2009 TCU Horned Frogs football team

The 2009 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Gary Patterson. The Frogs played their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth. The Horned Frogs finished the season 12–1 (8–0 MWC) and won the Mountain West Conference title. On December 6, they were invited to their first Bowl Championship Series game and their first major bowl since the 1959 Cotton Bowl Classic, against #6 Boise State in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl on January 4, 2010. In the Fiesta Bowl, TCU was upset by underdog Boise State, 17–10.

2009 TCU Horned Frogs football
Mountain West champion
Fiesta Bowl, L 10–17 vs. Boise State
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
2009 record12–1 (8–0 MW)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorJarrett Anderson (1st as coordinator, 12th overall season)
Co-offensive coordinatorJustin Fuente (1st as coordinator, 2nd overall season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorDick Bumpas (6th season)
Base defense4–2–5 defense
Home stadiumAmon G. Carter Stadium
(Capacity: 44,358)
Uniform
2009 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 6 TCU $  8 –0     12 –1  
No. 12 BYU  7 –1     11 –2  
No. 18 Utah  6 –2     10 –3  
Air Force  5 –3     8 –5  
Wyoming  4 –4     7 –6  
UNLV  3 –5     5 –7  
San Diego State  2 –6     4 –8  
New Mexico  1 –7     1 –11  
Colorado State  0 –8     3 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 122:30 p.m.at Virginia*No. 16
ESPNUW 30–1448,336[1]
September 196:00 p.m.Texas State*No. 15
NoneW 56–2135,249[2]
September 263:30 p.m.at Clemson*No. 15
ESPN360W 14–1071,869[3]
October 37:00 p.m.SMU*No. 11
The Mtn.W 39–1437,130[4]
October 106:30 p.m.at Air ForceNo. 10
CBSCSW 20–1730,104[5]
October 173:00 p.m.Colorado StateNo. 12
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
VersusW 44–631,156[6]
October 246:30 p.m.at No. 16 BYUNo. 10
VersusW 38–764,641[7]
October 313:00 p.m.UNLVNo. 8
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
VersusW 41–033,541[8]
November 73:00 p.m.at San Diego StateNo. 6
VersusW 55–1221,708[9]
November 146:30 p.m.No. 16 UtahNo. 4
CBSCSW 55–2850,307[10]
November 211:00 p.m.at WyomingNo. 4
The Mtn.W 45–1015,031[11]
November 2812:00 p.m.New MexicoNo. 4
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
The Mtn.W 51–1041,738[12]
January 4, 20107:30 p.m.vs. No. 6 Boise State*No. 3
FoxL 10–1773,227[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster
2009 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 14 Andy Dalton Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Rankings
See also: 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Final
AP 17 16 15 15 11 10 12 10 8 6 4 4 4 4 3 6
Coaches 17 16 15 14 10 9 8 7 6 4 4 4 4 4 3 6
Harris Not released 11 10 10 8 7 6 4 4 4 4 3
BCS Not released 8 6 6 4 4 4 4 4

References
  1. "TCU Horned Frogs vs. Virginia Cavaliers Box Score". ESPN. Archived from the original on September 15, 2009. Retrieved September 20, 2009.
  2. "Texas State Bobcats vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved September 20, 2009.
  3. "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide" (PDF). Clemson University. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 24, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  4. "Southern Methodist Mustangs vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 7, 2009. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
  5. "TCU Horned Frogs vs. Air Force Falcons Box Score". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 15, 2009. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
  6. "Colorado State Rams vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 20, 2009. Retrieved October 18, 2009.
  7. "TCU Horned Frogs vs. Brigham Young Cougars Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
  8. "UNLV Rebels vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score". ESPN. Archived from the original on November 3, 2009. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
  9. "TCU Horned Frogs vs. San Diego State Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved November 7, 2009.
  10. Maisel, Ivan (November 14, 2009). "Frogs Worthy, But Will They Get a Shot?". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2009. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
  11. "TCU Horned Frogs vs. Wyoming Cowboys". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
  12. "New Mexico Lobos vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 29, 2009.
  13. "Boise State Broncos vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
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