American college football season
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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | | at Boston College* | | | L 20–38 | 30,000 | |
September 12 | | at Air Force* | | | L 10–21 | 41,000 | |
September 19 | | BYU* | | | 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 | | | W 30–16 | | |
October 17 | | No. 2 (I-AA) North Texas State* | - Amon G. Carter Stadium
- Fort Worth, TX
| | W 19–10 | 23,291 | [1] |
October 24 | | at Baylor | | | 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 | | 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 | - 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
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1987 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster |
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Offense | Defense | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | P | 7 | Chris Becker | Jr | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt |
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National championship seasons in bold |