2009 TCU Horned Frogs football team

2009 TCU Horned Frogs football
MWC champion
Fiesta Bowl, L 10–17 vs. Boise State
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 6
2009 record	12–1 (8–0 MWC)
Head coach	Gary Patterson (9th as head coach, 11th overall year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Jarrett Anderson (1st as coordinator, 12th overall year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Justin Fuente (1st as coordinator, 2nd overall year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Dick Bumpas (6th year)
Base defense	4–2–5 defense
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 44,358)
Uniform

2009 Mountain West football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#6 TCU $		8	–	0					12	–	1
#12 BYU		7	–	1					11	–	2
#18 Utah		6	–	2					10	–	3
Air Force		5	–	3					8	–	5
Wyoming		4	–	4					7	–	6
UNLV		3	–	5					5	–	7
San Diego State		2	–	6					4	–	8
New Mexico		1	–	7					1	–	11
Colorado St.		0	–	8					3	–	9
$ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria Rankings from AP Poll

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

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	2:30 PM	at Virginia*	No. 16	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ESPNU	W 30–14	48,336[1]
September 19	6:00 PM	Texas State*	No. 15	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	None	W 56–21	35,249[2]
September 26	3:30 PM	at Clemson*	No. 15	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ESPN360	W 14–10	71,869[3]
October 3	7:00 PM	SMU*	No. 11	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	The Mtn.	W 39–14	37,130[4]
October 10	6:30 PM	at Air Force	No. 10	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	CBSCS	W 20–17	30,104[5]
October 17	3:00 PM	Colorado State	No. 12	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	Versus	W 44–6	31,156[6]
October 24	6:30 PM	at No. 16 BYU	No. 10	LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT	Versus	W 38–7	64,641[7]
October 31	3:00 PM	UNLV	No. 8	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	Versus	W 41–0	33,541[8]
November 7	3:00 PM	at San Diego State	No. 6	Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA	Versus	W 55–12	21,708[9]
November 14	6:30 PM	No. 16 Utah	No. 4	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	CBSCS	W 55–28	50,307[10]
November 21	1:00 PM	at Wyoming	No. 4	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	The Mtn.	W 45–10	15,031[11]
November 28	12:00 PM	New Mexico	No. 4	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	The Mtn.	W 51–10	41,738[12]
January 4	7:30 PM	vs. No. 6 Boise State*	No. 3	University of Phoenix Stadium • Glendale, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	Fox	L 10–17	73,227[13]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 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
BCS	Not released							8	6	6	4	4	4	4	4

References

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2. "Texas State Bobcats vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved September 20, 2009.
3. "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide" (PDF). Clemson University. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
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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.