1968 TCU Horned Frogs football team

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.

1968 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	3–7 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach	Fred Taylor (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	TCU spread
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium
Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

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

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

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Roster

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 Fred Taylor Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt