1974 TCU
1–10 (0–7 Southwest Conference), coached by Jim Shofner. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Texas–Arlington 12–3Sep 14
By 9 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | vsTexas–Arlington | W 12–3 | 69% |
| Sep 21 | at 11Arizona State | L 7–37 | 15% |
| Sep 28 | at Minnesota | L 7–9 | 33% |
| Oct 5 | vs 20Arkansas | L 0–49 | 44% |
| Oct 12 | vs SMU | L 13–33 | 40% |
| Oct 19 | at 8Texas A&M | L 0–17 | 18% |
| Oct 26 | at 4Alabama | L 3–41 | 6% |
| Nov 2 | vs Baylor | L 7–21 | 45% |
| Nov 9 | at 19Texas Tech | L 0–28 | 12% |
| Nov 16 | vs Texas | L 16–81 | 17% |
| Nov 23 | at Rice | L 14–26 | 28% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Rice 26–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 118th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 1–10
- Conference
- 0–7 8th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 79–345
- Coach
- Jim Shofner
- Elo
- 1302 −129 this season
- SP+ rating
- -18.7 No. 113 of 124; offense No. 112, defense No. 106
- SRS
- −11.9 No. 103 of 129 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- 4–3
Drafted in 1975
The 1975 draft| Rd 7 | Merle Wang OT | Cleveland Browns |
1974 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor | 6–1 | 8–4 | 14 |
| Texas A&M | 5–2 | 8–3 | 16 |
| Texas | 5–2 | 8–4 | 17 |
| Arkansas | 3–3–1 | 6–4–1 | |
| SMU | 3–3–1 | 6–4–1 | |
| Texas Tech | 3–4 | 6–4–2 | |
| Rice | 2–5 | 2–8–1 | |
 TCU | 0–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.