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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: Francis A. Schmidt
Conference: Southwest-

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1896 <-- 1929 <- 1930 -> 1931 --> 2024

1930 Season Highlights

Francis A. Schmidt enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.

1930 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 13	vs. Texas A&M-Commerce	40	0	W
Sat., Sep. 20	@ North Texas	47	0	W
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Austin	33	7	W
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Hardin-Simmons	0	0	T
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Arkansas	40	0	W
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Texas A&M	3	0	W
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Texas Tech	26	0	W
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Abilene Christian	62	0	W
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Rice	20	0	W
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Texas	0	7	L
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. Baylor	14	35	L
Sat., Nov. 29	@ Southern Methodist	13	0	W

1930 Season Totals
Record	9-2 -1
Points Scored	298
Scoring Average	24.8
Points Allowed	49
Defense Average	4.1
Opponents Record	41-33
Conference Record	4-2
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	4-0 -1

1930 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1930 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Christian	9-2-1	298	49		4-2	90	42	Francis A. Schmidt
Texas	8-1-1	179	20		4-1	72	13	Clyde Littlefield
Baylor	6-3-1	205	80		3-1-1	78	53	Morley Jennings
Rice	8-4	135	91		2-4	23	66	John F. Jack Meagher
Southern Methodist	6-3-1	187	86		2-2-1	66	59	Ray Morrison
Arkansas	3-6	78	154		2-2	27	68	Fred C. Thomsen
Texas A&M	2-7	66	100		0-5	7	62	Madison A. Matty Bell

1930 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1930 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.