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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 TCU Horned Frogs football team

American college football season

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.

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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.

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

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

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"1971 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved July 7, 2016.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18		Texas–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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v t e	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