1949_TCU_Horned_Frogs_football_team References

1949 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 Rice $	6	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Baylor	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
TCU	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	1
Texas	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
SMU	2	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Arkansas	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Texas A&M	0	–	5	–	1	1	–	8	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1949 college football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 6–3–1 overall and 3–3 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer in his sixteenth year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at Kansas*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 28–0
September 24	Oklahoma A&M*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	T 33–33
October 1	at Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 7–27
October 8	at Indiana*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 13–6
October 15	Texas A&M	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX ( rivalry)	W 28–6
October 22	Ole Miss*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 33–27		^[1]
October 29	at No. 10 Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX ( rivalry)	L 14–40	20,000
November 12	at No. 13 Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX ( rivalry)	W 14–13	40,000	^[2]
November 19	No. 6 Rice	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 14–20
November 26	SMU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX ( rivalry)	W 21–13	33,000	^[3]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

The following Horned Frogs were selected in the 1950 NFL draft after the season.^[5]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
4	49	Morris Bailey	End	San Francisco 49ers
7	81	Don Narrell	Tackle	New York Bulldogs
7	89	Lindy Berry	Back	San Francisco 49ers
8	94	Jack Archer	Back	New York Bulldogs
11	133	Roger McAuley	Guard	Boston Yanks
27	350	Hal Kilman	Tackle	Los Angeles Rams

^ "Frog aerials clip Ole Miss, 33–27". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 23, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Longhorns stopped; Point kick wins for TCU Frogs". The Brownsville Herald. November 13, 1949. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Flem Hall (November 27, 1949). "Frog Attack Stuns Mustangs, 21-13!". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1949 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved August 3, 2016.
^ "1950 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football Reference. Retrieved February 24, 2024.

v t e TCU Horned Frogs football
Venues	Panther Park (1911–1914, 1917, 1920–1923) Clark Field (1924–1930) Amon G. Carter Stadium (1930–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Baylor SMU Texas Texas A&M Texas Tech
Culture & lore	Super Frog " TCU Fight" Texas Christian University Marching Band 1935 "Game of the Century"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
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