1951 TCU Horned Frogs football
SWC champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 11
Record6–5 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAmon G. Carter Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 TCU $ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
No. 9 Baylor 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Texas 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Rice 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Texas A&M 1 – 3 – 2 5 – 3 – 2
Arkansas 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
SMU 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1951 college football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 6–5 overall and 5–1 in the Southwest Conference to win the conference title. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer in his eighteenth 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 Kentucky by a score of 20–7.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Kansas*
L 13–2728,000
September 29at No. 12 Nebraska*
W 28–736,000
October 6at Arkansas
W 17–7
October 13at Texas Tech*
L 19–3319,000
October 20No. 6 Texas A&M
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
W 20–14
October 27at No. 6 USC*
L 26–2850,732[1]
November 3at No. 8 Baylor
W 20–737,000
November 17at No. 15 TexasNo. 13
L 21–3255,000[2]
November 24No. 18 Rice
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
W 22–6
December 1SMUNo. 11
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
W 13–235,000
January 1, 1952vs. No. 17 KentuckyNo. 11
L 7–2075,349
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Trojans Rally, Nip TCU 28-26". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. Associated Press. October 28, 1951. p. 1B. Retrieved January 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Longhorn passing narrows spread for Frogs, 32–21". Abilene Reporter-News. November 18, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1951 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved August 2, 2016.
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