1928 TCU Horned Frogs football team

American college football season

1928 TCU Horned Frogs football

Conference| Southwest Conference
Record| 8–2 (3–2 SWC)
Head coach|

* Matty Bell (6th season)

Home stadium| Clark Field

Seasons

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1929 ->

1928 Southwest Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Texas $  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Arkansas | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Baylor | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
TCU | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
SMU | 2  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Texas A&M | 1  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Rice | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1928 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) as a member the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1928 college football season. Led by Matty Bell in his sixth and final year as head coach, the Horned Frogs compiled and overall record of 8–2 overall with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for third place. TCU played their home games at Clark Field, located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.

## Schedule

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September 22| | East Texas State*|

* Clark Field
* Fort Worth, TX

| W 21–0| | [1]
September 29| 3:00 p.m.| Daniel Baker*|

* Clark Field
* Fort Worth, TX

| W 21–0| 5,000| [2][3]
October 6| | vs. Simmons (TX)*|

* Buckaroo Stadium
* Breckenridge, TX

| W 19–3| | [4][5]
October 13| | Austin*|

* Clark Field
* Fort Worth, TX

| W 21–0| | [6]
October 20| | at Texas A&M|

* Kyle Field
* College Station, TX (rivalry)

| W 6–0| | [7]
October 27| | Texas Tech*|

* Clark Field
* Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)

| W 28–6| 6,000| [8]
November 3| | Baylor|

* Clark Field
* Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)

| L 6–7| | [9]
November 10| | at Rice|

* Rice Field
* Houston, TX

| W 7–0| 5,000| [10]
November 17| | Texas|

* Clark Field
* Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)

| L 0–6| | [11]
November 29| | SMU|

* Ownby Stadium
* University Park, TX (rivalry)

| W 15–6| | [12]

* *Non-conference game
* All times are in Central time

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## References

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1. ^ "Toads uncover new star while team is winning". Wichita Daily Times. September 23, 1928. Retrieved March 12, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ Record, Ned C. (September 29, 1928). "Hilly Billy Squad Cocky Over Game". Fort Worth Record-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 14. Retrieved July 8, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
3. ^ Hall, Flem R. (September 30, 1928). "Frogs' Air Assault Swamp Billies". Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Sunday Record. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 11, part 2. Retrieved July 8, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
4. ^ "Special Train Will Carry Several Hundred Students to Breckenridge". The Simmons Brand. October 6, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
5. ^ "Starting Lineup Uncertain As Cowboys Embark For Frog Game". The Simmons Brand. October 6, 1928. p. 3. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
6. ^ "Austin College Kangaroos lose to Frogs, 21–0". Corpus Christi Caller. October 14, 1928. Retrieved March 12, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Last period push gives T.C.U. 6 to 0 victory over Bible's Aggies". The Austin American-Statesman. October 21, 1928. Retrieved March 12, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Frogs beat Texas Tech by 28 to 6". The Brownsville Herald. October 28, 1928. Retrieved March 12, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Baylor whips Frogs, 7–6". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 4, 1928. Retrieved March 12, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Two bullet passes win for Frogs, 7–0, after stubborn resistance by Rice's Owls". The Abilene Morning Reporter-News. November 11, 1928. Retrieved March 12, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Longhorns win from Frogs as King and Brown star in 6–0 game". The Sunday American-Statesman. November 18, 1928. Retrieved April 24, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Horned Frogs down Ponies, 15 to 6". Fort Worth Record-Telegram. November 30, 1928. Retrieved March 12, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "1928 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved August 22, 2016.

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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
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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