1978 TCU Horned Frogs football team
The 1978 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 2–9 overall and 0–8 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by F. A. Dry, in his second year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| 1978 record | 2–9 (0–8 SWC) |
| Head coach | F. A. Dry (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 46,083) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Houston $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Arkansas | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Texas | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Texas A&M | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 9 | at SMU | L 14–45 | 41,112 | ||
| September 23 | at Oregon* | W 14–10 | - | ||
| September 30 | at No. 5 Penn State* | L 0–58 | 76,832 | ||
| October 7 | at No. 4 Arkansas | L 3–42 | 54,430 | ||
| October 14 | Rice | L 14–21 | |||
| October 21 | at Tulane* | W 13–7 | |||
| October 28 | Baylor |
| L 21–28 | 16,722 | |
| November 4 | at No. 10 Houston | L 6–63 | |||
| November 11 | Texas Tech |
| L 17–27 | ||
| November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 9 Texas |
| L 0–41 | 20,014 |
| November 25 | at Texas A&M | L 7–15 | |||
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Roster
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| Players | Coaches | |||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- "1978 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved June 20, 2016.
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