2007 HORNED FROG FOOTBALL BOWL GUIDE
BRIANBONNER
SENIOR RETURNER
1st TEAM ALL-MWC
CHASEORTIZ
SENIORDEFENSIVEEND
1st TEAM ALL-MWC
BLAKESCHLUETER
JUNIOR CENTER STEPHENHODGE 2nd TEAM ALL-MWC JUNIOR SAFETY
2nd TEAM ALL-MWC
JASONPHILLIPS DAVIDROACH JUNIOR LINEBACKER SENIOR SAFETY 2nd TEAM ALL-MWC 2nd TEAM ALL-MWC HOUSTON:HOMEOFTHETEXASBOWL
HOUSTON,TEXAS
4th largest city in U.S.
10,062 square miles
TABLE OF CONTENTS NOTES ...... 1-15 Bowl notables...... 3 Honor roll ...... 4 Offensive notes...... 5-7 Defensive notes ...... 8-10 Special teams notes...... 11 ’05 Houston Bowl Frog tidbits...... 12-14 MWC...... 15 TCU 27, Iowa State 24 Frogs finish 11-1 on year ROSTERS ...... 16-19 Numerical ...... 16 Breakdown ...... 17 Depth chart ...... 18-19
PLAYERS...... 20-35
COACHES...... 36-44 Patterson...... 36-38 Assistants...... 39-44
REVIEW...... 45-57 Stats...... 45-51 Recaps...... 52-57
BOWL HISTORY ...... 58-64 SUPER BOWL HOST Recaps...... 58-64 Records ...... 64 XXXVIII
Patriots vs. Panthers
ANDYDALTON
HM Freshman All-American
Hometown: Katy, Texas
Katy to Houston: 29 miles
1 of 14 Frogs from area 2007 HORNED FROG FOOTBALL 3 TEXASBOWL•RELIANTSTADIUM•HOUSTON,TEXAS NOTES (817) 343-2017 cell 7 p .m. NFL Network www.GoFrogs.com TCU TCU vs. HOUSTON Houston, Texas (817) 257-7969 main office JUST TCU, THANK YOU [email protected] Dec. 28 TCU (7-5) vs. Houston (8-4) Mark Cohen Athletics — Media TCU Relations Director Reliant Reliant Stadium (69,500) : In all sports-related media references, we respectfully urge that the university’s Though the TCU Department of Athletics Intercollegiate is a proud and integral part TCU is making its 23rd appearance in a bowl game. The Frogs are 9-12-1 in their previous 22 bowl appearances. Five of TCU’s nine bowl victories have come since head coach Gary Patterson came to TCU in 1998 as defensive Prior coordinator. to his arrival, the Frogs had four bowl victo- ries in a history that dates back to 1896. The Frogs are 5-3 in bowls with Patterson on staff and 3-3 with him as head coach. Patterson took over as head coach a week prior to the 2000 Alabama Mobile Bowl. Before a 1998 Sun Bowl win over USC, in Patterson’s first year at TCU, the Frogs had gone 41 seasons without a bowl victory since defeating Jim Brown and Syracuse 28-27 in the 1957 Cotton Bowl. TCU trails in Houston a 13-11 series that started when the Cougars began Southwest Conference Bowl play represents in the 1976. The Texas first time the teams have met in a non-conference setting. The Frogs have won their last seven games with the Cougars. The streak includes the last three meetings in Southwest Conference play (1993-95) as well as the four seasons (2001-04) when both teams were in Conference USA. TCU was 7-13 versus Houston in the SWC era (1976-95) and 4-0 in Conference USA (2001-04). The Frogs dropped their first eight meetings with the Cougars before posting their first vic- tory in the series by a 21-14 score in 1984. TCU is 5-7 against Houston in Houston and 6-6 in Fort Worth. The TCU football team will make its ninth bowl appearance in the last 10 seasons when it faces Houston Bowl. in the 2007 Texas The Horned Frogs are playing in a bowl game in Houston for the second time in three sea- sons and the third time in head coach Gary Patterson’s seven-year tenure. TCU defeated Iowa State, 27-24, in the 2005 Houston Bowl at Reliant Stadium. The Frogs dropped a 28- Astrodome A&M at in the the 9 2001 decision galleryfurniture.com to Texas Bowl. TCU and Houston are facing each other for the first time since a 34-27 Frog victory in Fort Worth in 2004. It was the final season for TCU in Conference before USA departing for the Mountain West Conference. The Frogs are looking to win three straight bowl games for just the second time in their history and the first time since their first three bowl games (1936-39). TCU is part of a Mountain West Conference-record five bowl teams in 2007. teams be identified with an appropriate appellation — TCU. In subsequent references of the same presentation, the team may be referred to by nickname — Horned Frogs. shorter A version of the nickname, Frogs, is acceptable in later usage. of Texas Christian University, it Christian desires University, to be of Texas recognized by the media simply as TCU (acronym only). (817) 257-7964 fax (817) 257-5394 direct office SERIES HISTORY ABOUT ABOUT THE GAME BOWL HISTORY FOOTBALLMedia Contact 2007 TCU Horned Frog 7:00 7:00 L, 7-56 W, 27-0 W, 21-7 W, L, 24-30 L, 27-48 L, 20-27 L, 22-27 W, 49-10 W, 34-31 W, 38-28 W, 35-28 W, W, 34-10 W, 56-48 W, W, 34-10 W, TCU HOUSTON TV/RADIO THE COACHES Dec. 28 TCU^ Oct. 27 4Nov. at UTEP* 10Nov. SMU* at Tulsa* 17Nov. Marshall* 24Nov. Southern Texas 59-6 W, Oct. 6Alabama at Sept. 29 East Carolina* L, 35-37 Sept. 22 Colorado StateOct. 13 38-27 W, Oct. 20 Rice* at UAB* (color), Jeff Williams (sideline) TCU ISP Sports Network - 103.3 Brian Estridge (PBP), John Denton Jones (sideline) ESPN, KTCU-FM 88.7, GoFrogs.com (yahoo) (color), Mike Mayock (color), Kimberly Brad Sham (PBP), Charles Davis TV - Network NFL Overall Record: 0-0 (interim) 0-0 Record: Overall UH – Chris ‘75) Thurmond (Tulsa (interim) 0-0 Houston: at Record Overall Record: 61-25 (7th year) Record: Overall TCU – Gary Patterson (Kansas St. ’83) (Kansas TCU – Gary Patterson Record at TCU: 61-25 (7th year) *C-USA game / ^Texas Bowl game *C-USA / ^Texas Sept. 15 at Tulane* Sept. 1 at Oregon Day Opponent Time/Result *MWC game / ^Texas *MWC Bowl game / ^Texas Oct. 18 Utah* Sept. 22 SMU Oct. 13 at Stanford 38-36 W, Sept. 13Air at Force* (OT), L 17-20 Oct. 6 at Wyoming* 8Nov. L, 21-24 at BYU* Dec. 28 Houston^ Sept. 8 at No. 7 TexasSept. 29 Colorado State* L, 13-34 24-12 W, 3Nov. New Mexico* 17Nov. UNLV* 24Nov. at San Diego State* 45-33 W, 37-0 W, Sept. 1 Baylor Day Opponent Time/Result BOWLHISTORY COACHES ROSTERS PLAYERS NOTES STATS 2 2007 HORNED FROG football NINE BOWL GAMES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS NOTES a as nmd n h tp 0 f mrc’ Ms Liveable States. Most United the in fifth ranked is market America’s television Worth/Dallas Fort The of 10 top the in Communities. named also Worth Fort was States. United the in city 18th-largest the is Worth Fort community.”global the in citizens responsible as act and think to individuals “Toeducate is statement mission TCU’s Worth. Fort downtown from miles five is campus TCU’s puses. Fitness Men’s States. 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December in completed halls residence new four have TCU will TCU’s endowment is among the top 60 colleges in the United States. ratio. student/faculty 14:1 a has TCU years. consecutive three for 20 top the in and Journal the 11thby ranked is Business of School Neeley TCU’s to fees, and $33,818. is TCU attend books housing, including cost, annual estimated The players. 1,000 over of male students on the football team, the Buckeye roster would have ratio same the had State Ohio If games. home during uniform in line on the football roster, 3.2 percent of all males at TCU are on the side- players 120 approximately With students. male 3,706 just has TCU female. percent 58 is 8,865 of enrollment total TCU’s for top U.S. regional MBAregional U.S. in top Texashighest It’sfor the programs. TCU vs. HOUSTON vs. TCU ranks TCU eighth in its list of the fittest college cam- college fittest the of list its in eighth TCU ranks DID YOUKNOW? DID Men’s Health Men’s , Fort Worth ranks sec- ranks Worth Fort , Wall Street Wall FAMILIARFACES FAMILYTIES HOMECOMINGS WHOIS HOT MVP SUPPORT ChrisSmith, FB (Navasota;Navasota HS) WadeSisk, OT (Brenham; Brenham HS) JasonPhillips, LB (Waller; Waller HS) ChaseOrtiz, DE (League City; Clear Creek HS) MarcusJackson, QB (Houston; Westside HS) JerryHughes, DE (SugarLand; AustinHS) NielsHailey, DT (Houston; Stratford HS) CoryGrant, NT (Houston; AliefElsik HS) ColeFrederick, QB (Brenham; Houston Christian HS) TreyEnglert, TE(Houston; St. ThomasHS) AndyDalton, QB (Katy; Katy HS) DrewCombs, PK (Houston; Stratford HS) JaiCavness, TB(Houston; ThurgoodMarshall HS) AaronBrown, ollowing TB(Katy; Frogs Mayde are Houston-areaCreek HS) natives: Thef Thurmondwas also at TCU inthe 1995 season. whenGary Patterson was the Frogs’ defensive coordinator. acornerbacks coach at TCU,including the 1998-00 campaigns Houstoninterim head coach Chris Thurmondserved two stints as 96)as defensive ends coach at Houston. TCUlinebacker coach Tony Tademyspent three seasons (1994- Newhouse. Universityof Houston and Dallas Cowboy fullback Robert Frogoffensive tackle Marshall Newhouse is acousin of former pitcherWoody Williams. TCU defensiveend Chase Ortiz is acousin of Houston Astros’ ChaseOrtiz -2 StephenHodge -2.5 TommyBlake -3 Sacks StephenHodge -2.5 Chase Ortiz-4 TommyBlake -5 Tacklesfor aLoss JasonPhillips -22 BrianBonner -22 StephenHodge -31 Tackles WalterBryant -11 receptions, 125 yards, 11.4 avg., 0 TD DonaldMassey -12 receptions, 147 yards, 12.2 avg., 0 TD ErvinDickerson -14 receptions, 137 yards, 9.8 avg., 1 TD Receiving MarcusJackson -16-of-24, 66.7 percent, 137 yards, 1 TD,1Int. AndyDalton -58-of-99, 58.6 percent, 685 yards, 3 TDs,2Ints. Passing RyanChristian -110 yards, 27.5 per game, 4.1 per carry, 1 TD AndyDalton -207 yards, 51.8 per game, 5.9 per carry, 3 TDs Joseph Turner-434 yards, 108.5 per game, 5.2 per carry, 5 TDs Rushing posteda3-1 record in November: Thefollowing players were the Frogs’ statistical leaders as TCU State.He has been at four TCUgames in the last three years. Tomlinsonwas on the TCUsideline for the 45-33 win at San Diego FormerFrog and current NFL Most Valuable Player LaDainian 2007 HORNED FROG FOOTBALL 3 TEXAS BOWL • RELIANT STADIUM • HOUSTON, TEXAS NOTES TCU TCU vs. HOUSTON Most Points Scored (18, Jeff Ballard) Scored (3, Jeff Ballard) Most Touchdowns Most Punt Returns (6, Brian Bonner) Most Points Scored (37) Scored (5) Most Touchdowns The following individual marks were established in the 2006 Poinsettia Bowl: • • • • Most (81, Punt Brian Return Yards Bonner) TCU will have 34 days off between its regular-season finale at San Diego Bowl. State and the Texas In their previous two bowl trips, TCU saw the two extremes of layoffs. In 2005, TCU was the first bowl-bound team to complete regular- season 12). That play distinction (Nov. gave the Frogs the longest layoff in the nation between games, a total of 49 days before they took the field Dec. 31 at Reliant Stadium in the Houston Bowl. After closing regular-season play on Dec. 2 last season, the Frogs had just 17 days before facing Northern Illinois in the Poinsettia Bowl. Bowl TCU with enters a the two-game Texas winning streak. The Frogs won nine straight heading into the 2005 Houston Bowl and seven in a row before the 2006 Poinsettia Bowl. TCU is looking to win three straight bowl games for just the sec- ond time in its history and the first time since its first three bowl games (1936-39). The Frogs set the following TCU bowl records last season: • • The top-two games for total offense in TCU history have come against the Cougars in Houston. The Frogs had a school-record 782 yards in a 62-55 victory at Houston in 2003. It bettered the previous mark of 736 yards in a 56-35 loss to the Cougars in 1990. The 2003 game also set a TCU record for most combined points in a game. Brandon Hassell threw for 375 yards and four touch- downs, while tailbacks Robert Merrill and Lonta Hobbs led the ground game with 204 and 102 yards Cory rushing, respectively. Rodgers had six receptions for 171 yards and two scores. In the 1990 contest with Houston, quarterback Matt set Vogler TCU single-game records for completions (44), attempts (79) and yards (690). TCU’s third-best output was the 694 yards posted in a 45-33 win over San Diego State in this year’s regular-season finale. plays from scrimmage at record-tying The San NCAA 111 Frogs’ Diego State broke the previous school record of 100 snaps set in the 1990 game with Houston. The new TCU mark of 39 first downs in a game, also established against Aztecs, the broke the previous record of 36 first downs in 1990. set against Tech Houston in 2003 and Texas TCU is one of just 18 teams to appear in at least nine bowl games the last 10 seasons. The others are Michigan (10), Florida (10), Florida State (10), (10), Georgia (10), Georgia Tech (10), Boston College (10), Tech (9), Virginia Louisville (9), Texas Miami, Fla. (9), Ohio State (9), Oklahoma (9), Oregon (9), Purdue (9), (9) Southern and Miss Wisconsin (9), Tennessee (9). LAYOFFS STREAKING BOWL RECORD WATCH TCU-UH CLASSICS SELECT COMPANY TCU is playing its third straight bowl game in a facility that has hosted a Super Bowl. The Frogs were also at Reliant Stadium for the 2005 Houston Bowl. Reliant Stadium hosted Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004 between Carolina and New England. TCU Last was year, in the Poinsettia Bowl at Qualcomm Stadium, site of three Super Bowls (XXII, Denver vs. 1988; Washington, XXXII, Denver vs. 1998; Green XXXVII, Bay, 2003). Bay, Oakland vs. Tampa Bowl marks TCU's sixth The Texas contest in a 30-game stretch in a stadium that has hosted a Super Bowl. During that span, the Frogs are a combined 5-0 at Reliant Stadium (1-0), Qualcomm Stadium (3-0) and Stanford Stadium (1-0). The Texas Bowl will be TCU’s The 14th Texas bowl game in the Lone Star State. The Frogs have played nine bowl games out of state. Cotton (6) Bluebonnet (2) Alabama Mobile (2) Sugar (2) Sun (2) Delta (1) Fort Worth (1) galleryfurniture.com (1) Houston (1) Independence (1) Liberty (1) Orange (1) Poinsettia (1) TCU has played in the following bowl games: 1936 Sugar Bowl - TCU 3, LSU 2 1937 Cotton Bowl - TCU 16, Marquette 6 1939 Sugar Bowl 7 - TCU 15, Carnegie Tech 1942 Orange Bowl - Georgia 40, TCU 26 1945 Cotton Bowl A&M 34, - TCU Oklahoma 0 1948 Delta Bowl - Mississippi 13, TCU 9 1952 Cotton Bowl - Kentucky 20, TCU 7 1956 Cotton Bowl - Mississippi 14, TCU 13 1957 Cotton Bowl - TCU 28, Syracuse 27 1959 Cotton Bowl - TCU Air 0, Force 0 1959 Bluebonnet Bowl - Clemson 23, TCU 7 1965 Western 13, Sun TCU Bowl 12 - Texas 1984 Bluebonnet Bowl - West Virginia 31, TCU 14 1994 Independence Bowl - Virginia 20, TCU 10 1998 Sun Bowl - TCU 28, 19 USC 1999 Alabama Mobile Bowl - TCU 28, East Carolina 14 2000 Alabama Mobile Bowl - Southern Miss 28, TCU 21 A&M 28, TCU 9 2001 galleryfurniture.com Bowl - Texas Liberty AXA Bowl 2002 - TCU 17, Colorado State 3 2003 PlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl - Boise State 34, TCU 31 2005 Houston Bowl - TCU 27, Iowa State 24 2006 Poinsettia Bowl - TCU 37, Northern Illinois 7 Included below is a look at the postseason Frogs’ history: SUPER SITES DEEP IN THE HEART OF BOWLS BOWLS BY THE APPEARANCE TCU BOWL HISTORY TCU BOWL NOTABLES BOWLHISTORY COACHES ROSTERS PLAYERS NOTES STATS 4 2007 HORNED FROG football NINE BOWL GAMES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS AWARDS MAJOR FOR CANDIDATES AS FROGS ROLL WEEKLY HONOR TEAMS ALL-MWC 2007 ON PROMINENT FROGS ROLL HONOR FROG BEST THE AMONG HIGH PATTERSONRANKED AND TCU ALL-AMERICANS PRESEASON AS FROGS NOTES , P - Ray Guy Ray Award Wash- PDerek , TrophyRimington - C Schlueter, Blake Award Butkus Lombardi Dick Rotary Award, - LB Phillips, Jason TrophyNagurski Lombardi Bronko Rotary Award,Award, Bednarik Award,Chuck Ted - DE Ortiz, Hendricks Chase Manfredini Chris TrophyOutland - OG Lindner, Matty WalkerDoak - AwardTB Brown, Aaron Trophy,Lott Award, TrophyNagurski Bronko Bednarik Award,Ted Lombardi Hendricks Rotary Award, Year,the of Player WalterCamp - Chuck Tommy DE Blake, lists: watch on appeared who Frogs are below Included Yearthe of Player Walter Camp 2007 Award. the for list watch the on players defensive nine of one was Blake Lombardi WatchList. Award Rotary the Phillips) on (TommyJason Ortiz, Chase Blake, players three have to teams two only of one Frogs were The awards. postseason for lists watch on players eight had TCU 29) (Sept. State Colorado Brown Aaron (Nov.Mexico 3) New Hodge Stephen (Nov.17) Ortiz Chase (Nov.State 24) Diego San TurnerJoseph (Nov.State 24) Diego Phillips Jason Hodge linebacker Schlueter, Bonner end Defensive team. football Conference 2007 West the All-Mountain 11on had players TCU conferences. Ohio State (33-4, .892) ranks first. ranks .892) (33-4, State Ohio conferences. qualifying BCS non-automatic from teams among .842) (32-6, State Boise behind second nationally.places 10th-best It ranks season 2005 the of start the (.784) since record 29-8 TCU’s by best fourth- nation’s the as rated was corps Frogs’ linebacking The by nation the in best fifth- ranked was line defensive TCU’spreseason, 2007 the In NationalChamps.net - LB Phillips, Jason NationalChamps.net - DE Ortiz, Chase NationalChamps.net S - Bonner, Brian NationalChamps.net ESPN.com, - TommyDE Blake, placekicker linebacker were picks Honorable-mention Wash. cornerback Newhouse, head football coach. football head 10th-best nation’s the Patterson Gary TCU’snamed SI.com and Athlon were first-team selections, while center center while selections, first-team were , offensive tackle offensive Manfredini, Chris David Roach David - MWC Defensive Player of the Week vs. UNLVvs. Week the of Player MWC Defensive - TCU vs. HOUSTON vs. TCU - MWC Offensive Player of the Week vs. Week the of Player MWC Offensive - and in the top 10 by 10 top the in and Chase Ortiz Chase - MWC Defensive Player of the Week vs. San vs. Week the of Player MWC Defensive - - MWC Co-Offensive Player of the Week vs. Week the of Player MWC Co-Offensive - - MWC Co-Defensive Player of the Week vs. Week the of Player MWC Co-Defensive - , PK - Draddy TrophyDraddy - PK , The Sporting News Sporting The Playboy Jason Phillips Jason Rafael Priest Rafael were named to the second team. second the to named were and return specialist return and , , CBS SportsLine.com, CBS Athlon, The Sporting News. Sporting The and safeties and and punter and and No. 7 by 7 No. and Robert Henson, Robert Marshall Blake Brian Derek Stephen Athlon . MARK THEIR MAKE SENIORS CLASSES WINNING NOTING WORTH GRADUATES THE STUDENT-ATHLETES TRUE Stadium Carter at G. games Amon home in (.862) record A25-4 selections all-conference Fourteen ranked nationally being weeks 35 of total a with polls final in rankings top-25 Three BCS bids automatic with leagues from teams against games in record overall 9-2 a and opponents 12 Big versus mark A5-2 contests those in far thus record Texas)2007 2-1 and a Poinsettia with 2006 Houston, 2005 Worth, Fort (2003 games bowl Four 1958 since title league outright Frogs’first the and championship MWC A2005 history TCU in period 5-year a over victories most for sixth for tied are wins 45 The mark conference 28-12 and record overall A45-16 11-winThree seasons campus: on years five their during following the accomplished have seniors 2007 TCU’s period: five-year a over wins most for chart Frogs’all-time the climbing are seniors year’s This 10. season: the of start the at degrees undergraduate their earned already had who ers play- football current most the with schools are below Included month. this graduate to pace on are seniors Fourteen degrees. Master’s on working are Dickerson Ervin receiver leading and Manfredini Roach, Chris All-MWC placekicker David safety Hawthorne, David All-MWC linebacker Starting percent. 59 of rate graduation median the and percent 60 of average national the above well were Frogs The 2001-02. in freshmen as entered who players football its of more or cent per- 70 graduating the for 2007, AFCATCU May recognized In MWC. the in only Force trailed Air TCU GSR. its in Rice behind Texasin teams second year,bowl was last Among TCU I-Aprograms. Division among 20th were Frogs the Overall, Rate. Success Graduation percent 78 a with teams bowl 2006 among nationally ninth ranked team football TCU The 7. Ole Miss, USC, Virginia - 5 - Virginia USC, Miss, Ole 7. 8 - Pittsburgh State, Arizona 5. 9 - Dame Notre Auburn, 3. 11 Washington- 2. 17 - College Boston 1. , Memphis - 4 - Memphis TCU, 0 010 43 2001-05 10. .13-844 45 1934-38 46 47 48 2003-07 9. 1930-34 49 1929-33 2002-06 6. 5. 1931-35 4. 3. 1. 5-year period 5-year 933 43 45 1933-37 45 1999-03 1928-32 49 1932-36 Wins 2007 HORNED FROG FOOTBALL 5 TEXAS BOWL • RELIANT STADIUM • HOUSTON, TEXAS 1 3 4 0 2 1 TDs NOTES 0.4 6.2 2.5 5.0 7.3 6.7 Avg. Per Avg. Carry No. Needed 386 251 409 250 398 344 494 285 421 352 377 694 Total Offense Total 22 60 Yards TCU Record TCU TCU vs. HOUSTON Passing 56 31871210 193 215 60* 73* Rushes 4389 208 320 94 191 181142 205 134150 108 210 130 344 251 222 126 341 369 (Max Knake, 1995) 29 2,210* 2,624 (Max Knake, 1994) 415 Dalton Rushing dy Dalton led TCU in rushing in two of the last three games after running dy Dalton, who already holds TCU’s freshman passing mark with 2,210 TC Th Quarterback An Quarterback Wit An Quarterback U had 512 yards of offense at Stanford before losing 18 yards running out the clock. Th U is 7-0 when rushing for at least 142 yards this season. e more Frogs than are 205 5-1 yards. when passing for 205 yards or less. TCU is 2-4 when throwing for Th e for Frogs more are yards. 5-0 when rushing for more yards than passing. TCU is 2-5 when it throws TC for just 22 yards on the season through the opening nine contests. Th Opening 9 games Last 3 games Season 8) BYU (Nov. 17) (Nov. UNLV San Diego 24)State (Nov. *led TCU 9 e following is a breakdown of the rushing and passing numbers for the TCU offense: Opponent Baylor Texas Air Force SMU Colorado StateWyoming Stanford Utah 201New MexicoBYU UNLV 197 San Diego State 238 376 183 318 CompletionsAttempts 201 207 (Max Knake, 1993) ree of Dalton’s four rushing touchdowns on the year came in the last two contests: 7 accomplished the following in just his third collegiate start: h 226 yards rushing in a 45-33 win at San Diego State, TCU tailback Joseph Turner Tu rner had Tu the nation’s top rushing performance for the weekend 24. of Nov. rner's 226 yards yards on on 33 33 attempts carries in were a the 27-20 most win by over a Memphis 30, Frog on 2002. since Nov. Lonta Hobbs ran for 287 Tu (1997-00) has rner seven had Tomlinson of the the 14th-best top-13 single-game efforts. rushing performance LaDainian in TCU history. Tu rner posted Tu the 23rd 200-yard rushing game at TCU. rner was sus the New first Mexico Frog in to 2005. rush It for tied four for touchdowns the in third-most a rushing contest touchdowns since in Jeff TCU Ballard history. ver- Tu rner posted yards. previous Turner's the career-high yards second was 100-yard on 115 rushing 28 game carries of against his New He career. Mexico. had 106 first-half yards, is closing in on several other standards in the record Frogs’ book: Yards *At his current pace of 184.2 yards per game, Dalton would finish with 2,395 yards to rank just ahead of Jeff Ballard (2,394) for second on TCU’s single-season chart. ON THE GROUND AND IN THE AIR FLASHING THE WHEELS DALTON RECORD DALTON WATCH FROG FROG OFFENSIVE NOTES TURNER BREAKS LOOSE Year Yards Years Yards Years Games Year Pct. Aaron BrownJoseph Turner 05-pres. 06-pres. 5 2 Four of the top-five marks are in the last five years. SINGLE-SEASON COMPLETION PERCENTAGE PERCENTAGE LEADERS AT TCU 1. Max Knake2. Jeff Ballard3. Max Knake4. Andy Dalton5. 1994 Max Knake6. 2006 2,624 Brandon Hassell7. 1995 2007 Steve Stamp 2,394 2003 2,237 2,210 1993 2,039 1981 2,130 2,013 1. L. Tomlinson2. Jeffery Tony 3. Andre Davis4. 97-00 Lonta Hobbs5. 84-87 Kenneth Davis 5,263 6. 92-95 Basil Mitchell7. 3,749 02-06 82-85 Robert Merrill8. 3,182 Curtis Modkins 3,071 94-989. 2,994 03-05 Jim Swink 89-92 2,783 2,771 2,763 54-56 2,618 1. L. Tomlinson2. Andre Davis3. Jeffery Tony 3. 97-00 Kenneth Davis5. 92-95 Basil Mitchell6. 84-87 82-85 Lonta Hobbs6. 21 Jim Swink 94-988. 16 Robert Merrill9. 02-06 13 13 Mike Luttrell 03-05 12 54-56 11 72-74 10 11 8 1. Jeff Ballard2. Schade Tim 3. Jeff Ballard4. 2006 Gunn Tye 19915. Andy Dalton 61.9 2005 60.1 2007 2003 59.9 58.9 59.8 TCU CAREER 100-YARD GAMES TCU CAREER 100-YARD TCU CAREER RUSHING LEADERS 10. Mike Luttrell11. Darthard Tony 12. Aaron Brown 72-74 86-89 05-pres. 2,312 2,089 2,049 10. Curtis Modkins 89-92 7 SINGLE-SEASON PASSING YARDS No. Player No. Player No. Player No. Player BOWLHISTORY COACHES ROSTERS PLAYERS NOTES STATS 6 2007 HORNED FROG football NINE BOWL GAMES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS THE DUAL THREAT DUAL THE PLAY BIG MR. DEPTH CALLER SIGNAL TRADITION DALTONCONTINUES ROOKIES OTHER WITH WELL DALTONFARES NEW FACES NEW MAKER TOUCHDOWN THE CONSISTENT MR. 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Reagan, at Shae all-time end third ht rank to mark catch per yards career attempts pass percent) (71.4 15-of-21 completed as contests. three last the in yards 130 for h Jackson touchdown led has games. Jackson four Marcus last off-the-bench, the ming of three in drives Frogs’ the on eighth Dalton place Stanford at list. yards passing 344 single-game e Th State. Diego San at 298 with game 300-yard third a missed just Dalton 2004. in Northwestern over win double-overtime 48-45 a Stanford in at yards 344 368 and had at Force Gunn passing Airsince yards Frog 320 a lton’s by most the are Da 2002. in TyeGunn was TCU for start to quarterback freshman redshirt last The starter.a as debut collegiate his make to era Patterson the in caller signal TCU first the became Dalton Patterson. Gary coach head fifth-straight under the start made Dalton first Baylor Andy his over win win to 27-0 quarterback e (58.9). percentage completion and (2,210) yards in sixth ranking while quarterbacks (341) freshman attempts among pass fifth and places (201) Dalton completions dy in nationally made their first collegiate starts this season. this starts collegiate first their made TonyC Turner)Richmond, TB Joseph and Nic have Savino OT Phillips, Preston OG Newhouse, Marshall OT Johnson, Bart WR Jackson, Marcus QB Frosch, Evan TE Dalton, QB Andy Dickerson, Ryan Ervin WalterTB Bryant, WR (WR offenseCunigan, on Quinton Frogs TE Christian, irteen Re Grad Wid Tig Co Th An Th TCU vs. HOUSTON vs. TCU WINS TO LEAD THAT NUMBERS BOARD THE ON POINTS LOSSES AND WINS THE TWO-HEADED MONSTER TWO-HEADED THE DAY BRYANTCAREER HAS EVERYONEFOR ENOUGH unvr e ae . 1 oa)3.0(15 total) 1.7(12 total) 13-of-17(76.5%) 31-of-40(77.5%) 24-of-79(30.4%) Turnoversper game 53-of-117 (45.3%) Pointsper game 3rd-downconversions Red-zonescores 211.6Interceptions Touchdown 219.9 passes Total Yardsper game Passing Yardsper game Rushing Yardsper game TCU is 5-0 when completing 18 or less pass attempts. pass less or 18 completing when 5-0 TCU is yards. 56 least at for Turnerrushes Joseph when 5-0 game. a in passes fewer or 34 attempting when 6-0 are Frogs The and games straight nine in points 20 least at scored as season. this contests 12 of 10 in defeat: and victory in offensively TCU shows following e Th yards rushing of number wins. same seven (211.6)the their yards nearly in passing average and Frogs (219.9) e 587 yards) and Brown (490 yards) have both missed both yards) have (490 Brown yards) and 587 season. this injury to due time playing significant Turner( mark. carry per 3.0 a with gain- ground top-two TCU’sand Brown, urner Aaron yards 952 totaled have Frogs the of remainder The total. ing rush- season TCU’sof percent 53.1 represent They average. carry per 4.9 a on yards 1,077 combined a for run have ers, State. Iowa over win Bowl Houston 2005 the in grabs His four catches. was first-half high five previous with best personal new a set yant Br 28). (Sept. season BYU last against eight had Massey Donald since most the and 2007 in Frog recep- seven career-best a had WalterBryant receiver e a by game high the represents It State. Diego San at tions 29 37 WalterBryant 3. Massey Donald 2. Dickerson Ervin 1. Name from total their surpassed have Frogs top-nine the of ht 2006: grab. scoring a having players eight with 14th for tied receptions. 15 least at have receivers Frog ht Eig Eig is TCU 18 with nationally third for Colorado with tie a in anks 19. at second Troyis while 20, with leads Nebraska season. this reception one least at having players TCU h TCU Th Joseph T Joseph Wid r TCU TCU is TCU ground. the on yards more or 200 totaling when 29-2 are Frogs the coach, head as Patterson Gary Under yards. 167 least at for rushing when row a in 21 won TCU has .Ra hita 15 *Redshirt WattsJustin 9. Christian Ryan 8. Moore Derek 7. Young Jimmy 6. Brock Marcus 5. Aaron Brown Aaron 2007 Receptions 2007 24 24 18 22 23 92 431.5 Wins 32.3 29 85 2006 Receptions 2006 Losses 26 12 34 10 328.2 230.2 8 0* 3 2 18.6 98.0 2007 HORNED FROG FOOTBALL 7 TEXAS BOWL • RELIANT STADIUM • HOUSTON, TEXAS NOTES AARON BROWN TCU TCU vs. HOUSTON TCU had six rushing touchdowns in the 45-33 victory at San Diego State to set a 2007 single-game high for the second straight contest. The Frogs ran for four scores the previous week in a 34-10 win over UNLV. TCU’s four rushing touchdowns all versus came UNLV in the first half. The Frogs' previous best for rushing scores in a game was three at Stanford. TCU rallying from a 17-point first-quarter deficit at San Diego State just missed being the largest Frogs’ come-from-behind vic- tory in the seven-year tenure of head coach Gary Patterson. TCU was down 18 points at BYU before posting a 51-50 victory on Sept. 24, 2005. The 45-33 win at San Diego State in the regular-season finale was a memorable night for the offense: Frogs’ TCU set a single-game school and Mountain West Conference record, offensive while plays tying (69 an mark, NCAA with 111 rushing, 42 passing). The Frogs' previous record was 100 snaps (21 rushing, 79 passing) in a 56-35 loss at Houston 3, on Nov. 1990. The former MWC record was 105 plays by BYU against Hawaii in 2001. TCU equals the Football Bowl Subdivision (for- against Iowa Tech plays merly set I-A) by Texas mark of 111 State in 2003. The Horned Frogs had 39 first downs to set a single-game TCU record and tie a Mountain West Conference mark. The previous TCU high was 36 on two occasions, against Houston in 2003 in 1990. TCU had Tech 24 first downs and in Texas the first half against San Diego State. The MWC record is Air shared with Force who had 39 first downs versus BYU in 2005. The NCAA against mark Iowa for State first Tech in downs is 45 by Texas 2003. TCU's 694 yards of offense were a season high and its third- best single-game total, trailing only 782 yards versus Houston in 2003 and 736 against the Cougars in 1990. The Frogs had 388 first-half yards against San Diego State. own posted the fifth 100-yard rushing game of his career in the 24-12 win over Colorado State. TCU is 5-0 in those contests. Aaron Brown saw his the injury-plagued Year season come to an Prior to his Brown end latest had against injury, already UNLV. missed two games and played sparingly in several others. season Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of De in rushing (490 yards, spite 4.6 seeing per limited carry) while action, plac- Brown places second on the Frogs ing in a tie for third in receptions (24). He led TCU in receiving in four games. Br own rushed for at least 91 yards times three this season. The Frogs were 3-0 in those contests. Brown’s streak of at least one recep- tion straight in games 11 came to an It was the end longest against UNLV. current streak on the Frogs. He has a catch in 19 of his last 21 contests. Br own is just the 12th player in tory TCU to his- surpass 2,000 career rushing yards. He is 12th on the all- Frogs’ time list with 2,049. Br 2007 Pre RUSHING MOMENTUM BROWN SIDELINED COMEBACK FROGS RECAPPING HISTORY Result :50 FG 1:23 FG 1:12 FG Time Yds. 9 43 2:50 TD 8 92 3:21 TD 976 488 534 15 3:36 1:552 69 2:239 84 FG 8 TD 2:48 81 TD 1:103 608 77 TD 6 :37 TD 3:43 28 3:03 34 TD 34 TD :44 TD :48 :45 TD FG 6 FG 47 25 2:24 FG 913 468 12 3:376 20 :06 55 TD 1:2245 27 4:047 TD 6 TD 1:06 FG 44 48 FG 3:15 2:14 TD TD 40 11 61 6:27 TD 11 94 2:55 TD 1014 24 44 4:11 6:53 FG FG 10 80 3:37 TD 1010 64 65 1:41 3:48 FG TD 10 62 1:46 FG 10 4210 3:23 60 FG 2:3816 FG 78 6:27 TD Plays UNLV UNLV UNLV UNLV San Diego StateSan Diego StateSan Diego State 12San Diego State 13San Diego State 8San Diego State 74 7San Diego State 75 8 2 3:05 65 15 3:57 36 77 3:57 TD 70 65 1:37 TD 2:46 TD :36 5:26 TD TD FG TD BYU UNLV UNLV Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming Stanford Stanford Stanford Stanford Stanford Stanford Utah Utah Utah New MexicoNew MexicoNew MexicoNew MexicoNew Mexico 11New Mexico 5 5BYU 14 80BYU 12BYU 44 5 3:32BYU 50 64 46 2:04 1:32 FG 5:12 36 6:36 TD TD 2:08 FG FG TD The following is a recap of TCU’s scoring drives in 2007: Opponent Yards - 94, Yards at BYU (Touchdown) Plays - 16, vs. SMU (Touchdown) of Time Possession - (Field 6:53, Goal) vs. UNLV TCU is tied for 15th nationally with seven scoring drives (four touchdowns) in one minute or less. The Frogs are in a deadlock for 20th in the country with 17 scor- ing drives (nine touchdowns) in two minutes or less. The Frogs have scored on their opening drive of the game three times (two touchdowns) this season. Included below are the season bests for TCU on scoring drives: Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor Texas Texas Air Force Air Force Air Force SMU Colorado StateColorado StateColorado StateColorado State 12 7Wyoming 14 83 6 90 61 4:23 26 2:23 6:14 TD 2:36 TD FG TD DRIVE DRIVE CHART BOWLHISTORY COACHES ROSTERS PLAYERS NOTES STATS 8 2007 HORNED FROG football NINE BOWL GAMES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS Pointsper game allowed e-oesoe loe 2o-9(32)15-of-17(88.2%) 12-of-19(63.2%) 33-of-83(39.8%) Red-zonescores allowed 32-of-116(27.6%) Opp.3rd-down conversions Takeaways MASTERS SACK 296.5 Interceptionsrecorded 219.4 TDpasses allowed 77.1 TotalOffense/game allowed Passing Yards/gameallowed Rushing Yards/gameallowed LOSSES AND WINS D STINGY NOTES DEFENSIVE FROG BPis retPis Priest Priest Priest Priest CB SClmnClmnClmnClmnClmnClmnClmnClmnRahRahRahRoach Roach Roach Roach Coleman Coleman Coleman Coleman Bonner Coleman Bonner Coleman Bonner Coleman Bonner Coleman SS FS BSnesSnesSnesSnesSnesSnesSnesSnesSnesSnesSnesSanders Sanders Sanders Sanders Sanders Sanders Hawthorne Hawthorne Sanders Hawthorne Hawthorne Hawthorne Sanders Roach Hawthorne Sanders Henson Phillips Roach Moore Hawthorne Sanders Roach Phillips Ortiz Sanders Hawthorne Moore Roach Phillips Sanders Hawthorne Ortiz WS CB Hawthorne Phillips Moore MLB Hawthorne Ortiz SLB Moore DE NT TGifnGifnGifnGriffin Brown Griffin Christian Griffin Griffin Watts DT Watts Brown TB clee clee clee clee clee aioShutrShutrShutrShutrShutrSchlueter Schlueter Richmond Cunigan Richmond Schlueter Cunigan Richmond Schlueter Panfil Richmond Cunigan Schlueter Richmond Newhouse Cunigan Schlueter Blake Newhouse Richmond Dickerson Newhouse Cunigan Richmond Dickerson Newhouse Savino Montgomery Dalton Blake Montgomery Newhouse Montgomery Cunigan Dickerson Montgomery Richmond Montgomery Newhouse Schlueter Dickerson Panfil Dalton Montgomery Reagan W.DE Dickerson Jackson Newhouse (FB) Montgomery Richmond Pos. Lindner Schlueter Dickerson Dalton Montgomery Newhouse Richmond Bryant Reagan Dickerson Schlueter W.Jackson Lindner Moore(FB) Montgomery Richmond Dalton Newhouse Montgomery Richmond Schlueter QB Cunigan(TE) Montgomery Dickerson Reagan Lindner Cunigan Montgomery RT (TE) Newhouse Schlueter Brock RG Newhouse Reagan Lindner C Dickerson Bryant Newhouse LG Brock Reagan LT Dickerson TE Moore Dickerson WR Brock WR Dickerson WR Pos. NOTES e m v.6. 2. 290.2 223.4 66.8 Gm. Avg. Per Total a ig tt 75 State Diego San UNLV BYU mark is 384.3 in the other four losses. four other the in 384.3 is mark The Utah. to defeat 18 Oct. an in yards 227 *TCU surrendered e following shows TCU defensively in victory and defeat: and victory in defensively TCU shows following e 28 Mexico New Utah Th sack in their opening two contests. two opening their in sack one just had Frogs The games. 10 last its in sacks 35 TCU has occasions. two on sacks six season-high a has TCU sacks. 36 with nationally 14th and lead Conference West Mountain the for tied Frogs are The Team contests: five last the over game per yards 290.2 just surrendering are Frogs The wins. seven its of five in points fewer or 12 allowed TCU has BU BU UT UT TCU vs. HOUSTON vs. TCU Rushing 3 ,1 1,451 1,117 334 0 120 107 112 AFA AFA 12 2007 GAME-BY-GAME2007 STARTERS Wins 14.0 13 10 66 Ortiz SMU SMU Passing 366 235 305 91 Priest onrBne onrBne og og og Hodge Hodge Hodge Hodge Bonner Bonner Bonner Bonner Roach Griffin hlisPilp hlisPilp hlisPilp hlisPhillips Phillips Phillips Phillips Phillips Phillips Phillips Phillips Ortiz Moore Panfil Dalton CSU CSU ide ide ide ide hlisLnnrLnnrLindner Lindner Lindner Phillips Lindner Lindner Lindner Lindner TotalOffense Losses 352.8* 198.2 154.6 26.4 8 6 441 247 417 227 119 TCU OFFENSE TCU TCU DEFENSE TCU retPis retPis retPis Priest Priest Priest Priest Priest Priest Priest oc oc oc onrBne onrBonner Bonner Bonner Bonner Roach Roach Roach rfi rfi rfi rfi rfi rfi Griffin Griffin Griffin Griffin Griffin Griffin Griffin ri ri ri uhsOtzOtzOrtiz Ortiz Moore Moore Ortiz Moore Hughes Moore Ortiz Moore Ortiz Moore Ortiz Moore aflPni aflBaeBaeBaeBlake Blake Blake Blake Dalton Dalton Panfil Dalton Panfil Dalton Panfil Dalton Dalton M.Jackson rw rw Bon unrBonBonTurner Brown Brown Turner Brown Brown Brown WYO WYO rc rc rc rc rc rc Bryant Brock Brock Brock Moore Frosch(TE) Turner(TB) Brock Frosch(TE) Watts(TB) Watts(TB) Brock Johnson Brock SCENES UNFAMILIAR BACKS RUNNING OF FRIEND NO RUN THE STUFFING FACTOR ORTIZ THE onyFruo,NwMxc 13-28 UNLVSummers, Frank Mexico New Ferguson, Rodney Kyle Bell, Colorado State Colorado Bell, Kyle Name times in their last 30 games. 30 last their in times seven just touchdown first-quarter a allowed have Frogs The goal. field a kicked State Colorado while touchdowns, had BYU and Utah series. offensive first their on scored opponents TCU have year this times three Only State. Colorado at Nov.2006 to 25, back dating games 14 of span a in and season this twice just game the of drive opening opponent's the on touchdown a allowed has TCU game. per yards 79.0 surrendered TCU has span, that During rushing. yards 86 surpassed foes 28 11last Only TCU’sof rush). per (1.8 yards 75 gained attempts carry.41 other The one on came yards rushing 146 (71) ofForce’s half Air Nearly players. opposing by games rushing 100-yard 17 just seen has Patterson coach, head as tenure 86-game his During rushing. yards 100 under opponent its holding when Patterson Gary coach head under 42-5 TCU is season: this backs running top MWC’s the of some down TCU shut (15.5). He is tied for second with three forced fumbles. forced three with second for tied is He (15.5). loss a for tackles (8.0) and sacks MWC in the in third is Ortiz season, the of most blocks on teams double facing Despite selection. first-team three-time a be to overall seventh and history MWC in player defensive fourth the also is Ortiz Conference. Southwest the in 1975-77 from Renfro Mike er receiv- wide since selection all-conference first-team three-time a be to player TCU first the is Ortiz Chase end Defensive STAN STAN UTAH UTAH UNM UNM Rush Atts.-Yds. BYU BYU 7-15 7-9 UNLV UNLV Season Avg. SDSU SDSU 80.0 96.5 60.1 2007 HORNED FROG FOOTBALL 9 TEXAS BOWL • RELIANT STADIUM • HOUSTON, TEXAS NOTES TCU TCU vs. HOUSTON The Frogs have had 23 players record a tackle for a loss this season, TEAMWORK Hodge had 1.5 sacks as part of two tackles for a loss and seven stops at Stanford (Oct. 13). Nose tackle Kelly Griffin is the first true freshman to start at TCU since Gary In its last 20 games, TCU has allowed only 21 touchdowns on the opponent’s 54 NEW FACES legiate touchdown when he returned a blocked punt 31 yards for a score. Patterson became head coach prior to the 2000 GMAC Alabama Mobile Bowl. In addition to two sacks against Utah (Oct. 18), Hodge also registered his first col- ceptions. trips (38.9 percent) to the red zone. Six failed possessions came from Frog inter- FROGS FROGS SHINE IN RED ZONE TCU is one of four teams (Boise State, LSU, Penn State) in the nation to record two shutouts this season. The Frogs have blanked Baylor (27-0) and New Mexico (37-0). It’s the first time since Rice) 2000 that TCU (Navy, has posted two shutouts in a season. Dating back to 2005, the Frogs have held the opposition without a touchdown in seven of their last 14 home games. TCU, which has allowed just 12 touchdown passes, is second in the MWC and ninth nationally in pass defense efficiency with a rating of 104.7. Stephen Hodge has 6.0 sacks in the last six games. His 7.0 sacks on the season are second on TCU and fourth in the MWC. He tops all defensive backs in the league. In the last five games, Hodge has taken part in defensive and special teams scores. Hodge has accomplished the following since being inserted into the starting lineup: 3, vs. Nov. New Mexico - Making his first collegiate start, Hodge earned Co-MWC Defensive Player of the Week honors as he led TCU with seven tackles, including a sack, and three pass break-ups. He also forced a fumble that was returned 13 yards for a touchdown by Rafael Priest. 