| 1979 TCU Football Schedule | | | | |
| 15-Sep | | Southern Methodist | L | 7 | 27 | |
| 22-Sep | | Tulane | L | 19 | 33 | |
| 29-Sep | | Texas-Arlington | L | 14 | 21 | |
| 6-Oct | | Arkansas | L | 13 | 16 | |
| 13-Oct | at | Rice | W | 17 | 7 | |
| 20-Oct | at | Tulsa | W | 24 | 17 | |
| 27-Oct | at | Baylor | L | 3 | 16 | |
| 3-Nov | | Houston | L | 10 | 21 | |
| 10-Nov | at | Texas Tech | T | 3 | 3 | |
| 17-Nov | at | Texas | L | 10 | 35 | |
| 24-Nov | | Texas A&M | L | 7 | 30 | |
| | 2-8-1 | | 127 | 226 | |
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| 1978 TCU Football Schedule | | | | |
| 9-Sep | at | Southern Methodist | L | 14 | 45 | |
| 23-Sep | at | Oregon | W | 14 | 10 | |
| 30-Sep | at | Penn State | L | 0 | 58 | |
| 7-Oct | N | Arkansas | L | 3 | 42 | Little Rock, AR |
| 14-Oct | | Rice | L | 14 | 21 | |
| 21-Oct | at | Tulane | W | 13 | 7 | |
| 28-Oct | | Baylor | L | 21 | 28 | |
| 4-Nov | at | Houston | L | 6 | 63 | |
| 11-Nov | | Texas Tech | L | 17 | 27 | |
| 18-Nov | | Texas | L | 0 | 41 | |
| 25-Nov | at | Texas A&M | L | 7 | 15 | |
| | 2-9-0 | | 109 | 357 | |
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| 1977 TCU Football Schedule | | | | |
| 10-Sep | | Southern Methodist | L | 21 | 45 | |
| 17-Sep | | Oregon | L | 24 | 29 | |
| 24-Sep | at | Southern California | L | 0 | 51 | |
| 1-Oct | | Arkansas | L | 6 | 42 | |
| 8-Oct | at | Rice | W | 35 | 15 | |
| 22-Oct | | Miami | W | 21 | 17 | |
| 29-Oct | | Houston | L | 14 | 42 | |
| 5-Nov | at | Texas Tech | L | 17 | 49 | |
| 12-Nov | at | Texas | L | 14 | 44 | |
| 19-Nov | | Texas A&M | L | 23 | 52 | |
| 26-Nov | at | Baylor | L | 9 | 48 | |
| | 2-9-0 | | 184 | 434 | |
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| 1976 TCU Football Schedule | | | | |
| 11-Sep | at | Southern Methodist | L | 14 | 34 | |
| 18-Sep | at | Tennessee | L | 0 | 31 | |
| 25-Sep | at | Nebraska | L | 10 | 64 | |
| 2-Oct | at | Arkansas | L | 14 | 46 | |
| 9-Oct | | Rice | L | 23 | 26 | |
| 23-Oct | at | Miami | L | 0 | 49 | |
| 30-Oct | at | Houston | L | 21 | 49 | |
| 6-Nov | | Texas Tech | L | 10 | 14 | |
| 13-Nov | | Texas | L | 7 | 34 | |
| 20-Nov | at | Texas A&M | L | 10 | 59 | |
| 27-Nov | | Baylor | L | 19 | 24 | |
| | 0-11-0 | | 128 | 430 | |
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| 1975 TCU Football Schedule | | | | |
| 13-Sep | | Texas-Arlington | L | 7 | 24 | |
| 20-Sep | | Arizona State | L | 10 | 33 | |
| 27-Sep | at | Nebraska | L | 14 | 56 | |
| 4-Oct | N | Arkansas | L | 8 | 19 | Little Rock, AR |
| 10-Oct | at | Southern Methodist | L | 13 | 28 | |
| 18-Oct | | Texas A&M | L | 6 | 14 | |
| 25-Oct | N | Alabama | L | 0 | 45 | Birmingham, AL |
| 1-Nov | at | Baylor | L | 6 | 24 | |
| 8-Nov | | Texas Tech | L | 0 | 34 | |
| 15-Nov | at | Texas | L | 11 | 27 | |
| 22-Nov | | Rice | W | 28 | 21 | |
| | 1-10-0 | | 103 | 325 | |
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| 1974 TCU Football Schedule | | | | |
