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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Locations of TCU and Texas

The TCU–Texas football rivalry is an annual college football rivalry game between the Horned Frogs of Texas Christian University and the Longhorns of the University of Texas.

History

The two Texas universities have a long history between each other.[2] They first met on the football field on November 3, 1897, with Texas winning the contest 18–10.[3][4][5] In 1898, the schools met twice, with Texas winning both games.[6] The schools were members of the old Southwest Conference together from 1923 to 1995.[7] 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.[8] The only tie in the series occurred in 1927, when TCU and Texas finished deadlocked at 0.[9] Two years later in 1929, TCU recorded its first win over Texas, 15–12.[10] 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.[11] The second largest margin of victory in the series occurred in 1974, with the Horns destroying the Frogs 81–16.[12] On November 7, 1992, TCU ended the long, frustrating losing streak by defeating Texas 23–14.[13] 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.[14]

When TCU joined the Big 12 Conference in 2012,[15] 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 is leaving the Big 12 Conference after the 2023 season to join the SEC beginning in 2024.[16]No future games are scheduled between the two teams.

Game results

TCU victoriesTexas victoriesTie games

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Winsipedia - TCU Horned Frogs vs. Texas Longhorns football series history". Winsipedia.
  2. ↑ "Texas has storied history with TCU - The Daily Texan". www.dailytexanonline.com. Retrieved July 12, 2018. The Horned Frogs have replaced Texas A&M on Texas' schedule and will surely reignite a rivalry long overdue.
  3. ↑ "History Lesson: Texas and TCU - Inside Texas". November 21, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Preview: Texas". Archived from the original on July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  5. ↑ "When TCU first loved football - TCU Magazine". September 1, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  6. ↑ "What did the Texas Longhorns look like in 1898?". April 27, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  7. ↑ "A Look Back at the Southwest Conference | TX Almanac".
  8. ↑ "Texas vs. ND: Part I, the early years". 4 September 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  9. ↑ "1927 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Daily Longhorn football history: The 1929 season - Hookem.com". June 8, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  11. ↑ "OFFICIAL 2007 NCAA® DIVISION I FOOTBALL RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). September 30, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Bad Beats: Texas 81 TCU 16". Archived from the original on July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. ↑ "TCU Ends Dry Spell vs. Texas : Southwest: Rand's 58-yard interception return gives Horned Frogs first victory over Longhorns since 1967". Associated Press. November 8, 1992. Retrieved July 12, 2018 – via LA Times.
  14. ↑ "TCU vs. Texas - Game Recap - September 8, 2007 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Big 12 vote unanimous to allow TCU in 2012-13". 10 October 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  16. ↑ Windham, Katie. "Texas, Oklahoma Joining the SEC in 2024". Sports Illustrated.
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