Texas Christian Football Team History
Texas Christian Horned Toads
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX
Founded: 1873 Stadium: Amon G. Carter Stadium Capacity: 46,000 Colors: Purple & White Coach: F.A. Dry Conference: Southwest-
1978 Season Highlights
F.A. Dry enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.
1978 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 @
Southern Methodist
14
45
L
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Oregon
14
10
W
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Penn State
0
58
L
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Arkansas
3
42
L
@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Rice
14
21
L
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Tulane
13
7
W
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Baylor
21
28
L
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Houston
6
63
L
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Texas Tech
17
27
L
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Texas
0
41
L
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Texas A&M
7
15
L
1978 Season Totals
Record 2-9
Points Scored 109
Scoring Average 9.9
Points Allowed 357
Defense Average 32.5
Opponents Record 68-56
Conference Record 0-8
Home Record 0-4
Away Record 2-5
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1978 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1978 All Southwest Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.