1938 TCU Horned Frogs football team

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1938 TCU Horned Frogs football
Consensus national champion
SWC champion
Sugar Bowl champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 1
Record11–0 (6–0 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeMeyer spread
Home stadiumT.C.U. Stadium
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 TCU $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
SMU 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Baylor 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Rice 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Texas A&M 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Arkansas 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Texas 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.[1] TCU were the consensus national football champions of 1938.

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.[2][3] 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.[4]

Two TCU players, O'Brien and center Ki Aldrich, were consensus first-team picks on the 1938 All-America college football team.[5] TCU tackle I. B. Hale was also selected as a first-team All-American by Liberty magazine.[6]

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[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Centenary*
W 13–0[7]
October 1Arkansas
  • T.C.U. Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
W 21–1412,000[8]
October 7at Temple*
W 28–620,000[9]
October 15at Texas A&M
W 34–625,000[10]
October 22at Marquette*No. 7
W 21–0[11]
October 29BaylorNo. 4
  • T.C.U. Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
W 39–725,000[12]
November 5at Tulsa*No. 2
W 21–014,000[13]
November 12TexasNo. 1
  • T.C.U. Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
W 28–612,000[14]
November 19at RiceNo. 2
W 29–7[15]
November 26at SMUNo. 2
W 20–723,000[16]
January 2, 1939vs. No. 6 Carnegie Tech*No. 1
W 15–744,308[17]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1939 NFL draft[edit]

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Ki Aldrich Center 1 1 Chicago Cardinals
Davey O'Brien Quarterback 1 4 Philadelphia Eagles
I. B. Hale Tackle 1 8 Washington Redskins
Forrest Kline Guard 9 75 Brooklyn Dodgers football club
Johnny Hall Wing/half back 9 79 Green Bay Packers
Thomas (Allie) White Tackle 13 114 Philadelphia Eagles

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Awards and honors[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1938 TCU Horned Frogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "Davey O'Brien Wins Heisman Grid Trophy". Altoona Tribune. November 29, 1938 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Davey O'Brien Wins Maxwell Club Award". Los Angeles Times. November 29, 1938. p. 34.
  4. ^ "Davey O'Brien, Ki Aldrich Garner Berths On United Press All-America Team". Tyler Morning Telegraph. December 2, 1938. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 7. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  6. ^ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1174. ISBN 1401337031.
  7. ^ "Frogs' long pass plays sink Gents". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 25, 1938. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Flem Hall (October 2, 1938). "TCU Scores Two in First, Checks Arkansas Rally". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  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. pp. 21, 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Flem Hall (October 16, 1938). "Frogs Smash Aggie Gridders, 34 to 6: Aldrich Leads Inspired Team To Victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Davey O'Brien Passes T.C.U. To 21-0 Victory Over Marquette: Three Tosses Make Tallies". El Paso Times. October 23, 1938. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Flem Hall (October 30, 1938). "Frogs Smash Bears With Power, Passes, 39-7: Meyermen Turn Game Into Rout". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Amos Melton (November 6, 1938). "Frogs Beat Tulsa, 21-0: T.C.U. Eases Off After First". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Wilbur Evans (November 13, 1938). "U.T. Club Walloped By Frogs: Longhorns Hold No. 1 Team Scoreless In First Quarter". Sunday American-Statesman. pp. 1, 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Frogs, O'Brien Pitching, Score 27 Points in Two Periods: Davey Tosses 3 Touchcdown Passes". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 20, 1938. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Frogs Defeat Mustangs, Capture Southwest Title". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 27, 1938. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ Amos Melton (January 3, 1939). "Carnegie Tech Greatest Foe, Say Frogs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "1939 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  19. ^ "Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on November 18, 2007. Retrieved November 23, 2007.
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