1985 TCU Horned Frogs football team

The 1985 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 3–8 overall and 0–8 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Jim Wacker, in his third year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.

1985 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	3–8 (0–8 SWC)
Head coach	Jim Wacker (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Mueller (3rd season)
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 46,083)

1985 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Texas A&M $	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 12 Arkansas	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 17 Baylor	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Texas	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
SMU	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Houston	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rice	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Texas Tech	1	–	7	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
TCU	0	–	8	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	Tulane*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 30–13	31,512
September 21	at Kansas State*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 24–22	15,500
September 28	No. 6 SMU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 21–56	42,414
October 5	No. 10 Arkansas	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 0–41	40,112
October 12	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 27–34
October 19	North Texas State*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 14–10	19,914
October 26	at No. 13 Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 0–45	42,500
November 2	Houston	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 21–26
November 9	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 7–63	33,536
November 16	at Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 0–20	66,397
November 23	No. 19 Texas A&M	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 6–53	38,782
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game