1936 TCU Horned Frogs football team

1936 TCU Horned Frogs football
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 16
Record9–2–2 (4–1–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeMeyer spread
Home stadiumAmon G. Carter Stadium
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 Arkansas $ 5 1 0 7 3 0
No. 16 TCU 4 1 1 9 2 2
Texas A&M 3 2 1 8 3 1
Baylor 3 2 1 6 3 1
SMU 2 3 1 5 4 1
Rice 1 5 0 5 7 0
Texas 1 5 0 2 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1936 college football season. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer in his third year as coach, finishing the season 9–2–2 (4–1–1 SWC). Led by senior quarterback Sammy Baugh, the offense scored 160 points, while the defense allowed 58 points. The Frogs defeated Marquette in the inaugural Cotton Bowl Classic, played in Dallas.

The final AP poll was released in late November and TCU was sixteenth; they then defeated #6 Santa Clara on December 12,[1] and #20 Marquette on New Year's Day. Baugh was a first round selection in the 1937 NFL Draft, taken sixth overall by the Boston Redskins, who moved south to Washington, D.C. prior to the 1937 season.

  1. ^ Sullivan, James A. (December 13, 1936). "Texas Christian punctures Santa Clara's perfect record". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 1, sports.