8, at Nov. BYU - Hodge totaled eight tackles, including six solo. He also forced and recovered a fumble while adding a pass break-up. 17, - vs. Hodge Nov. UNLV had a career-high and tackles team-best (nine 11 solo). He also combined for 1.5 sacks. 24, at Nov. San Diego State - Hodge had two pass break-ups to go with four tackles. Linebacker David Hawthorne (76 stops) and safety David Roach (73), TCU’s second- and third-leading have tacklers, already respectively, earned their degrees and are graduate students this fall. Hawthorne and Roach have posted career-best tackle totals. Hawthorne’s previous top mark was 43 last season, while Roach had 41 stops in 2005. Hawthorne is third on TCU in sacks (4.0) and fifth in tackles for a loss (6.5). Roach is second on the Frogs with two forced fumbles and fifth with five pass break-ups. Robert Henson needs five tackles to reach the 200 mark in his Henson’s 195 career. stops rank second among active Frogs. Stephen Hodge is two tackles shy of 100 for his career. TCU is 19-1 in its last 20 games when allowing less than 333 yards of offense. Prior to the 27-20 loss to Utah in which the Utes had just 227 yards, TCU had won 17 in a row when holding its opponent under 333 yards. With head coach Gary Patterson, the Frogs are 37-5 when their opponent is at or below 300 yards of total offense. while 14 players have combined for the team’s MWC-leading 36 sacks. BLANKINGS DEFENDING THE PASS SACK TERROR GRAD STUDENTS HELP LEAD THE WAY MILESTONE WATCH MAGIC NUMBERS David Roach3 ...... Jason Phillips2 ...... Jerry Hughes . 1 ...... Corderra Hunter 1 ...... Chase Ortiz 1 ...... Jerry Hughes.. 2.0 ...... STEPHEN HODGE 1. Brian Bonner7 ...... 2. Steven Coleman6 ...... 3. Stewart Torrey . 5 ...... 4. Nick Sanders4 ...... 5. Rafael Priest3 ...... 7. Robert Henson.. 2 ...... 9. David Hawthorne1 ...... 1. Blake Tommy 23.0 ...... 2. Chase Ortiz. 19.5 ...... 3. David Hawthorne9.5 ...... 4. Brian Bonner. 9.0 ...... 5. Stephen Hodge7.0 ...... 6. Cody Moore. 5.0 ...... 7. Robert Henson3.5 ...... 8. Jason Phillips3.0 ...... 9. Matt Panfil2.5 ...... 1. Jason Phillips221 ...... 2. Robert Henson.195 ...... 3. Brian Bonner188 ...... 4. David Hawthorne178 ...... 5. David Roach166 ...... 6. Blake Tommy 151 ...... 7. Chase Ortiz. 105 ...... 8. Stephen Hodge98 ...... 9. Steven Coleman72 ...... Interceptions Sacks Tackles 10. Cory Grant2.0 ...... 10. Nick Sanders. 62 ...... ACTIVE TCU DEFENSIVE LEADERS BOWLHISTORY COACHES ROSTERS PLAYERS 10 NOTES 2007 HORNED FROG football STATS NINE BOWL GAMES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS 8 ense - 480 9-4 Virginia 20. BYU 19. 617 Tennessee 18. Texas17. 994 10-3 Clemson 16. 900 Wisconsin 15. 12-0 College Boston 14. 10-2 Illinois 13. Florida 12. 11. State Arizona (1) Hawaii 10. 221 246 10-2 parentheses) in votes (first-place 9-3 25. Arkansas State Boise 24. Florida South 23. 554 22. Auburn Virginia 21. 9-4 Cincinnati 20. BYU 19. 668 Wisconsin 18. Texas17. 939 10-3 Tennessee 16. 1,050 1,040 Clemson 15. 10-2 12-0 10-2 College Boston 14. Illinois 13. 12. State Arizona 11.Virginia West (1) Hawaii 10. 5 ot lrd - 115 9-3 246 parentheses) in votes (first-place 10-2 Florida South 25. 24. Arkansas Cincinnati 23. State Boise 22. 21. Auburn NOTES .Ws igna1- 1,010 10-2 1,242 Virginia West 9. 11-2 Kansas 8. 1,331 Missouri 7. USC 6. 11-2 VirginiaTech 5. 1,469 Georgia 4. 11-1 (2) Oklahoma 3. (11)LSU 2. (46) State Ohio 1. 1,421 Florida 9. 1,380 Kansas 8. 10-2 1,423 Missouri 7. 11-2 USC 6. 11-2 VirginiaTech 5. (1) 1,578 (1) Georgia 4. 11-1 (1) Oklahoma 3. (11)LSU 2. (50) State Ohio 1. ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 TOP PRESS ASSOCIATED USA TODAY TOP 25 TOP TODAY USA TCU vs. HOUSTON vs. TCU 02462 10-2 439 10-2 021,227 10-2 1,277 10-2 1,346 10-2 111,099 1,104 11-1 11-2 1,418 11-2 1,164 1,195 11-1 11-2 1,519 11-2 - 498 567 594 9-3 9-3 747 9-3 890 9-3 9-3 173 8-4 264 344 394 8-4 9-3 447 9-3 517 9-3 614 9-3 797 9-3 9-3 - 1,071 9-3 - 137 215 8-4 289 9-3 332 8-4 9-3 PARTIES PICK II CHARTS, THE CLIMBING CHARTS THE CLIMBING ARTISTS SACK BEST ITS AT DEFENSE T14.Chase Ortiz, TCU Ortiz, T14.Chase 0719.2 2007 0612.3 2006 0518.6 2005 0433.9 2004 0321.2 2003 0218.5 2002 0123.4 2001 5. Chase Ortiz, 2004-07 Ortiz, Chase 5. 1991-94 West, Royal 4. Tommy2004-07 3. Blake, 2000-03 Schobel, Bo 2. 1997-00 1. Schobel, Aaron 313 return yards in 2007 compared to 176 a year ago. year a 176 to compared 2007 in yards return 313 have However,Frogs season. the last from total its equal interceptions 16 TCU’s games. 19 last its in touchdowns for interceptions four returned has TCU season. last Force versus Air touchdown a for interception an Texas.at returned zone also Stewart end the into jaunt 45-yard Torreywhile a SMU, had against Stewart return yard 58- a had Henson Robert 2007. in scores for picks two returned have Frogs The picks. seven with leader career Frogs’active the is Bonner Brian season. the on tions intercep- three with lead team the for tied are Coleman Steven and Priest Rafael players. different 10 by are interceptions 16 MWC-leading TCU’s Name scrimmage: of line the behind tackles via lost yards for list tively,career TCU’son respec- fifth, for tied Tommyand and third Ortiz rank Chase Blake ends Defensive Name chart: all-time TCU's on fifth into 1988-91) (18.0, Collins Roosevelt of ahead him career,moving his UNLV.in against 19.5 sacks has two now had He Ortiz Chase list. Frogs’all-time the on place third and career his in 23 him give to games three-straight in sack Tommya has Blake 16: top the in player one than more with team lone the TCU is NCAA. the in leaders sack active the are below Included Year Patterson: under defensively TCU at look year-by-year a is below Included Patterson. Gary coach head of tenure seven-year the in total third-lowest the as rank TCU by allowed game per yards 320.0 The .Tommy2004-07 Blake, 5. 1991-94 West, Royal 4. 2004-07 Ortiz, Chase 3. 2000-02 McDonald, LaMarcus 2. 1997-00 Schobel, Aaron 1. .LryEgih otenIlni 23.5 TommyTCU Blake, 5. Illinois Northern English, Larry 4. Groves, QuentinAuburn 3. UCLA Davis, Bruce 2. USC Jackson, Lawrence 1. Name Bo Schobel, 2000-03 Schobel, Bo Ppg. Rushing Defense Rushing 109.4 107.9 122.0 60.8 93.7 64.8 93.8 YardsTackling Career Lost - Sacks Sacks 19.5 22.0 23.0 28.5 31.0 23.0 26.0 26.5 29.5 19.5 Passing Defense Passing 205 205 209 210 236 315 210.6 174.1 221.2 304.0 255.8 175.4 228.7 TotalDefense 320.0 234.9 329.1 426.0 349.5 240.2 322.5 2007 HORNED FROG FOOTBALL 11 TEXAS BOWL • RELIANT STADIUM • HOUSTON, TEXAS NOTES Pct. Made Pct. Made 65 (att. 83) 78.3 28 (att. 33)23 (att. 30)23 (att. 25) 84.8 76.7 92.0 20 (att. 25) 80.0 TCU TCU vs. HOUSTON Field Goals Field Goals Year Avg. Drew Combs, who was born with a left arm that ends just below the is elbow, the Frogs’ kickoff specialist after winning the competition in preseason camp. Combs, a straight-on has kicker, six touchbacks and two tackles this season. Combs originally Arkansas attended and was a walk-on to the Razorback football team, but he did not see game action before transferring to TCU. Brian Bonner is a All-MWC two-time return specialist who is 18th nationally with a 12.4 punt return average, including a long of 64 yards against Baylor. TCU senior punter Derek who Wash, made the Ray Award List, Watch Guy is averaging 43.2 yards to rank third in the and MWC 17th nationally. He has placed 21-of-57 punts (36.8 percent) inside the 20 with just six touchbacks. has Wash the fourth-best single-season average in TCU history: Name TCU has blocked four punts this season and six in its last 16 games. Daryl has Washington blocked three punts (Air Force, Wyoming and Utah) in 2007. is Washington one of just two players nationally to have three punt blocks this season. Abrams Ohio’s Joshua is the other. The Frogs have scored twice off blocked punts this season. Prior to TCU this had year, not scored directly off a blocked punt since 2003. third Washington’s blocked punt of the season came against Utah. Stephen Hodge caught the ball in full stride off a perfect bounce, split a pair of Utes and raced 31 yards into the end zone for TCU’s first points of the game. Colin Jones blocked an SMU punt that Bart Johnson returned 17 yards for a score. Chris Manfredini has made 10 straight field goals over the last five games. It’s the sec- ond-longest streak of his TCU He career. made his first 19 attempts in a Frog uniform. Manfredini has at least two field goals in four of the last five games. He ranks third on TCU’s career list for made attempts with 45. When including mark a for 10-of-11 Cincinnati in 2003, Manfredini is 55-of-63 (87.3 per- cent) in his collegiate career. Manfredini has the highest percentage (86.5) of made field-goal attempts for TCU kick- ers in the top five. The next-closest All-America Frog Nick (former Browne) is at 78.3. this season and has made Manfredini 37 is in 35-of-35 a on row PATs overall. Included below are TCU’s career leaders for made field goals: Name TCU tops the MWC while placing 18th nationally in punt return average (13.1 yards). The Frogs are second in the league and 13th in the country in net punting (37.9 yards). TCU foes are averaging just 5.8 yards on 26 punt returns and 17.4 on kickoff returns. 1. Chris Becker2. James Gargus3. Chris Becker4. 46.1 Derek Wash 44.25. Sammy Baugh 1986 44.0 1981 43.2 43.0 1987 2007 1935 (Baugh led the nation in punting that season) 1. Nick Browne, 2001-03 1. Nick Browne, 2003 2. Michael 1994-97Reeder, 3. Chris Manfredini, 2005-07 Manfredini’s 20 field goals rank fourth on TCU’s single-season chart: 57 (att. 76) 45 (att. 52)Name 2. 75.0 86.5 Nick Browne, 2002 3. Michael 1995 Reeder, 4. Chris Manfredini, 2007 OLD SCHOOL THE RETURN GAME A BIG FOOT BLOCK PARTIES MR. NEAR AUTOMATIC FROG FROG SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES STRONG UNITS 4.9 6.4 4.5 5.5 319 436 230 359 269207 313 213 535 569 431 435 413238 399 268 427227 360 182 948 968 858 795 26.6 36.3 19.2 29.9 39.344.0 47.8 52.2 57.6 67.2 53.2 50.6 TCU UH 2,029 2,879 169.1 239.9 1,313 1,702 109.4 141.8 2,632 3,279 219.3 273.2 2,527 2,686 210.6 223.8 4,661 6,158 388.4 513.2 3,840 4,388 320.0 365.7 30:22 32:18 29:38 27:42 TCU UH 6-4, 261 6-3, 230 6-1, 2306-0, 191 6-2, 227 183 5-11, TCU - HOUSTON TCU - HOUSTON TALE OF THE TAPE TALE BY THE NUMBERS THE BY Points Scored Points Scored/Game Opp. Points Scored Opp. Points Scored/Game First Downs Opp. First Downs 3rd-Down Conversions Pct. 4th-Down Conversions Pct. Attempts Rushing Rushing Yards Rushing/Game Yards Opp. Attempts Rushing Rushing Opp. Yards Rush/Game Opp. Yards Attempted Passes Passes Completed Completion Pct. Passing Yards Passing/Game Yards Opp. Attempted Passes Opp. Passes Completed Opp. Completion Pct. Passing Opp. Yards Pass/Game Opp. Yards Offensive Plays Total Yards Total Yards/Game Total Yards/Play Avg. Yards Opp. Total Yards/Game Opp. Total Yards/Play Avg. Opp. Opp. Offensive Plays Poss. Avg. Time/Game Opp. Avg. Poss. Avg. Opp. Time/Game Offensive Offensive Line End Tight QuarterbackRunning Back 6-5, 296Wide ReceiverDefensive Line 6-4, 291 Linebacker 6-3, 210 6-1, 216Secondary 6-1, 183 6-2, 270 6-1, 205 5-9, 175 Offensive System 6-0, 190 Defensive System 6-3, 280 Multiple 4-2-5 Multiple 3-4 Average Average height and weight for both teams’ starting lineups: BOWLHISTORY COACHES ROSTERS PLAYERS 12 NOTES 2007 HORNED FROG football STATS NINE BOWL GAMES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS FREE FLAG STORY TURNOVER THE 17NUMBER MAGIC ASSISTANTS TCU THE FIND TO WHERE TIDBITS FROG FINDING WAYS TO SCORE TO WAYS FINDING NOTES 10. TCU - 5 - TCU 10. 2007. in touchdowns non-offensive five with nationally 10th for tied TCU is game. a in flagged not were Frogs the 1971 since time first the was It State. Diego San at win 45-33 its in penalty a commit not did TCU contests. 40 last their of 37 in away take- one least at posted have Frogs The game. the for minus-3 at being despite State Diego San at won TCU margin. turnover in worse or minus-2 at been have Frogs the defeats, eight the of five In 29-8. is TCU season, 2005 the of start the Since BYU. at turnover one committing while takeaways two had Frogs The margin. turnover in edge the holding when UAB at 2004 15, Oct. since time first the for lost TCU BYU, Against side. negative the on when 5-7 are Frogs The margin. turnover (3-0) in even (21-1) or ahead when 24-1 is TCU seasons, three last the Over 11, Sept. 1999. on Northwestern at loss 17-7 a after began streak The points. fewer or 17 to opponent the holding when games tive consecu- 55 won have Frogs the Overall, less. or points 17 allowing when 40-0 is TCU coach, head as Patterson Gary With line). coach/offensive head (assistant Williamson Eddie and teams) ends/special (tight Sharp Dan receivers), (wide Jarrett nerbacks), Anderson (cor- McMillian Charles line), tor/defensive coordina- (defensive Bumpas Field: Dick (safeties). Glasgow Chad and Tonybacks), ning Tademy (linebackers) (run- Fuente Justin dinator/quarterbacks), coor- (offensive Schultz Box: Mike Press 6. Army - 6 - Army 6. 7 Troy- 4. 8 - Connecticut 3. 9 - Hawaii 2. 10 - WakeForest 1. Kansas - 5 - Kansas 5 - California 6 UCLA- 6 - Missouri 6 - Cincinnati VirginiaTech 7 - TCU vs. HOUSTON vs. TCU BRINGON SATURDAYS AND DAYLIGHT ao rw alproeyrsprgm)1069hN/A N/A 9th T-8th N/A 110.6 4.0 game) per (tackles Hawthorne David game) per (tackles Phillips Jason game) per forced (fumbles Roach David 4th game) per yards (all-purpose T-49thBrown Aaron game) per scoring Turner(non-kick Joseph game) per yards Turner(rushing Joseph 3rd (20-of-25) 80.0% efficiency) (passing Dalton Andy game) per yards (passing Dalton Andy game) per offense (total Dalton Andy 1.08 pct.) goal (field Manfredini Chris game) per (sacks Hodge Stephen average) return (kick Brown Aaron average) (scoring Manfredini Chris game) per defended (passes Priest Rafael game) per (sacks Ortiz Chase N/A game) per loss for (tackles Ortiz Chase average) return (punt Bonner Brian average) Wash(punt Derek game) per scoring (kick Manfredini Chris 8th game) per forced (fumbles Ortiz Chase game) per goals (field Manfredini Chris Individuals (44-of-57) 77.2% opp.) by % (score Offense Zone Red 61st TurnoverMargin (rating) Efficiency Pass Conversions Fourth-Down 5th attempt) per (yards Returns Kickoff Conversions Third-Down N/A game) per (yards Penalties game) per (yards Defense Pass (9-of-18) 50.0% Coverage Kickoff Conversions Fourth-Down Opponent 3rd Timeof Possession Percentage Field-Goal game) per (yards Offense Pass (25-of-36) 75.0% game) per (yards Penalties Opponent opp.) by % (score Defense Zone Red game) per (points Offense Scoring Totalgame) per 13th (yards Offense Sacks Against game) Totalper (yards Defense game) per (points Defense Scoring 2nd Downs First Opponent Downs First game) per (yards Offense Rushing (65-of-199) 32.7% game) per (yards Defense Rushing Conversions Third-Down Opponent Punting Net (rating) Efficiency Defense Pass attempt) per (yards Returns Punt By Sacks PATKicking TeamCategory constitutesa night game as starting at 5 p.m. lossat Wyoming snapped TCU’s12-game winning streak in day games. TheFrogs TheNCAA are 14-1 in daylight over the last three years and 15-7 at night. Since2005, TheOct. the Frogs 6 are 1-5 on Thursdaysand 28-3 on other days of Fivethe week. of TCU'seight losses over the last three years have come in Thursdayon Tuesdays,games. 1-5 on Thursdays). Duringthat stretch, the Frogs are 3-5 on other days of the week (1-0 TCU’son Sundays, first 1-0 loss on a Saturday in nearly two full years (Sept. 10, 2005 sawtheir at SMU). 19-game winning streak on Saturdays snapped at TexasTCUis (Sept. 26-3 in 8).Saturday It was games dating back to the start of the 2005 season. TheFrogs TCU’ S MWC AND NCAA RANKS NCAA MWC AND S TCU’ 93 7-f16 t 65th 6th (77-of-196) 39.3% T-1st T-1st (35-of-35) 100.0% 00 2-f2)T4hN/A T-4th (20-of-25) 80.0% 40 1-f2)6h82nd 6th (11-of-25) 44.0% ubr W NCAA MWC Number/ vrg akRank Rank Average 8. t N/A N/A 5th 5th 184.2 202.1 34th 46th 6th 61st 5th 210.6 4th 64th 30:32 16th 219.3 3rd 3rd 40th 388.4 18th 320.0 2nd 9th 2nd 169.1 2nd 109.4 104.7 1. t N/A 7th 117.2 85th 7th 116.2 05 -t T-92nd T-7th -0.50 .7T9hN/A N/A T-9th 8th 0.17 45th T-50th 65.2 T-4th 4th T-32nd T-28th 18th 0.58 17th 3rd 24.6 3rd 3rd 3rd 0.67 T-27th T-13th 1.29 12.4 T-2nd 2nd 43.2 0.25 1.67 76th T-54th 6th N/A 6th 20.9 5th 55.7 N/A 40.7 66th 3rd 3rd 16th 53.4 26.6 3rd 13th 19.2 18th 2nd 1st 37.9 13.1 0 n N/A N/A 2nd 2nd 207 269 . 3dN/A N/A 23rd 21st 6.3 6.4 N/A 3rd N/A 7.9 2nd 7.9 13dT-44th 3rd 21 T-14th T-1st 36 2007 HORNED FROG FOOTBALL 13 TEXAS BOWL • RELIANT STADIUM • HOUSTON, TEXAS NOTES Last Shutout TCU TCU vs. HOUSTON 287242236 Oct. 20, 1984 at Iowa (0-26) 189 Oct. 29, Auburn 1988 (0-16) vs. 12, 1988 Nov. at Nebraska (0-7) 16, 1991 (0-32) Nov. at Texas Games TCU’s TCU’s streak of 189 games without being shut out ranks 15th all-time. For the second TCU straight football year, set a school record for season-tickets sold. The Frogs saw 14,490 season tickets purchased for the 2007 campaign. That total includes an increase of 18 percent in new sales. Last year's final total was 13,962. TC TCU has won 19 consecutive games when holding the edge in time of possession. TCU is 5-5 since the adopted NCAA overtime play in 1996. At 189 games, TCU has the fifth-longest current streak in the nation for not being shut out. The Frogs haven’t been blanked since 16, a on 1991: 32-0 Nov. defeat at Texas Team Since 2000, TCU is 39-6 in home games Amon at G. Carter Stadium. TCU has recorded three shutouts in its past eight home dates. The Frogs blanked Baylor (27-0) and New Mexico (37-0) this season. Dating back to the 2005 campaign, the Frogs have held the opposition without a touch- down in seven of their last 14 home games. In their last nine home contests, the Frogs have outscored their opponents 279-73 (an average margin of 31-8). TCU (.645) in is road 20-11 and neutral-site games since 2003, placing 12th nationally. The Frogs are 10-5 and allow an average of 20.5 points in their last 15 road contests. The Frogs have allowed only 14 first-half touchdowns through 12 games this season. TCU has surrendered just 19 touchdowns in the opening three quarters. In the first half of its last 20 contests, TCU has outscored its opponents 382-126 (an average margin of 19-6). TCU’s advantage in is 2007. That 190-113 includes a 150-55 difference in the second quarter. TCU is 16-6 in regular-season games following a loss under seventh-year head coach Gary Patterson. The Frogs have never lost three in a row under Patterson. TCU hasn’t dropped three straight contests since a four-game skid in the 1998 campaign. TCU’s 13-6 record (.684) over its last 19 league games ranks in the top 20 nationally for best record in conference play over that span. Ohio State and BYU are the leaders at 18-1 (.947). Dating back to the 2003 campaign, is TCU 17-7 in its last 24 games decided by seven points or less. The four Frogs’ MWC losses this season were by a combined total of 18 points. Each defeat was by seven points or less. of Two the MWC Frogs’ losses were by three points with TCU’s final snap resulting in a missed field goal that hit the upright. The Frogs have scored in the U has first scored quarter first in in 26 seven of of their 12 last games 34 in games. 2007 and 13 of its last 19 contests. Since 2002, TCU has tallied first in 70.3 percent (52-of-74) of its contests. 1. Michigan 2. StateWashington 3. Florida 4. Colorado 2745. TCU Sept. 15, 1984 at Ohio St. (0-44) RECORD-SETTING SALES CONTROLLING CONTROLLING THE CLOCK BONUS FOOTBALL FINDING THE SCOREBOARD ROAD WARRIORS QUICK STARTS BOUNCING BACK CONFERENCE SUCCESS DEFENDING THEIR HOME CLOSE CLOSE CALLS 58 55 54 53 53 50 49 47 47 46 45 45 45 Wins 74-26 .740 74-2771-26 .733 .732 66-3265-33 .673 .663 83-17 .830 79-2181-22 .790 .786 Record Pct. 29-8 .784 18-6 .750 FROM FROM 2000-07 MOUNTAIN MOUNTAIN WEST MOST WINS THE LAST Louisville 74-26 .740 Texas TechVirginia 50 Louisville Florida Michigan Hawaii FIVE YEARS (2003-07) HOW HOW TCU STACKS UP IN THE TOP NCAA FBS (I-A) RECORDS 1.2. Boise State3. Oklahoma4. Texas 5. Ohio State 86-156. USC 7. .851 89-16 LSU 8. Miami (Fla.) .848 9. 81-19 Georgia .810 Tech Virginia 76-22 .776 78-24 79-23 .765 .775 2.3. Boise State4. LSU 5. Oklahoma Ohio State 7. 56 Georgia 1. USC 9. Auburn 12.13. Michigan14. Auburn 15. TCU 16. Boston College17. Tennessee 72-2618. 70-30 West Virginia19. .735 Wisconsin .730 20. Oregon 70-31 67-31 Toledo .693 .684 69-33 .676 10. Florida No. Team No. Team 10.11. West Virginia Wisconsin 13. Boston College15. 48 TCU 46 TeamTCU Utah OverallBYU Pct.Air Force MWC Pct. Colorado St. 71-36 59-51New Mexico 58-48 .664 .536 .547 67-43 56-53Wyoming 42-24 37-29 .609 32-34 .514 .636 .561 San Diego St. 46-20 .485 38-28 37-68 .352 .697 37-67UNLV .576 .356 27-39 19-47 .409 .288 34-71 .324 17-49 .258 In its brief Mountain West Conference TCU has posted history, the top overall and league winning percentage. BOWLHISTORY COACHES ROSTERS PLAYERS 14 NOTES 2007 HORNED FROG football STATS NINE BOWL GAMES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS backer Daryl Washington this season. Washingtonthis Daryl backer True freshmen (Sir Demarco Bledsoe, Demarco (Sir Truefreshmen Frosch, Kelly Griffin, Stephen Hodge, Stephen Griffin, Kelly Frosch, Pounds lifted in the squat by William by squat the in lifted Pounds San Diego State, tying an NCAAFBS an tying State, Diego San NOTES Joseph Turner) who have made their made Turner)have Joseph who Jerry Hughes, Marcus Jackson, Bart Jackson, Marcus Hughes, Jerry Johnson, Marshall Newhouse, Matt Newhouse, Marshall Johnson, Blocked punts by sophomore line- sophomore by punts Blocked Year TCU was founded as AddRan founded Yearwas TCU Christian, Quinton Cunigan, Andy Quinton Christian, Champions, setting a new school new a setting Champions, Year TCU played its first football first its played YearTCU Jackson at TCU’s 2006 Night of Night TCU’s2006 at Jackson TCU’s number of first downs at downs first of TCU’snumber Jeremy Kerley) who have seen have Kerley) who Jeremy first career starts this season. this starts career first Dalton, Ervin Dickerson, Evan Dickerson, Ervin Dalton, Male and Female Academy in Female Academy and Male game, an 8-6 win over Toby’sover win 8-6 an game, Players (Walter Bryant, Ryan (WalterBryant, Players Kelly Griffin, TejayGriffin, Johnson, Kelly Richmond, Tonyand Richmond, Savino Panfil, Preston Phillips, Nic Phillips, Preston Panfil, TCU BY THE NUMBERS THE BY TCU record for running backs. running for record Thorp Spring, Texas.Spring, Thorp single-game record. single-game action this season. this action Business College. Business 1896 1873 TCU vs. HOUSTON vs. TCU 710 39 17 4 3 THEBCS FROGSAND THE NFL NFL DRAFTPICKS FROM MWC TEAMS PURESTRENGTH automaticqualifier Florida State. aBCS bowl. TheFrogs were ahead of effectin 2005, TCUwould have been in Iflast year’s new BCS rules were in leagueswith automatic BCS bids. Frogsare 14-7 against teams from asdefensive coordinator in 1998, the SinceGary Patterson arrived at TCU bid. conferencewithout an automatic BCS BCSstandings by aschool playing in a State(26) for most appearances in the TCU(20) is second behind only Boise maticqualifying conferences. gamesagainst teams from BCS-auto- TheFrogs are 10-2 in their last 12 White(S, Cincinnati). Tucker(OT, Cleveland) and Marvin Toudouze(OT, Indianapolis), Ryan Tomlinson(RB, San Diego), Michael Taylor(OT, Kansas City), LaDainian MattSchobel (TE, Philadelphia), Herb Ravens), AaronSchobel (DE, Buffalo), Jets),Zarnell Fitch (DT, Baltimore Miami),Drew Coleman (CB, New York activein the NFL: Anthony Alabi(OT, Tenformer Horned Frogs are currently withatotal of 30 in NFL camps. coach, TCUhas had 16 players drafted InGary Patterson’s tenure as head 41, AirForce 7. Wyoming76, New Mexico 60, UNLV 132,Utah 125, Colorado State 94, TCU165, San Diego State 133, BYU roomrecords. Fivecurrent Frogs hold TCU weight 2007Night of Champions. TCU-record870 pounds at the Frogs’ CenterBlake Schlueter squated a WINNINGEST ACTIVE FBS (DIVISION I-A) COACHES I-A) (DIVISION FBS ACTIVE WINNINGEST 3 a akn,Clrd 0-91.718 .701 100-39-1 .741 158-67-1 Erickson, State DennisArizona 15. 208-72-2 TCU Patterson, Gary 14. Colorado Hawkins, Dan 13. Kelly, Brian Cincinnati 12. Navy Johnson, Paul 11. State Tressel,Ohio Jim 10. .JePtro enSae31153.746 .742 .764 371-125-3 163-56-2 .758 Carolina Spurrier,South Steve 146-45 9. State Penn Paterno, Joe 373-118-4 8. Carr,Michigan Lloyd 7. State Florida Bowden, Bobby 6. Fulmer, Phillip Tennessee 5. Georgia Richt, Mark 4. Meyer,Florida Urban 3. Oklahoma Stoops, Bob 2. USC Carroll, Pete 1. Coach HONORARYBIG 12 MEMBERS WIN-LOSSUPDATES HOMEGROWN WEEKS SHORT ANYDAY OF THE WEEK gamesagainst Big 12 foes in that span. Oklahomaand Colorado won more theBig 12. Only Texas, Texas Tech, Sept.16, 2006), TCUwas 4-0 against Ina stretch of 15 games (Sept. 3, 2005- Texas. with34 of the 78 points coming against just13.0 points per game in that span againstBig 12 opponents. TCUallowed 1in a stretch with six out of 27 games Datingback to 2005, the Frogs went 5- 12foes trailed only Oklahoma (eight). Therun of five straight victories over Big againstBig 12 teams snapped at Texas. TCUhad its five-game winning streak 1,100thcontest in TCUfootball history. The27-0 win over Baylor marked the beganin 1896. 57(.516) inits football history which TCUhas an all-time record of 545-509- arrivedas defensive coordinator. 1998when head coach Gary Patterson percent(86-36, .705) of its games since years(1985-97), TCUhas won over 70 Afterjust three winning seasons in 13 ofits players being in-state products. TCUis sixth nationally with 87.4 percent under head coach Gary Patterson. Gary coach head under games short-week in 5-4 is TCU Pattersonon non-Saturdays. seasoncontests (23.8 percent) under TCUhas played 19 of its 80 regular- week. TCUhas played on every day of the Underhead coach Gary Patterson, lar-seasongames. Frogsare 12-11 in non-Saturday, regu- Sincethe start of the 1996 season, the 4-42.729 147-54-2 Record 0-9.735 108-39 .750 120-40 12 .709 61-25 .789 .824 .836 .843 71-19 70-15 97-21 75-14 Pct. 2007 HORNED FROG FOOTBALL 15 TEXAS BOWL • RELIANT STADIUM • HOUSTON, TEXAS NOTES Texas Bowl Texas TCU TCU vs. HOUSTON Utah vs. Navy Friday, Dec. 28 Friday, BYU vs. UCLA Houston, Texas Las Vegas, Las Nev. Vegas, Monday, Dec. 31 Monday, San Diego, Calif. Fort Texas Worth, Saturday, Dec. 22 Saturday, Saturday, Dec. 22 Saturday, TCU vs. Houston Thursday, Dec. 20 Thursday, Albuquerque, N.M. New Mexico Bowl 8 p.m. (CT) - ESPN 7 p.m. (CT) - ESPN 3:30 p.m. (CT) - ESPN 11:30 a.m. (CT) 11:30 - ESPN Air Force vs. California New Mexico vs. Nevada Pioneer Las Bowl Vegas 7 p.m. (CT) - NFL Network Bell Armed Helicopter Forces Bowl 3-99-3 Season Over 9-3Arizona vs. State (Holiday Bowl) vs. California (Bell Armed Helicopter Forces Bowl) 5-74-8 Season Over 8-4 Season Over 8-4 vs. Navy (San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl) vs. Nevada (New Mexico Bowl) 8-06-2 1.0005-3 .7505-3 10-2 .6254-4 .625 .833 9-3 .5002-6 8-4 .750 8-4 .2501-7 .667 7-5 .667 .125 .583 5-7 2-10 .417 .167 1-11 Season Over 10-22-10 vs. UCLA (Pioneer Las Bowl) Vegas Season Over 66-78 Record Bowl Game MWC Pct. Overall Pct. CHARTING THE 2007 OPPONENTS San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl 2007 2007 MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE BOWL SCHEDULE 2007 2007 MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS Opponent Baylor No. 17 Texas Air Force SMU Colorado StateWyoming Stanford Utah New Mexico 3-9No. 19 BYU UNLV Season Over San Diego StateTotal 4-8 Season Over Team BYU Air Force Utah New Mexico TCU San Diego StateWyoming Colorado StateUNLV 3-5 .375 2-6 4-8 .250 .333 3-9 .250 4 2 58 55 16 870 406 226 record. 9,200 this season. as head coach. dating back to 1999, (Nov. 20, 1999 (Nov. vs. UTEP). Consecutive wins by TCU, TCU BY THE NUMBERS Shutouts Shutouts recorded by TCU coach Gary iPod. Patterson’s 45-33 win at San Diego State. LaDainian Tomlinson’s NCAA LaDainian Tomlinson’s during during Gary tenure Patterson’s Schlueter at 2007 TCU’s Night of student population female. that’s Champions, setting a new school when allowing 17 or fewer points. Percent of the undergraduate TCU TCU players drafted by NFL teams Joseph Turner’s rushing Joseph yards Turner’s in a Pounds lifted in the squat by Blake 10-win seasons in the last six years. Songs Songs downloaded into TCU football single-game single-game record for rushing yards BOWLHISTORY COACHES ROSTERS PLAYERS 16 NOTES 2007 HORNED FROG football STATS NINE BOWL GAMES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS o Name No. 3Tn adrL - 1 RH Sweeny(High) FR-HS 215 6-2 LB TankCarder 43 0Jh rw R6010F-SOverlandPark, Kan. FR-HS 180 6-0 WR JohnBrown 10 2Mt aflD - 3 R2 FortWorth (North Crowley) JR-2L 232 6-2 DE Irving(High) Garland (South Garland) FR-HS SO-1L Waller(High) 195 228 JR-2L 6-1 6-3 234 MattPanfil Conroe(Oak Ridge) LB S FortWorth (Aledo) 6-1 42 FR-HS FR-HS DarylWashington LB 170 260 41 Tenaha(High)/LSU 5-9 Tejay 6-4 Johnson SR-2L Navasota(High) 40 PK 235 P SO-1L JasonPhillips 39 6-2 231 Kennedale(High) KevinSharples 5-11 FR-HS LB Houston(Thurgood Marshall) 38 FB FR-HS 180 AnsonKelton 5-10 Center(High) 175 38 DariusIngram JR-2L 5-8 S 37 195 TB ChrisSmith 5-10 36 TB Chez Thomas SanBernardino, Calif. 35 Los Angeles,Calif. JR-JC (Hamilton) JaiCavness FR-HS 33 210 175 JustinWatts 6-0 5-11 32 JR-1L LB TB Tatum(High) Bridgeport 202 (High) JR-2L FR-RS 6-4 212 Chris 205 AbileneGoodson (High) WR 31 6-0 SR-3L 6-0 JercellFort 215 30 S S 6-2 WilliamCage San Antonio(James Madison) 30 SO-SQ Brownwood S (High) StephenHodge 175 FR-RS FortWorth 29 (Everman) 6-0 190 FR-HS ColinJones 28 6-1 WR 190 DavidRoach WR 6-0 27 Piedmont,Okla. (High) AustinGalifaro S FR-HS Austin(LBJ) 27 175 Katy(Mayde Creek) SO-1L BartJohnson 6-2 JR-2L 26 226 ATH JohnnyFobbs 6-1 196 26 6-1 TB TB SirDemarco Miami(Country Day) 25 FR-RS Joseph Turner Beeville(A.C. Jones) 170 24 SR-3L Kilgore(High) AaronBrown 5-9 SO-1L 23 200 CB Longview(High) 174 6-1 SO-1L 5-10 WR CamronMurphy 202 CB Aledo(High) 21 SO-1L 6-2 Ervin BrenhamDickerson (Houston Christian) 188 21 FR-HS Weatherford(High) S 5-11 NickSanders FR-RS 200 TB 20 JR-SQ 195 6-1 CorderraHunter 198 6-1 QB 19 6-2 WR RyanChristian 18 S ColeFrederick Kosciusko,Miss. Katy(High) 17 SR-1L FR-RS TylerLuttrell 175 210 17 5-11 6-3 AndyBurrell CB Cedarburg,Wis. (High) 16 QB FortWorth (Dunbar) SR-2L FR-RS 177 Rockwall(High) Torrey 170 Stewart FR-RS 6-3 15 6-1 AndyDalton 195 WR WR 14 6-3 Emmanuel Asaolu QB 14 Dallas(Madison) DerekMoore SO-1L 13 Zack 163 Eskridge 5-10 12 CB RafaelPriest 10 2TkrenCb - 9 RH Tyler(Robert E.Lee) FR-HS 197 6-4 S TekerreinCuba 22 1DrkWs - 7 R1 Arlington(Martin) SR-1L 177 6-4 Houston(Westside) P SO-1L 216 6-1 QB DerekWash 11 MarcusJackson 11 rcHre B6315F-SMcKinney(McKinney North) FR-HS Garland(South Garland) 195 FR-RS 6-3 Lockhart(High) 170 QB FR-RS 6-0 180 CB Dallas(Woodrow Wilson) 6-0 FR-HS WR 172 EricHerbel 5-10 Beeville(A.C. Jones) 9 Jacksboro(High) CB SR-3L AlexIbiloye SO-SQ 9 185 199 Dallas(Lake Highlands) CurtisClay 5-11 6-0 JR-2L 7 WR S GregMcCoy 204 7 Lindale SO-SQ 6-3 (High) KagenElenburg SR-3L 162 6 S Brian 6-1 Bonner 182 Dallas(Trinity Christian) 6 P/K 6-0 SO-SQ StevenColeman WR 212 Hillsboro(High) 4 San Angelo(Central) 6-0 LandryLawson JR-2L JR-2L 4 P/K 172 MarcusBrock 206 5-11 3 6-4 WR GarrettMilliken WR 2 DonaldMassey 2 WalterBryant 1 ROSTERS Bledsoe o.H.W.C.Ep Hometown(High School)/Last Cl.-Exp. Wt. Ht. Pos. NUMERICAL (High)/HolmesCC (BlueValley NW) SanBernardino Valley College FortWorth (Paschal)/S. Arkansas GrandPrairie (Pantego Christian) Falfurrias(Woodberry Forest, Va.) (RedlandsEast Valley)/ o Name No. 4MtyLnnrO - 9 R2 Comfort(High) SR-2L 298 6-4 OG MattyLindner 64 8Aa oeyO - 6 RS Brandon,Miss. SR-SQ SanDiego, Calif. (Westview) 261 SO-SQ Weatherford 6-2 (High) 213 JR-SQ OG 5-11 255 DS 6-6 Sweetwater(High) AdamLowery OT 68 JR-2L Burleson(High) SeanHaight McKinney 295 JR-SQ (McKinney North) 67 FR-HS 6-5 315 RobertClark 253 6-5 OG 66 6-4 GilesMontgomery OT Odessa65 (High) OT FR-RS Amarillo(Tascosa) Houston 319 (Stratford) JR-1L Heath FR-RS Raetz 6-5 63 Houston 293 (Stratford)/Arkansas 230 OL SO-SQ JeffOlson 6-6 6-2 Houston(Alief Elsik) 62 225 OG FR-RS DL MarcusCannon 6-3 303 Comfort(High) 61 K Preston 6-2 JR-2L Phillips 60 DT 292 NielsHailey CorpusChristi (Ray)/Oklahoma 6-1 59 SO-TR DT DrewCombs SO-SQ 225 58 286 6-3 CoryGrant Longview(High) 6-3 57 DS JR-2L CorpusChristi (Calallen) OG CodyMoore SO-SQ 228 56 268 6-1 ClintGresham Early(High) 6-5 54 LB JR-SQ Whitehouse(High) RyanWyatt OL FR-HS 239 53 205 6-0 RobertHenson Whitewright(High) 6-0 51 LB SR-3L TylerMarrou FB 50 235 Corsicana(High) JamesGleaton 6-0 SR-3L Colleyville49 (Heritage)/Cincinnati 225 FB Luke SR-2L Shivers 6-0 48 165 WilliamJackson LB 5-9 47 PK DavidHawthorne 46 ChrisManfredini 44 8JryHge E6228S-LSugarLand (Austin) Dallas(Hillcrest) SO-1L FR-HS AransasPass (High) 248 225 SR-3L 6-2 6-6 252 Kilgore DE (High) DE 6-3 SO-1L BraylonBroughton DE 240 Euless(Trinity) 99 Longview(Tatum) FR-RS 6-2 JerryHughes FR-RS LeagueCity (Clear Creek) 98 292 DE 238 SR-2L TommyBlake 6-4 6-4 255 Fort97 Worth (Arlington Heights) DT DE 6-3 Wayne SR-2L Daniels 96 232 DE ClarenceLeatch 6-6 Jacksonville95 (High) HenryNiutei TE SO-1L 94 236 ChaseOrtiz 6-4 93 TomStevens WillsPoint (High) DE 92 SR-3L Monroe,La.(Ouachita Parish) AllenChristopher Houston (St. Thomas) FR-RS 237 91 SR-2L 200 6-3 249 Idalou(High) 6-1 TE 6-3 JR-1L WR TE Quinton 261 Cunigan 89 Hutto(High) 6-4 Midland(Robert E.Lee) Jimmy Young FR-HS FR-RS TE 88 185 235 TreyEnglert 5-10 6-4 87 WR FortWorth (Everman) Southlake(Carroll) ShaeReagan TE FR-HS FR-RS 86 197 160 Arlington(Martin) JeremyKerley 6-4 6-0 FR-HS 85 CopperasCove (High) WR WR 220 EvanFrosch FR-HS 84 6-1 230 Garland(South JonathanGarland) Jones WR 6-3 SO-1L 83 Irving(MacArthur) ClintRenfro TE 298 FR-RS 82 6-8 295 KrisGardner 6-2 OL 81 LoganBrock OL Plainview Tyler(High) 80 (Robert E.Lee) Ganado FR-HS (High) FR-RS NicRichmond 79 270 JR-2L 273 JoshVernon 6-4 6-3 272 CostaMesa, Calif. 78 OG 6-3 SR-1L OL Shawnee,Kan. (Rockhurst) Spencer Thompson SO-1L 277 77 C Jake 280 Kirkpatrick 6-2 Papillion,Neb. (LaVista) 76 6-4 FR-HS OL Brenham(High) BlakeSchlueter 310 OL SR-2L 75 6-3 271 OL 6-7 TonySavino Irving(MacArthur) 74 OT FR-HS JoshKarlin 73 280 KyleDooley 6-1 72 DT WadeSisk 71 KellyGriffin 69 0Mrhl ehueO - 1 O1 Dallas(Lake Highlands) SO-1L 317 6-3 OL MarshallNewhouse 70 0Jh ou T51 7 RJ VanNuys, Calif. (Grant)/ JR-JC 270 5-10 DT JohnFonua 90 o.H.W.C.Ep Hometown(High School)/Last Cl.-Exp. Wt. Ht. Pos. Los AngelesValley College (OrangeLutheran) (NorthwestRankin) SpringBranch (Smithson Valley) 2007 HORNED FROG FOOTBALL 17 TEXAS BOWL • RELIANT STADIUM • HOUSTON, TEXAS ROSTERS Number of states represented on TCU’s roster Number of players from the state of Texas Number of out-of-state players Number of players from California (the second-most represented state) number of different Total hometowns represented cities Number of Texas represented Number of players from the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex Number of junior college transfers Number of four-year transfers Number of high schools that have more than one player on TCU’s roster (no school has more than two) Number of TCU players who attended a high 5A school – largest classification in Texas Number of players who attended a high 1A school – smallest classification (Darius HS) Ingram, Tenaha Number of players who high attended a T.A.P.P.S school – private school league 7 22 44 11 66 33 55 99 33 11 55 33 447 55 BY THE BY NUMBERS 11 11 66 99 77 33 BREAKDOWN S 6-1P 195 6-4 Garland) (South Garland 260 (Aledo) Worth Fort S 5-10 180 (High) Kennedale LB 6-0 205 (High) Whitehouse DT 6-1 280 (MacArthur) Irving CBOT 5-10 172 6-4 Wilson) (Woodrow 253 Dallas North) (McKinney McKinney WR 6-4WR 197 5-10 (Everman) Worth Fort 185 (High) Hutto OKLAHOMA Bledsoe, Sir Demarco (Piedmont) WISCONSIN Moore, Derek (Cedarburg) FLORIDA Cameron (Miami) Murphy, Jonathan Jones Jonathan Kelton Anson Kerley Jeremy McCoy Greg Olson Jeff Shivers Luke Thomas Chez Thompson Spencer OG 6-4 270 (High) Plainview Kelly Griffin Kelly Johnson Tejay PANHANDLE Phillips, Preston (Amarillo) Reagan, Shae (Idalou) SAN SAN ANTONIO AREA Austin Antonio) Galifaro, (San Matty Lindner, (Comfort) Moore, Cody (Comfort) Blake Schlueter, (Ganado) Wyatt, Ryan (Spring Branch) AUSTIN AREA Curtis (Lockhart) Clay, Joseph (Austin) Turner, WACO/CENTRAL TEXAS Brock, Logan (Copperas Cove) Jeremy (Hutto) Kerley, Donald (Hillsboro) Massey, WEST TEXAS Angelo) Bryant, (San Walter Cannon, Marcus (Odessa) Elenburg, Kagen (Jacksboro) Frosch, Evan (Midland) Gleaton, James (Early) Johnson, Bart (Brownwood) Giles (Sweetwater) Montgomery, Roach, David (Abilene) Thompson, Spencer (Plainview) (includes Brazos Valley) NEBRASKA Kyle (Papillion) Dooley, LOUISIANA Jimmy (Monroe) Young, MISSISSIPPI Adam (Brandon) Lowery, (Kosciusko) Stewart, Torrey Los Angeles Valley College Valley Angeles Los (Redlands East Valley)/ East (Redlands College Valley Bernardino San SOUTH TEXAS (Aransas Pass) Blake, Tommy Brian Bonner, (Beeville) (Sweeny) Tank Carder, Dickerson, Ervin (Beeville) Gresham, Clint (Corpus Christi) (Corpus Marrou, Tyler Christi) Cage, William (Falfurrias) HOUSTON Aaron Brown, (Katy) Cavness, Jai (Houston) Combs, Drew (Houston) Andy Dalton, (Katy) Englert, (Houston) Trey Frederick, Cole (Brenham) Grant, Cory (Houston) Niels (Houston) Haley, Hughes, Jerry (Sugar Land) Jackson, Marcus (Houston) Phillips, Jason (Waller) Ortiz, Chase (League City) Sisk, (Brenham) Wade Smith, Chris (Navasota) EAST EAST TEXAS Brock, Marcus (Lindale) Allen (Jacksonville) Christopher, (Tyler) Cuba, Tekerrein Cunigan, Quentin (Wills Point) Daniels, (Kilgore) Wayne Henson, Robert (Longview) Hodge, Stephen (Tatum) Corderra Hunter, (Longview) Ingram, Darius (Tenaha) Kirkpatrick, Jake (Tyler) Leatch, Clarence (Longview) Shivers, Luke (Whitehouse) Sanders, Nick (Kilgore) Justin Watts, (Center) S 6-0 190 (Everman) Worth Fort S 6-0 210 Calif. Bernardino, San S 6-4 197 Lee) E. (Robert Tyler LB 6-2 215 (High) Sweeny TB 5-8 175 Marshall) (Thurgood Houston TE 6-1 220 (Martin) Arlington TE 6-3 230 (High) Cove Copperas DT 5-10 270 (Grant)/ Calif. Nuys, Van CB 5-11 175 (Hamilton) Calif. Angeles, Los Pos. Ht. Wt. School)/Last (High Hometown GEOGRAPHICAL GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWN: TEXAS REGIONS Kris Gardner Kris Johnny Fobbs Johnny Fonua John Fort Jercell Goodson Chris Tank Carder Tank Cavness Jai Cuba Tekerrein Name Bledsoe Demarco Sir Brock Logan ATH BroughtonBraylon 6-2 175 DE (High) Okla. Piedmont, 6-6 225 (Hillcrest) Dallas Karlin, Josh (Shawnee) 2007 SIGNEES ON ROSTER KANSAS Fonua, John (Van Fonua, Nuys) John (Van Fort, Jercell Angeles) (Los Goodson, Chris (San Bernardino) Haight, Sean (San Diego) (Costa Mesa) Savino, Tony GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWN: OUT OF STATE CALIFORNIA DALLAS/FORT WORTH Broughton, Braylon (Dallas) Andy Burrell, (Fort Worth) Bynum, Prince (Dallas) Christian, Ryan (Aledo) Clark, Robert (Weatherford) Coleman, Steven (Dallas) Eskridge, Zack (Rockwall) Fobbs, Johnny (Fort Worth) Kris Gardner, (Arlington) Griffin, Kelly (Irving) Hawthorne, David (Corsicana) Herbel, Eric (McKinney) Alex Ibiloye, (Garland) (Garland) Johnson, Tejay Jones, Jonathan (Fort Worth) Anson Kelton, (Fort Worth) Knight, Michael (Euless) Lawson, Landry (Grand Prairie) (Weatherford) Luttrell, Tyler Manfredini, Chris (Colleyville) Greg (Dallas) McCoy, Milliken, Garrett (Dallas) Newhouse, Marshall (Dallas) Niutei, Henry (Euless) Olson, Jeff (McKinney) Panfil, Matt (Fort Worth) Priest, Rafael (Dallas) Raetz, Heath (Burleson) Renfro, Clint (Southlake) Richmond, Nic (Garland) (Fort Worth) Stevens, Tom Thomas, Chez (Kennedale) Josh Vernon, (Irving) James Vess, (Fort Worth) Derek Wash, (Arlington) Daryl Washington, (Irving) NORTH NORTH TEXAS Jackson, William (Whitewright) Jones, Colin (Bridgeport) BOWLHISTORY COACHES ROSTERS PLAYERS 18 NOTES 2007 HORNED FROG football STATS NINE BOWL GAMES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS R()2Dnl asy51 7 Jr. Sr. 172 5-11 177 Sr. 6-3 Massey Donald RFr. 182 2 (Y) WR 210 6-0 Moore Derek So. 6-3 13 (H) WR 226 Brock Marcus Sr. Jr. 6-1 3 Dalton Andy 235 (Z) WR 261 14 6-0 Turner Joseph 6-4 QB 24 Jackson William Jr. 47 Jr. TB Reagan Shae 295 Sr. 86 FB 272 6-5 298 6-3 TE Montgomery Giles 6-4 65 Schlueter Blake RG 75 Lindner Matty 64 C LG R6BinBne R51 9 Sr. 199 5-11 OR Bonner Brian 6 PR Sr. 200 6-1 Dickerson Ervin 21 (X) WR S 4CitGehm6325So. Sr. Jr. So. 225 177 172 Sr. 6-3 5-11 6-4 225 Jr. OR Massey Donald 177 6-3 Sr. 272 2 Gresham Clint 6-3 Wash Derek 6-3 165 54 KR 11 Combs Drew 5-9 LSN Moore Derek Schlueter Blake 58 P Manfredini Chris 13 75 KO 44 SSN H PK So. 317 6-3 Newhouse Marshall 70 LT T7 i ihod - 9 So. 298 6-8 Richmond Nic 79 RT Blake Tony Shae Heath Chris Tejay Darius Alex Corderra John Zack ROSTERS B...... EE-bow-loy-ay CB Ibiloye, , C...... Suh-VEE-no C. Savino, , QB...... ESK-Ridge QB. Eskridge, , NT...... FOE-new-uh NT. Fonua, Manfredini egn E...... SHAY TE Reagan, ono,S...... T.J. S Johnson, ...... Sh-LOU-tur C Schlueter, , OT...... Rates OT. Raetz, nrm B...... DARE-ee-us LB Ingram, 5Jrm ely51 8 Fr. RFr. 185 190 Jr. 5-10 RFr. 6-1 202 200 Kerley Jeremy 6-4 6-1 85 RFr.Johnson Bart OR Cage William 26 195 30 Young Jimmy Jr. So. 6-3 88 So. 188 195 Eskridge Zack 5-11 5-10 231 12 Sr. 5-11 Christian Ryan RFr. 237 Watts Justin 18 32 6-3 319 Smith Chris 6-5 RFr. 36 Cunigan Quinton Sr. 273 89 Cannon Marcus Jr. 277 Jr. 6-3 61 Karlin Josh 293 6-2 255 73 Kirkpatrick Jake 6-6 TonyOR Savino 6-6 76 74 Phillips Preston 60 Clark Robert 66 8AsnKlo - 6 Fr. 260 6-4 Kelton Anson 38 1Mru ako - 1 So. 216 6-1 Jackson Marcus 11 acsBok - 8 Sr. 182 6-0 Brock Marcus 3 acsBok - 8 Sr. 182 6-0 Brock Marcus 3 Jr. 206 6-4 WalterBryant 1 utr B. . . . . core-DARE-uh Hunter,CB PRONUNCIATION GUIDE PRONUNCIATION K. . . . MAN-fruh-dee-knee PK , TCU SPECIALISTS TCU TCU OFFENSE TCU DEPTH CHART DEPTH - 8 So. 280 6-4 C 0Nc adr -014So. Sr. 174 199 5-10 5-11 Jr. Sanders Nick Bonner Brian 20 212 Jr. 6 LCB 6-0 234 WS Hodge Stephen 6-1 Sr. Sr. 29 Jr. 252 225 Phillips Jason SS 292 6-3 6-0 39 OR Hawthorne David 6-1 MLB 46 TommyBlake SLB 97 Moore Cody 56 RE DT E9 hs ri - 5 Sr. 255 6-3 Ortiz Chase 93 LE S2 ai oc - 1 Sr. 215 6-2 Roach David 27 FS Griffin Kelly 69 NT C 0Rfe ret51 6 So. 163 5-10 Priest Rafael 10 RCB No. 0 nyDlo,Q 11 QB Dalton, Andy 20. 12 WR Dickerson, Ervin 16. 15 13 Montgomery, Giles OG 14. TB Brown, Aaron 12. 1 ee or,W 16 WR Moore, Derek 11. .DvdRah 27 32 36 S Roach, David 5. TommyDE Blake, 4. DE Ortiz, Chase 3. 37 LB Hawthorne, David 1. .MtyLnnr G24 Lindner, MattyOG 9. .BinBne,S25 Bonner, BrianS 6. ao hlis B37 LB Phillips, Jason Player lk clee,C24 25 Schlueter,C Blake 25 CB Sanders, Nick CB Priest, Rafael i ihod T12 12 OT Richmond, Nic 13 12 OT Newhouse, Marshall NT Griffin, Kelly 15 OT WadeSisk, DT Moore, Cody 1DrlWsigo - 2 So. 228 6-3 Washington Daryl 41 Panfil Matt 42 9Crer utr6222So. Fr. 202 195 6-2 6-1 Sr. Hunter Corderra 19 235 TejayJohnson Jr. 40 6-2 Jones Colin 228 So. 28 Ingram Darius 6-1 Jr. 236 37 270 RFr. Henson Robert 6-4 5-10 292 51 Christopher Allen 6-4 91 Fonua John 90 Niutei Henry Grant Cory 94 57 Panfil Matt 42 8JryHge - 4 So. 248 6-2 Hughes Jerry 98 5Tre twr -115Sr. 175 5-11 TorreyStewart 15 Career Starts by TCU Players TCU by Starts Career 9 Alex Ibiloye Alex 9 tvnClmn6324Jr. 204 6-3 Coleman Steven 4 TCU DEFENSE TCU Starts No. 5 ynCrsin B1 2 TB Christian, Ryan 35. TreyTE Englert, 3 33. 4 WR WalterBryant, 30. S Hodge, Stephen 5 6 28. FB Jackson, William 26. 8 DE Panfil, Matt 24. 10 TE Cunigan, Quinton 23. WR Brock, Marcus 21. oySvn,C1 1 1 TonyC Savino, OG Phillips, Preston 1 1 WR Johnson, Bart 2 QB Jackson, Marcus DE Hughes, Jerry 3 TE Frosch, Evan 3 Turner,Joseph TB LB Henson, Robert 4 5 Massey,Donald WR 6 Watts,Justin TB TE Reagan, Shae 10 S Coleman, Steven Player - 0 RFr. 205 6-0 Jr. 232 6-2 RFr. Fr. Jr. 303 280 6-2 232 6-1 6-2 - 7 RFr. 170 6-0 Starts 2007 HORNED FROG FOOTBALL 19 TEXAS BOWL • RELIANT STADIUM • HOUSTON, TEXAS ROSTERS Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Dave Texas Campbell’s DEPTH DEPTH CHART TCU TCU OFFENSE TCU TCU DEFENSE TCU TCU SPECIALISTS 6-4 206 Jr. Had a career-high and 2007 TCU single-game best seven receptions for 79 yards at San Diego State 6-3 210 RFr. TCU freshman record 2,210 yards passing; Seven completions shy of TCU single-season mark 6-1 190 RFr. Has two touchdown catches on four receptions; Returned a blocked punt for a score vs. SMU 6-4 261 Jr.6-1 Converted quarterback; His 20.8 career average yards per catch ranks third all-time at TCU 226 So.6-3 Rushed for 226 yards and four touchdowns in the regular-season finale with San Diego State 6-0 195 182 RFr. 6-1 Saw action late in the New games Sr.Mexico and UNLV 6-3 200 His 23 receptions nearly triple his career total of eight entering 2007; 23-yard punt return vs. UNLV 177 RFr. Sr. Three receptions yards for at 110 Stanford, including a 70-yard TD; 22 receptions on the year Has made 16 career starts with 45 catches receptions; Twelve for 169 yards in the last five games 6-66-4 255 298 Jr. Sr. Won the discus at the state 5A meet as a senior at Weatherford High School Appeared on the watch list for the All-MWC Outland Second-team in Trophy; 2006 6-46-8 280 298 So. So. Biology major who has seen action in seven games this season; Lettered in the 2006 campaign His first 12 collegiate starts have come in 2007; Played tennis at South Garland High School 6-36-3 1776-4 225 Sr. 177 So. In his first season as the holder; Senior wide receiver with 16 career starts and 45 receptions Sr. Originally Arkansas attended as a walk-on; Born with a left arm that ends just below the elbow Averages 43.2 All-MWC; yards Honorable-mention to rank 17th nationally; 21 punts inside the 20 6-36-2 255 248 Sr. So.All-MWC; Three-time On eight final sacks watch and list Team-best 15.5 for Award; TFLs Hendricks High school tailback who lettered as a true freshman last season; Made his first start vs. New Mexico 6-0 170 RFr. Redshirted last Also season; contributes on special teams; Six tackles on the year 6-4 260 Fr. freshman True who was an all-region defensive end as a senior Aledo at High School last season 6-26-1 2326-2 2806-4 Jr. 3036-1 Fr. 292 Has made six starts in ‘07; Career-high eight RFr.tackles at Wyoming; Combined on two sacks vs. CSU 2926-3 The first true freshman to start in the Gary Patterson head-coaching era; RFr.Has started all 12 games Has two sacks for a minus-18 yards among 14 tackles this season; 6-2Played in all 12 contests Saw Jr.his first action late in 252the New Mexico game; Made the travel squad at Stanford 232 First year as a full-time starter; Has totaled 23 stops and four TFLs, including a sack versus UNLV Sr. Jr.6-1 Has a sack in three straight games; Third all-time at TCU with 23 sacks; 7 TFLs in 7 games in 2007 Has made six starts in ‘07; Career-high eight tackles at Wyoming; Combined on two sacks vs. CSU 2346-2 Jr. 2356-06-2All-MWC selection; Three-time Named the State’s Best Linebacker by Sr. 205 215 LSU transfer who lettered in a reserve role the last two seasons; Had a TFL versus RFr.Colorado State Sr. Blocked a punt against SMU which was scooped up and returned for a touchdown by Bart Johnson All-MWC; Second-team Graduate student third on TCU with a career-high 73 tackles 5-11 231 So. Six carries for 16 yards versus New Mexico; Had a 14-yard TD run against UC Davis last season 5-11 199 Sr. Fourth on TCU with 68 Active stops; career leader All-MWC return with specialist 7 picks; Two-time 5-10 195 Jr. Started two games Aaron with Brown and Joseph injured; Turner Sixth on TCU with 158 yards rushing 5-10 185 Fr. freshman True and former prep QB; Has six receptions and a pair of 27-yard pass completions 5-10 163 So. 10 PBUs, three All-MWC; Team-best picks; TD Honorable-mention on 13-yard fumble return vs. UNM 5-10 270 Jr. J.C. transfer College) in (L.A. his Valley first season at TCU; Has posted 14 stops with two TFLs 5-10 174 So. Has made 25 straight starts; All-American Freshman in 2006; Has 32 tackles, four PBUs and a pick 1 Bryant Walter 33 Marcus Brock Marcus Brock 6-0 182 6-0 Sr. 182 Has a team-best 27.4 kickoff return average; Posted a career-long 49-yard return at Texas Sr. Had a 23-yard punt return on against his UNLV lone attempt of the season 9 Alex Ibiloye 4 Steven Coleman 6-3 204 Jr. Started eight games this season; Has totaled 44 stops, two TFLs, three interceptions and six PBUs 11 Marcus Jackson 6-1 216 So. Led TD drives in 3 of last 4 games; Completed 15-of-21 passes last 3 contests; Started at Wyoming 2685 Bart Johnson Jeremy Kerley 3218 Justin Watts Ryan Christian12 Zack Eskridge 5-1188 18830 Jimmy Young So. Moved William from Cage wide ORreceiver during preseason camp; Second among TCU tailbacks with 15 receptions 6-4 202 Jr. Made the tackle on the Wyoming punter for a 14-yard loss to help key TCU’s fourth-quarter comeback 7361 Josh Karlin 89 Marcus Cannon36 Quinton Cunigan 6-5 Chris Smith 6-3 319 RFr. 237 Has played in all 12 games; Ranked 59th nationally among prep offensive linemen by Rivals.com Sr. Seven receptions for 54 yards on the season; Had a career-long 27-yard catch at Stanford 6660 Robert Clark 74 Preston Phillips76 Savino OR Tony Jake Kirkpatrick 6-6 6-2 293 6-3 277 Jr. 273 Made his first collegiate Sr.start in the New Mexico game; Has played in 10 contests this season RFr. Made his first collegiate start at Wyoming; Had a pass reception for two yards Air against Force in ‘06 Did not play football until his senior year at Robert E. Lee High School in Tyler 98 Jerry Hughes 15 Stewart Torrey 5-11 175 Sr. Returned a pick Also 45 scored yards on for a a TD pick at Texas; last year Air versus Force 38 Anson Kelton 4019 Johnson Tejay Corderra Hunter 6-1 6-2 195 202 Fr. So. freshman True who scored three defensive TDs for South Garland HS in ‘06; Seven tackles this year Had his first career interception late in the New Mexico game 57 Cory Grant 4291 Matt Panfil 51 Allen Christopher Robert Henson37 6-428 236 Darius Ingram 6-1 So. Colin Jones 228 Posted his first collegiate sack in the Colorado State game; Has totaled nine stops this season Jr. Three-time All-MWC selection; honorable-mention Fifth on team with 62 tackles; 195 career stops 42 Matt Panfil 9490 Henry Niutei John Fonua 41 Daryl Washington 6-3 228 So. Has blocked three punts in ‘07; 32 stops with 3 TFLs; Career-high seven tackles at Stanford and BYU WR (X) 21 Ervin Dickerson 6-1 200 Sr. totals in receptions Team-high (37), yards (457) and touchdowns (four); Career-best six grabs at BYU WR (Y) 2 Donald Massey 5-11 172 Jr. Second on TCU with 29 receptions; Had six catches for 90 yards in regular-season finale at SDSU QB 14 Andy Dalton TEFB 86 47 Shae Reagan William Jackson 6-0 235 Sr. Holds the school record for pounds (710) lifted in the squat by a RB, setting the mark in Spring 2006 TB 24 Joseph Turner WR (Z) 3WR (H) Marcus Brock 13 Derek Moore CRG 75 Blake Schlueter 65 Giles Montgomery 6-3 6-5 272 295 Jr.All-MWC; Second-team 2007 List; Rimington Watch Trophy Blocked 13 kicks at Ganado HS Jr. Started all 12 games in ‘07; His first career start came in the 2005 Houston Bowl win over Iowa State LG 64 Matty Lindner RT 79 Nic Richmond SSNKR 75 2 Blake Schlueter Donald Massey OR 6-3 5-11 272 172 Jr. Jr. Appeared on the watch list for the Rimington Blocked Trophy; 13 kicks at Ganado HS Averaging 20.6 yards per kickoff return; Had a career best 69-yard effort at Baylor in 2006 PKLSNH 44KO 54P Chris Manfredini 13 Clint Gresham 58 11 Derek Moore Drew Combs 5-9 Derek Wash 6-3 165 225 Sr. So.All-MWC; Honorable-mention Has made 10 straight field goals; 20-of-25 on FGs, 35-of-35 on PATs from Transfer Oklahoma who took part in spring drills for the Frogs LE 93 Chase Ortiz LT 70 Marshall Newhouse 6-3 317 So.All-MWC Honorable-mention selection; Cousin of former UH and fullback NFL Robert Newhouse PR 6 Brian Bonner OR 5-11 199 Sr. All-MWC return Averaging 12.4 specialist; yards on Two-time punt returns to rank 18th nationally RCB 10 Rafael Priest WSLCB 6 20 Brian Bonner Nick Sanders NT 69DT Kelly Griffin RE 56 97 Cody Moore Blake Tommy SSFS 29 27 Stephen Hodge David Roach 6-0 212 Jr.All-MWC; Second-team Seven sacks on the year; MWC Defensive POTW against New Mexico SLBMLB 46 39 David Hawthorne OR Jason Phillips 6-0 225 Sr. Graduate student second on TCU with a career-high 76 tackles; Tied for the lead Frogs’ with 36 starts BOWLHISTORY COACHES ROSTERS PLAYERS 20 NOTES 2007 HORNED FROG football STATS NINE BOWL GAMES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS PLAYERS les at Stanford ... totaled at least five stops in 10 games. 10 in stops five least at totaled ... Stanford at les yard tackle for a loss versus Utah … took part in a sack as part of seven tack- … BYU at posted a sack for minus-16 yards tackles in a 37-0 win over New Mexico … had a 10- eight and interception an had … respectively Utah, and also while Texasrecording a at career-high 11yards tackles … had 45 37- and 30-yard for returns versus SMU punts three returned … 2002 since return punt longest TCU’swas it … Baylor over win 27-0 a in yards 64 of effort best season- a including yards, 20 over returns six has … spot top the for yards 80 and place second for third yards 25 needs … list on TCU’ssingle-season place into moving of shy four just are season the on yards return 470 his … yards) (12.4 average return punt in in nationally 18th Frogs ranking while the (68) tackles on fourth places ... 2005) Rodgers, (Cory years straight three in specialist return first-team the had now has TCU ... specialist return team first- two-time a be to history MWC in player second the only ... season tive 2007: awards. postseason major consensus preseason All-America selection … appeared on watch lists for six a … Force Air at break-up pass a adding while sack, 7-yard a including les, tack- five season-best a had … absence of leave medical a on while games two stops for a loss against BYU and San Diego State … missed a total of five his seven games … seven of his 17 tackles on the year were for a loss … had are loss of five a in scrimmage of line the behind stop a recorded … Frogs the on fourth for tackles 7.0 his … list career TCU’s on place third of session pos- sole and career his in 23 him gave sacks four the … contests seven just in playing despite season the on sacks four with team the on third for tied … 2007: 06 3 9 0 9 .-6 .-5 4 1 0 2 0 1 2 4 2 3 1.5-21 2 0 3.5-32 4 4.5-35 1.0-2 2.0-19 9.5-46 68 4.0-24 3.5-6 18 49 43 50 20 28 20 29 12 9 23 13 19 Totals 12 2007 11 2006 2005 2004 YEAR STATISTICS BONNER’S 06 3 3 1 4 658 705 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 4 4.0-28 0 7.0-33 0 0 7.0-50 17 7.0-45 5.0-31 16.5-83 6 13.5-56 6.5-33 54 11 57 21 23 7 17 33 8 13 40 12 15 2007 11 2006 2005 2004 YEAR STATISTICS BLAKE’S Totals 073 7 24064 0 39 0 0 12.4 0 0 470 0 0.0 12.7 0.0 305 38 0 Totals 0 24 2007 0 2006 0 2005 2004 YEAR RETURNS PUNT Closed the regular season with a sack in each of the final three games three final the of each in sack a with season regular the Closed Named the MWC’s first-team return specialist for the second consecu- second the for specialist return first-team MWC’s the Named RET. 2 7 1. 0 64 0 12.5 775 62 GP 8 2 6 18 0518 .-7 1 3 3 11 7 9.0-77 20.5-108 188 67 121 48 GP 39 5 11 3525 3014 7 4 2 7 0 23.0-154 43.5-205 151 52 99 43 YDS UT UT AVG AT AT 2007 HORNED FROGS HORNED 2007 TD TT BONNER BRIAN BLAKE TOMMY 6 TT 97 LONG TFL TFL -119SR 5-11199 HS Jones A.C. TX Beeville, S E6322SR 252 HS Pass Aransas TX 6-3 Pass, Aransas DE YEAR RETURNS KICK 06 1 . 0 1 13 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 8.0 0.0 24 Totals 0 1 2007 3 2006 0 2005 2004 QBS QBS RET. 2 63 13 0 6.3 25 4 00 INT INT 200 12 0100 YDS PBU PBU AVG 0.0 TD 00 FR FR LONG FF FF yards against UNLV.against yards versus Wyoming 23 returnwentfor …hislonepunt andUtah,respectively returns kickoff 32-yard and 34- had also … Texasat kickoff opening the on return 49-yard season-long the a had … leaving injury to before due early games contest UNLV 10 opening the in reception one least at had scoring grab since 2004 … scored on 1-yard runs versus Utah and BYU … first his was Mexico New against reception touchdown 7-yard a … Bears the against came yards 16 of catch season-long a … TexasStanford and receptions against both Baylor and Air Force … posted three grabs against lar-season finale at San Diego State due to injury … had a season-high five regu- the in play not did … receiving in team the on fifth placed … season 2007: 077122. 49 25 0 0 35 27.4 0 192 18.8 0 0 94 0.0 24.4 7 171 Totals 0 5 2007 7 16 2006 0 12 2004 1 16 2003 0 0 Year 7.6 1 RETURNS KICK 9.3 0 175 9.8 28 0.0 23 49 Totals 0 3 2007 5 2006 0 2004 2003 Year RECEIVING BROCK’S His 23 receptions nearly tripled his career total of eight entering the entering eight of total career his tripled nearly receptions 23 His Ret. Rec 947 41 49 0 24.1 457 19 16 2 8.1 252 31 Yds Yds Avg Avg TD TD BROCK MARCUS 3 Long Long 0712 30023 0 36 11 0 23.0 0 23 0 0 7.6 9.0 0.0 107 1 18 Totals 0 14 2007 2 2006 0 2004 2003 Year RETURNS PUNT R6012SR 182 HS Lindale TX Lindale, 6-0 WR Ret. 7 4 87 36 0 8.7 148 17 Yds Avg TD Long 2007 HORNED FROG FOOTBALL 21 TEXAS BOWL • RELIANT STADIUM • HOUSTON, TEXAS FF FR PBU PLAYERS 0000 0000 INT QBS Long WR 6-4Angelo, TX San Central HS 206 JR SFort TX Worth, Paschal Arkansas HS/S. 6-2 198 JR WR 6-4Falfurrias, TX HS Woodberry Forest (VA) 202 JR TFL TFL 0.0-00.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 TD 7 WALTER BRYANT 10 16 CAGE WILLIAM ANDY BURRELL TT Avg Avg AT AT Yds 10 1 10 1 UT 10 47 496 10.6 1 27 GP GP Rec Closed the regular season with a career-high seven receptions for Special teams contributor who made a key play at Wyoming when the 2007 2007 HORNED FROGS Contributes on special teams while adding depth to the safety position … has … position safety the to depth adding while teams special on Contributes BURRELL’S STATISTICS Year 2007Totals 10 BRYANT’S RECEIVING Year 2005 2006 2007 13 Totals 10 117 24 98 9.0 281 9.8 0 11.7 0 1 26 25 27 2007: Frogs nearly rallied from an 18-point deficit in the final 8:25 before falling 24- 21 … recorded the tackle on the Cowboy punter which resulted in a 14-yard loss and gave the Frogs the ball at the Wyoming 15-yard line to set up a TCU score … saw action at wide receiver in several games but did not record any receptions. 2007: 2007: Mexico. New over win 37-0 the in tackle solo a had … games 10 in action seen 2007: 79 yards in a 45-33 win at San Diego State … bettered his previous the … per- Aztecs the against catches first-half five with grabs four of sonal-best seven receptions were the most by a Frog since Donald Massey had eight grabs in a Sept. 28, 2006 contest versus BYU … tied for third on the team recep- 23 of total career his surpassed … season the on receptions 24 with nine in reception one least at had … combined years two first his from tions of games his with 11 multiple catches in eight contests … had three grabs Air against Force and Wyoming … his first collegiate touchdown came on an 11-yard reception against the Falcons … had 24- posted … Mexico New over win 37-0 the in catches a two of part as grab career-long 27-yard Air and Force. yard receptions at Texas Long TD Avg Avg Yds Rec 69 882 12.8 5 84 RECEIVING Year 2005 2006 11 2007 34 146 Totals 13.3 24 455 3 13.3 281 1 11.7 35 1 84 27 TB TX Katy, Mayde Creek HS 6-1 196 JR Long 23 BROWN AARON TD Avg Avg Yds Att 388 2,049 5.3 17 73 Preseason Mountain West Conference Player of the who Year saw Year Year 2005 2006 128 2007 758 154 Totals 801 5.9 106 5.2 6 490 9 4.6 73 2 45 37 BROWN’S RUSHING 2007: his season come to a close with an injury in against the UNLV next-to-last regular-season contest … was hampered by injuries throughout the cam- paign … still places second on the Frogs with 490 yards rushing (4.6 per the 12th ranking in a tie for third with 24 receptions … became carry) while the in sidelined … yards career 2,000 over for rush to history TCU in player first quarter of the season-opening 27-0 versus win four week in action to returning before contests Force over Air and Baylor Texas … missed the adding while carries 11 on yards 92 for rush to off-the-bench came … SMU of Player Offensive MWC earned … Mustangs the against receptions three the Week honors the following game when he ran for 124 yards, his fifth career 100-yard game, to go with three receptions in a 24-12 victory over Colorado State … rushed for 91 yards while totaling a receptions and season-best two key touchdowns five as TCU rallied from a 14-point deficit for a 38-36 win at Stanford … his 2-yard scoring reception on a fourth-and-goal with than less 10 minutes to evened play the scored the game-winning game touchdown … on a 2-yardrun with 4:13 remaining … TCU was 3-0 when he rushed for at least 91 yards … equaled a season-best with receptions to five go with yards 59 rushing against Utah … posted four catches Wyoming … had at least one reception at in eight of his nine games, the exception being lone the UNLV contest when he exited early due to injury … did score on a 10-yard run ver- averaged … Rebels the sus 24.6 yards on 14 kickoff returns for the year … had season-long efforts of 42 and 43 yards against BYU and respectively … totaled 995 all- UNLV, purpose yards on the season. BOWLHISTORY COACHES ROSTERS PLAYERS 22 NOTES 2007 HORNED FROG football STATS NINE BOWL GAMES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS also registered tackles at Texas and San Diego State. Texasat Diego tackles San registered and … also stops solo all were Utes the versus tackles three the … Utah and Baylor against stops three season-best a totaled … State Colorado over win 24-12 2007: gamesversus UNLV and San Diego State, respectively. overSMU …had 15- and 24-yard kickoff returns in the final two regular-season threereceptionswithTexasfirstcollegiatewin 21-7athismadethe startin … addedreceptionstwo carriesyards10versusgo41onforranto Bearsthe … … Baylorover season-openingwin the27-0 inattempts nine on yards 40 of receptionsfor17yards against the Aztecshad12-yard…a scoring runaspart in the 45-33 victory at San Diego State to close the regular season … added two overNew Mexico … carried 12 times for 47 yards including a 2-yard touchdown son-best51 yards on 11 carries with aseason-long 14-yard gain in the 37-0 win grab,at AirForce …rushed for at least 40 yards in five games …ran for asea- career-besta receptionshadyards,sixincluding 74season-long for a 25-yard ing(15catches) thesecond-leading… receiver thebackfieldofout forTCU… Turnerplaces… third theFrogson rushing in (279yards) andeighth receiv-in JosephandBrown injuriesAaronto to dueseason the innificantearly action 2007: tackle. right at Richmond 2007: 077 7 . 14 2 3.7 279 76 Totals 2007 2006 Year RUSHING CHRISTIAN’’S PLAYERS 0712 13 Totals 2007 2006 Year STATISTICS BURRELL’S Movedfrom wide receiver totailback during preseason camp saw… sig- Has appeared in all 12 games … posted his first collegiate sack in the in sack collegiate first his posted … games 12 all in appeared Has Has seen action in all 12 games … serves in a back-up role to Nic to role back-up a in serves … games 12 all in action seen Has 82336217 2 3.6 283 78 24 Att GP 23 Yds UT 66 9 54 3 12 Avg 2.0 AT TD 03 2007 HORNED FROGS HORNED 2007 TT 21541.0-2 1.5-4 12 CHRISTIAN RYAN CANNON MARCUS 18 Long CHRISTOPHER ALLEN 61 91 .- 1.0-2 0.0-0 1.0-2 0.5-2 TFL R51 8 SO HS Aledo TX Aledo, 5-11188 WR 07 51973025 0 3.0 7.3 109 Totals 6 15 2007 2 2006 Year RECEIVING L6539FR 319 6-5 HS Odessa TX Odessa, OL E6426SO 236 HS Jacksonville 6-4 TX Jacksonville, DE QBS Rec 71568025 0 6.8 115 17 INT Yds 0000 0000 0000 PBU Avg TD 06 FR Long FF behind Marshall Newhouse at left tackle … contributes on special teams. special on contributes … tackle left at Newhouse Marshall behind 2007: tributes on special teams … has totaled three tackles. three totaled has … teams special on tributes con- also … State Diego San 11-yardat an grab had … Utah against yards 2007: 06 2 9 8 .- 000 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0-0 1 0.0-0 2.0-4 0.0-0 0.0-0 44 0.0-0 18 13 10 9 31 3 9 12 7 12 Totals 11 2007 2006 2005 Year STATISTICS COLEMAN’S 0722 20013 0 12.0 24 2 Totals 2007 Year RECEIVING CLAY’S Has played in all 12 games … his first collegiate reception went for 13 a ato i al 2 ae … cuis scn-em position second-team a occupies … games 12 all in action Saw 41. 13 0 12.0 24 2 Rec GP 54 2 7 204 .- 6 0 1 0 6 6 0.0-0 2.0-4 72 25 47 35 Yds Stanford … had at least one stop in all 12 games. 12 all in stop one least at had … Stanford UT … posted five-tackle efforts against SMU, Wyoming and Wyoming SMU, against efforts five-tackle posted … opening five contests … places seventh with 44 tackles 44 with seventh places … contests five opening Avg C wt sx as ra-p, nldn oe n the in one including break-ups, pass six with TCU AT 2007: u SU n Clrd Sae te fr hr on third for tied … State Colorado and SMU sus interceptions are tied for the team lead … the picks the … lead team the for tied are interceptions the line of scrimmage in back-to-back games ver- games back-to-back in scrimmage of line the the Falcons and Rams … recorded stops behind stops recorded … Rams and Falcons the came against Baylor, Air Force and Colorado State as hd cre-et ee tcls against tackles seven career-best a had also … TD CLAY CURTIS 7 TT Started the opening eight games … his three his … games eight opening the Started CLARK ROBERT COLEMAN STEVEN 66 4 Long TFL R - 8 RFR 180 6-0 WR Lockhart, TX Lockhart HS Lockhart TX Lockhart, - 0 JR 204 6-3 HS Highlands Lake TX Dallas, S T6625JR 255 HS Weatherford 6-6 Weatherford,TX OT QBS INT 3600 PBU FR FF 2007 HORNED FROG FOOTBALL 23 TEXAS BOWL • RELIANT STADIUM • HOUSTON, TEXAS LONG TD TD AVG AVG The Sporting News YDS YDS PLAYERS ATT ATT 87 215 2.5 4 19 RUSHING YEAR 2007Totals 87 215 2.5 4 19 QB 6-3TX Katy, Katy HS 210 RFR LNG TD TD 14 ANDY DALTON YDS YDS threw for at least two PCT PCT Wyoming Wyoming and New Mexico … INT INT also threw for two touchdowns against ATT ATT 45 attempts for two touchdowns at Air Force … Force Air at touchdowns two for attempts 45 at Stanford … completed a season-best 29 passes in the Frogs had trailed by 14 points … also added a 6-yard scoring run scoring 6-yard a added also … points 14 by trailed had Frogs the COMP COMP 201 341 10 58.9 2210 10 70 An honorable-mention Freshman All-American by An honorable-mention Freshman fourth-and-goal to tie the game with less than 10 minutes to play after has set a TCU freshman passing record with 2,210 yards, becoming just 2007 2007 HORNED FROGS 23-of-34 attempts against the Cardinal with scoring passes of 70 yards to Stanford placed eighth on the Frogs’ single-game passing list … completed … list passing single-game Frogs’ the on eighth placed Stanford Jimmy Young and two Jimmy yards Aaron Young to Brown … the toss to Brown came on 2007: ... the seventh quarterback in school history to reach 2,000 yards in paign … a the 2,210 yards rank cam- fourth on the Frogs’ single-season chart, just 28 yards shy of surpassing Max Knake (2,237, 1995) for third … needs 185 yards to move ahead of Jeff Ballard (2,394, 2006) for the second-best sea- son total at TCU … his 201 completions are just seven shy of surpassing Max Knake (207, 1993) for the single-season Frogs’ mark … his 341 pass attempts rank third on TCU the season chart, 28 behind 1995 Knake’s mark of 369 (Knake is also second with 357 in 1993) … his 58.9 completion per- debut collegiate his made … TCU at season single a for fifth places centage by completing 18-of-30 passes for 205 yards and a 14-yard touchdown toss to Ervin Dickerson in the season-opening 27-0 win over Baylor … became the fifth-straight quarterback to win his make to first era Patterson the in caller signal start TCU first the also under was … Patterson head coach Gary his collegiate debut as a starter … his 320 yards passing at Air Force and 344 at Stanford were the most by a Frog since Gunn Tye had 368 yards in a 48-45 double-overtime win over Northwestern in 2004 … the 344 yards at touchdown passes in four games … 300-yard third a missed just game when he passed for 298 yards while completing 23- of-39 passes in the 45-33 win at San Diego State … totaled a career-high 358 yards of offense againstrushed for at least the 60 yards, averaging Aztecs 6.2 … per in carry, each of the last three games … had a net total of 22 yards, 0.4 per attempt, through the opening nine ver- ground the on yards 73 contests and 60 with TCU … led had also … respectively BYU, and UNLV sus Diego San versus attempts nine on yards 60 State … three of his four downs came rushing in the final two games touch- … ran for a pair of 3-yard Rebels with scores a 14-yard against touchdown the versus a on reception 27-yard a had … Aztecs the pass from Jeremy Kerley against Utah. DALTON’S PASSING YEAR 2007Totals 201 341 10 58.9 2210 10 70 LONG TEWills Point, TX Wills Point HS 6-3 237 SR KHouston, TX Stratford HS/Arkansas 6-3 225 SO TD 89 QUINTON CUNIGAN 58 COMBS DREW AVG AVG YDS 9 63 7.0 1 27 REC Has made his first seven collegiate starts this season, including Won Won a battle in preseason camp to be the kickoff Frogs’ specialist … Totals CUNIGAN’S RECEIVING YEAR 2004 2005 2006 0 2007 0 2 0 7 0 9 0.0 54 0.0 4.5 0 7.7 0 1 0 0 0 6 27 the last five games … had a reception in six of the 12 contests … post- ed two catches for 35 yards, including a career-long 27-yard grab, in the 38-36 win at Stanford … his reception in the season-opening 27-0 victo- ry over Baylor meant that his first three collegiate catches were against the Bears, dating back to the 2006 contest in Waco … reception in had a 24-12 win over Colorado a State. 10-yard 2007: became TCU’s first straight-on kicker since John Denton in seen action in 1984 all 12 games, recording … six touchbacks on has his 60 kickoffs … had a season-best three touchbacks at Wyoming … totaled two tackles on the season, including a solo stop against Colorado State … assisted on a tackle at San Diego State. 2007: BOWLHISTORY THE IS TCU IS THE COACHES ROSTERS PLAYERS 24 2007 HORNED FROG football STATS NINE BOWL GAMES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS 2007: bestreceptionssixfirsthis collegiate …yardsBYU 48atfor touchdown a was theseason had… atleast one catch in11 ofthe 12games posted… career-a touchdownsing (four)nearly…doubled careerhiscatchestotal20 of entering 2007: 073 5 24429 16 11 18 4 0 12.4 0 8.0 0 457 7.8 96 9.5 47 37 19 12 6 2007 2 2006 2005 2004 Year RECEIVING DICKERSON’S Totals PLAYERS Appearedin six games …did not record any receptions. Graduate student who tops TCU in receptions (37), yards (457) and receiv- Rec 769 09 29 4 10.9 619 57 Yds Avg 2007 HORNED FROGS HORNED 2007 ENGLERT TREY 87 DICKERSON ERVIN 21 TD 14-yard scoring grab in the season-open- E6329SR 249 6-3 HS Thomas St. TX Houston, TE R6120SR 200 HS Jones A.C TX Beeville, 6-1 WR Long ing 27-0 win over Baylor … had a 5- a had …Baylor overwin 27-0 ing yard touchdownyard receptionofpart as ie ace fr sao-et 68 season-best a for catches five ad a Ar oc … eodd a recorded … Force Air at yards career-long29-yard catch among theRamshad26-…and 1-yard ocdw rcpin from receptions touchdown Andy Dalton againstWyomingDaltonAndy an o tre are against carries three on gain, four grabs for 66 yards in a 24- andNewMexico, respectively n a esnln 14-yard season-long a ing tt … de a season- a added … State best 20 yards rushing, includ- 2 itr oe Colorado over victory 12 … closed… theregular season ih or ace fr 31 for catches four with whileadding four rushes for 6 ad … lo a four had also … yards 16 eetos ess th … Utah versus receptions oae 50 all-purpose 500 totaled ad a Sn ig State Diego San at yards yardson the season. witha4-yard reception at San Diego State. seasonregulartheclosed Stanford… at yards 14 yard grab versus Colorado State … had two grabs for inTCU victories his… first collegiate catch was an8- playing in 11 games … all four of his receptions came 2007: orhave arush attempt. Mexico… also appeared in the UNLV contest … did not attempt any passes 2007: ninecontests. Ramsposted… tackle a forlossa at AirForce had…atleast onetackle in Coloradoseason-bestUNLVtotaledStateanda … three stops against the 2007: 0712 Totals 2007 Year STATISTICS FONUA’S 0742 6.5 26 4 Totals 2007 Year RECEIVING FROSCH’S Saw action late in two games … made his collegiate debut against New ae w sat (e Mxc, NV while UNLV) Mexico, (New starts two Made Has played in all 12 games … combined on sacks in victoriesover in sacks combined on … games 12 all inplayed Has Rec 66.5 26 4 GP 12 Yds UT 95 95 Avg AT TD 09 09 FONUA JOHN 90 TT 42031.0-2 1.0-2 2.0-3 2.0-3 14 14 Long ESKRIDGE ZACK FROSCH EVAN 12 84 TFL DT 5-10 270 JR-JC 270 5-10 DT Van Nuys, CA Grant HS/ L.A. ValleyL.A. VanCollege HS/ Grant CA Nuys, B6315RFR 195 HS Rockwall TX Rockwall, 6-3 QB E6425RFR 235 6-4 HS Lee E. Robert TX Midland, TE QBS INT 00000000 PBU FR FF 2007 HORNED FROG FOOTBALL 25 TEXAS BOWL • RELIANT STADIUM • HOUSTON, TEXAS FF FF FR FR PBU PBU PLAYERS 0100 2100 INT INT QBS QBS LBCorsicana, TX Corsicana HS 6-0 225 SR LB TX Longview, Longview HS 6-1 228 JR TFL TFL TFL TFL 51 ROBERT HENSON 46 DAVID DAVID HAWTHORNE TT TT AT AT AT AT UT UT 41 110 68 178 21.0-87 9.5-59 1 4 2 0 GP GP 37 117 78 195 18.0-67 3.5-25 2 3 2 2 GP GP Honorable-mention All-Mountain West 2007 2007 HORNED FROGS Places second on the Frogs with a career-high 76 tackles, just one behind one just tackles, 76 career-high a with Frogs the on second Places HAWTHORNE’S STATISTICS YEAR 2004 2005 2006 4 2007 12 Totals 7 13 25 12 25 11 16 18 53 18 41 43 23 6.5-25 2.0-4 6.0-27 2.5-19 76 1.0-1 2.0-13 0 6.5-31 1 0 4.0-26 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 HENSON’S STATISTICS YEAR 2005 2006 2007 12 Totals 13 40 12 40 29 24 37 69 64 8.5-36 25 7.5-26 2.0-15 62 1.5-10 0 2.0-5 0 1 0.0-0 1 1 1 0 2 2007: ... season for the consecutive third Conference third his tackles, 62 with Frogs the on fifth ranks made … stops 60 least at with season straight total- of at the year start Wyoming, his lone and a nine tackles ing a stop season-best for a loss … became return the to 1995 first in TCU Jones line- Lenoy since backer an interception for a touchdown when he over win 21-7 the in a pick with yards 58 went SMU … eight recorded tackles with one for a loss versus the … Mustangs also had a pick with a in return the 43-yard season-opening with stops six added … Baylor over win 27-0 and a yards break- pass one for negative up the against Bears … eight recorded … the Utah and Texas versus tackles eight stops were all solos against the Utes … totaled at least contests. 12 the six of six in tackles 2007: 2007: … Jason Phillips for has stops (43, his nearly doubled personal-best previous for tackles in fifth placing while (4.0) sacks in team the on third for … tied 2006) a had … Utah and Baylor against tackles 11 career-best a totaled … (6.5) loss a Stanford at a sack, including tackles, solo 10 … recorded Utes the nine against of sack part as sack, a including scrimmage, of line the behind tackles two had … with a Air stop at for at stops … Force a Texas tackles seven posted loss and five least at … totaled State Colorado versus a sack … recorded break-up pass starts. 11 made … contests 12 the of nine in tackles FF FF FR FR PBU PBU 0000 0000 INT INT 00100 00100 QBS QBS DTHouston, TX Alief Elsik 6-2HS 303 RFR DSCorpus Christi, 6-3TX Ray HS/Oklahoma 225 SO DT DT 6-1 280 FR Irving, TX MacArthur HS TFL TFL TFL TFL ... became the first the became ... 57 CORY GRANT 54 CLINT GRESHAM 1313 2.0-5 2.0-5 1414 2.0-18 2.0-18 2.0-18 2.0-18 TT TT 69 KELLY GRIFFIN AT AT AT AT 85 85 86 86 UT UT The Sporting News Sporting The 12 12 GP GP GP GP An honorable-mention Freshman All- Utilized in Utilized a role at second-team nose tackle behind Kelly … Griffin Had an outstanding season in his first year as the Frogs’ deep snapper deep Frogs’ the as year first his in season outstanding an Had GRIFFIN’S STATISTICS Year 2007Totals 12 Year Year 2007Totals 12 GRANT’S STATISTICS true freshman to start in the seven-year Gary to in start the true freshman seven-year era Patterson head-coaching … started all 12 games … totaled a season-best three stops, all solo, in week two at … Texas Wyoming at loss a for tackle a recorded and BYU … also broke up a against pass the Cowboys … had tackles. multiple with games five American by by American 2007: … TCU did not have a punt blocked after surrendering three last season … season last three … TCU did surrendering not after a have blocked punt tackles. three totaled 2007: recorded at least one stop in 10 of the 12 games … his first collegiate sack in one at stop 10 least of the … 12 recorded collegiate games his first over win 37-0 the in sack a had also … Force Air at loss 14-yard a in … resulted Baylor against debut collegiate his in stops two on assisted … Mexico New wins. Frog all games, four in stops two season-best a had 2007: 2007: PLAYERS 2007 HORNED FROGS
STEPHEN JERRY HODGE HUGHES S 6-0 212 JR DE 6-2 248 SO 29 Tatum, TX Tatum HS 98 Sugar Land, TX Austin HS
HODGE’S STATISTICS HUGHES’ STATISTICS YEAR GP UT AT TT TFL QBS INT PBU FR FF YEAR GP UT AT TT TFL QBS INT PBU FR FF 2005 12 12 3 15 1.0-2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 2006 10 2 1 3 1.0-9 1.0-9 0 0 0 0 2006 12 25 5 30 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 1 2007 12 16 11 27 3.5-18 1.0-13 10 00 2007 12 39 14 53 7.5-51 7.0-50 0712 Totals 22 18 12 30 4.5-27 2.0-22 1 0 0 0 Totals 36 76 22 98 8.5-53 7.0-50 0 7 1 3 2007: Saw action in all 12 games while making his first collegiate 2007: Second-team All-Mountain West Conference ... tops all MWC defensive start in the 37-0 victory over New Mexico … had a sack for a 13- backs while tying for fourth in the league with 7.0 sacks … places second on yard loss as part of a career-high eight tackles, including 1.5 for TCU behind only Chase Ortiz (8.0) … has six sacks in the last six games … a loss, in a 21-7 win against SMU … also had stops for negative ranks third on the Frogs in tackles for a loss (7.5) and second in pass break-ups yards at Texas and San Diego State … recorded an interception (7) … took part in both defensive and special teams touchdowns … started the on the game’s opening series at Wyoming … it was the first pick final four games … named the MWC Defensive Player of the Week in his first by a TCU defensive lineman since Chase Ortiz in the 2006 sea- collegiate start, a 37-0 victory over New Mexico … led TCU with seven tackles, NOTES son opener at Baylor … posted three stops versus Air Force, including a sack, and three pass break-ups … also forced a fumble that was ROSTERS
Colorado State and UNLV … had at least one tackle in returned 13 yards for a touchdown by Rafael Priest … forced another fumble PLAYERS every contest. with a recovery the next game at BYU … COACHES totaled eight tackles, including six solo, STATS while adding a pass break-up against BOWL HISTORY the Cougars … posted a career-high and team-best 11 tackles, nine solo, while combining for 1.5 sacks versus UNLV … returned a CORDERRA blocked punt 31 yards for a touch- down while recording two sacks against Utah … registered HUNTER 1.5 sacks as part of two tackles for a S 6-2 202 SO loss and seven 19 Longview, TX Longview HS stops in the win l at Stanford … l closed the regu- HUNTER’S STATISTICS
a YEAR GP UT AT TT TFL QBS INT PBU FR FF lar season with 2006 11 2 3 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 10 b two pass break- 2007 12 0110.0-0 0.0-0 1000 t ups and four stops Totals 23 2 4 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 1 0 1 0 o at San Diego State
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O CB 6-0 170 FR 9 Garland, TX South Garland HS H IBILOYE’S STATISTICS Year GP UT AT TT TFL QBS INT PBU FR FF 7 2007 12 51 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0000 0 Totals 12 51 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0000 0 2007: Saw action in all 12 contests … a special teams contributor … five of his NINE BOWL GAMES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS 2 six tackles on the season were solo stops … had a tackle in six separate games.
