1941 TCU Horned Frogs football team
American college football season
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The 1941 TCU Horned Frogs football team was an American football team that represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1941 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Dutch Meyer, the Horned Frogs compiled a 7–3–1 record (4–1–1 against conference opponents), lost to Georgia in the 1942 Orange Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 162 to 135.[1]
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–3–1 (4–1–1 SWC)
Headcoach
- Dutch Meyer (8th season)
OffensiveschemeMeyer spread
| 1941 TCU Horned Frogs football | |
|---|---|
Orange Bowl, L 26–40 vs. Georgia | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 7–3–1 (4–1–1 SWC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive scheme | Meyer spread |
| Home stadium | Amon G. Carter Stadium |
TCU was ranked at No. 23 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[2]
The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on the TCU campus in Fort Worth, Texas.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 27 | Tulsa* | W 6–0 | 7,500 | [3] | ||
| October 4 | at Arkansas | W 9–0 | 6,000 | [4] | ||
| October 11 | at Indiana* | W 20–14 | 24,000 | [5] | ||
| October 18 | No. 14 Texas A&M |
| L 0–14 | 25,000 | [6] | |
| October 25 | at No. 6 Fordham* | L 14–28 | 39,500 | [7] | ||
| November 1 | at Baylor | W 23–12 | [8] | |||
| November 8 | at Centenary* | Shreveport, LA | W 35–7 | [9] | ||
| November 15 | at No. 2 Texas | W 14–7 | 23,000 | [10] | ||
| November 22 | Rice | No. 19 |
| T 0–0 | 10,000 | [11] |
| November 29 | at SMU |
| W 15–13 | [12] | ||
| January 1, 1942 | vs. Georgia | L 26–40 | 38,000 | [13] | ||
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Rankings
| Week | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — |
