1972 TCU Horned Frogs football team
The 1972 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 5–6 overall and 2–5 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Billy Tohill, 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.
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 5–6 (2–5 SWC) |
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Home stadium | Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 46,083) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Texas $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 23 | at Indiana* | W 31–28 | ||||
September 30 | Texas–Arlington* | W 38–14 | 22,300 | [1] | ||
October 7 | Arkansas |
| L 13–27 | 42,558 | ||
October 14 | at Tulsa* | W | 18,500 | |||
October 21 | at Texas A&M | W 13–10 | 28,770 | |||
October 28 | 1:30 pm | at No. 13 Notre Dame* | L 0–21 | 59,075 | ||
November 4 | Baylor |
| L 9–42 | 22,925 | ||
November 11 | at No. 15 Texas Tech | W 31–7 | 40,120 | |||
November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 7 Texas |
| L 0–27 | 33,536 | |
November 25 | at Rice | L 21–25 | ||||
December 2 | SMU |
| L 22–35 | 18,152 | ||
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Roster
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Defense
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Special teams
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References
- "Frogs overtake UTA 38–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 1, 1972. p. B1. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1972 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved July 5, 2016.
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