1912 TCU

2–⁠1, coached by Willis T. Stewart. The season’s Wikipedia article records 8–⁠1, over nine games to the three on file here.

Schedule and results

TCU in 1912, game by game: lost at Texas 10–30; won at Southwestern U 20–0; won vs. Baylor 22–0+22−20Lost 10–30 at Texas-20TexasWon 20–0 at Southwestern U+20Southwestern UWon 22–0 vs. Baylor+22Baylor
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 5atTexasL 10–⁠3021%
Oct 12atSouthwestern UW 20–⁠035%
Oct 19vsBaylorW 22–⁠054%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Baylor 22–⁠0.

In program history: The 82nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists six games of TCU’s 1912 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

DateOpponentResultSource
Sep 28atBritten Training SchoolschoolW 16–⁠0TCU’s article
Oct 24vsAustinW 7–⁠0TCU’s article
Oct 29vsPolytechnic (TX)W 33–⁠3TCU’s article
Nov 9vsHoward PayneW 53–⁠0TCU’s article
Nov 20atTrinity (TX)W 48–⁠13TCU’s article
Nov 28vsPolytechnic (TX)W 21–⁠7TCU’s article
Record
2–⁠1
Conference
7–⁠1 3rd in the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (Wikipedia)
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
52–⁠30
Coach
Willis T. Stewart
Elo
1453 +59 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bryan F. Ware