1979 TCU Horned Frogs football team

1979 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1979 record	2–8–1 (1–6–1 SWC)
Head coach	F. A. Dry (3rd season)
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 46,083)
Seasons

1979 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5 Houston §	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#8 Arkansas §	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#12 Texas	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#14 Baylor	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Texas A&M	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
SMU	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Texas Tech	2	–	5	–	1			3	–	6	–	2
TCU	1	–	6	–	1			2	–	8	–	1
Rice	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 2–8–1 overall and 1–6–1 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by F. A. Dry, in his third year as head coach. 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
September 15		No. 20 SMU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 7–27	18,732
September 22		Tulane*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 19–33
September 29		Texas–Arlington*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 14–21
October 6		No. 13 Arkansas	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 13–16	25,317
October 13		at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 17–7
October 20		at Tulsa*	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 24–17
October 27		at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 3–16	36,250
November 3		Houston	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 10–21
November 10		at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	T 3–3	40,091
November 17	2:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 10–35	61,597
November 24		Texas A&M	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 7–30
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

1979 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 6 Allen, JimmyJimmy Allen TE 81 Bowen, BradBrad Bowen WR 1 Epps, PhilPhil Epps C 50 Grimes, EddieEddie Grimes OL 51 Hartman, FrankFrank Hartman QB 10 Stamp, SteveSteve Stamp G 63 Richard, Donald RayDonald Ray Richard T 70 Richardson, BobbyBobby Richardson RB 7 Richardson, CraigCraig Richardson T 79 Stephenson, DudleyDudley Stephenson WR 11 Stewart, BobbyBobby Stewart T 67 Wilson, SteveSteve Wilson	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 28 Barnes, SteveSteve Barnes DB 26 Berry, RayRay Berry LB 36 Dry, MikeMike Dry DB 21 Futrell, AlAl Futrell DB 27 Judge, ChrisChris Judge LB 52 Moody, KevinKevin Moody LB 37 Newton, KelvinKelvin Newton DT 78 Roberts, WesWes Roberts	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach F. A. Dry Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt