1936 TCU Horned Frogs football team
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AP | No. 16 |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Arkansas $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 TCU | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1936 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1936 college football season. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer in his third year as coach, finishing the season 9–2–2 (4–1–1 SWC). The offense scored 160 points while the defense allowed 58 points. The Frogs defeated Marquette in the inaugural Cotton Bowl Classic.
Schedule
September 19at Howard Payne*Brownwood, TXW 6–0 September 26at Texas Tech*
L 0–7 October 3Arkansas
W 18–14 October 10at Tulsa*
W 10–7 October 17at Texas A&M
L 7–18 October 24Mississippi State*
- Amon G. Carter Stadium
- Ft. Worth, TX
T 0–0 October 31Baylor
- Amon G. Carter Stadium
- Ft. Worth, TX (Rivalry)
W 28–0 November 7at Texas
W 27–6 November 14Centenary*No. 18
- Amon G. Carter Stadium
- Ft. Worth, TX
W 26–0 November 21at Rice
W 13–0 November 28at SMUNo. 18
T 0–0 December 5at Santa Clara*No. 16
W 9–0 January 1vs. No. 20 Marquette*No. 16
- Cotton Bowl
- Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)
W 16–6
Team players drafted into the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Sammy Baugh | Quarterback | 1 | 6 | Washington Redskins |
Drew Ellis | Tackle | 3 | 21 | Philadelphia Eagles |
Walt Roach | End | 6 | 55 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Marv Baldwin | Tackle | 7 | 69 | Green Bay Packers |
Solon Holt | Guard | 10 | 100 | Los Angeles Rams |
Awards and honors
- Sammy Baugh, All-American selection
- Sammy Baugh, Cotton Bowl Classic Most Valuable Player
- Sammy Baugh, fourth in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1936.[3]
References
- ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=400&season=1936
- ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1937.htm
- ^ "Cotton Bowl Classic match makers". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2008-07-09.