1948 TCU Horned Frogs football team

American college football season

1948 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	4–5–1 (1–4–1 SWC)
Head coach	Dutch Meyer (15th season)
Offensive scheme	Meyer spread
Captains	Pete Stout George Brown (co-captain)
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium
Seasons← 1947 1949 →

1948 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 10 SMU $	5	–	0	–	1	9	–	1	–	1
Texas	4	–	1	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
Baylor	3	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	2
Rice	3	–	2	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Arkansas	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
TCU	1	–	4	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Texas A&M	0	–	5	–	1	0	–	9	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1948 college football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Dutch Meyer, the Horned Frogs compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a mark of 1–4–1 in conference play, placing sixth in the SWC. TCU played home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium, is located on the university's campus in Fort Worth, Texas. Pete Stout, a 1947 All-Southwest Conference football team selection at fullback, was elected captain of the team. George Brown, a tackle from North Side High School in Fort Worth, was elected co-captain.

TCU was ranked at No. 40 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 18	at Kansas*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 14–13	26,000
September 25	at Oklahoma A&M*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 21–14
October 2	Arkansas	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 14–27
October 9	at No. 17 Indiana*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 7–6
October 16	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 27–14
October 23	No. 18 Oklahoma*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 18–21	20,000
October 30	No. 20 Baylor	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 3–6	25,000
November 13	Texas	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 7–14	32,000
November 20	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 7–21
November 27	at No. 8 SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	T 7–7	67,431
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Melton, Amos (February 6, 1948). "TCU Elects Stout Captain; 106 Players Get Equipment". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 13. Retrieved September 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
"Texas fights back, whips TCU, 17 to 7". Clinton Daily News. November 14, 1948. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"1948 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved August 3, 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
Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
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