2008 TCU Horned Frogs football team

American college football season February 2026 June 2026 August 2023 2008 TCU Horned Frogs TCU Horned Frogs logo.svg Mountain West Conference MW 7 7 11–2 7–1 Gary Patterson 8th Mike Schultz 11th Spread Dick Bumpas 5th 4–2–5 Amon G. Carter Stadium Poinsettia Bowl champion Poinsettia Bowl W 17–16 vs. Boise State File:MWC-Uniform-TCU-2007-2008.png The 2008 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2008 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 11–2, 7–1 in conference, and won the Poinsettia Bowl against #9 Boise State, 17–16.2008 TCU Horned Frogs Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-christian/2008.html 2026-06-02 College Football at Sports-Reference.com en Schedule 2008 AP Central August 30 5:00 p.m. w y New Mexico University Stadium Albuquerque, NM Versus 26–3 31,583 September 6 6:00 p.m. w y Stephen F. Austin Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX 67–7 27,074 September 13 12:00 p.m.** w y Stanford Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX mtn. 31–14 25,531 September 20 7:00 p.m. w y y SMU Ford Stadium University Park, TX rivalry CBSCS 48–7 30,923 September 27 6:00 p.m. l y y 24 Oklahoma 2 Memorial Stadium Norman, OK FSN 10–35 85,158 October 4 5:00 p.m. w San Diego State Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX mtn. 41–7 30,620 October 11 2:30 p.m. w y Colorado State Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO CBSCS 13–7 27,130 October 16 7:00 p.m. w BYU 8 Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX Versus 32–7 36,180 October 25 5:00 p.m. w y 15 Wyoming Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX mtn. 54–7 30,103 November 1 7:00 p.m. w y 12 UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV CBSCS 44–14 16,121 November 6 7:00 p.m. l y 11 Utah 10 Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT CBSCS 10–13 45,666 November 22 2:30 p.m. w 14 Air Force Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX Versus 44–10 32,823 December 23 6:00 p.m. w y y 11 Boise State 9 Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA Poinsettia Bowl ESPN 17–16 34,628 ** Game was moved to an earlier start time due to Hurricane Ikehttps://www.espn.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/354/stanford-tcu-game-time-changed-due-to-hurricane-ike 2026-06-02 www.espn.com Stanford-TCU game time changed due to Hurricane Ike Rankings 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 16 NR RVT41 RVT34 RV28 24 RV32 RV31 RV27 15 12 11 15 15 14 11 11 7 RVT43 RV35 RV32 RV27 23 RV33 RV27 24 15 12 11 18 17 14 11 11 7 5 RV29 RV28 RV27 15 13 12 18 17 15 12 11 8 14 13 12 18 16 14 11 11 Note that superscript values are not official (below number 25) but are based on number of votes received in the various polls. References TCU Category:TCU Horned Frogs football seasons Category:Poinsettia Bowl champion seasons TCU Horned Frogs football