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1948 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record4–5–1 (1–4–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Meyer spread
Home stadium Amon G. Carter Stadium
Seasons
←  1947
1949 →
1948 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 SMU $ 5 0 1 9 1 1
Texas 4 1 1 7 3 1
Baylor 3 2 1 6 3 2
Rice 3 2 1 5 4 1
Arkansas 2 4 0 5 5 0
TCU 1 4 1 4 5 1
Texas A&M 0 5 1 0 9 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1948 college football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 4–5–1 overall and 1–4–1 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer in his fifteenth year as head coach.

TCU was ranked at No. 40 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948. [1]

The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Kansas*W 14–1326,000
September 25at Oklahoma A&M*W 21–14
October 2 ArkansasL 14–27
October 9at No. 17 Indiana*W 7–6
October 16at Texas A&MW 27–14
October 23No. 18 Oklahoma*
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
L 18–2120,000
October 30No. 20 Baylor
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX ( rivalry)
L 3–625,000
November 13 Texas
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX ( rivalry)
L 7–1432,000 [2]
November 20at RiceL 7–21
November 27at No. 8 SMUT 7–767,431
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Texas fights back, whips TCU, 17 to 7". Clinton Daily News. November 14, 1948. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1948 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved August 3, 2016.