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-
1947 Season Highlights
Leo R. Dutch Meyer enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.
1947 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Kansas
0
0
T
@ Kansas City, MO
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Oklahoma State
7
14
L
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Arkansas
0
6
L
Fri., Oct. 10 @
Miami
19
6
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Texas A&M
26
0
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Oklahoma
20
7
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Baylor
14
7
W
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Texas
0
20
L
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Rice
0
7
L
Sat., Nov. 29 vs.
Southern Methodist
19
19
T
Thu., Jan. 1
Mississippi
9
13
L
@ Memphis, TN
Delta Bowl
1947 Season Totals
Record 4-5
-2
Points Scored 114
Scoring Average 10.4
Points Allowed 99
Defense Average 9.0
Opponents Record 68-38
Conference Record 2-3
Home Record 1-2
-1
Away Record 3-2
-1
1947 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1947 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1947 All Southwest Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
With its blue playing surface, Bronco Stadium (home of the Boise State Broncos) is the only non-green playing surface in the NCAA.