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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: Fred Taylor
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1896  <-- 1968 <- 1969 -> 1970 --> 2024
1969 Season Highlights
 Fred Taylor enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.
 
1969 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Purdue  35   42   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Ohio State  0   62   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Arkansas  6   24   L    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Fri., Oct. 10  @ Southern Methodist  17   19   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Texas A&M  16   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 24  @ Miami  9   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Baylor  31   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Texas Tech  35   26   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Texas  7   69   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Rice  21   17   W       
 
1969 Season Totals
  Record4-6
  Points Scored177
  Scoring Average17.7
  Points Allowed293
  Defense Average29.3
  Opponents Record54-47
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record1-5
1969 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1969 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 5-5212240 4-3138171  J.T. King
Texas 11-0435119Won  21-177-031468  Darrell Royal
Arkansas 9-2353103Lost  22-276-118562  Frank Broyles
Texas Christian 4-6177293 4-3133175  Fred Taylor
Southern Methodist 3-7186230 3-4128157  Hayden Fry
Rice 3-7168225 2-592152  Harold Bo Hagan
Texas A&M 3-7116192 2-590130  Gene Stallings
Baylor 0-1087344 0-754219  Bill Beall

1969 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1969 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.