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HORNED FROGS Media Contact: Mark Cohen - TCU Associate AD/Communications Office: (817) 257-5394 • Main Office: (817) 257-7969 • Cell: (817) 343-2017 • Twitter: @TCUCohen • Email: [email protected] • GoFrogs.com DETAILS WEST VIRGINIA Date: Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018 TCU Time: 11 a.m. CST HORNED FROGS MOUNTAINEERS Location: Morgantown, W.Va. 2018 Record: 4-5 (Big 12: 2-4) 2018 Record: 7-1 (Big 12: 5-1) Rankings: CFP: 13; AP: 7; Coaches: 8 Venue: Milan Puskar Stadium (60,000) Rankings: NR Series Record: West Virginia leads 4-3 Head Coach: Gary Patterson (Kansas State ‘83) Head Coach: Dana Holgorsen (Iowa Wesleyan ‘93) Last Meeting: TCU won 31-24 in 2017 TCU Record: 164-62 (18th season) West Virginia Record: 60-38 (8th season) TV: FS1 Career Record: 164-62 (18th season) Career Record: 60-38 (8th season) Talent: Justin Kutcher, DeMarco Murray, Statistical Leaders: Statistical Leaders: Rushing: Kennedy McKoy (460 yds., 5.7 ypc, 2 TD) Petros Papadakis Rushing: Darius Anderson (530 yds., 5.1 ypc, 3 TD) Passing: Will Grier (69.7 pct., 182-of-261, 28 TD, 7 Int., Radio: WBAP 820 AM, KTCU 88.7 FM, XM 381 Passing: Mike Collins (54.6 pct., 53-of-97, 5 TD, 2 Int., 816 yards, 116.6 ypg) 2,618 yards, 327.2 ypg) GAME 10 Talent: Brian Estridge, John Denton, Landry Burdine Receiving: Jalen Reagor (49 rec., 734 yds., 6 TD) Receiving: David Sills V (43 rec., 626 yds., 11 TD) Spanish Radio: KFZO 99.1 FM Defensively: Garret Wallow (54 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 3 sacks), Defensively: David Long Jr. (78 tackles, 13.5 TFL, 5 sacks), Talent: Miguel Cruz, Elvis Gallegos Ridwan Issahaku (50 tackles, 1 sack, 1 Int., 1 PBU) Kenny Robinson Jr. (55 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 2 Int., 3 PBU) 2018 TCU SCHEDULE ABOUT THE GAME ROAD WORK 4TCU will leave the state of Texas for just the 4TCU’s 38 road wins since 2009 are third in the Day Opponent Time/Result second time this season when it travels to No. 13 nation. The Horned Frogs are 38-13 (.745) in that Sept. 1 Southern W, 55-7 West Virginia for a Saturday 11 a.m. CST contest. stretch. Sept. 7 at SMU W, 42-12 4Having played five home games in addition to 4TCU’s 45-20 record (.692) in road and neutral-site contests in Dallas, Arlington and Austin, the only games since 2009 is the nation’s sixth-best mark. Sept. 15 vs. No. 4 Ohio State# L, 28-40 previous time this season the Horned Frogs left the 4TCU is 17-13 on the road in Big 12 games. Sept. 22 at Texas* L, 16-31 state was an Oct. 27 date at Kansas. 4Eight of TCU’s last 19 Big 12 road games have Sept. 29 Iowa State* W, 17-14 4TCU and West Virginia began Big 12 play together been decided by seven points or less. The Horned Oct. 11 Texas Tech* L, 14-17 in 2012. The Horned Frogs have won four of six Frogs are 5-3 in those games. Since beginning Big Oct. 20 No. 9 Oklahoma* L, 27-52 meetings against the Montaineers as conference 12 play in 2012, TCU is 8-6 in conference road games Oct. 27 at Kansas* L, 26-27 rivals. decided by seven points or less. Nov. 3 Kansas State* W, 14-13 4TCU’s Gary Patterson is 4-2 as a head coach Nov. 10 at No. 13 West Virginia* 11 a.m. versus West Virginia. FAMILIAR FACES Nov. 17 at Baylor* TBA 4Saturday will mark Patterson’s 50th game against 4TCU co-offensive coordinator Sonny Cumbie has Nov. 24 Oklahoma State* TBA a ranked opponent as the Horned Frogs’ head coach. ties with West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen. He has a record of 25-24 in those contests. 4Holgorsen was Texas Tech’s inside receivers coach *Big 12 Conference game 4TCU’s senior class will be playing its 50th game when Cumbie was a quarterback for the Red Raiders #AdvoCare Showdown (Arlington, Texas) and has a 32-17 mark. (2000-04). All Times Central TCU-WVU THRILLERS TCU NOTABLES 4The first three Big 12 meetings (2012-14) between 4Over the last five seasons, TCU (44-18, 28-14) TCU and West Virginia were decided on the game’s has the Big 12’s second-best overall and conference final play, including two in overtime. records. 2018 WEST VIRGINIA SCHEDULE 4The Horned Frogs won their initial two Big 12 4TCU is one of just five programs nationally to games in Morgantown on the game’s final snap. finish in the top 10 of the final polls at least three Day Opponent Time/Result 4In its first-ever visit to Morgantown in 2012, TCU times in the last four seasons. The others are Sept. 1 vs. Tennessee^ W, 40-14 took a 39-38 double-OT victory on a two-point pass Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Oklahoma. Sept. 8 Youngstown State W, 52-17 from Trevone Boykin to Josh Boyce. 