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1979 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record2–8–1 (1–6–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinatorBob Junko (4th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Amon 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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 15No. 20 SMU
L 7–2718,732
September 22 Tulane*
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
L 19–33
September 29 Texas–Arlington*
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
L 14–21
October 6No. 13 Arkansas
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
L 13–1625,317
October 13at Rice
W 17–7
October 20at Tulsa*
W 24–1720,000
October 27at Baylor
L 3–1636,250
November 3 Houston
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
L 10–21
November 10at Texas Tech
T 3–340,091
November 172:00 p.m.at No. 6 Texas
L 10–3561,597
November 24 Texas A&M
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX ( rivalry)
L 7–30
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the 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 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. ^ "1979 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved June 15, 2016.
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