1955 TCU Horned Frogs football team

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.

1955 TCU Horned Frogs football
Southwest Conference champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
1955 record9–2 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAmon G. Carter Stadium
(Capacity: 37,000)
1955 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17Kansas*W 47–14
September 24at No. 12 Texas Tech*W 32–028,000
October 1at ArkansasNo. 10W 26–0
October 8at Alabama*No. 8W 21–020,000
October 15No. 19 Texas A&MNo. 7
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
L 16–19
October 21at Miami (FL)*No. 18W 21–19
October 29at BaylorNo. 14W 28–6
November 12at TexasNo. 8W 47–2055,000
November 19RiceNo. 7
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
W 35–0
November 26SMUNo. 7
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
W 20–1333,000
January 2, 1956vs. No. 15 Ole MissNo. 7NBCL 13–1475,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "1955 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved July 28, 2016.
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