1940 TCU Horned Frogs football team

1940 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1940 record	3–7 (2–4 SWC)
Head coach	Dutch Meyer
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 22,000)

1940 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#6 Texas A&M	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
#16 SMU	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	1
Texas	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Rice	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
TCU	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Arkansas	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Baylor	0	–	6	–	0	4	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1940 college football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 3–7 overall and 2–4 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer in his seventh year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 28	Centenary (LA)*	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	W 41–6	-
October 5	Arkansas	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	W 20–0	-
October 12	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 14–21	-
October 19	at No. 2 Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	L 7–21	-
October 26	at Tulsa*	Skelly Field • Tulsa, OK	W 0–7	-
November 2	Baylor	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (The Revivalry)	W 14–12	-
November 9	at Detroit Mercy*	University of Detroit Stadium • Detroit, MI	L 0–3	-
November 16	Texas	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	L 14–21	-
November 23	at Rice	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	L 6–14	-
November 30	at SMU	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet)	L 0–16	-
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

TCU Horned Frogs football

Venues	Clark Field (?–1929) Amon G. Carter Stadium (1930–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Baylor SMU Texas A&M Texas Tech

Culture & lore	Super Frog "TCU Fight" Texas Christian University Marching Band Building Dreams, Friendships, & Memories

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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