1979 TCU Horned Frogs football team

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.

Record2–8–1 (1–6–1 SWC)

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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

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	No. 20 SMU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 7–27	18,732	^[1]
September 22	Tulane*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 19–33	15,208	^[2]
September 29	UT Arlington*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 14–21	20,212	^[3]
October 6	No. 13 Arkansas	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 13–16	25,317	^[4]
October 13	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 17–7	12,000	^[5]
October 20	at Tulsa*	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W 24–17	20,000	^[6]
October 27	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 3–16	36,250	^[7]
November 3	Houston	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 10–21	25,412	^[8]
November 10	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	T 3–3	40,091	^[9]
November 17	at No. 6 Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 10–35	61,597	^[10]
November 24	Texas A&M	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 7–30	27,229	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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