1911 TCU football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1911

| team = TCU

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association

| short_conf = TIAA

| record = 4–5

| conf_record = 0–3

| head_coach = Henry W. Lever

| hc_year = 1st

| captain =

| stadium = Morris Park

}}

The 1911 TCU football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) as a member of the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (TIAA) during the 1911 college football season. Led by Henry W. Lever in his first and only year as head coach, TCU compiled an overall record of 4–5. They played their home games at Morris Park in Fort Worth, Texas.

A game with Texas scheduled for October 7 was cancelled following the death of Billy Wasmund, the Longhorns's head coach.{{cite news |author= |title=Saturday's Football Game Is Called Off |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83923620/austin-american-statesman/ |newspaper=The Austin Daily Statesman |location=Austin, Texas |date=October 6, 1911 |page=8 |access-date=August 22, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 29

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = FW Central High

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX

| score = 24–0

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 14

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1911|team=Trinity Tigers|title=Trinity (TX)}}

| site_stadium = Morris Park

| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX

| score = 30–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Texas Christian U. Overwhelms Trinity |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83645259/the-fort-worth-record-and-register/ |newspaper=The Fort Worth Record and Register |location=Fort Worth, Texas |date=October 15, 1911 |page=22 |access-date=August 17, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 21

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1911|team=Southwestern Pirates|title=Southwestern (TX)}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Georgetown, TX

| score = 0–21

| attend =

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=T. C. U. Vanquished By Southwestern |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83656251/the-fort-worth-record-and-register/ |newspaper=The Fort Worth Record and Register |location=Fort Worth, Texas |date=October 22, 1911 |page=13 |access-date=August 17, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 28

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1911|team=Austin Kangaroos|title=Austin}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Sherman, TX

| score = 0–39

| attend =

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=T. C. U. Smothered By Austin, 39-0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83656400/fort-worth-star-telegram/ |newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |location=Fort Worth, Texas |date=October 29, 1911 |page=19 |access-date=August 17, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 8

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1911|team=Southwestern Normal Bulldogs|title=Southwestern Normal (OK)}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Weatherford, OK

| score = 25–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=T. C. U. Wins Game From Weatherford Eleven |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83646399/fort-worth-star-telegram/ |newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |location=Fort Worth, Texas |date=November 9, 1911 |page=10 |access-date=August 17, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 11

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Baylor

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Waco, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–12

| attend =

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Baylor Defeats T. C. U. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82462226/fort-worth-star-telegram/ |newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |location=Fort Worth, Texas |date=November 12, 1911 |page=26 |access-date=July 30, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 15

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Southwestern Normal (OK)

| site_stadium = Varsity gridiron

| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX

| score = 24–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=T. C. U. Predicts Sharp Battle With Austin |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83646172/fort-worth-star-telegram/ |newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |location=Fort Worth, Texas |date=November 16, 1911 |page=11 |access-date=August 17, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 18

| w/l = l

| opponent = Austin

| site_stadium = Morris Park

| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX

| score = 8–18

| attend = 800

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Christians Lose to Austin College, 18 to 8; Rowdy Game |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83656489/fort-worth-star-telegram/ |newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |location=Fort Worth, Texas |date=November 19, 1911 |page=13 |access-date=August 17, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 30

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1911|team=Polytechnic|title=Polytechnic (TX)}}

| site_stadium = Morris Park

| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX

| score = 3–16

| attend = 2,000

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Poly-T. C. U. Game Attracts State |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83645570/fort-worth-star-telegram/ |newspaper=The Fort Worth Record and Register |location=Fort Worth, Texas |date=November 26, 1911 |page=28 |access-date=August 17, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Fast Poly Team Has Undefeated Season Gives T. C. U. Good Trouncing Thursday |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83645717/the-fort-worth-record-and-register/ |newspaper=The Fort Worth Record and Register |location=Fort Worth, Texas |date=December 1, 1911 |page=8 |access-date=August 17, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

References

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