1955 TCU Horned Frogs football team

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
1955 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 TCU $ 5 1 0 9 2 0
No. 17 Texas A&M 4 1 1 7 2 1
Texas 4 2 0 5 5 0
Arkansas 3 2 1 5 4 1
Baylor 2 4 0 5 5 0
SMU 2 4 0 4 6 0
Rice 0 6 0 2 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1955 college football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 9–2 overall and 5–1 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Abe Martin in his third year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas. They were invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic where they lost to Ole Miss by a score of 13–14.

Schedule

September 17Kansas*

W 47–14 - September 24at No. 12 Texas Tech

W 32–0 - October 1at ArkansasNo. 10

W 26–0 - October 8at Alabama*No. 8

W 21–0 20,000 October 15No. 19 Texas A&MNo. 7

  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, Texas

L 16–19 - October 21at Miami (FL)*No. 18

W 21–19 - October 29at BaylorNo. 14

W 28–6 - November 12at TexasNo. 8

W 47–20 55,000 November 19RiceNo. 7

  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, Texas

W 35–0 - November 26SMUNo. 7

W 20–13 33,000 January 2vs. No. 15 Ole MissNo. 7

NBCL 13–14 75,500

Template:CFB Schedule End [1]

References

  1. ^ "1955 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved 28 July 2016.