1946 TCU Horned Frogs football team
The 1946 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1946 college football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 2–7–1 overall and 2–4 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer in his thirteenth year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| 1946 record | 2–7–1 (2–4 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 22,000) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Rice + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Arkansas + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Texas | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | at Kansas* | T 0–0 | 20,405 | ||
| September 28 | Baylor | W 19–16 | |||
| October 5 | Arkansas |
| L 14–34 | ||
| October 11 | at Miami (FL)* | L 12–20 | |||
| October 19 | at Texas A&M | L 0–14 | |||
| October 25 | at Oklahoma A&M* | L 6–7 | |||
| November 2 | No. 14 Oklahoma* |
| L 12–14 | 6,000 | [1] |
| November 16 | No. 6 Texas |
| W 14–0 | ||
| November 23 | at No. 12 Rice | L 0–13 | |||
| November 30 | at No. 3 SMU | L 13–30 | |||
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After the season
The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Horned Frogs were selected.[3]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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| 14 | 119 | Weldon Edwards | Tackle | Washington Redskins |
| 22 | 198 | Fred Taylor | End | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 25 | 227 | John Polzin | Guard | Boston Yanks |
| 26 | 237 | Dave Bloxom | Back | Boston Yanks |
References
- Rosalyn Graves (November 3, 1946). "Thousands Brave Rain For Frog-Sooner Game". Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Downpours No Dampeners. pp. 1, 6. Retrieved April 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1946 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved August 4, 2016.
- "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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