1996 TCU Horned Frogs football team

1996 TCU Horned Frogs football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record4–7 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPete Hoener (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorPat Henderson (3rd season)
Home stadiumAmon G. Carter Stadium
1996 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 5 BYU x$   8 – 0     14 – 1  
Utah   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Rice   6 – 2     7 – 4  
SMU   4 – 4     5 – 6  
New Mexico   3 – 5     6 – 5  
  3 – 5     4 – 7  
Tulsa   2 – 6     4 – 7  
UTEP   0 – 8     2 – 9  
Pacific Division
No. 22 Wyoming x   7 – 1     10 – 2  
San Diego State   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Colorado State   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Air Force   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Fresno State   3 – 5     4 – 7  
San Jose State   3 – 5     3 – 9  
Hawaii   1 – 7     2 – 10  
UNLV   1 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: BYU 28, Wyoming 25 OT
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 4–7 overall and 3–5 in the Western Athletic Conference. The team was coached by Pat Sullivan, 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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 72:30 p.m.at Oklahoma*
ABCW 20–765,569
September 148:00 p.m.No. 24 Kansas*
ESPN2L 17–5237,512
September 28at New Mexico
L 7–27
October 5at Tulane*
L 7–3514,341[1]
October 12UTEP
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
W 18–0
October 1912::00 p.m.at No. 24 Utah
L 7–2128,786
October 261:00 p.m.No. 15 BYU
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
KSL-TVL 21–4528,961
November 2UNLV
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
W 42–34
November 9at Tulsa
W 31–2417,203
November 16Rice
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
L 17–30
November 208:00 p.m.vs. SMU
ESPNL 24–2721,141
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ^ "Horned Frogs drown in Green Wave surge". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 6, 1996. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1996 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved June 1, 2016.
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