1950 TCU Horned Frogs football team

American college football season

1950 TCU Horned Frogs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–5 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach
  • Dutch Meyer (17th season)
Offensive schemeMeyer spread
Home stadiumAmon G. Carter Stadium
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Southwest Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Texas $ 6 0 0 9 2 0
Baylor 4 2 0 7 3 0
Texas A&M 3 3 0 7 4 0
TCU 3 3 0 5 5 0
Rice 2 4 0 6 4 0
SMU 2 4 0 6 4 0
Arkansas 1 5 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1950 college football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 5–5 overall and 3–3 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer in his seventeenth 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Kansas*W 14–732,000
September 30at Oklahoma A&M*L 7–13
October 7ArkansasW 13–6
October 14Texas Tech*
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
W 19–612,000
October 21at Texas A&ML 23–42
October 28vs. Ole Miss*L 7–19[1]
November 4Baylor
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
L 14–20
November 18No. 6 Texas
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
L 7–2130,000[2]
November 25at Rice
W 26–14
December 2at SMU
W 27–1355,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Ole Miss passing tips TCU". The Brownsville Herald. October 29, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Steers whip TCU, 21–7". Valley Morning Star. November 19, 1950. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1950 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved August 2, 2016.
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