1983 TCU Horned Frogs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1983 TCU Horned Frogs football Southwest Conference SWC 1–8–2 1–6–1 Jim Wacker 1st Tom Mueller 1st Amon G. Carter Stadium The 1983 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 1–8–2 overall and 1–6–1 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Jim Wacker, in his first 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 1983 AP Central September 10 t y Kansas Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX 16–16 27,244 TCU ties Kansas The Kansas City Star September 11, 1983 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115461557/tcu-ties-kansas/ December 30, 2022 Newspapers.com September 17 l y y Kansas State KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS 3–20 25,400 Normal loss turns into Wildcat victory, 20–3 The Manhattan Mercury September 18, 1983 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115461730/normal-loss-turns-into-wildcat-victory/ December 30, 2022 Newspapers.com September 24 l SMU 18 Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX rivalry 17–21 34,405 Goal-line stumble hands SMU 21–17 win over TCU Austin American-Statesman September 25, 1983 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115453435/goal-line-stumble-hands-smu-2117-win-ov/ December 30, 2022 Newspapers.com October 1 l Arkansas Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX 21–38 28,310 Changes pay off for Razorbacks The Marshall News Messenger October 2, 1983 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115455466/changes-pay-off-for-razorbacks/ December 30, 2022 Newspapers.com October 8 w y Rice Rice Stadium Houston, TX 34–3 10,000 TCU rambles past Rice, 34–3 Longview News-Journal October 9, 1983 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115461927/tcu-rambles-past-rice-343/ December 30, 2022 Newspapers.com October 15 l y Ole Miss Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX 7–20 21,176 TCU errors help Rebels Abilene Reporter-News October 16, 1983 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115462030/tcu-errors-help-rebels/ December 30, 2022 Newspapers.com October 22 l y Baylor Baylor Stadium Waco, TX rivalry 21–56 35,876 Bears trample Frogs, 56–21 Longview News-Journal October 23, 1983 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115454526/bears-trample-frogs-5621/ December 30, 2022 Newspapers.com October 29 l Houston Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX 21–28 16,810 Cougars nip Horned Frogs Victoria Advocate October 30, 1983 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115457454/cougars-nip-horned-frogs/ December 30, 2022 Newspapers.com November 5 t y Texas Tech Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX rivalry 10–10 37,507 TCU, T-Tech battle to tie Tulsa World November 6, 1983 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115456513/tcu-t-tech-battle-to-tie/ December 30, 2022 Newspapers.com November 12 l y Texas 2 Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX rivalry 14–20 61,156 No. 2 Texas comes back to beat TCU, 20–14 The Paris News November 13, 1983 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115452847/no-2-texas-comes-back-to-beat-tcu-201/ December 30, 2022 Newspapers.com November 19 l Texas A&M Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX rivalry 10–20 26,640 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115009468/texas-am-dumps-tcu/ The Tyler Courier-Times Texas A&M dumps TCU November 20, 1983 December 22, 2022 Newspapers.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-christian/1983-schedule.html 1983 TCU Horned Frogs June 9, 2016 Roster 1983 TCU Horned Frogs f 36 So Kenneth Davis Kenneth Davis (American football) RB y 51 Sr Mike Flynn C 88 Jr James Maness WR y 10 Jr Anthony Sciaraffa QB 80 Jr Dan Sharp y TE 56 Fr David Cladwell David Caldwell (nose tackle) LB y 89 Sr Kyle Clifton LB y *Jim Wacker References TCU Category:TCU Horned Frogs football seasons TCU Horned Frogs football