1978 TCU Horned Frogs football team

1978 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference Southwest Conference
1978 record 2–9 (0–8 SWC)
Head coach F. A. Dry (2nd season)
Home stadium Amon G. Carter Stadium
(Capacity: 46,083)
1978 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 Houston $ 7 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 11 Arkansas 6 –2 –0  9 –2 –1
No. 9 Texas 6 –2 –0  9 –3 –0
Texas Tech 5 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
No. 19 Texas A&M 4 –4 –0  8 –4 –0
SMU 3 –5 –0  4 –6 –1
Baylor 3 –5 –0  3 –8 –0
Rice 2 –6 –0  2 –9 –0
TCU 0 –8 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 2–9 overall and 0–8 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by F. A. Dry, in his second year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.

Roster

1978 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 9 at SMU Cotton Bowl • Dallas (Battle for the Iron Skillet) L 14–45   41,112
September 23 at Oregon* Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon W 14–10   -
September 30 at No. 5 Penn State* Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania L 0–58   76,832
October 7 at No. 4 Arkansas War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas L 3–42   54,430
October 14 Rice Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas L 14–21   -
October 21 at Tulane* Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans W 13–7   -
October 28 Baylor Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas (The Revivalry) L 21–28   16,722
November 4 at No. 10 Houston Astrodome • Houston,TX L 6–63   -
November 11 Texas Tech Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas L 17–27   -
November 18 2:00 PM No. 9 Texas Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas L 0–41   20,014
November 25 at Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, Texas L 7–15   -
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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References

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