1942 TCU Horned Frogs football team

American college football season

1942 TCU Horned Frogs football

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

* Dutch Meyer (9th season)

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

Seasons

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1943 ->

1942 Southwest Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 11 Texas $  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
Rice | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
TCU | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Baylor | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 1
Texas A&M | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
SMU | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 2
Arkansas | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1942 college football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 7–3 overall and 4–2 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer in his ninth year as head coach.

TCU was ranked at No. 46 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[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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September 25| at UCLA*| |

* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Los Angeles, CA

| W 7–6| 15,000| [2]
October 3| Arkansas| |

* Amon G. Carter Stadium
* Fort Worth, TX

| W 13–6| | [3]
October 10| Kansas*| |

* Amon G. Carter Stadium
* Fort Worth, TX

| W 41–6| | [4]
October 17| at Texas A&M| No. 17|

* Kyle Field
* College Station, TX (rivalry)

| W 7–2| 14,000| [5]
October 24| at Pensacola NAS*| No. 12|

* Air Station Field
* Pensacola, FL

| W 21–0| 5,000| [6]
October 31| Baylor| No. 9|

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

| L 7–10| 12,000| [7]
November 7| at Texas Tech*| |

* Tech Field
* Lubbock, TX (rivalry)

| L 6–13| 10,000| [8]
November 14| No. 8 Texas| |

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

| W 13–7| 18,000| [9]
November 21| at Rice| No. 18|

* Rice Field
* Houston, TX

| L 0–26| 14,000| [10]
November 28| at SMU| |

* Ownby Stadium
* University Park, TX (rivalry)

| W 14–6| 10,000| [11]

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

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## Rankings

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See also: 1942 college football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below| Week

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Poll| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| Final
AP| 17| 12| 9| —| —| 18т| —| —

## References

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1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "T.C.U. ekes out narrow grid victory". The Oregon Daily Journal. September 26, 1942. Retrieved March 16, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Frogs rally late to defeat Arkansas 13–6". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 4, 1942. Retrieved March 16, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Christians Take Easy 41–6 Battle Off Kansas Team". Waco Tribune-Herald. Associated Press. October 11, 1942. p. 8 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "TCU smashes Ags, 7 to 2". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 18, 1942. Retrieved March 16, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Christians Stay Undefeated With 21-to-0 Win Over Pensacola". Waco Sunday Tribune-Herald. October 25, 1942. p. 4 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Baylor topples Frogs from undefeated, 10–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 1, 1942. Retrieved March 16, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Texas Tech's Red Raiders defeat TCU Frogs, 13–6". The Kilgore News Herald. November 8, 1942. Retrieved March 16, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Reserve back saves TCU in final minutes". The Shreveport Times. November 15, 1942. Retrieved April 29, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Rice Owls hand Horned Frogs crushing 26 to 0 defeat". The Brownsville Herald. November 22, 1942. Retrieved March 16, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Frogs strike twice in second to beat Ponies". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 29, 1942. Retrieved March 16, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "1942 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved August 9, 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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