1996 TCU Horned Frogs football team

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.

1996 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Division	Mountain Division
Record	4–7 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach	Pat Sullivan (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Pete Hoener (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Pat Henderson (3rd season)
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 44,008)
Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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
TCU		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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	2:30 p.m.	at Oklahoma*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	W 20–7	65,569
September 14	8:00 p.m.	No. 24 Kansas*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	ESPN2	L 17–52	37,512
September 28		at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		L 7–27
October 5		at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 7–35	14,341	^[1]
October 12		UTEP	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 18–0
October 19	12::00 p.m.	at No. 24 Utah	Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT		L 7–21	28,786
October 26	1:00 p.m.	No. 15 BYU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	KSL-TV	L 21–45	28,961
November 2		UNLV	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 42–34
November 9		at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 31–24	17,203
November 16		Rice	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		L 17–30
November 20	8:00 p.m.	vs. SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	L 24–27	21,141
*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.