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Texas Christian Football Team History

Texas Christian Horned Toads

Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX
Founded: 1873
Stadium: Amon G. Carter Stadium
Capacity: 46,000
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: Jim Wacker
Conference: Southwest-

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1896 <-- 1988 <- 1989 -> 1990 --> 2024

1989 Season Highlights

Jim Wacker enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.

1989 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 9	@ Missouri	10	14	L
Sat., Sep. 16	vs. Texas A&M	7	44	L
Sat., Sep. 23	vs. Southern Mississippi	19	17	W
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. Southern Methodist	28	10	W
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. Arkansas	19	41	L
Sat., Oct. 14	@ Rice	30	16	W
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Air Force	27	9	W
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Baylor	9	27	L
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. Houston	10	55	L
Sat., Nov. 11	@ Texas Tech	7	37	L
Sat., Nov. 18	@ Texas	17	31	L

1989 Season Totals
Record	4-7
Points Scored	183
Scoring Average	16.6
Points Allowed	301
Defense Average	27.4
Opponents Record	65-59
Conference Record	2-6
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	1-4

1989 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1989 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	9-3	360	281	Won 49-21	5-3	229	211	Spike Dykes
Arkansas	10-2	385	230	Lost 27-31	7-1	269	168	Ken Hatfield
Houston	9-2	589	150		6-2	419	136	Jack Pardee
Texas A&M	8-4	343	192	Lost 28-31	6-2	250	112	R.C. Slocum
Baylor	5-6	245	190		4-4	189	139	Grant Teaff
Texas	5-6	220	289		4-4	174	222	David McWilliams
Texas Christian	4-7	183	301		2-6	127	261	Jim Wacker
Rice	2-8-1	175	313		2-6	136	258	Fred Goldsmith
Southern Methodist	2-9	187	499		0-8	115	401	Forrest Gregg

1989 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1989 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.