TCU's south campus packs nearly every Horned Frog venue into a compact loop along Stadium Drive and West Berry Street. Begin at the football stadium, meet three bronze legends outside the basketball arena, then swing past the rec center and the sand courts of the 2025 beach volleyball champions. The route continues to the baseball and soccer stadiums before finishing at the tennis center, home of the 2024 NCAA men's champions. Most venues are visible from sidewalks; interiors open mainly on event days.
TCU's south campus fits nearly every Horned Frog venue into one compact loop, making it one of the easiest places in Texas to walk through a century of college sports, from the glory years of the 1930s to national titles won in just the last few seasons.
Amon G. Carter Stadium, where the Frogs beat Arkansas in the opener on October 11, 1930, is the centerpiece. Its 2010–2012 rebuild kept only the field and the lower bowl, and upper-deck signage still claims the 1935 and 1938 national championships. Outside Schollmaier Arena, which opened in 1961 as Daniel-Meyer Coliseum and was reworked in a renovation of more than $80 million, bronzes of coach Dutch Meyer, Heisman winner Davey O'Brien and coach Gary Patterson were deliberately made life-size so fans could pose beside them.
The newer chapters are just as rewarding. TCU's beach volleyball courts, opened in 2016, belong to the 2025 NCAA champions, the first title winner in the sport's NCAA history from outside Los Angeles. The Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center, with 27 courts in all, is home to the men's team that beat Texas in 2024 for the program's first NCAA championship.
Most venues can be seen from the sidewalks on any day, so you can learn the history first and come back for a game.
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Early postcard of the original TCU Stadium, opened in 1930. Photo: The Albertype Co. (Brooklyn), Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsThe entrance of Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena, opened in 1961 as Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsThe exterior of Lupton Stadium, TCU's 2003 baseball park. Photo: General125, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsThe University Recreation Center, home pool for Horned Frog swimming and diving. Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Where it starts
The tour begins in Fort Worth. Open Texas Roam to follow the full route stop by stop, with directions and audio narration as you go.
It is a self-guided walking tour: 8 stops, about 1.8 miles, ~1 hour. Go at your own pace; the app keeps your place.
Where does it start?
In Fort Worth, Texas. The exact starting point, the full stop list and turn-by-turn directions are in the TexasRoam app.
How do I take this tour?
Download TexasRoam for iPhone or iPad from the App Store. The tour is included with TexasRoam+. It is not available on the web map.
When is the best time to go?
Any daylight hour works since most venues are viewed from outside, but interiors generally open only on event days, so check TCU's athletics schedule if you want to go inside.
Take the “TCU: Horned Frog Athletics” tour
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