1978 TCU Horned Frogs football team

American college football season

1978 TCU Horned Frogs football

Conference| Southwest Conference
Record| 2–9 (0–8 SWC)
Head coach|

* F. A. Dry (2nd season)

Defensive coordinator| Bob Junko (2nd season)
Home stadium| Amon G. Carter Stadium

Seasons

<- 1977

1979 ->

1978 Southwest Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 10 Houston $  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 11 Arkansas | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 1
No. 9 Texas | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
Texas Tech | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
No. 19 Texas A&M | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
SMU | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 1
Baylor | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Rice | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
TCU | 0  | - | 8  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 2–9 overall and 0–8 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by F. A. Dry, in his second 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[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 9| | at SMU|

* Cotton Bowl
* Dallas, TX (rivalry)

| L 14–45| 41,112|
September 23| | at Oregon*|

* Autzen Stadium
* Eugene, OR

| W 14–10| |
September 30| | at No. 5 Penn State*|

* Beaver Stadium
* University Park, PA

| L 0–58| 76,832|
October 7| | at No. 4 Arkansas|

* War Memorial Stadium
* Little Rock, AR

| L 3–42| 54,430|
October 14| | Rice|

* Amon G. Carter Stadium
* Fort Worth, TX

| L 14–21| |
October 21| | at Tulane*|

* Louisiana Superdome
* New Orleans, LA

| W 13–7| 22,748| [1]
October 28| | Baylor|

* Amon G. Carter Stadium
* Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)

| L 21–28| 16,722|
November 4| | at No. 10 Houston|

* Houston Astrodome
* Houston, TX

| L 6–63| |
November 11| | Texas Tech|

* Amon G. Carter Stadium
* Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)

| L 17–27| |
November 18| 2:00 p.m.| No. 9 Texas|

* Amon G. Carter Stadium
* Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)

| L 0–41| 20,014|
November 25| | at Texas A&M|

* Kyle Field
* College Station, TX (rivalry)

| L 7–15| |

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

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## Roster[edit]

1978 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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RB | `6` | Jimmy Allen
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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DT | `79` | Marshall Harris | Sr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* F. A. Dry

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Frogs upset Tulane 13–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "1978 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved June 20, 2016.

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TCU Horned Frogs football

Venues|

* Panther Park (1911–1914, 1917, 1920–1923)
* Clark Field (1924–1930)
* Amon G. Carter Stadium (1930–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Baylor
* SMU
* Texas
* Texas A&M
* Texas Tech

Culture & lore|

* Super Frog
* "TCU Fight"
* Texas Christian University Marching Band
* 1935 "Game of the Century"

People|

* Head coaches
* Statistical leaders
* NFL draftees

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