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1944 TCU

7–⁠3–⁠1 (3–⁠1–⁠1 Southwest Conference), coached by Dutch Meyer.

Schedule and results

TCU in 1944, game by game: won vs. Kansas 7–0; won vs. South Plains Field 34–0; tied vs. Arkansas 6–6; won at Texas A&M 13–7; lost at Oklahoma 19–34; won at Chatham Field 19–7; won vs. Texas Tech 14–0; won vs. Texas 7–6; won at Rice 9–6; lost at SMU 6–9; lost vs. No. 15 Oklahoma State 0–34+34−34Won 7–0 vs. Kansas+7KansasWon 34–0 vs. South Plains Field+34South Plains Fi…Tied 6–6 vs. Arkansas0ArkansasWon 13–7 at Texas A&M+6Texas A&MLost 19–34 at Oklahoma-15OklahomaWon 19–7 at Chatham Field+12Chatham FieldWon 14–0 vs. Texas Tech+14Texas TechWon 7–6 vs. Texas+1TexasWon 9–6 at Rice+3RiceLost 6–9 at SMU-3SMULost 0–34 vs. No. 15 Oklahoma State-34No. 15 Oklahoma State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsKansasW 7–⁠052%
Sep 30vsSouth Plains FieldW 34–⁠087%
Oct 7vsArkansasT 6–⁠670%
Oct 21atTexas A&MW 13–⁠727%
Oct 28atOklahomaL 19–⁠3441%
Nov 4atChatham FieldW 19–⁠780%
Nov 11vsTexas TechW 14–⁠067%
Nov 18vsTexasW 7–⁠651%
Nov 25atRiceW 9–⁠662%
Dec 2atSMUL 6–⁠962%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs15Oklahoma StateCotton BowlL 0–⁠3438%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma State 34–⁠0 in the Cotton Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Southwest Conference champions.

In program history: The 70th-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 1944.

Southwest Conference champions3–⁠1–⁠1 in the conference

Record
7–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠1–⁠1 first in Southwest Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
134–⁠109
Coach
Dutch Meyer
Elo
1483 +33 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.0 No. 49 of 95 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Clyde Flowers
Offense
Meyer spread

Drafted in 1945

The 1945 draft
Rd 5Zeke Chronister EChicago Cardinals

All-Southwest Conference

3 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

  • Merle GibsonEAP-2
  • John CookeOTAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1944 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1944 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
TCU3–⁠1–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
Texas3–⁠25–⁠4
Arkansas2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Texas A&M2–⁠37–⁠4
SMU2–⁠35–⁠5
Rice2–⁠35–⁠6

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