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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: Madison A. Matty Bell
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1896  <-- 1925 <- 1926 -> 1927 --> 2024
1926 Season Highlights
 Madison A. Matty Bell enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.
 
1926 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Daniel Baker  5   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Centenary  24   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Baylor  7   7   T    @ Dallas, TX   
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Austin  7   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Oklahoma State  3   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Texas Tech  28   16   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Texas A&M  13   13   T       
 Fri., Nov. 12  @ Arkansas  10   7   W       
 Thu., Nov. 25  @ Southern Methodist  13   14   L       
 
1926 Season Totals
  Record6-1 -2
  Points Scored110
  Scoring Average12.2
  Points Allowed74
  Defense Average8.2
  Opponents Record33-16
  Conference Record1-1
  Home Record5-0 -1
  Away Record1-1 -1
1926 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1926 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern Methodist 8-0-122947 5-09540  Ray Morrison
Baylor 6-3-110393 3-1-14961  Morley Jennings
Texas 5-414669 2-25836  Edward J. Doc Stewart
Texas Christian 6-1-211074 1-1-24341  Madison A. Matty Bell
Texas A&M 5-3-118459 1-3-15456  Dana X. Bible
Arkansas 5-517988 0-1710  Francis A. Schmidt
Rice 4-4-18481 0-4769  John W. Heisman

1926 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1926 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.