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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-

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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
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 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	8-4	282	188	Lost 28-32	4-3	98	110	Jim Carlen
Texas	10-1	271	121	Won 17-13	7-0	204	59	Darrell Royal
Southern Methodist	7-4	269	154		4-3	127	111	Hayden Fry
Arkansas	6-5	228	227		3-4	131	137	Frank Broyles
Baylor	5-6	180	156		3-4	122	109	Grant Teaff
Rice	5-5-1	196	238		3-4	111	167	Al Conover
Texas Christian	5-6	213	245		2-5	109	173	Billy Tohill
Texas A&M	3-8	165	243		2-5	91	127	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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).