1971 TCU Horned Frogs football team
The 1971 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 6–4–1 overall and 5–2 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Jim Pittman, in his first and only year as head coach. Pittman died of a heart attack suffered on the sidelines of a game against Baylor in Waco, Texas on October 30, 1971.[1] Assistant Coach Billy Tohill replaced Pittman as head coach for the remainder of the season, finishing with a 3–1 record.
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| 1971 record | 6–4–1 (5–2 SWC) |
| Head coach | Jim Pittman (1st year) Billy Tohill (1st year) |
| Home stadium | Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 46,083) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Texas $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Arkansas | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 18 | Texas–Arlington* | W 42–0 | |||
| September 25 | at No. 17 Washington* | L 26–44 | 59,956 | ||
| October 2 | at No. 18 Arkansas | L 15–49 | 41,100 | ||
| October 9 | Oklahoma State* |
| T 14–14 | ||
| October 16 | Texas A&M |
| W 14–3 | ||
| October 23 | at No. 7 Penn State* | L 14–66 | 51,896 | ||
| October 30 | at Baylor | W 34–27 | 30,000 | ||
| November 6 | Texas Tech |
| W 17–6 | 22,138 | |
| November 13 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Texas | L 0–31 | 63,500 | |
| November 20 | Rice |
| W 20–19 | ||
| November 27 | at SMU | W 18–16 | 18,128 | ||
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Roster
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References
- "Pittman burial Tuesday". The Tuscaloosa News. The Associated Press. November 1, 1971. p. 6. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
- "1971 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved July 7, 2016.
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