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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: Sonny Dykes
Conference: Big 12-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Texas Christian 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1896  
  1900 - Did not field a team.
  1971 - Jim Pittman died of a heart attack suffered on the sidelines of a game against Baylor in Waco, Texas on October 30, 1971. Assistant Coach Billy Tohill took over the remainder of the season.
  2000 - Gary Patterson took over as interim head coach in December for the bowl game.
  2021 - Gary Patterson left the program after eight games. He was replaced by special assistant coach Jerry Kill on an interim basis.
 
Championships
National Championships
1938
Conference Championships
  1920, 1929, 1932, 1938, 1944, 1951, 1955
1958, 1959, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2009
2010, 2011
Division Championships
  2022
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 693-578-57
 Winning Pct. 54%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 1
 Adjusted Record 693-578-57
 Winning Pct. 54%
 National Championships 1
 Conference Titles 17
 Division Titles 1
 Conference Record 343-347-22
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 349-218-28
 Away Record 315-329-27
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 128
 Winning Seasons (#1) 68
 Losing Seasons (#1)56
 Most Wins in A Season 13 (2022)
 Most Loses in A Season 11 (1976)
 10 Win Seasons 16
 Most Points Scored in a Game 82 (10/25/2014)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 604 (2014)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 81 (11/16/1974)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 435 (2022)
 Largest Margin of Victory 69 (10/22/2011)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 72 (10/2/1915)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 119 (10/11/2014)
 Last Shutout 9/7/2024
 Last Time Shutout 11/16/1991
 Shutouts All-Time 205
 Been Shutout All-Time 156
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 16 (10/18/2014-10/29/2015)
 Longest Losing  20 (9/21/1974-11/15/1975)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 18-16-1
 Rose 1-0-0
 Cotton 2-3-1
 Orange 0-1-0
 Fiesta 1-0-0
 Sugar 2-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  37-24
 2010-19  87-42
 2000-09  95-29
 1990-99 51-61
 1980-89 34-73-4
 1970-79 26-81-3
 1960-69 40-56-5
 1950-59 60-41-4
 1940-49 47-47-7
 1930-39 84-24-8
 1920-29 59-26-10
Next Game
 12/28/2024 (Sat)  
 Louisiana in New Mexico Bowl
@ Frisco, TX
Last Meeting: Texas Christian and Louisiana have never met in a game.
 
     
 
2024 Season
 Fri., Aug. 30  @ Stanford  34-27 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Long Island  45-0 W
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Central Florida  34-35 L
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Southern Methodist  42-66 L
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Kansas  38-27 W
 Fri., Oct. 4  vs. Houston  19-30 L
 Sat., Oct. 12  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Utah  13-7 W
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Texas Tech  35-34 W
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Baylor  34-37 L
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Oklahoma State  38-13 W
 Sat., Nov. 16  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Arizona  49-28 W
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Cincinnati  20-13 W
 Sat., Dec. 28  @ Louisiana  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Scoring401-317
  Conference Record6-3
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record4-2
 
2024 Big 12  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Arizona State 11-27-2
Brigham Young 10-27-2
Colorado 8-47-2
Iowa State 10-37-2
Baylor 8-46-3
Texas Christian 8-46-3
Texas Tech 8-46-3
Kansas State 8-45-4
West Virginia 6-65-4
Kansas 5-74-5
Cincinnati 5-73-6
Houston 4-83-6
Arizona 4-82-7
Central Florida 4-82-7
Utah 5-72-7
Oklahoma State 3-90-9
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Texas Christian & Baylor have played 120 games.
Texas Christian has won 59 games.
Baylor has won 54 games.
with 7 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-10
 10 or more 219-85
 20 or more  197-54
 30 or more 157-22
 40 or more 92-8
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 68-0
 10 or more 151-95
 20 or more 76-90
 30 or more 31-61
 40 or more 9-29
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.