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 6âÂÂ4âÂÂ1 overall and 5âÂÂ2 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. Assistant coach Billy Tohill replaced Pittman as head coach for the remainder of the season, finishing with a 3âÂÂ1 record. This was the Horned Frogs' last winning season until 1984.
TCU played home games on campus, at Amon G. Carter Stadium, in Fort Worth, Texas.