2009 TCU Horned Frogs football team

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American college football season

The 2009 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Gary Patterson. The Frogs played their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth. The Horned Frogs finished the season 12–1 (8–0 MWC) and won the Mountain West Conference title. On December 6, they were invited to their first Bowl Championship Series game and their first major bowl since the 1959 Cotton Bowl Classic, against #6 Boise State in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl on January 4, 2010. In the Fiesta Bowl, TCU was upset by underdog Boise State, 17–10.

Schedule[edit]

Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance
September 12 2:30 p.m. at Virginia* No. 16 ESPNU W 30–14 48,336[1]
September 19 6:00 p.m. Texas State* No. 15 W 56–21 35,249[2]
September 26 3:30 p.m. at Clemson* No. 15 ESPN360 W 14–10 71,869[3]
October 3 7:00 p.m. SMU* No. 11 The Mtn. W 39–14 37,130[4]
October 10 6:30 p.m. at Air Force No. 10 CBSCS W 20–17 30,104[5]
October 17 3:00 p.m. Colorado State No. 12
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
 Versus W 44–6 31,156[6]
October 24 6:30 p.m. at No. 16 BYU No. 10 Versus W 38–7 64,641[7]
October 31 3:00 p.m. UNLVdagger No. 8
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
 Versus W 41–0 33,541[8]
November 7 3:00 p.m. at San Diego State No. 6 Versus W 55–12 21,708[9]
November 14 6:30 p.m. No. 16 Utah No. 4 CBSCS W 55–28 50,307[10]
November 21 1:00 p.m. at Wyoming No. 4 The Mtn. W 45–10 15,031[11]
November 28 12:00 p.m. New Mexico No. 4
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
 The Mtn. W 51–10 41,738[12]
January 4, 2010 7:30 p.m. vs. No. 6 Boise State* No. 3 Fox L 10–17 73,227[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
2009 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense Defense Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final
AP 17 16 15 15 11 10 12 10 8 6 4 4 4 4 3 6
Coaches 17 16 15 14 10 9 8 7 6 4 4 4 4 4 3 6
Harris Not released 11 10 10 8 7 6 4 4 4 4 3 Not released
BCS Not released 8 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 Not released

References[edit]

  1. ^ “TCU Horned Frogs vs. Virginia Cavaliers Box Score”. ESPN. Archived from the original on September 15, 2009. Retrieved September 20, 2009.
  2. ^ “Texas State Bobcats vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score”. ESPN. Retrieved September 20, 2009.
  3. ^ “2010 Clemson Football Media Guide” (PDF). Clemson University. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  4. ^ “Southern Methodist Mustangs vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score”. ESPN. Archived from the original on October 7, 2009. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
  5. ^ “TCU Horned Frogs vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score”. ESPN. Archived from the original on October 15, 2009. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
  6. ^ “Colorado State Rams vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score”. ESPN. Archived from the original on October 20, 2009. Retrieved October 18, 2009.
  7. ^ “TCU Horned Frogs vs. Brigham Young Cougars Box Score”. ESPN. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
  8. ^ “UNLV Rebels vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score”. ESPN. Archived from the original on November 3, 2009. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
  9. ^ “TCU Horned Frogs vs. San Diego State Box Score”. ESPN. Retrieved November 7, 2009.
  10. ^ Maisel, Ivan (November 14, 2009). “Frogs Worthy, But Will They Get a Shot?”. ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2009. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
  11. ^ “TCU Horned Frogs vs. Wyoming Cowboys”. ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
  12. ^ “New Mexico Lobos vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score”. ESPN.com. Retrieved November 29, 2009.
  13. ^ “Boise State Broncos vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score”. ESPN.com. Retrieved January 5, 2010.


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