1938 TCU Horned Frogs football team
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AP | No. 1 |
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No. 1 TCU $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1938 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1938 college football season. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer in his fifth year as head coach. The Horned Frogs finished with an undefeated 11–0 season. At season's end, Davey O'Brien won the Heisman Trophy and the Horned Frogs were crowned as national champions by the AP Poll. The offense scored 269 points while the defense allowed 60 points. The Horned Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.
Schedule
September 24Centenary*
W 13–0 October 1Arkansas
- Amon G. Carter Stadium
- Ft. Worth, TX
W 21–14 October 8at Temple*
W 28–6 October 15at Texas A&M
W 34–6 October 22at Marquette*No. 7
W 21–0 October 29BaylorNo. 4
- Amon G. Carter Stadium
- Ft. Worth, TX (Rivalry)
W 39–7 November 5at Tulsa*No. 2
W 21–0 November 12TexasNo. 1
- Amon G. Carter Stadium
- Ft. Worth, TX
W 28–6 November 19at RiceNo. 2
W 29–7 November 26at SMUNo. 2
W 20–7 January 2vs. No. 6 Carnegie Tech*No. 1
W 15–7
Team players drafted into the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Ki Aldrich | Center | 1 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals |
Davey O'Brien | Quarterback | 1 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles |
I. B. Hale | Tackle | 1 | 8 | Washington Redskins |
Forrest Kline | Guard | 9 | 75 | Brooklyn Dodgers football club |
Johnny Hall | Wing/half back | 9 | 79 | Green Bay Packers |
Thomas (Allie) White | Tackle | 13 | 114 | Philadelphia Eagles |
Awards and honors
- Davey O'Brien, Heisman Trophy[3]
- Davey O'Brien, Maxwell Award[4]