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1992 TCU

2–⁠8–⁠1 (1–⁠6 Southwest Conference), coached by Pat Sullivan.

Schedule and results

TCU in 1992, game by game: lost at New Mexico 7–24; tied vs. Western Michigan 17–17; lost at SMU 9–21; won vs. Oklahoma State 13–11; lost vs. Baylor 20–41; lost at No. 2 Miami 10–45; lost vs. Rice 12–29; lost at Houston 46–49; won vs. No. 20 Texas 23–14; lost vs. Texas Tech 28–31; lost at No. 4 Texas A&M 10–37+9−35Lost 7–24 at New Mexico-17New MexicoTied 17–17 vs. Western Michigan0Western MichiganLost 9–21 at SMU-12SMUWon 13–11 vs. Oklahoma State+2Oklahoma StateLost 20–41 vs. Baylor-21BaylorLost 10–45 at No. 2 Miami-35No. 2 MiamiLost 12–29 vs. Rice-17RiceLost 46–49 at Houston-3HoustonWon 23–14 vs. No. 20 Texas+9No. 20 TexasLost 28–31 vs. Texas Tech-3Texas TechLost 10–37 at No. 4 Texas A&M-27No. 4 Texas A&M
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atNew MexicoL 7–⁠2462%
Sep 12vsWestern MichiganT 17–⁠1759%
Sep 26atSMUL 9–⁠2156%
Oct 3vsOklahoma StateW 13–⁠1163%
Oct 10vsBaylorL 20–⁠4146%
Oct 17at2MiamiL 10–⁠458%
Oct 24vsRiceL 12–⁠2956%
Oct 31atHoustonL 46–⁠4925%
Nov 7vs20TexasW 23–⁠1428%
Nov 14vsTexas TechL 28–⁠3150%
Nov 21at4Texas A&ML 10–⁠379%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas A&M 37–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 100th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1992.

Record
2–⁠8–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠6 8th in Southwest Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
195–⁠319
Coach
Pat Sullivan
Elo
1394 −116 this season
SP+ rating
-13.8 No. 93 of 105; offense No. 80, defense No. 86
SRS
−11.3 No. 93 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Pete Hoener
Defensive coordinator
Reggie Herring

All-Southwest Conference

2 first team

First team

  • Tony RandSecondary
  • Greg EvansSecondary

From Wikipedia’s 1992 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1992 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas A&M7–⁠012–⁠17
Baylor4–⁠37–⁠5
Texas4–⁠36–⁠5
Rice4–⁠36–⁠5
Texas Tech4–⁠35–⁠6
SMU2–⁠55–⁠6
Houston2–⁠54–⁠7
TCU1–⁠62–⁠8–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.