TCU Horned Frogs

The TCU Horned Frogs are the athletic teams that represent Texas Christian University. The 18 varsity teams participate in NCAA Division I and in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) for football, competing mostly in the Big 12 Conference. The school was a founding member of the Southwest Conference and was a member of the Western Athletic Conference, Conference USA, and the Mountain West Conference before joining the Big 12.

The "horned frog" nickname and mascot refer to the Texas horned lizard, also known as the "horned frog."

Football

TCU Horned Frogs college football

First Season
1896
Team History
TCU Horned Frogs (1902-present) Add-Ran Christian Horned Frogs (1897-1901) Add-Ran Christian football team (1896)
Conference
Big 12 (2012-present) Mountain West Conference (2005-11) Conference USA (2001-04) Western Athletic Conference (1996-2000) Southwest Conference (1923-95) Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1909-22) Independent (1896-1908)
Venue
Amon G. Carter Stadium (1930–present) Clark Field (1916-29)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1920s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1928
November 29	at SMU	Ownby Stadium

1930s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1937
September 25	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
November 13	at Texas	Memorial Stadium
1938*
January 2, 1939	vs. Carnegie Tech	Tulane Stadium
1939
November 11	vs. Tulsa	Amon G. Carter Stadium

1940s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1944
September 23	at Kansas	Ruppert Stadium
November 11	vs. Texas Tech	Amon G. Carter Stadium
January 1, 1945	vs. Oklahoma A&M	Cotton Bowl
1947
September 20	at Kansas	Blues Stadium
November 29	vs. SMU	Amon G. Carter Stadium
1948
September 18	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium
1949
October 8	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium
October 29	at Baylor	Municipal Stadium

1950s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1950
December 2	at SMU	Cotton Bowl
1951
November 3	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium
December 1	vs. SMU	Amon G. Carter Stadium
January 1, 1952	vs. Kentucky	Cotton Bowl
1953
September 19	vs. Kansas	Amon G. Carter Stadium
October 3	at Arkansas	Razorback Stadium
1954
September 25	at Oklahoma	Owen Field
October 30	vs. Baylor	Amon G. Carter Stadium
1955
January 2, 1956	vs. Ole Miss	Cotton Bowl
1956
September 22	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium
October 13	at Alabama	Denny Stadium
January 1, 1957	vs. Syracuse	Cotton Bowl
1957
September 21	vs. Kansas	Amon G. Carter Stadium
September 28	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
November 16	at Texas	Memorial Stadium
1958
January 1, 1959	vs. Air Force	Cotton Bowl
1959
September 19	vs. Kansas	Amon G. Carter Stadium
November 14	at Texas	Memorial Stadium
December 19	vs. Clemson	Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston, TX)

1960s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1960
October 29	vs. Baylor	Amon G. Carter Stadium
November 26	at SMU	Cotton Bowl
1961
September 30	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
November 4	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium
1963
September 21	vs. Kansas	Amon G. Carter Stadium
November 16	at Texas	Memorial Stadium
1964
September 26	vs. Florida State	Amon G. Carter Stadium
November 28	at SMU	Cotton Bowl
1965
October 30	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium
November 13	at Texas	Memorial Stadium
November 27	vs. SMU	Amon G. Carter Stadium
December 31	vs. Texas Western	Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX)
1966
October 29	vs. Baylor	Amon G. Carter Stadium
November 12	vs. Texas	Amon G. Carter Stadium
1967
November 18	at Texas	Memorial Stadium
December 2	at SMU	Cotton Bowl
1968
November 16	vs. Texas	Amon G. Carter Stadium
1969
October 10	at SMU	Cotton Bowl
November 15	at Texas	Memorial Stadium

1970s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1970
September 12	vs. Texas-Arlington	Amon G. Carter Stadium
November 7	at Texas Tech	Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium
November 14	vs. Texas	Amon G. Carter Stadium
November 28	vs. SMU	Amon G. Carter Stadium
1971
October 2	at Arkansas	Razorback Stadium
October 16	vs. Texas A&M	Amon G. Carter Stadium
October 23	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium
October 30	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium
November 13	at Texas	Memorial Stadium
November 27	at SMU	Cotton Bowl
1972
October 7	vs. Arkansas	Amon G. Carter Stadium
October 28	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium
November 4	vs. Baylor	Amon G. Carter Stadium
November 11	at Texas Tech	Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium
December 2	vs. SMU	Amon G. Carter Stadium
1973
September 22	vs. Texas-Arlington	Amon G. Carter Stadium
October 13	vs. Idaho	Amon G. Carter Stadium
November 3	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium
November 10	vs. Texas Tech	Amon G. Carter Stadium
November 17	at Texas	Memorial Stadium
December 1	at SMU	Cotton Bowl
1974
October 26	at Alabama	Legion Field
November 2	vs. Baylor	Amon G. Carter Stadium
November 9	at Texas Tech	Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium
1975
October 18	vs. Texas A&M	Amon G. Carter Stadium
November 1	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium
1977
September 10	vs. SMU	Amon G. Carter Stadium
September 17	vs. Oregon	Amon G. Carter Stadium
October 1	vs. Arkansas	Amon G. Carter Stadium
October 8	at Rice	Rice Stadium
October 22	vs. Miami	Amon G. Carter Stadium
1978
October 14	vs. Rice	Amon G. Carter Stadium
October 28	vs. Baylor	Amon G. Carter Stadium
1979
October 6	vs. Arkansas	Amon G. Carter Stadium
October 27	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium
November 10	at Texas Tech	Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium
November 17	at Texas	Memorial Stadium

1980s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
October 25	vs. Baylor	Amon G. Carter Stadium
November 15	vs. Texas	Amon G. Carter Stadium
1981
October 24	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium
1984
November 17	vs. Texas	Amon G. Carter Stadium
December 31	vs. West Virginia	Astrodome
1985
September 28	vs. SMU	Amon G. Carter Stadium
October 5	vs. Arkansas	Amon G. Carter Stadium
October 26	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium
1987
October 24	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium

1990s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1991
November 16	at Texas	Memorial Stadium

2000s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2000
December 20	vs. Southern Miss	Ladd-Peebles Stadium
2006
December 19	vs. Northern Illinois	Qualcomm Stadium
2007
September 8	at Texas	Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium

2010s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2012
December 29	vs. Michigan State	Sun Devil Stadium
2015
January 2, 2016	vs. Oregon	Alamodome
2016
November 5	at Baylor	McLane Stadium
2017
November 4	vs. Texas	Amon G. Carter Stadium
2018
December 26	vs. California	Chase Field
2019
September 21	vs. SMU	Amon G. Carter Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1960s	1960 • 1968
1970s	1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1976 • 1978 • 1979
1980s	1981 • 1989
2000s	2009
2010s	2012 • 2017
2020s	2020