1938 TCU Horned Frogs football team

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1938 TCU Horned Frogs football
Consensus national champion
SWC champion
Sugar Bowl champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 1
Record11–0 (6–0 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeMeyer spread
Home stadiumT.C.U. Stadium
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 TCU $ 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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1938 TCU Horned Frogs football team was an

AP Poll, defeated Carnegie Tech in the 1939 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 quarterback Davey O'Brien won both the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell 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 center Ki Aldrich, were consensus first-team picks on the 1938 All-America college football team.[5] TCU tackle I. B. Hale was also selected as a first-team All-American by Liberty magazine.[6]

The Horned Frogs played their home games in T.C.U. Stadium (later renamed Amon G. Carter Stadium), which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Centenary*
W 13–0[7]
October 1Arkansas
  • T.C.U. Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
W 21–1412,000[8]
October 7at Temple*
W 28–620,000[9]
October 15at Texas A&M
W 34–625,000[10]
October 22at Marquette*No. 7
W 21–0[11]
October 29BaylorNo. 4
  • T.C.U. Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
W 39–725,000[12]
November 5at Tulsa*No. 2
W 21–014,000[13]
November 12TexasNo. 1
  • T.C.U. Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
W 28–612,000[14]
November 19at
Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
    		• W 29–7[15]
    November 26at SMUNo. 2
    		W 20–723,000[16]
    January 2, 1939vs. No. 6 Carnegie Tech*No. 1
    		W 15–744,308[17]
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    1939 NFL draft

    Player Position Round Pick NFL club
    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

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    Awards and honors

    References

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    3. ^ a b "Davey O'Brien Wins Maxwell Club Award". Los Angeles Times. November 29, 1938. p. 34.
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    5. ^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 7. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
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    18. ^ "1939 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
    19. ^ "Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on November 18, 2007. Retrieved November 23, 2007.
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