Chatham Field* | Savannah, GA | W 19–7 | 6,000 | [10][11] | |
| November 11 | Texas Tech |
| W 14–0 | [12] | ||
| November 18 | at Texas |
| W 7–6 | 2,000 | [13] | |
| November 25 | at Rice | W 9–6 | [14] | |||
| December 2 | at SMU | L 6–9 | 8,000 | [15] | ||
| January 1, 1945 | vs. Oklahoma A&M | L 0–34 | 37,500 | [16] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "T.C.U. 7, Kansas 0: Into Air To Win". The Kansas City Star. September 24, 1944. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hold Line at Gates: Real Game at Ruppert Stadium Is To Reach Seats". The Kansas City Star. September 24, 1944. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McMullen, Jim (September 30, 1944). "TCU Meets SPAAF In Home Opener AT 4 P.M. Today". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 12. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Today's TCU-SPAAF Starters". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. September 30, 1944. p. 12. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ McMullen, Jim (October 1, 1944). "Frog's Aerials, Alert Line Play Beat SPAAF, 34-0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 1, section 2. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ McMullen, Jim (October 1, 1944). "Sherrod Sparkles as TCU Wins, 34-0 (continued)". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 2, section 2. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Porkers push Frogs all over field but get no better than 6–6 tie". The Paris News. October 8, 1944. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kucera leads Texas Christian to a 13–7 victory over Aggies". The Commercial Appeal. October 22, 1944. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oklahoma defeats Frogs, 34 to 19". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 29, 1944. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Frog's Aerial Attack Beats Chatham Field, 19-7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 5, 1944. p. 1, section 2. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Frog's Aerial Attack Beat Chatham Field (continued)". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 5, 1944. p. 2, section 2. Retrieved April 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Horned Frogs win over Texas Tech in two drives". The Brownsville Herald. November 12, 1944. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Frogs nose out Texas 7–6, hold conference lead". Valley Evening Monitor. November 19, 1944. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Frogs nedge Rice, gain bid to Cotton Bowl game". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 26, 1944. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SMU shades Frogs, 9–6, in conference finale". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 3, 1944. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oklahoma Aggies, led by All-America back, overwhelm Frogs, 34–0". The Shreveport Times. January 2, 1945. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1944 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved August 5, 2016.
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