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1968 TCU Horned Frogs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record3–7 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeTCU spread
Home stadiumAmon G. Carter Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Arkansas + 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Texas + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
No. 14 SMU 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Texas Tech 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 2
Baylor 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Texas A&M 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
TCU 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Rice 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 3–7 overall and 2–5 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Fred Taylor in his second year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Georgia Tech*
L 7–1743,273[1]
September 28Iowa*
W 28–1725,000[2]
October 5No. 20 Arkansas
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
L 7–1741,126[3]
October 12SMU
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
L 14–2131,542[4]
October 19at Texas A&M
L 7–2733,185[5]
October 26at No. 18 LSU*
L 7–1065,638[6]
November 2Baylor
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
W 47–1423,078[7]
November 9at Texas Tech
L 14–3140,140[8]
November 161:00 p.m.No. 2 Texas
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
L 21–4740,000[9]
November 23at Rice
W 24–1418,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

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1968 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 23 Norm Bulaich Jr
QB 14 Dan Carter Jr
WR 26 Linzy Cole Jr
QB 17 Ted Fay Jr
RB 35 Ross Montgomery Sr
G 63 James Ray Jr
C 57 John Ruthstrom
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "Tech downs TCU on a good pass". The Commercial Appeal. September 22, 1968. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Frogs vault over Iowa". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 29, 1968. Retrieved March 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Arkansas 'hex' holds". The Kilgore News Herald. October 6, 1968. Retrieved March 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Levias return wins for SMU". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 13, 1968. Retrieved March 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Aggies bounce back; Rap TCU Horned Frogs by 27–7". The Marshall News Messenger. October 20, 1968. Retrieved March 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "LSU gets 10–7 win over TCU". The Orange Leader. October 27, 1968. Retrieved March 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Fumbling Bears fall to Froggies". Express & News. November 3, 1968. Retrieved March 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Raiders wallop Frogs". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 10, 1968. Retrieved March 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Steers spank Frogs". Austin American-Statesman. November 17, 1968. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Froggies trio pounds Rice in 24–14 bout". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 24, 1968. Retrieved March 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1968 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  12. ^ "1968–69 NCAA Statistics (TCU)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
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