1940 TCU Horned Frogs football team
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 3–7 (2–4 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 22,000) |
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| No. 6 Texas A&M $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 SMU | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1940 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1940 college football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 3–7 overall and 2–4 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer in his seventh year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | Centenary* | W 41–6 | 8,000 | [1] | |
| October 5 | Arkansas |
| W 20–0 | ||
| October 12 | at North Carolina* | L 14–21 | |||
| October 19 | at No. 2 Texas A&M | L 7–21 | |||
| October 26 | at Tulsa* | W 0–7 | 11,000 | ||
| November 2 | Baylor |
| W 14–12 | ||
| November 9 | at Detroit* | L 0–3 | 12,352 | [2] | |
| November 16 | Texas |
| L 14–21 | ||
| November 23 | at Rice | L 6–14 | |||
| November 30 | at SMU | L 0–16 | |||
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References
- ^ "Frogs' surprising offense routs Centenary, 41–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 29, 1940. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ W. W. Edgar (November 10, 1940). "Titans Topple Texas Christian as Spartans Bow Before Indiana: Pavelec Wins for U-D, 3-0, on Field Goal". Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1940 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved August 10, 2016.
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