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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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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
  Record7-3
  Points Scored129
  Scoring Average12.9
  Points Allowed82
  Defense Average8.2
  Opponents Record45-43
  Conference Record4-2
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record4-2
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 9-224449Won  14-75-111939  Dana X. Bible
Rice 7-2-117774 4-1-110628  Jess C. Neely
Texas Christian 7-312982 4-25457  Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Baylor 6-4-1148116 3-2-14260  Frank H. Kimbrough
Texas A&M 4-5-113079 2-3-17645  Homer H. Norton
Southern Methodist 3-6-2126133 1-4-16087  James H. Jimmy Stewart
Arkansas 3-789228 0-634175  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.


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.