26 2007 HORNED FROG FOOTBALL 27 TEXAS BOWL • RELIANT STADIUM • HOUSTON, TEXAS LONG 09 TD 9.0 AVG AVG YDS PLAYERS 19 3 28 9.3 0 11 REC FBWhitewright, TX Whitewright HS 6-0 235 SR RECEIVING YEAR 2004 2005 2006 0 2007 2 Totals 0 0 19 0.0 0 9.5 0 0.0 0 0 0 11 0 WR 6-1Brownwood, TX Brownwood HS 190 RFR LONG Long 47 WILLIAM JACKSON 26 02 BART JOHNSON TD TD 1.4 AVG AVG Avg Avg YDS Yds 57 22 43 1.9 2 9 ATT ATT 4 46 11.5 2 18 Rec Made Made starts in weeks against consecutive SMU Has scored three touchdowns on his five touches for the season … the two the … season the for touches five his on touchdowns three scored Has 2007 2007 HORNED FROGS JOHNSON’S RECEIVING Year 2007Totals 4 46 11.5 2 18 JACKSON’S RUSHING YEAR 2004 2005 2006 2 2007 10 Totals 5 2 19 1.0 1.9 15 0 3.0 2 0 3 7 9 2007: and State … Colorado had a in 9-yard reception the 24-12 win over the Rams … had a pair of rushing attempts in the 27-0 victory season-opening versus Baylor … also had carries against in all … action Texas, saw State New Diego San and Mexico games. 12 2007: in touches resulted plays … non-scoring spectacular all four of his receptions collegiate two first … came in quarter the a his came when touch fourth he first his blocked returned … SMU over win 21-7 the in touchdown a for yards 17 punt fourth- an 18-point from rallied nearly TCU as 2:17 in final the came receptions the pull to grab scoring 5-yard a was catch first the … Wyoming at deficit quarter … 24-21 within Frogs on play to had a a reception 18-yard fourth-down clutch fourth the in yards 23 for receptions two had also … alive drive next TCU’s keep quarter at BYU … a grab one-handed for 16 yards helped set up to 3:49 with 27-22 his the deficit Frog cutting 7-yard later, two just plays catch touchdown games. 12 the of 11 in action saw … remaining LONG TD TD AVG AVG against Baylor … yard gain in the opener the in gain yard appeared in eight games. had had a season-long 21- YDS YDS rushing against UNLV … UNLV against rushing while adding 24 yards went went 6-of-11 for 53 yards 82 240 2.9 2 21 ATT ATT for 20 yards at San Diego State … State Diego San at yards 20 for RUSHING YEAR 2006 2007 24 Totals 53 58 2.2 187 0 3.2 2 11 21 QB 6-1Houston, TX Westside HS 216 SO LNG TD TD 11 MARCUS JACKSON YDS YDS PCT PCT INT INT ATT ATT COMP 61 113 2 54.0 754 5 84 Came off-the-bench to lead TCU on touchdown drives in three of the last the of three in drives touchdown on TCU lead to off-the-bench Came YEAR YEAR 2006 26 2007Totals 35 44 1 59.1 69 386 1 2 50.7 84 368 3 30 JACKSON’S PASSING four games … completed 15-of-21 (71.4 percent) passes over the final three con- three 2007: final the over passes percent) (71.4 15-of-21 completed … games four on fifth places … season the on attempts 69 in interception one just had … tests tossing while scores 4-yard of pair a for ran … rushing yards 187 with Frogs the … State Colorado over win 24-12 a in Reagan Shae to pass touchdown 4-yard a of had yards 175 season-long completions of career-high a 30 totaled … drive yards scoring to 90-play a Derek of part Moore as and com- Dickerson 11 29 on 137 for to passing Ervin while yards 38 for running Rams, the against offense completing while attempts nine on yards 40 season-best a for rushed … pletions at yards 57 for air the in 6-of-7 … was SMU versus yards 68 for passes 6-of-12 of all three his attempts pass by completing season BYU … the regular closed BOWLHISTORY COACHES ROSTERS PLAYERS 28 NOTES 2007 HORNED FROG football STATS NINE BOWL GAMES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS 70 i oe Byo … a a asse so i te 41 vcoy versus victory 24-12 the Colorado in State. stop assisted an had … Baylor over win 27-0 assistedUtahtackles…twocollegiate hisonin season-openingthedebutin againststops,soloseason-hightackles, all fourrecordeda …safety free at 2007: Montgomery. 2007: PLAYERS 0711 Totals 2007 Year STATISTICS JOHNSON’S 0711 Totals 2007 Year STATISTICS JONES’ Oneoffour true freshmen tosee action for the Frogs provided… depth Sawactionseven insecond-teamgames a … rightguard behind Giles recordedtacklesroadvictoriesin Stanford atDiego SanandState …played in 11 games. 2007: son-bestthree stops inthe24-12 winover Colorado State also… GP 11 GP 11 blockedpuntagainsta SMUwhichBartledtoJohnson scooping tory … added a solo tackle against the Mustangs … totaled a sea- upthe ball and returning it for a touchdown in the Frogs’ 21-7 vic- UT UT Contributed on special teams while adding depth at safety … 37000000 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 43 7 43 36 33 6 33 AT AT 2007 HORNED FROGS HORNED 2007 JOHNSON TEJAY 40 TT TT JONES COLIN KARLIN JOSH 28 73 .- 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 TFL TFL Garland, TX South Garland HS Garland South TX Garland, FR 195 6-1 S rdeot XBridgeportHS Bridgeport, TX RFR 205 6-0 S hwe,K RchrtHS Rockhurst KS Shawnee, SO 280 6-4 OL QBS QBS INT INT 0000 0000 PBU PBU FR FR FF FF has a quarterback passer rating of 326.8. of rating passer quarterback a has … game Mexico New the in Dickerson Ervin with up ing hook- before Utah against Dalton with Andy connected … had completions pass … 27-yard with games Wyoming back-to-back at catch 4-yard a with carry 6-yard tion and an 8-yard rushing attempt at BYU … recorded a at Texasyards five for recep- went 14-yard tion a had … recep- collegiate first his … grabs six least at with ers the on play- for (13.7) reception fourth per yards average in Frogs placed … career his of game catch multi- the first against the yards and 48 Aztecs for es regular-season the catch- two him gave it … in State Diego San at finale yards 19 and 29 of tions recep- season-long had … Frogs the for offense 2007: 70 i oe Byo … a a asse so i te 41 vcoy versus victory 24-12 the Colorado in State. stop assisted an had … Baylor over win 27-0 assistedUtahtackles…two collegiatehisonin season-opening thedebutin againststops,soloseason-hightackles, all recordedfoura …safety free at 2007: Totals 2007 Year STATISTICS LEATCH’S 2007: 0768 37029 0 13.7 82 6 Totals 2007 Year RECEIVING KERLEY’S Oneoffour true freshmen tosee action for the Frogs provided… depth Appeared in eight games … also utilized on special teams. special on utilized also … games eight in Appeared h ol tu feha t se cin on action see to freshman true only The 21. 29 0 13.7 82 6 Rec GP 2 2 220 2 220 Yds UT Avg AT TD KERLEY JEREMY TT 85 Long KIRKPATRICK JAKE LEATCH CLARENCE 76 95 .- 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-1 1.0-1 TFL Hutto, TX Hutto HS Hutto TX Hutto, FR 185 5-10 WR Tyler, TX Robert E. Lee HS Lee E. Robert RFR 273 6-3 Tyler,TX OL ogiw XTatumHS Longview,TX RFR 238 6-4 DE QBS INT 00000000 PBU FR FF 2007 HORNED FROGS PLAYERS TEXAS BOWL • RELIANT STADIUM • HOUSTON, TEXAS HOUSTON, • STADIUM RELIANT • BOWL TEXAS 2 0
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LINDNER MARROU H OL 6-5 268 SO O
OG 6-4 298 SR 50 Corpus Christi, TX Calallen HS R 64 Comfort, TX Comfort HS
2007: Saw action in one game while adding depth on the offensive line … N 2007: Started all 11 games in which he played … did not see action against played against Wyoming. New Mexico due to injury. E D
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MANFREDINI WR 5-11 172 JR O PK 5-9 165 SR 2 Hillsboro, TX Hillsboro HS 44 Colleyville, TX Colleyville Heritage HS/Cincinnati O
MASSEYS RECEIVING RUSHING T MANFREDINI’S STATISTICS Year Rec Yds Avg TD Long Year Att Yds Avg TD Long YEAR FG-A 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ XP-A PTS 2005 21 203 9.7 0 33 2005 7 60 8.6 0 32 B 2003 10-11 0-0 6-7 3-3 1-1 0-0 27-29 57 2006 26 332 12.8 3 77 2006 10 57 5.2 0 12 A 2004 - SAT OUT AS A TRANSFER - 2007 29 365 12.6 0 48 2007 10 45 4.5 0 14 Totals 76 900 11.8 3 77 Totals 27 162 6.0 0 32
2005 13-13 0-0 6-6 6-6 1-1 0-0 40-44 79 L 2006 12-14 0-0 4-5 7-8 1-1 0-0 36-41 72
2007 20-25 3-3 4-7 10-11 2-3 1-1 35-35 95 KICK RETURNS L TOTALS 55-63 3-3 20-25 26-28 5-6 1-1 138-149 303 Year Ret. Yds Avg TD Long 2005 1 33 33.0 0 33 2007: Honorable-mention All-Mountain West Conference ... his third consecu- 2006 16 342 21.4 0 69 tive season being named all-conference ... graduate student pursuing a 2007 12 247 20.6 0 40 Master’s of Liberal Arts degree … closed the regular season by making his final Totals 29 622 21.4 0 69 10 field-goal attempts … his 20 field goals on the year 2007: Places second on TCU with a career- are the fourth-best single-season total in TCU histo- high 29 receptions … his 12.6 yards per ry … his 45 field goals in only three seasons are catch mark is third among Frogs with at third on the Frogs’ career chart … has the least 18 grabs … totaled a career-best highest percentage (86.5) of made field- 196 all-purpose yards in the 45-33 goal attempts among TCU’s top-five win at San Diego State … had a sea- placekickers (former All-America son-best six receptions for 90 yards, Nick Browne is second at including a 48-yard grab for the Frogs’ third-longest play from scrimmage on the year … added a season-high 98 78.3, 2001-03) … yards on four kickoff returns had a field goal in 11 of 12 games … had (24.5 average) with a season- multiple field goals on seven occasions, long 40-yard effort … also rushed including four of the last five contests … for eight yards against the Aztecs … ranks second in the MWC and tied for 13th had at least one reception in 10 contests nationally in field goals per game (1.7) ... … his top-five receiving games came on also second in the MWC in kick scoring the road … posted five grabs for 58 yards per game (7.9 points) … among the at Air Force … recorded four receptions league leaders with an 80.0 field-goal at Texas, Wyoming and BYU … was on the percentage (20-of-25) … went 3-for-3 receiving end of a 2-point pass from Andy Dalton at Wyoming on field goals in consecutive games … had a 31-yard grab at Stanford … rushed for a sea- against New Mexico and BYU … had son-best 35 yards on four attempts versus a career-long 51-yard field goal at UNLV … had a 29-yard kickoff return ver- Wyoming … successful from 41 and sus Colorado State … his 12 kickoff 45 yards versus Utah and UNLV, returns on the year, in which he aver- respectively … tied for the NCAA lead aged 20.6 yards, ranked second on in PAT percentage (100.0, 35-of-35) … the team to Aaron Brown (14). has made 37 consecutive extra points dat- ing back to 2006 … named a Draddy Trophy semifinalist by the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame.
29 BOWLHISTORY COACHES ROSTERS PLAYERS 30 NOTES 2007 HORNED FROG football STATS NINE BOWL GAMES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS seasoncame in the 2005 Houston Bowl win over Iowa State. 2007: year. the on contest one but all Force … had at least one tackle in totalingalsotackleswhilethreeAirat stopsthe37-0inwinoverNewMexico Colorado State and BYU … posted three solo versusbroke-uppassesLonghorns… theagainst quarterbackhurry a added … StanfordTexasand at loss a fortackles had UNLV…versus stops two sackaagainst Utahalso6-yard…had a sackpartas of 2007: PLAYERS 06 12 Totals 10 2006 2005 Year STATISTICS MOORE’ 071 672 .-52.0-12 4.0-15 23 7 16 12 2007 Startedall 12 games at right guard … his only previous start prior to this Startedall 12 games … had a season-best four stops, all solo, including GP 4 5 7 2 105 503 0 2 0 2 3 0 5.0-35 11.0-58 42 17 25 34 UT 77 5 23 AT 2007 HORNED FROGS HORNED 2007 TT 4552 3.0-23 5.5-29 14 MONTGOMERY GILES MOORE CODY 65 56 .-40.0-0 1.5-14 TFL G6525JR 295 HS Sweetwater Sweetwater, TX 6-5 OG T6122JR 292 High Comfort 6-1 TX Comfort, DT QBS INT 0200 0120000 PBU FR FF 0 winversus New Mexico. a34-10 victory over UNLV …had a3-yard gain on arushing play in the 37-0 Frogs with a 91 percent overall blocking grade … Team Player of the Week in games at left tackle … led TCU with 60 knockdown blocks … also topped the 2007: 071 5 43230 22 0 24 2 0 0 14.3 1 12.2 257 0.0 11.7 98 18 222 0 8 Totals 19 0 2007 2006 2005 2004 Year RECEIVING MOORE’S ooal-eto l-onan et ofrne . satd l 12 all startedHonorable-mention ... Conference All-Mountain West Rec 5 7 1. 330 3 12.8 577 45 2007: ing him five shy of 50 for his career … his 14.3yardsperhiscareerhis …for 50 of fiveshyhim ing ac mr i tp aog C’ tpnn rcies … receivers top-nine TCU’s among tops is mark catch Yds ako aant M a wl a a 9yr reception 29-yard a as well as SMU againstJackson rm ny atn ess e Mxc … qae a equaled … Mexico New versus Dalton Andy from career-high with four grabs for a personal-best 61 yards versus Texas,SMU and New Mexico. grabs recordedtwo UNLV… and Utah againsttions at BYU … had a career-longa30-yard thereceptionhadin … BYU at 24-12winover Colorado State posted… three recep- startedthreegames while seeing action con-all12in er hd 1-ad crn ga fo Marcus from grab scoring 15-yard a had … year Places seventh on the Frogs with 18 receptions,leav- five games … caught two touchdowncaughttwothegames…passesfive on tests… had at least two receptions in four of the final NEWHOUSE MARSHALL Avg 70 MOORE DEREK 13 TD L - 1 SO HS Highlands Lake TX Dallas, 317 6-3 OL R6317SR 177 HS Cedarburg WI Cedarburg, 6-3 WR Long 2007 HORNED FROGS PLAYERS TEXAS BOWL • RELIANT STADIUM • HOUSTON, TEXAS HOUSTON, • STADIUM RELIANT • BOWL TEXAS 2 0
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PANFIL O DE 6-3 255 SR DE 6-2 232 JR 93 League City, TX Clear Creek HS 42 Fort Worth, TX North Crowley HS R PANFIL’S STATISTICS N ORTIZ’S STATISTICS
YEAR GP UT AT TT TFL QBS INT PBU FR FF E YEAR GP UT AT TT TFL QBS INT PBU FR FF 2005 92020.0-0 0.0-0 0000
2004 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 2006 13 2240.0-0 0.0-0 0000 D 2005 12 25 12 37 14.0-75 9.0-64 0 1 1 2 2007 12 19 18 37 4.5-15 2.5-11 0000
2006 13 15 12 27 11.0-42 2.5-20 1 2 0 1 Totals 34 23 20 43 4.5-15 2.5-11 0 0 0 0 2007 12 29 12 41 15.5-93 8.0-65 0313 F Totals 37 69 36 105 40.5-210 19.5-149 1 6 2 6
2007: Made his first six collegiate starts with the Frogs going 4-2 in those R contests … placed ninth on the team with 37 tackles … totaled four stops,
2007: Named TCU’s Most Valuable Player in a vote by his teammates ... first- O team All-Mountain West Conference for the third consecutive season ... including one for a loss, as he made his first start in the season-opening became the first Frog to be a three-time first-team all-conference selection since 27-0 victory over Baylor … took part in his first two sacks as part of five G wide receiver Mike Renfro from 1975-77 in the Southwest Conference ... only stops in the 24-12 win over Colorado State … came back the next week the fourth defensive player and seventh overall in MWC history to be a three- with a career-high eight tackles at Wyoming … recorded a sack as part of F time first-team all-conference pick ... appeared on the final watch list for the Ted six stops against Utah … also totaled six tackles, four solo, in a 21-7 deci- Hendricks Award, honoring the nation’s top sion over SMU … had a tackle for a loss at Stanford … posted at least one O stop in 10 of the 12 games defensive end … ranks among the MWC O and national leaders with his team-best 15.5 tackles for a loss, eight sacks and T three forced fumbles … the 15.5 TFLs B
have resulted in a loss of 93 yards … A MWC Defensive Player of the Week after recording L three tackles for a loss, JASON L including two sacks, in addition to forcing two fumbles and recover- PHILLIPS ing one in a 34-10 vic- tory over UNLV … LB 6-1 234 JR 39 Waller, TX Waller HS posted a tackle for a loss in PHILLIPS’ STATISTICS nine of 12 Year GP UT AT TT TFL QBS INT PBU FR FF g a m e s , 2005 12 41 30 71 8.5-18 1.0-5 0 1 0 0 including four 2006 13 38 35 73 6.0-22 1.0-9 1 2 1 0 efforts with mul- 2007 12 54 23 77 9.0-34 1.0-8 1600 Totals 37 133 88 221 23.5-74 3.0-22 2 9 1 0 tiple stops for negative yards … has three multi-sack games, all resulting in TCU vic- 2007: A second-team All-Mountain West Conference selection ... named tories … posted two sacks, among six all-conference for the third consecutive season ... TCU’s leading tackler stops, and a forced fumble in a win at with 77 stops … his nine tackles for a loss are second on the Frogs behind Stanford … totaled a season-best seven only Chase Ortiz (15.5) … MWC Defensive Player of the Week after tackles, including a pair of sacks, in victo- recording a career-best 13 tackles, including 10 solo stops, with two pass ries over SMU and UNLV … also posted break-ups in a win at San Diego State … has at least five stops in 10 of 12 sacks versus Wyoming and Utah … had contests … posted a tackle for a loss in six games ... had three tackles for pass break-ups versus Baylor, Texas and a loss, totaling 15 yards, versus Utah … recorded two tackles for nega- San Diego State … also made watch lists for tive yards at Texas … had an 8-yard sack as part of six stops at Air Force the Chuck Bednarik Award, Rotary Lombardi … totaled nine tackles, including one for a loss, and two pass break-ups Award and Bronko Nagurski Trophy … on at Wyoming … recorded a TFL among seven solo stops in the win at pace to graduate in December 2007. Stanford … had an interception and 34-yard return while adding six tack- les in the season-opening 27-0 victory over Baylor … tied for third on the Frogs with six pass break-ups … started every game for the third con- secutive season … went over 200 career tackles … is now at 221 to lead all active Frogs … appeared on watch lists for the Rotary Lombardi Award and Dick Butkus Award.
31 BOWLHISTORY COACHES ROSTERS PLAYERS 32 NOTES 2007 HORNED FROG football STATS NINE BOWL GAMES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS atleft guard for an injured Matty Lindner …saw action in 10 games. 2007: PLAYERS 2007: onthe year were solo stops. at win Stanford the… 26 of his 33 tackles in PBU a and tackles four recorded … Wyoming at stops five … season-best a totaled Baylor against victory 27-0 a in up break-pass and loss a postedups… tackle a for break- pass multiple with games three had … State Diego San and Texas at es New Mexico … broke-up two pass- yardsfortouchdowna 37-0ain win over 34-10 win over UNLV … returned a fumble 13 46-yardreturnainterception hadhiswith a in 24-12victorya inversus ups Colorado State… for the team lead … had two picks and two pass break- break-ups … his three interceptions are tied with Steven Coleman pass 10with TCUtopsnationally 48th …for him ties thattotal a the MountainWest in Conference thirdwithteam-best a ranks13passes defended, … season straight second the for game every 06 3 1 2 101 .- 0 1 0 10 1 3 9 0.0-0 0 1.0-1 0.0-0 33 1.0-1 7 27 6 26 21 12 13 Totals 2007 2006 Year STATISTICS PRIEST’S Made his first collegiate start in the 37-0 win over New Mexico … filled in ooal-eto AlMuti Ws Cneec .. started ... Conference WestHonorable-mention All-Mountain GP 5 7 3 0 .- 000 1 2 0 2 19 3 0.0-0 2.0-2 60 13 47 25 UT AT 2007 HORNED FROGS HORNED 2007 TT PRIEST RAFAEL PHILLIPS PRESTON 10 60 TFL CB 5-10 163 SO 163 HS Madison 5-10 TX Dallas, CB G6623JR 293 Tascosa TX Amarillo, HS 6-6 OG QBS INT PBU FR 10 FF injuryand was limited to three games. 2007: giatestarts. 2007: contests…six of his eight grabs on the season were at least 11 yards. sus UNLV and San Diego State, respectively, in the final two regular-seasonscrimmage for the Frogs on the year … had 32-second-longest andthefrom alsoplay 26-yardwas receptionsit … him ver-career-long forplay a of season-long50-yard catch inthe 27-0 winover Baylor itwas… 1-yard shy fromMarcus Jackson, inthe 24-12 victory against Colorado State had… a 078181. 50 0 51 1 0 19.8 2 0.0 158 21.4 300 0 8 14 Totals 0 2007 2006 2005 Year RECEIVING REAGAN’S and-13 play in the 21-7 win over SMU … did not play against Stanford and Utah after being injured on the injuredonbeingafter Utahagainst Stanford and a halt when he had a 12-yard grab on a second-12-yardaa hadgrab onhaltwhenhe a 2007: year,wentforfirst downs thestreak… came to reception … ranks third on TCU’s career listcareerTCU’son thirdranks reception … o aeae ad pr ac a 2. … tem- … 20.8 at catch per yards average for his first 17 career receptions, dating back to last porarilyheldthetopspot earlier thisseason … w rcpin, nldn a -ad crn toss scoring 4-yard a including receptions,two opening snap at Wyoming … had a season-best Started all 12 games at right tackle … it representedhis first 12colle- A projected starter at the outset of preseason camp … sufferedan …preseason camp ofoutset the projected Astarterat vrgd ta-et 98 ad per yards 19.8 team-best a Averaged Rec 2 5 2. 3 51 3 20.8 458 22 Yds Avg REAGAN SHAE 86 RAETZ HEATH RICHMOND NIC 63 79 TD TE 6-4 261 JR 261 6-4 HS Idalou TX Idalou, TE T6535JR 315 HS Burleson 6-5 TX Burleson, OT OL 6-8 298 SO 298 6-8 HS Garland South TX Garland, OL Long 2007 HORNED FROG FOOTBALL 33 TEXAS BOWL • RELIANT STADIUM • HOUSTON, TEXAS PLAYERS Long FBNavasota, TX Navosota HS 231 5-11 SO OLCosta Mesa, Calif. Orange Lutheran 6-2HS 277 SR Ganado, TX Ganado HS C 6-3 272 JR 06 TD 36 CHRIS SMITH 75 BLAKE SCHLUETER 74 TONY TONY SAVINO Avg Avg Yds 17 59 3.5 1 14 Att Saw action in four games … ran for a season-best 16 yards on six car- six on yards 16 season-best a for ran … games four in action Saw Made Made his start first at collegiate … Wyoming filled in for an injured Second-team All-Mountain West Conference ... made the watch list for list watch the made ... Conference West All-Mountain Second-team did not see action at Wyoming due to injury. to due Wyoming at action see not did all 86 percent blocking grade … started all 11 games in which he played … he played in which games 11 all … started grade blocking 86 all percent 2007 2007 HORNED FROGS ries in the 37-0 win over New Mexico … also had a pair of carries for two yards two for 2007: carries of pair a had also … Mexico New over win 37-0 the in ries Stanford. at victory 38-36 the in SMITH’S RUSHING Year 2006 2007Totals 9 8 41 18 4.6 2.2 1 14 2007: games. four in action saw … Schlueter Blake 2007: over- top … on center the second placed nation’s an honoring Trophy with the Rimington Frogs the on second also was … blocks knockdown 54 with TCU FF FR 00 PBU 1502 INT 14 00 QBS SAbilene, TX Abilene HS 6-2 215 SR CBKilgore, TX 5-10 174 Kilgore HS SO TFL TFL 27 DAVID ROACH 20 TT NICK SANDERS AT AT UT 25 42 20 62 1.5-10 0.5-6 4 11 0 0 45 101 65 166 7.0-15 0.0-0 3 12 1 4 GP GP Second-team Second-team All-Mountain West Conference ... Has started every game for the second straight year … had an intercep- an had … year straight second the for game every started Has Year Year 2006 GP Totals 13 UT AT 21 TT 9 TFL 30 QBS 1.0-4 INT 0.0-0 PBU 3 FR FF 7 SANDERS’ STATISTICS 2007 12 21 11 32 0.5-6 0.5-6 Totals Year Year 2004 2005 2006 10 2007 11 9 12 25 10 12 26 16 19 41 7 41 0.0-0 32 33 1.0-2 0.0-0 73 2.5-5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 3.5-8 2 0.0-0 0 1 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 ROACH’S STATISTICS 2007: win 27-0 season-opening the in stops four among sack and break-up pass tion, over … Baylor had two PBUs to go with in five tackles a versus 21-7 victory … regis- Force Air at stops, solo all tackles, six a season-best … posted SMU at four and Wyoming at stops five had … also Texas at tackles solo four tered Utah. versus pass a up broke … State Diego San 2007: 2007: career- a with TCU on third places who student graduate best 73 tackles … has nearly all … 12 in 2005) (41, games stops started career-high doubled his previous a to safety, free safety weak … from moved to prior last he season, occupied position the 37-0 victory over New Mexico five with leaders TCU the … among ranks pass break-ups … forced fumbles in wins over Baylor and SMU … reached double figures in stops in back-to-back ver- games with 10 and respectively, 11, tackles, 11 the … SMU and Force Air sus which included one for a loss, versus the Mustangs were a … career-high had six games with at least 25- seven and interception an had … stops tackles to seven go with return yard at Texas … broke up two passes with a tackle for shutout of a the Lobos … also took loss in the in yards in part a for stop negative the win at at Stanford break-up … pass a and tackles recorded nine … Wyoming seven tack- registered BYU. and State Colorado against les BOWLHISTORY COACHES ROSTERS PLAYERS 34 NOTES 2007 HORNED FROG football STATS NINE BOWL GAMES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS PLAYERS ofhis 30 tackles on the season were solo stops. … registered a pass break-up and three solo stops at BYU … 23 negative yards in wins over Colorado State and San Diego State stops,including loss,Stanfordataforone posted …tackles for five had also … Bayloragainstseason-openingwinthe 27-0 in decisionoverUNLV totaled…season-best a sixtackles, allsolos, 21-7 win over SMU … forced a fumble and had four solo tackles in a 34-10 campaign … also had an interception versus Utah … recovered a fumble in the it was his second score off a pick in a four-game stretch dating backwhen heraced to 45yards the into the2006 end zone togive TCU 7-0a lead at Texas … 2007: 2007: nottotal any receptions. 06 3 4 000 .- 3 0 0 0 1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 3.0-5 0.0-0 30 8 7 4 23 4 12 13 Totals 2007 2006 YEAR STATISTICS STEWART’S Appeared in all 12 games … added depth to the tight end position … did Returned an interception for a touchdown for the second straight season GP 5 7 1 8 .- 000 2 5 0.0-0 3.0-5 38 11 27 25 UT AT 2007 HORNED FROGS HORNED 2007 STEWART TORREY STEVENS TOM TT 15 92 TFL B51 7 SR CC HS/Holmes Kosciusko 5-11MS Kosciusko, 175 CB E6622SR 232 6-6 HS Heights Arlington Worth,TX Fort TE QBS INT 2111 PBU FR 11 FF yardeffort … became the first Frog to rush for four touchdowns in a con- single-game rushing performance in TCU history and the Frogs’ third23rd collegiate200- start that night at Qualcomm Stadium … had the 14th-best27-20overyardswin287aMemphismakingwas in2002 … justin his Diego State … it was the most yards by a Frog since Lonta Hobbs ran for yardsrushingfour andtouchdownsSan 45-33 carriesatwin33a on in ConferenceregularOffensiveclosingafterWeek226 Westseasonthewiththe Player Mountain of … yards 56 least at for rushes he when gameshealthywasthathe throughout contesttheFrogsthe5-0are … also topped the Frogs with six touchdowns … TCU posted a 6-2 record in Player ... TCU’s leading rusher with 587 yards on a 5.2 per carry mark … 2007: 07125752641 24 6 1 5.2 6.9 587 112 166 24 Totals 2007 2006 Year RUSHING TURNER’S eetd y i tamts s C’ Ofnie ot Valuable Most Offensive TCU’s as teammates his by Selected test since Jeff Ballard in 2005 versus New Mexico … the scor- 3 5 55 41 7 5.5 753 136 Att ingruns were from 5, 9, 14 and 41 yards … it tied for the Yds third-bestsingle-game rushing touchdown total in TCU history … it was the second 100-yard rushing game of of the season … missed three contests (Air Force,(Airconteststhree missed … seasonthe of his career … had 115 yards on 28 carries while mak- n hs is cleit sat n h 3- vcoy over victory 37-0 the in collegiate start first his ing equaledhiscombined carries forhisfirst fivegames New Mexico … the 28 attempts against the Lobos theagainstattempts 28 the … MexicoNew Avg 27-0victory versus Baylor. TD TURNER JOSEPH 24 Long ooao tt, ymn) u to due Wyoming) State, Colorado nuy hl as big sidelined being also while injury early at Texas … returned from a B6126SO 226 6-1 HS Johnson LyndonB. TX Austin, TB w-ae nuy bec to absence injury two-game uh o 7 yrs icuig a including yards, 75 for rush 07 972010 0 7.2 0.0 29 Totals 0 4 2007 0 2006 Year RECEIVING 17-yardtouchdown, car-12on is n h 3-6 i at win 38-36 the in ries tnod hd w pass two had … Stanford ad o nn cris n the in carries nine on yards eetos o 1 yards 17 for receptions hl adn 6 yards 61 adding while Rec uhn, nldn a 3- a includingrushing, begantheyearwith 56 yard scoring run, on 14 972010 0 7.2 29 4 attempts in the 34-10 the inattempts i oe UL … UNLV over win Yds Avg TD 00 Long 2007 HORNED FROGS PLAYERS TEXAS BOWL • RELIANT STADIUM • HOUSTON, TEXAS HOUSTON, • STADIUM RELIANT • BOWL TEXAS 2 0 0
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P 6-4 177 SR TB 5-10 195 JR R 11 Arlington, TX Martin HS 32 Center, TX Center HS N WASH’S STATISTICS WATTS’ RUSHING RECEIVING Year Punts Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Year Att Yds Avg TD Long Year Rec Yds Avg TD Long E 2005 18 103 5.7 0 58 2005 0 0000
2005 4 145 36.2 38 1 0 0 0 D 2006 13 488 37.5 52 1 5 4 1 2006 20 105 5.2 0 19 2006 2 49 24.5 0 47 2007 45 158 3.5 1 13 2007 9 63 7.0 0 33
2007 57 2460 43.2 63 6 10 21 0 Totals 11 112 10.1 0 47 Totals 74 3093 41.8 63 8 15 25 1 Totals 83 366 4.4 1 58 F
2007: Saw action in all 12 games while making four starts … got the first- R 2007: TCU’s Special Teams Most Valuable Player in a vote by team nod at Texas and Air Force in place of an injured Aaron Brown … O his teammates ... Honorable-mention All-Mountain West ran for a season-high and team-best 48 yards on 12 carries while adding
Conference ... appeared on the Ray Guy Award Watch List a pass reception against the Falcons … had three receptions to go with G … places third in the MWC and 17th nationally with a 43.2- 29 yards on the ground versus the Longhorns … had a season-long 13- yard clip … his average ranks fourth for a single season in yard run at Wyoming … his first collegiate touchdown was a 1-yard run for TCU history … instrumental in the Frogs placing second in TCU’s first points of the season in the 27-0 win over Baylor … places sixth F the MWC and 13th in the country in net punting (37.9 yards) on the Frogs with 158 yards rushing … his nine receptions are third on the O … had 36.8 percent (21-of-57) of his punts go inside the team among running backs … was also in the starting lineup against O opponent 20-yard line … 4-of-6 punts at Texas went inside Stanford and Utah … had three receptions against the Utes … posted a the 20 as he averaged 44.5 yards season-long 33-yard catch as part of two grabs for 40 yards in the 38-36 T on six attempts versus the win over the Cardinal. B Longhorns … put 3-of-4 attempts inside the 20 at San Diego State A
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son … did not have a punt blocked … had 11 punts of L 50 yards or better … had career-best 63-yard punts in consecu- tive weeks at Texas and Air Force … averaged 50.0 yards on four attempts versus the Falcons … opened the year with a 44.3 mark JIMMY on seven punts against Baylor … had a season-high eight attempts in the SMU game and posted a 45.9 average. YOUNG WR 6-1 200 RFR 88 Monroe, LA Quachita Parish YOUNG’S RECEIVING Year Rec Yds Avg TD Long DARYL 2007 22 310 14.1 1 70 Totals 22 310 14.1 1 70 WASHINGTON 2007: Places sixth on the Frogs with 22 receptions … his 14.1 yards per catch mark is second among TCU’s top-nine receivers … his LB 6-3 228 SO first collegiate touchdown was also the Frogs’ 41 Irving, TX Irving HS longest play from scrimmage this season, a 70- yard connection with Andy Dalton in the 38-36 WASHINGTON’S STATISTICS win at Stanford … totaled three receptions for YEAR GP UT AT TT TFL QBS INT PBU FR FF 2006 13 14 2 16 1.0-8 0.0-0 0 0 0 1 110 yards on the day … it was TCU’s highest 2007 11 25 7 32 3.0-9 0.5-5 0100 total for receiving yards in a game in nearly two Totals 24 39 9 48 4.0-17 0.5-5 0 1 0 1 years (Cory Rodgers, 128 at Air Force, Oct. 22, 2005) … it also represented the most receiving 2007: Special teams standout who is tied for the national lead with three punt yards by a redshirt freshman at TCU since blocks … shares the nation’s top mark with Ohio’s Joshua Abrams … also Rodgers had 171 yards on six catches in 2003 at played very well in a reserve role at linebacker … 25 of his 32 tackles were solo Houston … also had three-reception games in wins stops … blocked punts versus Air Force, Wyoming and Utah … the block over SMU and UNLV … made his collegiate debut against the Utes saw him display his athleticism as he leaped high in the air with two receptions for 35 yards in the 27-0 win over over the upbacks … the ball was returned by Stephen Hodge for a TCU touch- Baylor … had at least one catch in 11 of the 12 games down … also totaled four tackles against Utah … had a career-best seven … totaled eight contests with multiple receptions. stops, including 1.5 for a loss, in the win at Stanford … also broke up a pass against the Cardinal … matched his career-high with seven solo stops at BYU … combined on a sack in the 27-0 win over Baylor … posted a tackle for a loss in the 24-12 decision versus Colorado State … totaled five tackles in the 37-0 victory against New Mexico.
35 BOWLHISTORY COACHES ROSTERS PLAYERS 36 NOTES 2007 HORNED FROG football STATS NINE BOWL GAMES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS COACHES had16 players drafted with a total of 30 in NFL camps. 2007. Frogsselectionshad18 2005,2006inand1114 in TCU has set the pace on the all-conference teams. The one All- and Academic All-Americans five All-American. Freshman selections, 10 Americans, All-Conference 75 coached a5-1 mark versus the Big 12 the past three seasons. teamsfrom leagues with automatic BCS bids, including the2006 Bobby Dodd Watch List. National Coach Doddof Bobbythe and RobinsonYear Eddie honors. for finalist 2003He alsoa appeared on MountainWest Conference Coach ofthe Year. Hewas TCU makenine bowl appearances. coordinatorfrom 1998-00. the of school's five nine posting10-win seasons. to He addition was TCU’s defensive in staff on Patterson (formerlycalled Division I-A). amongactive coaches inthe Football Bowl Subdivision withgamesmorethanes20undertheir belt14th and .709winning percentage is second among TCU coach- careervictoryHisFrogs'list.the onthird are wins 61 teams,secondis(.663, championship 55-27-4, national 1934-40). 1938 Patterson's and 1935 the of coach Meyer, Dutch games. 86 after coach head TCU any reach50 victories. sixyearsalsoandisthefastest Horned Frogcoach to morethantwo10-win seasons. hasfourthelastHein mouswith TCU football. December2000,PattersonGary become hassynony- PATTERSON In his tenure as TCU’s head coach, Pattersoncoach,hasheadTCU’s astenure his In In two of its first three seasons in the Mountain West, coach,Pattersonheadhas a seasonssevenas In against games 11 last their in 9-2 are Frogs The Patterson2002thewasConference USA2005and Duringhis 10years oncampus, Patterson has seen of markPatterson’sbest the (.709) record61-25is Pattersontheisonly coach inTCUhistory recordto inHornedFrogsthe ofhelm the takingoverSince After only seven seasons as the Horned Frogs’head Horned the as seasons seven only After h Fos ae o fu cneec tte with titles conference four won have Frogs The coach, Gary Patterson is already No. 3 No. already is Patterson Gary coach, GARYPATTERSON Head Coach Head FROG FACTFROG on TCU’s all-time wins list. wins all-time TCU’son GARY Seventh year Seventh COACHES play. son of league in sea- firsttheir Conference championship West Mountain the to Frogs yardsrushing and 185.1 in total offense. points,10.859.6 ofmarks defensegame allowedper agemargin of24.4 points. During that stretch, the TCU BoiseState (13), BYU (10) and Wisconsin (9). best winning streak at the time in the nation, trailing only duringPatterson’s time as head coach. allowing is 320.0 unityards defensive pergame forthe third-lowest 2007 Thetotal game). per points (12.3 yardsgame)perwhileplacing scoringthird indefense defense (60.8 yards per game) and total defense (234.9 toryover Northern Illinois in the Poinsettia Bowl. opponents Baylor and Texas Tech as well as a 37-7 vic- In 2005,PattersonIn the led TheFrogs’ eightconsecutive winswereaver-an by TCUwonits last eight games in2006 forthe fourth- Frogs’The defenseranked second nationally runin 12 Big over included wins 2006 in 11-2 record An THEPATTERSON FAMILY 2000-present TCU (Head Coach) (Head TCU 2000-present (Defensive TCU 1998-00 (Secondary) Navy Mexico New 1996-97 (Secondary) State Utah 1995 1992-94 State (Calif.) Sonoma State (Kan.) Pittsburg 1989-91 (Defensive Lutheran Cal 1988 (Linebackers) Davis UC 1987 TennesseeTech (Graduate Asst.) State Kansas (Linebackers) 1986 1983-84 1982 Experience: Coaching Children: Married: (1980-81) State Kansas (1978-79) C.C. City Dodge Experience: Playing Degree: Master’s Mater: Alma School: High Hometown: Birthplace: Age: FILE PATTERSON 2007 Texas 2007 (TCU) Bowl (TCU) Bowl Poinsettia 2006 (TCU) Bowl Houston EV1.net 2005 (TCU) Bowl Worth Fort PlainsCapital 2003 (TCU) Bowl AXA2002 Liberty (TCU) Bowl galleryfurniture.com 2001 (TCU) Bowl Mobile Alabama GMAC 2000 (TCU) Bowl Mobile Alabama 1999 (TCU) Bowl Sun Norwest 1998 Mexico) (New Bowl Insight.com 1997 State) (Utah VegasBowl Las 1993 State) (Kansas Bowl Independence 1982 Games: Bowl 1992 Oregon Lightning Bolts Lightning Oregon 1992 Blake,Kelsey, Cade, Gary, and Josh Coordinator/Safeties) Coordinator/Safeties) (Defensive Coordinator) (Defensive (Linebackers) Coordinator) (8) Blake (12), Cade (19), Josh Kelsey Educational Administration TennesseeTech (1984) Education Physical (1983) State Kansas (1978) Kansas Rozel, Kansas Larned, 1960) 13, February (born 47 Pawnee Heights, Kansas Heights, Pawnee 2007 HORNED FROG FOOTBALL 37 TEXAS BOWL • RELIANT STADIUM • HOUSTON, TEXAS Wins COACHES CAREER GAMES COACHED AT TCU PATTERSON’S RECORD BREAKDOWN CAREER COACHING WINS AT TCU No. Coach ...... Games 1. Dutch Meyer...... 201 2. Abe Martin...... 145 3. Jim Wacker4...... 100 Gary Patterson ...... 865. Pat Sullivan...... 67 6. Dry F.A...... 66 7. Francis Schmidt8...... 57 A. Madison Bell ...... 55 vs. Conference Opponents ...... 38-17 vs. Non-Conference Opponents ...... 23-8 vs. Ranked Opponents ...... 4-4 Home Games...... 33-6 Road Games...... 25-16 Neutral Site Games...... 3-3 August...... 0-1 September...... 21-8 October ...... 19-7 November...... 16-6 December...... 5-3 FROGS UNDER PATTERSON Situation Record Score First...... 44-14 When Opp. Scores First...... 17-11 Lead at the Half...... 48-8 at Trail the Half...... 9-15 Tied at the Half...... 4-2 After Lead 3 Quarters...... 50-7 After 3 Quarters...... 4-15Trail After 3 Tied Quarters...... 7-3 Games Decided in OT ...... 4-4 300+ yards of Offense ...... 51-19 100+ Rushing Yards...... 58-15 200+ Rushing Yards...... 29-2 200+ Passing Yards...... 30-15 300+ Passing Yards...... 8-5 Win Time of Possession...... 45-11 Yards.....37-5At Opp. or Under 300 Total Yards...... 24-20 Allow 300+ Total Opp. Under 100 Rush Yds...... 43-5 No. Coach 1. Dutch Meyer...... 109 2. Abe Martin...... 74 3. Gary Patterson ...... 614. Francis Schmidt5...... 47 Jim Wacker ...... 40 GARY PATTERSON GARY In 2004, the Frogs finished in the top 20 in the nation in nation the in 20 top the in finished Frogs the 2004, In amassed Patterson 18 years as an coach, assistant first In season at TCU, 1998, Patterson’s the Horned Patterson’s 1999 TCU defense ended the season and yards total 245.0 only In allowed the Frogs 2000, Prior to his in spent two arrival Fort Patterson Worth, A true defensive specialist, Patterson had a similar acumen dates back defensive to Patterson’s his own received and 1982 in assistant graduate a as served He one including staffs, bowl 11 of part been has Patterson Aside from being an accomplished Division I head to the is married Patterson Kansas, of Rozel, native A time that had happened at TCU since the 1950s. His lead- His 1950s. the since TCU at happened had that time the both for a him finalist made squad 2003 of the ership hon- Year the of Coach Dodd Bobby and Robinson Eddie for the Hula coach an He ors. assistant named was also Bowl. scoring passing offense, offense and total The offense. Patterson Frogs chapter of the 1999, TCU Since football, however, has defense. been of tradition a by dominated defense total in nationally five top the in ranked been have times. four from torch the taking before Frogs, the with three including Dennis Franchione prior to the Bowl. Alabama 2000 GMAC Mobile touchdowns, six defensive a scored Frogs school-record 12 passes intercepted and was only allowed It 19.6 points per years. 30 over in game per points fewest the - game sea- previous the 1-10 was by that a team accomplished son. post- Frogs The defense. total in country the in fifth ranked Conference Athletic Western the led and shutouts ed two category. defensive major every in cat- both in nation the in first ranking game, per points 9.6 all- first-team earned players Five of Patterson’s egories. Frank the for a finalist was he and recognition conference award. Year the of Coach Assistant National Broyles coach safeties and coordinator as defensive the seasons in at 22 The New total takeaways Lobos collected Mexico. year, next The 1996. in touchdowns defensive three and Patterson style, New Mexico improved their total take- interceptions. 