1940 TCU Horned Frogs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1940 TCU Horned Frogs football Southwest Conference SWC 3–7 2–4 Dutch Meyer 7th Meyer spread Amon G. Carter Stadium 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.Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings The Boston Globe Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 19, 1940 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/ Newspapers.com The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas. Schedule 1940 AP Central September 28 w y Centenary Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX 41–6 8,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81849446/frogs-surprising-offense-routs-centenar/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Frogs' surprising offense routs Centenary, 41–6 September 29, 1940 July 20, 2021 Newspapers.com October 5 w Arkansas Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX 20–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/san-angelo-standard-times-frogs-down-ark/168131564/ San Angelo Standard-Times Frogs down Arkansas, 20–0, in S'West opener October 6, 1940 March 16, 2025 Newspapers.com October 12 l y y North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 14–21 19,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-favored-tcu/137154638/ The Montgomery Advertiser Favored T.C.U. eleven upset bu Tarheel foe, 21–14 October 13, 1940 December 20, 2023 Newspapers.com October 19 l y Texas A&M 2 Kyle Field College Station, TX rivalry 7–21 22,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-aggies-defeat-frogs/168127814/ The Shreveport Times Aggies defeat Frogs October 20, 1940 March 16, 2025 Newspapers.com October 26 l y y Tulsa Skelly Field Tulsa, OK 0–7 11,000 Hurricane Spills Horned Frogs 7 to 0 The Tulsa Tribune October 27, 1940 1S, 2S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120534780/hurricane-spills-horned-frogs-7-to-0/ Newspapers.com November 2 w Baylor Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX rivalry 14–12 8,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/longview-news-journal-gillespie-passes-a/168131831/ The Longview Daily News Gillespie passes and runs Frogs to 14–12 victory over Baylor November 3, 1940 March 16, 2025 Newspapers.com November 9 l y y Detroit University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI 0–3 12,352 Titans Topple Texas Christian as Spartans Bow Before Indiana: Pavelec Wins for U-D, 3-0, on Field Goal Detroit Free Press W. W. Edgar November 10, 1940 Sports 1, 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/19673837/titans_topple_texas_christian_as/ Newspapers.com November 16 l Texas Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX rivalry 14–21 15,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123752708/longhorns-trip-tcu-frogs-2114/ Corpus Christi Caller-Times Longhorns trip TCU Frogs, 21–14 November 17, 1940 April 29, 2023 Newspapers.com November 23 l y Rice Rice Field Houston, TX 6–14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tyler-courier-times-dwelle-runs-thro/168130773/ The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph Dwelle runs through jinx as Rice defeats scrappy Horned Frogs, 14 to 6 November 24, 1940 March 16, 2025 Newspapers.com November 30 l y SMU Ownby Stadium University Park, TX rivalry 0–16 13,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-mustangs-drive/168129455/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Mustangs drive through Frogs for 16–0 triumph December 1, 1940 March 16, 2025 Newspapers.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-christian/1940-schedule.html 1940 TCU Horned Frogs August 10, 2016 References TCU Category:TCU Horned Frogs football seasons TCU Horned Frogs football