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-
1935 Season Highlights
Leo R. Dutch Meyer enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.
1935 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 21 vs. Howard Payne
41
0
W
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
North Texas
28
11
W
Sat., Oct. 5 @
Arkansas
13
7
W
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Tulsa
13
0
W
Sat., Oct. 19 vs.
Texas A&M
19
14
W
Sat., Oct. 26 @ Centenary
27
7
W
Sat., Nov. 2 @
Baylor
28
0
W
Fri., Nov. 8 @ Loyola (New Orleans)
14
0
W
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Texas
28
0
W
Sat., Nov. 23 vs.
Rice
27
6
W
Sat., Nov. 30 vs.
Southern Methodist
14
20
L
Sat., Dec. 7 @ Santa Clara
10
6
W
Wed., Jan. 1
Louisiana State
3
2
W
@ New Orleans, LA
Sugar Bowl
1935 Season Totals
Record 12-1
Points Scored 265
Scoring Average 20.4
Points Allowed 73
Defense Average 5.6
Opponents Record 57-36
Conference Record 5-1
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 7-0
1935 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
4 11-1-0
UP
1935 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1935 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.