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1947 TCU

4–⁠5–⁠2 (2–⁠3–⁠1 Southwest Conference), coached by Dutch Meyer.

Schedule and results

TCU in 1947, game by game: tied vs. Kansas 0–0; lost vs. Oklahoma State 7–14; lost at Arkansas 0–6; won at Miami 19–6; won vs. Texas A&M 26–0; won at Oklahoma 20–7; won at Baylor 14–7; lost at No. 7 Texas 0–20; lost vs. No. 20 Rice 0–7; tied vs. No. 3 SMU 19–19; lost vs. No. 12 Ole Miss 9–13+26−20Tied 0–0 vs. Kansas0KansasLost 7–14 vs. Oklahoma State-7Oklahoma StateLost 0–6 at Arkansas-6ArkansasWon 19–6 at Miami+13MiamiWon 26–0 vs. Texas A&M+26Texas A&MWon 20–7 at Oklahoma+13OklahomaWon 14–7 at Baylor+7BaylorLost 0–20 at No. 7 Texas-20No. 7 TexasLost 0–7 vs. No. 20 Rice-7No. 20 RiceTied 19–19 vs. No. 3 SMU0No. 3 SMULost 9–13 vs. No. 12 Ole Miss-4No. 12 Ole Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsKansasT 0–⁠041%
Sep 27vsOklahoma StateL 7–⁠1446%
Oct 4atArkansasL 0–⁠628%
Oct 10atMiamiW 19–⁠630%
Oct 18vsTexas A&MW 26–⁠050%
Oct 25atOklahomaW 20–⁠727%
Nov 1atBaylorW 14–⁠747%
Nov 15at7TexasL 0–⁠2020%
Nov 22vs20RiceL 0–⁠746%
Nov 29vs3SMUT 19–⁠1935%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs12Ole MissDelta BowlL 9–⁠1339%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ole Miss 13–⁠9 in the Delta Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 61st-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 1947.

Led the nationLindy Berry: punt return yards (493 yds)

Record
4–⁠5–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠3–⁠1 4th in Southwest Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
114–⁠99
Coach
Dutch Meyer
Elo
1504 +71 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.9 No. 18 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offense
Meyer spread

Drafted in 1948

The 1948 draft
Rd 7Weldon Edwards OTLos Angeles Dons (AAFC)
Rd 7Pete Stout BNew York Yankees (AAFC)

All-Southwest Conference

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1947 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1947 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
SMU5–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠23
Texas5–⁠110–⁠15
Rice4–⁠26–⁠3–⁠118
TCU2–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠2
Arkansas1–⁠4–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Texas A&M1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Baylor1–⁠55–⁠5

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