TCU at Alabama
Saturday, October 8, 1955 Share
TCU beat Alabama 21–0. It was their first meeting; after it, TCU led the series 1–0.
FinalHigh 72°F, low 52°FAttendance 20,000
On the newsreel
- SPORTS — T.C.U. vs. ALABAMAJim Swink of TCU provides gridiron thrills of the week as he runs wild against an ebbing Crimson Tide, sparking the TCU Horned Frogs to a 21-0 victory
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
TCU 63% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every TCU–Alabama gameTCU leads 3–2 in five meetings, counting the four since this game.
| 1975 | Alabama 45, TCU 0 | |
| 1974 | Alabama 41, TCU 3 | |
| 1957 | TCU 28, Alabama 0 | |
| 1956 | TCU 23, Alabama 6 | |
| 1955 | TCU 21, Alabama 0 |
Around this game
TCU
- Next gamevs. Texas A&MOct. 15, 1955
- SeasonTCU in 1955
- ProgramTCU history and records
Alabama
- Next gamevs. TennesseeOct. 15, 1955
- SeasonAlabama in 1955
- ProgramAlabama history and records