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: Jim Shofner Conference: Southwest-
1976 Season Highlights
Jim Shofner enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.
1976 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 11 @
Southern Methodist
14
34
L
Sat., Sep. 18 @
Tennessee
0
31
L
Sat., Sep. 25 @
Nebraska
10
64
L
Sat., Oct. 2 @
Arkansas
14
46
L
Sat., Oct. 9 vs.
Rice
23
26
L
Sat., Oct. 23 @
Miami
0
49
L
Sat., Oct. 30 @
Houston
21
49
L
Sat., Nov. 6 vs.
Texas Tech
10
14
L
Sat., Nov. 13 vs.
Texas
7
34
L
Sat., Nov. 20 @
Texas A&M
10
59
L
Sat., Nov. 27 vs.
Baylor
19
24
L
1976 Season Totals
Record 0-11
Points Scored 128
Scoring Average 11.6
Points Allowed 430
Defense Average 39.1
Opponents Record 71-51
Conference Record 0-8
Home Record 0-4
Away Record 0-7
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1976 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1976 All Southwest Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.