Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 15 |
|
No. 20 SMU |
|
Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas (Battle for the Iron Skillet) |
|
L 7–27 |
18,732 |
September 22 |
|
Tulane* |
|
Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas |
|
L 19–33 |
- |
September 29 |
|
Texas–Arlington* |
|
Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas |
|
L 14–21 |
- |
October 6 |
|
No. 13 Arkansas |
|
Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas |
|
L 13–16 |
25,317 |
October 13 |
|
at Rice |
|
Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas |
|
W 17–7 |
- |
October 20 |
|
at Tulsa* |
|
Skelly Field • Tulsa, Oklahoma |
|
W 24–17 |
- |
October 27 |
|
at Baylor |
|
Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, Texas (The Revivalry) |
|
L 3–16 |
36,250 |
November 3 |
|
Houston |
|
Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas |
|
L 10–21 |
- |
November 10 |
|
at Texas Tech |
|
Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas |
|
T 3–3 |
40,091 |
November 17 |
2:00 PM |
at No. 6 Texas |
|
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas |
|
L 10–35 |
61,597 |
November 24 |
|
Texas A&M |
|
Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas |
|
L 7–30 |
- |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
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Roster
1979 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster |
Players |
Coaches |
Offense
Pos. | # | Name | Class |
RB |
6 |
Jimmy Allen |
TE |
81 |
Brad Bowen |
WR |
1 |
Phil Epps |
C |
50 |
Eddie Grimes |
OL |
51 |
Frank Hartman |
QB |
10 |
Steve Stamp |
G |
63 |
Donald Ray Richard |
T |
70 |
Bobby Richardson |
RB |
7 |
Craig Richardson |
T |
79 |
Dudley Stephenson |
WR |
11 |
Bobby Stewart |
T |
67 |
Steve Wilson |
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Defense
Pos. | # | Name | Class |
DB |
28 |
Steve Barnes |
DB |
26 |
Ray Berry |
LB |
36 |
Mike Dry |
DB |
21 |
Al Futrell |
DB |
27 |
Chris Judge |
LB |
52 |
Kevin Moody |
LB |
37 |
Kelvin Newton |
DT |
78 |
Wes Roberts |
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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