1941 TCU Horned Frogs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1941 TCU Horned Frogs football Southwest Conference SWC 7–3–1 4–1–1 Dutch Meyer 8th Meyer spread Amon G. Carter Stadium Orange Bowl L 26–40 vs. Georgia The 1941 TCU Horned Frogs football team was an American football team that represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1941 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Dutch Meyer, the Horned Frogs compiled a 7–3–1 record (4–1–1 against conference opponents), lost to Georgia in the 1942 Orange Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 162 to 135.1941 Texas Christian Horned Frogs Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football September 19, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-christian/1941-schedule.html TCU was ranked at No. 23 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published The Courier-Journal Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 26, 1941 Sports 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123088221/gophers-grid-kings-over-6-year-span/ Newspapers.com The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on the TCU campus in Fort Worth, Texas. Schedule 1941 AP Central September 27 w y Tulsa Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX 6–0 7,500 TCU Defeats Tulsa U., 6-0 Sunday American-Statesman September 28, 1941 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36089004/tcu_defeats_tulsa_u_60/ Newspapers.com October 4 w y Arkansas Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR 9–0 6,000 Frogs Defeat Hogs, 9-0, In First Conference Tilt Sunday American-Statesman October 5, 1941 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36144078/frogs_defeat_hogs_90_in_first/ Newspapers.com October 11 w y y Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN 20–14 24,000 Texas Christian Triumphs Over Indiana, 20-14: Frogs Clinch Victory With Seconds Left The Indianapolis Star W. Blaine Patton October 12, 1941 37 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35812728/texas_christian_triumphs_over_indiana/ Newspapers.com October 18 l Texas A&M 14 Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX rivalry 0–14 25,000 Aggies Triumph Over Horned Frogs, 14 to 0 Sunday American-Statesman Harold V. Ratliff October 19, 1941 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36087364/aggies_triumph_over_horned_frogs_14_to/ Newspapers.com October 25 l y y Fordham 6 Polo Grounds New York, NY 14–28 39,500 Rams Rally in Fourth, Rout TCU, 28-14 New York Daily News Jack Smith October 26, 1941 C36 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36144619/rams_rally_in_fourth_rout_tcu_2814/ Newspapers.com November 1 w y Baylor Waco Stadium Waco, TX rivalry 23–12 Bears Fall Before Christian Aerials Sunday American-Statesman Dave Cheavens November 2, 1941 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36145178/bears_fall_before_christian_aerials/ Newspapers.com November 8 w y y Centenary Shreveport, LA 35–7 Horned Frogs Roll Over Centenary Sunday American-Statesman November 9, 1941 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36144766/horned_frogs_roll_over_centenary/ Newspapers.com November 15 w y Texas 2 Memorial Stadium Austin, TX rivalry 14–7 23,000 T.C.U. Frogs Lambast Longhorns by 14-7 To End Glory Reign The Austin American-Statesman Weldon Hart November 16, 1941 1, 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35793126/tcu_frogs_lambast_longhorns_by_147/ Newspapers.com November 22 t 19 Rice Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX 0–0 10,000 Owls Tie T.C.U. To Give Ags Title Sunday American-Statesman Harold V. Ratliff November 23, 1941 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36145337/owls_tie_tcu_to_give_ags_title/ Newspapers.com November 29 w y SMU Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX rivalry 15–13 TCU Defeats SMU, Ties for Second Place Minneapolis Sunday Tribune and Star Journal November 30, 1941 Peach 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36149016/tcu_defeats_smu_ties_for_second_place/ Newspapers.com January 1, 1942 l y Georgia Burdine Stadium Miami, FL Orange Bowl 26–40 38,000 Sinkwich Plays His Greatest Game In Bowl: Broken-Jawed Ace Outgains Entire T.C.U. Eleven The Miami News Guy Butler January 2, 1942 2B, 5B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36124706/sinkwich_plays_his_greatest_game_in/ Newspapers.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-christian/1941-schedule.html 1941 TCU Horned Frogs August 9, 2016 Rankings 1941 college football rankings AP 1 8 NR NR NR NR NR 19 NR NR References TCU Category:TCU Horned Frogs football seasons TCU Horned Frogs football