The 1936 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1936 college football season. The team was coached by Dutch Meyer in his third year as coach, finishing the season 9–2–2 (4–1–1 SWC). Led by senior quarterback Sammy Baugh, the offense scored 160 points, while the defense allowed 58 points. The Frogs defeated Marquette in the inaugural Cotton Bowl Classic, played in Dallas.
The final AP poll was released in late November and TCU was sixteenth; they then defeated #6 Santa Clara on December 12, and #20 Marquette on New Year's Day. Baugh was a first round selection in the 1937 NFL Draft, taken sixth overall by the Boston Redskins, who moved south to Washington, D.C. prior to the season.
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Team players drafted into the NFL
Sammy Baugh Quarterback 1 6 Washington RedskinsDrew EllisTackle321 Philadelphia EaglesWalt Roach End 6 55 Pittsburgh SteelersMarv Baldwin Tackle7 69 Green Bay PackersSolon Holt Guard 10 100 Los Angeles Rams
Awards and honors Sammy Baugh, All-American selection Sammy Baugh, Cotton Bowl Classic Most Valuable Player Sammy Baugh, fourth in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1936.
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