1973 TCU Horned Frogs football team

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.

1973 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1973 record	3–8 (1–6 SWC)
Head coach	Billy Tohill (3rd season)
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 46,083)

1973 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Texas $	7	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Texas Tech	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Rice	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
SMU	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Arkansas	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Texas A&M	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
TCU	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Baylor	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 22		Texas–Arlington*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 49–13
September 29	1:30 p.m.	at No. 3 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 3–37	87,439
October 6		at Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 5–13	49,456
October 13		Idaho*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 30–14
October 20		Texas A&M	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 16–35	16,492
October 27		at No. 14 Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 7–39	66,356
November 3		at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	W 34–28	30,257
November 10		No. 12 Texas Tech	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 10–24	25,029
November 17	2:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 7–52	50,000
November 24		Rice	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 9–14
December 1		at SMU	Cotton Stadium Dallas, TX (rivalry)	L 19–21
*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. # Name Class 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. # Name Class 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. # Name Class K Berl Simmons	Head coach Billy Tohill Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Season summary

at Ohio State

TCU Horned Frogs (1–0) at #3 Ohio State Buckeyes (1–0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
TCU	0	3	0	0	3
Ohio State	14	17	0	6	37

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
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter OSU – Archie Griffin 68-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 12:17. Ohio State 7–0. Drive: OSU – Champ Henson 1-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 4:42. Ohio State 14–0. Drive: 69 yards. Second quarter TCU – Berl Simmons 23-yard field goal, 9:18. Ohio State 14–3. Drive: OSU – Cornelius Greene 72-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 9:02. Ohio State 21–3. Drive: OSU – Cornelius Greene 8-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 2:33. Ohio State 28–3. Drive: OSU – Blair Conway 37-yard field goal, 0:00. Ohio State 31–3. Drive: Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter OSU – Fred Pagac 13-yard pass from Greg Hare (kick failed), 6:25. Ohio State 37–3. Drive: Top passers TCU – Kent Marshall – 7/17, 54 yards OSU – Cornelius Greene – 3/6, 34 yards, INT Top rushers TCU – Mike Luttrell – 14 rushes, 44 yards OSU – Archie Griffin – 14 rushes, 119 yards, TD Top receivers TCU — John Ott – 2 receptions, 20 yards OSU – Ted Powell – 1 reception, 22 yards

References

1. "1973 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved June 30, 2016.