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1971 TCU Horned Frogs football
1971 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	6–4–1 (5–2 SWC)
Head coach	Jim Pittman (1st season; first 7 games); Billy Tohill (1st season; remainder of season);
Offensive scheme	Spread
Base defense	5–2
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium
	Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

1971 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 18 Texas $	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Arkansas	5	–	1	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
TCU	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Texas A&M	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
SMU	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Rice	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Texas Tech	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Baylor	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 6–4–1 overall and 5–2 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Jim Pittman, in his first and only year as head coach. Pittman died of a heart attack suffered on the sidelines of a game against Baylor in Waco, Texas on October 30, 1971.^[1] Assistant Coach Billy Tohill replaced Pittman as head coach for the remainder of the season, finishing with a 3–1 record.

This would be the Horned Frogs' last winning season until 1984.

The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18		UT Arlington*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 42–0	20,868	^[2]
September 25		at No. 17 Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 26–44	59,956
October 2		at No. 18 Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 15–49	41,100
October 9		Oklahoma State*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	T 14–14
October 16		Texas A&M	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	W 14–3	31,910
October 23		at No. 7 Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 14–66	51,896
October 30		at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	W 34–27	30,000
November 6		Texas Tech	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	W 17–6	22,138
November 13	2:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 0–31	63,500
November 20		Rice	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 20–19
November 27		at SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	W 18–16	18,128
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster

1971 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense George Duchene QB So

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`18`	Steve Judy	Sr
G	`76`	Guy Morriss	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`25`	Lyle Blackwood	Jr
DT	`71`	Charles Davis	So
DB	`27`	Dave McGinnis	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Billy Tohill

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "Pittman burial Tuesday". The Tuscaloosa News. The Associated Press. November 1, 1971. p. 6. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
^ "Pittman era begins with 42–0 rout". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 19, 1971. p. B1. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1971 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved July 7, 2016.

[1] "Pittman burial Tuesday". The Tuscaloosa News. The Associated Press. November 1, 1971. p. 6. Retrieved January 17, 2010.

[2] "Pittman era begins with 42–0 rout". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 19, 1971. p. B1. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "1971 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved July 7, 2016.

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TCU Horned Frogs football
Venues	Panther Park (1911–1914, 1917, 1920–1923) Clark Field (1924–1930) Amon G. Carter Stadium (1930–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Baylor SMU Texas Texas A&M Texas Tech
Culture & lore	Super Frog "TCU Fight" Texas Christian University Marching Band 1935 "Game of the Century"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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