1968 TCU Horned Frogs football team

1968 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21		at Georgia Tech*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 7–17	43,273	^[1]
September 28		Iowa*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 28–17
October 5		No. 20 Arkansas	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 7–17	41,126
October 12		SMU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 14–21	31,542
October 19		at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	L 7–27
October 26		at No. 18 LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 7–10
November 2		Baylor	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	W 47–14	23,078
November 9		at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 14–31	40,140
November 16	1:00 p.m.	No. 2 Texas	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 21–47	40,000	^[2]
November 23		at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 24–14
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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

^ "Tech downs TCU on a good pass". The Commercial Appeal. September 22, 1968. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Steers spank Frogs". Austin American-Statesman. November 17, 1968. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1968 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved July 12, 2016.

v t e 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
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