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1983 TCU Horned Frogs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record1–8–2 (1–6–1 SWC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorTom Mueller (1st season)
Home stadiumAmon G. Carter Stadium
(Capacity: 46,083)
Seasons← 19821984 →
1983 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Texas $ 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 12 SMU 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Baylor 4 – 3 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Texas A&M 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Arkansas 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Texas Tech 3 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Houston 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
TCU 1 – 6 – 1 1 – 8 – 2
Rice 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 1–8–2 overall and 1–6–1 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Jim Wacker, in his first year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10Kansas*T 16–1627,244
September 17at Kansas State*L 3–2025,400
September 24No. 18 SMU
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
L 17–2134,405
October 1Arkansas
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
L 21–3828,310
October 8at RiceW 34–310,000
October 15Ole Miss*
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
L 7–2021,176
October 22at BaylorL 21–5635,876
October 29Houston
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
L 21–2816,810
November 5at Texas TechT 10–1037,507
November 12at No. 2 TexasL 14–2061,156
November 19Texas A&M
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
L 10–2026,640
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1983 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 36 Kenneth Davis So
C 51 Mike Flynn Sr
WR 88 James Maness Jr
QB 10 Anthony Sciaraffa Jr
TE 80 Dan Sharp Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 56 David Cladwell Fr
LB 89 Kyle Clifton Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "TCU ties Kansas". The Kansas City Star. September 11, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Normal loss turns into Wildcat victory, 20–3". The Manhattan Mercury. September 18, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Goal-line stumble hands SMU 21–17 win over TCU". Austin American-Statesman. September 25, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Changes pay off for Razorbacks". The Marshall News Messenger. October 2, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "TCU rambles past Rice, 34–3". Longview News-Journal. October 9, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "TCU errors help Rebels". Abilene Reporter-News. October 16, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Bears trample Frogs, 56–21". Longview News-Journal. October 23, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Cougars nip Horned Frogs". Victoria Advocate. October 30, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "TCU, T-Tech battle to tie". Tulsa World. November 6, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "No. 2 Texas comes back to beat TCU, 20–14". The Paris News. November 13, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Texas A&M dumps TCU". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 20, 1983. Retrieved December 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "1983 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved June 9, 2016.
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