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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 <-- 1946 <- 1947 -> 1948 --> 2024

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 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas	10-1	292	74	Won 27-7	5-1	126	40	J. Blair Cherry
Southern Methodist	9-0-2	182	90	Tied 13-13	5-0-1	84	38	Madison A. Matty Bell
Rice	6-3-1	202	74		4-2	108	39	Jess C. Neely
Texas Christian	4-5-2	114	99	Lost 9-13	2-3-1	59	59	Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Arkansas	6-4-1	191	145	Won 21-19	1-4-1	48	99	John Barnhill
Baylor	5-5	128	138		1-5	37	119	George R. Bob Woodruff
Texas A&M	3-6-1	169	185		1-4-1	65	133	Homer H. Norton

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

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.