1974 TCU Horned Frogs football team

The 1974 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 1–10 overall and 0–7 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Jim Shofner, 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.

1974 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 14 Baylor $	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 17 Texas	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 16 Texas A&M	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Arkansas	3	–	3	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
SMU	3	–	3	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
Texas Tech	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	2
Rice	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	1
TCU	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14		Texas–Arlington*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 12–3	17,210	^[1]
September 21		at No. 11 Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 7–37	50,811	^[2]
September 28		at Minnesota*	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 7–9	32,822
October 5		No. 20 Arkansas	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 0–49	30,210
October 12		SMU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 13–33	16,492
October 19		at No. 8 Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	L 0–17	36,701
October 26		at No. 4 Alabama*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 3–41	63,191	^[3]^[4]
November 2		Baylor	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 7–21	18,792
November 9		at No. 19 Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 0–28	40,189
November 16	2:00 p.m.	Texas	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 16–81	30,000
November 23		at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 14–26
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

1974 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`10`	Lee Cook	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

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^ "Sun Devils torment TCU 37–7". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 22, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Martin, Steve (October 27, 1974). "Frogs flunk it, 41–3". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1A. Retrieved August 2, 2014 – via Google News Archives.
^ Furlong, Jim (October 27, 1974). "Alabama carves Frogs, 41–3". The Gadsden Times. p. 37. Retrieved August 2, 2014 – via Google News Archives.
^ "1974 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved June 29, 2016.