1936 TCU Horned Frogs football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1936
| team = TCU Horned Frogs
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southwest Conference
| short_conf = SWC
| APRank = 16
| record = 9–2–2
| conf_record = 4–1–1
| head_coach = Dutch Meyer
| hc_year = 3rd
| off_scheme = Meyer spread
| captain =
| stadium = Amon G. Carter Stadium
| champion = Cotton Bowl Classic champion
| bowl = Cotton Bowl Classic
| bowl_result = W 16–6 vs. Marquette
}}
{{1936 Southwest Conference football standings}}
The 1936 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1936 college football season. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer in his third year as coach, finishing the season 9–2–2 (4–1–1 SWC). Led by senior quarterback Sammy Baugh, the offense scored 160 points, while the defense allowed 58 points. The Frogs defeated Marquette in the inaugural Cotton Bowl Classic, played in Dallas.
The final AP poll was released in late November and TCU was sixteenth; they then defeated #6 Santa Clara on December 12,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FScbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CkwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3937%2C6096343 |work=Pittsburgh Press |agency=United Press |last=Sullivan |first=James A. |title=Texas Christian punctures Santa Clara's perfect record |date=December 13, 1936 |page=1, sports}} and #20 Marquette on New Year's Day. Baugh was a first round selection in the 1937 NFL Draft, taken sixth overall by the Boston Redskins, who moved south to Washington, D.C. prior to the {{nfly|1937}} season.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1936
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 18
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1936|team=Howard Payne Yellow Jackets|title=Howard Payne}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Brownwood, TX
| score = 6–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite new|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-frogs-edge-ov/168073622/|newspaper=The Austin Statesman|title=Frogs' edge over Jackets surprisingly small|date=September 19, 1936|accessdate=March 15, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Texas Tech
| site_stadium = Tech Field
| site_cityst = Lubbock, TX
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–7
| attend = 12,000
| source = {{cite new|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-daily-reporter-tech-overpowers-h/168073796/|newspaper=The Abilene Morning Reporter-News|title=Tech overpowers Horned Frogs for earned victory 7–0|date=September 27, 1936|accessdate=March 15, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = w
| opponent = Arkansas
| site_stadium = Amon G. Carter Stadium
| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX
| score = 18–14
| attend = 12,000
| source = {{cite new|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tyler-courier-times-baugh-outpasses/168065459/|newspaper=The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph|title=Baugh outpasses Robbins and Frogs beat Razorbacks, 18–14|date=October 4, 1936|accessdate=March 15, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Tulsa
| site_stadium = Skelly Field
| site_cityst = Tulsa, OK
| score = 10–7
| attend = 14,000
| source = {{cite new|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-waco-times-herald-christians-nose-ou/168073967/|newspaper=The Waco Times-Herald|title=Christians nose out Tulsa University by 10–7 count|date=October 11, 1936|accessdate=March 15, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Texas A&M
| site_stadium = Kyle Field
| site_cityst = College Station, TX
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 18–7
| attend =
| source = {{cite new|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/valley-morning-star-texas-aggies-use-air/168074150/|newspaper=Valley Morning Star|title=Texas Aggies use airlanes to defeat Horned Frogs|date=October 18, 1936|accessdate=March 15, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = t
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Mississippi State
| site_stadium = Cotton Bowl
| site_cityst = Dallas, TX
| score = 0–0
| attend = 6,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marshall-news-messenger-tcumissi/132599673/|work=The Marshall News Messenger|title=T.C.U.–Mississippi Statte scoreless on wet field|date=October 25, 1936|accessdate=September 28, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = w
| opponent = Baylor
| site_stadium = Amon G. Carter Stadium
| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 28–0
| attend = 10,000
| source = {{cite new|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-frogs-crush-bay/168074287/|newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Frogs crush Baylor, 28 to 0; Coast in last half|date=November 1, 1936|accessdate=March 15, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Texas
| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = [Austin, TX
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 27–6
| attend = 12,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123653731/frogs-win-rough-and-tumble-game/|work=Big Spring Daily Herald|title=Frogs win rough and tumble game|date=November 8, 1936|accessdate=April 27, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 18
| opponent = Centenary
| site_stadium = Amon G. Carter Stadium
| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX
| score = 26–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82002742/baugh-obrien-pass-frogs-to-260-win-ov/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Baugh, O'Brien pass Frogs to 26–0 win over Centenary|date=November 15, 1936|accessdate=July 22, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Rice
| site_stadium = Rice Field
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| score = 13–0
| attend = 15,000
| source = {{cite new|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-sammy-baughs/168074474/|newspaper=The Austin American-Statesman|title=Sammy Baugh's whistling passes give Frogs victory over Owls|date=November 22, 1936|accessdate=March 15, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 28
| w/l = t
| away = y
| rank = 18
| opponent = SMU
| site_stadium = Ownby Stadium
| site_cityst = University Park, TX
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite new|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-frogs-mustangs/168074722/|newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Frogs, Mustangs play 0–0 deadlock on muddy field|date=November 29, 1936|accessdate=March 15, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 12
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 16
| opponent = Santa Clara
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Kezar Stadium
| site_cityst = San Francisco, CA
| score = 9–0
| attend = 45,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = January 1, 1937
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| rank = 16
| opponent = Marquette
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = Cotton Bowl
| site_cityst = Dallas, TX
| gamename = Cotton Bowl Classic
| score = 16–6
| attend = 15,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Frogs Topple Marquette, 16–6|newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|author=Flem Hall|date=January 2, 1937|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121220244/frogs-topple-marquette-16-6/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
Team players drafted into the NFL
{{main|1937 NFL draft}}
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| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL club |
| align="center" bgcolor="" | Quarterback | 1 | 6 | Washington Redskins |
| align="center" bgcolor="" | Tackle | 3 | 21 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| align="center" bgcolor="" | End | 6 | 55 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| align="center" bgcolor="" | Tackle | 7 | 69 | Green Bay Packers |
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|Solon Holt | Guard | 10 | 100 | Los Angeles Rams |
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{{small|Source:}}{{cite web| url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1937.htm| title = Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com| website = Pro-Football-Reference.com| access-date = 2018-03-28| archive-date = 2010-11-19| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101119185018/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1937.htm| url-status = dead}}
Awards and honors
- Sammy Baugh, All-American selection
- Sammy Baugh, Cotton Bowl Classic Most Valuable Player
- Sammy Baugh, fourth in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1936.{{cite web | work=Dallas Morning News | url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/topstories/stories/122707dnspoottonpageforweb.1df8d6a.html | title=Cotton Bowl Classic match makers | access-date=July 9, 2008}}
References
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