1979 TCU
2–8–1 (1–6–1 Southwest Conference), coached by F. Dry. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Rice 17–7Oct 13
By 10 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | vs 20SMU | L 7–27 | 39% |
| Sep 22 | vs Tulane | L 19–33 | 41% |
| Sep 29 | vsTexas–Arlington | L 14–21 | 34% |
| Oct 6 | vs 13Arkansas | L 13–16 | 13% |
| Oct 13 | at Rice | W 17–7 | 36% |
| Oct 20 | at Tulsa | W 24–17 | 24% |
| Oct 27 | at Baylor | L 3–16 | 18% |
| Nov 3 | vs 4Houston | L 10–21 | 16% |
| Nov 10 | at Texas Tech | T 3–3 | 22% |
| Nov 17 | at 6Texas | L 10–35 | 7% |
| Nov 24 | vs Texas A&M | L 7–30 | 27% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Texas A&M 30–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 108th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 2–8–1
- Conference
- 1–6–1 8th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 127–226
- Coach
- F. Dry
- Elo
- 1349 −23 this season
- SP+ rating
- 0.4 No. 72 of 135; offense No. 102, defense No. 41
- SRS
- 1.4 No. 63 of 140 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Bob Junko
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- 4–3
Drafted in 1980
The 1980 draft| Rd 7 | Wesley Roberts DE | Baltimore Colts |
1979 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 7–1 | 11–1 | 5 |
| Arkansas | 7–1 | 10–2 | 8 |
| Texas | 6–2 | 9–3 | 12 |
| Baylor | 5–3 | 8–4 | 14 |
| Texas A&M | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| SMU | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Texas Tech | 2–5–1 | 3–6–2 | |
 TCU | 1–6–1 | 2–8–1 | |
| Rice | 0–8 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.