1996 TCU Horned Frogs football team

1996 Western Athletic Conference football standings
	Mountain Division
	Pacific Division
	Championship: BYU 28, Wyoming 25 OT
	$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

1996 TCU Horned Frogs football
1996 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
	Mountain Division
1996 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 →

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.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
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
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
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

v t TCU Horned Frogs football
Venues	Panther Park (1911–1914, 1917, 1920–1923) Clark Field (1924–1930) Amon G. Carter Stadium (1930–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Baylor SMU Texas Texas A&M Texas Tech
Culture & lore	Super Frog ""
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
National championship seasons in bold

1996 TCU Horned Frogs football

Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Division	Mountain Division
1996 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	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