1972 TCU Horned Frogs football team

The 1972 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 5–6 overall and 2–5 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Billy Tohill, 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.

1972 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	5–6 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach	Billy Tohill (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Base defense	5–2
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium

1972 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Texas $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Texas Tech	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
SMU	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Arkansas	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Rice	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Baylor	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
TCU	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Texas A&M	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23		at Indiana*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 31–28	34,004
September 30		Texas–Arlington*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 38–14	22,300
October 7		Arkansas	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 13–27	42,558
October 14		at Tulsa*	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	W	18,500
October 21		at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 13–10	28,770
October 28	1:30 pm	at No. 13 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	L 0–21	59,075
November 4		Baylor	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 9–42	22,925
November 11		at No. 15 Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	W 31–7	40,120
November 18	2:00 p.m.	No. 7 Texas	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 0–27	33,536
November 25		at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 21–25
December 2		SMU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 22–35	18,152
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

1972 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 11 Kent Marshall Jr G 76 Guy Morriss Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 25 Lyle Blackwood Sr DT 71 Charles Davis Jr DB 27 Dave McGinnis Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Billy Tohill Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt