2012 TCU Horned Frogs FOOTBALL Media Contact: Mark Cohen — TCU Assistant AD/Media Relations Director direct office: (817) 257-5394 t main office: (817) 257-7969 t cell: (817) 343-2017 twitter: @tcusid t email: [email protected] t www.GoFrogs.com TCU No. 16 TCU (2-0) vs. Virginia (2-1) Day Opponent Time/Result Sept. 8 Grambling State W, 56-0 Sept. 22 t Fort Worth, Texas t 11 a.m. (CDT) Sept. 15 at Kansas* W, 20-6 Amon G. Carter Stadium (45,000) t ESPN Sept. 22 Virginia 11:00 Sept. 29 at SMU 6:00 ABOUT THE GAME Oct. 6 Iowa State* TBA t No. 16 TCU plays its second game in Amon G. Carter Stadium after its $164 million Oct. 13 at Baylor* TBA rebuild when it hosts Virginia. Oct. 20 Texas Tech* TBA t The Horned Frogs have the nation’s longest current winning streak at 10 in a row. Oct. 27 at No. 25 Oklahoma St.* TBA t Saturday’s contest marks TCU’s 10th consecutive sellout at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Nov. 3 at No. 7 West Virginia* TBA t TCU is facing an ACC opponent for just the third time since 1997. The previous two games were in the opening three weeks of the 2009 campaign, when the Frogs won Nov. 10 No. 13 Kansas State* TBA at Virginia (30-14) and Clemson (14-10). Nov. 22 at No. 10 Texas* 6:30 t TCU has its first pre-noon kickoff for a home game since an 11:10 a.m. start on Sept. Dec. 1 No. 5 Oklahoma* TBA 16, 2000, when the 21st-ranked Frogs won 41-14 over Northwestern behind *Big 12 game LaDainian Tomlinson’s 243 yards rushing and two touchdowns. All Times Central t Over the last eight seasons, TCU is 39-3 at home, 42-2 in day games and 70-5 when playing on a Saturday. VIRGINIA t TCU has its first home game at Amon G. Carter Stadium on ESPN since a 23-20 Day Opponent Time/Result overtime victory over Utah on Sept. 15, 2005. Sept. 1 Richmond W, 43-19 PROTECTING THE CARTER Sept. 8 Penn State W, 17-16 t TCU has won 27 of its last 28 home games and is 57-7 under head coach Gary Sept. 15 at Georgia Tech* L, 56-20 Patterson in Amon G. Carter Stadium. Sept. 22 at No. 16 TCU 11:00 t In its last 17 home dates, TCU has allowed just 22 touchdowns and outscored its Sept. 29 Louisiana Tech TBA opponents 793-194 (an average margin of 47-11). Oct. 6 at Duke* TBA t The Frogs have recorded seven shutouts in their past 34 home dates. Oct. 13 Maryland* TBA t Since 1999, TCU is 68-7 in its last 75 home games. Oct. 20 Wake Forest* TBA SERIES NOTES Nov. 3 at NC State* TBA t TCU and Virginia are meeting for just the third time in their history and the first time in Nov. 10 Miami* TBA Fort Worth. Nov. 15 North Carolina* 6:30 t The Frogs opened the 2009 campaign with a 30-14 win in Charlottesville. TCU has Nov. 24 at Virginia Tech* TBA seven players on its current roster who played in that contest. Most notably, tailback *ACC game Matthew Tucker had 38 yards rushing on 10 carries, while linebacker Kenny Cain All Times Central recorded two tackles. Both Tucker and Cain were true freshmen. t The only previous game between the schools was a 20-10 Cavalier victory in the THE COACHES 1994 Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La. The lone Frog to have been a part of TCU - Gary Patterson (Kansas State ‘83) that game was tight ends coach/special teams coordinator Dan Sharp. He was the Record at TCU: 111-30 (12th year) TCU tight ends coach in 1994. Overall Record: 111-30 (12th year) TIES TO THE STATE OF VIRGINIA Virginia - Mike London (Notre Dame ‘78) t TCU assistant head coach/offensive line coach Eddie Williamson was head coach at Record at Virginia: 14-14 (3rd year) VMI from 1985-88. Overall Record: 38-19 (5th year) TCU NOTABLES t Quarterback Casey Pachall leads the nation in passing efficiency with a 242.4 rating. TV/RADIO Pachall has completed 33-of-39 passes (84.6 percent) for 536 yards with five touch- downs and no interceptions. Pachall set a TCU record last week with 16 consecutive TV - ESPN completions dating back to last season. Dave Pasch (PBP), Brian Griese (color), Jenn t Wide receiver Josh Boyce is tied for TCU’s career lead in receiving touchdowns with Brown (sideline) 17. He has nine catches for 168 yards and two touchdowns this season. t Leading rusher Waymon James has 168 yards on a 9.9 per carry mark. Radio - TCU IMG Sports Network t TCU has not allowed a touchdown this season and in its last nine quarters dating WBAP 820 AM and 96.7 FM, KTCU 88.7 FM, back to the 2011 Poinsettia Bowl. www.GoFrogs.com, Sirius/XM Channel 91 t The Frogs have played 15 true freshmen this season, tied with LSU and Ohio State Brian Estridge (PBP), John Denton (color), for the most nationally. Jeff Williams (sideline) t TCU has played more true freshmen (15) than it has scholarship seniors (11). Spanish - AM 1270 Univision - Miguel Cruz t With a 56-0 season-opening victory over Grambling State, Gary Patterson became (PBP), Elvis Gallegos (color) TCU’s all-time winningest coach. He is now 111-30. His .787 winning percentage ranks fourth nationally among active coaches. 