The 1931 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1931 college football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 8–2–1 overall and 4–1–1 in the Southwest Conference.[1] The team was coached by Francis Schmidt in his third year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.
| 1931 TCU Horned Frogs football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 8–2–1 (4–1–1 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Amon G. Carter Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | North Texas State Teachers* | W 33–6 | [2] | ||
| September 26 | LSU* |
| W 3–0 | [3] | |
| October 3 | at Tulsa* | L 0–13 | [4] | ||
| October 10 | Austin* |
| W 38–0 | [5] | |
| October 17 | Texas A&M |
| W 6–0 | [6] | |
| October 23 | at Simmons (TX)* | Abilene, TX | W 6–0 | [7] | |
| October 31 | at Arkansas |
| W 7–0 | 4,000 | [8] |
| November 7 | Rice |
| W 7–6 | [9] | |
| November 14 | at Texas | L 0–10 | [10] | ||
| November 21 | at Baylor | W 19–6 | [11] | ||
| November 28 | SMU |
| T 0–0 | 15,000 | [12] |
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References
edit- ^ "1931 TCU Horned Frogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ "T.C.U. Frogs defeat Denton Teachers 33 to 6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 20, 1931. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "T.C.U. field goal beats Louisiana State in third period". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 27, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa defeats T.C.U. Frogs". The Enid Morning News. October 4, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Christian beats Austin College, 38–0". The Commercial Appeal. October 11, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Christian beats Aggies with late rush". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 18, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys nosed down by Frogs". Austin American-Statesman. October 24, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas Porkers hold T.C.U. team to one touchdown". The Shreveport Times. November 1, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Christian beats Rice, 7 to 6". The Atlanta Constitution. November 8, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Longhorns jar T.C.U.'s hopes with 10 to 0 victory". Wichita Daily Times. November 15, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Frogs defeat Baylor, stay in title race". The Daily Oklahoman. November 22, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern Methodists champs after 0 to 0 draw". The Abilene Morning Reporter-News. November 29, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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