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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  <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2024
1977 Season Highlights
 F.A. Dry enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.
 
1977 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 10  vs. Southern Methodist  21   45   L       
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Oregon  24   29   L       
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Southern California  0   51   L       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Arkansas  6   42   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Rice  35   15   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Miami  21   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Houston  14   42   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Texas Tech  17   49   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Texas  14   44   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Texas A&M  23   52   L       
 Sat., Nov. 26  @ Baylor  9   48   L       
 
1977 Season Totals
  Record2-9
  Points Scored184
  Scoring Average16.7
  Points Allowed434
  Defense Average39.5
  Opponents Record67-59
  Conference Record1-7
  Home Record1-5
  Away Record1-4
1977 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1977 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 7-5279246Lost  17-404-4191159  Steve Sloan
Texas 11-1441152Lost  10-388-0306108  Fred Akers
Arkansas 11-1389101Won  31-67-124076  Lou Holtz
Texas A&M 8-4350304Lost  28-476-2264196  Emory Bellard
Houston 6-5282259 4-4217199  Bill Yeoman
Baylor 5-6228220 3-5159176  Grant Teaff
Southern Methodist 4-7226319 3-5178237  Ron Meyer
Texas Christian 2-9184434 1-7139337  F.A. Dry
Rice 1-10151458 0-8117323  Homer Rice

1977 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1977 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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