1976 TCU Horned Frogs football team

The 1976 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 0–11 overall and 0–8 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Jim Shofner, in his third and final year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.

1976 TCU Horned Frogs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record0–11 (0–8 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAmon G. Carter Stadium
(Capacity: 46,083)
1976 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Houston + 7 1 010 2 0
No. 13 Texas Tech + 7 1 010 2 0
No. 7 Texas A&M 6 2 010 2 0
Baylor 4 3 17 3 1
Texas 4 4 05 5 1
Arkansas 3 4 15 5 1
Rice 2 6 03 8 0
SMU 2 6 03 8 0
TCU 0 8 00 11 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at SMUL 14–3424,328
September 18at Tennessee*L 0–3179,564[1]
September 25at No. 6 Nebraska*L 10–6474,981
October 2at ArkansasL 14–4637,186
October 9RiceL 23–26
October 23at Miami (FL)*L 0–4910,779
October 30at HoustonL 21–4918,263
November 6No. 5 Texas Tech
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
L 10–1420,986
November 132:00 p.m.Texas
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
L 7–3416,523
November 20at No. 11 Texas A&ML 10–5944,055
November 27Baylor
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
L 19–2411,480
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[2]

Roster

References

  1. "'Tennessee waltz' too much for TCU as Vols romp 31–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 19, 1976. Retrieved May 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "1976 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved June 22, 2016.
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