1917 TCU Horned Frogs football team

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1917 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–2 (2–0 TIAA)
Head coach
CaptainRalph Martin
Home stadiumTCU gridiron, Panther Park
Seasons
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The 1917 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) as a member of the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (TIAA) during the 1917 college football season. Led by Milton Daniel in his second and final year as head coach, the Horned Frogs compiled an overall record of 8–2. The team's captain was Ralph Martin, who played halfback. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 294:00 p.m.Meridian College* Fort Worth, TX W 20–0 [2]
October 61st Texas Artillery*
  • TCU gridiron
  • Fort Worth, TX
W 20–7 [3]
October 133:00 p.m.at Rice *
L 0–26 [4] [5]
October 203:00 p.m. SMU *
  • TCU gridiron
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
W 21–0 [6] [7]
October 27at Trinity (TX) * Waxahachie, TX W 20–6 [8]
November 23:30 p.m. Southwestern (TX)
  • TCU gridiron
  • Fort Worth, TX
W 20–6 [9] [10] [11]
November 10 141st Infantry *
L 7–14 [12] [13]
November 16at Austin Sherman, TX W 59–0 [14]
November 24at 111th Ambulance*W 6–0
November 29 Baylor *
  • TCU gridiron
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
W 34–0 [15] [16]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  15. ↑ "T. C. U. Fans Refuse to Grant Baylor Bear's Superiority". Fort Worth Star-Telegram . Fort Worth, Texas. November 27, 1917. p. 12. Retrieved August 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
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