1986 TCU Horned Frogs football team

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1986 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	3–8 (1–7 SWC)
Head coach	Jim Wacker (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Mueller (4th season)
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 46,083)
Seasons← 1985 1987 →

1986 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 13 Texas A&M $	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Arkansas	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 12 Baylor	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Texas Tech	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
SMU	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Texas	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Rice	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
TCU	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Houston	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 3–8 overall and 1–7 in Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Jim Wacker, in his fourth 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 13		at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 48–31	34,187
September 20		Kansas State*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 35–22	26,139
September 27		vs. SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)		L 21–31	35,481
October 4		at No. 8 Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	Raycom	L 17–34	41,808
October 11		Rice	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		L 31–37
October 18		North Texas State*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		L 20–24	16,021
October 25		Baylor	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)		L 17–28	24,101
November 1		at Houston	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		W 30–14	10,125
November 8	2:00 p.m.	Texas Tech	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)		L 14–36	25,729
November 15	12:00 p.m.	Texas	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	L 16–45	27,517
November 22		at No. 13 Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)		L 10–74	59,126
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

"Jeffery's 343 yards runs TCU by Tulane". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 14, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"TCU gives until it hurts". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 19, 1986. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"1986 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved June 7, 2016.

v t e TCU Horned Frogs football
Venues	Panther Park (1911–1914, 1917, 1920–1923) Clark Field (1924–1930) Amon G. Carter Stadium (1930–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Baylor SMU Texas Texas A&M Texas Tech
Culture & lore	Super Frog "TCU Fight" Texas Christian University Marching Band 1935 "Game of the Century"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
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