1940 TCU Horned Frogs football team

American college football season

1940 TCU Horned Frogs football

Conference| Southwest Conference
Record| 3–7 (2–4 SWC)
Head coach|

* Dutch Meyer (7th season)

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

Seasons

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1941 ->

1940 Southwest Conference football standings

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

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1940 college football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 3–7 overall and 2–4 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer in his seventh year as head coach.

TCU was ranked at No. 42 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[1]

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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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 28| Centenary*|

* Amon G. Carter Stadium
* Fort Worth, TX

| W 41–6| 8,000| [2]
October 5| Arkansas|

* Amon G. Carter Stadium
* Fort Worth, TX

| W 20–0| | [3]
October 12| at North Carolina*|

* Kenan Memorial Stadium
* Chapel Hill, NC

| L 14–21| 19,000| [4]
October 19| at No. 2 Texas A&M|

* Kyle Field
* College Station, TX (rivalry)

| L 7–21| 22,000| [5]
October 26| at Tulsa*|

* Skelly Field
* Tulsa, OK

| W 0–7| 11,000| [6]
November 2| Baylor|

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

| W 14–12| 8,000| [7]
November 9| at Detroit*|

* University of Detroit Stadium
* Detroit, MI

| L 0–3| 12,352| [8]
November 16| Texas|

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

| L 14–21| 15,000| [9]
November 23| at Rice|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| L 6–14| | [10]
November 30| at SMU|

* Ownby Stadium
* University Park, TX (rivalry)

| L 0–16| 13,000| [11]

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

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## References

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1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Frogs' surprising offense routs Centenary, 41–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 29, 1940. Retrieved July 20, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Frogs down Arkansas, 20–0, in S'West opener". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 6, 1940. Retrieved March 16, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Favored T.C.U. eleven upset bu Tarheel foe, 21–14". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 13, 1940. Retrieved December 20, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Aggies defeat Frogs". The Shreveport Times. October 20, 1940. Retrieved March 16, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Hurricane Spills Horned Frogs 7 to 0". The Tulsa Tribune. October 27, 1940. pp. 1S, 2S - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Gillespie passes and runs Frogs to 14–12 victory over Baylor". The Longview Daily News. November 3, 1940. Retrieved March 16, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ W. W. Edgar (November 10, 1940). "Titans Topple Texas Christian as Spartans Bow Before Indiana: Pavelec Wins for U-D, 3-0, on Field Goal". Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 1, 6 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Longhorns trip TCU Frogs, 21–14". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 17, 1940. Retrieved April 29, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Dwelle runs through jinx as Rice defeats scrappy Horned Frogs, 14 to 6". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. November 24, 1940. Retrieved March 16, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Mustangs drive through Frogs for 16–0 triumph". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 1, 1940. Retrieved March 16, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "1940 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved August 10, 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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