1946 TCU
2–7–1 (2–4 Southwest Conference), coached by Dutch Meyer. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 6 Texas 14–0Nov 16
Texas was ranked No. 6, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs Kansas | T 0–0 | 56% |
| Sep 28 | vs Baylor | W 19–16 | 52% |
| Oct 5 | vs Arkansas | L 14–34 | 64% |
| Oct 11 | at Miami | L 12–20 | 32% |
| Oct 19 | at Texas A&M | L 0–14 | 31% |
| Oct 26 | at Oklahoma State | L 6–7 | 20% |
| Nov 2 | vs 14Oklahoma | L 12–14 | 37% |
| Nov 16 | vs 6Texas | W 14–0 | 17% |
| Nov 23 | at 12Rice | L 0–13 | 24% |
| Nov 30 | at SMU | L 13–30 | 33% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to SMU 30–13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 98th-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 1946.
- Record
- 2–7–1
- Conference
- 2–4 tied for 5th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 90–148
- Coach
- Dutch Meyer
- Elo
- 1401 −46 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 2.6 No. 52 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- Meyer spread
All-Southwest Conference
1 first teamFirst team
Weldon EdwardsOTAP-1; UP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1946 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1946 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice | 5–1 | 9–2 | 10 |
| Arkansas | 5–1 | 6–3–2 | 16 |
| Texas | 4–2 | 8–2 | 15 |
| Texas A&M | 3–3 | 4–6 | |
| SMU | 2–4 | 4–5–1 | |
| TCU | 2–4 | 2–7–1 | |
| Baylor | 0–6 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.