1987 TCU Horned Frogs football team

1987 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1987 record	5–6 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach	Jim Wacker (5th season)
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 46,083)

1987 Southwest Conference football standings
	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	-
September 12		at Air Force*	Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, CO		L 10–21	41,000
September 19		BYU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX		W 33–12	-
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		North Texas*	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX		W 19–10	-
October 24		at Baylor	Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX (The Revivalry)		W 24–0	36,138
October 31		Houston	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX		W 35–7	-
November 7	12:00 PM	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX	Raycom	L 35–36	28,516
November 14	12:00 PM	at Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	Raycom	L 21–24	63,642
November 21		No. 16 Texas A&M	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	Raycom	L 24–42	40,164
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

TCU Horned Frogs football
Venues	Clark Field (?–1929) Amon G. Carter Stadium (1930–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Baylor SMU Texas A&M Texas Tech
Culture & lore	Super Frog "TCU Fight" Texas Christian University Marching Band Building Dreams, Friendships, & Memories
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911–1913 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
National championship seasons in bold

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