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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  <-- 1943 <- 1944 -> 1945 --> 2024
1944 Season Highlights
 Leo R. Dutch Meyer enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.
 The Horned Toads won the Southwest Conference Championship.
 
1944 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 23  @ Kansas  7   0   W    @ Kansas City, MO   
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. South Plains Field  34   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Arkansas  6   6   T       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Texas A&M  13   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Oklahoma  19   34   L    @ Oklahoma City, OK   
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Chatham Field  19   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Texas Tech  14   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Texas  7   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  @ Rice  9   6   W       
 Sat., Dec. 2  @ Southern Methodist  6   9   L       
 Mon., Jan. 1   Oklahoma State  0   34   L    @ Dallas, TX   Cotton Bowl
 
1944 Season Totals
  Record7-3 -1
  Points Scored134
  Scoring Average12.2
  Points Allowed109
  Defense Average9.9
  Opponents Record48-41
  Conference Record3-1
  Home Record3-0 -1
  Away Record4-2
1944 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1944 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Christian 7-3-1134109Lost  0-343-1-14134  Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Texas 5-411976 3-26521  Dana X. Bible
Texas A&M 7-428987 2-37138  Homer H. Norton
Arkansas 5-5-1120161 2-2-13758  Glen Rose
Rice 5-6143163 2-34750  Jess C. Neely
Southern Methodist 5-5131201 2-352112  James H. Jimmy Stewart

1944 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1944 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.