2010 TCU Horned Frogs football
National champion (CCR)
Mountain West champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 21–19 vs. Wisconsin
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record13–0 (8–0 MW)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorJarrett Anderson (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorJustin Fuente (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorDick Bumpas (7th season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumAmon G. Carter Stadium
Uniform
2010 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 TCU $  8 –0   13 –0  
Utah  7 –1   10 –3  
Air Force  5 –3   9 –4  
San Diego State  5 –3   9 –4  
BYU  5 –3   7 –6  
Colorado State  2 –6   3 –9  
UNLV  2 –6   2 –11  
Wyoming  1 –7   3 –9  
New Mexico  1 –7   1 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
As of January 11, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by tenth-year head coach Gary Patterson and played its home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas. They were members of the Mountain West Conference and were defending conference champions.

After a perfect regular season record, another Mountain West title and a #3 BCS ranking, the team was selected by the Pasadena Tournament of Roses to play Wisconsin of the Big Ten Conference in the 97th edition of the Rose Bowl. They defeated the Badgers 21–19, capping off their first undefeated and untied season since 1938, and only the second overall in the school's 115-year football history. The Congrove Computer Rankings, an NCAA-designated major selector, selected TCU as national champion.[1]

TCU finished the regular season as the conference leader in scoring offense (520 points, 43.3 average) and scoring defense (137 points, 11.4 average). The Frogs were led by senior quarterback Andy Dalton, who completed 194 of 293 passes for 2638 yards for 26 touchdowns, and tailback Ed Wesley, who carried for 162 times for 1065 yards and scored 11 touchdowns.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 46:45 p.m.vs. No. 24 Oregon State*No. 6
ESPNW 30–2146,138[2]
September 116:00 p.m.Tennessee Tech*No. 4
W 62–737,117[3]
September 183:30 p.m.Baylor*No. 4
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
VersusW 45–1047,493[4]
September 247:00 p.m.at SMU*No. 4
ESPNW 41–2435,481[5]
October 21:00 p.m.at Colorado StateNo. 5
the mtn.W 27–022,553[6]
October 92:30 p.m.WyomingNo. 5
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
CBSCSW 45–038,081[7]
October 163:00 p.m.BYUNo. 4
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
VersusW 31–340,416[8]
October 237:00 p.m.Air ForcedaggerNo. 4
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
CBSCSW 38–746,096[9]
October 3010:00 p.m.at UNLVNo. 4
CBSCSW 48–616,745[10]
November 62:30 p.m.at No. 6 UtahNo. 4
CBSCSW 47–746,522[11]
November 133:00 p.m.San Diego StateNo. 3
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
VersusW 40–3545,694[12]
November 273:00 p.m.at New MexicoNo. 4
VersusW 66–1718,640[13]
January 1, 20114:10 p.m.vs. No. 4 Wisconsin*No. 3
ESPN, ESPN 3DW 21–1994,118[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
( ) = First place votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP6444554 (1)4 (3)4 (2)4 (2)3 (2)4 (1)43 (1)3 (1)2 (3)
Coaches7555555 (1)4 (1)4 (1)4 (1)3 (2)4 (2)4 (2)3 (3)3 (1)2 (1)
HarrisNot released43 (3)4 (3)43 (5)4 (3)4 (1)3 (2)3 (1)Not released
BCSNot released54333333Not released

Game summaries

Oregon State

#24 Oregon State vs. #6 TCU
1 234Total
Oregon State 7 770 21
• TCU 7 1472 30
Scoring summary
111:48OSUJames Rodgers 30 yard pass from Ryan Katz (Justin Kahut kick)OSU 7–0
17:19TCUAndy Dalton 6 yard run (Ross Evans kick)Tied 7–7
211:57OSUJordan Bishop 34 yard pass from Ryan Katz (Justin Kahut kick)OSU 14–7
28:39TCUJeremy Kerley 1 yard pass from Andy Dalton (Ross Evans kick)Tied 14–14
20:49TCUEd Wesley 8 yard run (Ross Evans kick)TCU 21–14
35:33OSUJacquizz Rodgers 1 yard run (Justin Kahut kick)Tied 21–21
30:59TCUAndy Dalton 4 yard run (Ross Evans kick)TCU 28–21
44:14TCUSafety, Ryan Katz kicked ball through end zoneTCU 30–21

Andy Dalton won his 30th career victory as TCU's starting quarterback, surpassing the school record of Sammy Baugh.[15]

Rose Bowl

2011 Rose Bowl
1 234Total
Wisconsin 10 306 19
• TCU 14 070 21
Scoring summary
110:39WISPhilip Welch 39-yard field goalWIS 3–0
16:15TCUBart Johnson 23-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Ross Evans kick)TCU 7–3
13:14WISJohn Clay 1-yard run (Philip Welch kick)WIS 10–7
10:36TCUAndy Dalton 4-yard run (Ross Evans kick)TCU 14–10
20:00WISPhilip Welch 37-yard field goalTCU 14–13
311:56TCULuke Shivers 1-yard run (Ross Evans kick)TCU 21–13
42:00WISMontee Ball 4-yard run (pass failed)TCU 21–19

The Horned Frogs made their way to Pasadena as the first team from a BCS non-AQ conference school to play in the Rose Bowl in the BCS era. The team has recorded two consecutive perfect regular seasons and has appeared in six straight bowl games. The Rose Bowl was their second consecutive BCS bowl game.

Both teams scored double digit points in the first quarter, a Rose Bowl record. The game was close throughout, and was not decided until Wisconsin failed to convert a two-point conversion late in the fourth quarter to tie the game. The game marks second time that the Rose Bowl was decided by two points, joining the 1966 game (UCLA 14, Michigan State 12).

Roster

2010 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 82 Josh Boyce So
TE 80 Logan Brock Jr
OL 61 Marcus Cannon Sr
QB 14 Andy Dalton Sr
WR 88 Jimmy Young Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 41 Jonathan Anderson Fr
DL 91 Matt Anderson Fr
DB 7 Greg McCoy Jr
S 16 Jurell Thompson So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ↑ "Factoid 395 – Gary Patterson's 2010 undefeated TCU went 13–0. Why shouldn't TCU claim this as a National Championship?".
  2. ↑ "Oregon State Beavers vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Baylor Bears vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2010. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
  5. ↑ "TCU Horned Frogs vs. Southern Methodist Mustangs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2010.
  6. ↑ "TCU Horned Frogs vs. Colorado State Rams Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Wyoming Cowboys vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Brigham Young Cougars vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2010. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
  9. ↑ "Air Force Falcons vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
  10. ↑ "TCU Horned Frogs vs. UNLV Rebels Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
  11. ↑ "TCU Horned Frogs vs. Utah Utes Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
  12. ↑ "San Diego State Aztecs vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
  13. ↑ "TCU Horned Frogs vs. New Mexico Lobos Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
  14. ↑ "TCU Horned Frogs vs. Wisconsin Badgers Box Score". TCU. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Oregon State vs. TCU – Game Recap – September 4, 2010 – ESPN".
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