1998 TCU Horned Frogs football team

1998 TCU Horned Frogs football

Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 28–19 vs. USC
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1998 record	7–5 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach	Dennis Franchione
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 44,008)

1998 WAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Mountain Division
#13 Air Force x$		7	–	1		12	–	1
Wyoming		6	–	2		8	–	3
Colorado State		5	–	3		8	–	4
Rice		5	–	3		5	–	6
TCU		4	–	4		7	–	5
Tulsa		2	–	6		4	–	7
SMU		1	–	1		0	–	1
UNLV		0	–	8		0	–	11
Pacific Division
BYU xy		7	–	1		9	–	5
San Diego State x		7	–	1		7	–	5
Utah		5	–	3		7	–	4
Fresno State		5	–	3		5	–	6
San Jose State		3	–	5		4	–	8
UTEP		3	–	5		3	–	8
New Mexico		1	–	7		3	–	9
Hawaii		0	–	8		0	–	12
Championship: Air Force 20, BYU 13
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 7–5 overall and 4–4 in the Western Athletic Conference. The team was coached by Dennis Franchione. 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 5	11:30 AM	at Iowa State*	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA	FSN	W 31–21	33,008
September 12	6:00 PM	Oklahoma*	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX		L 9–10	38,256
September 26	6:00 PM	No. 23 Air Force	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX		W 35–34	26,418
October 3	6:00 PM	Vanderbilt*	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX		W 19–16 ^2OT	26,210
October 10	6:00 PM	Fresno State	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX		W 21–10	28,013
October 17		at SMU	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet)		L 6–10*	26,360
October 24	6:00 PM	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO		L 21–42	31,640
October 31	8:00 PM	Wyoming	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	ESPN2	L 27–34	23,080
November 7	2:00 PM	Rice	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX		L 12–14	21,111
November 14	2:00 PM	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, OK		W 17–7	12,628
November 21	3:00 PM	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV		W 41–18	15,441
December 31	1:00 PM	vs. USC*	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	W 28–19	46,612
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

*Win vacated by SMU

TCU Horned Frogs football

Venues	Clark Field (?–1929) Amon G. Carter Stadium (1930–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Baylor SMU Texas A&M Texas Tech

Culture & lore	Super Frog "TCU Fight" Texas Christian University Marching Band Building Dreams, Friendships, & Memories

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

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

National championship seasons in bold

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