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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 Shofner
Conference: Southwest-

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1896 <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024

1976 Season Highlights

Jim Shofner enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.

1976 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 11	@ Southern Methodist	14	34	L
Sat., Sep. 18	@ Tennessee	0	31	L
Sat., Sep. 25	@ Nebraska	10	64	L
Sat., Oct. 2	@ Arkansas	14	46	L
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. Rice	23	26	L
Sat., Oct. 23	@ Miami	0	49	L
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Houston	21	49	L
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Texas Tech	10	14	L
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Texas	7	34	L
Sat., Nov. 20	@ Texas A&M	10	59	L
Sat., Nov. 27	vs. Baylor	19	24	L

1976 Season Totals
Record	0-11
Points Scored	128
Scoring Average	11.6
Points Allowed	430
Defense Average	39.1
Opponents Record	71-51
Conference Record	0-8
Home Record	0-4
Away Record	0-7

1976 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1976 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	10-2	336	206	Lost 24-27	7-1	216	129	Steve Sloan
Houston	10-2	343	188	Won 30-21	7-1	228	95	Bill Yeoman
Texas A&M	10-2	364	140	Won 37-14	6-2	260	105	Emory Bellard
Baylor	7-3-1	209	183		4-3-1	142	133	Grant Teaff
Texas	5-5-1	195	188		4-4	159	154	Darrell Royal
Arkansas	5-5-1	220	204		3-4-1	168	169	Frank Broyles
Rice	3-8	236	417		2-6	171	314	Homer Rice
Southern Methodist	3-8	202	339		2-6	148	225	Ron Meyer
Texas Christian	0-11	128	430		0-8	118	286	Jim Shofner

1976 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1976 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

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