1952 TCU Horned Frogs football team

American college football season

1952 TCU Horned Frogs football

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

* Dutch Meyer (19th season)

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

Seasons

<- 1951

1953 ->

1952 Southwest Conference football standings

* v
* t
* e

| Conf |  |  | Overall

|
|
|
|

Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 10 Texas $  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
Rice | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
SMU | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
TCU | 2  | - | 2  | - | 2 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 2
Baylor | 1  | - | 3  | - | 2 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 2
Texas A&M | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 1
Arkansas | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1952 college football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 4–4–2 overall and 2–2–2 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer in his nineteenth and final 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

[edit]

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

|
|
|
|
|
|
|

September 20| at No. 17 Kansas*| No. 9|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, KS

| NBC| L 0–13| 25,000|
September 27| at No. 18 UCLA*| No. 9|

* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Los Angeles, CA

| | L 0–14| 34,158|
October 4| Arkansas| |

* Amon G. Carter Stadium
* Fort Worth, TX

| | W 13–7| |
October 11| at Trinity (TX)*| |

* Trinity Football Stadium
* San Antonio, TX

| | W 47–0| |
October 18| at Texas A&M| |

* Kyle Field
* College Station, TX (rivalry)

| | T 7–7| |
November 1| Baylor| |

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

| | T 20–20| |
November 8| Wake Forest*| |

* Amon G. Carter Stadium
* Fort Worth, TX

| | W 27–9| 12,000| [1]
November 15| No. 9 Texas| |

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

| | L 7–14| 32,000| [2]
November 22| at Rice| |

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| | L 6–12| |
November 29| at SMU| |

* Cotton Bowl
* Dallas, TX (rivalry)

| | W 14–7| 32,000|

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

[3]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "TCU rallies in final frame to pound Deacons". Pensacola News Journal. November 9, 1952. Retrieved December 29, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Steers strike twice in one minute for victory". The Shreveport Times. November 16, 1952. Retrieved April 30, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "1952 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved August 1, 2016.

* v
* t
* e

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

Seasons|

* 1896
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899
* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909
* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

National championship seasons in bold
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template
*[Conf]: Conference record
*[W]: Wins
*[L]: Losses
*[T]: Ties
*[No.]: Number