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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: Madison A. Matty Bell
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1896  <-- 1922 <- 1923 -> 1924 --> 2024
1923 Season Highlights
 Madison A. Matty Bell enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.
 
1923 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Oklahoma State  7   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Hardin-Simmons  16   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Daniel Baker  47   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Centenary  0   23   L       
 Sun., Nov. 4  @ Southern Methodist  0   40   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Austin  0   26   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Howard Payne  7   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Trinity (Texas)  10   16   L       
 Thu., Nov. 29  @ Rice  6   0   W       
 
1923 Season Totals
  Record4-5
  Points Scored93
  Scoring Average10.3
  Points Allowed137
  Defense Average15.2
  Opponents Record14-13
  Conference Record2-1
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record2-2
1923 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1923 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern Methodist 9-02079 5-0886  Ewing Freeland/Ray Morrison
Texas 8-0-124121 2-0-1407  Edward J. Doc Stewart
Arkansas 6-2-115840 2-24227  Francis A. Schmidt
Texas Christian 4-593137 2-11346  Madison A. Matty Bell
Baylor 5-1-210439 1-1-22123  Frank B. Bridges
Rice 3-53594 1-4775  Phillip H. Arbuckle
Texas A&M 5-3-113523 0-3-1623  Dana X. Bible
Oklahoma State 2-84097   John F. Maulbetsch

1923 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1923 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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