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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  <-- 1947 <- 1948 -> 1949 --> 2024
1948 Season Highlights
 Leo R. Dutch Meyer enters his 15th season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.
 
1948 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Kansas  14   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Oklahoma State  21   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Arkansas  14   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Indiana  7   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Texas A&M  27   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Oklahoma  18   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Baylor  3   6   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Texas  7   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Rice  7   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 27  @ Southern Methodist  7   7   T       
 
1948 Season Totals
  Record4-5 -1
  Points Scored125
  Scoring Average12.5
  Points Allowed143
  Defense Average14.3
  Opponents Record57-40
  Conference Record1-4
  Home Record0-4
  Away Record4-1 -1
1948 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1948 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern Methodist 9-1-1250105Won  21-135-0-110852  Madison A. Matty Bell
Texas 7-3-1223147Won  41-284-1-18165  J. Blair Cherry
Baylor 6-3-2167125Won  20-73-2-17257  George R. Bob Woodruff
Rice 5-4-1168119 3-2-19579  Jess C. Neely
Arkansas 5-5227136 2-48696  John Barnhill
Texas Christian 4-5-1125143 1-4-16589  Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Texas A&M 0-9-1123247 0-5-168137  Robert Harry Stiteler

1948 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1948 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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