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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1896  <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024

1978 Season Highlights
 F.A. Dry enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.
 
1978 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 9  @ Southern Methodist  14   45   L       
 Sat., Sep. 23  @ Oregon  14   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Penn State  0   58   L       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Arkansas  3   42   L    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Rice  14   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Tulane  13   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Baylor  21   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Houston  6   63   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Texas Tech  17   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Texas  0   41   L       
 Sat., Nov. 25  @ Texas A&M  7   15   L       
 
1978 Season Totals
  Record2-9
  Points Scored109
  Scoring Average9.9
  Points Allowed357
  Defense Average32.5
  Opponents Record68-56
  Conference Record0-8
  Home Record0-4
  Away Record2-5
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1978 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 7-4246268 5-3160202  Rex Dockery
Houston 9-3364213Lost  34-357-1258115  Bill Yeoman
Arkansas 9-2-1336147Tied  10-106-2238100  Lou Holtz
Texas 9-3287136Won  42-06-219286  Fred Akers
Texas A&M 8-4291183Won  28-124-4131159  Emory Bellard
Southern Methodist 4-6-1300251 3-5209165  Ron Meyer
Baylor 3-8225242 3-5162167  Grant Teaff
Rice 2-9159408 2-6126282  Ray Alborn
Texas Christian 2-9109357 0-882282  F.A. Dry

1978 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1978 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.