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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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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
  Record4-7
  Points Scored183
  Scoring Average16.6
  Points Allowed301
  Defense Average27.4
  Opponents Record65-59
  Conference Record2-6
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record1-4
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 9-3360281Won  49-215-3229211  Spike Dykes
Arkansas 10-2385230Lost  27-317-1269168  Ken Hatfield
Houston 9-2589150 6-2419136  Jack Pardee
Texas A&M 8-4343192Lost  28-316-2250112  R.C. Slocum
Baylor 5-6245190 4-4189139  Grant Teaff
Texas 5-6220289 4-4174222  David McWilliams
Texas Christian 4-7183301 2-6127261  Jim Wacker
Rice 2-8-1175313 2-6136258  Fred Goldsmith
Southern Methodist 2-9187499 0-8115401  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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.