TCU Horned Frogs

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) Southwestern 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

The TCU Horned Frogs football program is the college football team of Texas Christian University (TCU). The Horned Frogs compete in Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States.

Publications

Home 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
October 14	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
November 30	vs. Texas A&M	Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1951	vs. Tennessee	Cotton Bowl
1951
November 10	vs. Baylor	Memorial Stadium
1952
October 11	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
November 1	vs. SMU	Memorial Stadium
November 8	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium
January 1, 1953	vs. Tennessee	Cotton Bowl
1953
October 10	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
October 24	vs. Rice	Memorial Stadium
1954
September 25	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium
October 16	vs. Arkansas	Memorial Stadium
November 6	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium
1955
October 8	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
November 5	vs. Baylor	Baylor Stadium
1956
October 6	vs West Virginia	Memorial Stadium
October 13	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
November 10	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium
1957
September 21	at Georgia	Grant Field
October 5	vs. South Carolina	Memorial Stadium
October 26	vs. Rice	Memorial Stadium
November 16	vs. TCU	Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1958	vs. Ole Miss	Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)
1958
October 11	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
October 18	vs. Arkansas	Memorial Stadium
November 8	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium
1959
October 10	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
October 24	vs. Rice	Memorial Stadium
November 7	vs. Baylor	Memorial Stadium
November 14	vs. TCU	Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1960	vs. Syracuse	Cotton Bowl

1960s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1960
September 24	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium
October 8	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
November 24	vs. Texas A&M	Memorial Stadium
December 17	vs. Alabama	Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston, TX)
1961
October 14	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
October 28	vs. Rice	Memorial Stadium
November 11	vs. Baylor	Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1962	vs. Ole Miss	Cotton Bowl
1962
September 22	vs. Oregon	Memorial Stadium
October 20	vs. Arkansas	Memorial Stadium
November 10	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium
November 22	vs. Texas A&M	Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1963	vs. LSU	Cotton Bowl
1963*
October 5	vs. Oklahoma State	Memorial Stadium
October 12	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
October 26	vs. Rice	Memorial Stadium
November 2	at SMU	Cotton Bowl
November 16	vs. TCU	Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1964	vs. Navy	Cotton Bowl
1964
October 3	vs. Army	Memorial Stadium
October 10	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
October 17	vs. Arkansas	Memorial Stadium
October 31	vs. SMU	Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1965	vs. Alabama	Orange Bowl
1965
October 9	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
October 23	vs. Rice	Memorial Stadium
November 5	vs. Baylor	Memorial Stadium
November 13	vs. TCU	Memorial Stadium
November 25	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field
1966
October 1	vs. Indiana	Memorial Stadium
October 15	vs. Arkansas	Memorial Stadium
November 5	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium
November 12	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium
December 17	vs. Ole Miss	Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston, TX)
1967
October 7	vs. Oklahoma State	Memorial Stadium
October 14	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
October 28	vs. Rice	Memorial Stadium
November 11	vs. Baylor	Memorial Stadium
November 18	vs. TCU	Memorial Stadium
1968
October 5	vs. Oklahoma State	Memorial Stadium
October 12	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
November 9	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium
November 16	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium
January 1, 1969	vs. Tennessee	Cotton Bowl
1969*
September 20	at California	California Memorial Stadium
October 4	vs. Navy	Memorial Stadium
October 11	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
November 8	vs. Baylor	Memorial Stadium
November 15	vs. TCU	Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1970	vs. Notre Dame	Cotton Bowl

