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Lifelong Frog
FWST: 10 games to remember at Amon G. Carter Stadium
1 Oct. 29, 1938
TCU 39, Baylor 7
TCU quarterback and eventual Heisman winner Davey O'Brien threw for three touchdowns as the Frogs outscored the Bears 26-0 in the second half. TCU moved up to No. 2 in the nation, and a week later moved to the top spot before winning the national championship.
2 Nov. 16, 1946
TCU 14, Texas 0
TCU had lost five straight games when the sixth-ranked Longhorns came to Fort Worth. Quarterback Carl Knox threw to Paschal High School alumnus [Gary Danielson] Lipscomb for an 11-yard touchdown pass on the Frogs' first possession of the second quarter. TCU took advantage of a couple Texas miscues, including a blocked punt that Harold Kilman recovered at the Texas 10. Lindy Berry fought for a first down on fourth-and-2 to the 6-inch line and Dave Bloxom scored on the next play to give the Frogs a 14-0 lead. Texas finished 8-2 (with a loss at Rice) while TCU finished 2-7-1.
3 Oct. 20, 1951
TCU 20, Texas A&M 14
Coach Dutch Meyer called it the sweetest victory of his 19-year career at TCU. The Frogs trailed the Aggies 14-0 with nine minutes remaining before third-string TCU running back Ray McKown put the Frogs on the board with a 49-yard scoring run. After a roughing-the-kicker penalty against the Aggies, the Frogs' Wayne Martin recovered an onside kick at the A&M 30-yard line. TCU cut the lead to 14-13 with a quick score but missed the extra point. An Aggies fumble was recovered by Roy Pitcock at the 22 and McKown scored the game-winning touchdown with 1:35 left on the clock as the Frogs earned a Cotton Bowl berth. ...
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1 Oct. 29, 1938
TCU 39, Baylor 7
TCU quarterback and eventual Heisman winner Davey O'Brien threw for three touchdowns as the Frogs outscored the Bears 26-0 in the second half. TCU moved up to No. 2 in the nation, and a week later moved to the top spot before winning the national championship.
2 Nov. 16, 1946
TCU 14, Texas 0
TCU had lost five straight games when the sixth-ranked Longhorns came to Fort Worth. Quarterback Carl Knox threw to Paschal High School alumnus [Gary Danielson] Lipscomb for an 11-yard touchdown pass on the Frogs' first possession of the second quarter. TCU took advantage of a couple Texas miscues, including a blocked punt that Harold Kilman recovered at the Texas 10. Lindy Berry fought for a first down on fourth-and-2 to the 6-inch line and Dave Bloxom scored on the next play to give the Frogs a 14-0 lead. Texas finished 8-2 (with a loss at Rice) while TCU finished 2-7-1.
3 Oct. 20, 1951
TCU 20, Texas A&M 14
Coach Dutch Meyer called it the sweetest victory of his 19-year career at TCU. The Frogs trailed the Aggies 14-0 with nine minutes remaining before third-string TCU running back Ray McKown put the Frogs on the board with a 49-yard scoring run. After a roughing-the-kicker penalty against the Aggies, the Frogs' Wayne Martin recovered an onside kick at the A&M 30-yard line. TCU cut the lead to 14-13 with a quick score but missed the extra point. An Aggies fumble was recovered by Roy Pitcock at the 22 and McKown scored the game-winning touchdown with 1:35 left on the clock as the Frogs earned a Cotton Bowl berth. ...
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