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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: F.A. Dry
Conference: Southwest-

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1896 <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2024

1977 Season Highlights

F.A. Dry enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.

1977 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 10	vs. Southern Methodist	21	45	L
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. Oregon	24	29	L
Sat., Sep. 24	@ Southern California	0	51	L
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Arkansas	6	42	L
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Rice	35	15	W
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Miami	21	17	W
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Houston	14	42	L
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Texas Tech	17	49	L
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Texas	14	44	L
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Texas A&M	23	52	L
Sat., Nov. 26	@ Baylor	9	48	L

1977 Season Totals
Record	2-9
Points Scored	184
Scoring Average	16.7
Points Allowed	434
Defense Average	39.5
Opponents Record	67-59
Conference Record	1-7
Home Record	1-5
Away Record	1-4

1977 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1977 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	7-5	279	246	Lost 17-40	4-4	191	159	Steve Sloan
Texas	11-1	441	152	Lost 10-38	8-0	306	108	Fred Akers
Arkansas	11-1	389	101	Won 31-6	7-1	240	76	Lou Holtz
Texas A&M	8-4	350	304	Lost 28-47	6-2	264	196	Emory Bellard
Houston	6-5	282	259		4-4	217	199	Bill Yeoman
Baylor	5-6	228	220		3-5	159	176	Grant Teaff
Southern Methodist	4-7	226	319		3-5	178	237	Ron Meyer
Texas Christian	2-9	184	434		1-7	139	337	F.A. Dry
Rice	1-10	151	458		0-8	117	323	Homer Rice

1977 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1977 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

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