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Texas Christian Football Team History

Texas Christian Horned Toads

Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX
Founded: 1873
Stadium: Amon G. Carter Stadium
Capacity: 46,000
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: Jim Wacker
Conference: Southwest-

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1896 <-- 1986 <- 1987 -> 1988 --> 2024

1987 Season Highlights

Jim Wacker enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.

1987 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	@ Boston College	20	38	L
Sat., Sep. 12	@ Air Force	10	21	L
Sat., Sep. 19	vs. Brigham Young	33	12	W
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Arkansas	10	20	L
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Rice	30	16	W
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. North Texas	19	10	W
Sat., Oct. 24	@ Baylor	24	0	W
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Houston	35	7	W
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Texas Tech	35	36	L
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Texas	21	24	L
Sat., Nov. 21	vs. Texas A&M	24	42	L

1987 Season Totals
Record	5-6
Points Scored	261
Scoring Average	23.7
Points Allowed	226
Defense Average	20.5
Opponents Record	74-54
Conference Record	3-4
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	2-4

1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1987 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	6-4-1	315	266		3-3-1	181	181	Spike Dykes
Texas A&M	10-2	313	168	Won 35-10	6-1	187	112	Jackie Sherrill
Arkansas	9-4	300	219	Lost 17-20	5-2	134	78	Ken Hatfield
Texas	7-5	335	324	Won 32-27	5-2	213	184	David McWilliams
Baylor	6-5	221	228		3-4	133	173	Grant Teaff
Texas Christian	5-6	261	226		3-4	179	145	Jim Wacker
Houston	4-6-1	284	292		2-4-1	174	179	Jack Pardee
Rice	2-9	237	427		0-7	136	285	Jerry Berndt

1987 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1987 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.