The Horned Frogs competed as a member of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.

Roster Last update: August 29, 2016 Texas Christian scored 21 points in the first quarter against Kansas and led 38–0 at halftime, with Max Duggan making his second consecutive start at quarterback.

Quarterback Carter Stanley finished 12–29 in passing with 84 yards, but the Jayhawks managed to score in the fourth quarter to avoid being shut out.

[3] Both Texas Christian and Kansas State entered the game having a week off from the regular season schedule.

[6] Heading into Week 11 of the college football season, rival Baylor was on top of the Big 12 conference standings with an undefeated 8–0 record.