1949 TCU
6–3–1 (3–3 Southwest Conference), coached by Dutch Meyer. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 13 Texas 14–13Nov 12
Texas was ranked No. 13, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at Kansas | W 28–0 | 33% |
| Sep 24 | vs Oklahoma State | T 33–33 | 62% |
| Oct 1 | at Arkansas | L 7–27 | 47% |
| Oct 8 | at Indiana | W 13–6 | 53% |
| Oct 15 | vs Texas A&M | W 28–6 | 75% |
| Oct 22 | vs Ole Miss | W 33–27 | 52% |
| Oct 29 | at 10Baylor | L 14–40 | 31% |
| Nov 12 | at 13Texas | W 14–13 | 24% |
| Nov 19 | vs 6Rice | L 14–20 | 41% |
| Nov 26 | vs SMU | W 21–13 | 43% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat SMU 21–13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 46th-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 1949.
- Record
- 6–3–1
- Conference
- 3–3 tied for 3rd in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 205–185
- Coach
- Dutch Meyer
- Elo
- 1564 +73 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 11.0 No. 28 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- Meyer spread
Drafted in 1950
The 1950 draft| Rd 4 | Morris Bailey E | San Francisco 49ers |
| Rd 7 | Don Narrell OT | New York Bulldogs |
| Rd 7 | Lindy Berry B | San Francisco 49ers |
All-Southwest Conference
2 first teamFirst team
Lindy BerryBAP-1; UP-1- Harold KilmanOTAP-1; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1949 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1949 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice | 6–0 | 10–1 | 5 |
| Baylor | 4–2 | 8–2 | 20 |
| TCU | 3–3 | 6–3–1 | |
| Texas | 3–3 | 6–4 | |
| SMU | 2–3–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| Arkansas | 2–4 | 5–5 | |
| Texas A&M | 0–5–1 | 1–8–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.