1936 TCU Horned Frogs football team
| 1936 TCU Horned Frogs football | |
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Cotton Bowl Classic champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 16–6 vs. Marquette | |
| Conference | Southwestern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 16 |
| 1936 record | 9–2–2 (4–1–1 SWC) |
| Head coach | Dutch Meyer (3rd season) |
| Home stadium |
Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 22,000) |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Arkansas $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 TCU | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1936 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1936 college football season. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer in his third year as coach, finishing the season 9–2–2 (4–1–1 SWC). Led by senior quarterback Sammy Baugh, the offense scored 160 points, while the defense allowed 58 points. The Frogs defeated Marquette in the inaugural Cotton Bowl Classic, played in Dallas.
The final AP poll was released in late November and TCU was sixteenth; they then defeated #6 Santa Clara on December 12,[1] and #20 Marquette on New Year's Day. Baugh was a first round selection in the 1937 NFL Draft, taken sixth overall by the Boston Redskins, who moved south to Washington, D.C. prior to the 1937 season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | |||||
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| September 19 | at Howard Payne* | Brownwood, Texas | W 6–0 | ||||||
| September 26 | at Texas Tech* | Tech Field • Lubbock, Texas (Rivalry) | L 0–7 | ||||||
| October 3 | Arkansas | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas | W 18–14 | ||||||
| October 10 | at Tulsa* | Skelly Field • Tulsa, Oklahoma | W 10–7 | ||||||
| October 17 | at Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, Texas | L 7–18 | ||||||
| October 24 | Mississippi State* | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas | T 0–0 | ||||||
| October 31 | Baylor | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas (Rivalry) | W 28–0 | ||||||
| November 7 | at Texas | Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas | W 27–6 | ||||||
| November 14 | Centenary* | No. 18 | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas | W 26–0 | |||||
| November 21 | at Rice | Rice Field • Houston | W 13–0 | ||||||
| November 28 | at SMU | No. 18 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas (Rivalry) | T 0–0 | |||||
| December 12 | at No. 6 Santa Clara* | No. 16 | Kezar Stadium • San Francisco [1] | W 9–0 | |||||
| January 1, 1937 | vs. No. 20 Marquette* | No. 16 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas (Cotton Bowl Classic) | W 16–6 | |||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. | |||||||||
Team players drafted into the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL club |
| Sammy Baugh | Quarterback | 1 | 6 | Washington Redskins |
| Drew Ellis | Tackle | 3 | 21 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Walt Roach | End | 6 | 55 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Marv Baldwin | Tackle | 7 | 69 | Green Bay Packers |
| Solon Holt | Guard | 10 | 100 | Los Angeles Rams |
Source:[2]
Awards and honors
- Sammy Baugh, All-American selection
- Sammy Baugh, Cotton Bowl Classic Most Valuable Player
- Sammy Baugh, fourth in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1936.[3]
References
- 1 2 Sullivan, James A. (December 13, 1936). "Texas Christian punctures Santa Clara's perfect record". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 1, sports.
- ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1937.htm
- ↑ "Cotton Bowl Classic match makers". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2008-07-09.