16 including 29, to aways In at impact just one as Navy. season the Midshipmen’s defense the elevate he helped in 1995, coach secondary in defense pass in the 28th and national defense rankings. scoring in Navy 17th defense, finished 18th in total efficiency. playing days at Kansas and State, 1980 where in he Wildcats the played for strong linebacker outside and safety 1981. in his degree in education bachelor’s 1983. physical He Tech at Tennessee position coaching the took linebacker administra- educational in degree master’s a earning while 1984. in tion The Mexico. New and State Utah State, Kansas with each TCU. at come have eight other several On player. guitar skilled a also is Patterson coach, TCU has fans Patterson entertained with occasions, his area. Worth Fort the around rallies pep at skills guitar Cade (19), Josh sons: three has He Hayes. Kelsey former (8). Blake and (12) and and 23rd in poll poll and 11th in the USA USA Today poll. poll. It was TCU’s highest season-end- highest It TCU’s was poll. poll. They finished the season 11-2 and 11-2 season the finished They poll. USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll Coaches Today/ESPN USA Associated Press Associated Eleven Eleven of Patterson’s 54 career wins came in the 10-0 a to off got Frogs the guidance, Patterson’s Under It It was also TCU’s first outright conference champi- (8- mark league undefeated first its recorded also TCU The Frogs opened and closed the 2005 season with TCU, TCU, picked to finish sixth in 2005 MWC preseason TCU in BCS standings. 14th were the final The Frogs playing while achieved was 2005 in success Patterson’s mar- turnover in nation the led defense Frog 2005 The Setting the pace in is nationally categories defensive Of the nine head coaches in the Mountain West TCU has been no to in stranger the the post-season in Frogs the with coach as head season full first In his championship conference and record 10-2 Patterson’s Horned Frogs’ 2003 campaign, when TCU climbed as high as climbed TCU when campaign, 2003 Frogs’ Horned at that ranking - highest the in rankings BCS the as sixth confer- qualifying for time a a from non-automatic school ence. start after opening Press the Associated season first the - row a in ranked year second the for 25th 25 top the in in ranked the onship since 1958. The Frogs posted an 11-1 record sec- for record an The 1958. posted since Frogs the 11-1 onship and history school in season 11-win fourth the just years. three in ond 0) back has dating to taken part in 1938. Patterson four Frogs. the with titles conference over victories Big 12 a teams. Following 27-24 EV1.net Bowl Houston win over saw Iowa TCU State, Patterson climb to ninth in the Press Associated ing ranking since 1959. since ranking ing at 5 No. victory a with 17-10 campaign the opened polls, Oklahoma. It was TCU’s first win against an opponent that high ranked a since over 6-0 in No. victory 1 Texas 1961. only trailing times, 20 standings BCS the in appeared has a non- from schools among most the for (26) State Boise conference. qualifying automatic a total of 21 redshirt or true category. freshmen, tying that in for fourth nationally gin (+21), (26) interceptions and takeaways (40). 50 with touch- record The school set a single-season offense all-time second ranked scored points 398 its while downs TCU. at new nothing His for teams Patterson. led the in country rank- - the during game defense 2000 In and 2002 per 2002, campaigns. yards rushing 64.8 only allowed Frogs the well. as category that in first ing accumu- has Long Rocky Mexico’s New only Conference, lated more TCU, at head spot top the coaching taking to experience at Prior Patterson. their than current school coor- defensive Frogs’ the as years three spent Patterson coach. safeties and dinator Patterson era. The Frogs have emerged five victorious times in their run of eight bowl games in State nine seasons, Colorado champion MWC over win 17-3 a including Bowl. Liberty AXA 2002 the in was 2001, Patterson one of only eight with coaches their no lead to experience coaching head I Division previous teams to bowl He appearances. to proceeded take the years. three first his of each in bowl a to Frogs of Coach USA Conference him earned season 2002 the in ranked season the finished Frogs The accolades. Year the 22nd in the the the BOWLHISTORY COACHES ROSTERS PLAYERS 38 NOTES 2007 HORNED FROG football STATS NINE BOWL GAMES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS COACHES 257-5394. (817) or [email protected] at media Cohen Mark director relations TCU contact please on live heard gofrogs.com. be also can the comments from Patterson’s media. questions take to luncheon the at present be will players Frog campus. TCU the Events on Center Justin the Special of Room the at in Tuesday noon media each a luncheon hosts Patterson closed. are practices walk-through All office. tions clearance from the media rela- receiving after practice during drills individual shoot to mitted per- are photographers and TV crews times. the confirm attending to Cohen p.m. Mark contact should those the 6 but to media, open and are 3 Practices of hours the between workouts ducts COVERING PRACTICE interview. an conduct prac to or tice ing class or be pulled from a meet- miss will player No media relations. TCU through dinated PLAYERS INTERVIEWING at (817) 257-5394. or Cohen [email protected] Mark director with relations media athletics coordinated TCU be Monday to are p.m. Interviews Thursday. through 2:30 and 2 between interviews phone tele- for available is Patterson INTERVIEWING PATTERSON f o pa o attending, on plan you If Gary coach Frog Horned con- normally TCU football coor- be must interviews All Gary coach football TCU WEEKLYNEWS CONFERENCES MEDIA INFO MEDIA GARYPATTERSON 91-6v ea eh(4 12-3 17-10 28-55 W W 31-34 L Texas at (7) 17-3 7-21 37-22 Texas vs Tech (24) L (5) Oklahoma at 09-08-07 W (12) Louisville at W 09-16-06 L (18) State Boise vs 09-03-05 (23) State Colorado 11-10-04 (17) Louisville vs 12-23-03 (4) Nebraska at 12-31-02 11-23-01 37-7 08-25-01 31-34 W Date 27-24 L Opponents Ranked Illinois Northern W VERSUS PATTERSON State Boise 9-28 State Iowa 21-28 Poinsettia 2006 L Houston EV1.net 2005 L Worth Fort 2003 Miss Southern Liberty 2002 Texas A&M galleryfurniture.com 2001 Mobile Alabama 2000 Bowl GAMES BOWL PATTERSON’S Poinsettia Houston .846 .917 VICTORIES MILESTONE PATTERSON’S 2 Worth Fort 1 11 Liberty .846 TCU 11 TOTALS .833 TCU 2 2007 TCU 2 11 2006 TCU 10 2005 TCU 2004 TCU 2003 TCU 2002 TCU 2001 2000 Year RECORD COACHING HEAD PATTERSON’S PATTERSONPHILOSOPHY filling every step possible for a player.”a for possible step every filling have a chance to win a conference championship, we’re ful- also and student-athletes the graduate you eligibility.When degrees on while their completing master’s their fifth year of here, been worked have many and graduated have players our of most we’ve Since classroom. the in business their of care take to kids the push We rates. graduation our by You’re lives. their with more than just a football player on at TCU. I think that is proven go they as helped be to going the practice field, but when it’s over, they know that they are on step I when business all am I that understand They me. to talk and come can kids The coach. player’s a I’m “I feel coach head a as himself On school.” unique and special very a is number.TCU a than more be and campus on people know you can get a quality education, have a great where deal of friends, one – school user-friendly very a is It program. our of philosophy the with blends which atmosphere, family a to itself lends different.year,size yourself The made have you walked that number a students 1,500 graduate only you another When line. the through just weren’t you – are you who know people here, from graduate you when that place a It’s TCU. at first come People school. special a is “TCU University the On Win 51-50 oivleFr ot 31-28 27-21 Albuquerque Worth Fort Mexico New Louisville 11-11-06 11-05-03 50 25 90-1NrhTxsDno 19-5 Denton Texas North 09-01-01 1 Date School Opponent Won 61 25 .709 (7 Years) (7 .709 25 61 Opponent 75 56 66 01 Lost ooaoSaeW17-3 W State Colorado Opponent 53Texas .583 - .455 galleryfurniture.com Mobile Alabama .500 .000 Pct. Site Bowl W/L 13-34 L W/L Score Score Score thing that you can do at TCU is get your degree.” your important get is TCU at do can you most that thing the Ultimately, round. first the is for early leave to want would you round only the that kids our advise would way,but the in stand don’t early.We leaving in merit of lot a there’s think I pick, round first certain a are you “If NFL the for early leaving On one.” and fourth it’s when other each on count can who guys have You games. ball foot- of lot a win you people, of kind those have you When compete. to want who those are recruit to want we people of kind The successful. be to compete to how understand you here, leave you When years. 50 to 40 next the for you prepare to but here, are you years five or four the for you prepare to just not is stay goal ultimate Our to program. our within hard very it’s accountable, not are you If actions. their for accountable held are They be. can they that best the be to players our want We family. your or teammates Make right. sure that you don’t embarrass yourself, your university,act your players– the for rule one only about here talk We bowls. major the of one in play to BCS conference non- a from school first the be to chance a had and 2003 in not, or poll conceivable BCS the in sixth to climbed We goal. ultimate our that’s it’s believe people Whether champi- onship. national a win to is goal pyramid our of top “The team the for expectations his On Total...... 61-25 ...... 2-1 Wyoming ...... 1-0 Vanderbilt ...... 1-2 Utah ...... 1-1 USF UNLV...... 3-0 ...... 1-0 UC Davis UAB...... 1-2 ...... 2-2 Tulane ...... 1-1 TexasTech ...... 0-1 Texas A&M ...... 0-1 Texas Stanford...... 1-0 ...... 3-2 Miss Southern ...... 5-1 SMU State...... 3-0 Diego San Oklahoma...... 1-0 ...... 0-1 State Northwestern Northwestern...... 2-0 ...... 1-0 Illinois Northern ...... 2-0 Texas North Mexico...... 3-0 New Nebraska...... 0-1 ...... 1-0 Navy Memphis...... 1-0 Louisville...... 3-1 ...... 1-0 State Iowa Houston...... 4-0 Carolina...... 0-2 East State...... 4-0 Colorado Cincinnati...... 1-2 BYU...... 1-2 State...... 0-1 Boise ...... 2-0 Baylor Army...... 6-0 ...... 1-0 Arizona ...... 2-1 Force Air OPPONENTS ALL VS. PATTERSON 2005 Mountain West Conference Coach of the Yearthe of Coach Conference West Mountain Bowl Hula – Coach Assistant Yearthe of finalist Coach Dodd Bobby 2005 Yearthe of finalist Coach Robinson Eddie 2004 Yearthe of USA Coach Conference 2003 2003 Coach National Assistant Broyles Frank 2002 2000 Date ACCOLADES PATTERSON’S Honors of the Yearthe of finalist 2007 HORNED FROG FOOTBALL 39 TEXAS BOWL • RELIANT STADIUM • HOUSTON, TEXAS COACHES The The duo at also together worked Aided by 2006 TCU Bumpas,the ends defensive coached Bumpas Bumpas was nominated for the The 2005 TCU defense led the In a coaching career that has A native of Fort Smith, Ark., State in the early 1980s. He was the was He 1980s. early the in State 1981 in coach line defensive Wildcats’ when Patterson was a senior line- backer. Patterson then became a Kansas State graduate assistant in staff. on Bumpas joined and 1982 Navy at and 1992-94 from State Utah was Bumpas places, both At 1995. in the coach. defensive secondary the was coordinator Patterson while in nationally second ranked defense run defense (60.8 yards per game) while ypg.) (234.9 and defense total (12.3 defense scoring in third placing game). per points Tommy Blake and Chase Ortiz to first-team Conference All-Mountain honors in 2005 2006. This and West season, Ortiz became TCU’s first three-time first-team all- in player 30 (Mike years conference 1975-77). Renfro, 2005 Frank Coach of Assistant the award. Year Broyles He National was named National Defensive the Frogs’ Coordinator the of following Rivals.com 2005 in Week the Oklahoma. at win 17-10 inter- (+21), margin turnover in nation ceptions (26) and takeaways (40). sacks 41 with MWC the topped TCU in touchdowns three just allowed and its final three games, 10 for of out zone end the keeping opponent its quarters. won has Bumpas years, 29 spanned in championships acad- four service conferences three all at coached and emies. He has also coached in 14 came to Bumpas TCU bowl games. after as serving Michigan’s Western season. one for coordinator defensive was Bumpas letterman a three-year and He for captain the Razorbacks. of Player Defensive SWC named was DICK Fourth year Defensive Line ASSISTANTS ASSISTANTS Arkansas (1973) Coordinator/ Assistant Head Coach) (Linebackers/Special Teams) Coordinator/Assistant Head Coach) Coordinator/ Assistant Head Coach /Defensive Line) Coord./Asst. Head Coach/Linebackers) (Defensive Coord./ Linebackers) Coordinator/ Defensive Line) Fort Arkansas Smith, BUMPAS Defensive Coordinator/ Gloria 58 (born December 19, 1949) Dick Bumpas joined TCU in February 2004 as the defensive coordinator as 2004 the defensive TCU in February joined Bumpas Dick at Kansas Patterson Gary coach Frog Horned with worked first Bumpas Surratt. Gloria former the to married is Bumpas 1969 Sugar Bowl (Arkansas) 19701970 Sugar Bowl (Arkansas) 1977 Blue-Gray Game (Arkansas) 1982 Orange Bowl (Arkansas) 1986 Independence Bowl (Kansas State) 1986 Sugar Bowl (Tennessee) 1988 Liberty Bowl (Tennessee) 1990 Peach Bowl (Tennessee) 1991 Cotton Bowl (Arkansas) 1992 Orange Bowl (Notre Dame) 1993 Sugar Bowl (Notre Dame) 1996 Las Bowl Vegas (Utah State) 2005 Aloha Bowl (Navy) 2006 EV1.net Houston Bowl (TCU) 2007 Poinsettia Bowl (TCU) Bowl (TCU) Texas and defensive line coach. line defensive and tackle. defensive at honors All-America consensus earning 1970, in 1973. in Year the Arkansas from education in degree bachelor’s a received He BUMPAS FILE Age: Hometown: Married: Alma Mater: Playing Experience: Arkansas (1967-1970) All-American Bowl (1971) British Columbia Lions (1974) Memphis Southmen (1974-76) Coaching Experience: 197719781979-80 Arkansas Assistant) 1981-82(Graduate Air Force (Defensive Line) Army 1983-84(Defensive Line) Kansas State (Defensive Line) (Defensive Tech Tennessee 1985-88 Tennessee 19891990-911992-94 Notre Dame (Defensive Line) Arkansas (Defensive Line) Utah State (Defensive 1995-98 Navy (Defensive 19971999-02 Houston (Co-Defensive All-Star Blue-Gray Classic 2003 Western 2004-07Michigan TCU (Defensive Bowl Games: Cory Rodgers was a was fourth-round Rodgers Cory Reggie who Harrell, signed as a During his three-year career, Both Harrell and Rodgers rank closed Harmon In Quentily 2006, Prior to assuming his current been drafted by NFL teams. NFL by drafted been pick by Green Bay in 2006, while Adrian and fifth Madise the in selected were Dunbar and LaTarence and in by 2003 Denver rounds sixth Atlanta, All respectively. three fin- ished their careers in the top 10 of categories. receiving TCU various free agent with Dallas, became the school’s first 1,000-yard receiver in Frogs. Horned the with 2003 Rodgers tied Mike Renfro’s career TCU mark of 17 receiving downs. touch- in history school in 10 top the among career receptions and yards while recognition. all-conference earning his career addition, In as catches. TCU’s 111 with ninth-leading receiver Michael DePriest was signed as a Indianapolis. by 2007 in free-agent TCU the on served Anderson duties, staff coaching as a assis- graduate 10th year JARRETT Wide Receivers
New Mexico (1993) Tyler, Texas Tyler,
Aidan Lisa Wide Receivers)
37 (born December 7, 1970) Anderson Anderson spent one season (1997) as an Anderson graduated from New Mexico in Anderson and his wife, Jarrett Anderson is in his seventh year as the TCU wide receivers coach is as year in the TCU his receivers wide Anderson seventh Jarrett have years four last the in receivers TCU three tutelage, Anderson’s Under ANDERSON Playing Experience: Experience: Playing (1990-91) College Junior Tyler New Mexico (1992-93) Coaching Experience: 19941997 New Mexico Assistant) (Graduate J.C. Tyler (Running Backs/ 1998-00Assistant) TCU (Graduate 2001-07 TCU (Wide Receivers) Bowl Games: 19981999 Norwest Sun Bowl (TCU) 2000Alabama Mobile Bowl (TCU) 2001Alabama GMAC Mobile Bowl (TCU) 2002 galleryfurniture.com Bowl (TCU) 2003 AXA Liberty Bowl (TCU) 2005 PlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl (TCU) 2006 EV1.net Houston Bowl (TCU) 2007 Poinsettia Bowl (TCU) Bowl (TCU) Texas Alma Mater: Hometown: Married: Children: Age: ANDERSON FILE tant from 1998-00, working primarily with the Frogs’ offensive line. offensive Frogs’ the with primarily working 1998-00, from tant where College, Junior Tyler at coach assistant he worked with the He receivers. began running his playing collegiate backs and career at to before Tyler transferring New He Mexico. for lettered the Lobos in both 1993. and 1992 stud- university in degree bachelor’s a with 1993 TCU’s in degree a master’s earned and ies program. MLA Aidan. son: a have Lisa, and 10th overall with the Frogs. the with overall 10th and BOWLHISTORY COACHES ROSTERS PLAYERS 40 NOTES 2007 HORNED FROG football STATS NINE BOWL GAMES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS COACHES Illinois the State volleyball for team. coach head associate of Tulsa, nativeOkla. a is Fuente Murray State, of graduate 1999 A Oklahoma Wranglers the in the Arena League. with sionally profes- played Fuente career, per (134.1 game). yards with 1,743 rushing in nationally single-season sixth ranking while record State Illinois an Pierre set Rembert back Running yards). (231.6 offense total and yards) (227.8 heled the league in passing All-Gateway Conference honors first-teamas to Drone Luketerback points)in (39.22005. scoring and yards) offense (477.6 total both in fifth ranking anaverage of397.5 yards pergame after totaloffense the last two seasons. The Redbirds placed eighth in 2006 with inDivision I-AA. finalist for the Walter Payton Award, given annually to theson. nation’s He was the top Ohio player Valley Conference Offensive Player of the MurrayYearState, andincluding a total offense and passing yards in agame and sea- Texas(TCU) Bowl 2007 Mater: Alma Married: Hometown: Age: FILE FUENTE runningbacks coach. 2007 TCU (Running Backs) (Running TCU Games: Bowl 2007 (Offensive State llinois (Quarterbacks) State Illinois 2004-06I 2001-03 Experience: Coaching (2000-01) Wranglers Oklahoma (1998-99) State Murray (1996-97) Oklahoma Experience: Playing Fuente’s wife, Jenny, was the collegiate his Following coachedFuenteRedbirdquar- UnderFuente’s direction, Illinois Stateranked nationallythetop10 in in Fuentefilled an opening with the Horned Frogs after quarterbacks coach JustinFuente joined the TCUfootball coaching staff in February 2007 as 31 (born July 30, 1976) 30, July (born 31 Jenny Tulsa,Okla. Murray State (1999) State Murray Coordinator/Quarterbacks) FUENTE Running Backs Running ASSISTANTS JUSTIN First year First forhis final two years of eligibility. He then transferred to Murray State record11touchdownwithpasses. Fuenteset coordinator. an Oklahoma freshman offensive Sooners’ under Winder. Oklahoma At the time, at Winder was the (1996-97) sivecoordinator. doublehimtheRedbirds’ as offen- saw years three past The State. Illinois at coach quarterbacks as spendingtheprevious sixseasons backscoach. quarter- to coach backs running from switched then Schultz Mike fession.offensiveTCU coordinator coachingthepro-yearsin 41 and ment following five seasons at TCU WinderannouncedDickretire-his Fuenteset11 school records at seasons two played Fuente after TCU to came Fuente ferenceselections during his time in Normal, Ill. at Illinois State as the linebackers coach. He mentored a pair of all-con- Games: Bowl TCU(Safeties) (Linebackers) State Illinois Texas Southwest (Safeties) 2001-07 (Graduate Mexico 1998-00 New 1997 1996 (Graduate State Oklahoma 1994-95 Experience: Coaching (1990-93) State Oklahoma Experience: Playing Mater: Alma Hometown: Age: FILE GLASGOW hisseventh year as the Horned Frogs’ safeties coach. 07Texas(TCU) Bowl (TCU) Bowl Poinsettia (TCU) Bowl Houston EV1.net PlainsCapitalFort Worth Bowl (TCU) 2007 (TCU) Bowl AXALiberty 2006 (TCU) Bowl galleryfurniture.com 2005 2003 2002 2001 Prior to his stint at Southwest Texas State, Glasgow spent one year StephenWithDavidHodgeRoachand second-team All-Mountain Chad Glasgow, a member of Gary Patterson’s first staff at TCU, is in GLASGOW 35 (born January 18, 1972) 18, January (born 35 Oklahoma State (1995) State Oklahoma Oklahoma Woodward, Assistant) Assistant) Glasgowalso hadcoaching stops as gaut assat t both at assistant graduate a CHAD kaoa tt (949) under (1994-95) State Oklahoma Seventh year Seventh o Smos n Nw Mexico New and Simmons Bob 19) ih ens Franchione. Dennis with (1996) Pattersonwas the Lobos’ defensive Safeties coordinatorthat season. Texas Southwest State from 1998-00. at Carroll, C.J. Southland Conference Player of the 2000 Year including CanadianFootball League. the in contractprofessional and MarvinGodbolt,inkeda who Bills, Buffalo the with signee free-agent Kenneth a Hilliard, safeties ference Glasgowalsotutored all-con- 2005. in All-MWC were Modkins Jeremy andselection. White second-team a was Brian Bonner Bengals. Cincinnati the fourth-roundof pickdraft first-team All-MWC and later a selectionsat safety for TCU. all-conference nine coached now has Glasgow season, this picks Conference West Glasgow coached safeties, TCU, at arriving Since In2006, Marvin White was lso pae line- played Glasgow A three-year letterwinner, akr t Oklahoma at backer State. He earned a earnedHeState. bachelor’sdegree rm S in OSU from in1995. administration s s e n i s u b ASSISTANTS COACHES TEXAS BOWL • RELIANT STADIUM • HOUSTON, TEXAS HOUSTON, • STADIUM RELIANT • BOWL TEXAS 2 0 0
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McMILLIAN SCHULTZ O Cornerbacks Offensive Coordinator/ R Fourth year Quarterbacks N
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Charles McMillian joined the TCU staff in January 2004 and has served The longest tenured full-time assistant coach at TCU, Mike Schultz is in his D
as cornerbacks coach throughout his time in Fort Worth. 10th season directing the Horned Frogs’ multiple offense. He serves as both McMillian coached his fourth All-MWC selection this season as sopho- offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. F
more Rafael Priest, a key part in Schultz was the running backs R McMILLIAN FILE TCU ranking ninth nationally in SCHULTZ FILE coach his first nine years at TCU. With pass defense efficiency, was an the retirement of quarterbacks coach O Age: 35 (born December 28, 1971) Age: 49 (born January 3, 1958)
honorable-mention pick. Dick Winder in February 2007, Schultz G In 2006, with freshmen Priest took over the quarterbacks with Justin Hometown: Bryan, Texas Hometown: Houston, Texas and Nick Sanders starting all 13 Fuente hired to coach running backs.
Married: Cydryce games, TCU allowed just nine Married: Cindy Three of the four highest-scoring F touchdown passes. Sanders was teams in TCU history have played Children: Cherrelle and Mykayla an honorable mention Freshman Children: Taylor, Kendall and under Schultz’s direction. Including a O Jordan Alma Mater: Utah State (1995) All-American. school-record 410 points in 2000 and O McMillian coached All- Alma Mater: Sam Houston State (1979) the 2005 total of 398 which is the sec- Playing Experience: Mountain West Conference cor- ond within TCU. T
San Jose City College (1991-92) ners Drew Coleman and Quincy Playing Experience: The 2005 Frogs set a single-sea- B Utah State (1993-94) Butler in 2005. Coleman was a Sam Houston State (1977-78) son school record with 50 touch- A Coaching Experience: sixth-round draft pick of the New Coaching Experience: downs. The other top marks for touch- 1995 Utah State (Spring practice York Jets, while Butler was a free 1979-80 Sam Houston State downs also came under Schultz (49, L student asst.) (Linebackers/Quarterbacks/ agent with the Dallas Cowboys. 2000; 48, 2004). L 1995-97 Navy (Defensive Assistant/ Mark Walker was third-team all- Receivers) Two of TCU’s top-three games in Special Teams) 1981 UTEP (Receivers/Tight Ends) 1998-99 Boise State (Secondary) conference in 2004. 1982 Kansas State (Tight Ends) total offense are under Schultz. The 2000 Navy (Secondary) Prior to his arrival at TCU, 1983-84 Tennessee Tech Frogs had a school-record 782 yards 2001 Cincinnati (Secondary) McMillian spent two seasons as (Secondary/ versus Houston in 2003 and a 694- 2002-03 Indiana (Secondary) the cornerbacks coach at Indiana Running Backs) yard effort at San Diego State this sea- 2004-07 TCU (Cornerbacks) University (2002-03). Before tak- 1985 Texas (Assistant Coach) son that ranks third. 1986-89 Round Rock Westwood Bowl Games: ing on his duties at Indiana, High School Since Schultz’s arrival in 1998, the 1993 Las Vegas Bowl (Utah State) McMillian spent one year at the (Assistant) TCU running game has consistently 1996 Aloha Bowl (Navy) 1990-91 Southwest Texas 1998 Humanitarian Bowl (Boise State) University of Cincinnati (2001) been among the best in the nation. 2001 Motor City Bowl (Cincinnati) where he helped the Bearcats to a (Secondary/Recruiting) The 2006 team ranked ninth in rushing 2005 EV1.net Houston Bowl (TCU) 7-5 record and the Motor City 1992-95 New Mexico (Asst. Head (194.6 yards per game) and 17th in 2006 Poinsettia Bowl (TCU) Coach/ Secondary) 2007 Texas Bowl (TCU) Bowl. 1996-97 New Mexico (Asst. Head total offense (408.5 ypg.). Previous to his tenure at Coach/Running Backs) During his time as running backs Cincinnati, McMillian logged stints 1998-00 TCU (Running Game coach, Schultz made a habit of devel- at Utah State, Boise State and the United States Naval Academy. Coordinator/Running Backs) oping young players at the position. 2001-07 TCU (Offensive Coordinator/ He began his coaching career as a student assistant at Utah State for Running Backs) Prior to Aaron Brown receiving spring practice in 1995 while finishing his undergraduate degree. 2005 Mountain West Conference McMillian departed Utah State in 1995 for the first of two coaching Bowl Games: Freshman of the Year honors as a true 1997 Insight.com Bowl (New Mexico) tenures at Navy. He spent three years (1995-97) as a military assistant 1998 Norwest Sun Bowl (TCU) freshman, Lonta Hobbs and Robert coach, serving as secondary coach for the junior varsity team while assist- 1999 Mobile Alabama Bowl (TCU) Merrill became the only two freshmen ing during varsity defense and special teams practices. 2000 GMAC Mobile Alabama Bowl (TCU) in TCU history to rush for 1,000 yards. 2001 galleryfurniture.com Bowl (TCU) McMillian left Navy to become the secondary coach at Boise State in 2002 AXA Liberty Bowl (TCU) The duo accomplished the feat in 1998, a position he held for two years. The Broncos posted a 10-3 record 2003 PlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl (TCU) back-to-back seasons (Hobbs 2002, 2005 EV1.net Houston Bowl (TCU) in 1999 with a victory over Louisville in the Humanitarian Bowl. 2006 Poinsettia Bowl (TCU) Merrill 2003). McMillian returned to Navy as a secondary coach in 2000, helping safe- 2007 Texas Bowl (TCU) Schultz has tutored a 1,000-yard ty Chris Lepore earn All-America honors. rusher in five of his nine campaigns in McMillian was a Utah State captain for two years (1993-94). The Aggies Fort Worth - with Basil Mitchell, LaDainian Tomlinson (twice), Hobbs and Merrill won the Big West title and appeared in the 1993 Las Vegas Bowl. each earning that distinction. Prior to Schultz’s arrival, TCU had boasted just A native of Bryan, Texas, McMillian is a 1995 graduate of Utah State with four 1,000-yard rushers in more than 100 years of college football. a degree in science and liberal arts. Schultz served six seasons at New Mexico, the first four as the assistant McMillian and his wife, Cydryce, were married in 2005. He has two head coach and secondary coach and the final two as the assistant head coach daughters: Cherrelle and Mykayla. and running backs coach. The Houston native began his coaching career at his alma mater, Sam Houston State, in 1979. Schultz then assisted at UTEP and Kansas State. His next stops were with Fred Akers’ staff at Texas for one season (1985) and three years at Round Rock (Texas) Westwood High School as an assistant. Schultz and his wife, Cindy, have three daughters: Taylor, Kendall and Jordan.
41 BOWLHISTORY COACHES ROSTERS PLAYERS 42 NOTES 2007 HORNED FROG football STATS NINE BOWL GAMES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS oftwo children: Alexandraand Andrea. 1985and his master’s degree in liberal arts in 1992. ingto his alma mater in 1988. caught42 passes for 596 yards and seven touchdowns. attack,ningSharpearned All-Southwest heConferenceas1984 honorsin Fayettevillein 29 years. Frogs’victoryArkansas,infirstatthe win 32-31 touchdown a receptionin son with an 8-3 record in earning a trip to the Bluebonnet Bowl. He had a key Sharpserved as a graduate assistant under Wacker. siveendsfortwoseasons. Before joining theTCUstafffull-time a on basis, Pat Sullivan. He mentored the tight ends for five years and handled the defen- (2005). Rodgers Cory and 2006) (2007, Bonner Brian specialists inMWC return Special TeamsPlayer of the Yearin 2003. campaign.Browne earned All-Americahonors and was the Conference GuyAwards,Rayrespectively, andGroza USALou the 2002for duringiststhe Texas(TCU) Bowl (TCU) Bowl Poinsettia 2007 (TCU) Bowl Houston EV1.net 2006 (TCU) Bowl Worth Fort PlainsCapital 2005 (TCU) Bowl AXALiberty 2003 (TCU) Bowl galleryfurniture.com 2002 (TCU) Bowl Independence 2001 (TCU) Bowl Bluebonnet 1994 1984 Hometown: Age: FILE SHARP hisalma mater. Sharpisinhis seventh year during his second stint asanassistant coach at Bowl Games: Bowl Ends/Special TCU(Tight Ends) 2001-07 TCU(Defensive TulsaEnds/Special (Tight Ends) 1998-00 TCU(Defensive Ends) TCU(Tight 1997 1992-96 TCU(Graduate Assistant) 1991 1989-90 Experience: Coaching (1986-87) Falcons Atlanta (1981-84) TCU Experience: Playing Degree: Master’s Mater: Alma Children: Married: Special TeamsSpecial Coordinator/ Sharpandhis wife, Cindy, both natives ofBoerne, Texas, arethe parents secondarybachelor’sreceivedineducationhisdegreeinTCUHe from Sharp spent two seasons in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons before return- Inaddition toproviding some outstanding blocking for TCU’s vaunted run- Sharp was a tight end on TCU’s 1984 team which finished the regular sea- Sharppreviously coached atTCU(1991-97) underboth JimWacker and TCU’sspecial teams have also produced three consecutive first-team All- morethepopularofOne players Purpleeverthedon toWhite,and Dan COACHES 45 (born February 5, 1962) 5, February (born 45 Cindy Alexandra and Andrea Alexandra TCU (1985) TCU Boerne, TexasBoerne, Teams) Teams) TCU (1992) SHARP Tight Ends Tight ASSISTANTS Seventh year Seventh DAN utr oy isti ee semifinal- Biasatti were Joey punter gleseason in TCUhistory. 43.2averagewhich ranks afourth forsin-a has Wash All-MWC 2007. in choice honorable-mention seasons. an three last Additionally,punter Derek Wash the was goals Manfredini Chris to a 45-of-52 selection mark on field Conference West All-Mountain three-time and kicker first-teamall-league honors. playerselected overall. 67th National the and 2002 draft League Football the of round third the insecondpick theSchobel was percatch at 20.8. yards average for list career TCU’s on third places Reagan Shae end in 2006.Entering receptions Texasthe Bowl,tight 33 on touchdowns TCU before heading to Tulsa in 1998. ouslycoachedsevenseasonsfor at specialcoordinator.teamsprevi- andHe coach ends tight the as 2001 Sharp returnedtothe Horned Fame, Frogs’ staff in of Hall Lettermen’s lckce Nc Bon and Browne Nick Placekicker place- TCU coached has Sharp McCartygarneredCody2004, In Matt leadership, Sharp’s Under seven totaled ends tight TCU TCU the into inductee 2005 A andVictor. McKinneyin 2003. sivecoordinator at Blinn College before becoming the defensive coordinator natorat at Louisiana-Lafayette from 1999-01. He spent one season as the(Texas) defen- High School from 1997-98, before taking over as the defensive coordi- undercoach Kim Helton and helped the Cougars to the 1996 Liberty Bowl. (1994-96) at the University of Houston whereshortSuitland stayataand he (Md.) HighSchool, worked Tademy withspentthree seasons the defensive ends andwas the recruiting coordinator in his three-year stint at Howard. ballstaff in June 2005. Bowl Games: Bowl (Linebackers) TCU 2005-07 (Texas) McKinney High (Defensive College Blinn 2003-04 2002 (Defensive Louisiana-Lafayette 1999-01 Texas(Texas)City High Ends) (Defensive Houston School (MD) High 1997-98 Suitland 1994-96 Louisiana Northeast 1993 1992 Howard Tech Louisiana (Inside 1989-91 1987 (Linebackers-1985; VMI 1985-86 (Graduate Mississippi 1983-84 Tech Louisiana (Student 1981-82 Experience: Coaching TechLouisiana (1977-80) Experience: Playing Alma Mater: Alma Children: Married: Hometown: Age: FILE TADEMY 07Texas(TCU) Bowl (TCU) Bowl Poinsettia 2007 (TCU) Bowl Houston EV1.net 2006 (Houston) Bowl Liberty 2005 Tech)(Louisiana Bowl Independence 1996 Tech)(Louisiana Bowl Independence 1978 1977 A Jacksonville, Ark., native, Tademy and his wife, Maria, have two sons: A.J. Tademy returned to the high school ranks as an assistant coach at Texas City After one year as the defensive line coach at Northeast Louisiana University Tademyhas coached at least two All-MountainWest Conference selections Tony Tademy is in his third season at TCU after joining the Horned Frog foot- 48 (born March 1, 1959) 1, March (born 48 Maria A.J. and Victor and A.J. Louisiana TechLouisiana (1983) Jacksonville, Arkansas School (Defensive Coordinator) (Defensive School Linebackers) Coordinator/ Coordinator/Linebackers) Ends) (Tight School Coach) (Head Line) (Defensive 1990-91) Linebackers- Line-1989; (Specialists/Offensive Linebackers) Line-1986) Defensive Assistant) Coach) TADEMY Linebackers TONY Third year Third D.C. He alsocoachedD.C.He linebackers the Washington, in University Howard at the offensive line and specialists became coach later He coach.linebackers at his alma mater, serving as the inside offensiveline coach Eddie Williamson. current TCUassistant head coach and anddefensive line coach, working with 1986.toserved He theaslinebackers coachingstint cameVMIat from 1985 of pair a to IndependenceBowl appearances. Bulldogs the helped an from linebacker and played Whileundergrad, he 1983. studies in Tech general Louisiana in degree profession since earning his bachelor’s School. coordinatorMcKinney(Texas)at High defensive the as seasons two spent MWCaccolades. Hensonearned honorable All-American. Freshmanmention All- a also was He all-league. second-team or first- named be to history MWC in player defensive freshman first the David became team) (second sophomore Phillips Hawthorne. and and (Phillips Henson) freshmen redshirt of Tademy’sfirstseason,pairfeatured a team All-MWC. straightyear. third-honorablenameda mentionfor wasHensonsecond-teamwhilepick, a was Phillips season. this time tive thirdconsecu-theforcited bothwere ineach of his first three years. Tademyseason1987coachedthe assistant full-time first Tademy’s coaching the in beenTademy has Tademy TCU, at arriving to Prior TCU's top three linebackers in 2005, Phillips2006,selectedwasInfirst- Henson Robert and Phillips Jason ASSISTANTS / OPERATIONS COACHES TEXAS BOWL • RELIANT STADIUM • HOUSTON, TEXAS HOUSTON, • STADIUM RELIANT • BOWL TEXAS 2 0 0 7 EDDIE DON H
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A veteran of the collegiate coaching ranks, Eddie Williamson is in his Don Sommer is in his seventh year as TCU’s head strength and condition- D
seventh season at TCU as the offensive line coach. He was given the addi- ing coach after arriving on campus in January 2001. tional title of assistant head coach in 2002. In his capacity, Sommer is responsible for the overall direction, design and F
Williamson has coached eight implementation of strength and conditioning programs for all sports at TCU. R WILLIAMSON FILE All-Mountain West Conference In the 2005-06 athletics season, TCU led the nation with five football play- selections over the last three sea- ers and a total of 10 student-athletes receiving All-America honors from the O Age: 56 (born December 11, 1951)
sons. Center Blake Schlueter was National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). G Hometown: Pendleton, South Carolina a second-team pick this year with Sommer came to TCU after serving in a similar capacity at the University tackle Marshall Newhouse an hon- of Missouri for two years. He had been part of the Tiger program since 1989,
Married: Patty orable-mention choice. serving first as a graduate assistant for two years before assuming the assis- F Tackle Herb Taylor was first- tant strength and conditioning coaching post in 1991. Children: Eddie III, Carrie Beth, and Tricia team All-MWC in 2005 and 2006 Sommer was one of 10 individuals to receive the prestigious certification of O
Alma Mater: Davidson (1974) before the Kansas City Chiefs “Master Strength & Conditioning Coach” at the 2003 Collegiate Strength & O made him a sixth-round draft pick. Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCA) national conference. He joined Master’s Degree: Furman (1976) Michael Toudouze, also a tack- the existing 26 Master Strength & Conditioning Coaches, bringing the total T
le, was first-team All-MWC in 2005 number of MSCC’s in the world to 36 at the time of his certification. B Playing Experience: and a fifth-round selection of the Sommer is a graduate of the University of Texas-El Paso with a bachelor’s Davidson (1971-73) A Indianapolis Colts. degree in education. He was a four-year letterman and starter for the Miners’
Coaching Experience: With four new starters on the football squad and went on to play professionally with the Buffalo Bills and L 1974-75 Furman (Graduate
offensive line last season, TCU Indianapolis Colts. L Assistant/Linebackers) allowed just 13 sacks. It was the Sommer returned to the classroom following his playing career and earned 1976 North Carolina (Academic Counselor) lowest total in the MWC and tied his master’s degree in health education from Missouri. 1977 Furman (Offensive Line) for the sixth-best mark nationally. Sommer and his wife, Cindy, have two children: Dayne and Kaylin. 1978-82 Duke (Offensive Line) In 2005, with three new starters, 1983 Baylor (Offensive Line) the Frogs surrendered the 1984 Georgia (Offensive Line) league’s second-fewest sacks. 1985-88 VMI (Head Coach) 1989-90 South Carolina (Offensive Line) With Williamson’s troops 1991-92 Wake Forest (Offensive paving the way, the Frogs have Coordinator/Offensive Line) produced a pair of 1,000-yard 1993-97 North Carolina (Assistant rushers and a Mountain West Head Coach/Offensive Line) 1998 Baylor (Offensive Conference Freshman of the Year Coord./Quarterbacks) in the last seven seasons. 1999 Texas Southern (Offensive Williamson came to Fort Worth Coordinator/Quarterbacks) from Wake Forest, where he MIKE 2000 Wake Forest (Offensive served as the offensive coordina- Coordinator/Offensive Line) 2001 TCU (Offensive Line) tor and offensive line coach. He 2002-07 TCU (Assistant Head joined the WFU staff in January SINQUEFIELD Coach/Offensive Line) 2000, after previously working as Director of Operations Bowl Games: offensive coordinator and quarter- Seventh year 1976 Peach Bowl (North Carolina) backs coach at Texas Southern. 1983 Bluebonnet Bowl (Baylor) Prior to his tenure at Texas Now in his 13th year at TCU, Mike Sin que field 1984 Citrus Bowl (Georgia) is in his seventh season as the director of football operations. 1992 Independence Bowl (Wake Forest) Southern, Williamson served as 1993 Gator Bowl (North Carolina) an assistant coach at Baylor, North Sinquefield’s broad range of responsibilities include office management 1994 SunBowl (North Carolina) Carolina, Wake Forest, South and administration, game day responsibilities, liaison with various athletic and 1995 CarQuest Bowl (North Carolina) university departments, team travel and recruiting visitations. 1997 Gator Bowl (North Carolina) Carolina, Georgia, Duke and 1998 Gator Bowl (North Carolina) Furman. Sinquefield previously served as the athletics equip ment man ger at TCU. 2001 galleryfurniture.com Bowl (TCU) In that role, he was responsible for maintaining and requisitioning athletic 2002 AXA Liberty Bowl (TCU) Williamson also has experience 2003 PlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl (TCU) as a head coach, serving in that equipment while outfitting the Horned Frog student-athletes with various ath- 2005 EV1.net Houston Bowl (TCU) role at VMI from 1985-88. letic equipment. 2006 Poinsettia Bowl (TCU) Prior to his arrival in Fort Worth, Sin quefield spent the pre vi ous three years 2007 Texas Bowl (TCU) A part of 15 bowl teams, Williamson’s college coaching in a similar capacity at East Caro li na University in Greenville, N.C. career began soon after graduating from Davidson College in 1974. As an un der grad u ate, Sinquefield served five-and-a-half years as a stu dent A native of Pendleton, S.C., Williamson was a standout linebacker for equipment man ag er and student ath let ic train er at LSU. He earned his bach- three seasons at Davidson (1971-73). He graduated in 1974 and went on elor of general studies degree from LSU in 1992. to earn his master’s degree from Furman in 1976, where he served as a Sinquefield is a native of LaPlace, La. He and his wife, Alisa, have a son: graduate assistant. Kaleb. Williamson is married to the former Patricia Ogle of High Point, N.C. They have three children: Eddie III, Carrie Beth and Tricia.
