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Texas Christian Football Team History

Texas Christian Horned Toads

Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX
Founded: 1873
Stadium: Amon G. Carter Stadium
Capacity: 46,000
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Conference: Southwest-

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1896 <-- 1947 <- 1948 -> 1949 --> 2024

1948 Season Highlights

Leo R. Dutch Meyer enters his 15th season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.

1948 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 18	@ Kansas	14	13	W
Sat., Sep. 25	@ Oklahoma State	21	14	W
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. Arkansas	14	27	L
Sat., Oct. 9	@ Indiana	7	6	W
Sat., Oct. 16	@ Texas A&M	27	14	W
Sat., Oct. 23	vs. Oklahoma	18	21	L
Sat., Oct. 30	vs. Baylor	3	6	L
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Texas	7	14	L
Sat., Nov. 20	@ Rice	7	21	L
Sat., Nov. 27	@ Southern Methodist	7	7	T

1948 Season Totals
Record	4-5 -1
Points Scored	125
Scoring Average	12.5
Points Allowed	143
Defense Average	14.3
Opponents Record	57-40
Conference Record	1-4
Home Record	0-4
Away Record	4-1 -1

1948 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1948 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Southern Methodist	9-1-1	250	105	Won 21-13	5-0-1	108	52	Madison A. Matty Bell
Texas	7-3-1	223	147	Won 41-28	4-1-1	81	65	J. Blair Cherry
Baylor	6-3-2	167	125	Won 20-7	3-2-1	72	57	George R. Bob Woodruff
Rice	5-4-1	168	119		3-2-1	95	79	Jess C. Neely
Arkansas	5-5	227	136		2-4	86	96	John Barnhill
Texas Christian	4-5-1	125	143		1-4-1	65	89	Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Texas A&M	0-9-1	123	247		0-5-1	68	137	Robert Harry Stiteler

1948 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1948 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.