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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-

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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
Record	2-9
Points Scored	109
Scoring Average	9.9
Points Allowed	357
Defense Average	32.5
Opponents Record	68-56
Conference Record	0-8
Home Record	0-4
Away Record	2-5

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	7-4	246	268		5-3	160	202	Rex Dockery
Houston	9-3	364	213	Lost 34-35	7-1	258	115	Bill Yeoman
Arkansas	9-2-1	336	147	Tied 10-10	6-2	238	100	Lou Holtz
Texas	9-3	287	136	Won 42-0	6-2	192	86	Fred Akers
Texas A&M	8-4	291	183	Won 28-12	4-4	131	159	Emory Bellard
Southern Methodist	4-6-1	300	251		3-5	209	165	Ron Meyer
Baylor	3-8	225	242		3-5	162	167	Grant Teaff
Rice	2-9	159	408		2-6	126	282	Ray Alborn
Texas Christian	2-9	109	357		0-8	82	282	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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.