1936 TCU Horned Frogs football team
| 1936 TCU Horned Frogs football | |
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Cotton Bowl Classic Champions | |
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 |
| Home stadium |
Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 22,000) |
| 1936 Southwest Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #18 Arkansas $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #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). The offense scored 160 points while the defense allowed 58 points. The Frogs defeated Marquette in the inaugural Cotton Bowl Classic.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | |||||
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| September 19 | at Howard Payne* | Brownwood, TX | W 6–0 | ||||||
| September 26 | at Texas Tech* | Tech Field • Lubbock, TX (Rivalry) | L 0–7 | ||||||
| October 3 | Arkansas | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Ft. Worth, TX | W 18–14 | ||||||
| October 10 | at Tulsa* | Skelly Field • Tulsa, OK | W 10–7 | ||||||
| October 17 | at Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | L 7–18 | ||||||
| October 24 | Mississippi State* | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Ft. Worth, TX | T 0–0 | ||||||
| October 31 | Baylor | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Ft. Worth, TX (Rivalry) | W 28–0 | ||||||
| November 7 | at Texas | Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 27–6 | ||||||
| November 14 | Centenary* | No. 18 | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Ft. Worth, TX | W 26–0 | |||||
| November 21 | at Rice | Rice Field • Houston, TX | W 13–0 | ||||||
| November 28 | at SMU | No. 18 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Rivalry) | T 0–0 | |||||
| December 5 | at Santa Clara* | No. 16 | Kezar Stadium • San Francisco, CA | W 9–0 | |||||
| January 1 | vs. No. 20 Marquette* | No. 16 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) | W 16–6 | |||||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. | |||||||||
Team players drafted into the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | 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 |
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
- ↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=400&season=1936
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1937.htm
- ↑ "Cotton Bowl Classic match makers". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
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