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-
1979 Season Highlights
F.A. Dry enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.
1979 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 15 vs.
Southern Methodist
7
27
L
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Tulane
19
33
L
Sat., Sep. 29 vs. Texas-Arlington
14
21
L
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Arkansas
13
16
L
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Rice
17
7
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Tulsa
24
17
W
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Baylor
3
16
L
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Houston
10
21
L
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Texas Tech
3
3
T
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Texas
10
35
L
Sat., Nov. 24 vs.
Texas A&M
7
30
L
1979 Season Totals
Record 2-8
-1
Points Scored 127
Scoring Average 11.5
Points Allowed 226
Defense Average 20.5
Opponents Record 68-45
Conference Record 1-6
Home Record 0-6
Away Record 2-2
-1
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1979 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1979 All Southwest Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
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