1988 TCU Horned Frogs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–7 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAmon G. Carter Stadium
(Capacity: 46,083)
1988 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Arkansas $ 7 0 010 2 0
Texas A&M* 6 1 07 5 0
No. 18 Houston 5 2 09 3 0
Texas Tech 4 3 05 6 0
Baylor 2 5 06 5 0
Texas 2 5 04 7 0
TCU 2 5 04 7 0
Rice 0 7 00 11 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • *- Ineligible for conference championship and postseason bowl games due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 4–7 overall and 2–6 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Jim Wacker, in his sixth 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 10at No. 8 Georgia*L 10–3872,680[1]
September 17Bowling Green*W 49–12
September 24Boston College*
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
W 31–1725,335
October 1at ArkansasL 10–5341,240
October 8Rice
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
W 21–10
October 15at BYU*L 18–3164,103
October 22Baylor
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
W 24–1425,221
October 29at HoustonL 12–4015,582
November 51:30 p.m.Texas Tech
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
L 10–2329,362
November 1212:00 p.m.Texas
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
RaycomL 21–3029,083
November 19at Texas A&MRaycomL 0–1852,969
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

1988 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 5 Scott Ankrom Sr
FB 9 Scott Bednarski Sr
TE 89 Kelly Blackwell  Fr
QB 17 David Rascoe Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 95 Mitchell Benson Sr
FS 1 Falanda Newton Sr
LB 56 Tracy Simien Sr
DT 47 Fred Washington Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 7 Chris Becker Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "Georgia Bulldogs surprise TCU with pass". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 11, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "1988 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved June 6, 2016.
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