1979 TCU Horned Frogs football team

The 1979 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 2–8–1 overall and 1–6–1 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by F. A. Dry, in his third year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.

1979 TCU Horned Frogs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1979 record2–8–1 (1–6–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAmon G. Carter Stadium
(Capacity: 46,083)
1979 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Houston + 7 1 0  11 1 0
No. 8 Arkansas + 7 1 0  10 2 0
No. 12 Texas 6 2 0  9 3 0
No. 14 Baylor 5 3 0  8 4 0
Texas A&M 4 4 0  6 5 0
SMU 3 5 0  5 6 0
Texas Tech 2 5 1  3 6 2
TCU 1 6 1  2 8 1
Rice 0 8 0  1 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 15No. 20 SMUL 7–2718,732
September 22Tulane*
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
L 19–33
September 29Texas–Arlington*
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
L 14–21
October 6No. 13 Arkansas
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
L 13–1625,317
October 13at RiceW 17–7
October 20at Tulsa*W 24–17
October 27at BaylorL 3–1636,250
November 3Houston
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
L 10–21
November 10at Texas TechT 3–340,091
November 172:00 p.m.at No. 6 TexasL 10–3561,597
November 24Texas A&M
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
L 7–30
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

1979 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 6 Jimmy Allen Sr
TE 81 Brad Bowen Sr
WR 1 Phil Epps So
C 50 Eddie Grimes Jr
OL 51 Frank Hartman
G 63 Donald Ray Richard So
T 70 Bobby Richardson Jr
RB 7 Craig Richardson
QB 10 Steve Stamp So
T 79 Dudley Stephenson
WR 11 Bobby Stewart Jr
T 67 Steve Wilson So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 28 Steve Barnes
DB 26 Ray Berry
LB 36 Mike Dry So
DB 21 Al Futrell
DB 27 Chris Judge Sr
LB 52 Kevin Moody
LB 37 Kelvin Newton Jr
DT 78 Wes Roberts Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. "1979 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved June 15, 2016.
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