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1938 TCU Horned Frogs football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1938
teamTCU Horned Frogs
sportfootball
conferenceSouthwest Conference
short_confSWC
APRank1
record11–0
conf_record6–0
head_coachDutch Meyer
hc_year5th
off_schemeMeyer spread
stadiumT.C.U. Stadium
championAP Poll national champion
SWC champion
Sugar Bowl champion
bowl[Sugar Bowl](1939-sugar-bowl)
bowl_resultW 15–7 vs. [Carnegie Tech](1938-carnegie-tech-tartans-football-team)

SWC champion Sugar Bowl champion The 1938 TCU Horned Frogs football team was an American football team that represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during 1938 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Dutch Meyer, the Horned Frogs compiled a perfect 11–0 record, won the SWC championship, finished the season ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll, defeated Carnegie Tech in the 1939 Sugar Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 269 to 60.

At the end of the 1938 season, TCU quarterback Davey O'Brien won both the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award as the outstanding football player in the United States. He was the fourth player to receive the Heisman Trophy and the first from outside the Midwest or East. During the 1938 season, O'Brien completed 93 passes for 1,509 yards and 19 touchdowns.

Two TCU players, O'Brien and center Ki Aldrich, were consensus first-team picks on the 1938 All-America college football team. TCU tackle I. B. Hale was also selected as a first-team All-American by Liberty magazine.

The Horned Frogs played their home games in T.C.U. Stadium (later renamed Amon G. Carter Stadium), which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.

Schedule

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1939 NFL draft

Awards and honors

  • Davey O'Brien, Heisman Trophy
  • Davey O'Brien, Maxwell Award

References

References

  1. "1938 TCU Horned Frogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
  2. (November 29, 1938). "Davey O'Brien Wins Heisman Grid Trophy". Altoona Tribune.
  3. (November 29, 1938). "Davey O'Brien Wins Maxwell Club Award". Los Angeles Times.
  4. (December 2, 1938). "Davey O'Brien, Ki Aldrich Garner Berths On United Press All-America Team". Tyler Morning Telegraph.
  5. (2016). "Football Award Winners". National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
  6. (2005). "ESPN College Football Encyclopedia". ESPN Books.
  7. (September 25, 1938). "Frogs' long pass plays sink Gents". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
  8. Flem Hall. (October 2, 1938). "TCU Scores Two in First, Checks Arkansas Rally". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
  9. Stan Baumgartner. (October 8, 1938). "T.C.U. Overwhelms Temple Eleven, 28-6: Aerials by O'Brien Spells Owls' Defeat Before 20,000 Fans". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  10. Flem Hall. (October 16, 1938). "Frogs Smash Aggie Gridders, 34 to 6: Aldrich Leads Inspired Team To Victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
  11. (October 23, 1938). "Davey O'Brien Passes T.C.U. To 21-0 Victory Over Marquette: Three Tosses Make Tallies". El Paso Times.
  12. Flem Hall. (October 30, 1938). "Frogs Smash Bears With Power, Passes, 39-7: Meyermen Turn Game Into Rout". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
  13. Amos Melton. (November 6, 1938). "Frogs Beat Tulsa, 21-0: T.C.U. Eases Off After First". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
  14. Wilbur Evans. (November 13, 1938). "U.T. Club Walloped By Frogs: Longhorns Hold No. 1 Team Scoreless In First Quarter". Sunday American-Statesman.
  15. (November 20, 1938). "Frogs, O'Brien Pitching, Score 27 Points in Two Periods: Davey Tosses 3 Touchcdown Passes". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
  16. (November 27, 1938). "Frogs Defeat Mustangs, Capture Southwest Title". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
  17. Amos Melton. (January 3, 1939). "Carnegie Tech Greatest Foe, Say Frogs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
  18. "1939 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC.
  19. "Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy".
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