43 BOWLHISTORY COACHES ROSTERS PLAYERS 44 NOTES 2007 HORNED FROG football STATS NINE BOWL GAMES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS COACHES propersonnel with the Dallas Cowboys. Eaglesbeforespending seasonssix (1999-2004) assistanttheas director of hiredby general manager Ron Wolf for the college scouting department. firstemployeechampionSuperBowlthe1996Packers.wasthe He of part junior colleges for recruiting purposes in additionmaintaining to being thethe recruitingpro scout database.contact. Broaddus is theHorned Frogs.liaison Hehelps coordinate to highteam travel schoolsfor TCU while organizingand and assistantdirector of football operations. RedRaider career (2001-04). Americanby whileplacingreceivingsecond insecond-team yards(1,019). a was He All- Schoolin 2005. Cisco Junior College in 2006. His first coaching position was at Midlothian High sonas a graduate assistant with the TCUdefense. AbileneChristian (1994-96). with386 yards per game. the Southwest Junior College Football Conference that seasonference, in totalregion andoffense Pilgrim's Pride Bowl championships. TrinityValley Valleytopped (Texas) Community College. He helped lead the Cardinals to 2005 con- ballin June. 2007 as the graduate assistant for video. He moved nentto defensesthe offensive as well side as theof thegame plan. He originally came to TCU in January offense. Asst. Director of Operations of Director Asst. rads lo okd ih h Jcsnil Jgas n Philadelphia and Jaguars Jacksonville the with worked also Broaddus As Green Bay’s college scouting administrator from 1992-97, Broaddus was NationalFootballofyearsBroaddusLeague experiencethebrings13 to Bryan Broaddus, owner of a Super Bowl ring, is in his first season as TCU’s Havertyhad110 receptions for1,326yards andseven touchdowns hisin As a senior at Texas Tech in 2004, Haverty led the Big 12 in receptions (77) receiversHavertyHornedwideFrogsafterservingthejoinsascoachat Former Texas Tech All-America wide receiver Trey Haverty is in his first sea- A2000 graduate ofUT-Tyler, Gillert wastwo-yeara starter attight endfor Gillertpreviouslyreceiverswidethe servedyearsTrinityas coach twoat Gillert, who works with the offensive line, assists in the breakdown of oppo- TCUgraduatetheassistantthe for asseason first his in GillertisChris BROADDUS SportsIllustrated First year First OffenseGraduate Asst. GILLERT CHRIS First year First Defense Graduate Asst. HAVERTY TREY SUPPORT STAFFSUPPORT BRYAN anda third-team Associated pick. Press First year First BIASATTI DONNA MARTIN MIKE GABLE DAVID Administrative Assistant 12th year 12th Coordinator Video KATES Gisele LECHTENBERG ADAM MODKINS JEREMY LEWIS MATT Fifth year Fifth TrainerFootball Administrative Assistant First year First VideoGraduate Asst. year Second VideoGraduate Asst. year Fifth Manager Equipment 2007 HORNED FROG FOOTBALL 45 TEXAS BOWL • RELIANT STADIUM • HOUSTON, TEXAS 0.0 0.6 0.2 4.5 1.3 0.5 2.4 0.8 -8.0 0.6 0.5 0.2 00 03 06 08 28 02 00 0 09 09 REVIEW 3.0 1.0 1.4 9.0 65 24 -24 -4.8 18 0 18 4.5 -24 0 -24 -8.0 29 7.2 0 10 3.2 20 2 18 2.2 5707 5505 1303 19 2007 2007 STATS 5707 1303 35 0 48 48 36 94 GP PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL YPG GP ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LONG YPG GP NO. YDS AVG TD LONG YPG 12 858 1313 2527 3840 320.0 12 227 2527 11.1 12 97 210.6 12 431 1693 380 1313 3.0 12 71 109.4 12 2 24 12.0 0 13 2.0 12 948 2029 2632 4661 388.4 12 238 2632 11.1 13 70 219.3 12 535 2363 334 2029 3.8 19 41 169.1 3 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 12 116.22 238-413-11 57.6 2632 13 70 219.3 TEAM Total Opponents Total Opponents PASSING PLAYERDalton, AndyJackson, MarcusKerley, Jeremy 8 12TEAM GP 106.97 117.20 12 201-341-10Total 326.80 EFFIC 58.9Opponents CMP-ATT-INT 35-69-1 2210 10 50.7 PCT 70 368 2-2-0 YDS 184.2 12 100.0 TD 3 OFFENSE TOTAL LNG 104.65 30 54PLAYER 227-427-16 YPG 46.0 0Dalton, Andy 53.2 2527 27Turner, Joseph 12Jackson, Marcus 97 4.5 210.6 Brown, AaronChristian, Ryan 12 9 8 Watts, JustinKerley, Jeremy 428 112 127Massey, Donald 9 11Dickerson, Ervin 215 587 12 187Smith, Chris 106 2210 12 76 12Jackson, William 368 12 2425 490 45 0 279 202.1 8 10 12 555 158 11 587 0 0 69.4 16 45 65.2 43 0 490 279 54 0 54.4 158 25.4 0 70 13.2 45 43 5.8 3.8 3.6 RUSHING PLAYER Turner, JosephBrown, AaronChristian, RyanDalton, Andy 9Jackson, Marcus 112 Watts, Justin 9 11 590 106Massey, Donald 76 530 8Dickerson, Ervin 12 3 294Smith, Chris 58 87 587 40 12 12 15 265 371 490 5.2 12 45 279 10 156 78 4.6 161 11 6 215 3.7 46 187 2 41 46 2 2.5 3 3.2 65.2 37 1 158 14 4 54.4 2Total 3 25.4 45 19 3.5Opponents 21 43 17.9 4.5 23.4 1 3.9RECEIVING 0 13 0PLAYER 13.2 14 14Dickerson, Ervin 3.8 Massey, Donald 3.6 Bryant, Walter 12Brown, Aaron 12Brock, Marcus 37 Young, Jimmy 11 29Moore, Derek 457Christian, Ryan 9 11 24 364 Watts, Justin 12 12.4Reagan, 281Shae 24 23 12 12.6Cunigan, Quinton 11 22 4 161Kerley, Jeremy 11.7 175 18 0 12Johnson, Bart 15 310 12 10 29Turner, Joseph 1 257 6.7 7.6 48 109 Frosch, Evan 9 12 14.1 38.1 7 8 27 14.3 1 11 1 30.3 1 7.3 63 6 158 25.5 54 2 24 16 11 4 0 70 19.8 7.0 82 17.9 15.9 30 7.7 46 25.8 4 25 1 0 13.7 21.4 0 11.5 26 9.9 0 50 33 27 2 15.8 29 6.5 5.2 4.5 18 6.8 4.2 Brock, MarcusNewhouse, MarshallTEAM 12 11 Kerley, Jeremy 12 6 19 3 16 2.7 Clay, Curtis Dalton, AndyJackson, William 12 12 1 27 27.0 0 27 2.2 Jackson, WilliamBrock, MarcusNewhouse, Marsh 12 12 11 5 11 26 23 86 15 12 98 12 3.0 5.9 4.5 5.8 9.5 0-1 230 207 380 431 858 0/0 OPP 50% 33% 19.2 32.1 11.1 39.6 53.4 17.4 13-5 1313 1693 2527 3840 9/18 109.4 210.6 29:38 320.0 16-21 21-168 26-152 72-641 11-104 259552 65/199 83-3285 58-1008 6/43259 27-36 75% 16-36 44% 427-227-16 24-24 100% L 13-34 LL 21-24 L 20-27 22-27 WW 27-0 W 21-7 W 38-36 W 37-0 34-10 Result Score 0 37 20 19 13 6.4 3.8 4.9 1-2 319 269 135 535 334 114 948 TCU 44% 39% 26.6 11.1 37.9 42.8 55.7 20.9 13.1 19.6 2363 2632 2029 4661 169.1 30:22 219.3 388.4 20-25 29-16 11/25 36-267 43-564 75-668 16-313 41-856 180109 77/196 60-2566 6/30018 44-57 77% 28-57 49% 413-238-11 35-35 100% 58 55 50 64 3 230 40 150 54 75 0 319 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Opponent (7-5 Overall, 4-4 Mountain West Conference)
Neutral Site Games Games/Avg Per Game Points Points Per Game Yards Yards gained rushing Rushing Passing Penalty 4th-Down Pct Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game Yards Yards lost rushing TDs Rushing Att-Comp-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch 3rd-Down Pct TDs Passing Average Per Game Net punt average Total Total Plays Average Per Punt Average Per Play Average Per Game Average Per Game ATTENDANCE RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS
SCORING TEAM STATISTICS
TCU SCORE BY QUARTERS Opponents * - denotes Mountain West Conference game Sept. 22Oct. 6 SMU at Wyoming* Sept. 1Sept. 8Sept. 13 Baylor at No. 7 Texas Sept. 29 at Air Force* Oct. 13 Colorado State* Oct. 18 L (OT)Nov. 3 at Stanford Nov. 8 W Utah* Nov. 17 17-20 New Mexico* Nov. 24 at BYU* UNLV* 24-12 at San Diego State* W 45-33 Date RESULTS RESULTS FIELD FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS FIRST FIRST DOWNS SACKS SACKS BY-YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED RUSHING RUSHING YARDAGE MISC MISC YARDS 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS PASSING PASSING YARDAGE 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS TIME TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME TOTAL OFFENSE PUNTS-YARDS KICK KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS INT RETURNS: #-YARDS KICK KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-YARDS BOWLHISTORY ‘07 REVIEW ‘07 COACHES ROSTERS PLAYERS 46 2007 HORNED FROG football NOTES NINE BOWL GAMES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS esn oet2115. 58 45 10 1 1 0 50.5 22.5 4.7 101 45 2 14 2 3 Jerry Hughes, Robert Henson, Torrey Stewart, Steven Coleman, 11 Rafael Priest, PLAYER 0 RETURNS INTERCEPTION 10.0 40 43 20 Opponents 0 0 Total 2 20.6 24.6 247 344 Derek Moore, 12 14 Quinton Cunigan, Ryan Christian, Marcus Brock, Donald Massey, Aaron Brown, PLAYER RETURNS KICK 64 0 Opponents 11.5 Total 12.4 23 470 0-0 0-0 38 2 1 0 Alex Ibiloye, 0-0 Marcus Brock, 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Daryl Washington, 0-0 0 0-0 Brian Bonner, 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 PLAYER 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 RETURNS PUNT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Total 0-0 0-0 1 Donald Massey, 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 Rafael Priest, 1 0-0 0 Torrey 1 Stewart, 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0 Robert Henson, 0-0 0 0-0 1 0-0 0-0 Walter Bryant, 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Jimmy Young, 0-0 0-0 2 0-0 0-0 Justin Watts, 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 Stephen Hodge, 0 2 2 0-0 Shae Reagan, 0-0 3 0-0 0-0 Ryan Christian, 0-0 3 0-0 PTS Marcus Jackson, 3 0-0 0 SAF Derek Moore, 0-0 DXP PASS 0-0 Bart Johnson, RCV 0-0 4 RUSH Marcus Brock, KICK 6 FGS 35-35 Aaron Brown, 20-25 Andy Dalton, TD 0 Ervin Dickerson, Joseph Turner, Chris Manfredini, PLAYER SCORING Opponents Total Rafael Priest, PLAYER RETURNS FUMBLE Opponents Total Brian Bonner, Corderra Hunter, Nick Sanders, David Roach, Jason Phillips, Jerry Hughes, Jason Phillips, 31 1 0.0 31 0 Stephen Hodge, Bart Johnson, Colin Jones, Opponents REVIEW 72-53-50111-1 1 0-1 35-35 20-25 37 61-12-40000-1 0 0-0 24-24 16-21 26 - - - 1-1 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 4 6331. 58 2 19.6 313 16 1862. 49 0 20.9 856 41 64 2 13.1 564 43 810 74042 0 17.4 1008 58 11 104 9.5 1 55 55 1 9.5 104 11 61258024 0 5.8 152 26 2007 STATS2007 31. 13 1 13.0 13 1 10 14 23 0 -14.0 23.0 -14 23 1 1 31. 13 1 13.0 13 1 21 0 25 21.0 34 0 21 0 25.0 1 34.0 10 25 10 34 1 1 10 0 10.0 10 1 10 14.0 14 1 32. 46 0 24.3 73 3 24 0 49 0 19.5 39 27.4 192 2 7 21. 20 1 11.0 22 2 17 1 0.0 17 0 O D AG D LONG TD AVG YDS NO. LONG TD AVG YDS NO. LONG TD AVG YDS NO. O D AG D LONG TD AVG YDS NO. |------PATs|------| 0.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 00 00 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 6 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 319 230 18 18 18 12 12 12 24 24 95 36 uhs er 12 TEAM 12 Alex Ibiloye, Marshall Newhouse, Jerry Hughes, Colin Jones, oea,See 12 Steven Coleman, ako,Wlim12 William Jackson, Chris Smith, ahntn ay 11 Daryl Washington, Frosch, Evan Frosch, Clay, Curtis Clay, og,Sehn12 David Roach, Stephen Hodge, hlis ao 12 Jason Phillips, ono,Br 104 17 46 0 12 11 Torrey Stewart, Bart Johnson, uia,Qitn1 402 46.2 74 0 20 0 54 0 35.9 38.8 395 12 427 0 257 Rafael Priest, 187 0 Quinton Cunigan, 192 281 0 8 310 23 39 0 175 0 0 12 5 Marcus Jackson, 11 109 12 Justin Watts, 279 Andy Dalton, 11 Derek Moore, 11 Walter Bryant, Jimmy Young, Marcus Brock, Ryan Christian, ely eey1 682 158 16 0 12 12 10 Jeremy Kerley, Robert Henson, Shae Reagan, 457 43 12 12 Brian Bonner, Ervin Dickerson, San Diego State Diego San UNLV Young Brigham Mexico New Utah Stanford Wyoming asy oad1 53402706654.7 656 0 247 0 29 364 587 45 9 12 Joseph Turner, Donald Massey, Aaron Brown, PLAYER YARDAGEALL-PURPOSE Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. was goal field indicate (parentheses) in Numbers 1 51 1-1 State Colorado 2-3 SMU 10-11 Force Air 4-7 Texas 3-3 Baylor 80.0 GAME 20-25 SEQUENCE FG Chris Manfredini, 46.7 PLAYER 327 58.8 GOALS FIELD 7 3530 60 Total 35 Chris Manfredini, 35.0 Drew Combs, 35 PLAYER KICKOFFS 1 Opponents Total Chris Manfredini, Andy Dalton, Derek Wash, PLAYER PUNTING Opponents Total Opponents G-G C 0-9 02 3-9 04 5+ GBLK LG 50+ 40-49 30-39 20-29 01-19 PCT FGM-FGA -24 O YS V B O EN NT YDLN NET RETN OB TB AVG YDS NO. BLKD I20 FC TB LONG AVG YDS NO. 026 286 02 0 57.6 23 3857 67 10 7 63 42.8 2566 60 532.8 6394 313 856 564 2632 2029 12 12 11 1026 0 11 2024 0 12 12 12 63 27 158 215 12 12 338 966 61 4 17 26 3 64 39.6 3285 83 425.3 5104 104 1008 152 2527 1313 12 726 326 02 0 21 10 6 63 43.2 2460 57 232 011 5 9830 39.8 856 1 10 60.1 3123 52 18 4 9 6 4 9 110.6 995 0 344 0 161 490 9 13. 37 35.5 71 2 RS E P O R TT YPG TOT IR KOR PR REC RUSH G 000000 300003000 0000 00 79000 00 0000 00 0000 0000 0000 0000 00 (28),(25),(18) 3)(7,3)(33),(29) (38),(37),(33) 3)2,4)(31),(41) 54,(23) (37),22,(41) (51),(32),48 29,(27),(34) 3)2,650,(57),(33) (39),20,36 1)(7 42,(28),(20) (19),(37) (45),(32) (33) (25) (19) C OPPONENT TCU 0000 0000 -- 7 14140.9 491 21 0 470 -14 14 23 31 62 000 000 000 000 040 000 000 000 000 000 000 0--- - - 00 2--- - - 62 001 0.8 10 0 10 00 00 00 00 00 000 0 10 020 2 00 084. 29 40.7 1008 0 0 8.4 101 101 (44),(35) (37),(40) (47),(27) 2 -8.0 -24 41 1.2 14 14 52 2.1 25 25 43 2.8 34 34 54 3.8 45 45 37 6.1 73 73 20,35 (28) - 8 25.5 281 5 15.8 23.4 158 18.4 187 20.2 221 21.8 242 261 25.8 310 0 41.7 500 1 68.4 616 1 -1.2 -14 41.3 14 61.3 16 84.5 18 12.6 31 32.1 23 42.0 24 88.2 98 62.4 26 35.7 63 0.2 2007 HORNED FROG FOOTBALL 47 TEXAS BOWL • RELIANT STADIUM • HOUSTON, TEXAS 11 JASON PHILLIPS REVIEW .. . 1. . 2. . 3. . 84 . 1-0 1-0 1-0 2007 2007 STATS ...... 6. . . . . 4. . . .1. . 21 .1...... 6. . . .5. . . 2 . . .2 1 . . . . .1 ...... 1 . . . 3...... 7 2 .3 1 ..1 ...... 1 . . . . . 1-0 ...... 1. . . . 1.0-2 1.0-1 1.0-2 1.0-2 1.0-14 14 2.0-18 2.0-18 14 2.0-3 1.0-2 13 2.0-5 DAVID HAWTHORNE .11 ...... 11 ...... 11 ...... 1.1 1.1 ...... 1.1 ...... 1.1 ...... 86 2.2 95 213213 . .112 . .. . .112 ...... 85 415123 . .123 ...... 549 516 ...... 437336 ...... 1 . . 1.1 ...... 9.11...... 7 11 6 17 7.0-33 4.0-28 11...... 22.2 11.1...... GP SOLO AST TOTAL TFL/YDS SACKS INT-YDS PBU QBH FR FF BLK SAF 10 12 12 12 16 7 23 4.0-15 2.0-12 12 11 12 12 16 11 27 3.5-18 1.0-13 1-0 12 2312 7 30 3.0-5 . 2-45 10 12 10 12 12 12 12 12 11 121212 3712 3912 25 3112 14 2912 13 62 19 12 53 26 2.0-5 18 44 21 7.5-51 41 7 7.0-50 2.0-4 11 15.5-93 37 . 8.0-65 4.5-15 33 32 2-101 2.5-11 . 1.0-1 0.5-6 3-14 0.5-6 . 1-0 3-73 10 . 1-13 12 12 50 18 68 3.5-32 1.5-21 1-21 12 10 12 597 359 956 59.0-251 21-168 11-104 48 10 16-22 15 12 41 32 73 3.5-8 . 1-25 12 54 23 77 9.0-34 1.0-8 1-34 11 11 12 555 274 829 86-405 36-267 16-313 51 6 4-13 DAVID ROACH
Total Opponents Turner, Joseph Cage, William Dalton, Andy Cannon, Marcus Johnson, Bart Hunter, Corderra 12 Moore, Cody Blake, Tommy Cunigan, Quinton Grant, Cory Hughes, Jerry Washington, DarylStewart, Torrey 11Fonua, John 25 7 32 3.0-9 0.5-5 Gresham, Clint Reagan, Shae Combs, Drew Ingram, Darius Leatch, Clarence Daniels, Wayne Young, Jimmy Griffin, Kelly Jackson, William Clay, Curtis Dickerson, Ervin Henson, Robert Hodge, Stephen Coleman, Steven Ortiz, Chase Panfil, Matt Priest, Rafael Sanders, Nick Christopher, Allen 12 Massey, Donald Bonner, Brian Johnson, Tejay Jones, Colin Ibiloye, Alex Burrell, Andy Hawthorne, DavidRoach, David 12 53 23 76 6.5-31 4.0-26
Phillips, Jason DEFENSIVE DEFENSIVE STATISTICS PLAYER BOWLHISTORY ’07 REVIEW ’07 COACHES ROSTERS PLAYERS 48 2007 HORNED FROG football NOTES NINE BOWL GAMES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS tSnDeoSae3 65 .-41080000-0 0-0 0 1.0-8 4.0-14 54 16 38 State Diego San at UNLV tBihmYug4 06 .-61081101-21 1-0 1 1.0-8 4.0-16 66 20 46 Young Brigham at E EIO4 6403 .-2111 1-0 1-13 1 3.0-32 4.0-34 46 6 40 MEXICO NEW tSafr 62 01.-3504 - 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 5.0-45 1.0-6 11.0-53 7.0-32 80 84 24 46 56 38 UTAH Stanford at Wyoming at tArFre4 87 .-6404 - 1-4 3-27 0-0 0-0 0 0 4.0-40 4.0-16 7.0-46 11.0-29 71 67 28 24 43 43 STATE COLORADO SMU Force Air at Texas at POETSL S OA F-D OYSF RYSITYSQHPUKC T-A U C A PTS SAF RCV RUN ATT-MAD KICK PBU QBH INT-YDS 694 FR-YDS 16 FF 421 352 0 NO-YDS 17 19 0 TFL-YDS 32 344 0 3 22 TOTAL 20 AST 26 2 0 40 409 SOLO 3 398 24 20 24 0 15 42 1 0 BAYLOR 0 132 22 0 0 6 37 OPPONENT 58 24 0 29 116 48 6 0 1 5 3 0 107 11 6 29 93 19 318 29 3 1 70 26-42-0 3 0 0 2 183 222 26 15 13-22-1 48 24-37-1 62 344 2 2 0 23-34-0 4 210 29 318 19 26 22-39-1 3 30 1 26 2 70 1 183 2 41 222 320 26 13 197 24 6 344 29-45-2 2 18 16-32-0 376 15 23 210 0 69 22 1 26 22 238 30 130 State 2 Diego San 3 at 13 60 1 39 150 320 UNLV 0 197 48 29 Young Brigham at 134 16 11 43 MEXICO NEW 20 0 UTAH 2 89 Stanford at 201 32 48 Wyoming at STATE COLORADO SMU Force Air at Texas at BAYLOR OPPONENT STATISTICSTEAM at Air Force Air at Texas at BAYLOR OPPONENT OOAOSAE5224. 54 44.4 222 5 STATE COLORADO SMU tWoig5204. 46 42.0 210 5 Stanford at Wyoming at tSnDeoSae4103. 54 52 37.5 52 150 42.8 42.5 4 171 170 State 4 Diego San at 4 UNLV Young Brigham at MEXICO NEW UTAH Total offense avg/gm: 388.4 avg/gm: offense Total 532.8 avg/game: purpose All 13.1 avg: ret Punt 20.9 avg: ret Kick 116.22 efficiency: Pass 11.1 catch: per Avg 3.8 rush: per Avg 12 played: Games REVIEW oas5524898.-0 6027841 63365 35-35 4 24-24 1 51 6 48 10 16-313 4-13 11-104 16-22 8 15 36.0-267 86.0-405 21.0-168 59.0-251 829 956 274 359 555 597 OPPONENT Totals poet4111 27 2 571 727471 571 75 0804 61202 3840 4661 24 64 0 2 152 564 26 43 42 49 0 0 1008 856 58 41 97 70 12 13 2527 227-427-16 2632 238-413-11 97 70 12 13 2527 2632 227 238 71 41 12 19 1313 2029 431 535 Opponent Totals poet8 253. 64 39.6 3285 83 Opponent Totals ------TCLS------AK- |---FUMBLE---| |-SACKS-| |------TACKLES------| 585 .-2603 - 1-46 1-0 3 6.0-39 8.0-52 53 8 45 71 31.-8602 - 1-0 0-0 0 6.0-23 10.0-48 73 16 57 33 9704 .-91101-58 2-70 1-0 0-0 1 4.0-39 0 7.0-45 0.0-0 89 7.0-14 36 73 53 20 53 33 3602 .-11004-87 0-0 1 1.0-11 6.0-22 73 30 43 ----RSIG------RCIIG------PSIG------IKRT----||----UT E----|ALL RET------| |------PUNT RET------| |------KICK |------PASSING------| |------RECEIVING------| |------RUSHING------| O D DL O D DL M-T-N D DL OYST GN D DL PURP LG TD YDS NO LG TD YDS NO LG TD YDS CMP-ATT-INT LG TD YDS NO. LG TD YDS NO. 026 2863 42.8 2566 60 82141 21603 22- 2 237 344 3377 23 0 43 4 43 0 79 3 32 0 126 12-23-1 32 0 126 12 19 4 251 58 79 82 9 72-641102 1 281613 285 31 1 126 250 8 37 251 32 1 21 0 96 0 4 110 45 4 23 3 27 0 0 49 191 32 0 21-46-4 2 77 23 27 4 1 0 24 191 108 0 11-26-0 21 50 208 28 1 23-37-1 23 1 205 1 94 18-30-0 24 108 27 0 11 50 208 37 1 23 0 205 10 142 18 0 34 27 43 2 32 181 45 ------UTN------FEDGAS------|------KICKOFFS------| GOALS------| |------FIELD |------PUNTING------| OYSAGLN LDT C5+I0ATMD GBK OYSAGT OB TB AVG YDS NO BLKD LG ATT-MADE I20 50+ FC TB BLKD LONG AVG YDS NO 2007 STATS2007 3 6863 46.8 57 234 44.3 5 310 7 6 5958 45.9 63 367 44.5 8 267 6 4 6242 36.2 145 4 1 7744 37.7 47 113 3 41.4 207 5 07 2 3 2 4 020 1 1 001 1 001 1 0 2 2 011 2 001 1 1 0 2 011 0 010 43 3 1 1 000 0 2 012 1 2 010 1 2 001 0 002 01 32-05 6 8757.6 3857 67 1 51 25-20 23 11 10 61 72-65 5 136. 01 10 60.1 3123 52 0 57 21-16 17 10 26 - 91 6 66.0 61.7 264 57.7 185 4 346 3 1 6 0 39 0 37 3-1 34 2-2 3-2 - 90 3 66.4 62.8 332 251 5 4 0 0 19 0 1-1 0-0 - 50 2 53.1 61.0 425 244 8 4 0 0 25 51 1-1 3-2 - 30 2 53.6 55.4 429 58.8 388 8 59.9 353 7 0 40.2 479 6 0 161 33 8 0 45 4 0 1-1 38 0 2-2 28 3-3 41 3-3 3-2 070 030 140 050 230 051 021 050 021 041 350 060 190 95 |------KICKS--XPTS------| 6-6 4-4 1-1 4-4 1-1 5-5 2-2 1-1 3-3 2-2 3-3 3-3 10 01 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 1000 706 386 64 0 67 62 00 11 20 00 00 31 00 00 00 00 00 00 319 230 45 34 22 37 21 38 20 24 17 21 13 27 494 2007 HORNED FROG FOOTBALL 49 TEXAS BOWL • RELIANT STADIUM • HOUSTON, TEXAS 366 364 282 339 271 417 247 441 34 24 36 20 27 12 27 10 33 319 230 09 06 05 00 11 REVIEW 10 000 300 200 000 000 200 200 100 000 011 000 000 622 1404 2303 0000 0000 00 0 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 7 00 0 00 1 00 0 00 0 00 0 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 01 0 00 1 0-0 4-4 2-2 4-4 3-3 1-1 0-0 0-0 3-3 3-3 1-1 |------KICKS--XPTS------| 2007 2007 STATS 10003 020 360 030 051 420 010 070 030 030 330 030 2-0 03-2 0 10-0 57 39 0 4 0 200 39.0 0 2 50.0 125 62.5 3-2 28 0 7 4432-2 63.3 47 0 4 175 43.8 2-2 41 0 6 405 67.5 2-12-2 23 40 0 5 336 0 7 440 67.2 62.9 0-0 0 0 1 59 59.0 2-2 33 0 6 376 62.7 1-12-2 28 44 0 3 174 0 6 351 58.0 58.5 10 11 23 25-20 51 1 673857 57.6 26 10 17 21-16 57 0 523123 60.1 10 004 0 1 000 0101 0 3103 0 1000 1 0 2 101 0 2 003 0 2 100 2 0 007 0 5 011 1 1 011 1015 1 2 2 07 43 26 231 0 27 26-55-4 231 0 27 4 66 0 23 6 38 07 9 332 36.9 46 48 1688 326 42.0 288 40.8 48 36.0 61 50 5 191 38.2 49 8 308 38.5 56 6 275 45.8 64 No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 Att-Made Lg Blkd No Yds Avg TB OB |------PUNTING------| |------FIELD GOALS------| |------KICKOFFS------| 55 24 79 2.0-15 2.0-15 2 2-0 0-0 25 51 36 176 247 39 149 25 1 239 22 1 19 203 33 0 25-38-2 46 239 1 19-34-1 33 203 2 0 46 50 4 0 82 31 0 3 29 18 4 0 37 10 0 415 24 352 50 107 1 28 13 120 1 24 13-20-1 120 1 24 3 51 0 38 2 14 0 14 227 22 12 0 17 18 235 1 32 18-30-1 235 1 32 7 98 0 35 48 19 67 5.0-40 3.0-36 3 3-20 1-0 32 20 52 3.0-11 1.0-6 2 2-0 0-0 49 16 65 5.0-26 2.0-17 0 0-0 4-58 61 24 85 4.0-20 3.0-19 0 0-0 1-24 60 2566 42.8 63 NO. YDS TD LG NO. YDS TD LG CMP-ATT-INT YDS TD LG NO YDS TD LG NO YDS TD LG PURP |------RUSHING------| |------RECEIVING------| |------PASSING------| |------KICK RET------| |------PUNT RET------| ALL 535 2029 19 41 238 2632 13 70 238-413-11 2632 13 70 41 856 0 49 43 564 2 64 4661 555 274 829 86.0-405 36.0-267 8 4-13 16-313 6 51 4 35-35 |------TACKLES------| |-SACKS-| |---FUMBLE---| Opponent totals 597 359 956 59.0-251 21.0-168 15 16-22 11-104 10 48 1 24-24 TCU Opponent totals 83 3285 39.6 64 TCU Games played: 12 Avg per rush: 3.0 Avg per catch: 11.1 Pass efficiency: 104.65 Kick ret avg: 17.4 Punt ret avg: 5.8 All purpose avg/game: 425.3 Total offense avg/gm: 320.0 Opponent BAYLOR at Texas OpponentBAYLOR Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf Pts OPPONENT BAYLOR OPPONENT OPPONENT STATISTICS at Texas at Air ForceSMU COLORADO STATEat Wyoming 28 42 146 55 1 0 71 51 19 17 232 21 193 1 216 1 28 1 12 50 54 134 17-28-1 2 21-39-3 193 216 65 1 1 50 12-26-1 54 134 2 5 2 118 46 65 0 0 42 30 3 15 at StanfordUTAH NEW MEXICOat Brigham Young 49 170 34 26 2 112 28 2 24 0 15 20 12 194 26 305 2 9 1 40 91 66 0 15-30-0 194 26-44-1 24 305 2 40 1 9-32-1 66 8 91 132 6 0 0 83 24 27 0 8 132 25 0 1 28 -2 1 15 0 15 119 UNLV at San Diego State 21Opponent totals 75TCU 431 1313 2 12 23 71 227 26 2527 12 366 97227-427-16 2 2527 12 97 97 58 1008 26-51-0 366 0 2 42 97 26 8 152 150 0 0 24 3840 29 at Air Force 38 52 90 4.0-6 0.0-0 2 1-0 2-0 at Texas at Air Force SMU COLORADO STATE 5 196 39.2 48 at StanfordUTAH 44 38 82 8.0-38 2.0-20 2 1-2 0-0 at Wyoming 39 48 87 8.0-18 3.0-11 2 2-0 1-0 0 10 0 3-3 SMU COLORADO STATE 53 26 79 4.0-20 2.0-15 0 2-0 0-0 at Wyoming 5 174 34.8 49 NEW MEXICO 51 40 91 5.0-8 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-0 at Stanford UTAH NEW MEXICO 11 426 38.7 49 at Brigham Young 50at San Diego State 30 77 80 22 8.0-39 99 3.0-29 3.0-10 0 0.0-0 0-0 2 1-22 3-0 0-0 at Brigham Young 5 199 39.8 51 UNLV UNLV at San Diego State 9 402 44.7 51 BOWLHISTORY ’07 REVIEW ’07 COACHES ROSTERS PLAYERS 50 2007 HORNED FROG football NOTES NINE BOWL GAMES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS REVIEW o 4 tSnDeoSaeW 53 4 23 4 4 45-33 W State Diego San at 24 Nov o 8 tBihmYugL 22 6 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 27 5 6 22-27 L UNLV Young Brigham 17 at Nov 08 Nov o 4 tSnDeoSaeW 53 7 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 1 5 0 1 1 5 2 2 38 0 23 22 6 1 5 5 10 7 5 5 2 45-33 W 37-0 22-27 2 State Diego W San at L UNLV 38-36 24 Nov W Young Brigham 21-24 at 17 Nov L Mexico New 08 Nov Utah 24-12 03 Nov W Stanford at 18 Oct Wyoming at 13 Oct State Colorado 06 Oct SMU. 29 Sep 22 Sep e 9 ooaoSaeW 41 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 17 3 9 2 3 2 21-24 L Mexico New 24-12 Utah 03 Nov W Stanford at 18 Oct Wyoming at 13 Oct State Colorado 06 Oct 29 Sep e 3 tArFreL 72 5 14 2 5 17-20 L Force Air at 13 Sep ae poet cr I Z crd Ps Ts Ts Ts ae G Dws n ub Hl Game Half Fumb Int Downs FGA Made TDs TDs TDs Pts Scored RZ In Score Opponent Date Totals SMU Force Air at 22 Sep Texas at 13 Sep Baylor 08 Sep 01 Sep (77.2%) 57 of 44 Totals Texas at Baylor 08 Sep 01 Sep STATISTICSRED-ZONE aeOpponent Date 27 of 36 (75.0%) 36 of 27 2007 STATS2007 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 34-10 W -0 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 31 1 5 10 0 6 2 1 4-10 7 3 W 3 1 20-27 L 3 21-7 W 3-65 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 3 24 4 5 38-36 W 2- 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 27-0 W 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 3 6 27 2 5 2 8 13-34 L 27-0 W cr nR Soe t D Ts Ts ae G Dws It ub af Game Half Fumb Int Downs FGA Made TDs TDs TDs Pts Scored RZ In Score 3- 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 2 1 2 37-0 W 20-27 L 1-0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 7 1 10 1 13 2 3 3 2 4 21-7 W 17-20 L 13-34 L STEPHEN HODGE STEPHEN Times Times TotaL Rush Pass FGs ------Failed to score inside RZ ------RZ inside score to Failed ------FGs Pass Rush TotaL Times Times Times Times TotaL Rush Pass FGs ------Failed to score inside RZ ------RZ inside score to Failed ------FGs Pass Rush TotaL Times Times 6 7 4 1 1 6 1 3 11 6 10 16 143 27 36 0 1 5 2 1 4 16 10 18 28 243 44 57 55 64 Opponents Inside TCU Red-Zone TCU Inside Opponents TCU Inside Opponent Red-Zone Opponent Inside TCU 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 31 3 24 3211000000 1101100000 1101000000 2020201000 4311000000 2111000000 0002000000 1000000 001 3000000 0020000 TOMMY BLAKE TOMMY 1010 0 41 1000 0 0000 000 00 2007 HORNED FROG FOOTBALL 51 TEXAS BOWL • RELIANT STADIUM • HOUSTON, TEXAS OT OT REVIEW 2007 2007 STATS 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 29:37 8:23 6:59 7:31 6:42 0:00 30:22 6:36 8:00 7:28 8:17 0:00 355:31 100:41 83:59 90:22 80:29 0:00 364:29 79:19 96:01 89:38 99:31 0:00 9-18 50.0% 1-2 50.0% 2-3 66.7% 2-3 66.7% 4-10 40.0% 0-0 0.0% 11-25 44.0% 3-5 60.0% 2-4 50.0% 2-3 66.7% 4-13 30.8% 0-0 0.0% 65-199 32.7% 21-54 38.9% 13-44 29.5% 13-45 28.9% 18-56 32.1% 0-0 0.0% 77-196 39.3% 18-44 40.9% 27-50 54.0% 16-49 32.7% 16-52 30.8% 0-1 0.0% Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OT Score Overall Score Overall WL 27-0 3-15 13-34 5-16 20.0%W 31.2% 21-7 2-4 6-14 50.0% 3-6 42.9% 50.0% 0-3L 1-4 0-2 0.0% 20-27 25.0% 0.0% 4-16 0-3 4-4 0-2 25.0%W 100.0% 0.0% 34-10 0.0% 1-3 7-15 1-5 1-5 33.3% 46.7% 1-4 20.0% 20.0% 2-4 25.0% 3-3 50.0% 1-3 100.0% 33.3% 1-3 0-4 33.3%W 0.0% 2-4L 27-0 1-5 13-34 50.0% 1-2 20.0% W 1-3 50.0% 1-5 21-7 33.3% 20.0% 1-1 0-0 100.0% 1-2L 0-0 50.0% 0.0% 20-27 0-0 0-0 0.0% 1-2W 0.0% 0.0% 0-0 50.0% 34-10 0-0 0-0 0.0% 0-0 1-1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%W 1-1L 0-0 100.0% 1-1 100.0% 27-0 0.0% 0-0W 13-34 0-1 0.0% 32:08 0.0% 21-7 28:40 0-0 9:18L 0.0% 23:55 8:27 20-27 5:11 3:55W 7:22 23:08 34-10 6:49 7:08 4:32 3:13 36:30 10:50 7:16 8:19 5:24 8:11 5:36 7:51 9:49 7:31 6:40 10:59 Total Avg. Avg. TCU Opponents TCU Opponents TCU Opponents Total DateSep 01 Opponent Baylor TIME TIME OF POSSESSION Sep 08 at Texas Sep 13 at Air ForceSep 22 SMU Sep 29 Colorado StateOct 06 L at Oct Wyoming13 17-20 W at Oct Stanford18 5-15 24-12 Utah Nov 03 8-18 33.3% L New MexicoNov 08 44.4% 21-24 0-3 W at Brigham YoungNov 17 6-18 38-36 2-4 0.0% L UNLV Nov 24 5-14 W 33.3% 50.0% 22-27 at San Diego State 2-3 35.7% 37-0 2-5 0-3 W 4-14 66.7% 9-18 45-33 1-3 40.0% 28.6% 0.0% 15-23 50.0% 33.3% 1-3 65.2% 2-4 3-5 0-3 3-5 33.3% 3-5 50.0% 60.0% 3-5 0.0% 60.0% 60.0% 2-5 60.0% 1-3 1-4 3-5 1-4 40.0% 1-4Sep 08 6-7 25.0% 33.3% 25.0% 60.0% 0-1Sep 13 at Texas 25.0% 85.7% 0.0% Sep 22 at Air Force 2-5 2-5 3-7 0-2Sep 3-529 SMU 42.9% 40.0% 40.0%Oct 06 Colorado State 60.0% 0.0% LOct 13 1-3 at Wyoming 1-3 17-20 W 3-6 33.3% Oct 18 at Stanford 33.3% 24-12 50.0% Nov 03 Utah 0-1 LNov New 08Mexico 3-4 0.0% 21-24Nov at 17Brigham Young W 75.0% 38-36Nov UNLV 24 L 0-0 2-3 W 1-1 at San Diego State 22-27 1-3 100.0% 66.7% 0.0% 37-0 W 33.3% 0-3 1-2 45-33 0-0 0-0 0-1 50.0% 0-0 1-2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1Sep 08 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% at Texas Sep 13 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0-0Air 1-1 at ForceSep 22 0-0 0-0 100.0% 0-0 0-1 0-0 SMU Sep 29 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Colorado StateOct 06 0.0% 0.0% L 0.0% 0-1Oct 13 at Wyoming 0-0 0-0 2-2 W 1-1 0.0% 100.0% Oct 18 at Stanford 1-3 0.0% 100.0% 17-20Nov 0.0%03 Utah 33.3% 24-12 L New MexicoNov 08 0-2 0-0 0-1 W 29:07 at Brigham YoungNov 17 0.0% 0.0% 30:34 L 21-24 UNLV Nov 24 0.0% W 38-36 at San Diego State 4:36 W 22-27 29:09 6:22 37-0 27:11 45-33 27:01 7:52 4:58 9:33 36:52 5:23 40:14 6:16 8:30 9:54 8:15 4:57 10:25 6:46 6:23 7:12 8:09 11:04 9:35 9:42 7:11 8:33 10:54 0:00 8:22 7:05 7:51 5:49 10:23 8:08 Sep 01 Baylor Sep 01 Baylor Date Opponent 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 3RD-DOWN 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS Date Opponent BOWLHISTORY ’07 REVIEW ’07 COACHES ROSTERS PLAYERS 52 2007 HORNED FROG football NOTES NINE BOWL GAMES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS REVIEW TOTALPLAYS-YARDSOFFENSE Passes Att-Comp-Int. Fumble Returns-Yards-TouchdownsFumble PASSINGYARDS (NET) RUSHES-YARDS(NET) FIRST DOWNS FIRST Kickoff Returns-Yards-TouchdownsKickoff Returns-Yards-TouchdownsPunt TEAM STATISTICSTEAM 4:50 goal, field 34 Manfredini - TCU 12:30 kick), (Manfredini Dalton from pass 14 Dickerson - TCU 14:10 goal, field 27 Manfredini - TCU Quarter Fourth 4:34 kick), (Manfredini run 12 Christian - TCU 14:18 kick), (Manfredini run Watts1 - TCU Quarter Second SCORING SUMMARY TCU Baylor QUARTERS BY SCORE Frogslost to SMU -- the opponent when they play their next home game in three weeks. son-openingvictoryOklahoma atweekafter2005. thatain ButupsetSooners,the of the a35-yard kick in the third quarter. lead. 216yards with three of the interceptions. old senior transfer from Kent State and a junior college transfer. He was 23-of-47 passing for theBaylor 1on akeeper later in the first quarter. theBaylor 20, setting up Dalton's 14-yard TDpass to Ervin Dickerson that made it 24-0. grabSzymanski's pass thrown behind the intended receiver. Phillips returned it34 yards to Texas Tech(28-0) and Texas(62-0). was shut out for the first time since 2005, when it was blanked in consecutive games against passafter being reviewed, the tone was set for the second half. ble recovered by the Frogs. Even though the play was overturned and made anincomplete and knocked the ball loose on the first play after halftime. The play was initially called a fum- time.Baylor had 204 yards in the first half. righton a29-yard attempt during the opening drive. ChrisManfredini game. straightkicked ninthtwo field goals their after missing wonwide Frogs the as scores for first college start, and Justin Watts and Ryan Christian ran Southwestseason. instate former three of Conferencerivals TCUplays first theinopening month theof the -- Baylor halftime, but not any points in a 27-0 victory Saturday over ingdefense pitched aseason-opening shutout. defensiveendTommy Blake theonfield, TCU's dominat- - (AP) Texas FORT WORTH, TexasWorth, Fort • Stadium Carter G. Amon 35,606 • Attendance: 2007 1, September Punts (Number-Avg) Punts Returns-Yards-TouchdownsInterception Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Red-Zone Scores-Chances Red-Zone Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Third-Down TimePossession Sacks By: Number-YardsBy: Sacks Baker 4-47; Smith 4-38; Taylor 3-51; Akers 3-36; Whitaker 3-8; Mitchell 2-11;2-5. TaylorMitchell 4-38; Gettis 3-8; Smith Whitaker 4-47; 3-36;3-51; Baker Akers 1-0. Moore 1-1; Cunigan 1-5; Brown 1-28; Massey 1-50; Reagan 5, RECEIVING: TCU PASSING: 6-5. Szymanski 7-19, 1-1. Dickerson W.2-2, 7-7, Jackson Dalton 1-8, Brock 17, RUSHING: TCU has won its lastitswonhasTCUfivegames against teams, streak12Biga that started sea- witha Both teams had missed field goals on their first drives. Baylor's Shea Brewster also missed Watts(1yard) andChristian (12yards) scored inthesecond quarter togive TCU14-0 a Szymanskifour-quarterbackwona battlethis competitionfall,a thatincluded 25-year- a Daltonwas 18-for-30 passing. But hehad aninterception and fumble,a losing the ball at Linebacker Jason Phillipsmade a nifty pickoff early in the fourth quarter, reaching back to TCU's last shutout was a 52-0 win at home against San Diego State last November. Baylor Ortiz,ChaseotherquarterbackTCU'sAll-MWCtodefensive Szymanski Blake gotend, The Frogs had three of theirfour interceptions and heldBaylor to only 78 yards after half- Andy Dalton threw for 205 yards and a touchdown in his yardsbeforesomeHornedupFrogsgave 22No. The No. 22 TCU 22 No. Baylor TCU TCU - Dalton 18-30-0-205. Dalton - - Turner 9-56; Christian 9-40; Brown 5-27; Watts 8-23, M. Jackson 3- Jackson M. Watts8-23, 5-27; Brown 9-40; Christian Turner- 9-56; - Brock 5-47; Young 2-35; Dickerson 2-23; Bryant 2-11;2- Bryant YoungChristian 5-47; 2-23; Brock Dickerson - 2-35; GAME RECAPS GAME vn ihu standout without Even 401 27 13 0 14 0 0 0 0 00 F 4 3 12 BU - Szymanski 23-47-3-216, Beatty 3-8-1-15. Beatty 23-47-3-216, Szymanski - 18-30-0 18-30-0 75-386 45-181 45-181 3 of 15 of 3 5-67-0 4-87-0 7-44.3 1 of 2 of 1 32:08 0-0-0 1-9-0 TCU TCU 8-55 1-11 205 205 4-2 5-8 27 16 16 BU 0 - Whitaker 12-27, Jones 12-27, Whitaker - BU - Fenty 5-35; Fenty - 26-55-4 80-282 7 of 20 of 7 6-38-0 4-66-0 9-36.9 25-51 1 of 1 of 1 27:52 0-0-0 0-0-0 5-45 2-15 231 BU 3-0 0-2 16 Sacks By: Number-YardsBy: Sacks Scores-Chances Red-Zone Cosby 6-51; Finley 4-54; Sweed 4-26; Ogbonnaya 1-7; Ullman 1-6; Charles 1-4. Charles 1-6; Ullman 1-7; Ogbonnaya 4-26; Sweed 4-54; Finley 6-51; Cosby Young1-5; Kerley 1-14; 1-3. Reagan 2-20; Moore 2-38; Bryant 6; RECEIVING: Fourth-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Returns-Yards-TouchdownsFumble TOTALPLAYS-YARDSOFFENSE ASN:TCU PASSING: 1-13. Jones 16. 7-minus Dalton RUSHING: Third-Down Conversions Third-Down TimePossession Penalties-Yards Fumbles-Lost (Number-Avg) Punts Returns-Yards-TouchdownsInterception Returns-Yards-TouchdownsKickoff Returns-Yards-TouchdownsPunt Passes Att-Comp-Int. RUSHES-YARDS(NET) PASSINGYARDS (NET) DOWNS FIRST TEAM STATISTICSTEAM 2:42 kick), (Bailey Texasrun 39 Charles - 4:23 goal, field 37 Manfredini - TCU 7:01 kick), (Bailey return Texasfumble 20 Foster - 9:43 goal, Texasfield 20 Bailey - 14:09 kick), (Bailey Texasrun 1 McGee - Quarter Fourth 0:42 goal, Texasfield 28 Bailey - 12:16 kick), (Bailey McCoy from Texaspass 33 Jones - Quarter Third 0:17 goal, field 19 Manfredini - TCU 3:33 kick), (Mandredini return interception 25 Stewart - TCU Quarter Second SCORING SUMMARY Texas TCU QUARTERS BY SCORE eredthe onside kick. On 3rd-and-6, Charles burst up the middle for the final score. punchedin the TDtwo plays later. topass, hesaw the middle come open and took off running tothe TCU 1.Vondrell McGee Joneswho was dragging across the middle of the end zone. untilmidway through the fourth. andkeeping the Horned Frogs off the field. TCU didn't have firsta down inthe second half happened?"and set up Chris Manfredini's 19-yard field goal. McCoy,leaving Stewart the to runon blockstraight good toward a LinebackerPhillipsagotlargezone. Jason endsection theof TCUto fans. race a was itthere, sprinkledthroughout the stadium thinking they might get the win. yards.Charles finished with 134 yards, most coming in the second half. runinthe fourth quarter with just under three minutes left. McCoy finished 25-of-38 for 239 Longhornsheld the Horned Frogs to 251 totals theyards. and TD a forWalshDerek punter TCU byfumble a Nate to strike 33-yardJones. a with quarter third the in lead TCU10-0 touchdown,a cuta returnedfor was that one No.19 TCU. Texas the and run, over34-13windefenseLonghorns carriedNo.7a long theto a with another up set down, - TexasAUSTIN, (AP) • Stadium Memorial TexasTexasAustin, - Royal Daryl 84,621 • Attendance: 2007 8, September TCU got within 27-13 on Manfredini's second field goal late in the fourth, but Texas recov- Texas had tied it 10-10 before McCoy's long run set up the go-ahead score. Dropping back Onhis TD pass, McCoy rolled tohis right toavoid the rush, then floated aneasy pass to Shut out in the first half, Texas got untracked in the third quarter, rolling up nearly 150 yards Anotherinterception"Whataskto ifDavidRoachMcCoyleft asbyarmsholdinghis up interception.easysnaggedan TorreyFromand droppedoffblitz,then Stewarta faked McCoy'sshakystart toledTCU's early leadthepurple-cladandhad HornedFrogs fans Jones had eight catches for 91 yards and Jamaal Charles tacked on a 39-yard touchdown The Texas defense did the rest. Brandon Foster returned McCoy,first-halfthrewtwowho interceptions, including No. 7 Texas7 No. TCU 19 No. TCU TCU - Dalton 23-37-1-208. Dalton - - Christian 10-41; Watts 10-29; Turner 2-4; Brock 1-1; Jackson 1-1; Jackson 1-1; Brock WattsTurner10-29; 2-4; 10-41; Christian - - Massey 4-53; Dickerson 3-45; Brock 3-17; Christian 3-7; Watts3- 3-7; Christian 3-17; Brock 3-45; Dickerson 4-53; Massey - UT - Charles 22-134; McCoy 5-34; Ogbonnaya 4-6; McGee 4-5; McGee 4-6; Ogbonnaya 5-34; McCoy 22-134; Charles - ot co pse fr touch- a for passed McCoy Colt 10 00 0 F 4 3 12 UT - McCoy 25-38-2-239. McCoy - 23-37-1 23-37-1 69-251 5 of 16 of 5 13-100 2-70-1 4-77-0 3-45-0 6-44.5 1 of 3 of 1 32-43 32-43 28:40 0-0-0 TCU TCU 208 208 0-0 2-2 6-3 34 13 15 15 02 34 24 10 03 UT - Jones 8-91; Jones - 25-38-2 74-415 6 of 15 of 6 36-176 1-20-1 2-50-0 3-18-0 4-42.0 0 of 0 of 0 31:20 1-0-0 3-36 8-69 239 3-4 0-0 UT 19 13 2007 HORNED FROG FOOTBALL 53 TEXAS BOWL • RELIANT STADIUM • HOUSTON, TEXAS 21 23 1-1 1-3 1-6 203 5-30 SMU 0-0-0 0-0-0 36:05 1 of 4 8-36.0 4-37-0 4-82-0 47-149 81-352 4 of 16 19-34-1 REVIEW - Willis 19-34-1-203. 00 7 13 21 3-2 1-3 108 SMU 4-39 TCU 0-0-0 23:55 0 of 0 8-45.9 4-96-1 2-32-0 1-58-1 12-110 34-142 60-250 6 of 14 11-26-0 - Martin 19-100; Willis 21-42; Mapps 7-7. 12 3 4 F 70 0 0 7 7 14 SMU TCU scored on a blocked GAME GAME RECAPS - Young 3-25; Brown - 3-16; Young Moore 2-38; Bryant 1-17; Reagan 1-12; - Brown 11-92; - Jackson Brown 9-40; 4-16; 11-92; Watts Christian 4-7; Dalton 1-0; - Jackson 6-12-0-68; Dalton 5-14-0-40. - Sanders 7-98; Lowery 4-55; Sledge 3-22; Martin 2-18; Chase 2-9; TCU TCU SMU SMU TCU The victory avenged TCU's only loss of the 2005 sea- Both teams squandered multiple scoring opportunities. The Horned Frogs had as many touchdowns and first Colin Jones Thomas blocked Morstead's punt, and Bart Johnson picked it up and took Backup quarterback Marcus Jackson replaced starter Andy Dalton for a series in the Jackson and Dalton spent the rest of the game rotating at quarterback, with Jackson SMU quarterback Justin Willis was 19-of-31 for 203 yards, and the Mustangs held a TCU, which was ranked as high as No. 19, snapped a two-game losing streak. SMU DeMyron Martin scored on a 15-yard run for SMU in the first He quarter. finished with September 22, 2007 Attendance: • 31,511 Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas FORT WORTH, (AP) Texas - punt and an interception return, then held on through a scoreless second half to beat SMU 21-7. then. since rivals crosstown the of meeting first the in son TCU lost two fumbles inside the SMU 20-yard line, and TCU the inside down fourth on 0-for-3 were Mustangs the 25. downs - two - in the first 20 minutes of the game. They led 14-7 thanks to touchdowns a off blocked punt and an interception. it 17 yards into end zone for a 7-7 tie with 4:14 left in scored on the a 43-yard interception first return remaining with in 11:47 the quarter. first Robert half. Henson first half and led TCU on a 78-yard 16-play, drive that ended with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Derek Moore. completing six of 12 passes for 68 yards and Dalton five of 14 attempts for 40 yards. 12-minute advantage in time of possession. lost its 16th consecutive nonconference road game. 100 yards on 19 carries. SCORE BY QUARTERS SMU TCU SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter SMU - Martin 15 run (Morstead kick), 7:42 TCU - B. Johnson 17 blocked punt return (Manfredini kick), 4:14 Second Quarter TCU - Henson 58 interception return (Manfredini kick), 11:47 TCU - Moore 15 pass from Jackson (Manfredini kick), 3:40 TEAM STATISTICS FIRST FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) RUSHES-YARDS PASSING YARDS (NET) YARDS PASSING Passes Att-Comp-Int. Att-Comp-Int. Passes TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS TOTAL Fumble Returns-Yards-Touchdowns Punt Returns-Yards-Touchdowns Kickoff Returns-Yards-Touchdowns Interception Returns-Yards-Touchdowns Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: Brock 1-minus-6; TEAM 4-minus-7. PASSING: TCU Brock 1-0. RECEIVING: Givens 1-1. 17 15 AF 0-0 2-2 0-0 193 6-47 0-0-0 1-4-0 2-0-0 30:53 2 of 2 8-40.8 2-46-0 42-146 70-339 3 of 14 17-28-1 OT F - Ollis 16-138; 14 3 20 AF OT - Root 6-53; Hall 6-48; 20 17 20 0-0 2-5 320 AF 6-33 4-40 TCU 0-0-0 1-4-0 29:07 32-89 0 of 1 5-46.8 6-58-0 2-15-0 77-409 5 of 15 29-45-2 - Carney 17-28-1-193. AF 37 0 7 0 03 0 12 3 4 Ryan Harrison's 33-yard field goal on goal field 33-yard Harrison's Ryan - Christian 6-74; Dickerson 5-68; Massey 5-58; Brock 5-40; Bryant - Watts - 12-48; Watts Christian 13-31; Dalton 7-10. - Dalton 29-45-2-320. TCU TCU TCU Air Force Harrison then nailed a career-long 57-yarder with 1:31 left before halftime, which was noth- was which halftime, before left 1:31 with 57-yarder career-long a nailed then Harrison After Harrison was wide right on a 50-yard field goal try that was plenty long enough, the enough, long plenty was that try goal field on a 50-yard right wide was Harrison After After Steven Coleman's interception at midfield, TCU again had trouble moving the ball. The ball. the moving trouble had again TCU midfield, at interception Coleman's Steven After Manfredini's 20-yarder in the third quarter was blocked by Chris Thomas, the 100th blocked 100th the Thomas, Chris by blocked was quarter third the in 20-yarder Manfredini's TCU capitalized on a blocked punt and an interception to take a 10-3 halftime lead despite lead halftime 10-3 a take to interception an and punt blocked a on capitalized TCU On fourth-and-1 from the Falcons 29, Carney pitched to Ollis, who scampered 71 yards for yards 71 scampered who Ollis, to pitched Carney 29, Falcons the from fourth-and-1 On The Falcons gave up great field position to TCU when Horned Frogs up-man Derek Moore Derek up-man Frogs Horned when TCU to position field great up gave Falcons The But Carney responded by hitting Travis Dekker for 50 yards, setting up a 9-yard touchdown 9-yard a up setting yards, 50 for Dekker Travis hitting by responded Carney But Finally, Dalton hit Bryant in Walter Finally, the back of the end Twice in the third quarter, the Horned Frogs were turned were Frogs Horned the quarter, third the in Twice Harrison's winner followed a winner followed miss Harrison's by TCU kicker Chris SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter TCU - Manfredini 39 field goal, 11:30 Second Quarter TCU - Dickerson 5 pass from Dalton (Manfredini kick), 11:37 AF - Harrison 57 field goal, 1:31 Fourth Quarter TCU - pass Bryant from 11 Dalton (Manfredini kick), 13:10 AF - Madsen 9 pass from Carney (Harrison kick), 8:21 AF - Ollis 71 run (Harrison kick), 5:55 Overtime AF - Harrison 33 field goal TEAM STATISTICS TCU Air Force ing like the thrilling 33-yarder he would hit in overtime. in hit would he 33-yarder thrilling the like ing SCORE BY QUARTERS Horned Frogs drove to the Falcons 22 before Garrett Rybak forced and recovered a a fumble recovered and forced Rybak Garrett before 22 Falcons the to drove Frogs Horned scamper. 