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1980 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record1–10 (1–7 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinatorBob Junko (5th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Amon G. Carter Stadium
Seasons
←  1979
1981 →
1980 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Baylor $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 20 SMU 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Houston 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Texas 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Rice 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Arkansas 3 – 5 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Texas A&M 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Texas Tech 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
TCU 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 1–10 overall and 1–7 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by F. A. Dry, in his fourth 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 13No. 18 Auburn*
L 7–1022,812 [1]
September 20at SMU
L 14–1739,622
September 27at No. 10 Georgia*
L 3–3459,200 [2]
October 4at No. 14 Arkansas
L 7–4442,314
October 11 Rice
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
L 24–28
October 18 Tulsa*
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
L 17–2312,367
October 25 Baylor
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX ( rivalry)
L 6–2122,385
November 1at Houston
L 5–37
November 8 Texas Tech
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX ( rivalry)
W 24–1718,752
November 152:00 p.m. Texas
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX ( rivalry)
L 26–5120,569
November 21at Texas A&M
L 10–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

1980 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Phil Epps Jr
QB 10 Steve Stamp Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 89 Kyle Clifton Fr
LB 36 Mike Dry Jr
DE 93 Greg Townsend
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Auburn escapes with 10–7 win". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 14, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Georgia smacks Texas Christian". The Tennessean. September 28, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1980 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved June 14, 2016.
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