1979 TCU Horned Frogs football team

1979 TCU Horned Frogs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record2–8–1 (1–6–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorBob Junko (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumAmon G. Carter Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15No. 20 SMU
L 7–2718,732[1]
September 22Tulane*
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
L 19–3315,208[2]
September 29Texas–Arlington*
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
L 14–2120,212[3]
October 6No. 13 Arkansas
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
L 13–1625,317[4]
October 13at Rice
W 17–712,000[5]
October 20at Tulsa*
W 24–1720,000[6]
October 27at Baylor
L 3–1636,250[7]
November 3Houston
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
L 10–2125,412[8]
November 10at Texas Tech
T 3–340,091[9]
November 17at No. 6 Texas
L 10–3561,597[10]
November 24Texas A&M
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
L 7–3027,229[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1979 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
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
OT 70 Bobby Richardson Jr
RB 7 Craig Richardson
QB 10 Steve Stamp So
OT 79 Dudley Stephenson
WR 11 Bobby Stewart Jr
OT 67 Steve Wilson So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
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. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "SMU whips TCU; Ford hurt". The Austin American-Statesman. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tulane shocks Frogs, 33–19". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 23, 1979. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Fever lethally injected with Maverick muscle". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 30, 1979. p. 1B. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Arkansas overcomes TCU with late scores". The Kilgore News Herald. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "TCU ends losing streak, 17–7". Bryan-College Station Eagle. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "TCU stops Tulsa, 24–17". The Odessa American. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Baylor rolls by TCU, 16–3". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "No. 4 Houston passes over TCU". Fort Myers News-Press. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Frogs knot Raiders 3–3 on Porter's last-gasp FG". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Texas belts TCU, 35–10". The Lincoln Star. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Texas A&M crushes TCU". The Arizona Republic. November 25, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1979 TCU Horned Frogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2024.