2012 TCU Football TCU vs. Virginia t Sept. 22, 2012 t Fort Worth, Texas t 11 a.m. CDT t ESPN 2 WHEN THEY LAST MET 2012 HONOR ROLL Josh Boyce, WR TCU 30 t Biletnikoff Award Watch List t First-Team All-Texas College, Dave Campbell’s Texas Football VIRGINIA 14 Kenny Cain, LB t State’s Best Linebacker, Dave Cambell’s Texas Football Sept. 12, 2009 • Attendance: 48,336 t First-Team All-Texas College, Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Va. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - The last thing Virginia needed after a sputtering, turnover-filled Brandon Carter, WR season-opening loss was to be tested by the defense that led the nation in fewest yards allowed last t Paul Hornung Award Watch List season. In its season opener Saturday, No. 16 TCU picked up where it left off last year, stifling the Blaize Foltz, OG Cavaliers' new spread offense and cruising to a 30-14 victory that was more convincing than the t Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List score indicates. TCU's offense, meanwhile, gave Virginia a tutorial on how to run the spread. The Horned Frogs t Outland Trophy Watch List gashed the Cavaliers for 203 yards on the ground, and Andy Dalton was 15-of-21 for 177 yards and t First-Team All-Texas College, Dave Campbell’s Texas Football one touchdown. They scored on all five of their trips into the red zone, although three times they had t Nominee, Allstate AFCA Good Works Team to settle for Ross Evans field goals. t Nominee, Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Nobody needs to tell the Cavaliers about crazy first games. A week ago, Virginia had seven turnovers in the loss to William and Mary. This time they had just one - an interception on a tipped pass - but made plenty of other mistakes. James Fry, C A personal foul penalty on Corey Mosley kept one TCU touchdown drive alive, and a failed fake punt t Rimington Trophy Watch List at midfield led to another Horned Frogs touchdown. Virginia also started two possessions at its 3 because of bad fair-catch decisions - once to catch the ball, once to let it go - and botched the snap on a field goal attempt. Deante’ Gray, PR But the Cavaliers' biggest problem was simply an inability to move the ball. Virginia ran a no-hurry, t National Punt Returner of the Week, College Football no-huddle spread offense, with Sewell milking the play clock before taking the snap, in an attempt Performance Awards to control the time of possession. It worked in the first half, but by the end of the game TCU had a t Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week, vs. Grambling 34:49 to 25:11 advantage with the ball. State, Sept. 10 Sewell played the whole game after sharing time with Marc Verica and Vic Hall last week. Hall, sidelined by a hip injury, played only as a holder Saturday. Sewell was sacked eight times and was 8 of 18 for 120 yards, including TD passes of 56 yards to Javaris Brown and 26 yards to Tim Smith Joel Hasley, LB late in the game. t Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week, vs. Kansas, Sept. 17 Joseph Turner and Jeremy Kerley had scoring runs for the Horned Frogs. Waymon James, TB SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 F TCU 0 14 10 6 30 t Doak Walker Award Watch List Virginia 0 0 0 14 14 t Second-Team All-Texas College, Dave Campbell’s Texas Football SCORING SUMMARY Second Quarter TCU - Kerley 2 run (Evans kick), 11:18 Stansly Maponga, DE TCU - Turner 1 run (Evans kick), 2:55 t Preseason All-Big 12 t Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List Third Quarter t Ted Hendricks Award Watch List TCU - Young 31 pass from Dalton (Evans kick), 11:42 TCU - Evans 28 field goal, 3:09 t Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List t Bronko Nagurski Award Watch List Fourth Quarter t First-Team All-Texas College, Dave Campbell’s Texas Football TCU - Evans 25 field goal, 6:59 TCU - Evans 32 field goal, 4:39 Casey Pachall, QB Virginia - Brown 56 pass from Sewell, 4:14 Virginia - Smith 26 pass from Sewell, 1:48 t Maxwell Award Watch List t Davey O’Brien Award Watch List TEAM STATISTICS TCU UVA t Manning Award Watch List First Downs 23 7 t Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List Rushes-Yards (Net) 50-203 33-57 Passing Yards (Net) 177 120 t State’s Player of the Year, Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Passes Comp-Att-Int 15-21-0 8-18-1 t State’s Best Quarterback, Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Total Offense Plays-Yards 71-380 51-177 t First-Team All-Texas College, Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Fumble Returns-Yards-Touchdowns 0-0-0 0-0-0 Punt Returns-Yards-Touchdowns 2-16-0 2-38-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards-Touchdowns 0-0-0 7-127-0 Matthew Tucker, TB Interception Returns-Yards-Touchdowns 1-19-0 0-0-0 t Doak Walker Award Watch List Punts (Number-Avg) 6-38.5 7-43.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-0 Penalties-Yards 5-60 3-30 Possession Time 34:49 25:11 Third-Down Conversions 1-of-11 4-of-14 Fourth-Down Conversions 0-of-0 0-of-2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 0-0 Sacks By: Number-Yards 8-42 2-9 RUSHING: TCU - Turner 10-66, Wesley 10-50, Tucker 10-38, Christian 7-28, Dalton 8-21, Fort 1- 4, Smith 1-3, Jackson 1-(-3), Kerley 2-(-4).