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-
1939 Season Highlights
Leo R. Dutch Meyer enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.
1939 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 29 @
UCLA
2
6
L
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Arkansas
13
14
L
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Temple
11
13
L
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Texas A&M
6
20
L
Sat., Oct. 28 @ Centenary
21
0
W
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Baylor
0
27
L
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Tulsa
16
0
W
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Texas
19
25
L
Sat., Nov. 25 vs.
Rice
21
0
W
Sat., Dec. 2 vs.
Southern Methodist
7
14
L
1939 Season Totals
Record 3-7
Points Scored 116
Scoring Average 11.6
Points Allowed 119
Defense Average 11.9
Opponents Record 46-36
Conference Record 1-5
Home Record 2-2
Away Record 1-5
1939 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1939 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1939 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 first college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.