1947 TCU Horned Frogs football
Delta Bowl, L 9–13 vs. Ole Miss
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–5–2 (2–3–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAmon G. Carter Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 SMU $ 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 2
No. 5 Texas 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 18 Rice 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
TCU 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 2
Arkansas 1 – 4 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Texas A&M 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Baylor 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 TCU Horned Frogs football team was an American football team that represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the Southwest Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its 14th season under head coach Dutch Meyer, the team compiled a 4–5–2 record (2–3–1 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 114 to 99. TCU lost to Ole Miss by a score of 13–9 in the 1948 Delta Bowl.[1]

TCU was ranked at No. 23 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[2]

The team played its home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Kansas*
T 0–015,000[3]
September 27Oklahoma A&M*
L 7–1414,000[4]
October 4at Arkansas
L 0–616,000[5]
October 10at Miami (FL)*
W 19–628,686[6]
October 18Texas A&M
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
W 26–030,000[7]
October 25at Oklahoma*
W 20–723,000[8]
November 1at Baylor
W 14–716,000–17,000[9]
November 15at No. 7 Texas
L 0–2043,000[10]
November 22No. 20 Rice
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
L 0–75,000[11]
November 29No. 3 SMU
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
T 19–1931,000[12]
January 1, 1948vs. No. 12 Ole Miss
L 9–1328,800[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1947 TCU Horned Frogs". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Kansas, TCU Fight To Scoreless Tie". The Sunday News and Tribune (Jefferson City, Missouri). September 21, 1947. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Jinx Tucker (September 28, 1947). "Surprising Oklahoma Aggies Topple Horned Frogs, 11 to 7". Waco Tribune-Herald. p. Sports 2, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "44-Yard Pass Pay Gives Hogs 6-to-0 Triumph Over Toads". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 5, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Guy Butler (October 11, 1947). "Stout Too Strong, Christians Roll Back U-M For Revenge". Miami Daily News. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Wilbur Martin (October 19, 1947). "TCU Runs Over Aggies, 26 to 0". The Austin American-Statesman. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Saul Feldman (October 26, 1947). "Sooners Fold, 20-7: TCU Outplays OU To Register Easy Gridiron Victory". Miami Daily News-Record. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Oscar Larnce (November 2, 1947). "TCU Frogs Capture 14-7 Victory to Spoil Baylor's Homecoming". Waco Tribune-Herald. p. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Weldon Hart (November 16, 1947). "Steers Blast Noted TCU Defense, 20-0". Sunday American-Statesman. pp. 1, 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rice Tops TCU to Take Third Place in Conference Standings". Waco Sunday Tribune-Herald. November 23, 1947. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Jinx Tucker (November 30, 1947). "Mustangs Rush Back In Final Seconds to Tie Frogs, 19-19". Waco Sunday Tribune-Herald. pp. 16–17 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Ole Miss Rallies in 4th to Beat TCU, 13-9". The Atlanta Constitution. January 2, 1948. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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