TCU–Texas football rivalry

TCU–Texas football rivalry
TCU Horned Frogs
Texas Longhorns
First meetingNovember 3, 1897
Texas 18, TCU 10
Latest meetingNovember 11, 2023
Texas 29, TCU 26
Statistics
Meetings total94
All-time seriesTexas leads, 65–28–1[1]
Largest victoryTexas, 72–0 (1915)
Longest win streakTexas, 24 (1968–1991)
Current win streakTexas, 1 (2023–present)
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The TCU–Texas football rivalry is a college football rivalry game between the Horned Frogs of Texas Christian University and the Longhorns of the University of Texas.[2][3][4][5]

History

The two Texas universities have a long history between each other.[6] They first met on the football field on November 3, 1897, with Texas winning the contest 18–10.[7][8][9] In 1898, the schools met twice, with Texas winning both games.[10] The schools were members of the old Southwest Conference together from 1923 to 1995.[11] Between the turn of the century and 1924, the Horned Frogs and Longhorns met nine times, with Texas emerging victorious each game. The largest margin of victory in the series occurred in 1915, with Texas obliterating TCU 72–0.[12][better source needed] The only tie in the series occurred in 1927, when TCU and Texas finished deadlocked at 0.[13] Two years later in 1929, TCU recorded its first win over Texas, 15–12.[14] Between 1932 and 1938, TCU defeated Texas six out of seven years.

After trading wins and losses during the 1940s through the 1960s, the Longhorns began their long run of dominance over the Frogs. Beginning in 1968, Texas defeated TCU in 24 consecutive matchups.[15] The second largest margin of victory in the series occurred in 1974, with the Horns destroying the Frogs 81–16.[16][better source needed] On November 7, 1992, TCU ended the long, frustrating losing streak by defeating Texas 23–14.[17] After a 27–19 Texas victory in 1995, the squads didn't meet again until 2007, when the Longhorns defeated the Horned Frogs 34–13.[18]

When TCU joined the Big 12 Conference in 2012,[19] their conference scheduling ensured that TCU and Texas will play every year on the football field. Since joining the Big 12, TCU has defeated Texas in eight of the twelve matchups, with the only UT victories in that stretch coming in 2013, 2018, 2021 and 2023.

Texas left the Big 12 Conference after the 2023 season to join the SEC beginning in 2024.[20] No future games are currently scheduled between the two teams.

