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-
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
Record 5-6
Points Scored 213
Scoring Average 19.4
Points Allowed 245
Defense Average 22.3
Opponents Record 61-49
Conference Record 2-5
Home Record 1-4
Away Record 4-2
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.