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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-

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1896 <-- 1936 <- 1937 -> 1938 --> 2024

1937 Season Highlights

Leo R. Dutch Meyer enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.

1937 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 25	@ Ohio State	0	14	L
Sat., Oct. 2	@ Arkansas	7	7	T
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. Tulsa	20	13	W
Sat., Oct. 16	vs. Texas A&M	7	7	T
Sat., Oct. 23	@ Fordham	6	7	L	@ New York, NY
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Baylor	0	6	L
Sat., Nov. 6	@ Centenary	9	10	L
Sat., Nov. 13	@ Texas	14	0	W
Sat., Nov. 20	vs. Rice	7	2	W
Sat., Nov. 27	vs. Southern Methodist	3	0	W

1937 Season Totals
Record	4-4 -2
Points Scored	73
Scoring Average	7.3
Points Allowed	66
Defense Average	6.6
Opponents Record	43-26
Conference Record	3-1
Home Record	3-0 -1
Away Record	1-4 -1

1937 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
16	4-2-2	AP

1937 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Rice	6-3-2	117	94	Won 28-14	4-1-1	76	54	James R. Jimmy Kitts
Baylor	7-3	178	64		3-3	59	49	Morley Jennings
Arkansas	6-2-2	186	89		3-2-1	101	76	Fred C. Thomsen
Texas Christian	4-4-2	73	66		3-1-2	38	22	Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Southern Methodist	5-6	93	80		2-4	33	54	Madison A. Matty Bell
Texas A&M	5-2-2	117	59		2-2-2	47	52	Homer H. Norton
Texas	2-6-1	60	103		1-5	28	75	Dana X. Bible

1937 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1937 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.