1988 TCU Horned Frogs football team

1988 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	4–7 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach	Jim Wacker (6th season)
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 46,083)

1988 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 Arkansas $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Texas A&M*	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
No. 18 Houston	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Texas Tech	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Baylor	2	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Texas	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
TCU	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rice	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10		at No. 8 Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		L 10–38	72,680
September 17		Bowling Green*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 49–12
September 24		Boston College*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 31–17	25,335
October 1		at Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		L 10–53	41,240
October 8		Rice	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 21–10
October 15		at BYU*	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT		L 18–31	64,103
October 22		Baylor	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)		W 24–14	25,221
October 29		at Houston	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		L 12–40	15,582
November 5	1:30 p.m.	Texas Tech	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)		L 10–23	29,362
November 12	12:00 p.m.	Texas	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	L 21–30	29,083
November 19		at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	L 0–18	52,969
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

1988 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 5 Scott Ankrom Sr FB 9 Scott Bednarski Sr TE 89 Kelly Blackwell  Fr QB 17 David Rascoe Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 95 Mitchell Benson Sr FS 1 Falanda Newton Sr LB 56 Tracy Simien Sr DT 47 Fred Washington Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 7 Chris Becker Sr	Head coach Jim Wacker Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt