1942 TCU Horned Frogs football team

American college football season

1942 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 11 Texas $	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Rice	4	–	1	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
TCU	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Baylor	3	–	2	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
Texas A&M	2	–	3	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
SMU	1	–	4	–	1	3	–	6	–	2
Arkansas	0	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1942 college football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 7–3 overall and 4–2 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer in his ninth year as head coach.

TCU was ranked at No. 46 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.

The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25	at UCLA*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 7–6	15,000
October 3	Arkansas		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 13–6
October 10	Kansas*		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 41–6
October 17	at Texas A&M	No. 17	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 7–2
October 24	at Pensacola NAS*	No. 12	Pensacola, FL	W 21–0	5,000
October 31	Baylor	No. 9	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 7–10
November 7	at Texas Tech*		Tech Field Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 6–13	10,000
November 14	No. 8 Texas		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	W 13–7	18,000
November 21	at Rice	No. 18	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 0–26
November 28	at SMU		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	W 14–6
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Final
AP	17	12	9	—	—	18т	—	—

Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
"Christians Take Easy 41-6 Battle Off Kansas Team". Waco Tribune-Herald. Associated Press. October 11, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
"Christians Stay Undefeated With 21-to-0 Win Over Pensacola". Waco Sunday Tribune-Herald. October 25, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
"Reserve back saves TCU in final minutes". The Shreveport Times. November 15, 1942. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"1942 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved August 9, 2016.

v t e TCU Horned Frogs football
Venues	Panther Park (1911–1914, 1917, 1920–1923) Clark Field (1924–1930) Amon G. Carter Stadium (1930–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Baylor SMU Texas Texas A&M Texas Tech
Culture & lore	Super Frog "TCU Fight" Texas Christian University Marching Band 1935 "Game of the Century"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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