The 1938 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University

Texas Christian University

Texas Christian University is a private, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States and founded in 1873. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Disciples of Christ...

 in the 1938 college football season

1938 college football season

The 1938 college football season ended with the Horned Frogs of Texas Christian University being named the nation’s #1 team by 55 of the 77 electors in the Associated Press writers' poll. The AP poll was in its second year, and seven votes were taken during the final weeks of the 1937 season,...

. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer

Dutch Meyer

Leo R. "Dutch" Meyer was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Texas Christian University from 1934 to 1952, compiling a record of 109–79–13. His TCU Horned Frogs football teams of 1935 and 1938 have been recognized...

 and finished with an undefeated season. At season's end, Davey O'Brien

Davey O'Brien

Robert David O'Brien was an American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Texas Christian University and was drafted in the first round of the 1939 NFL Draft. In 1938, O'Brien won the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award, and the...

 won the Heisman Trophy

Heisman Trophy

The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football. It was created in 1935 as the Downtown Athletic Club trophy and renamed in 1936 following the death of the Club's athletic director, John Heisman The Heisman Memorial...

 and the Horned Frogs were crowned as national champions. The offense scored 269 points while the defense allowed 60 points. The Frogs

TCU Horned Frogs

The TCU Horned Frogs are the athletic teams that represent Texas Christian University, consisting of 18 varsity teams. The "horned frog" nickname and mascot refer to the Texas horned lizard, as known as the "horned frog". The women's athletics teams are often referred to often as the Lady Frogs...

 played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium

Amon G. Carter Stadium

Amon G. Carter Stadium is an open-air football stadium on the campus of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. It is the home stadium of the TCU Horned Frogs football team. It was named after Amon G...

, which is located on campus in Fort Worth

Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...

, U.S.

Regular season

• In the Battle for the Iron Skillet
  Battle for the Iron Skillet
  The Battle for the Iron Skillet is the name of the college football rivalry between the Southern Methodist University Mustangs and the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs. The campuses are located 40 miles apart in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex...
  
  , Texas Christian beat SMU by a score of 20-7.

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Horned Frogs points	Opponents	Record
1	September 24	Centenary College (LA) Centenary College of Louisiana Centenary College of Louisiana is a primarily undergraduate, liberal arts and sciences college in Shreveport, Louisiana. The college is one of the founding members of the Associated Colleges of the South, a pedagogical organization consisting of sixteen Southern liberal arts colleges...	Win	13	0	1-0
2	October 1	Arkansas	Win	21	14	2-0
3	October 8	@ Temple	Win	28	6	3-0
4	October 15	@ Texas A&M	Win	34	6	4-0
5	October 22	@ Marquette	Win	21	0	5-0
6	October 29	Baylor	Win	39	7	6-0
7	November 5	@ Tulsa	Win	21	0	7-0
8	November 12	Texas	Win	28	6	8-0
9	November 19	@ Rice	Win	29	7	9-0
10	November 26	Southern Methodist	Win	20	7	10-0
11	January 2	Carnegie Mellon (PA)	Win	15	7	11-0

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Ki Aldrich Ki Aldrich Charles Collins "Ki" Aldrich was an American football player. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1960.-Early life:...	Center	1	1	Chicago Cardinals 1939 Chicago Cardinals season The 1939 Chicago Cardinals season was their 20th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 2-9, winning only one game. They played eight of their eleven games on the road and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 14th consecutive...
Davey O'Brien Davey O'Brien Robert David O'Brien was an American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Texas Christian University and was drafted in the first round of the 1939 NFL Draft. In 1938, O'Brien won the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award, and the...	Quarterback	1	4	Philadelphia Eagles 1939 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1939 Philadelphia Eagles season was their seventh in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5–6, winning only one game. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.-Off Season:...
I. B. Hale I. B. Hale Insall Bailey "I. B." Hale was an American football offensive tackle at Texas Christian University who was voted an All-American. He was drafted in the first round of the 1939 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins, but never played football professionally.Hale later became a FBI agent in Fort...	Tackle	1	8	Washington Redskins 1939 Washington Redskins season The 1939 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6-3-2 record from 1938.-Schedule:-Standings:...
Forrest Kline	Guard	9	75	Brooklyn Dodgers football club Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. The team played its home games at Ebbets Field. In 1945, because of financial difficulties, the team was merged with the Boston Yanks...
Johnny Hall Johnny Hall John Robert Hall was a professional American football player who played running back for four seasons for the Chicago Cardinals and Detroit Lions. He was born in Kaufman, Texas....	Wing/half back	9	79	Green Bay Packers 1939 Green Bay Packers season The 1939 Green Bay Packers season was their 19th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 9-2 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning a first-place finish in the Western Conference...
Thomas (Allie) White	Tackle	13	114	Philadelphia Eagles