1950 TCU Horned Frogs football team

American college football season

1950 TCU Horned Frogs football

Conference| Southwest Conference
Record| 5–5 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach|

* Dutch Meyer (17th season)

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

Seasons

<- 1949

1951 ->

1950 Southwest Conference football standings

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

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1950 college football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 5–5 overall and 3–3 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer in his seventeenth year as head coach. 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 22| at Kansas*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, KS

| W 14–7| 32,000|
September 30| at Oklahoma A&M*|

* Lewis Field
* Stillwater, OK

| L 7–13| |
October 7| Arkansas|

* Amon G. Carter Stadium
* Fort Worth, TX

| W 13–6| |
October 14| Texas Tech*|

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

| W 19–6| 12,000|
October 21| at Texas A&M|

* Kyle Field
* College Station, TX (rivalry)

| L 23–42| |
October 28| vs. Ole Miss*|

* Crump Stadium
* Memphis, TN

| L 7–19| | [1]
November 4| Baylor|

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

| L 14–20| |
November 18| No. 6 Texas|

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

| L 7–21| 30,000| [2]
November 25| at Rice|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| W 26–14| |
December 2| at SMU|

* Cotton Bowl
* Dallas, TX (rivalry)

| W 27–13| 55,000|

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

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## References

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1. ^ "Ole Miss passing tips TCU". The Brownsville Herald. October 29, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Steers whip TCU, 21–7". Valley Morning Star. November 19, 1950. Retrieved April 30, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "1950 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved August 2, 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
* Statistical leaders
* NFL draftees

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