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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: Billy Tohill
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1896  <-- 1971 <- 1972 -> 1973 --> 2024
1972 Season Highlights
 Billy Tohill enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.
 
1972 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 23  @ Indiana  31   28   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Texas-Arlington  38   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Arkansas  13   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Tulsa  35   9   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Texas A&M  13   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Notre Dame  0   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Baylor  9   42   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Texas Tech  31   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Texas  0   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 25  @ Rice  21   25   L       
 Sat., Dec. 2  vs. Southern Methodist  22   35   L       
 
1972 Season Totals
  Record5-6
  Points Scored213
  Scoring Average19.4
  Points Allowed245
  Defense Average22.3
  Opponents Record61-49
  Conference Record2-5
  Home Record1-4
  Away Record4-2
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1972 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 8-4282188Lost  28-324-398110  Jim Carlen
Texas 10-1271121Won  17-137-020459  Darrell Royal
Southern Methodist 7-4269154 4-3127111  Hayden Fry
Arkansas 6-5228227 3-4131137  Frank Broyles
Baylor 5-6180156 3-4122109  Grant Teaff
Rice 5-5-1196238 3-4111167  Al Conover
Texas Christian 5-6213245 2-5109173  Billy Tohill
Texas A&M 3-8165243 2-591127  Emory Bellard

1972 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1972 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.