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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  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 F.A. Dry enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 15  vs. Southern Methodist  7   27   L       
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Tulane  19   33   L       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Texas-Arlington  14   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Arkansas  13   16   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Rice  17   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Tulsa  24   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Baylor  3   16   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Houston  10   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Texas Tech  3   3   T       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Texas  10   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Texas A&M  7   30   L       
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record2-8 -1
  Points Scored127
  Scoring Average11.5
  Points Allowed226
  Defense Average20.5
  Opponents Record68-45
  Conference Record1-6
  Home Record0-6
  Away Record2-2 -1
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1979 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 3-6-2141182 2-5-1103140  Rex Dockery
Houston 11-1295135Won  17-147-119185  Bill Yeoman
Arkansas 10-2284132Lost  9-247-117990  Lou Holtz
Texas 9-3221104Lost  7-146-216074  Fred Akers
Baylor 8-4258187Won  24-185-3159117  Grant Teaff
Texas A&M 6-5243159 4-4182120  Tom Wilson
Southern Methodist 5-6226236 3-5155203  Ron Meyer
Texas Christian 2-8-1127226 1-6-170155  F.A. Dry
Rice 1-10121418 0-876291  Ray Alborn

1979 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1979 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.