1986 TCU Horned Frogs football team

1986 TCU Horned Frogs football
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 →

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.

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13		at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 48–31	34,187	^[1]
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	^[2]
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.