1973 TCU Horned Frogs football team

1973 TCU Horned Frogs football
1973 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	3–8 (1–6 SWC)
Head coach	Billy Tohill (3rd season);
Offensive scheme	Spread
Base defense	5–2
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium
	Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	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

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22		UT Arlington*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 49–13	18,930	^[1]
September 29	1:30 p.m.	at No. 3 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 3–37	87,439	^[2]
October 6		at Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 5–13	49,456	^[3]
October 13		Idaho*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 30–14	15,110	^[4]
October 20		Texas A&M	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 16–35	32,010	^[5]
October 27		at No. 14 Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 7–39	66,356	^[6]
November 3		at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	W 34–28	30,257	^[7]
November 10		No. 12 Texas Tech	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 10–24	25,029	^[8]
November 17	2:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 7–52	50,000	^[9]
November 24		Rice	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 9–14	12,827	^[10]
December 1		at SMU	Cotton Stadium Dallas, TX (rivalry)	L 19–21	18,572	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

At Ohio State

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

Quarter	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

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

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

References

^ "Frogs start slow, then zoom past UTA". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 23, 1973. p. B1. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Buckeyes roll to 37–3 victory over Horned Frogs". The Times Recorder. September 30, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Razorbacks clip TCU". The Commercial Appeal. October 7, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Henzel, Phil (October 14, 1973). "TCU toys with Vandals 30-14". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 15.
^ "Aggies rap TCU, 35–16". The Victoria Advocate. October 21, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "14th-ranked Vols blast TCU, 39–7". Victoria Advocate. October 28, 1973. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Frogs upend Bears, 34–28". The Orange Leader. November 4, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Red Raiders battle back to defeat Horned Frogs". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 11, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cotton Bowl berth for 'Horns". The Victoria Advocate. November 18, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rice beats Frogs as Tohill bids adieu". The Austin American-Statesman. November 25, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ponies color Purples blue 21–19". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 2, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1973 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved June 30, 2016.
^ "1973–74 NCAA Statistics (TCU)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 28, 2025.

[1] "Frogs start slow, then zoom past UTA". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 23, 1973. p. B1. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Buckeyes roll to 37–3 victory over Horned Frogs". The Times Recorder. September 30, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Razorbacks clip TCU". The Commercial Appeal. October 7, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[tcutoy-4] Henzel, Phil (October 14, 1973). "TCU toys with Vandals 30-14". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 15.

[5] "Aggies rap TCU, 35–16". The Victoria Advocate. October 21, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "14th-ranked Vols blast TCU, 39–7". Victoria Advocate. October 28, 1973. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Frogs upend Bears, 34–28". The Orange Leader. November 4, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "Red Raiders battle back to defeat Horned Frogs". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 11, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] "Cotton Bowl berth for 'Horns". The Victoria Advocate. November 18, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "Rice beats Frogs as Tohill bids adieu". The Austin American-Statesman. November 25, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] "Ponies color Purples blue 21–19". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 2, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[12] "1973 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved June 30, 2016.

[13] "1973–74 NCAA Statistics (TCU)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 28, 2025.

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