Game results

TCU victoriesTexas victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinning teamLosing team
1 November 3, 1897 Waco Texas 18 TCU 10
2 October 15, 1898 Waco Texas 16 TCU 0
3 November 5, 1898 Austin Texas 29 TCU 0
4 October 8, 1904 Austin Texas 40 TCU 0
5 October 7, 1905 Austin Texas 11 TCU 0
6 October 13, 1906 Austin Texas 22 TCU 0
7 October 10, 1908 Austin Texas 11 TCU 6
8 October 30, 1909 Austin Texas 24 TCU 0
9 October 5, 1912 Austin Texas 30 TCU 10
10 October 2, 1915 Austin Texas 72 TCU 0
11 September 28, 1918 Austin Texas 19 TCU 0
12 November 15, 1924 Fort Worth Texas 13 TCU 0
13 October 1, 1927 Austin Tie0Tie0
14 November 17, 1928 Fort Worth Texas 6 TCU 0
15 November 16, 1929 Austin TCU 15 Texas 12
16 November 15, 1930 Fort Worth Texas 7 TCU 0
17 November 14, 1931 Austin Texas 10 TCU 0
18 November 11, 1932 Fort Worth TCU 14 Texas 0
19 November 18, 1933 Austin TCU 30 Texas 0
20 November 17, 1934 Fort Worth Texas 20 TCU 19
21 November 16, 1935 Austin TCU 28 Texas 0
22 November 7, 1936 Austin TCU 27 Texas 6
23 November 13, 1937 Austin TCU 14 Texas 0
24 November 12, 1938 Fort Worth #1 TCU 28 Texas 6
25 November 18, 1939 Austin Texas 25 TCU 19
26 November 16, 1940 Fort Worth Texas 21 TCU 14
27 November 15, 1941 Austin TCU 14 #2 Texas 7
28 November 14, 1942 Fort Worth TCU 13 #8 Texas 7
29 November 13, 1943 Austin #16 Texas 46 TCU 7
30 November 18, 1944 Fort Worth TCU 7 Texas 6
31 November 17, 1945 Austin #17 Texas 20 TCU 0
32 November 16, 1946 Fort Worth TCU 14 #6 Texas 0
33 November 15, 1947 Austin #7 Texas 20 TCU 0
34 November 13, 1948 Fort Worth Texas 14 TCU 7
35 November 12, 1949 Austin TCU 14 #13 Texas 13
36 November 18, 1950 Fort Worth #6 Texas 21 TCU 7
37 November 17, 1951 Austin #15 Texas 32 #13 TCU 21
38 November 15, 1952 Fort Worth #9 Texas 14 TCU 7
39 November 14, 1953 Austin #10 Texas 13 TCU 3
40 November 13, 1954 Fort Worth Texas 35 TCU 34
41 November 12, 1955 Austin #8 TCU 47 Texas 20
42 November 17, 1956 Fort Worth TCU 46 Texas 0
43 November 16, 1957 Austin Texas 14 #17 TCU 2
44 November 15, 1958 Fort Worth #9 TCU 22 Texas 8
45 November 14, 1959 Austin #18 TCU 14 #2 Texas 9
46 November 12, 1960 Fort Worth Texas 3 TCU 2
47 November 18, 1961 Austin TCU 6 #1 Texas 0
48 November 17, 1962 Fort Worth #5 Texas 14 TCU 0
No.DateLocationWinning teamLosing team
49 November 16, 1963 Austin #1 Texas 17 TCU 0
50 November 14, 1964 Fort Worth #5 Texas 28 TCU 13
51 November 13, 1965 Austin TCU 25 Texas 10
52 November 12, 1966 Fort Worth Texas 13 TCU 3
53 November 18, 1967 Austin TCU 24 Texas 17
54 November 16, 1968 Fort Worth #8 Texas 47 TCU 21
55 November 15, 1969 Austin #2 Texas 69 TCU 7
56 November 14, 1970 Fort Worth #2 Texas 58 TCU 0
57 November 13, 1971 Austin #13 Texas 31 TCU 0
58 November 18, 1972 Fort Worth #7 Texas 27 TCU 0
59 November 17, 1973 Austin #11 Texas 52 TCU 7
60 November 16, 1974 Fort Worth Texas 81 TCU 16
61 November 15, 1975 Austin #7 Texas 27 TCU 11
62 November 13, 1976 Fort Worth Texas 34 TCU 7
63 November 12, 1977 Austin #1 Texas 44 TCU 14
64 November 18, 1978 Fort Worth #9 Texas 41 TCU 0
65 November 17, 1979 Austin #6 Texas 35 TCU 10
66 November 15, 1980 Fort Worth Texas 51 TCU 26
67 November 14, 1981 Austin #10 Texas 31 TCU 15
68 November 13, 1982 Fort Worth #20 Texas 38 TCU 21
69 November 12, 1983 Austin #2 Texas 20 TCU 14
70 November 17, 1984 Fort Worth #10 Texas 44 #12 TCU 23
71 November 16, 1985 Austin Texas 20 TCU 0
72 November 15, 1986 Fort Worth Texas 45 TCU 16
73 November 14, 1987 Austin Texas 24 TCU 21
74 November 12, 1988 Fort Worth Texas 30 TCU 21
75 November 18, 1989 Austin Texas 31 TCU 17
76 November 17, 1990 Fort Worth #7 Texas 38 TCU 10
77 November 16, 1991 Austin Texas 32 TCU 0
78 November 7, 1992 Fort Worth TCU 23 #20 Texas 14
79 November 13, 1993 Austin Texas 24 TCU 3
80 September 24, 1994 Fort Worth #15 Texas 34 TCU 18
81 November 18, 1995 Austin #10 Texas 27 TCU 19
82 September 8, 2007 Austin #7 Texas 34 #19 TCU 13
83 November 22, 2012 Austin TCU 20 #18 Texas 13
84 October 26, 2013 Fort Worth Texas 30 TCU 7
85 November 27, 2014 Austin #6 TCU 48 Texas 10
86 October 3, 2015 Fort Worth #4 TCU 50 Texas 7
87 November 25, 2016 Austin TCU 31 Texas 9
88 November 4, 2017 Fort Worth #10 TCU 24 Texas 7
89 September 22, 2018 Austin Texas 31 #17 TCU 16
90 October 26, 2019 Fort Worth TCU 37 #15 Texas 27
91 October 3, 2020 Austin TCU 33 #9 Texas 31
92 October 2, 2021 Fort Worth Texas 32 TCU 27
93 November 12, 2022 Austin #4 TCU 17 #18 Texas 10
94 November 11, 2023 Fort Worth #7 Texas 29 TCU 26
Series: Texas leads 65–28–1[1]

See also

References

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