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 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	2–9 (1–7 SWC)
Head coach	F. A. Dry (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Bob Junko (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium

1977 Southwest Conference football standings

	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	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10		SMU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 21–45	19,576
September 17		Oregon*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 24–29	15,031
September 24		at No. 2 USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–51	54,620
October 1		No. 12 Arkansas	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 6–42	22,713
October 8		at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 35–15	12,000
October 22		Miami (FL)*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 21–17	12,224
October 29		Houston	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 14–42	17,853
November 5		at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 17–49	42,124
November 12	2:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 14–44	50,150
November 19		No. 14 Texas A&M	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 23–52	28,563
November 26		at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 9–48	15,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

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	Head coach F. A. Dry Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt