1975 TCU Horned Frogs football team

American college football season

1975 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Arkansas +	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Texas +	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Texas A&M +	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Texas Tech	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Baylor	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	2
SMU	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Rice	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
TCU	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 1–10 overall and 1–6 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Jim Shofner, 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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 13		Texas–Arlington*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 7–24	17,442
September 20		No. 18 Arizona State*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 10–33	13,122
September 27		at No. 4 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 14–56	75,931
October 4		at Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 8–19	51,250
October 10		at SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	L 13–28	15,883
October 18		No. 5 Texas A&M	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 6–14	34,210
October 25		at No. 6 Alabama*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 0–45	52,000
November 1		at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 6–24	41,500
November 8		Texas Tech	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 0–34	18,200
November 15	2:30 p.m.	at No. 7 Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 11–27	34,500
November 22		at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 28–21
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

1975 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE	`82`	Bill Bishop	Jr
C	`54`	Jerry Cailler	Jr
QB	`10`	Lee Cook	Sr
QB	`11`	Jimmy Dan Elzner	So
WR	`39`	Dickey Flowers	Sr
G	`68`	Bryan King	Sr
G	`75`	Mark Krug	So
RB	`22`	Ronnie Littleton	Sr
OT	`76`	Mike McLeod	So
RB	`32`	Gerry Modzelewski	So
TE	`87`	Ronald Parker	Sr
WR	`26`	Mike Renfro	So
OT	`78`	Russell Stewart	Jr
WR	`18`	Vernon Wells	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`21`	Mike Blackwood	Jr
DT	`70`	J. G. Crouch	Jr
DT	`72`	Lynn Davis	So
LB	`68`	Bob Dobryl	Sr
LB	`43`	Jerry Gaither	So
DT	`79`	Marshall Harris	So
LB	`83`	Keith Judy	Jr
DE	`61`	Scott O'Glee	Jr
DB	`45`	Tim Pulliam	Sr
LB	`49`	Joe Segulja	Jr
DT	`66`	Alan Teichelman	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`15`	Tony Beasatti	So

"TCU upset by Arlington". The Daily Oklahoman. September 14, 1975. p. B9. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Sun Devils slug Frogs". The Austin American-Statesman. September 21, 1975. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Bama swamps Horned Frogs, 45–0". The Victoria Advocate. Associated Press. October 26, 1975. p. 1B. Retrieved August 24, 2014 – via Google News Archives.
"1975 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved June 23, 2016.

v t e TCU Horned Frogs football
Venues	Panther Park (1911–1914, 1917, 1920–1923) Clark Field (1924–1930) Amon G. Carter Stadium (1930–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Baylor SMU Texas Texas A&M Texas Tech
Culture & lore	Super Frog "TCU Fight" Texas Christian University Marching Band 1935 "Game of the Century"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
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