1979 TCU Horned Frogs football team

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1979 Southwest Conference football standings

	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

September 15No. 20 SMU

• Amon G. Carter Stadium
• Fort Worth, Texas (Battle for the Iron Skillet)

L 7–27 18,732 September 22Tulane*

• Amon G. Carter Stadium
• Fort Worth, Texas

L 19–33 - September 29Texas–Arlington*

• Amon G. Carter Stadium
• Fort Worth, Texas

L 14–21 - October 6No. 13 Arkansas

• Amon G. Carter Stadium
• Fort Worth, Texas

L 13–16 25,317 October 13at Rice

• Rice Stadium
• Houston, Texas

W 17–7 - October 20at Tulsa*

• Skelly Field
• Tulsa, Oklahoma

W 24–17 - October 27at Baylor

• Floyd Casey Stadium
• Waco, Texas (The Revivalry)

L 3–16 36,250 November 3Houston

• Amon G. Carter Stadium
• Fort Worth, Texas

L 10–21 - November 10at Texas Tech

• Jones Stadium
• Lubbock, Texas

T 3–3 40,091 November 172:00 PMat No. 6 Texas

• Texas Memorial Stadium
• Austin, Texas

L 10–35 61,597 November 24Texas A&M

• Amon G. Carter Stadium
• Fort Worth, Texas

L 7–30 -

Roster

1979 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 6 Jimmy Allen TE 81 Brad Bowen WR 1 Phil Epps C 50 Eddie Grimes OL 51 Frank Hartman QB 10 Steve Stamp G 63 Donald Ray Richard OT 70 Bobby Richardson RB 7 Craig Richardson OT 79 Dudley Stephenson WR 11 Bobby Stewart OT 67 Steve Wilson	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 28 Steve Barnes DB 26 Ray Berry LB 36 Mike Dry DB 21 Al Futrell DB 27 Chris Judge LB 52 Kevin Moody LB 37 Kelvin Newton DT 78 Wes Roberts	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach F. A. Dry Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt