2011 TCU Horned Frogs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 football 2011 TCU Horned Frogs TCU Horned Frogs logo.svg Mountain West Conference MW 13 14 11–2 7–0 Gary Patterson 11th Jarrett Anderson 3rd Justin Fuente 3rd Dick Bumpas 8th Spread 4–2–5 Amon G. Carter Stadium Mountain West championPoinsettia Bowl champion Poinsettia Bowl W 31–24 vs. Louisiana Tech The 2011 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Horned Frogs were led by 11th-year head coach Gary Patterson and played their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 11–2, 7–0 in Mountain West play to win their third straight conference championship. They were invited to the Poinsettia Bowl, where they defeated Western Athletic Conference champion Louisiana Tech, 31–24. This was the Horned Frogs last year as a member of the Mountain West. They were originally set to become a member of the Big East Conference in the 2012 season. However, on October 10, they accepted a bid to join the Big 12 Conference.TCU joins Big 12 for 2012–13. ESPN. October 11, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2011. The Big 12 has several other former members of the Southwest Conference, notably Baylor, one of TCU's most intense rivals in history. Before the season During the 2010–2011 campaign, the Horned Frogs finished the season undefeated, 13–0 and being voted #2 in the Coaches and AP polls. The Horned Frog's 2010 season was capped off with a 21–19 victory over Wisconsin in the 2011 Rose Bowl. During the off-season, quarterback Andy Dalton, who had won 43 games for TCU, left for the NFL, leading to Casey Pachall to take over as quarterback.Deitsch, Richard. Gary Patterson on winning, defense and replacing QB Andy Dalton. Sports Illustrated. August 25, 2011. Retrieved December 19, 2011. At the Mountain West Conference media day, the Horned Frogs were picked to finish 2nd in the conference.Boise State Picked to Win 2011 Mountain West Football Title https://web.archive.org/web/20120319041830/http://www.themwc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/072611aaf.html 2012-03-19 . themwc.com. July 26, 2011. Retrieved December 19, 2011. Recruiting TCU's recruiting class was ranked #26 by Rivals.com and #28 by Scout.com.Rivals.com 2011 Team Recruiting Rankings. Rivals.com. Retrieved December 17, 2011.Football Recruiting 2011. Scout.com. Retrieved December 17, 2011. The top 10 recruits according to ESPN grades are listed below: yes yes 2011 LaDarius Brown WR Waxahachie, TX Waxahachie 6 2 190 4.4 December 13, 2010 4 4 81 Deryck Gildon OLB Arlington, TX Martin 6 2 205 4.5 March 8, 2010 3 3 80 Brandon Carter WR Euless, TX Trinity 5 11 161 N/A January 18, 2011 4 3 79 Cameron White LB DeSoto, TX DeSoto 6 2 185 4.4 June 18, 2010 4 4 78 Jamelle Naff OT Del City, OK Del City 6 4 310 N/A January 16, 2011 3 4 79 Dominic Merka QB Crosby, TX Crosby 6 5 220 N/A May 7, 2010 3 3 79 Jon Lewis DT Spring, TX Klein Oak 6 2 265 N/A January 16, 2010 3 3 78 David Bush ATH Tyler, TX John Tyler 5 10 165 4.5 March 1, 2010 3 3 78 Carter Wall OT Austin, TX William B. Travis 6 5 265 N/A January 18, 2011 3 3 78 Laderice Sanders OLB Arlington, TX Arlington 6 1 220 4.6 March 29, 2010 3 3 78 yes 2011 TCU Signee List 2011 Scout.com Football Recruiting: TCU 2011 Player Signees- TCU tcu 73 2628 28 26 21 December 17, 2011 yes Schedule 2011–2012 SCHEDULE https://web.archive.org/web/20130116041631/http://gofrogs.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/tcu-m-footbl-sched.html January 16, 2013 . Texas Christian University Horned Frogs. Retrieved December 17, 2011. 2011 AP Central September 2 7:00 p.m. l y y 14 Baylor Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX rivalry ESPN 48–50 43,753 September 10 2:30 p.m. w y 25 Air Force Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO Versus 35–19 42,107 September 17 1:00 p.m. w y 23 Louisiana-Monroe Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX Mtn. 38–17 32,719 September 24 6:00 p.m. w y 20 Portland State Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX 55–13 33,825 October 1 2:30 p.m. l y 20 SMU Battle for the Iron Skillet Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX CBSSN 33–40 OT 35,632 October 8 9:30 p.m. w y San Diego State Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA CBSSN 27–14 44,248 October 22 1:00 p.m. w y New Mexico Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX Mtn. 69–0 33,833 October 28 7:00 p.m. w y y BYU Cowboys Stadium Arlington, TX ESPN 38–28 50,094https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313012628 BYU Cougars vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score ESPN.com October 28, 2011 November 5 1:00 p.m. w y Wyoming War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY Mtn. 31–20 17,673https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313092751 TCU Horned Frogs vs. Wyoming Cowboys Box Score ESPN.com November 5, 2011 November 12 2:30 p.m. w y Boise State 5 Bronco Stadium Boise, ID Versus 36–35 34,146 November 19 2:30 p.m. w 19 Colorado State Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX Versus 34–10 33,650 December 3 1:30 p.m. w 18 UNLV Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX Versus 56–9 32,012 December 21 7:00 p.m. w y y 16 Louisiana Tech Poinsettia Bowl Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA ESPN 31–24 24,607 Regular season TCU began the season being upset by then-former (and future) conference rival Baylor 48–50, ending the Horned Frogs' 25-regular-season-game winning streak.Baylor blows 24-point lead but recovers to edge No. 14 TCU. ESPN. September 2, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2011. TCU then won their next three games against Air Force, Louisiana–Monroe and Portland State before losing in overtime 33–40 to SMU in Battle for the Iron Skillet.SMU halts No. 20 TCU's 22-game home winning streak in OT. ESPN. October 1, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2011. After the loss against SMU, TCU won out the rest of its regular-season schedule to win its third straight Mountain West Conference championship.Mountain West champ TCU eyes possible BCS bowl after routing UNLV. ESPN. December 3, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2011. TCU's biggest victory was against #5 Boise State at Bronco Stadium. TCU won the game 36–35 on a two-point conversion. The victory ended Boise State's record 65-game regular-season home winning streak and 47-game conference home winning streak.TCU mars Boise State's perfect record after Broncos miss late field goal. ESPN. November 12, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2011. After Houston lost the 2011 Conference USA Football Championship Game, there was a chance for TCU to reach a BCS game for a third straight year.Adelson, Andrea. Final: Southern Miss 49, Houston 28. ESPN. December 3, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2011. However, TCU finished #18 in the BCS standings and missed out on attending a BCS bowl.Caplan, Jeff. Nothing to feel blue about for TCU. ESPN. December 6, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2011. 2011 Poinsettia Bowl 2011 Poinsettia Bowl On December 4, 2011, the TCU Horned Frogs accepted an invite to represent the MWC.TCU to Play Louisiana Tech in SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl. PoinsettiaBowl.com. December 4, 2011. Retrieved December 21, 2011. Their opponents were the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, the 2011 WAC champions.Louisiana Tech to Play in SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl http://www.poinsettiabowl.com/news/louisiana-tech-to-play-in-san-diego-county-credit-union-poinsettia-bowl.html Poinsettia Bowl (poinsettiabowl.com) November 26, 2011 November 27, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111130021403/http://www.poinsettiabowl.com/news/louisiana-tech-to-play-in-san-diego-county-credit-union-poinsettia-bowl.html November 30, 2011 usurped mdy-all The game was played at Snapdragon Stadium. TCU won the game 31-24. With the win, TCU coach Gary Patterson picked up his 109th victory, tying Dutch Meyer for the most wins in TCU history.Gemmell, Kevin. Instant analysis: TCU 31, La. Tech 24. ESPN. December 21, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2011. 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