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1983 TCU Horned Frogs football team
American college football season
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.
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 1–8–2 (1–6–1 SWC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Tom Mueller (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 46,083) |
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| No. 5 Texas $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 SMU | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 10 | Kansas* | T 16–16 | 27,244 | [1] | |
| September 17 | at Kansas State* | L 3–20 | 25,400 | [2] | |
| September 24 | No. 18 SMU |
| L 17–21 | 34,405 | [3] |
| October 1 | Arkansas |
| L 21–38 | 28,310 | [4] |
| October 8 | at Rice | W 34–3 | 10,000 | [5] | |
| October 15 | Ole Miss* |
| L 7–20 | 21,176 | [6] |
| October 22 | at Baylor | L 21–56 | 35,876 | [7] | |
| October 29 | Houston |
| L 21–28 | 16,810 | [8] |
| November 5 | at Texas Tech | T 10–10 | 37,507 | [9] | |
| November 12 | at No. 2 Texas | L 14–20 | 61,156 | [10] | |
| November 19 | Texas A&M |
| L 10–20 | 26,640 | [11] |
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- "TCU ties Kansas". The Kansas City Star. September 11, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Normal loss turns into Wildcat victory, 20–3". The Manhattan Mercury. September 18, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Goal-line stumble hands SMU 21–17 win over TCU". Austin American-Statesman. September 25, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Changes pay off for Razorbacks". The Marshall News Messenger. October 2, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "TCU rambles past Rice, 34–3". Longview News-Journal. October 9, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "TCU errors help Rebels". Abilene Reporter-News. October 16, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bears trample Frogs, 56–21". Longview News-Journal. October 23, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Cougars nip Horned Frogs". Victoria Advocate. October 30, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "TCU, T-Tech battle to tie". Tulsa World. November 6, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "No. 2 Texas comes back to beat TCU, 20–14". The Paris News. November 13, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Texas A&M dumps TCU". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 20, 1983. Retrieved December 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1983 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved June 9, 2016.