| 1938TCU Horned Frogs football | |
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Consensus national champion SWC champion Sugar Bowl champion | |
Sugar Bowl, W 15–7 vs.Carnegie Tech | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 1 |
| Record | 11–0 (6–0 SWC) |
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| Offensive scheme | Meyer spread |
| Home stadium | T.C.U. Stadium |
Seasons | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1TCU $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1938 TCU Horned Frogs football team was anAmerican football team that representedTexas Christian University (TCU) in theSouthwest Conference (SWC) during1938 college football season. In their fifth year under head coachDutch Meyer, the Horned Frogs compiled a perfect 11–0 record, won the SWC championship, finished the season ranked No. 1 in theAP Poll, defeatedCarnegie Tech in the1939 Sugar Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 269 to 60.[1] TCU were the consensus national football champions of 1938.
At the end of the 1938 season, TCU quarterbackDavey O'Brien won both theHeisman Trophy and theMaxwell Award as the outstanding football player in the United States.[2][3] He was the fourth player to receive the Heisman Trophy and the first from outside the Midwest or East. During the 1938 season, O'Brien completed 93 passes for 1,509 yards and 19 touchdowns.[4]
Two TCU players, O'Brien and centerKi Aldrich, were consensus first-team picks on the1938 All-America college football team.[5] TCU tackleI. B. Hale was also selected as a first-team All-American byLiberty magazine.[6]
The Horned Frogs played their home games in T.C.U. Stadium (later renamedAmon G. Carter Stadium), which is located on campus inFort Worth, Texas.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | Centenary* | W 13–0 | [7] | |||
| October 1 | Arkansas |
| W 21–14 | 12,000 | [8] | |
| October 7 | atTemple* | W 28–6 | 20,000 | [9] | ||
| October 15 | atTexas A&M | W 34–6 | 25,000 | [10] | ||
| October 22 | atMarquette* | No. 7 | W 21–0 | [11] | ||
| October 29 | Baylor | No. 4 |
| W 39–7 | 25,000 | [12] |
| November 5 | atTulsa* | No. 2 | W 21–0 | 14,000 | [13] | |
| November 12 | Texas | No. 1 |
| W 28–6 | 12,000 | [14] |
| November 19 | atRice | No. 2 | W 29–7 | [15] | ||
| November 26 | atSMU | No. 2 | W 20–7 | 23,000 | [16] | |
| January 2, 1939 | vs. No. 6Carnegie Tech* | No. 1 | W 15–7 | 44,308 | [17] | |
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| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
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| Ki Aldrich | Center | 1 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals |
| Davey O'Brien | Quarterback | 1 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| I. B. Hale | Tackle | 1 | 8 | Washington Redskins |
| Forrest Kline | Guard | 9 | 75 | Brooklyn Dodgers football club |
| Johnny Hall | Wing/half back | 9 | 79 | Green Bay Packers |
| Thomas (Allie) White | Tackle | 13 | 114 | Philadelphia Eagles |