1917 TCU Horned Frogs football team

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1917 TCU Horned Frogs football
ConferenceTexas Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–2 (2–0 TIAA)
Head coach
CaptainRalph Martin
Home stadiumTCU gridiron, Panther Park
Seasons
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The 1917 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) as a member of the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (TIAA) during the 1917 college football season. Led by Milton Daniel in his second and final year as head coach, the Horned Frogs compiled an overall record of 8–2. The team's captain was Ralph Martin, who played halfback.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 294:00 p.m.Meridian College*Fort Worth, TXW 20–0[2]
October 61st Texas Artillery*
  • TCU gridiron
  • Fort Worth, TX
W 20–7[3]
October 133:00 p.m.at
Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
  • L 0–26[4][5]
    October 203:00 p.m.SMU*
    • TCU gridiron
    • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
    W 21–0[6][7]
    October 27at
    Trinity (TX)*
    Waxahachie, TXW 20–6[8]
    November 23:30 p.m.Southwestern (TX)
    • TCU gridiron
    • Fort Worth, TX
    W 20–6[9][10][11]
    November 10141st Infantry*
    L 7–14[12][13]
    November 16at AustinSherman, TXW 59–0[14]
    November 24at 111th Ambulance*W 6–0
    November 29Baylor*
    • TCU gridiron
    • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
    W 34–0[15][16]

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