11-yard an of end the at Christian by Frogs committed three penalties and a fumble but still managed to drive downfield for the and to a downfield drive but managed still fumble penalties three committed Frogs he out just before fade of pass tumbled to 5-yard on Dickerson Ervin Dalton's touchdown bounds. kick by Air Force since 1990. since Force Air by kick an offense without tailback Aaron Brown, who missed his second straight game with a knee a with game straight second his missed who Brown, Aaron tailback without offense an managed Frogs the But 27. Force Stephen injury. Air Hodges sliced the at through the recovered Falcons' punt widespread Burrell formation to Andy and block punt, first goal. Harrison's field 39-yard Manfredini's for settle to had and yards five just move to the tying touchdown with 5:55 left. 5:55 with touchdown tying the recovered the onside kick, but Air Force forced a three-and-out and took over at its 20. its at over took and three-and-out a forced Force Air but kick, onside the recovered strike to Keith Madsen that pulled the Falcons within a touchdown with 8 minutes remaining. minutes 8 with touchdown a within Falcons the pulled that Madsen Keith to strike zone for an 11-yard score one play after the Frogs got a first down by the nose of the football, the of nose the by down first a got Frogs the after play one score 11-yard an for zone left. 13:10 with 17-3 it make to away near the goal line, on a blocked field goal and an inter- an and goal field blocked a on line, goal the near away ception. Manfredini, whose 36-yard attempt hit the left upright on the on upright left the hit attempt 36-yard whose Manfredini, Jim on it tied had Falcons The overtime. of possession Carney first Shaun from pitch option an on run TD 71-yard Ollis' left. 5:55 with second down gave Air Force a 20-17 overtime victory over victory overtime 20-17 a Force Air gave down second TCU. September 13, 2007 Attendance: • 31,556 Falcon Stadium Colo. • USAFA, - (AP) Colo. USAFA, FIRST FIRST DOWNS (NET) YARDS PASSING RUSHES-YARDS (NET) RUSHES-YARDS Passes Att-Comp-Int. Att-Comp-Int. Passes TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS TOTAL Fumble Returns-Yards-Touchdowns Punt Returns-Yards-Touchdowns Kickoff Returns-Yards-Touchdowns Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: Interception Interception Returns-Yards-Touchdowns Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Stephens 8-26; Hall 5-15; Williams 2-5; TEAM 1-minus 3; Carney 10-minus 35. PASSING: TCU RECEIVING: 3-35; Young 2-20; Reagan 1-1. 3-35; 1-13; Watts Young Kerley 1-11; Dekker 4-83; Madsen 1-9. BOWLHISTORY ’07 REVIEW ’07 COACHES ROSTERS PLAYERS 54 2007 HORNED FROG football NOTES NINE BOWL GAMES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS REVIEW 5; Rupp 1-5; Kawulok 1-3. Kawulok 1-5; Rupp 5; 1- Mosure 1-10; Johnson 2-5; Hill 2-25; Morton Di. 3-16; Bell Walker3-28; 3-77; Morton 1-8. Frosch W.1-9; 1-10; Jackson Cunigan 1-12; Brock 30; RECEIVING: 0-1-0-0. Morton Da. ASN:TCU PASSING: 6-minus-8. Hanie 1-minus-2; Kaylor 1-1. Kerley 2-7; Christian RUSHING: Number-YardsBy: Sacks Scores-Chances Red-Zone Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Third-Down TimePossession Penalties-Yards Fumbles-Lost (Number-Avg) Punts Returns-Yards-TouchdownsInterception Returns-Yards-TouchdownsKickoff Returns-Yards-TouchdownsPunt Returns-Yards-TouchdownsFumble TOTALPLAYS-YARDSOFFENSE Passes Att-Comp-Int. PASSINGYARDS (NET) RUSHES-YARDS(NET) FIRST DOWNS FIRST TEAM STATISTICSTEAM failed) conversion (2-pt Hanie from pass 54 Morton - CSU Quarter Fourth 0:57 goal, field 27 Smith - CSU 4:24 kick), (Manfredini run 4 Jackson M. - TCU Quarter Third 3:04 goal, field 19 Manfredini - TCU 12:30 kick), (Manfredini Jackson M. from pass 4 Reagan - TCU Quarter Second 5:34 goal, field 47 Smith - CSU 10:37 kick), (Manfredini run 4 Jackson M. - TCU Quarter First SCORING SUMMARY TCU State Colorado QUARTERS BY SCORE the leaving failed, quarter.fourth the into minute a conversion 24-12 at score two-point The Morton. Damon to pass touchdown yard run. touchdown 4-yard ond 14-3. ahead Frogs Horned the put to pass 4-yard a on Reagan Shae with connected goal. field yard game. rushing 100-yard career fifth his was It carries. 22 on yards 124 who Blake, game. more one least at miss will NFLprospect, top a as reasons. season the into came undisclosed medical for on Tuesday placed leave was who Blake, Tommy end sive yards. 38 for times 17 ried game. the of play first his on run touchdown 4-yard a had Jackson drive. ing 24-12 State Colorado past night. Saturday TCU lead to another for threw and touchdowns two for rushed - Jackson Marcus (AP) Texas WORTH, FORT TexasWorth, Fort • Stadium Carter G. Amon 32,807 • Attendance: 2007 29, September Colorado State finished the scoring on Smith's 27-yard field goal and Caleb Hanie's 54- sec- his for left his to out rolled Jackson when again scored quarter,TCU third the In lead. halftime 17-3 a Frogs the gave goal field 19-yard Manfredini's Chris On He yards. 73 for fourpasses completed Jackson drive, 90-yard season-best TCU's second. the in up quarter,heated first but the in passing 0-for-3 was Jackson Colorado State (0-4, 0-1) scored on its first possession when Jason Smith booted a 47- for injury,rushed knee a with season this slowed been has who Brown, Aaron TCU's defen- without played West) Mountain 1-1 (3-2, TCU car- and 11-for-26yards was 137 Jackson for passing Starter on open- sufferedinjury TCU's Dalton an Andy TCU State Colorado TCU TCU - M. Jackson 11-26-0-137;5-6-60-0. Jackson Dalton M. - - Brown 22-124; M. Jackson 17-38; Dickerson 3-20; Dalton 3-11;Dalton 3-20; Dickerson 17-38; Jackson M. 22-124; Brown - - Dickerson 4-66; Brown 3-26; Young3-26; 2-11;1- Brown Reagan Moore 4-66; 2-25; Dickerson - GAME RECAPS GAME CSU - Mosure 10-34; Morton 1-19; Bell 7-9; Myers 3-3; Myers 7-9; Bell 1-19; Morton 10-34; Mosure - akp quarterback Backup 10 7 6 3 30 F 4 3 12 16-32-0 8 of 18 of 8 80-398 48-201 3-27-0 4-62-0 3-29-0 5-44.4 3 of 4 of 3 30:34 0-0-0 TCU TCU 4-16 7-70 197 4-6 2-2 24 12 23 CSU CSU 70 - Roberts 4-42; Da. 4-42; Roberts - - Hanie 21-38-3-216; Hanie - 21-39-3 5-118-0 6 of 18 of 6 67-271 3-15-0 5-39.2 0 of 1 of 0 28-55 29:26 0-0-0 0-0-0 CSU 2-15 6-53 216 2-2 0-0 16 24 12 Marsh 4-87; Betschart 3-21; Moore 2-9; Bolling 1-17; Ford 1-3; Seldon 1-minus-3. Seldon 1-3; Ford 1-17; Bolling 2-9; Moore 3-21; Betschart 4-87; Marsh 1-4. Kerley 1-5; Cunigan 1-5; Christian Young2-23; 1-13; Johnson Brock 2-19; RECEIVING: ASN:TCU PASSING: 7-11;Sween 1-minus-14. Vinnedge 7-6; Kerley 1-6; Dickerson 1-0; Massey 1-0. Massey 1-0; Dickerson 1-6; Kerley 7-6; RUSHING: Number-YardsBy: Sacks Scores-Chances Red-Zone Fourth-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Third-Down Conversions Third-Down TimePossession Penalties-Yards Fumbles-Lost (Number-Avg) Punts Returns-Yards-TouchdownsInterception Returns-Yards-TouchdownsKickoff Returns-Yards-TouchdownsPunt Returns-Yards-TouchdownsFumble TOTALPLAYS-YARDSOFFENSE Passes Att-Comp-Int. PASSINGYARDS (NET) RUSHES-YARDS(NET) FIRST DOWNS FIRST TEAM STATISTICSTEAM 2:17 kick), (Manfredini Dalton from pass 5 Johnson - TCU 6:30 Dalton), from pass (Massey Dalton from pass 26 Dickerson - TCU 8:25 goal, field 23 Vinnedge - WY Quarter Fourth 2:54 kick), (Vinnedge run 2 Seldon - WY 6:25 kick), (Vinnedge Sween from pass 8 Marsh - WY Quarter Third 0:06 goal, field 32 Manfredini - TCU Quarter Second 12:10 kick), (Vinnedge Sween from pass 65 Marsh - WY 12:27 goal, field 51 Manfredini - TCU Quarter First SCORING SUMMARY Wyoming TCU QUARTERS BY SCORE possession. first Frogs' the on best, career 51-yarder,a a kicked also Manfredini ter. reception. career first his 24-14. of score a and conversion 2-point a for Massey Donald to threw then Dalton game. the of down points. 15 final the scoring back, fought ter,TCU but lead. Cowboys 21-6 a for in ran Seldon line. 2-yard Frogs' the to Wyoming move offDalton. picked Andy Medina Michael catch and a score of 14-6, ending a 47-yard drive that began when Cowboys cornerback time as attempt goal field upright. right the off bounced kick the but expired, 48-yard a with game the touch- two on half. the in earlier goal field a and downs created 1-0) (3-1, Wyoming gap point the fourth quarter, but that wasn't enough to cross an 18- Saturday. on 24-21 TCU beat Wyoming as rushing yards 235 for combined Seldon Wynel and Moore Devin while downs - (AP) Wyo. LARAMIE, Wyo. Laramie, • Stadium WarMemorial 23,007 • Attendance: 2007 6, October C cm wti 76 n 3-ad afeii il ga a te n o te is half. first the of end the at goal field Manfredini 32-yard a on 7-6 within came TCU quar- first the in 7-3 Wyomingahead put reception, 65-yard a touchdown, first Marsh's on score final the for pass 5-yard a caught Johnson Bart possession, next TCU's On touch- first Frogs' the and play 27-yard a for Dickerson Ervin with connected Dalton quar- fourth the in lead Cowboys 24-6 a for goal field 23-yard a kicked Vinnedge Billy helped TCU against calls interference pass three possession, next Cowboys' the On Marsh was wide open in the third quarter for an 8-yard TCU place-kicker Chris Manfredini had a chance to tie The Horned Frogs scored back-to-back touchdowns in Wyoming TCU TCU TCU - Dalton 20-31-1-184; M. Jackson 7-7-0-26. Jackson M. 20-31-1-184; Dalton - - Brown 14-50; Christian 11-43; Watts 1-18; M. Jackson 5-11;11-43;Jackson Dalton Christian M. Watts 14-50; 1-18; Brown - - Massey 4-38; Brown 4-27; Dickerson 3-44; Bryant 3-32; B. 3-32; Bryant 3-44; Dickerson 4-27; Brown 4-38; Massey - Hoost Marsh caught two touch- two caught Marsh Hoost 70 0 33 F 4 3 12 WY - Moore 23-135; Seldon 20-100; Seldon 23-135; Moore - 22-39-1 6 of 18 of 6 82-344 43-134 3-93-0 1-20-0 5-42.0 2 of 3 of 2 29:09 1-0-0 0-0-0 TCU TCU 5-54 210 1-6 2-2 2-2 24 21 22 4324 3 14 WY - Sween 12-26-1-134. Sween - 521 15 12-26-1 5 of 16 of 5 77-366 51-232 3-10-0 5-34.8 0 of 2 of 0 30:51 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 WY - WY 2-25 3-11 134 WY 3-3 3-1 22 2007 HORNED FROG FOOTBALL 55 TEXAS BOWL • RELIANT STADIUM • HOUSTON, TEXAS 27 20 16 1-0 2-2 120 UTAH 2-17 0-0-0 36:52 10-98 0 of 0 UTAH 8-36.8 6 o 18 4-58-1 2-14-0 3-51-0 50-107 70-227 20-13-1 REVIEW B. Johnson 13-20-120- 03 03 Wilson 5-73; Richards 3- 20 27 20 1-0 2-3 191 6-50 6-23 TCU UTAH: UTAH: 0-0-0 1-0-0 23:08 27-94 1 of 2 5-41.4 4 of 16 73-285 8-112-1 4-110-0 46-21-4 UTAH - UTAH 12 3 4 F 0 17 10 14 Darrell Mack Darrell his pounded GAME GAME RECAPS - Brown 5-21; Dickerson 4-49; Moore - 3-37; - Watts 3-16; Massey - Brown 11-59; Turner 5-18; Turner - Dalton Brown 9-16; 11-59; Brock 1-1; 1-0. Watts - Dalton 20-45-164-4; Kerley 1-1-27-0. TCU TCU Utah TCU Johnson, who missed three games after separating his who three Johnson, missed games after separating with TCU for goal field 41-yard a kicked Manfredini Chris picked been had He interceptions. four with yards 159 for 20-of-45 was Dalton Andy TCU's interceptions the of one returned end, defensive senior 262-pound Utah's Burnett, Martail score only Utah's was quarter fourth the through midway goal field 41-yard Sakoda's Louie a 31- kicked Sakoda and drive, 58-yard an game-opening TD capped run 1-yard Mack's erase to quarter second the in early play trick a and teams special used Frogs Horned The who Dalton, to throwback a was it right, sweeping Kerley Jeremy to off handed Dalton After with Wilson Marquis to TD 24-yard a threw Johnson when 17-14 at stay to ahead went Utah the of play final the on goal field 37-yard a made 22-yarder, a missed later who Manfredini, October 18, 2007 Attendance: • 25,391- Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas FORT (AP) WORTH, Texas - won Utah and touchdown a with rushing yards 100 for way its fourth straight game 27-20. TCU since starting Brian beating quarterback injury, from returned Johnson passes 20 of 13 completed opener, season the in shoulder for 120 yards. total 227 yards Utah's of seven but and all for accounted a touchdown. Mack and when Johnson back ball the had they thought Frogs the and left 2:07 David an recovered Hawthorne onside kick. But officials it 10 went yards, before the ball touched Hawthorne ruled review. replay lengthy a after that confirmed and off only four times the first six games and was coming off a game 344-yard in a Stanford. win at 24-14. ahead Utah put It half. first the in left seconds 54 with touchdown a for yards 55 halftime. after interception. first Dalton's after goal field yard kick Sakoda's deflecting season, the of punt 31 third it his returned blocked who Hodge, Washington Stephen of deficit.Daryl hands 10-0 the a into bounced ball The air. the into up punt straight 30-yard a had Bonner Brian and three-and-out, went then Utah touchdown. a for yards return. 14-10. up TCU put that run TD Brock's Marcus up set That 1. the to yards 27 gained half. first the in left 3:20 crossbar the cleared barely and upright left the hit kick His 24-17. to Frogs the get to half first down. straight dropped it when SCORE BY QUARTERS Utah TCU SUMMARY SCORING First Quarter UT - Mack 1 run (Sakoda kick), 8:59 UT - Sakoda 31 field goal, 0:38 Second Quarter TCU - Hodge 31 blocked punt return (Manfredini kick), 14:06 TCU - Brock 1 run (Manfredini kick), 10:43 UT - Wilson 24 pass from B. Johnson (Sakoda kick), 3:20 UT - Burnett 55 interception return (Sakoda kick), 0:54 TCU - Manfredini 37 field goal, 0:00 Fourth Quarter UT - Sakoda 41 field goal, 7:51 TCU - Manfredini 41 field goal, 2:07 TEAM STATISTICS PASSING YARDS (NET) YARDS PASSING FIRST FIRST DOWNS Possession Time Third-Down Conversions RUSHES-YARDS (NET) RUSHES-YARDS Passes Att-Comp-Int. Att-Comp-Int. Passes Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards 16; Brooks 2-16; Brown 1-8; Sampson 1-6; Mack 1-1. Fourth-Down Conversions TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS TOTAL Fumble Returns-Yards-Touchdowns Punt Returns-Yards-Touchdowns Kickoff Returns-Yards-Touchdowns Interception Returns-Yards-Touchdowns 2-9; Dalton 1-27; Clay 1-13; Brock 1-7. 1-12; Turner Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: - Mack 32-100; Johnson 10-19; 3-2; Brooks Louks 2-11; 3-2. PASSING: TCU 1. RECEIVING: 27 1-0 4-5 194 5-52 2-20 Sherman 1-2-0 2-3-0 0-0-0 32:49 3 of 4 STAN 5-38.2 49-170 79-364 5 of 16 15-30-0 7-440-0 STAN - STAN 29 38 2436 4-1 5-5 344 7-71 5-45 TCU 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 27:11 1 of 3 4-36.2 48-150 82-494 5 of 14 23-34-0 8-425-0 - Pritchard 12-27-0-171; Ostrander 3-3-0- STAN 12 3 4 F 07 17 14 7 10 14 5 38 36 Kimble 19-109; Stewart 13-47; Pritchard 14-27; McGraw 1-4; Aaron Brown scored on a short on scored Brown Aaron STAN - STAN - Brown 5-45; Young 3-110; Brock 3-20; 2-40; 3-110; - Watts Cunigan Brown 2-35; 5-45; Young - Brown 12-75; 21-91; Turner 1-6; Watts Dickerson 1-2; Smith 2-2; - Dalton 23-34-344-0. TCU TCU TCU TCUStanford The Frogs scored a pair of rushing touchdowns in the first half on Dalton's 6-yard run and 6-yard on half Dalton's in the first touchdowns a of pair rushing scored The Frogs Dalton's 31-yard pass to Donald Massey set up Brown's go-ahead touchdown. go-ahead Brown's up set Massey Donald to pass 31-yard Dalton's to 5 yards of passes touchdown threw Pritchard as halftime into lead a 21-17 took Stanford Belch's second field goal, this time from 40 yards, put Stanford ahead 34-31 with 7:22 remain- 7:22 with 34-31 ahead Stanford put yards, 40 from time this goal, field second Belch's Stanford then went three-and-out and the Frogs went 60 yards in nine plays, and a and 2-yard plays, in nine 60 yards went Frogs the and three-and-out went then Stanford It It took the two Frogs plays and 37 up to hooked Dalton seconds with 31-24. draw within Stanford extended its lead when Derek Belch kicked a 37-yard field goal with 3:54 left in the in left 3:54 with goal field 37-yard a kicked Belch Derek when lead its extended Stanford The teams traded scores through most of the first three first of the most through scores traded teams The Andy Dalton threw for 344 yards and two touchdowns as touchdowns two and yards 344 for threw Dalton Andy A week after slowing down USC’s offense and pulling off pulling and offense USC’s down slowing after week A Joseph Turner's 17-yard dash. 17-yard added Chris a Joseph Turner's Manfredini field 25-yard goal just before the break. SCORE BY QUARTERS Evan Moore and 40 yards to Richard Sherman. Kimble followed with a rushing touchdown. rushing a with followed Kimble Sherman. Richard to yards 40 and Moore Evan TCU Stanford SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter - Moore STAN 5 pass from Pritchard (Belch kick), 1:16 Second Quarter TCU - Dalton 6 run (Manfredini kick), 13:28 - Sherman STAN 40 pass from Pritchard (Belch kick), 6:49 TCU 17 - Turner run (Manfredini kick), 5:39 - Kimble STAN 1 run (Belch kick), 2:15 TCU - Manfredini 25 field goal, 0:29 Third Quarter - Kimble STAN 15 run (Belch kick), 12:58 - Belch STAN 37 field goal, 3:54 70 TCU pass from - Young Dalton (Manfredini kick ), 3:17 Fourth Quarter TCU - Brown 2 pass from Dalton (Manfredini kick), 9:55 - Belch STAN 40 field goal, 7:22 TCU - Brown 2 run (Manfredini kick), 4:13 0:02 Safety, - Team STAN TEAM STATISTICS ing. pass from Dalton to Brown on fourth down tied it with 9:44 left. 9:44 with it tied down fourth on Brown to Dalton from pass Young over the middle, who outran the Cardinal defense for a 70-yard touchdown. 70-yard a for defense Cardinal the outran who middle, the over Young third quarter following a drive that lasted more than six minutes. six than more lasted that drive a following quarter third quarters, with Anthony Kimble's 15-yard touchdown early in the second half putting the Cardinal the putting half second the in early touchdown 15-yard Kimble's Anthony with quarters, 28-17. ahead TCU ended a two-game slide. Brown rushed for 91 yards for rushed Brown slide. a two-game ended TCU and touchdown, a and yards 45 for passes five caught and yards. 110 for passes three caught Young Jimmy October 13, 2007 Attendance: • 37,777 Stanford Stadium • Stanford, Calif. - (AP) Calif. STANFORD, the history, football in college upsets one of the signature attack. passing TCU the solve not could Cardinal run with 4:13 remaining to complete a 14-point comeback, 14-point a complete to remaining 4:13 with run fourth- Pritchard's Tavita away batted Henson Robert and Stanford. over victory 38-36 TCU's preserve to pass down FIRST FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) RUSHES-YARDS (NET) YARDS PASSING Passes Att-Comp-Int. Att-Comp-Int. Passes TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS TOTAL Fumble Returns-Yards-Touchdowns Punt Returns-Yards-Touchdowns Kickoff Returns-Yards-Touchdowns Possession Time RUSHING: Dalton 1-minus-26. Ostrander 1-minus-17. PASSING: TCU Penalties-Yards Third-Down Conversions Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-112; Moore 3-32; 4-112; Bradford 2-17; Ladner 2-9; Kimble 1-14; Marecic 1-4; Stewart 1-3; Gunder 1-3. Interception Returns-Yards-Touchdowns Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances 23. RECEIVING: Dickerson 2-25; Bryant 2-23; Frosch 2-14; Massey 1-31; Christian 1-1. BOWLHISTORY ’07 REVIEW ’07 COACHES ROSTERS PLAYERS 56 2007 HORNED FROG football NOTES NINE BOWL GAMES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS REVIEW 15; Brown 1-7; Brock 1-7; Cunigan 1-2. Cunigan 1-7; Brock 1-7; Brown 15; RECEIVING: 2-9-1-15. Clampitt 7-23-0-76; Porterie TCU PASSING: 4-minus-20. Porterie 1-minus-4; Clampitt 1-1; Brown 7-23; Baker 13-28; Ferguson Watts1-0. W.1-2; 1-2; Jackson Massey 1-3; Newhouse 3-6; Brown 4-14; RUSHING Number-YardsBy: Sacks Scores-Chances Red-Zone Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Third-Down TimePossession Penalties-Yards Fumbles-Lost (Number-Avg) Punts Returns-Yards-TouchdownsInterception Returns-Yards-TouchdownsKickoff Returns-Yards-TouchdownsPunt Returns-Yards-TouchdownsFumble TOTALPLAYS-YARDSOFFENSE Passes Att-Comp-Int. PASSINGYARDS (NET) RUSHES-YARDS(NET) FIRST DOWNS FIRST TEAM STATISTICSTEAM 14:32 kick), (Manfredini Dalton from pass 1 Dickerson - TCU Quarter Fourth 3:14 kick), (Manfredini return fumble 13 Priest - TCU 4:14 goal, field 18 Manfredini - TCU Quarter Third 4:29 goal, field 25 Manfredini - TCU 10:43 kick), (Manfredini Jackson M. from pass 7 Brock - TCU 13:54 kick), (Manfredini Dalton from pass 29 Moore - TCU Quarter Second 9:33 goal, field 28 Manfredini - TCU Quarter First SCORING SUMMARY TCU Mexico New QUARTERS BY SCORE years. two past the ing interest- things make to back came Lobos the although 24-0, least at led have Frogs the Texasagainst Tech. 2002 since out shut been hadn't Lobos The Vegas Bowl. Las 2003 the in State Oregon 119.to The Frogs had 421 total yards -- 238 rushing and 183 passing -- while holding the Lobos quarter.third the in touchdown a for yards 13 it returned Priest Rafael cornerback Frogs and catch, a twice. sacked was and yards 76 for passing 7-for-23 was Porterie average. season his below 81 yards, 28 for carries 13 to Ferguson 3-2). (6-3, Mexico New by streak winning three-game a end TCU help to yards quarter.second 17-point a during who Jackson, Marcus from shared time at quarterback with Dalton, to Marcus Brock pass 7-yard a on Ervin scored with and quarter second fourth. the in score 1-yard a for Dickerson the in touchdown Saturday.victory rushing 37-0 a in yards 28 to Mexico New held TCU and touchdowns TexasWORTH, FORT - (AP) TexasWorth, Fort • Stadium Carter G. Amon 28,369 • Nov.Attendance: 2007 3, New Mexico has lost all three games against TCU in the Mountain West. Each time, Each West. Mountain the in TCU against games three all lost has Mexico New to loss 55-14 a since lowest Mexico's New were offense total and yards rushing The Joseph Turner115led offensecareer-high balanceda TCU's with carries. 28 on yards Even completed passes turned disastrous for New Mexico. Travis Brown fumbled after Rodney back running held and Porterie Donovan quarterback Lobos hounded TCU 17 and 25, 28, of goals field kicked Manfredini Chris also West) Mountain 2-3 (5-4, Frogs Horned The 29-yard a for Moore Derek with connected Dalton TCU Mexico New : TCU TCU - Dalton 11-18-0-149; Kerley 1-1-0-27; M. Jackson 1-3-1-7. Jackson M. 11-18-0-149;1-1-0-27; Dalton Kerley - - Turner 28-115; Christian 11-51; M. Jackson 4-19; Smith 6-16; Dalton 6-16; Smith Turner- 28-115;4-19; 11-51; Jackson Christian M. - Dickerson 3-50; Moore 2-38; Bryant 2-32; Young2-32;1- Bryant Massey 2-38; 2-32; Moore 3-50; Dickerson - GAME RECAPS GAME Andy Dalton threw for two for threw Dalton Andy 71 37 7 10 17 3 0 0 0 00 F 4 3 12 UNM - UNM Brown 4-44; Smith 4-39; Bruno 1-8. Bruno 4-39; Smith 4-44; Brown 13-22-1 9 of 18 of 9 82-421 60-238 1-24-0 2-22-0 1-13-1 4-42.8 0 of 1 of 0 36:52 1-0-0 TCU TCU 3-32 3-25 183 5-5 0-0 2437 23 0 UNM - UNM UNM - UNM 8-132-0 11-38.7 2 of 16 of 2 58-119 1-15-0 9-32-1 1 of 3 of 1 26-28 23:08 1-0-0 0-0-0 UNM 8-75 0-0 0-1 1-1 91 6 Sacks By: Number-YardsBy: Sacks Scores-Chances Red-Zone 1. 1- Semanoff 2-13; Unga 2-16; TongaGeorge 3-23; 2-16; Reed Soʼoto 3-19; 2-20; Allen Young1-14; Kerley 2-7; 1-6. Brock 2-14; Brown 2-14; RECEIVING: Fourth-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Third-Down TimePossession Penalties-Yards Fumbles-Lost (Number-Avg) Punts Returns-Yards-TouchdownsInterception Returns-Yards-TouchdownsKickoff Returns-Yards-TouchdownsPunt Returns-Yards-TouchdownsFumble TOTALPLAYS-YARDSOFFENSE ASN:TCU PASSING: 1-minus-1. TEAM 1-1. Brock RUSHING: Passes Att-Comp-Int. PASSINGYARDS (NET) RUSHES-YARDS(NET) FIRST DOWNS FIRST TEAM STATISTICSTEAM 3:49 kick), (Manfredini Dalton from pass 7 Johnson - TCU (13:06) goal field 29 Payne - BYU Quarter Fourth 10:10 failed), rush Jackson (M. run 1 Brock - TCU 13:58 kick), (Payne run 3 Unga - BYU Quarter Third 0:01 goal, field 33 Manfredini - TCU 1:47 goal, field 33 Payne - BYU 6:53 goal, field 37 Manfredini - TCU 11:41kick), (Payne Hall from pass 1 Semanoff - BYU Quarter Second 4:44 goal, field 38 Manfredini - TCU 11:23kick), (Payne run 15 Unga - BYU Quarter First SCORING SUMMARY BYU TCU QUARTERS BY SCORE tothe 11 for Mitch Payne's 29-yard field goal, which put BYU ahead BYU27-15 32with and13:06 left. Aaron Brown got knocked back a yard. The Cougars got the ball back and drove failed. 9with 13:58 left in the third quarter. Poppinga, who returned it 22 yards to the 3. Unga scored on the next play to put BYU up 24- atouchdown and gave TCUa chance to win it after the defense stopped the Cougars. 165yards and a touchdown. theCougars. Chris Manfredini kicked three field goals for TCU andDalton was18-of-30 for athome. lost his footing with 1:58 left. The Cougars ran thenout theon clockfourth-and-8, and won Bryanfor the Kehl 10th pounced straight on timeDalton as he 32with 2:39 left in the game. pass was overturned on review and had the ball at its owndefensetheandheld, forcingtippedpuntafter toaBYU remaining.3:49kickedoffFrogswith27-22The to lead thecrisp fall night with a 94-yard scoring drive that cut the over TCU. victory27-2211-seconda sealanto spanin sacks two atouchdown and Brigham Young'sdefense came up with PROVO,Utah (AP) - Utah Provo, • Stadium Edwards Lavell 64,241 • Nov.Attendance: 2007 9, BYU's defense came up with another key stop when TCU went for it on fourth-and-1 at the Marcus Brock scored on a 1-yard run that cut the lead to 24-15 after the 2-point conversion firstsecondtheseriesthelinebackerhalf,OnBYUofDaltonpassright to threw a Kelly Dalton's7-yard touchdown pass toBart Johnson with 3:49 remaining got the Frogs within HarveyUnga ran for two touchdowns and AustinCollie had four catches for 109 yards for ButDavid Nixon sacked AndyDalton secondon down, TheHorned Frogs made BYUfans sweat littlea during BYU TCU BYU - BYU TCU TCU - Dalton 18-30-1-165; M. Jackson 6-7-0-57. Jackson M. 18-30-1-165; Dalton - - Dalton 12-60; Turner 9-32; M. Jackson 9-21; Brown 7-8; Kerley 1-8; Kerley 7-8; Brown 9-21; Jackson M. Turner12-60; 9-32; Dalton - Unga 16-64; Hall 5-28; Tonga5-28; Hall Vakapuna16-64; 3-1; Semanoff5-17; Unga 4-3; - Dickerson 6-48; Moore 4-61; Massey 4-35; Johnson 2-23; Bryant 2-23; Johnson 4-35; Massey 4-61; Moore 6-48; Dickerson - MaxHall passed for305 yards and 10 7 7 6 36 4F 3 12 37-24-1 4 of 14 of 4 76-352 39-130 1-21-0 3-26-0 4-42.5 BYU - BYU 0 of 3 of 0 27:01 5-116 0-0-0 TCU TCU 3-37 222 1-8 5-5 1-0 27 22 73 22 BYU Pitta 7-88; Collie 4-109; Collie 7-88; Pitta - Hall 26-44-1-305. Hall - 1-minus-2-0 13 of 20 of 13 27 22 44-26-1 78-417 34-112 1-22-0 5-39.8 0 of 0 of 0 32:59 0-0-0 BYU 4-30 6-83 3-29 305 5-6 1-1 19 2007 HORNED FROG FOOTBALL 57 TEXAS BOWL • RELIANT STADIUM • HOUSTON, TEXAS 33 15 0-0 4-4 0-0 366 4-29 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 19:46 21-75 1 of 1 SDSU 9-44.7 72-441 4 of 17 26-51-0 8-150-0 Schilens 6- OʼConnell 11- - OʼConnell 26-51- SDSU - REVIEW SDSU - SDSU 39 45 33 0-0 6-7 1-8 3-3 318 TCU 0-0-0 0-0-0 40:14 1 of 2 4-37.5 3-32-0 69-376 26-42-0 6-132-0 111-694 15 of 23 736 12 3 4 F 0 21 21 3 45 17 GAME GAME RECAPS Joseph Turner Joseph Turner ran for a career-high 226 - Bryant 7-79; Massey 6-90; Dickerson 4-31; Kerley 2-48; Christian - Turner - 33-226; Turner Dalton 9-60; Christian 12-47; Dickerson 4-16; Watts - Dalton 23-39-0-298; M. Jackson 3-3-0-20. TCU TCU TCU San Diego State Turner Turner helped the Horned Frogs overcome San Diego Turner then added TD runs of 9, 14 and 41 yards in the TCU's offense ran up 694 yards in total offense on 111 Andy Dalton, who scored on a 14-yard run, completed 23 of 39 passes for 298 yards Aztecs, who gained 441 yards took in a total 17-0 offense, lead in the The first quarter, Kevin O'Connell threw a 97-yard touchdown pass to Chaz Schilens after Dalton's fum- O'Connell, who had a 12-yard touchdown run late in the game, TD also threw a 6-yard Nov. 24, 2007 Attendance: Nov. • 18,350 Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, Calif. SAN DIEGO (AP) - yards and four touchdowns to lead TCU to a 45-33 win over San Diego State on Saturday night. State's 17-0 first quarter lead. He scored his first touchdown first its TCU give to quarter second the in late run 5-yard a on lead of the game at 21-17. third quarter as the Horned Frogs took a 42-27 lead. San by allowed ever most the downs, first 39 made and plays Diego The State. Horned Frogs also held the ball for 39 min- utes, 19 seconds compared to only 20:41 for Aztecs. the for TCU. 14 of those points coming after TCU turnovers. bled snap at the 1-yard line. It was the longest pass play in San Diego State history and the longest play ever allowed by TCU. Following Davon another Brown turnover, scored on a 3-yard run for a 17-0 lead at the 5:43 mark. pass to Brett Swain with 34 seconds left to take a 24-21 halftime lead. O'Connell com- pleted 26 of 51 passes for 366 yards. SCORE BY QUARTERS TCU San Diego State SUMMARY SCORING First Quarter SDSU - Palmer 44 field goal, 9:07 SDSU - Schilens 97 pass from OʼConnell (Palmer kick), 6:26 SDSU - Brown 3 run (Palmer kick), 5:43 Second Quarter TCU - Christian 2 run (Manfredini kick), 13:20 TCU - Dalton 14 run (Manfredini kick), 7:09 TCU - 5 Turner run (Manfredini kick), 2:19 SDSU - Swain 6 pass from OʼConnell (Palmer kick), 0:34 Third Quarter TCU - 9 Turner run (Manfredini kick), 10:00 TCU - 14 Turner run (Manfredini kick), 5:35 SDSU - Palmer 35 field goal, 3:26 TCU - 41 Turner run (Manfredini kick), 2:50 Fourth Quarter TCU - Manfredini 33 field goal, 10:31 SDSU - OʼConnell 12 run (OʼConnell pass intercepted), 1:37 TEAM STATISTICS FIRST FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) RUSHES-YARDS PASSING YARDS (NET) YARDS PASSING Passes Att-Comp-Int. Att-Comp-Int. Passes Possession Time Third-Down Conversions TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS TOTAL Fumble Returns-Yards-Touchdowns Punt Returns-Yards-Touchdowns Kickoff Returns-Yards-Touchdowns Fourth-Down Conversions Penalties-Yards Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: 2-9; Massey 4-8; M. Jackson 2-7; Jackson 1-2; W. Kerley 2-1. 58; Henderson 4-10; Bornes 2-4; Brown 1-3; Sullivan 3-0. PASSING: TCU Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Interception Interception Returns-Yards-Touchdowns 174; Henderson 6-25; Swain 5-90; Schmidt 3-33; Mougey 3-30; Brown 2-12; Sullivan 1-2. 2-17; Reagan 1-26; Clay 1-11; Young 1-7; Turner 1-5; 1-7; Turner 2-17; Frosch Reagan 1-4. Young 1-26; Clay 1-11; 0-366. RECEIVING: 10 34 13 2-1 1-2 235 9-88 3-19 0-0-0 0-0-0 23:30 22-12 0 of 0 UNLV 6-45.8 1-24-0 52-247 4 of 13 18-30-1 7-388-0 Dixon 13-21-0-183; Summers 7-15; 33 UNLV - UNLV UNLV - UNLV 27 10 2434 1-0 5-6 126 5-63 6-39 TCU 0-0-0 36:30 1 of 1 3-37.7 4-43-0 3-79-0 1-46-0 58-251 81-377 7 of 15 12-23-1 12 3 4 F 07 3 0 14 14 Flair 6-67; Anthony Wolfe 3-64; 5-64; Summers 3- Andy Dalton rushed for two for rushed Dalton Andy UNLV - UNLV - Moore 3-33; Young 3-28; - 2-17; Turner Reagan Moore 1-32; 3-33; Young Dickerson 1- - Dalton 10-73; 14-61; Turner Massey 4-35; Brown 12-33; M. Jackson - Dalton 6-12-1-73; M. Jackson 6-11-0-53. TCU TCU UNLV TCUTCU UNLV lost its UNLV seventh straight game and its 14th straight conference road game. TCU Brown, TCU's leading injured rusher, his left ankle late in the third quarter and left the Trailing Trailing 28-0, UNLV cut into the TCU lead just before TCU's ground attack, which averages about 140 yards The Horned Frogs earned bowl eligibility after scoring UNLV has outscored the in Rebels the 110-23 past three meetings. SCORE BY QUARTERS field on crutches. TCU halftime when Travis Dixon threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to Frank Summers. The Rebels added a field goal in the third quarter. per game, amassed 251 yards, Besides Dalton, 181 Aaron in Brown the and Joseph first rushing Turner touchdowns. half. had touchdowns on their first four possession. Dalton ran for a career-high 73 yards, scoring on a pair of 3-yard runs. touchdowns and directed TCU to another first-half score in a 34-10 win over UNLV. Nov. 17, 2007 Attendance: Nov. • 26,425 Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas - (AP) Texas WORTH, FORT SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter TCU - 3 Turner run (Manfredini kick), 10:30 TCU - Dalton 3 run (Manfredini kick), 3:38 Second Quarter TCU - Brown 10 run (Manfredini kick), 13:23 TCU - Dalton 3 run (Manfredini kick), 2:38 - Summers UNLV 32 pass from Dixon (Aguayo kick), 2:09 Third Quarter TCU - Manfredini 45 field goal, 10:41 Aguayo - 28 field UNLV goal, 5:38 Fourth Quarter TCU - Manfredini 32 field goal, 7:53 TEAM STATISTICS FIRST FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) RUSHES-YARDS (NET) YARDS PASSING Passes Att-Comp-Int. Att-Comp-Int. Passes TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS TOTAL Fumble Returns-Yards-Touchdowns Punt Returns-Yards-Touchdowns Kickoff Returns-Yards-Touchdowns Interception Returns-Yards-Touchdowns Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions 35; Butler 1-5. Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: 9-24; Christian 4-12; 3-9; Watts Dickerson 1-4; Kerley 1-0. 1-1; Trotter Ishii 1-1; Dixon 13-minus-5. PASSING: TCU Ishii 5-9-1-52. RECEIVING: 8; Massey 1-7; Cunigan 1-1. BOWL HISTORY COACHES ROSTERS PLAYERS 58 NOTES 2007 HORNED FROG football STATS NINE BOWL GAMES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS BOWL HISTORYBOWL and the Frogs who ripped. who Frogs the and on held who Bulldogs the was it gun final the to moment that From ... rout a it make to promised that touchdown another still for yards 80 banged and out rally.stepped Georgiaa But for hoped Texasperiod, rest sup downs... the After port ers touch for catches great two made he punt, a - humiliation. from Frogs the saved utes come great The thrust. min- 25 last the in back Georgia every back turned order.They rapid touch three over knocked They turned. in downs tide the stadium, the into blown had wind fresh Sud shirts. purple those den a if ly,as almost behind tradition much too was there But efforts. empty-handed their from weary and battered them move couldn’t they were they and selves enemy,the hold couldn’t They them. against was half. second the in played utes min- few a only with 40-7 to mounted score The minutes... 35 for field the off Frogs the chased air,almost the in and ground on well-equipped Butts’team, fast WallyCoach ... 40-26 Frogs Horned TCU cou the ra geous outscored dogs Geor Bull gia - coun try,the cor this the of ner in waged ever foot battle ball weird wildest, est the In — M Bruce Alford was the Frog star ... He blocked He ... star Frog the Bruce was Alford Everything ... quitters not are Frogs the But Georgia 40, TCU 26 • January 1, 1942 1, January • 26 TCU 40, Georgia IAMI -. eri: ai 47, isy 3-74, Kimsey Conger2-98, Keuper 4-70, 2-26. Davis Georgia: 1-5. Bierman1-12, Hall 1-8, Gillespie 1-8, Taylor Receiving—TCU: 0-1-1, Alford4-57, Kring 1-53, Bagley 2,234 yards, Todd yards, 3-12-2, 48 yards. 8 Montgomery 0-1-0. Georgia: 1-1-0, Sinkwich 9-11- Kring Ramsey 1-1-0, 17 yards, Nix 2-8-3, 25 yards, Passing—TCU: Gillespie 5-11-2, 93yards, 3-10, Bray 2-5. Georgia: Sinkwich 10. 22-112, 3-minus Bagley Todd 7, 1-minus6-38, Keuper 8-18, Davis1,Kring 1-1, Medanich 6-minus 5,Brumbaugh Conway 3-10, Bierman 2-7, NixRushing 1-6, Ramsey— TCU: Gillespie 1- 10-35, Sparks 3-18, IndividualStatistics 7 14 19 TeamStatistics Attendance—39,000 TCU Georgia Georgia40, TCU26 Penalties Fumbles-lost Punts Passes Returnyards Passingyards Rushes-yards FirstDowns 1942 ORANGE BOWL ORANGE 1942 , F , LA . 707 39623-12-4 23-9-6 -664-21.0 7-36.6 15 47-188 31-56 C GA. TCU -58-59 1-15 4 282 143 - 3-2 3-2 3-0 3-0 2—26 — 12 – 0— 12 7 Star-Tele gram GAME RECAPS GAME 40 many different ways. different many too in good too The were time. Aggies a at utes min- few a than more for worked them of None line. the into Cox fullback moved which line seven-man a the including against Aggies, es time. short a for work good some did Mason consistency,Jesse any although with gain to able in pass ter cep ... tion a on was that and line the 35-yard inside A&M get Frogs the did once Only ... line Cowboy burly the of tactics bulling the by thwarted cross always were they line 50-yard the ing territory,after own but their in when times ... yards 66 fifth the and yards 40 fourth the yards, 62 third the yards, 61 whirled second The advance. 59-yard a climaxed minute, fifth the touch first The ... attack pronged in scored down, double- the with cope to able never were Frogs the threats, repeated off staved they when ter quar- second the for Except 34-0. af ter win, to noon New Year’sclear crys this here tal game football Cot Bowl ton annual ninth the in Frogs Horned TCU the classed plete out- ly ma com A&M - Okla of boys ho - pass Cow the es, - spiraling and it spir- Withspeed, Oklahoma A&M 34, TCU 0 • January 1, 1945 1, January • 0 TCU 34, A&M Oklahoma Coach Dutch Meyer tried all kinds of defens- of kinds all tried Meyer Dutch Coach was who back TCU only the was Ruff Bob D The Frogs moved on the ground sev ground the on moved Frogs The er al ALLAS mstrong1-16, Thomas1-9. 1-17, Moore A&M: 2-54, Creager OK 4-103, Hankins 2. 1-minus Gaxxen 1, minus 1- Ruff 1-34, Jackson TCU: — Receiving A&M: OK 54yards, Creager 1-2-0, 9yards. 0-1-1. 2-2-0,Thomasyards,136Fenimore6-13-1, Busby 0-3-1, Cox yards, 313-6-1,Hadaway TCU: —Passing minus 2. Stafford 2-7, 5-16,Conner Creager 7-25, Thomas 1-6, 9-57,Hankins Moore 1-3, Karraker 1- Spavital A&M:OK 18-120, Fenimore 16-63, 1-12, Cox 1-4, Jackson Rushing 3-4, Hadaway— TCU: 7-minusRuff 7-35, 7. Mason Individual8-26,Statistics Busby TeamStatistics 34 — 13 7 Attendance—37,500 0 14 TCU Oklahoma A&M Oklahoma A&M34, TCU0 Penalties-yards Fumbles-lost Punts Passes Returnyards Passingyards Rushes-yards FirstDowns 1945 COTTON BOWL COTTON 1945 — 0000 03317-9-1 10-3-3 -406-31.0 8-34.0 77 60-295 27-74 C A&M TCU -57-75 5-25 - 1-1 2-1 682 199 26 31 20 5 – 0 — Star-Tele gram T the Ole Miss linebacker on the Reb 38. Reb the on linebacker Miss Ole the by intercepted and up batted Knox’swas pass when died threat last the But yards... 59 for field Chris the kickoff, the on up right powered tians dropped was Kelvey Otis where line, one-yard their from them of leather.six the Just holding by attack heart a fans enemy the gave Frogs moments. crucial at twice ball the losing badly,fumbled they But lose... to Frogs the for ... game ball the win to yards 63 just up ate they passes...and two only threw he time This again. business in up Conerly sat pass intercepted an where 37 Rebel the to back right marched strong, going still Frogs, The ... plays eight in yards 80 exactly carried that flurry passing a launched Conerly game. Bowl Chris the bested Delta first the in 13-9, tians, Con the fed er ates touch as downs count two for ed ac arm rifle his - min five just utes In him. of ed throw expect- ing foot of ball dra mat heights ic the to soared ly sud Conerly den - Charley great the points, nine by team TCU hard-trying a ing ENN M There were nine minutes yet to play and the and play to yet minutes nine were There game tough a was it one, than ways more In period, third the of minutes closing the In Mississippi 13, TCU 9 • January 1, 1948 1, January • 9 TCU 13, Mississippi EMPHIS 20,Poole 1-22, Harper 1-9, Odom 1-8. 2- Bowen2-23,Salmon 2-25,Howell 3-79, Kilman 1-13, Boal 1-6. OLE MISS: Johnson Receiving—TCU: Bailey 3-23, Stout 1-13, 2-1. MISS: Conerly 12-28-3, 186 yards, Wilson 0- OLE yards.61-2-1, Knoxyards, 172-4-0, Passing — TCU: Berry 3-5-1, 32 yards, Stout Bowen6-16, Stalling 5-17, 1-9, JenkinsConerly 10-(-1). 6-18, Harrell 6-48, Salmon MISS:OLE Bloxom1-minusJoslin1-1,3. Barry26,19-20,2-17, BrowningKnox 1-7, RushingTCU:— Stout 15-73, McKelvey 7- IndividualStatistics TeamStatistics Attendance—28,600 TCU Mississippi Mississippi13, TCU9 Penalties-yards 35-111Fumbles-lost 46-141 Punts Passes Returnyards Passingyards Rushes-yards FirstDowns . — Trail — . - 1948 DELTA1948 BOWL , 9 0 000 16230-12-4 11-6-2 -283-40.6 5-42.8 C Miss TCU -57-35 5-45 0 9 00— - 1-1 2-2 3— 13 — 13 323 186 73 15 55 15 – Star-Tele gram 2007 HORNED FROG FOOTBALL 59 TEXAS BOWL • RELIANT STADIUM • HOUSTON, TEXAS Star-Telegram 35 – 15 16 3-2 3-3 204 62 4-40 1-5 TCU SU 4-37.5 2-46.5 16-13-0 7-3-1 7 7 0 7 14 7 — 0 13 — 28 27 BOWL BOWL HISTORY 1957 COTTON 1957 BOWL First Downs First Rushes-yards yards Passing yards Return Passes Punts 56-133Fumbles-lost 53-235 Penalties-yards Rushing — TCU: Dike 11-54, Swink 12-41, Swink — 11-54, Dike TCU: Rushing 3-11, Curtis 13-13, Hallbeck 6-17, Wineburg 4- Finney 1-4, Vacek 4-5, Shofner 1-6, Miller 8- Cann 26-132, Brown Syracuse: 18. minus 28, 4-21, Ridlon 5-22, Kuczala Zimmerman 2-2. Ackley 2-4, Jackson 3-8, Coffin 3-14, — Passing 176 TCU: 12-15-0, yards, Curtis Miller 20 1-2-1, Brown yards, 27 1-3-0, 1-1-0, Zimmerman yards. 15 1-2-0, 28 Ridlon yards, 3-57, Nikkel 4-60, yards.Swink TCU: — Receiving Syracuse: Williams 2-37, Vacek 1-28, Shofner 2-16, Wineburg 1-6, Syracuse: 1-15. Massey Ridlon 2-47, TCU 28, Syracuse 27 Syracuse 28, TCU TCU Syracuse 68,000 – Attendance Statistics Team Individual Statistics TCU 28, 28, Syracuse TCU 27 • January 1, 1957 Dallas — utes to cuse scored in the last two min a Syr There was a unique twist to the first-half Harold Pollard’s four-for-four sions and ver con ing of the block third cuse’s a Syr ter- point-af - down at touch tempt by (Chico) - Mendoza pro duced a 28-27 Cotton Bowl vic- tory for TCU after 18 years of ing. The wait Frogs had - dropped five suc es and had not recorded anc pear sive bowl ap ces a post-season triumph since 1939. It was a mov- sive show all the way with the TCU fen ing of passing providing a balance Syracuse couldn’t ly ful er stop and riding the pow Saltine Warriors ed All- by the head on a running game spear America halfback, Jim Brown. He gained 132 ing stand yards and was voted out the game’s All-American tackle, Norman back. The Frogs’ Hamilton, was the one defender who came ly near- and he was tent sis ping Brown con est to stop ing lineman. stand chosen as out the game’s give the game its touch of such hair-breadth ness. For much of the afternoon it was close game and TCU’s a couple of times seemed on the verge of turning decisive. scoring in that each team intercepted passes and then drove 70 yards to score and each recovered fumbles and pushed out short yardage for the second touchdowns. 13 Star-Telegram — — 14 GAME GAME RECAPS – 11 12 2055 137 35 2-1 1-1 8-80 6-80 TCU Miss. 5-2-2 21-10-2 5-29.0 6-42.7 0707 7600— 1956 1956 COTTON BOWL Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards First Downs First Rushes-yards yards Passing Punts 54-233 36-92 Return yards Return Passes Team Statistics Team Statistics Individual 10- Taylor — Rushing TCU: 19-107, Swink 9-5, Finney 2-7, Shofner 12-33, Hallbeck 76, Wineburg 1-4, Pollard 13- Day 1-1. 3-5, Kinard 2-7, OLE Lott 12-79, Cothren MISS: 2. 6-minus Blair 3, Passing — TCU: Finney 1-3-2, 13 OLE 7 0-1-0. 1-1-0, Swink yards, Wineburg yards, yards. 