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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 <-- 1942 <- 1943 -> 1944 --> 2024

1943 Season Highlights

Leo R. Dutch Meyer enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.

1943 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 2	@ Arkansas	13	0	W	@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Oct. 16	vs. Texas A&M	0	13	L
Sat., Oct. 23	@ Oklahoma State	25	0	W	@ Oklahoma City, OK
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Louisiana State	0	14	L
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Texas Tech	20	40	L
Sat., Nov. 13	@ Texas	7	46	L
Sat., Nov. 20	vs. Rice	6	13	L
Sat., Nov. 27	vs. Southern Methodist	0	20	L

1943 Season Totals
Record	2-6
Points Scored	71
Scoring Average	8.9
Points Allowed	146
Defense Average	18.3
Opponents Record	34-37
Conference Record	1-4
Home Record	0-4
Away Record	2-2

1943 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1943 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas	7-1-1	277	54	Tied 7-7	5-0	185	20	Dana X. Bible
Texas A&M	7-2-1	184	65	Lost 14-19	4-1	81	27	Homer H. Norton
Rice	3-7	60	183		2-3	33	103	Jess C. Neely
Southern Methodist	2-7	69	115		2-3	44	56	James H. Jimmy Stewart
Arkansas	2-7	105	192		1-4	21	92	John Tomlin
Texas Christian	2-6	71	146		1-4	26	92	Leo R. Dutch Meyer

1943 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1943 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 most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.