American college football season
The 1949 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1949 college football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 6–3–1 overall and 3–3 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer in his sixteenth year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 17 | at Kansas* | | W 28–0 | | |
September 24 | Oklahoma A&M* | | T 33–33 | | |
October 1 | at Arkansas | | L 7–27 | | |
October 8 | at Indiana* | | W 13–6 | | |
October 15 | Texas A&M | - Amon G. Carter Stadium
- Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
| W 28–6 | | |
October 22 | Ole Miss* | - Amon G. Carter Stadium
- Fort Worth, TX
| W 33–27 | | [1] |
October 29 | at No. 10 Baylor | | L 14–40 | 20,000 | |
November 12 | at No. 13 Texas | | W 14–13 | 40,000 | [2] |
November 19 | No. 6 Rice | - Amon G. Carter Stadium
- Fort Worth, TX
| L 14–20 | | |
November 26 | SMU | - Amon G. Carter Stadium
- Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
| W 21–13 | 33,000 | [3] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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The following Horned Frogs were selected in the 1950 NFL draft after the season.[5]
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National championship seasons in bold |