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1986 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record3–8 (1–7 SWC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Tom Mueller (4th season)
Home stadium Amon G. Carter Stadium
(Capacity: 46,083)
Seasons
←  1985
1987 →
1986 Southwest Conference football standings
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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Tulane*
W 48–3134,187 [1]
September 20 Kansas State*
W 35–2226,139
September 27vs. SMU
L 21–3135,481
October 4at No. 8 Arkansas
 RaycomL 17–3441,808
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 20–2416,021 [2]
October 25 Baylor
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX ( rivalry)
L 17–2824,101
November 1at Houston
W 30–1410,125
November 82:00 p.m. Texas Tech
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX ( rivalry)
L 14–3625,729
November 1512:00 p.m. Texas
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX ( rivalry)
RaycomL 16–4527,517
November 22at No. 13 Texas A&M
L 10–7459,126
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ^ "Jeffery's 343 yards runs TCU by Tulane". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 14, 1986. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "TCU gives until it hurts". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 19, 1986. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1986 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved June 7, 2016.
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