1987 TCU Horned Frogs football team

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)

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	Source
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

Roster

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	Head coach Jim Wacker Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt