2010 TCU Horned Frogs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 football 2010 TCU Horned Frogs TCU Horned Frogs logo.svg Mountain West Conference MW 2 2 13–0 8–0 Gary Patterson 10th Jarrett Anderson 2nd Justin Fuente 2nd Dick Bumpas 7th Spread 4–2–5 Amon G. Carter Stadium National champion (CCR)Mountain West championRose Bowl champion Rose Bowl W 21–19 vs. Wisconsin File:MWC-Uniform-TCU-2010.png 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.http://www.collegefootballfaniacs.com/cff.nsf/$$OpenDominoDocument.xsp?documentId=DE39CF1F8BC3D82B85257DE90002D7A9&action=openDocument Factoid 395 – Gary Patterson's 2010 undefeated TCU went 13–0. Why shouldn't TCU claim this as a National Championship? 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 1,065 yards and scored 11 touchdowns. Schedule 2010 AP Central September 4 6:45 p.m. w y y 6 Oregon State 24 Cowboys Stadium Arlington, TX Cowboys Classic ESPN 30–21 46,138 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=302472628 Oregon State Beavers vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score ESPN.com September 4, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100907185851/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302472628 September 7, 2010 live September 11 6:00 p.m. w y 4 Tennessee Tech Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX 62–7 37,117 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=302542628 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score ESPN.com September 11, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100914010200/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302542628 September 14, 2010 live September 18 3:30 p.m. w y 4 Baylor Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX rivalry Versus 45–10 47,493 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=302612628 Baylor Bears vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score ESPN.com September 19, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100921104007/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302612628 September 21, 2010 live September 24 7:00 p.m. w y y 4 SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX rivalry ESPN 41–24 35,481 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=302672567 TCU Horned Frogs vs. Southern Methodist Mustangs Box Score ESPN.com September 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100930201635/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302672567 September 30, 2010 live October 2 1:00 p.m. w y 5 Colorado State Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO the mtn. 27–0 22,553 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=302750036 TCU Horned Frogs vs. Colorado State Rams Box Score ESPN.com October 2, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101005023436/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302750036 October 5, 2010 live October 9 2:30 p.m. w 5 Wyoming Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX CBSCS 45–0 38,081 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=302822628 Wyoming Cowboys vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score ESPN.com October 10, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101014111505/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302822628 October 14, 2010 live October 16 3:00 p.m. w 4 BYU Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX Versus 31–3 40,416 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=302892628 Brigham Young Cougars vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score ESPN.com October 17, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101018164849/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302892628 October 18, 2010 live October 23 7:00 p.m. w y 4 Air Force Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX CBSCS 38–7 46,096 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=302962628 Air Force Falcons vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score ESPN.com October 23, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101027101623/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302962628 October 27, 2010 live October 30 10:00 p.m. w y 4 UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV CBSCS 48–6 16,745 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=303032439 TCU Horned Frogs vs. UNLV Rebels Box Score ESPN.com October 31, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101101131842/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303032439 November 1, 2010 live November 6 2:30 p.m. w y 4 Utah 6 Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT College GameDay CBSCS 47–7 46,522 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=303100254 TCU Horned Frogs vs. Utah Utes Box Score ESPN.com November 7, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101109174224/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303100254 November 9, 2010 live November 13 3:00 p.m. w 3 San Diego State Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX Versus 40–35 45,694 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=303172628&confId=17 San Diego State Aztecs vs. TCU Horned Frogs Box Score ESPN.com November 17, 2010 November 27 3:00 p.m. w y 4 New Mexico University Stadium Albuquerque, NM Versus 66–17 18,640 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=303310167 TCU Horned Frogs vs. New Mexico Lobos Box Score ESPN.com November 28, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101201192033/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303310167 December 1, 2010 live January 1, 2011 4:10 p.m. w y y 3 Wisconsin 4 Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA Rose Bowl, College GameDay ESPN, ESPN 3D 21–19 94,118 http://gofrogs.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2010-2011/wis-tc.html TCU Horned Frogs vs. Wisconsin Badgers Box Score TCU January 1, 2011 Rankings 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 15 6 4 4 4 5 5 4 (1) 4 (3) 4 (2) 4 (2) 3 (2) 4 (1) 4 3 (1) 3 (1) 2 (3) 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 (1) 4 (1) 4 (1) 4 (1) 3 (2) 4 (2) 4 (2) 3 (3) 3 (1) 2 (1) 6 4 3 (3) 4 (3) 4 3 (5) 4 (3) 4 (1) 3 (2) 3 (1) 7 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 Game summaries Oregon State #24 Oregon State vs. #6 TCU Oregon State 7 7 7 0 TCU 7 14 7 2 September 4 Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, TX 7:45 p.m. EST Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge and Holly Rowe ESPN yes 1 11:48 OSU James Rodgers 30 yard pass from Ryan Katz (Justin Kahut kick) OSU 7–0 1 7:19 TCU Andy Dalton 6 yard run (Ross Evans kick) Tied 7–7 2 11:57 OSU Jordan Bishop 34 yard pass from Ryan Katz (Justin Kahut kick) OSU 14–7 2 8:39 TCU Jeremy Kerley 1 yard pass from Andy Dalton (Ross Evans kick) Tied 14–14 2 0:49 TCU Ed Wesley 8 yard run (Ross Evans kick) TCU 21–14 3 5:33 OSU Jacquizz Rodgers 1 yard run (Justin Kahut kick) Tied 21–21 3 0:59 TCU Andy Dalton 4 yard run (Ross Evans kick) TCU 28–21 4 4:14 TCU Safety, Ryan Katz kicked ball through end zone TCU 30–21 yes Andy Dalton won his 30th career victory as TCU's starting quarterback, surpassing the school record of Sammy Baugh.http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=302472628 https://archive.today/20130124110334/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=302472628 dead January 24, 2013 Oregon State vs. TCU – Game Recap – September 4, 2010 – ESPN Rose Bowl 2011 Rose Bowl Wisconsin 10 3 0 6 TCU 14 0 7 0 January 1 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA 5:00 p.m. EST Brent Musburger & Kirk Herbstreit ABC yes 1 10:39 WIS Philip Welch 39-yard field goal WIS 3–0 1 6:15 TCU Bart Johnson 23-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Ross Evans kick) TCU 7–3 1 3:14 WIS John Clay 1-yard run (Philip Welch kick) WIS 10–7 1 0:36 TCU Andy Dalton 4-yard run (Ross Evans kick) TCU 14–10 2 0:00 WIS Philip Welch 37-yard field goal TCU 14–13 3 11:56 TCU Luke Shivers 1-yard run (Ross Evans kick) TCU 21–13 4 2:00 WIS Montee Ball 4-yard run (pass failed) TCU 21–19 yes 2011 Rose Bowl 2010 Wisconsin Badgers football team 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 f 82 So Josh Boyce WR y 80 Jr Logan Brock TE 61 Sr Marcus Cannon OL y 14 Sr Andy Dalton QB y 88 Sr Jimmy Young WR 41 Fr Jonathan Anderson DB 91 Fr Matt Anderson DL 7 Jr Greg McCoy DB 16 So Jurell Thompson S *Gary Patterson References TCU Category:TCU Horned Frogs football seasons Category:Mountain West Conference football champion seasons Category:Rose Bowl champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons TCU Horned Frogs football