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-
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
Record 4-5
-1
Points Scored 125
Scoring Average 12.5
Points Allowed 143
Defense Average 14.3
Opponents Record 57-40
Conference Record 1-4
Home Record 0-4
Away Record 4-1
-1
1948 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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.
Great Moments in College Football History
Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.