1977 TCU Horned Frogs football team

The 1977 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 2–9 overall and 1–7 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by F. A. Dry, in his first year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.

1977 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Texas $	8	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Arkansas	7	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Texas A&M	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Houston	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Baylor	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
SMU	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
TCU	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Rice	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	SMU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 21–45	19,576	^[1]
September 17	Oregon*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 24–29	15,031	^[2]
September 24	at No. 2 USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–51	54,620	^[3]
October 1	No. 12 Arkansas	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 6–42	22,713	^[4]
October 8	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 35–15	12,000	^[5]
October 22	Miami (FL)*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 21–17	12,224	^[6]
October 29	Houston	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 14–42	17,853	^[7]
November 5	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 17–49	42,124	^[8]
November 12	at No. 1 Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 14–44	50,150	^[9]
November 19	No. 14 Texas A&M	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 23–52	28,563	^[10]
November 26	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 9–48	15,000	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1977 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`24`	Tony Accomando	Sr
WR	`26`	Mike Renfro	Sr
TE	`86`	James Wright

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`79`	Marshall Harris	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

↑ "SMU thrashes Frogs". The Odessa American. September 11, 1977. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "TCU's victory bid fails to dunk Ducks". Wichita Falls Times. September 18, 1977. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "USC, TCU streaks intact". The Daily Breeze. September 25, 1977. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Hogs crush TCU". Longview Morning Journal. October 2, 1977. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "TCU ends long losing streak". Del Rio News Herald. October 9, 1977. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "TCU scores late, drops Hurricanes". Florida Today. October 23, 1977. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Houston shreds Horned Frogs". The Monitor. October 30, 1977. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Red Raiders trample TCU". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 6, 1977. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Longhorns romp over Frogs". Longview Morning Journal. November 13, 1977. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Aggies thrash hapless Frogs". The Kilgore News Herald. November 20, 1977. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Hapless Horned Frogs fall to Baylor, 47–9". Pampa Daily News. November 27, 1977. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "1977 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved June 21, 2016.