1978 TCU Horned Frogs football team

The 1978 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 2–9 overall and 0–8 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by F. A. Dry, 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.

1978 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	2–9 (0–8 SWC)
Head coach	F. A. Dry (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Bob Junko (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium

1978 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Houston $	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Arkansas	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
No. 9 Texas	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Texas Tech	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 19 Texas A&M	4	–	4	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
SMU	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Baylor	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Rice	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
TCU	0	–	8	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9		at SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	L 14–45	41,112
September 23		at Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	W 14–10
September 30		at No. 5 Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 0–58	76,832
October 7		at No. 4 Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 3–42	54,430
October 14		Rice	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 14–21
October 21		at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	W 13–7	22,748
October 28		Baylor	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 21–28	16,722
November 4		at No. 10 Houston	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	L 6–63
November 11		Texas Tech	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 17–27
November 18	2:00 p.m.	No. 9 Texas	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 0–41	20,014
November 25		at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	L 7–15
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

1978 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 6 Jimmy Allen	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 79 Marshall Harris Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach F. A. Dry Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt