1938 TCU Horned Frogs football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1938 TCU Horned Frogs football Southwest Conference SWC 1 11–0 6–0 Dutch Meyer 5th Meyer spread T.C.U. Stadium AP Poll national championSWC championSugar Bowl champion Sugar Bowl W 15–7 vs. Carnegie Tech The 1938 TCU Horned Frogs football team was an American football team that represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during 1938 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Dutch Meyer, the Horned Frogs compiled a perfect 11–0 record, won the SWC championship, finished the season ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll, defeated Carnegie Tech in the 1939 Sugar Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 269 to 60.1938 TCU Horned Frogs Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football April 1, 2022 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-christian/1938-schedule.html At the end of the 1938 season, TCU quarterback Davey O'Brien won both the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award as the outstanding football player in the United States.Davey O'Brien Wins Heisman Grid Trophy Altoona Tribune November 29, 1938 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98905573/davey-obrien-wins-heisman-grid-trophy/ Newspapers.comDavey O'Brien Wins Maxwell Club Award Los Angeles Times November 29, 1938 34 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98909740/davey-obrien-wins-maxwell-club-award/ He was the fourth player to receive the Heisman Trophy and the first from outside the Midwest or East. During the 1938 season, O'Brien completed 93 passes for 1,509 yards and 19 touchdowns.Davey O'Brien, Ki Aldrich Garner Berths On United Press All-America Team Tyler Morning Telegraph December 2, 1938 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98906100/davey-obrien-ki-aldrich-garner-berths/ Newspapers.com Two TCU players, O'Brien and center Ki Aldrich, were consensus first-team picks on the 1938 All-America college football team.Football Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 October 21, 2017 7 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf TCU tackle I. B. Hale was also selected as a first-team All-American by Liberty magazine.ESPN College Football Encyclopedia 1174 ESPN Books 2005 1401337031 The Horned Frogs played their home games in T.C.U. Stadium (later renamed Amon G. Carter Stadium), which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas. Schedule 1938 AP September 24 w y Centenary T.C.U. Stadium Fort Worth, TX 13–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81868696/frogs-long-pass-plays-sink-gents/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Frogs' long pass plays sink Gents September 25, 1938 July 20, 2021 Newspapers.com October 1 w Arkansas T.C.U. Stadium Fort Worth, TX 21–14 12,000 TCU Scores Two in First, Checks Arkansas Rally Fort Worth Star-Telegram Flem Hall October 2, 1938 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98907088/tcu-scores-two-in-first-checks/ Newspapers.com October 7 w y y Temple Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA 28–6 20,000 T.C.U. Overwhelms Temple Eleven, 28-6: Aerials by O'Brien Spells Owls' Defeat Before 20,000 Fans The Philadelphia Inquirer Stan Baumgartner October 8, 1938 21, 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98907797/tcu-overwhelms-temple-eleven-28-6/ Newspapers.com October 15 w y Texas A&M Kyle Field College Station, TX rivalry 34–6 25,000 Frogs Smash Aggie Gridders, 34 to 6: Aldrich Leads Inspired Team To Victory Fort Worth Star-Telegram Flem Hall October 16, 1938 Sports 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98907334/frogs-smash-aggie-gridders-34-to-6/ Newspapers.com October 22 w y y 7 Marquette Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI 21–0 Davey O'Brien Passes T.C.U. To 21-0 Victory Over Marquette: Three Tosses Make Tallies El Paso Times October 23, 1938 25 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98906701/davey-obrien-passes-tcu-to-21-0/ Newspapers.com October 29 w 4 Baylor T.C.U. Stadium Fort Worth, TX rivalry 39–7 25,000 Frogs Smash Bears With Power, Passes, 39-7: Meyermen Turn Game Into Rout Fort Worth Star-Telegram Flem Hall October 30, 1938 Sports 1, 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98905027/frogs-smash-bears-with-power-passes/ Newspapers.com November 5 w y y 2 Tulsa Skelly Field Tulsa, OK 21–0 14,000 Frogs Beat Tulsa, 21-0: T.C.U. Eases Off After First Fort Worth Star-Telegram Amos Melton November 6, 1938 Sports 1, 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98904803/frogs-beat-tulsa-21-0-tcu-eases/ Newspapers.com November 12 w 1 Texas T.C.U. Stadium Fort Worth, TX rivalry 28–6 12,000 U.T. Club Walloped By Frogs: Longhorns Hold No. 1 Team Scoreless In First Quarter Sunday American-Statesman Wilbur Evans November 13, 1938 1, 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98904553/ut-club-walloped-by-frogs-longhorns/ Newspapers.com November 19 w y 2 Rice Rice Field Houston, TX 29–7 Frogs, O'Brien Pitching, Score 27 Points in Two Periods: Davey Tosses 3 Touchcdown Passes Fort Worth Star-Telegram November 20, 1938 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98904312/frogs-obrien-pitching-score-27/ Newspapers.com November 26 w y 2 SMU Ownby Stadium University Park, TX rivalry 20–7 23,000 Frogs Defeat Mustangs, Capture Southwest Title Fort Worth Star-Telegram November 27, 1938 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98910692/frogs-defeat-mustangs-capture/ Newspapers.com January 2, 1939 w y y 1 Carnegie Tech 6 Tulane Stadium New Orleans LA Sugar Bowl 15–7 44,308 Carnegie Tech Greatest Foe, Say Frogs Fort Worth Star-Telegram Amos Melton January 3, 1939 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98910363/carnegie-tech-greatest-foe-say-frogs/ Newspapers.com 1939 NFL draft TCU Horned Frogs Player Position Round Pick NFL club Ki Aldrich Center 1 1 Chicago CardinalsDavey O'Brien Quarterback14 Philadelphia EaglesI. B. Hale Tackle 1 8 Washington RedskinsForrest Kline Guard9 75 Brooklyn Dodgers football clubJohnny Hall Wing/half back 9 79 Green Bay PackersThomas (Allie) White Tackle 13 114 Philadelphia Eagles https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1939/draft.htm 1939 NFL Draft Sports Reference LLC Pro-Football-Reference.com April 2, 2022 Awards and honors Davey O'Brien, Heisman Trophyhttp://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy November 23, 2007 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071118210440/http://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html November 18, 2007 Davey O'Brien, Maxwell Award References TCU Category:TCU Horned Frogs football seasons Category:College football national champions Category:Southwest Conference football champion seasons Category:Sugar Bowl champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons TCU Horned Frogs football