1970s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1970*
September 19	vs. California	Memorial Stadium
October 10	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
November 14	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium
January 1, 1971	vs. Notre Dame	Cotton Bowl
1971
October 9	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
October 23	vs. Rice	Memorial Stadium
November 13	vs. TCU	Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1972	vs. Penn State	Cotton Bowl
1972
October 14	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
October 28	at Rice	Rice Stadium
November 23	vs. Texas A&M	Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1973	vs. Alabama	Cotton Bowl
1973
October 6	vs. Wake Forest	Memorial Stadium
October 13	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
November 3	at SMU	Cotton Bowl
November 17	vs. TCU	Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1974	vs. Nebraska	Cotton Bowl
1974
September 21	vs. Wyoming	Memorial Stadium
October 12	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
October 19	vs. Arkansas	Memorial Stadium
November 9	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium
November 29	vs. Texas A&M	Memorial Stadium
December 30	vs. Auburn	Gator Bowl
1975
October 4	vs. Utah State	Memorial Stadium
October 11	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
December 27	vs. Colorado	Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston, TX)
1976
October 9	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
December 4	vs. Arkansas	Memorial Stadium
1977
October 8	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
November 26	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field
January 2, 1978	vs. Notre Dame	Cotton Bowl
1978
September 23	vs. Wyoming	Memorial Stadium
October 7	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
October 28	vs. SMU	Memorial Stadium
December 4	vs. Arkansas	Memorial Stadium
December 23	vs. Maryland	Sun Bowl
1979
October 6	vs. Rice	Memorial Stadium
November 17	vs. TCU	Memorial Stadium
November 24	vs. Baylor	Memorial Stadium

1980s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
September 1	vs. Arkansas	Memorial Stadium
September 27	vs. Oregon State	Memorial Stadium
October 11	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
November 15	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium
November 29	vs. Texas A&M	Memorial Stadium
December 31	vs. North Carolina	Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston, TX)
1981
September 12	vs. Rice	Memorial Stadium
October 10	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
November 21	vs. Baylor	Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1982	vs. Alabama	Cotton Bowl
1982
October 9	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
December 25	vs. North Carolina	Sun Bowl
1983
October 8	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
October 15	at Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium
January 2, 1984	vs. Georgia	Cotton Bowl
1984
September 15	vs. Auburn	Memorial Stadium
October 13	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
November 17	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium
December 26	vs. Iowa	Anaheim Stadium
1985
October 12	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
December 31	vs. Air Force	Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston, TX)
1986
October 11	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
November 8	vs. Houston	Memorial Stadium
1987
October 10	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
November 7	at Houston	Astrodome
November 21	vs. Baylor	Memorial Stadium
December 31	vs. Pittsburgh	Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston, TX)
1988
October 8	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
1989
October 14	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl

1990s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1990
January 1, 1991	vs. Miami	Cotton Bowl
1994
October 1	vs. Colorado	Memorial Stadium
November 5	vs. Texas A&M	Texas Memorial Stadium
1995
December 31	vs. Virginia Tech	Louisiana Superdome
1996
November 29	vs. Texas A&M	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
1997
September 13	vs. UCLA	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
November 8	vs. Texas Tech	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
November 15	vs. Kansas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
1998
September 5	vs. New Mexico State	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
October 3	vs. Iowa State	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1999	vs. Mississippi State	Cotton Bowl
1999
September 18	vs. Rice	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
November 13	vs. Texas Tech	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium

2000s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2000
December 29	vs. Oregon	Qualcomm Stadium
2001
December 28	vs. Washington	Qualcomm Stadium
2002
October 19	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium
October 26	vs. Iowa State	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
January 1, 2003	vs. LSU	Cotton Bowl
2004
October 9	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
2005*
November 12	vs. Kansas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
January 4, 2006	vs. USC	Rose Bowl
2006
September 23	vs. Iowa State	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
October 7	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
October 21	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium
November 24	vs. Texas A&M	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
2007
September 1	vs. Arkansas State	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
September 8	vs. TCU	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
September 29	vs. Kansas State	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
October 13	at Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium
December 27	vs. Arizona State	Qualcomm Stadium
2009
January 7, 2010	vs. Alabama	Rose Bowl

2010s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2011
December 28	vs. California	Qualcomm Stadium
2013
December 30	vs. Oregon	Alamodome
2015
October 10	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl
2016
September 17	at California	California Memorial Stadium
October 15	vs. Iowa State	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
2017
September 2	vs. Maryland	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
October 7	vs. Kansas State	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
November 4	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium
2018
January 1, 2019	vs. Georgia	Louisiana Superdome

Media guides and yearbooks

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1960s	1963
1970s	1972 • 1978
1990s	1997
2000s	2008
2020s	2020

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2000s	2008