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Texas Christian Football Team History


Texas Christian Horned Toads
Texas Christian University
 Fort Worth, TX
Founded: 1873
Stadium: Amon G. Carter Stadium
Capacity: 46,000
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: Jim Pittman
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1896  <-- 1970 <- 1971 -> 1972 --> 2024
1971 Season Highlights
 Jim Pittman enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.
 
1971 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Texas-Arlington  42   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Washington  26   44   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Arkansas  15   49   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Oklahoma State  14   14   T       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Texas A&M  14   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Penn State  14   66   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Baylor  34   27   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Texas Tech  17   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Texas  0   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Rice  20   19   W       
 Sat., Nov. 27  @ Southern Methodist  18   16   W       
 
1971 Season Totals
  Record6-4 -1
  Points Scored214
  Scoring Average19.5
  Points Allowed275
  Defense Average25.0
  Opponents Record56-52
  Conference Record5-2
  Home Record4-0 -1
  Away Record2-4
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1971 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 4-7131138 2-58594  Jim Carlen
Texas 8-3281168Lost  6-306-118573  Darrell Royal
Arkansas 8-3-1356169Lost  13-145-1-118183  Frank Broyles
Texas Christian 6-4-1214275 5-2118151  Jim Pittman
Texas A&M 5-6144212 4-396117  Gene Stallings
Southern Methodist 4-7151227 3-4111118  Hayden Fry
Rice 3-7-1146220 2-4-1108124  Bill Peterson
Baylor 1-974236 0-749173  Bill Beall

1971 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1971 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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