1937 TCU Horned Frogs football team
American college football season
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The 1937 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1937 college football season. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer in his fourth year as head coach, finishing the season 4â4â2 (3â1â2 SWC). The offense scored 89 points while the defense allowed 72 points. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
APNo. 16
Record4â4â2 (3â1â2 SWC)
Headcoach
- Dutch Meyer (4th season)
| 1937 TCU Horned Frogs football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 16 |
| Record | 4â4â2 (3â1â2 SWC) |
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| Offensive scheme | Meyer spread |
| Home stadium | Amon G. Carter Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Rice $ | 4 | â | 1 | â | 1 | 6 | â | 3 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 TCU | 3 | â | 1 | â | 2 | 4 | â | 4 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. Tâ14 Arkansas | 3 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 6 | â | 2 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 2 | â | 2 | â | 2 | 5 | â | 2 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | â | 4 | â | 0 | 5 | â | 6 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 1 | â | 5 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 6 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | at Ohio State* | L 0â14 | 68,291 | [1] | ||
| October 2 | at Arkansas |
| T 7â7 | [2] | ||
| October 9 | Tulsa* | W 20â13 | 7,500 | [3] | ||
| October 16 | Texas A&M |
| T 7â7 | 25,000 | [4] | |
| October 23 | at No. 9 Fordham* | L 6â7 | 25,000 | [5] | ||
| October 30 | at No. 6 Baylor | L 0â6 | 17,000 | [6] | ||
| November 6 | at Centenary* | L 9â10 | 8,000 | [7] | ||
| November 13 | at Texas | W 14â0 | 17,000 | [8] | ||
| November 20 | No. 15 Rice |
| W 7â2 | [9] | ||
| November 27 | at SMU | No. 14 |
| W 3â0 | [10] | |
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Team players drafted into the NFL
Ki Aldrich and Davey O'Brien were selected in the 1939 NFL draft.[11]
