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1971 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record6–4–1 (5–2 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Spread
Base defense 5–2
Home stadium Amon G. Carter Stadium
Seasons
←  1970
1972 →
1971 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 Texas $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Arkansas 5 – 1 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
TCU 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Texas A&M 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
SMU 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Rice 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Texas Tech 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Baylor 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 6–4–1 overall and 5–2 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Jim Pittman, in his first and only year as head coach. Pittman died of a heart attack suffered on the sidelines of a game against Baylor in Waco, Texas on October 30, 1971. [1] Assistant Coach Billy Tohill replaced Pittman as head coach for the remainder of the season, finishing with a 3–1 record.

This would be the Horned Frogs' last winning season until 1984.

The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 Texas–Arlington*
W 42–020,868 [2]
September 25at No. 17 Washington*
L 26–4459,956
October 2at No. 18 Arkansas
L 15–4941,100
October 9 Oklahoma State*
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
T 14–14
October 16 Texas A&M
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX ( rivalry)
W 14–331,910
October 23at No. 7 Penn State*
L 14–6651,896
October 30at Baylor
W 34–2730,000
November 6 Texas Tech
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX ( rivalry)
W 17–622,138
November 132:00 p.m.at No. 13 Texas
L 0–3163,500
November 20 Rice
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
W 20–19
November 27at SMU
W 18–1618,128
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[3]

Roster

1971 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense George Duchene QB So
Pos. # Name Class
QB 18 Steve Judy Sr
G 76 Guy Morriss Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 25 Lyle Blackwood Jr
DT 71 Charles Davis So
DB 27 Dave McGinnis Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Pittman burial Tuesday". The Tuscaloosa News. The Associated Press. November 1, 1971. p. 6. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  2. ^ "Pittman era begins with 42–0 rout". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 19, 1971. p. B1. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "1971 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved July 7, 2016.
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