American college football season
The 1973 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 3–8 overall and 1–6 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Billy Tohill, in his third and final year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 22 | | Texas–Arlington* | | W 49–13 | 18,930 | [1] |
September 29 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 3 Ohio State* | | L 3–37 | 87,439 | |
October 6 | | at Arkansas | | L 5–13 | 49,456 | |
October 13 | | Idaho* | - Amon G. Carter Stadium
- Fort Worth, TX
| W 30–14 | 15,110 | [2] |
October 20 | | Texas A&M | - Amon G. Carter Stadium
- Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
| L 16–35 | 32,010 | |
October 27 | | at No. 14 Tennessee* | | L 7–39 | 66,356 | [3] |
November 3 | | at Baylor | | W 34–28 | 30,257 | |
November 10 | | No. 12 Texas Tech | - Amon G. Carter Stadium
- Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
| L 10–24 | 25,029 | |
November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Texas | | L 7–52 | 50,000 | |
November 24 | | Rice | - Amon G. Carter Stadium
- Fort Worth, TX
| L 9–14 | | |
December 1 | | at SMU | | L 19–21 | 18,572 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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1973 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | OL | | Leon Bartlett | OL | | Sid Bond | RB | | Chuck Boyd | OL | | Terry Champagne | QB | | Lee Cook | RB | | Bobby Cowan | WR | | Dave Duncan | RB | | Rick Isel | TE | | Alan Layne | RB | | Ronnie Littleton | RB | | Mike Luttrell | QB | | Kent Marshall | OL | | Johnny McWilliams | TE | | John Ott | WR | | Gary Patterson | WR | | Steve Patterson | WR | | Dicky Powers | RB | | Tim Pullman | RB | | Danny Scott | QB | | Perry Senn | RB | | Kent Waldrep | OL | | Merle Wang | RB | | Ronnie Webb | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DL | | Charlie Davis | LB | | Mike Hanna | DB | | Gene Hernandez | DB | | Allen Hooker | DB | | Dennis McGehee | LB | | Gene Moser | DL | | Rusty Putt | DL | | Ed Robinson | LB | | Dede Terveen | DL | | Tommy Van Wart | DB | | Gary Whitman | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | K | | Berl Simmons | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt |
TCU Horned Frogs (1–0) at #3 Ohio State Buckeyes (1–0)
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Date: September 29
- Game time: 1:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Rain, 78 °F (26 °C)
- Game attendance: 87,439
Game information |
First quarter - OSU – Archie Griffin 68-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 12:17. Ohio State 7–0. Drive:
- OSU – Champ Henson 1-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 4:42. Ohio State 14–0. Drive: 69 yards.
Second quarter - TCU – Berl Simmons 23-yard field goal, 9:18. Ohio State 14–3. Drive:
- OSU – Cornelius Greene 72-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 9:02. Ohio State 21–3. Drive:
- OSU – Cornelius Greene 8-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 2:33. Ohio State 28–3. Drive:
- OSU – Blair Conway 37-yard field goal, 0:00. Ohio State 31–3. Drive:
Third quarter Fourth quarter - OSU – Fred Pagac 13-yard pass from Greg Hare (kick failed), 6:25. Ohio State 37–3. Drive:
| - Top passers
- TCU – Kent Marshall – 7/17, 54 yards
- OSU – Cornelius Greene – 3/6, 34 yards, INT
- Top rushers
- TCU – Mike Luttrell – 14 rushes, 44 yards
- OSU – Archie Griffin – 14 rushes, 119 yards, TD
- Top receivers
- TCU — John Ott – 2 receptions, 20 yards
- OSU – Ted Powell – 1 reception, 22 yards
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