137 10-21-0, Day MISS: 1- Nickel 1-13, Williams TCU: — Receiving 7. OLE MISS: Kinard 6-83, Cothren 2-19, 1-7. Baker 1-28, Blair Mississippi 14, TCU 13 TCU 14, Mississippi Mississippi TCU 75,000 — Attendance Mississippi Mississippi 14, TCU 13 • January 2, 1956 Dallas, Texas They made the 14th point on the first try, but —The Uni ver si - si ver —The Uni pi sip sis ty of Mis - pi Rebels, cham - ons of the South fer - ern Con east ted the ence, spot TCU Horned - pi Frogs, cham - ons of the South ence, fer west Con 13 points in the 20th annual Cotton Bowl football game fore 75,000 be spectators here noon and ter day af nythis Monwarm and sun then swung back to win by the margin of a sin- ly lost the al gle point, 14-13tu ... (TCU) ac game for being in motion on a conversion effort. because a player was in motion, they had to try again from five yards farther back, and missed. They probably lost the game on the opening kickoff when quarterback Chuck Curtis made ning withing theand run ceivthe mistake of re ball. He was so badly injured when tackled that he never returned to action ... In spite of the handicap, the Horned Frogs- scored a touch down in the first ed quarterin the and count second to lead 13-0 before the Rebels got their first touchdown to make it 13-7 at the half ... Mississippi won the game in the 11th minute of the fourth quarter ... Billy Lott scored on a five-yard gallop around his right wing. The Rebs’ winning move traveled exactly the same distance as their rade:first 66 touchdown pa yards ... The Frogs went 44 and 75 yards for downs. their touch Star-Telegram — — 20 – 1599 13 10 8 70 2-1 0-0 7 7 0 — 7 7-32 6-40 TCU UK 5-40.8 6-34.6 17-5-1 20-8-1 00 7607 1952 COTTON 1952 BOWL First Downs First Rushes-yards yards Passing yards Return Passes Punts 48-201Fumbles-lost 54-213 Penalties-yards Rushing Rushing — TCU: Floyd McKown 14-115, 16-42, Ray 4-19, Doty 3-14, Bartosh 1-minus 1-2, Harville 6-7, 3-5, Fowler Medanich 3. Kentucky: Fillion 10-73, Jones Gruner 11-42, 11-39, Parilli 8-22, Hamilton 3-14, 3-6. Clark 4-6, Felch 3-9, Jones 51 — yards, TCU: 1-8-0, Passing McKown Bartosh 2-5-0, 26 yards, Fowler yards. 85 2-4-1, 8-20-1, 22 Parilli Kentucky: yards. Vaught — 3-43, TCU: Receiving Medanich tucky: Meilinger 3-61, 1-51, Floyd 1-5. Ken 2-11. Fillion 2-17, Ck Individual Statistics Individual TCU 75,349 — Attendance Statistics Team Kentucky 20, TCU 7 TCU 20, Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky 20, TCU 7 • January 1, 1952 Dallas — four, the on once down bogged had who Frogs, guided Bartosh fourth the in wind the Against TCU, dis tress - tress TCU, dis ly flat except ing - i nif for one mag cent minute-and- half surge late in the third quarter, ed only ceed suc in making it a piece of ter mas And frustration. so the four- en times-beat cats from Wild grass the Blue ly ough State thor ons before a trounced the pi ence cham fer west Con South tucky capacity throng of 75,349 ... 20-7. Ken scored on two surges of 52 and 57 yards in the first and second quarters to post its 13-0 half- time lead. the in early 24 the to Mal a push ed 59-yard another cept wasted ter in Clark Here, quarter. second the and 43 Kentucky the to returned pass Fowler and yards 57 for here from on tromped Wildcats its made TCU ... plays 11 in down touch another back came and this after five the to move 48-yard the to march 51-yard its with quarter the in later his drew Bartosh (Gilbert) ... nothing for all one a called Bartosh Here ... game the of chance first 43 went Floyd Jack Bobby back — snap direct day. the of run longest the on touchdown for yards in sent mand com TCU The ... yards 40 Frogs the neat his with obliged he and punt to McKown ’em holding where here, But 8. the on kick-out loose broke Fillion Tom TCU, for imperative was ... third-down-seven-to-go-play a on yards 17 for with hole the in TCU put ball, the held tucky Ken losses. for spilled was Bartosh and kick the BOWL HISTORY COACHES ROSTERS PLAYERS 60 NOTES 2007 HORNED FROG football STATS NINE BOWL GAMES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS BOWL HISTORYBOWL where George Pupich missed a field goal. field a missed Pupich George where from spot the six, the on Blue and Silver the restraining performance, best its gave line Frog the that here was It ... quarter second the of way mid- threat severest their The offered... Airmen period opening the in early first the goals, field TCU’sof both attempted Spikes Jack fumbles. five their of three on control lost and sphere the retaining difficulty had also Falcons visiting The ball. the of handling uneasy the to contributed and damp was week, the in earlier fall snow the Force ... Air Academy’szone end from steps eight just bobble a reclaim Falcons the saw he as Coach Martin of Abe composure the tried surely and period final the in early came these of One possession. wasted these of fum three on and occasions eight on ball the bled Frogs The Iowa. with tie a for but immaculate season their had and games 10 in unbeaten were Falcons The record. 8-2 an bearing field the took Frogs Horned The clubs. both for final ing dis a was It ... assemblage Bowl Cotton ap point - a before unreeled ever game tie fourth the was It New Year’sthe of history clas 23-year Day ... sic dead the in lock sec the 0-0 ond played Springs Col o rado from Academy) Force (Air gen future er als the and (TCU) champions Con fer ence South the as west land all in tion occupa- easiest the had board score- the ating gen tle oper- men The field, covered by tarpaulin during the during tarpaulin by covered field, The The — Dallas TCU 0, Air Force 0 • January 1, 1959 1, January • 0 Force TCU Air 0, 1959 COTTON BOWL COTTON 1959 17, Jozwiak 2-11, Rickey 1-19, Quinlan 1-10. Harris 1-minus 5. AFA: Lane 4-27,Receiving Rodgers— TCU:2- Meyer 1-37, yards,Gilmore 1-5, 14 1-2-0, Kuenzel2-2-0, 7yards. Rosane yards, 70 19-2, yards,Dawson0-2-0.2-8-0,0Enis AFA: 9- yards, 37 1-1-0, Lasater TCU: — Passing 4-3. 13-52, Galios Quinlan AFA:7-33, Lane 5-16, 23.Pupich 7-12, Mayo 4-minus Enis 3, Priddy3-6, Dawson 5-4, Vacek 1-3, Gault 1- 3-35,Harris 7-24, Terrell 3-15,Lasater 4-15, Moreland17-108,SpikesTCU: —Rushing Statistics Individual 0 TeamStatistics Attendance–75,504 AirForce TCU TCU0, AirForce 0 Penalties-yards 45-140Fumbles-lost 48-190 Punts Passes Returnyards Passingyards Rushes-yards FirstDowns 0000 000 13023-12-2 11-3-0 -887-38.1 9-38.8 C AFA TCU -13-15 8-61 - 5-3 8-3 935 91 59 37 – 13 9 Star-Telegram 0 0 — — GAME RECAPS GAME games to finish in a 3-way tie for the title. the for tie 3-way a in finish to games Con Southwest the of fer seven winning ence, class the as respect wide gained had which team TCU proud a to cheek the on slap final the for out stand Tigersthe guide to back came back, ing Shingler,over Lowndes there, whelm ing voted ly quar TCU from ter From ... George Donald back kickoff, las the Armstrong after plays pass a soed Two... point extra the 35. added Frog Armstrong the at TCU’sDawson past Larry racing Barnes, Gary end right toward shot high long, a arched mam the behind time of plenty and line moth gath the er dark ing took He Tigerfor hopes. ness quar ter ... White Harvey back af all ter Tigerfrom throw 5-yard a that noon, pass gaining one only completed had Clemson half. first the in left 5:45 with Moreland Harry touch to Redding Jack from pass 19-yard a down, TCU’sLon and by lone Armstrong, goal field ous Clemson’squar after second ly 22-yard ter threat had team Neither ... defeat bowl se ened ri - straight fourth their to Tigersluckless down the send to enough appeared time, the at that, one but margin, period. Anarrow final fatal the into carried TCU lead 7-3 a away washed flood scor Clemson ing sud The den ... quarter final pe ri the of od sev a in en-minute pass Clemson es sprin of kle dead a by ly 23-7, drowned, were Frogs The 1959 BLUEBONNET BOWL BLUEBONNET 1959 White must have spotted the silver lining in lining silver the spotted have must White — Houston Clemson 23, TCU 7 • December 19, 1959 19, December • 7 TCU 23, Clemson 3.Clemson: Usry 2-5, Barnes 1-17 17, Meger 1-14, Reding 1-5, Dodson 1-minus Receiving — TCU: Moreland Harris 2-37, 2- 4-0, 24 yards. Clemson: White4-9-1, 69 yards, Shingler 2- yards, Dawson 10 2-4-1, 1-3-1, 4 yards, Sledge Lasater 0-1-0. yards, 19 1-2-0, Reding yards, 37 3-7-2, George TCU: — Passing 3-65, Shingler Scrudato8-21, Usry 9-14, Pavilack 2-1. Clemson: Daigeneault12-50, Cline 9-33, 5. Mathis 6-21, 2-minus Lasater3-5, Reding 1-3, 1-11,Terrell Sledge1-1, Dawson 7-17, Moreland 3-17, Priddy Rushing — TCU: Spikes 11-33, Harris 8-29, Statistics Individual TeamStatistics Attendance–55,000 TCU Clemson Clemson23, TCU7 Penalties-yards Fumbles-lost Punts Passes Returnyards Passingyards Rushes-yards FirstDowns – The Dallas Morning News Morning Dallas The 70 7 0700— 030 77413-6-1 17-7-4 -203-37.0 5-32.0 98 54-203 39-89 C CU TCU -53-23 5-35 - 3-1 1-0 0—23 — 20 061 103 10 16 70 12 missed a kick from the 28. the from kick a missed por tu ni (Bruce) ... Alford period first the in ty op scoring another had Frogs The ... score the - ... start head TCU’squar end, senior ter a got Nix Kent back, ... out ran clock the before yards eight only get could They chance. last their got Frogs The ... safety a for zone end his in back raced quarterback Miner The ... game the in left seconds With 43 gift. a were points TCU’stwo cushion. final 13-10 a into Miners the boot to period final the in deep plays ... 29 Frog the at fumble TCU a on hopped time, TexasWestern,de raging a fen this by team sive Cook... by goal field 21-yard tying a for yards be was comeback 70 drove Miners The ... gun star a and Hughes Chuck flanker 165-pound tling vastlydifferent story in the second half. Stevensmade the 31st annual post season game a ball-con trol lingFrogs rammed into a10-0 lead. morehad only seven strikes in the first half as the againstan AbeMartin team. Theskinny sopho- yardson 21 pass completions, the most ever provedhis stardom to TCUby racking up 208 thisseason, nation’spassers rankamong the gainedsec ond 12.Stevens, who edthe Frogs, 13- even tu al lyde Cook’sflatfoot and - armand Joe upBilly Stevens’ butthen pumped thein ter mis sion, pointdeficit at fieldwith a10- sulkedoff the — TheMin ers Texas Western 13, TCU 12 • December 19, 1965 19, December • 12 TCU 13, Western Texas David Smith hauling in Nix’sfor in 11-yardpass hauling Smith David the in race air great the won Stevens Although four FG three-pointer 18-yard an kicked Cook to pass touchdown 34-yard a shot Stevens ElPaso, Texas 1, alc 62, nesn 4-45, Anderson 6-26, Yarborough2-13, WallaceHarrell 1-13. 115, 6- Hughes TWU: 1-9.Post 3-35, Ball 39, Receiving— TCU:Campbell 6-74, Smith 5- yards. Landon0-1-0.TWU: Stevens 21-34-3, yards, 202 157 15-27-3, Nix TCU: — Passing minus42. Yarborough1-9,Harrell8- Stevens 44,1-1, Smith5-0,Nix7-minusTWU: Davis 4.14- Rushing— TCU:Post 22-76, Landon 15-28, Statistics Individual TeamStatistics Attendance–27,450 TCU Texas Western Texas Western13, TCU12 Penalties-yards 24-12 Fumbles-lost 49-100 Punts Passes Returnyards Passingyards Rushes-yards FirstDowns 1965 SUN BOWL SUN 1965 10 0 00 81- 34-21-3 28-15-3 -855-39.0 4-48.5 10 C TWU TCU -53-45 5-35 02— 5 202 157 - 2-0 4-3 272 42 14 18 3— – Star-Tele gram 12 13 2007 HORNED FROG FOOTBALL 61 TEXAS BOWL • RELIANT STADIUM • HOUSTON, TEXAS 19 28 – GoFrogs.com 3— 12 18 74 110 1-0 0-0 280 51 7-49 6-55 USC USC TCU 13 6-45.8 5-37.8 770— 28-17-0 6-4-0 03 14 BOWL BOWL HISTORY 1998 1998 SUN BOWL Mitchell Mitchell 19-185, Batteaux 28-94, Tomlinson 12-30, Williams 2-5. Williams 12-30, TCU Individual Statistics Morton — Rushing USC: 11-18, Papadakis 3-5, Soward 1-1, Palmer : 6-(-47). TCU- Passing — USC: Palmer yards, 0 1 INT, TD. TCU: Batteaux 4-of-5, 17-of-28, 280 0 0-of-1, Tomlinson, TD; 0 INT, 0 yards, 51 yards. — USC: Receiving Soward 6-64, Parker 4- 104, Miller 3-67, Bastianelli 2-36, Morton 1-5, 1-0. Harris Mitchell 1-4, Williams 1-4. 1-22, Maiden TCU: Tomlinson 1-25, TCU 28, USC 19 USC 28, TCU USC 46,612 – Attendance Statistics Team First Downs First Rushes-yards yards Passing yards Return Passes 21-(-23)Punts 61-314 Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards TCU 28, USC 19 • December 31, 1998 El Paso, Basil Mitchell Quarterback Patrick Batteaux added 94 yards TCU (7-5) dominated the line of scrimmage, Mitchell fell just short Alexander's of Charles freshman True Carson Palmer completed 17- The Horned Frogs put away the game by Texas — With Texas only six wins, many thought TCU was not worthy of a bowl appearance. But, the Horned Frogs proved their critics wrong in a big way. rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 carries as TCU earned its first bowl victory in 41 years with a 28-19 win over USC in the 65th Sun Bowl. and two scores for TCU, which recorded its first post-season win since defeating Syracuse in the 1957 Cotton Bowl. rushing for 314 yards while holding USC to a Sun Bowl record minus-23, breaking by two yards the mark set by Florida State in 1951. The (8-5) Trojans also posted the lowest rushing total in eclipsing school the history, previous record of yards minus-11 against Iowa in 1976. Sun Bowl rushing record of 197 yards. He opened the scoring with a three-yard run 7:07 into the first quarter. of-28 passes for a season-best 280 yards to rally USC. chewing more than six minutes off the clock before pinning USC inside its 15 with less than two minutes remaining. GAME GAME RECAPS 11 20 65 199 2-1 1-0 – Associated Press 0 0 7 — 10 6-39 9-66 TCU VA 8-37.3 4-38.5 25-8-2 23-14-1 0 10 1003 0 — 20 Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards First Downs First Yards Rushing Yards Passing 32-126 52-237 Attendance — 27,242 — Attendance Statistics Team Individual Statistics —Rushing 4-17. Knake 24-97, TCU: Davis VIRGINIA: Brooks 17-114, Way 3-18. 24-90, Barber — - 1 yards 65 Passing 24-8-1, Knake TCU: 1 - yards 199 23-14-2, Groh VIRGINIA: TD. TD. 2- Collins 2-11, — Brasfield Receiving TCU: 1- Washington 1-22, Oliver 2-9, Davis A. 14, 11. VIRGINIA: Jeffers 3-60, Neely 2-32. Allen 3-2, 3-55, Barber Virginia 20, TCU 10 TCU 20, Virginia Virginia TCU Shreveport, ed at nat i liers (9-3) dom a The 15th-ranked Cav The running of Andre junior Davis, tailback Virginia 20, TCU 10 • December 28, 1994 1994 1994 INDEPENDENCE BOWL La. – A de cade de A La. – slipped by before TCU’s - Horned Frogs re faced from sur on into the i obliv post-season... - The Frogs most ly slipped how- as ever, they trudged and - muddied them selves on the rain-drenched - pen de field of In dence Stadium... ty of them TCU i jor tion to stay Some 27,242 fans – a ma ta stood the temp ers – with port sup ly clear no ing tak came pains home ... The view be ia proved too gin tage point ... Vir ter the van mat start Frogs and captured its good for these up umph in five attempts since 1987 first bowl tri with the 20-10 can’t victory use ... the “We field as an excuse TCU in coach any Pat way,” Sullivan said. “I couldn’t be more proud of our ball team, but we weren’t quite good enough foot in a couple of ways.” the point of attack, where so many games will west be won or lost ... The aged Frogs and their South er ence-leading offense, which av fer Con ing the regular season, yards 411.6 per game dur - tained nothing on wet this night. Vir chilly, sus tion’s test with the na tered the con ia, which en gin No. 1-ranked defensive unit against the run, sur- rendered only 191 yards and first 11 downs to the Frogs ... who rushed for 97 yards on 24 carries, failed to provide enough offense on a night when (quar- terback Max) Knake struggled. “The truth of it is I played terrible,” said Knake. “If I could have played there better, may have been a different outcome.” 31 14 15 23 26 42 2-2 2-2 187 302 – Press Associated 00— 2-15 5-45 TCU WVU 6-47.5 4-37.0 12-22-1 17-31-1 0707— First Downs First Yards Rushing yards Passing yards Return Passes Punts 44-92 49-200 Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards Individual Statistics 13-34, Gulley 10-37, Jeffery TCU: — Rushing Riddick 1-6, Littles 6-19, Davis 6-22, Holifield Sciaraffa WVU: 20. 1-minus Tatum 6-25, 6, 7-minus Randolph 9-47, Gay 7-53, Wolfley 13-84, 7-8, Peccon Hill 1-11, 2-6, Mullen White 4- 34. minus Passing — TCU: Gulley 9-14-0, 150 yards, 3-8-1, Sciaraffa 37 yards. WVU: White 16- yards. 22 1-1-0, Mullen yards, 280 30-1, 3- Burnett 5-90, — Maness TCU: Receiving 6- Drewery WVU: 1-3. Davis 3-29, Sharp 65, 2-17, er Fish 2-16, Bennett 3-36, Wolfley 152, 1-62. Mullen Team Statistics Team West Virginia 31, TCU 14 TCU 31, Virginia West Virginia West 14 17 TCU 46,000 — Attendance Houston — by field the down and up shoved being After 1984 1984 BLUEBONNET BOWL West Virginia 31, TCU 14 • December 31, 1984 What had prom- ise of being the ish to ing fin cit ex an “unbeliev- son able” sea er to turned clos a nightmare ... at til TCU’s least un dramatic, fourth- - quarter come stored back re gree of some de spect to the re come in the out 25th edition of net on b the Blue 31, Bowl. The Virginia final score was West TCU 14. But for the Horned Frogs there were lots of dips and swerves along For the way. blitz during a Virginia starters, a 21-point West what of 14-minute span of the first half had some a sobering effect on the Purples. So did the loss All-American running of back Kenneth Davis, to a in knee the injury, early moments of the post- season classic. while yards), (355 offense eers’ tain Moun the (148 themselves punch little with countering Horned the minutes, 30 - first the during yards) mis ter in the after it of contest a make did Frogs second the of touchdown only the scoring sion, drives other of couple a ing mount while half TCU’s of Much points. in resulted nearly which arm passing the to due was around turn half second 150 with finished who Gulley Anthony senior of Sharp Dan to tosses TD ing clud in passing yards Maness James er ceiv re Senior Burnett. Keith and perform- match no was 152-yard but yards 90 for six-catch, the passes for ly five caught cal ti tis sta bug. ning light WVU of ance BOWL HISTORY COACHES ROSTERS PLAYERS 62 NOTES 2007 HORNED FROG football STATS NINE BOWL GAMES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS BOWL HISTORYBOWL gave TCU a 28-14 lead with 14:04 to play.to 14:04 with lead 28-14 a TCU gave That touchdown. a for yards 32 it returned and pass Garrard's intercepted Gary quarter,Russell half. ond sec- the in air the to go to had TCU, against all there. from away pulled slowly TCU and 7 at game the tied That touchdown. the for in Tomlinson,to ran ball who the pitched and play next the on in came Printers, than better option the runs who senior a Batteaux, 2. the to TCU move to run option an on yards seven adjust. to Pirates the for impossible it made Batteaux, Patrick and Printers Casey title. rushing NCAAI Division the for Dayne Ron TrophyHeisman winner edged yards Tomlinson,stopping 1,850 whose yards. minus-16 to them holding game, running Pirates' the down shut completely favorites. six-point as game the entered (9-3) Carolina East (8-4). TCU for upset bowl consecutive ond Bowl. Mobile Alabama inaugural the in Carolina East 20 No. over victory 28-14 a to TCU lead to downs touch- two and yards 124 for Tomlinsonran LaDainian — TCU 28, East Carolina 14 • December 22, 1999 22, December • 14 Carolina East 28, TCU It initially worked, but early in the fourth the in early but worked, initially It at ball the run couldn't which Carolina, East gained quarter,Printers first the in Early quarterbacks between alternated which TCU, on focusing game the into went Carolina East who Frogs, Horned the bother didn't That sec- the was It Mobile, Ala. Attendance–34,200 ECU Stokes2-(-14), Garrard 10-(-33). atax -7 Pitr 72, an 1-(-2). Layne 7-27, Printers 6-37, Batteaux 4. Stokes 2-9, Floyd 1-11, Henry 1-9, Burns 1- 2-67, Powell 5-116, Chappell 8-23, Wilson 4-29, Tomlinson Batteaux1-17, James 1-13, ECU: Brown TCU: 1-9. Scarborough 2-49, — Maiden 2-41, Dunbar 2-16, Receiving yards. 48 1-of-2, Alston, TD; 1 INT, 1 yards, 191 174 13-of-19, Printers yards, 1 INT, 1 TD. ECU: Garrard 19-of-35, TCU: — Passing ECU: TCU: — Rushing IndividualStatistics TeamStatistics TCU TCU28, East Carolina 14 Penalties-yards Fumbles-lost 26-(-16) 50-186 Punts Passes Returnyards Passingyards Rushes-yards FirstDowns ALABAMA BOWL ALABAMA 1999 MOBILE 1999 Henry4-22,Wilson 9-16, Alston1-(-7), 7070— 14 7 olno 36-124, Tomlinson 91- 37-20-1 19-13-1 -177-38.1 6-31.7 – Associated Press Associated – C ECU TCU -03-15 8-80 07— 7 239 174 - 0-0 1-1 9140 69 12 16 GAME RECAPS GAME 14 28 Patterson era to begin a season early.season a begin to era Patterson the allow to week last late decided officials TCU game. bowl the coach to expected tially ini- was and 1 for Dec. left Alabama Franchione sidelines. the on Franchione Dennis replaced Patterson Gary coordinator defensive former end, the In game. the into them lead would who over uncertainty and change coaching December defense. top nation's the ing LaVarsafety Veale's victimiz- arm, outstretched above just middle the over strike perfect a ed play,loft- next he the On down. first a for yards 14 scrambled then incompletions, two threw Kelly punt. Braziel's John on hand a got Pruitt Etric native Mobile after line 43-yard TCU game. kicking shaky the of instead quarterback ior sen- their trusted and goal, field missed fourth a quarter.third the in TDs two scored and times 28 carried TrophyHeisman finalist The season. the of total lowest his 118yards, TomlinsonLaDainian for tailback ran TCU son, sea- the of game bowl major Bowl. Mobile Alabama the in TCU 13 No. over victory 28-21 a to Miss Southern lifted left seconds eight with Johnson Kenny freshman to pass down touch- 28-yard Kelly's Jeff — Southern Miss 28, TCU 21 • December 20, 2000 20, December • 21 TCU 28, Miss Southern The Horned Frogs (10-2) endured a endured (10-2) Frogs Horned The the at over took they left, seconds With33 after chance second a got (8-4) Miss Southern first the In Mobile, Ala. Receiving WoodsDawayne Team8-12, 1-(-1). 11-43,Kelly Jeff 16-104, Nance Kelby USM: 8-1. Printers Casey 7-31, Layne George TD, Rushing TD. Kelly,3 JeffINT. yards, 2 11-23,159 USM: TD, Woods1-(-3). Dawayne 1-7, Mills Shawn 1-29, Johnson Kenneth 3-42, Garner Bobby 5-84, Handy LeRoy USM: 22. 2- LaTarenceTim2-42, Maiden 3-14, Dunbar Layne Passing Statistics Individual TeamStatistics Attendance—40,300 SouthernMiss TCU SouthernMiss 28, TCU21 Penalties-yards Fumbles-lost 36-158 Punts 43-150 Passes Returnyards Passingyards Rushingyards FirstDowns ALABAMA BOWL ALABAMA — — 2000 MOBILE 2000 — TCU: Casey Printers, 10-22, 115 yards, 1 115yards, 10-22, Printers, Casey TCU: TCU: LaDainian Tomlinson,LaDainian TCU: 28-118,2 TCU: Kevin Brown 3-37, George 3-37, Brown Kevin TCU: 707 70 02- 11-23-0 10-22-2 -334-40.5 6-33.3 14 C USM TCU -85-35 8-68 3 100 132 1 159 115 - 0-0 2-0 4—28 — 14 615 16 0— GoFrogs.com – 21 longest fumble return in school history.school in return fumble longest second the was It tie. 7-7 a for half the in left minutes four with touchdown TCU a for yards 89 it returned and Farmer Derek back running score. the for keeper quarterback Farris' Mark up quarter,setting second the in line yard 1- TCU the to interception 15-yard a had Jones 35. Frog the to quarter first the in yards 62 interception first his returned he before 11games in chart defensive his on passes broken-up two only had Weston,Sean injured Jones of place in Starting tackles. three with game the of player defensive times. quarter. third the in left 1:14 with control the in Aggies put that run 14-yard a added and run touchdown 2-yard a with tie second-quarter 7-7 a broke time. straight 24th the for rivals Conference Southwest former their beat (8-4) Bowl. .com galleryfurniture the in (6-6) TCU over tory vic- 28-9 a with streak losing bowl four-game a end A&M Texashelping touchdowns, two Weberscored Joe and start first his in passes three intercepted Jones Byron 2001galleryfurniture.com Texas A&M 28, TCU 9 • December 28, 2001 28, December • 9 TCU 28, A&M Texas Charlie Owens scooped up a fumble by fumble A&M a up scooped Owens Charlie but chance that on score The couldn't Aggies the was also and MVPhonors earned Jones four intercepted was Printers Casey TCU's game, Weber,the of player offensive voted The Aggies — Houston Attendance—53,480 Receiving Dustin(-1); Long 1-(-4); Mark Farris 5-(-14). Team1-0; Mangum 1- Kevin 2-2; Goynes Dwain 13; 8- Joseph Keith 5-16; Flemming Osch. 17-33; Farmer (-64). Derek Weber8- A&M: Joe TD; Printers 2 9-59 Team3-9; Casey LaTarenceHolts 1-0; 1-0; Dunbar Rushing yards. 0 0-0, Long Dustin yards; 0 0-1, INT;Flemming 0 Osch. TD, 1 yards, 191 INT.9-19, 4 Farris, TD, Mark A&M: Taylor 1-15; Greg Porter 1-4. Porter TaylorGreg 1-15; Jamaar TD; 1 1-82 WeberJones Joe Mickey 2-25; 2-18; Farmer Derek 2-57; Carriger 21. Thomas A&M: Terran2-22; Schobel Matt Williams 2- 4-36; Dunbar Passing Statistics Individual 14 Team 0 Statistics Texas A&M TCU Texas A&M28, TCU9 eate-ad 18 4-25 11-87 Penalties-yards Fumbles-lost 49-104 Punts 24-(-26) Passes Returnyards Passingyards Rushing Yards FirstDowns — — — TCU: Casey Printers, 15-30, 144 yards, 0 yards, 144 15-30, Printers, Casey TCU: TCU: Ricky Madison 11-29;Reggie Madison Ricky TCU: TCU: Adrian Madise 7-65; LaTarence7-65; TCU: Madise Adrian BOWL 72 9 0702— 53- 9-20-0 15-30-4 -987-41.7 6-49.8 C A&M TCU 77— 0 143 191 107 144 - 1-1 2-1 117 11 GoFrogs.com – 28 2007 HORNED FROG FOOTBALL 63 TEXAS BOWL • RELIANT STADIUM • HOUSTON, TEXAS 27 24 – GoFrogs.com 3- 21 12 87 15 275 254 70 - TCU ISU 21-33-1 20-33-2 . 14 10 0 TCU: Rodgers 4-46, Bryant 4- Bryant 4-46, TCU: Rodgers TCU: Merrill 11-109, Brown 12- Brown 11-109, TCU: Merrill TCU: Ballard 21-33-1, 275 yards. 21-33-1, TCU: Ballard — BOWL BOWL HISTORY — — 2005 EV1.net HOUSTON HOUSTON BOWL First Downs Rushes-yardsPassing yards Return yards Passes Punts 46-135 Fumbles-lost 25-34 2-2 7-37.4 8-42.1 2-2 Individual Statistics Rushing TCU 27, Iowa State 24 State Iowa 27, TCU TCU Iowa State Statistics Team 0 17 ISU: Meyer 20-33-2, 254 yards. 20-33-2, ISU: Meyer Receiving 35, DePriest 3-97, Massey 3-11, Moore 2-34, Moore 3-11, Massey 3-97, 35, DePriest 1-12, Hecht 1-14, Pearson 2-18, Grimmett 3-32, Flynn 5-105, ISU: Blythe 1-8. Merrill 2-41, Sumrall 3-15, Davis 3-24, Barkema 2-14. Nickel 2-23, Hicks 48, Massey 1-4, Rodgers 1-4, DePriest 1-2, 1-4, DePriest 1-4, Rodgers 48, Massey 19. ISU: 4-minus Team 13, 16-minus Ballard 1, 1-minus Team 3-9, Coleman 12-27, Meyer 1. 9-minus Hicks Passing Attendance Attendance - 37,286 Houston — The TCU TCU scored on its opening two possessions The Horned Frogs took the opening kickoff On the second play of Iowa State's ensuing Iowa State scored 17 points in a 4:30 stretch The Cyclones' third turnover of the first half, #14 TCU 27, Iowa State 24 • December 31, 2005 Peter LoCoco hit a 44-yard field goal with 5:25 left in the game to put TCU on top 27-24 and the Frogs' defense held Iowa State in check on the ensuing drive for the victory at Reliant Stadium. defense forced four Iowa State turnovers and Robert Merrill reached the century mark in rushing yards for the 10th time in his career as he ran for 109 yards on carries 11 with a touchdown to help lead the Frogs to the win. for a 14-0 lead just 6:36 into the contest. The two touchdowns came in a 1:55 span. and drove 80 yards in 12 plays, capped by a 20- yard Merrill touchdown run. possession, Jeremy Modkins forced a fumble that was recovered by Drew Coleman, giving the Frogs possession at the Cyclone 21. Three plays Aaron Brown an later, 7-yard scoring run extend- ed TCU's lead to 14-0. of the second quarter to take a 17-14 lead with 10:30 left in the first half. a fumble recovery by David Roach, led to the Frogs going back on top. The first snap of TCU's ensuing series saw Jeff Ballard connect on an 84-yard touchdown pass to Michael DePriest to give the Frogs a 21-17 lead with 4:05 left in the half. 31 34 GAME GAME RECAPS 26 19 99 161 2-2 0-0 214 325 70— 37— 6-57 6-70 – Associated Press TCU BSU 4-40.8 5-36.8 15-29-1 19-35-2 14 10 TCU: Reggie Harrell 6-107; Cory TCU: Lonta Hobbs Brandon 23-117; TCU: Brandon Hassell 26-13-1-160; Kyle — — — FORT WORTH BOWL First Downs First yards Return Rushing yardsRushing yards Passing Passes 57-280Punts 29-117 Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards Individual Statistics Passing Boise State 34, TCU 31 TCU 34, State Boise TCU Statistics Team Rodgers 4-51; Cody McCarty 2-2; Lonta Hobbs 1-45; Andrus 1-6; Chad Quentily Harmon 1-3. BSU: Acree 8-150; Smith 3-21; Schouman 2-24; Carpenter 1-54; Gilligan 1-28; Bady 1-26; 1-9; Mikell 1-10; Weldon Heck 1-3. Kummer 2-2-0-54; Cody McCarty 1-0-0-0. BSU: Dinwiddie 35-19-2-325. Rushing Hassell 19-110; Hassell Robert 19-110; Merrill 8-26; Cory Rodgers 3- 14; Michael DePriest 1-14; Kenny Hayter 1-2; Kyle Kummer 2-(-3). BSU: Mikell 16-101; Heck 6-11; Marks 3-7; 1-(-1); Dinwiddie Bady 2-0; Team 1-(-1). Receiving Boise StateBoise 7 17 Attendance — 38,028 — Attendance 2003 PLAINSCAPITAL FORT Their bowl win on TCU's campus wasn't TCU had (11-2) its school-record 13-game Dinwiddie hit 19 of 35 passes with two inter- “I thought we beat them on both sides of the Boise State 34, TCU 31 • December 22, 2003 WORTH, Texas WORTH, — Ryan Dinwiddie, who ended his career as the most effi- cient passer in college football, threw for 325 yards and three touchdowns to lead the No. 18 Broncos (13-1) to a 34-31 win night Tuesday over No. 19 TCU in the inau- Bowl. gural Fort Worth secured until was sophomore well Mike Wynn short on a 51-yard field goal attempt, the first kick in his college with career, 7 seconds left. home winning streak snapped. The Frogs had been in contention for a Bowl Championship Series spot until their only regular-season loss 20 and Nov. then turned down an invitation to last week's GMAC Bowl because it conflicted with exams. ceptions, but his last touchdown was an 18- yarder to Derek Schouman for the winning score with 12:43 left. football. Three big plays beat us," TCU coach Gary Patterson said. "There's a reason they've won a lot of games.” 8 19 10 — 17 50 141 5-3 2-1 111 71 – Associated Press 7-49 9-70 CSU TCU 31-89 52-197 8-36.9 8-36.6 6-28-3 16-28-1 0030— 3 070 CSU: Chris Pittman 4-33; Joel CSU: Cecil Sapp 19-106; Henri Childs CSU: Brad Van Pelt 4-19, 24 CSU: yards, Brad Van 0 TD, — — — Individual Statistics Passing Team Statistics Team Colorado State Colorado TCU 17, Colorado State 3 State Colorado 17, TCU TCU Attendance — 55,207 — Attendance Dreessen 1-11; Dreessen Joey 1-11; Cuppari 1-6. TCU: LaTarence Dunbar 6-71; Lonta Adrian Hobbs Madise 3-10; 2-18; 2-12; Williams Ricky Madison 1-12; Terran Cody McCarty 1-9; Reggie Harrell 1-9. 1 INT; Justin 1 Holland INT; 2-8, 26 yards, 0 TD, 2 INT; Joey Cuppari 0-1, 0 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT. TCU: Sean Stilley 16-28, 141 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT. Rushing Return yards Return Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards 1-0; Rahsaan Sanders 1-(-4); Brad Van 1-0; Pelt Rahsaan 9-(-6); Sanders 1-(-4); Brad Van Justin Holland 1-(-7). TCU: Ricky Madison 19-111; Lonta Hobbs 20-77; Reggie Holts 3-13; Sean Stilley 2-(-14). Dunbar 7-10; 1-0; Team LaTarence Receiving Rushing yards Rushing yards Passing Passes Punts First Downs First MEMPHIS, Sapp reeled It was the 500th Horned victory Frogs’ in Madison ran for 107 of his yards in the rainy In the first half, the teams combined for three TCU (10-2) finally put together a seven-play, The Rams were held to 89 yards rushing - 2002 AXA LIBERTY BOWL TCU 17, 17, Colorado TCU State 3 • December 31, 2002 Tenn. — TCU Tenn. figured out how to stop Colorado State standout Cecil Sapp after just two runs in the Liberty Bowl. off big gains of 59 and 25 yards on the Rams’ first two posses- sions, but had 22 yards the rest of the game, and TCU tailback Ricky Madison stole the show yards with rushing 111 and a touchdown as the Horned Frogs beat No. 23 Colorado State 17-3 Tuesday. school history. second half as TCU's offense came alive after a sloppy opening by both teams. lost fumbles, two interceptions, a missed field goal and an unsuccessful faked field goal. Their sloppy play made for the lowest scoring first half of a Liberty Bowl since Penn State led 6-0 Tulane in 1979. 62-yard scoring drive led by Lonta Hobbs in the closing minutes of the The second fresh- quarter. man ran for 39 yards in the drive, capped when Sean Stilley threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Dunbar with LaTarence 1:21 remaining to put TCU up 7-0 at the break. compared with 197 for TCU - for their lowest total of the season. TCU also outgained Colorado State 338-149. BOWL HISTORY COACHES ROSTERS PLAYERS 64 NOTES 2007 HORNED FROG football STATS NINE BOWL GAMES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS yards for TCU. for yards 456 and downs first 23 to compared offense, total of yards 60 and downs first five only had opener.Huskies season The 2004 the game, first his in set yards 24 of career-low his to close year.this so do to teams four only of rusher,one 100-yard a ing allow- not of string its alive kept TCU game. per yards 67.6 only allowing after defense run in ally yards. all-purpose 178.9 and rushing yards 158.3 of age TD. one yards. passing 258 with finished and Hecht Brent end tight to pass TD 6-yard a threw He yards. 6 and 1 10, of runs on scored he another.for threw and touchdowns three for ran Ballard Jeff quarterback Frogs Horned Blake, Tommyend by led defenses, best nation's the 37-7. Illinois Northern against mismatch Bowl Poinsettia a won TCU 25 No. and average, his below 130 ping whop- a yards, 28 to held was leader rushing run. to nowhere Wolfehad Garrett Frogs, Horned tough of bunch a by in Penned - (AP) BOWL HISTORYBOWL 2006 San Diego County Credit County Diego San 2006 #25 TCU 37, N. Illinois 7 • December 19, 2006 19, December • 7 Illinois N. 37, TCU #25 Wolfe, who carried 20 times, came dangerously came times, Wolfe,20 carried who nation- fourth were though, Frogs, Horned The aver- an with nation the Wolfeleading in came and 114yards for rushed TCU’sHobbs Lonta as back running a of more like looked Ballard of one by WolfestuffedWhile repeatedly was national The DIEGO SAN Union Poinsettia Bowl Poinsettia Union Passing Massey3-18, Team 46-214. Hobbs18-114, Brown14-53,Ballard 11-29, Britt1-0,Nicholson 5-0,Team 29-53. TCU: ube-ot - 2-0 6-27.3 9-40.6 1-0 46-198 Fumbles-lost 29--20 Punts Passes yards Return yards Passing Rushes-yards Downs First Receiving yards.258 Morrisyards.0-1-0,0 TCU:Ballard 19-29-0, Massey1-8,Hecht1-6. Bryant2-20, Andrus1-12,Brown1-8, Hobbs3-61,Moore2-26,Reagan 2-23, Simon1-62,Davis1-2. TCU:Harmon 6-94, Rushing Statistics Individual TeamStatistics 0 709 0 29, - Attendance 0 TCU Illinois Northern TCU37, Northern Illinois 7 — — — NIU:Nicholson 6-18-1,yards,80 NIU:Wolfe 20-47, Anderson3-6, NIU:Carter2-14, Wolfe 2-2, 6 10 14 10 6 -9119-29-0 6-19-1 – Associated Press Associated – I TCU NIU 2 127 122 0258 80 23 5 7- 7 7- GAME RECAPS / RECORDS / RECAPS GAME 37 -16: by East Carolina, 1999 Mobile Alabama Bowl Mobile Alabama 1999 Carolina, East by -16: Bowl Poinsettia 2006 Illinois, Northern by -20; Bowl Sun 1998 USC, by -23: Opponent an by YardsFewest Rushing Bowl Orange 1942 Georgia, 4: vs. Bowl Sun 1957 Syracuse, vs. 4: Bowl Sun 1998 USC, vs. 4: Bowl Worth Fort 2003 State, Boise vs. 4: Bowl Poinsettia 2006 Illinois, Northern vs. 5: TouchdownsMost Scored Bowl Poinsettia 2006 Illinois, Northern vs. 80: Bowl Mobile Alabama 1999 Carolina, East vs. 80: Bowl Cotton 1956 Mississippi, 80: vs. Texasvs. 87: Bowl galleryfurniture.com 2001 A&M, Bowl Houston EV1.net 2005 State, Iowa vs. 134: YardsMost Penalized Bowl Liberty 2002 State, Colorado vs. 9: 11:Texasvs. Bowl galleryfurniture.com 2001 A&M, Bowl Houston EV1.net 2005 State, Iowa 14: vs. Penalties Most Texasvs. 49.8: Bowl galleryfurniture.com 2001 A&M, Punting AverageBest Bowl Sugar 1936 LSU, 14: vs. Punted Times Most Bowl Orange 1942 Georgia, vs. 6: Intercepted Had Passes Most Bowl Worth Fort 2003 State, Boise 15: vs. Bowl Liberty 2002 State, Colorado vs. 16: Tech,Carnegie Bowl vs. Sugar 17: 1939 Bowl Poinsettia 2006 Illinois, Northern vs. 19: Bowl Houston EV1.net 2005 State, Iowa 21: vs. Completed Passes Most Bowl Poinsettia 2006 Illinois, Northern vs. 29: Bowl Worth Fort 2003 State, Boise vs. 29: Texasvs. 30: Bowl galleryfurniture.com 2001 A&M, Bowl Houston EV1.net 2005 State, Iowa vs. 33: Passes Attempted Most Tech,Carnegie Bowl vs. Sugar 225: 1939 Bowl Poinsettia 2006 Illinois, Northern vs. 258: Bowl Houston EV1.net 2005 State, Iowa vs. 275: YardsMost Passing Bowl Liberty 2002 State, Colorado vs. 52: Bowl Cotton 1956 Mississippi, vs. 54: Bowl Worth Fort 2003 State, Boise vs. 57: Bowl Sun 1998 USC, vs. 61: Rushes Most Bowl Cotton 1956 Mississippi, vs. 233: Bowl Worth Fort 2003 State, Boise vs. 280: Bowl Sun 1998 USC, vs. 314: YardsMost Rushing Texasvs. Bowl 18: Sun 1965 Western, Bowl Cotton 1937 Marquette, 18: vs. Bowl Sun 1998 USC, vs. 18: Bowl Liberty 2002 State, Colorado vs. 19: Bowl Houston EV1.net 2005 State, Iowa vs. 21: Bowl Poinsettia 2006 Illinois, Northern vs. 23: Bowl Worth Fort 2003 State, Boise vs. 26: Downs First Most Texasvs. Bowl 78: Sun 1965 Western, Bowl Houston EV1.net 2005 State, Iowa vs. 79: 2002 Bowl AXAState, Liberty Colorado vs. 80: Bowl Worth Fort 2003 State, Boise vs. 86: TotalPlays Offense Most Tech,Carnegie Bowl vs. Sugar 366: 1939 Bowl Houston EV1.net 2005 State, Iowa vs. 410: Bowl Poinsettia 2006 Illinois, Northern vs. 456: Bowl Worth Fort 2003 State, Boise vs. 494: YardsMost Total Offense Bowl Cotton 1945 Oklahoma A&M, vs. 34: Bowl Worth Fort 2003 State, Boise vs. 34: Bowl Orange 1942 Georgia, 40: vs. Classic Dixie Worth Fort 1921 College, Centre vs. 63: Points Allowed Most Bowl Cotton 1957 Syracuse, 28: vs. Bowl Sun 1998 USC, vs. 28: Bowl Mobile Alabama 1999 Carolina, East vs. 28: Bowl Worth Fort 2003 State, Boise vs. 31: Bowl Poinsettia 2006 Illinois, Northern vs. 37: Scored Points Most TEAM 89: LaTarence89: Texasvs. Dunbar 2001 A&M, Bowl Sun TomlinsonLaDainian 1998 91: USC, vs. YardsKickoff Returns Most Bowl Sun TomlinsonLaDainian 1998 5: USC, vs. Returns Kickoff Most Bowl Poinsettia 2006 Illinois, Northern vs. Bonner Brian 89: YardsReturn Punt Most Bowl Poinsettia 2006 Illinois, Northern vs. Bonner Brian 6: Returns Punt Most Bowl Cotton 1956 Mississippi, vs. Swink Jim 2: Bowl Orange 1942 Georgia, vs. Bruce Alford 2: Bowl Cotton 1937 Marquette, vs. Meyer 2: L.D. Bowl Sun 1998 USC, vs. Mitchell Basil 2: Bowl Sun 1998 USC, vs. Batteaux Patrick 2: LaDainian2: Tomlinson EastCarolina,vs. 1999MobileBowl Bowl Mobile 2000 TomlinsonLaDainian Miss, 2: Southern vs. Bowl Worth Fort 2003 St., Boise vs. Rodgers Cory 2: Bowl Poinsettia 2006 Illinois, Northern vs. Ballard Jeff 3: TouchdownsMost Scored Bowl Cotton 1956 Mississippi, vs. Swink Jim 16: Bowl Orange 1942 Georgia, vs. Bruce Alford 16: Bowl Cotton 1937 Marquette, vs. Meyer L.D. 16: Bowl Poinsettia 2006 Illinois, Northern vs. Ballard Jeff 18: Scored Points Most Joey49.8: Biasatti vs. Texas A&M, 2001 galleryfurniture.comPunting AverageBest Bowl Bowl Sugar 1936 LSU, vs. Baugh Sammy 14: Punts Most Bowl Bluebonnet 1984 Virginia,West vs. Maness James 90: Bowl Poinsettia 2006 Illinois, Northern vs. Harmon Quentily 94: Bowl Houston EV1.net 2005 State, Iowa vs. DePriest Michael 97: Bowl Worth Fort 2003 State, Boise vs. Harrell Reggie 107: YardsMost Receiving Bowl Poinsettia 2006 Illinois, Northern vs. Harmon Quentily 6: Bowl Worth Fort 2003 State, Boise 6:vs. Harrell Reggie 7: AdrianMadise vs. Texas A&M,2001 galleryfurniture.com Tech,1939Carnegie vs. Bowl Bowl Clark Sugar Earl 7: Receptions Pass Most Bowl Liberty 2002 State, Colorado vs. Stilley Sean 16: Tech,Carnegie Bowl vs. Sugar O’Brien 1939 Davey 17: Bowl Poinsettia 2006 Illinois, Northern vs. Ballard Jeff 19: Bowl Houston EV1.net 2005 State, Iowa vs. Ballard Jeff 21: Completed Passes Most Bowl Liberty 2002 St., Colorado vs. Stilley Sean 28: 29:Jeff Ballard vs. Northern Illinois, 2006 Poinsettia Bowl Bowl 30: CaseyPrinters vs. Texas A&M,2001 galleryfurniture.com Bowl Houston EV1.net 2005 State, Iowa vs. Ballard Jeff 33: Passes Attempted Most Texasvs. Bowl Nix Sun Kent 1965 Western,225: Tech,Carnegie Bowl vs. Sugar O’Brien 1939 Davey 225: Bowl Poinsettia 2006 Illinois, Northern vs. Ballard Jeff 258: Bowl Houston EV1.net 2005 State, Iowa vs. Ballard 275: Jeff YardsMost Passing Bowl Worth Fort 2003 St., Boise vs. Hobbs Lonta 23: Bowl Sun 1998 USC, vs. Batteaux Patrick 28: Bowl Mobile Alabama GMAC 2000 Tomlinson28: LaDainian Miss, Southern vs. Bowl Alabama LaDainian36: Tomlinsonvs. East Carolina, 1999 Mobile Rushes Most Bowl Kentucky,Cotton vs. 1952 Floyd 115: Jack Bobby LontaHobbsBoisevs.St.,2003FortWorth Bowl 117: Bowl GMAC Mobile Alabama 118:2000 Tomlinson LaDainian Miss, Southern vs. Bowl Alabama Mobile 1999 TomlinsonLaDainian Carolina, 124: East vs. Bowl Sun 1998 USC, vs. Mitchell Basil 185: YardsMost Rushing Bowl Casey38: Printers vs. Texas A&M,2001 galleryfurniture.com Bowl Poinsettia 2006 Illinois, Northern vs. Ballard Jeff 40: Bowl Worth Fort 2003 State, Boise vs. Hassell Brandon 45: Bowl Houston EV1.net 2005 State, Iowa vs. Ballard 49: Jeff TotalPlays Offense Most Tech,Carnegie Bowl vs. Sugar O’Brien 1939 Davey 233: Bowl Worth Fort 2003 State, Boise vs. Hassell Brandon 270: Bowl Houston EV1.net 2005 State, Iowa vs. Ballard Jeff 275: Bowl Poinsettia 2006 Iowa, Northern vs. Ballard Jeff 277: YardsMost Total Offense INDIVIDUAL galleryfurniture.com Bowl galleryfurniture.com MARK MAY, ESPN: ACCOLADES “Gary Patterson’s resume speaks for itself. Patterson is a two-time He’s one of the top coaches in the country. conference coach He runs the TCU program the right way. of the year (’02 & ’05) He recruits good kids and turns them into outstanding young men.”
HEAD COACH GARY PATTER-
BOWL GAMES
The Texas Bowl will be DREW COLEMAN, NY JETS: Patterson’s sixth bowl game in seven years “Coach Patterson is like your father away from home. You love him because he cares about you. He teaches you discipline, teamwork and hard work. He’s behind the family atmosphere at TCU.”
THIRD AT TCU
Patterson is No. 3 for all-time victories – 61 in seven years
TOP PLAYERS
Patterson has coached 75 all-conference selections since ’01 * Mountain West Conference games
RAFAEL PRIEST
Frogs’ defense leads charge, shuts out old SWC foe SOPHOMORE CORNER HM ALL-MWC
10-point halftime lead doesn’t hold up for Frogs
ROBERT HENSON TCU drops MWC opener as Falcons win in overtime JUNIOR LINEBACKER
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Frogs regain Iron Skillet with dominating effort
DEREK WASH
SENIOR PUNTER Backup QB Jackson sparks Frogs to first MWC win HM ALL-MWC
Fourth-quarter rally not enough to carry TCU to victo- CHRIS MANFREDINI SENIOR KICKER
HM ALL-MWC Tailbacks run wild, key Frogs’ come-from-behind win
Utes hand Horned Frogs only home loss of ’07 MARSHALL NEWHOUSE SOPHOMORE TACKLE
HM ALL-MWC Dalton, Turner key offense; defense pitches shutout
Frogs forced to rally again; game-winning drive stalls
Bowl hopes stay alive as Dalton-led TCU cruises to
‘J Train’ carries Frogs past Aztecs, into postseason