1979 TCU Horned Frogs football team

American college football season

1979 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	2–8–1 (1–6–1 SWC)
Head coach	F. A. Dry (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Bob Junko (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium
Seasons← 1978 1980 →

1979 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 Houston +	7	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Arkansas +	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 12 Texas	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 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	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	15,208
September 29	Texas–Arlington*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 14–21	20,212
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	12,000
October 20	at Tulsa*	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 24–17	20,000
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	25,412
November 10	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	T 3–3	40,091
November 17	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	27,229
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1979 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`6`	Jimmy Allen	Sr
TE	`81`	Brad Bowen	Sr
WR	`1`	Phil Epps	So
C	`50`	Eddie Grimes	Jr
OL	`51`	Frank Hartman
G	`63`	Donald Ray Richard	So
OT	`70`	Bobby Richardson	Jr
RB	`7`	Craig Richardson
QB	`10`	Steve Stamp	So
OT	`79`	Dudley Stephenson
WR	`11`	Bobby Stewart	Jr
OT	`67`	Steve Wilson	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`28`	Steve Barnes
DB	`26`	Ray Berry
LB	`36`	Mike Dry	So
DB	`21`	Al Futrell
DB	`27`	Chris Judge	Sr
LB	`52`	Kevin Moody
LB	`37`	Kelvin Newton	Jr
DT	`78`	Wes Roberts	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

F. A. Dry

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

"SMU whips TCU; Ford hurt". The Austin American-Statesman. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Tulane shocks Frogs, 33–19". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 23, 1979. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Fever lethally injected with Maverick muscle". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 30, 1979. p. 1B. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Arkansas overcomes TCU with late scores". The Kilgore News Herald. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"TCU ends losing streak, 17–7". Bryan-College Station Eagle. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"TCU stops Tulsa, 24–17". The Odessa American. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Baylor rolls by TCU, 16–3". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"No. 4 Houston passes over TCU". Fort Myers News-Press. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Frogs knot Raiders 3–3 on Porter's last-gasp FG". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Texas belts TCU, 35–10". The Lincoln Star. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Texas A&M crushes TCU". The Arizona Republic. November 25, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"1979 TCU Horned Frogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2024.

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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