The1987 TCU Horned Frogs football team representedTexas Christian University (TCU) in the1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 5–6 overall and 3–4 in theSouthwest Conference. The team was coached byJim Wacker, in his fifth year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games inAmon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus inFort Worth, Texas.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5		atBoston College*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		L 20–38	30,000	[1]
September 12		atAir Force*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		L 10–21	41,000	[2]
September 19		BYU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 33–12	22,615	[3]
October 3		No. 10Arkansas	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		L 10–20	39,017	[4]
October 10		atRice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 30–16	11,700	[5]
October 17		No. 2(I-AA)North Texas State*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 19–10	23,291	[6]
October 24		atBaylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)		W 24–0	36,138	[7]
October 31		Houston	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 35–7	25,257	[8]
November 7	12:00 p.m.	atTexas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	L 35–36	28,516	[9]
November 14	12:00 p.m.	atTexas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	L 21–24	63,642	[10]
November 21		No. 16Texas A&M	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	L 24–42	40,164	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game All times are inCentral time

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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

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