1990 TCU Horned Frogs football team

1990 TCU Horned Frogs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAmon G. Carter Stadium
1990 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Texas $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Houston 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 15 Texas A&M 5 – 2 – 1 9 – 3 – 1
Baylor 5 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Rice 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
TCU 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Texas Tech 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Arkansas 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
SMU 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 5–6 overall and 3–5 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Jim Wacker, in his eighth 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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17:00 p.m.Washington State*
L 3–2125,198[1]
September 8at Missouri*
RaycomW 20–1935,284[2]
September 227:00 p.m.Oklahoma State*
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
W 31–2125,082[3]
September 29at SMU
W 42–2120,100[4]
October 67:00 p.m.at No. 21 Arkansas
W 54–2651,612[5]
October 13Rice
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
W 38–2823,704[6]
October 272:00 p.m.BaylorNo. 24
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
L 21–2728,035[7]
November 3at No. 6 Houston
L 35–5625,725[8]
November 102:00 p.m.Texas Tech
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
L 28–4028,730[9]
November 1711:00 a.m.No. 7 Texas
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
CBSL 10–3839,007[10]
November 2412:00 p.m.at Texas A&M
RaycomL 10–5640,378[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ^ "Washington St. outguns TCU 21–3". The Houston Chronicle. September 2, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "'Awesome' Clay helps mold TCU's victory over Missouri". Omaha World-Herald. September 9, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Horned Frogs strike late to rope Cowboys". The Houston Post. September 23, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Horned Frogs come back to down SMU". Del Rio News-Herald. September 30, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Horned Frogs stun Hogs 54–26". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 7, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Horned Frogs sting Rice Owls". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 14, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Baylor's 'dinosaur' rumbles to 27–21 victory over TCU". The Houston Post. October 28, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Coogs, Frogs 197 yards shy of mile". The Houston Post. November 4, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Texas Tech puts hurt on swooning TCU". San Antonio Light. November 11, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Texas surges by TCU". Austin American-Statesman. November 18, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Aggies take Holiday trip, cruising past TCU". The Houston Post. November 25, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1990 TCU Horned Frogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
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