The 1942 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented

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(TCU) in the

1942 college football season The 1942 college football season was the 74th season of college football, intercollegiate football in the United States. Competition included schools from the 1942 Big Ten Conference football season, Big Ten Conference, the Pacific Coast Confere ...

. The Horned Frogs finished the season 7–3 overall and 4–2 in the

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. The team was coached by

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in his ninth year as head coach. TCU was ranked at No. 46 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in

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TCU Horned Frogs football seasons

TCU Horned Frogs football The TCU Horned Frogs football team represents Texas Christian University (TCU) in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The Horned Frogs play their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on the ...

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