1954 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Arkansas $ 5 1 0 8 3 0
SMU 4 1 1 6 3 1
No. 19 Rice 4 2 0 7 3 0
No. 18 Baylor 4 2 0 7 4 0
Texas 2 3 1 4 5 1
TCU 1 5 0 4 6 0
Texas A&M 0 6 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1954 college football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 4–6 overall and 1–5 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Abe Martin in his second year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Kansas*W 27–620,000[1]
September 25at No. 1 Oklahoma*No. 20L 16–2150,878[2]
October 2ArkansasL 13–2025,000[3]
October 8at No. 9 USC*W 20–752,705[4]
October 16at Texas A&MW 21–2015,000[5]
October 23Penn State*No. 20
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
W 20–715,000[6]
October 30BaylorNo. 17
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
L 7–1232,000[7]
November 13Texas
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
L 34–3537,000[8]
November 20at RiceL 0–632,000[9]
November 27at SMUL 6–2130,022[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Use of sophs nets Frogs 27–6 victory". The Shreveport Times. September 19, 1954. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "OU tops TCU 21–16". Pawhuska Journal-Capital. September 26, 1954. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hogs shades Frogs, 20–13". Wichita Daily Times. October 3, 1954. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texas Christian deals 20–7 blow to Southern Cal". The Sacramento Bee. October 9, 1954. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Frogs explode early to shade Texas Aggies". The Daily Oklahoman. October 17, 1954. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Horned Frogs beat Penn State 20–7". The Orange Leader. October 24, 1954. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Baylor bumps Frogs, 12–7". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 31, 1954. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Texas comes back, edges TCU, 35–34". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 14, 1954. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "As Owls surge past Froggies, 6–0". The Austin American-Statesman. November 21, 1954. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mustang ground game batters Frogs, 21–6". The Victoria Advocate. November 28, 1954. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1954 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved July 29, 2016.
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