1936 TCU Horned Frogs football team

American college football season

1936 TCU Horned Frogs football

Cotton Bowl Classic champion

Cotton Bowl Classic, W 16–6 vs. Marquette

Conference| Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP| No. 16
Record| 9–2–2 (4–1–1 SWC)
Head coach|

* Dutch Meyer (3rd season)

Offensive scheme| Meyer spread
Home stadium| Amon G. Carter Stadium

Seasons

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1937 ->

1936 Southwest Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 18 Arkansas $  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 16 TCU | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 2
Texas A&M | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 1
Baylor | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
SMU | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Rice | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 7  | - | 0
Texas | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 1

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1936 college football season. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer in his third year as coach, finishing the season 9–2–2 (4–1–1 SWC). Led by senior quarterback Sammy Baugh, the offense scored 160 points, while the defense allowed 58 points. The Frogs defeated Marquette in the inaugural Cotton Bowl Classic, played in Dallas.

The final AP poll was released in late November and TCU was sixteenth; they then defeated #6 Santa Clara on December 12,[1] and #20 Marquette on New Year's Day. Baugh was a first round selection in the 1937 NFL Draft, taken sixth overall by the Boston Redskins, who moved south to Washington, D.C. prior to the 1937 season.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 18| at Howard Payne*| | Brownwood, TX| W 6–0| | [2]
September 26| at Texas Tech*| |

* Tech Field
* Lubbock, TX (rivalry)

| L 0–7| 12,000| [3]
October 3| Arkansas| |

* Amon G. Carter Stadium
* Fort Worth, TX

| W 18–14| 12,000| [4]
October 10| at Tulsa*| |

* Skelly Field
* Tulsa, OK

| W 10–7| 14,000| [5]
October 17| at Texas A&M| |

* Kyle Field
* College Station, TX (rivalry)

| L 18–7| | [6]
October 24| Mississippi State*| |

* Cotton Bowl
* Dallas, TX

| T 0–0| 6,000| [7]
October 31| Baylor| |

* Amon G. Carter Stadium
* Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)

| W 28–0| 10,000| [8]
November 7| at Texas| |

* War Memorial Stadium
* [Austin, TX (rivalry)

| W 27–6| 12,000| [9]
November 14| Centenary*| No. 18|

* Amon G. Carter Stadium
* Fort Worth, TX

| W 26–0| | [10]
November 21| at Rice| |

* Rice Field
* Houston, TX

| W 13–0| 15,000| [11]
November 28| at SMU| No. 18|

* Ownby Stadium
* University Park, TX (rivalry)

| T 0–0| | [12]
December 12| at No. 6 Santa Clara*| No. 16|

* Kezar Stadium
* San Francisco, CA

| W 9–0| 45,000| [1]
January 1, 1937| vs. No. 20 Marquette*| No. 16|

* Cotton Bowl
* Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)

| W 16–6| 15,000| [13]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## Team players drafted into the NFL

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Main article: 1937 NFL draft

Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL club

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Sammy Baugh | Quarterback | 1 | 6 | Washington Redskins
Drew Ellis | Tackle | 3 | 21 | Philadelphia Eagles
Walt Roach | End | 6 | 55 | Pittsburgh Steelers
Marv Baldwin | Tackle | 7 | 69 | Green Bay Packers
Solon Holt | Guard | 10 | 100 | Los Angeles Rams

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## Awards and honors

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* Sammy Baugh, All-American selection
* Sammy Baugh, Cotton Bowl Classic Most Valuable Player
* Sammy Baugh, fourth in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1936.[15]

## References

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1. ^ a b Sullivan, James A. (December 13, 1936). "Texas Christian punctures Santa Clara's perfect record". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 1, sports.
2. ^ "Frogs' edge over Jackets surprisingly small". The Austin Statesman. September 19, 1936. Retrieved March 15, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Tech overpowers Horned Frogs for earned victory 7–0". The Abilene Morning Reporter-News. September 27, 1936. Retrieved March 15, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Baugh outpasses Robbins and Frogs beat Razorbacks, 18–14". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 4, 1936. Retrieved March 15, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Christians nose out Tulsa University by 10–7 count". The Waco Times-Herald. October 11, 1936. Retrieved March 15, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Texas Aggies use airlanes to defeat Horned Frogs". Valley Morning Star. October 18, 1936. Retrieved March 15, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "T.C.U.–Mississippi Statte scoreless on wet field". The Marshall News Messenger. October 25, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Frogs crush Baylor, 28 to 0; Coast in last half". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 1, 1936. Retrieved March 15, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Frogs win rough and tumble game". Big Spring Daily Herald. November 8, 1936. Retrieved April 27, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Baugh, O'Brien pass Frogs to 26–0 win over Centenary". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 15, 1936. Retrieved July 22, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Sammy Baugh's whistling passes give Frogs victory over Owls". The Austin American-Statesman. November 22, 1936. Retrieved March 15, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Frogs, Mustangs play 0–0 deadlock on muddy field". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 29, 1936. Retrieved March 15, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ Flem Hall (January 2, 1937). "Frogs Topple Marquette, 16–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 9 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
15. ^ "Cotton Bowl Classic match makers". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved July 9, 2008.

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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"

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