1973 TCU Horned Frogs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record3–8 (1–6 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAmon G. Carter Stadium
(Capacity: 46,083)
1973 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Texas $ 7 –0 –08 –3 –0
No. 11 Texas Tech 6 –1 –011 –1 –0
Rice 4 –3 –05 –6 –0
SMU 3 –3 –16 –4 –1
Arkansas 3 –3 –15 –5 –1
Texas A&M 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
TCU 1 –6 –03 –8 –0
Baylor 0 –7 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 3–8 overall and 1–6 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Billy Tohill, 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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Texas–Arlington*
W 49–1318,930[1]
September 291:30 p.m.at No. 3 Ohio State*
L 3–3787,439
October 6at Arkansas
L 5–1349,456
October 13Idaho*
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
W 30–1415,110[2]
October 20Texas A&M
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
L 16–3532,010
October 27at No. 14 Tennessee*
L 7–3966,356[3]
November 3at Baylor
W 34–2830,257
November 10No. 12 Texas Tech
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
L 10–2425,029
November 172:00 p.m.at No. 11 Texas
L 7–5250,000
November 24Rice
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
L 9–14
December 1at SMU
L 19–2118,572
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Personnel

1973 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL Leon Bartlett
OL Sid Bond
RB Chuck Boyd
OL Terry Champagne
QB Lee Cook
RB Bobby Cowan
WR Dave Duncan
RB Rick Isel
TE Alan Layne
RB Ronnie Littleton
RB Mike Luttrell
QB Kent Marshall
OL Johnny McWilliams
TE John Ott
WR Gary Patterson
WR Steve Patterson
WR Dicky Powers
RB Tim Pullman
RB Danny Scott
QB Perry Senn
RB Kent Waldrep
OL Merle Wang
RB Ronnie Webb
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL Charlie Davis
LB Mike Hanna
DB Gene Hernandez
DB Allen Hooker
DB Dennis McGehee
LB Gene Moser
DL Rusty Putt
DL Ed Robinson
LB Dede Terveen
DL Tommy Van Wart
DB Gary Whitman
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Berl Simmons
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Game summaries

    At Ohio State

    TCU Horned Frogs (1–0) at #3 Ohio State Buckeyes (1–0)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    TCU 0 3 003
    Ohio State 14 17 0637

    at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

    • Date: September 29
    • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
    • Game weather: Rain, 78 °F (26 °C)
    • Game attendance: 87,439
    Game information

    References

    1. ↑ "Frogs start slow, then zoom past UTA". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 23, 1973. p. B1. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
    2. ↑ Henzel, Phil (October 14, 1973). "TCU toys with Vandals 30-14". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 15.
    3. ↑ "14th-ranked Vols blast TCU, 39–7". Victoria Advocate. October 28, 1973. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ↑ "1973 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved June 30, 2016.
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