1937 TCU Horned Frogs football team

American college football season

1937 TCU Horned Frogs football

Conference| Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP| No. 16
Record| 4–4–2 (3–1–2 SWC)
Head coach|

* Dutch Meyer (4th season)

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

Seasons

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1938 ->

1937 Southwest Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 18 Rice $  | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 2
No. 16 TCU | 3  | - | 1  | - | 2 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 2
No. T–14 Arkansas | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 2
Baylor | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Texas A&M | 2  | - | 2  | - | 2 |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 2
SMU | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Texas | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 1

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1937 college football season. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer in his fourth year as head coach, finishing the season 4–4–2 (3–1–2 SWC). The offense scored 89 points while the defense allowed 72 points. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.

## Schedule

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September 25| at Ohio State*| |

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| L 0–14| 68,291| [1]
October 2| at Arkansas| |

* The Hill
* Fayetteville, AR

| T 7–7| |
October 9| Tulsa*| |

* Amon G. Carter Stadium
* Ft. Worth, TX

| W 20–13| 7,500|
October 16| Texas A&M| |

* Amon G. Carter Stadium
* Fort Worth, TX

| T 7–7| |
October 23| at No. 9 Fordham*| |

* Polo Grounds
* New York, NY

| L 6–7| 25,000|
October 30| at No. 6 Baylor| |

* Waco Stadium
* Waco, TX (rivalry)

| L 0–6| |
November 6| at Centenary*| |

* State Fair Stadium
* Shreveport, LA

| L 9–10| 8,000| [2]
November 13| at Texas| |

* War Memorial Stadium
* Austin, TX (rivalry)

| W 14–0| 17,000| [3]
November 20| No. 15 Rice| |

* Amon G. Carter Stadium
* Fort Worth, TX

| W 7–2| |
November 27| at SMU| No. 14|

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

| W 3–0| |

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

## Team players drafted into the NFL

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Ki Aldrich and Davey O'Brien were selected in the 1939 NFL draft.[4]

## References

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1. ^ McLemore, Henry (September 26, 1937). "Ohio State Defeats TCU 14-0". The Hammond Times. p. 16. Retrieved October 22, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Centenary upsets Frogs, 10 to 9". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 7, 1937. Retrieved July 22, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Biblemen lose to Froggies". Sunday American-Statesman. November 14, 1937. Retrieved April 27, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Archived from the original on November 2, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2018.

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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
* Statistical leaders
* NFL draftees

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