4Gary Patterson’s 18 seasons as TCU’s head coach Sept. 15 at NC State Canceled 4TCU won the 2014 contest in Morgantown, 31-30, are more than the combined tenures of the 11 other Sept. 22 Kansas State* W, 35-6 on a Jaden Oberkrom 37-yard field goal as time FBS head coaches in the state of Texas. expired. It was the only time the Horned Frogs led 4Under Patterson, TCU has posted seven top-10 Sept. 29 at No. 25 Texas Tech* W, 42-34 in the game. finishes and 11 in the top 25. The Horned Frogs have Oct. 6 Kansas* W, 38-22 4West Virginia won 30-27 in overtime in Fort won at least 11 games in 10 of the last 15 seasons. Oct. 13 at Iowa State* L, 14-30 Worth in 2013. 4Patterson has accounted for 25.3 percent (164 of Oct. 25 Baylor* W, 58-14 648) of TCU’s all-time football victories. Nov. 3 at No. 15 Texas* W, 42-41 SERIES HISTORY 4Ten of TCU’s 12 regular-season games are in Nov. 10 TCU* 11 a.m. 4TCU and West Virginia are facing each other for Texas. TCU will stay in the same Fort Worth hotel Nov. 17 at Oklahoma State* TBA the eighth time with the Horned Frogs holding a 4-3 for nine of its 12 contests. The Horned Frogs have Nov. 23 Oklahoma* 7 p.m. series lead. All but one meeting has come since the only two flights this season. schools began Big 12 play together in 2012. 4TCU is in the midst of a $100 million premium ^Charlotte, N.C. 4Prior to 2012, the only previous game between seating expansion of Amon G. Carter Stadium. *Big 12 Conference game TCU and West Virginia was a 31-14 Mountaineers’ Completion will be in time for the 2019 season. All Times Central win in the 1984 Bluebonnet Bowl at the Astrodome 4Three of TCU’s losses this season are to teams in Houston. ranked in the AP top 15: No. 6 Oklahoma, No. 8 4The road team won the first three meetings in the Ohio State and No. 15 Texas. The Horned Frogs Big 12 series with each game decided on the final held second-half leads against the Buckeyes and play. The home team has won the last three games. Longhorns. TCU also led in the fourth quarter against 4TCU is 2-1 versus the Mountaineers in Texas Tech and Kansas. / TCUFootball @TCUFootball Morgantown, 2-1 in Fort Worth and 0-1 at neutral 4TCU has held all nine opponents below their / @tcufootball sites (1984 Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston). season total offense averages. 1 I 2018 TCU FOOTBALL TCU at West Virginia • Nov. 10, 2018 • Morgantown, W.Va. • 11 a.m. CST • FS1 A 22-TIME NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR 2018 TCU FOOTBALL HONOR ROLL 4Gary Patterson’s 22 national coach of the year BY THE NUMBERS Darius Anderson, RB honors: *Maxwell Award Watch List *Doak Walker Award Watch List 2009 .952 *Walter Camp Player of the Year Award Watch List Eddie Robinson Award TCU’s winning percentage (20-1) when it leads in Bobby Dodd Award *Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List time of possession over the last four seasons. Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award George Munger Award Ben Banogu, DE *Preseason Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year Woody Hayes Award *Preseason All-Big 12 Walter Camp Football Foundation *Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List Associated Press 1 Active college football head coaches (Kirk Ferentz, *Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List AFCA Iowa) who have been at their current school longer *Walter Camp Player of the Year Award Watch List Sporting News *Ted Hendricks Award Watch List in continuous tenure than TCU’s Gary Patterson. *Wuerffel Trophy, Nominee 2010 *AFCA Good Works Team, Nominee American Football Monthly’s Coach of the Year Derius Davis, WR 2014 *Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week, vs. Southern Eddie Robinson Award 5 Paul “Bear” Bryant Award Former TCU players under Gary Patterson who are Adam Nunez, P Woody Hayes Award now part of his staff. *Ray Guy Award Watch List Walter Camp Football Foundation AFCA Gary Patterson, Head Coach Associated Press *Bobby Dodd Trophy Watch List Sporting News Home Depot 6 Jalen Reagor, WR ESPN.com Number of TCU winning streaks of at least 12 games *Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List CBSSports.com under Gary Patterson, the most by any college Scout.com football coach nationally since 1980.