1940 TCU Horned Frogs football team

1940 TCU Horned Frogs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record3–7 (2–4 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeMeyer spread
Home stadiumAmon G. Carter Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Texas A&M $ 5 1 0 9 1 0
No. 16 SMU 5 1 0 8 1 1
Texas 4 2 0 8 2 0
Rice 4 2 0 7 3 0
TCU 2 4 0 3 7 0
Arkansas 1 5 0 4 6 0
Baylor 0 6 0 4 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1940 college football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 3–7 overall and 2–4 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer in his seventh year as head coach.

TCU was ranked at No. 42 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[1]

The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.

  1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.