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Texas Christian Football Team History

Texas Christian Horned Toads

Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX
Founded: 1873
Stadium: Amon G. Carter Stadium
Capacity: 46,000
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Conference: Southwest-

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1896 <-- 1941 <- 1942 -> 1943 --> 2024

1942 Season Highlights

Leo R. Dutch Meyer enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.

1942 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 25	@ UCLA	7	6	W
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Arkansas	13	6	W
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Kansas	41	6	W
Sat., Oct. 17	@ Texas A&M	7	2	W
Sat., Oct. 24	@ Pensacola NAS	21	0	W
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Baylor	7	10	L
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Texas Tech	6	13	L
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Texas	13	7	W
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Rice	0	26	L
Sat., Nov. 28	@ Southern Methodist	14	6	W

1942 Season Totals
Record	7-3
Points Scored	129
Scoring Average	12.9
Points Allowed	82
Defense Average	8.2
Opponents Record	45-43
Conference Record	4-2
Home Record	3-1
Away Record	4-2

1942 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1942 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas	9-2	244	49	Won 14-7	5-1	119	39	Dana X. Bible
Rice	7-2-1	177	74		4-1-1	106	28	Jess C. Neely
Texas Christian	7-3	129	82		4-2	54	57	Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Baylor	6-4-1	148	116		3-2-1	42	60	Frank H. Kimbrough
Texas A&M	4-5-1	130	79		2-3-1	76	45	Homer H. Norton
Southern Methodist	3-6-2	126	133		1-4-1	60	87	James H. Jimmy Stewart
Arkansas	3-7	89	228		0-6	34	175	George Cole

1942 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1942 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

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