1955 TCU Horned Frogs football team
| 1955 TCU Horned Frogs football | |
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Southwest Conference champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 13–14 vs. Ole Miss | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 6 |
| AP | No. 6 |
| 1955 record | 9–2 (5–1 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 37,000) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 TCU $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Texas A&M | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1955 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1955 college football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 9–2 overall and 5–1 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Abe Martin 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. They were invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic where they lost to Ole Miss by a score of 13–14.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 17 | Kansas* |
| W 47–14 | |||
| September 24 | at No. 12 Texas Tech* |
| W 32–0 | 28,000 | ||
| October 1 | at Arkansas | No. 10 |
| W 26–0 | ||
| October 8 | at Alabama* | No. 8 |
| W 21–0 | 20,000 | |
| October 15 | No. 19 Texas A&M | No. 7 |
| L 16–19 | ||
| October 21 | at Miami (FL)* | No. 18 |
| W 21–19 | ||
| October 29 | at Baylor | No. 14 |
| W 28–6 | ||
| November 12 | at Texas | No. 8 |
| W 47–20 | 55,000 | |
| November 19 | Rice | No. 7 |
| W 35–0 | ||
| November 26 | SMU | No. 7 |
| W 20–13 | 33,000 | |
| January 2, 1956 | vs. No. 15 Ole Miss | No. 7 |
| NBC | L 13–14 | 75,500 |
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References[]
- ^ "1955 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved July 28, 2016.
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