| 14-Sep | | Texas-Arlington | W | 12 | 3 | |
| 21-Sep | at | Arizona State | L | 7 | 37 | |
| 28-Sep | at | Minnesota | L | 7 | 9 | |
| 5-Oct | | Arkansas | L | 0 | 49 | |
| 12-Oct | | Southern Methodist | L | 13 | 33 | |
| 19-Oct | at | Texas A&M | L | 0 | 17 | |
| 26-Oct | N | Alabama | L | 3 | 41 | Birmingham, AL |
| 2-Nov | | Baylor | L | 7 | 21 | |
| 9-Nov | at | Texas Tech | L | 0 | 28 | |
| 16-Nov | | Texas | L | 16 | 81 | |
| 23-Nov | at | Rice | L | 14 | 26 | |
| | 1-10-0 | | 79 | 345 | |
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| 1973 TCU Football Schedule | | | | |
| 22-Sep | | Texas-Arlington | W | 49 | 13 | |
| 29-Sep | at | Ohio State | L | 3 | 37 | |
| 6-Oct | N | Arkansas | L | 5 | 13 | Little Rock, AR |
| 13-Oct | | Idaho | W | 30 | 14 | |
| 20-Oct | | Texas A&M | L | 16 | 35 | |
| 27-Oct | at | Tennessee | L | 7 | 39 | |
| 3-Nov | at | Baylor | W | 34 | 28 | |
| 10-Nov | | Texas Tech | L | 10 | 24 | |
| 17-Nov | at | Texas | L | 7 | 52 | |
| 24-Nov | | Rice | L | 9 | 14 | |
| 1-Dec | at | Southern Methodist | L | 19 | 21 | |
| | 3-8-0 | | 189 | 290 | |
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| 1972 TCU Football Schedule | | | | |
| 23-Sep | at | Indiana | W | 31 | 28 | |
| 30-Sep | | Texas-Arlington | W | 38 | 14 | |
| 7-Oct | | Arkansas | L | 13 | 27 | |
| 14-Oct | at | Tulsa | W | 35 | 9 | |
| 21-Oct | at | Texas A&M | W | 13 | 10 | |
| 28-Oct | at | Notre Dame | L | 0 | 21 | |
| 4-Nov | | Baylor | L | 9 | 42 | |
| 11-Nov | at | Texas Tech | W | 31 | 7 | |
| 18-Nov | | Texas | L | 0 | 27 | |
| 25-Nov | at | Rice | L | 21 | 25 | |
| 2-Dec | | Southern Methodist | L | 22 | 35 | |
| | 5-6-0 | | 213 | 245 | |
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| 1971 TCU Football Schedule | | | | |
| 18-Sep | | Texas-Arlington | W | 42 | 0 | |
| 25-Sep | at | Washington | L | 26 | 44 | |
| 2-Oct | at | Arkansas | L | 15 | 49 | |
| 9-Oct | | Oklahoma State | T | 14 | 14 | |
| 16-Oct | | Texas A&M | W | 14 | 3 | |
| 23-Oct | at | Penn State | L | 14 | 66 | |
| 30-Oct | at | Baylor | W | 34 | 27 | |
| 6-Nov | | Texas Tech | W | 17 | 6 | |
| 13-Nov | at | Texas | L | 0 | 31 | |
| 20-Nov | | Rice | W | 20 | 19 | |
| 27-Nov | at | Southern Methodist | W | 18 | 16 | |
| | 6-4-1 | | 214 | 275 | |
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| 1970 TCU Football Schedule | | | | |
| 12-Sep | | Texas-Arlington | W | 31 | 7 | |
| 19-Sep | at | Purdue | L | 0 | 15 | |
| 26-Sep | at | Wisconsin | T | 14 | 14 | |
| 3-Oct | | Arkansas | L | 14 | 49 | |
| 10-Oct | at | Oklahoma State | L | 20 | 34 | |
| 17-Oct | at | Texas A&M | W | 31 | 15 | |
| 31-Oct | | Baylor | W | 24 | 17 | |
| 7-Nov | at | Texas Tech | L | 14 | 22 | |
| 14-Nov | | Texas | L | 0 | 58 | |
| 21-Nov | at | Rice | L | 15 | 17 | |
| 28-Nov | | Southern Methodist | W | 26 | 17 | |
| | 4-6-1 | | 189 | 265 | |
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