2009 TCU Horned Frogs football team

2009 TCU Horned Frogs football

Mountain West champion
Fiesta Bowl, L 10–17 vs. Boise State
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 6
Record	12–1 (8–0 MW)
Head coach	Gary Patterson (9th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Jarrett Anderson (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Justin Fuente (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Dick Bumpas (6th season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 44,358)
Uniform

Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

2009 Mountain West Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 6 TCU $	8	–	0	12	–	1
No. 12 BYU	7	–	1	11	–	2
No. 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 State	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 p.m.	at Virginia*	No. 16	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPNU	W 30–14	48,336^[1]
September 19	6:00 p.m.	Texas State*	No. 15	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 56–21	35,249^[2]
September 26	3:30 p.m.	at Clemson*	No. 15	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ESPN360	W 14–10	71,869^[3]
October 3	7:00 p.m.	SMU*	No. 11	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet)	The Mtn.	W 39–14	37,130^[4]
October 10	6:30 p.m.	at Air Force	No. 10	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	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	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT (College GameDay)	Versus	W 38–7	64,641^[7]
October 31	3:00 p.m.	UNLV	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	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	Versus	W 55–12	21,708^[9]
November 14	6:30 p.m.	No. 16 Utah	No. 4	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (College GameDay)	CBSCS	W 55–28	50,307^[10]
November 21	1:00 p.m.	at Wyoming	No. 4	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	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	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 the game All times are in Central time

Roster

2009 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`14`	Andy Dalton	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Gary Patterson

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Rankings

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

^ "TCU Horned Frogs vs. Virginia Cavaliers Box Score". ESPN. Archived from the original on September 15, 2009. Retrieved September 20, 2009.
^ "Texas State Bobcats vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved September 20, 2009.
^ "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide" (PDF). Clemson University. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
^ "Southern Methodist Mustangs vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 7, 2009. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
^ "TCU Horned Frogs vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 15, 2009. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
^ "Colorado State Rams vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 20, 2009. Retrieved October 18, 2009.
^ "TCU Horned Frogs vs. Brigham Young Cougars Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
^ "UNLV Rebels vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score". ESPN. Archived from the original on November 3, 2009. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
^ "TCU Horned Frogs vs. San Diego State Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved November 7, 2009.
^ 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.
^ "TCU Horned Frogs vs. Wyoming Cowboys". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
^ "New Mexico Lobos vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 29, 2009.
^ "Boise State Broncos vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 5, 2010.

v t e TCU Horned Frogs football
Venues	Panther Park (1911–1914, 1917, 1920–1923) Clark Field (1924–1930) Amon G. Carter Stadium (1930–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Baylor SMU Texas Texas A&M Texas Tech
Culture & lore	Super Frog "TCU Fight" Texas Christian University Marching Band 1935 "Game of the Century"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National championship seasons in bold

Mountain West Conference football champions

BYU, Colorado State, & Utah (1999)
Colorado State (2000)
BYU (2001)
Colorado State (2002)
Utah (2003)
Utah (2004)
TCU (2005)
BYU (2006)
BYU (2007)
Utah (2008)
TCU (2009)
TCU (2010)
TCU (2011)
Boise State, Fresno State, & San Diego State (2012)
Fresno State (2013)
Boise State (2014)
San Diego State (2015)
San Diego State (2016)
Boise State (2017)
Fresno State (2018)
Boise State (2019)
San Jose State (2020)
Utah State (2021)
Fresno State (2022)
Boise State (2023)

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Schedule

Roster

Rankings

References