1981 TCU Horned Frogs football team

1981 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	2–7–2 (1–6–1 SWC)
Head coach	F. A. Dry (5th season)
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 46,083)

1981 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 SMU $	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 2 Texas	6	–	1	–	1			10	–	1	–	1
Houston	5	–	2	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Arkansas	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Texas A&M	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Rice	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Baylor	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
TCU	1	–	6	–	1			2	–	7	–	2
Texas Tech	0	–	7	–	1			1	–	9	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 2–7–2 overall and 1–6–1 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by F. A. Dry, in his fifth 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 5		at Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 16–24	48,000
September 19		Texas–Arlington*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 38–16
September 26		No. 20 SMU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 9–20	25,862
October 3		No. 19 Arkansas	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 28–24	30,313
October 10		at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 28–41
October 17		Utah State*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	T 13–13
October 24		at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 21–34	40,000
October 31		Houston	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 16–20
November 7		at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	T 39–39	37,714
November 14	1:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 15–31	60,038
November 21		Texas A&M	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 7–37
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

1981 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Phil Epps Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 89 Kyle Clifton So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach F. A. Dry Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt