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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 <-- 1940 <- 1941 -> 1942 --> 2024

1941 Season Highlights

Leo R. Dutch Meyer enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.

1941 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Tulsa	6	0	W
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Arkansas	9	0	W
Sat., Oct. 11	@ Indiana	20	14	W
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Texas A&M	0	14	L
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Fordham	14	28	L	@ New York, NY
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Baylor	23	12	W
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Centenary	35	7	W
Sat., Nov. 15	@ Texas	14	7	W
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. Rice	0	0	T
Sat., Nov. 29	vs. Southern Methodist	15	13	W
Thu., Jan. 1	Georgia	26	40	L	@ Miami, FL	Orange Bowl

1941 Season Totals
Record	7-3 -1
Points Scored	162
Scoring Average	14.7
Points Allowed	135
Defense Average	12.3
Opponents Record	53-33
Conference Record	4-1
Home Record	3-1 -1
Away Record	4-1

1941 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1941 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas A&M	9-2	281	75	Lost 21-29	5-1	109	39	Homer H. Norton
Texas	8-1-1	338	55		4-1-1	159	35	Dana X. Bible
Texas Christian	7-3-1	162	135	Lost 26-40	4-1-1	61	46	Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Rice	6-3-1	167	121		3-2-1	61	85	Jess C. Neely
Southern Methodist	5-5	169	106		2-4	51	83	Madison A. Matty Bell
Baylor	3-6-1	106	161		1-4-1	53	127	Frank H. Kimbrough
Arkansas	3-7	118	149		0-6	40	119	Fred C. Thomsen

1941 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1941 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 forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.