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1981 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record2–7–2 (1–6–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinatorBob Junko (6th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Amon G. Carter Stadium
Seasons
←  1980
1982 →
1981 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 SMU $ 7 1 0 10 1 0
No. 2 Texas 6 1 1 10 1 1
Houston 5 2 1 7 4 1
Arkansas 5 3 0 8 4 0
Texas A&M 4 4 0 7 5 0
Rice 3 5 0 4 7 0
Baylor 3 5 0 5 6 0
TCU 1 6 1 2 7 2
Texas Tech 0 7 1 1 9 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 2–7–2 overall and 1–6–1 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by F. A. Dry, in his fifth 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 5at Auburn*L 16–2448,000 [1]
September 19 Texas–Arlington*W 38–1618,071 [2]
September 26No. 20 SMU
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX ( rivalry)
L 9–2025,862
October 3No. 19 Arkansas
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
W 28–2430,313
October 10at RiceL 28–41
October 17 Utah State*
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
T 13–1315,357
October 24at BaylorL 21–3440,000
October 31 Houston
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
L 16–2013,257
November 7at Texas TechT 39–3937,714
November 141:00 p.m.at No. 10 TexasL 15–3160,038
November 21 Texas A&M
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX ( rivalry)
L 7–37
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

1981 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Phil Epps Sr
TE 80 Dan Sharp Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 89 Kyle Clifton So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "New season starts with same old story". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 6, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Frogs pound Mavs, 38–16". The Paris News. September 20, 1981. p. 8B. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "1981 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved June 13, 2016.