1950 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Texas $ 6 0 0 9 2 0
Baylor 4 2 0 7 3 0
Texas A&M 3 3 0 7 4 0
TCU 3 3 0 5 5 0
Rice 2 4 0 6 4 0
SMU 2 4 0 6 4 0
Arkansas 1 5 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1950 college football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 5–5 overall and 3–3 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer in his seventeenth 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Kansas*W 14–732,000[1]
September 30at Oklahoma A&M*L 7–1317,500[2]
October 7ArkansasW 13–625,000[3]
October 14Texas Tech*
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
W 19–612,000[4]
October 21at Texas A&ML 23–4220,000[5]
October 28vs. Ole Miss*L 7–19[6]
November 4Baylor
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
L 14–2020,000[7]
November 18No. 6 Texas
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
L 7–2130,000[8]
November 25at RiceW 26–1430,000[9]
December 2at SMUW 27–1355,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Erratic Kansas bows to TCU, 14–7". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 24, 1950. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Edge past Frogs". The Kansas City Star. October 1, 1950. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Frogs tip Razorbacks, 13–6 to open Southwest season". The Brownsville Herald. October 8, 1950. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Frogs tip Razorbacks, 13–6 to open Southwest season". The Longview Sunday News-Journal. October 8, 1950. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Strong Aggies flash power in defeating Frogs, 42–23". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 22, 1950. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ole Miss passing tips TCU". The Brownsville Herald. October 29, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Baylor's operation croak wipes out hopeful Frogs". Waco Sunday Tribune-Herald. November 5, 1950. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Steers whip TCU, 21–7". Valley Morning Star. November 19, 1950. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Floyd, Bartosh pace Horned Frogs to upset victory over Rice Owls, 26–14". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. November 26, 1950. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "TCU dumps fading SMU eleven, 27–13". The Miami Herald. December 3, 1950. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1950 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved August 2, 2016.
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