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1974 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record1–10 (0–7 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Amon G. Carter Stadium
Seasons
←  1973
1975 →
1974 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Baylor $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 17 Texas 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 16 Texas A&M 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Arkansas 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
SMU 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Texas Tech 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 2
Rice 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
TCU 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 1–10 overall and 0–7 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Jim Shofner, in his first 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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14 Texas–Arlington*
W 12–317,210 [1]
September 21at No. 11 Arizona State*
L 7–37
September 28at Minnesota*
L 7–932,822
October 5No. 20 Arkansas
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
L 0–4930,210
October 12 SMU
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX ( rivalry)
L 13–3316,492
October 19at No. 8 Texas A&M
L 0–1736,701
October 26at No. 4 Alabama*
L 3–4163,191 [2] [3]
November 2 Baylor
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX ( rivalry)
L 7–2118,792
November 9at No. 19 Texas Tech
L 0–2840,189
November 162:00 p.m. Texas
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX ( rivalry)
L 16–8130,000
November 23at Rice
L 14–26
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

1974 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 10 Lee Cook Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Frogs short-circuit UTA". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 15, 1974. p. 1B. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Martin, Steve (October 27, 1974). "Frogs flunk it, 41–3". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1A. Retrieved August 2, 2014 – via Google News Archives.
  3. ^ Furlong, Jim (October 27, 1974). "Alabama carves Frogs, 41–3". The Gadsden Times. p. 37. Retrieved August 2, 2014 – via Google News Archives.
  4. ^ "1974 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved June 29, 2016.
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