1987 TCU Horned Frogs football team

American college football season

1987 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
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)
Seasons← 1986 1988 →

1987 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
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

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5		at Boston College*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		L 20–38	30,000
September 12		at Air Force*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		L 10–21	41,000
September 19		BYU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 33–12	22,615
October 3		No. 10 Arkansas	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		L 10–20	39,017
October 10		at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 30–16
October 17		No. 2 (I-AA) North Texas State*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 19–10	23,291
October 24		at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)		W 24–0	36,138
October 31		Houston	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 35–7	25,257
November 7	12:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	L 35–36	28,516
November 14	12:00 p.m.	at Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	L 21–24	63,642
November 21		No. 16 Texas A&M	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	L 24–42	40,164
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

1987 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`5`	Scott Ankrom	Jr
FB	`9`	Scott Bednarski	Jr
TE	`89`	Kelly Blackwell	Fr
RB	`27`	Tony Jeffery	Sr
QB	`17`	David Rascoe	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`95`	Mitchell Benson	Jr
CB	`11`	John Booty	Sr
FS	`1`	Falanda Newton	Jr
LB	`56`	Tracy Simien	Jr
DT	`47`	Fred Washington	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`7`	Chris Becker	Jr

"TCU clamps down on NTSU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 18, 1987. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"1987 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved June 6, 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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