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1935 TCU

12–⁠1 (5–⁠1 Southwest Conference), coached by Dutch Meyer.

Schedule and results

TCU in 1935, game by game: won vs. Howard Payne 41–0; won vs. North Texas 28–11; won at Arkansas 13–7; won at Tulsa 13–0; won vs. Texas A&M 19–14; won at Centenary (LA) 27–7; won at Baylor 28–0; won at Loyola (LA) 14–0; won at Texas 28–0; won vs. Rice 27–6; lost vs. SMU 14–20; won at Santa Clara 10–6; won vs. LSU 3–2+41−6Won 41–0 vs. Howard Payne+41Howard PayneWon 28–11 vs. North Texas+17North TexasWon 13–7 at Arkansas+6ArkansasWon 13–0 at Tulsa+13TulsaWon 19–14 vs. Texas A&M+5Texas A&MWon 27–7 at Centenary (LA)+20Centenary (LA)Won 28–0 at Baylor+28BaylorWon 14–0 at Loyola (LA)+14Loyola (LA)Won 28–0 at Texas+28TexasWon 27–6 vs. Rice+21RiceLost 14–20 vs. SMU-6SMUWon 10–6 at Santa Clara+4Santa ClaraWon 3–2 vs. LSU+1LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsHoward PayneW 41–⁠092%
Sep 28vsNorth TexasW 28–⁠1191%
Oct 5atArkansasW 13–⁠753%
Oct 12atTulsaW 13–⁠062%
Oct 19vsTexas A&MW 19–⁠1479%
Oct 26atCentenary (LA)W 27–⁠747%
Nov 2atBaylorW 28–⁠062%
Nov 8atLoyola (LA)W 14–⁠091%
Nov 16atTexasW 28–⁠058%
Nov 23vsRiceW 27–⁠662%
Nov 30vsSMUL 14–⁠2061%
Dec 7atSanta ClaraW 10–⁠674%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsLSUSugar BowlW 3–⁠248%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat LSU 3–⁠2 in the Sugar Bowl; 2nd in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1935.

National championsa title the school claims

Consensus All-AmericanDarrell Lester, C

Record
12–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠1 2nd in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
265–⁠73
Coach
Dutch Meyer
Elo
1723 +156 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
23.6 No. 3 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offense
Meyer spread

Drafted in 1936

The 1936 draft
Rd 1Jimmy Lawrence RBChicago Cardinals
Rd 5Wilson Groseclose OTBoston Redskins
Rd 5Darrell Lester CGreen Bay Packers

All-Southwest Conference

4 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1935 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1935 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
SMU6–⁠012–⁠1
TCU5–⁠112–⁠1
Baylor3–⁠38–⁠3
Rice3–⁠38–⁠3
Arkansas2–⁠45–⁠5
Texas1–⁠54–⁠6
Texas A&M1–⁠53–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.