1987 TCU Horned Frogs football team
The 1987 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 5–6 overall and 3–4 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Jim Wacker, in his fifth year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.
| 1987 TCU Horned Frogs football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| 1987 record | 5–6 (3–4 SWC) |
| Head coach | Jim Wacker (5th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Tom Mueller (5th season) |
| Home stadium | Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 46,083) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Texas A&M $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 5 | at Boston College* | L 20–38 | ||||
| September 12 | at Air Force* | L 10–21 | 41,000 | |||
| September 19 | BYU* | W 33–12 | ||||
| October 3 | No. 10 Arkansas |
| L 10–20 | 39,017 | ||
| October 10 | at Rice | W 30–16 | ||||
| October 17 | North Texas State* |
| W 19–10 | |||
| October 24 | at Baylor | W 24–0 | 36,138 | |||
| October 31 | Houston |
| W 35–7 | |||
| November 7 | 12:00 p.m. | at Texas Tech | Raycom | L 35–36 | 28,516 | |
| November 14 | 12:00 p.m. | at Texas | Raycom | L 21–24 | 63,642 | |
| November 21 | No. 16 Texas A&M |
| Raycom | L 24–42 | 40,164 | |
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References
- "1987 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved June 6, 2016.
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