2000 TCU Horned Frogs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2000 TCU Horned Frogs football Western Athletic Conference WAC 18 21 10–2 7–1 Dennis Franchione regular season 3rd Gary Patterson interim; bowl game Les Koenning 1st Mike Schultz 3rd Multiple Gary Patterson 3rd 4–2–5 Amon G. Carter Stadium WAC co-champion Mobile Alabama Bowl L 21–28 vs. Southern Miss The 2000 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third and final season under head coach Dennis Franchione, the Horned Frogs compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the WAC title with UTEP. TCU was invited to the Mobile Alabama Bowl, where the Horned Frogs lost to Southern Miss. Franchione resigned at the conclusion of the regular season to become the head football coach at the University of Alabama. TCU's defensive coordinator, Gary Patterson, was appointed to succeed Franchione as head coach. He led the Horned Frogs in their bowl game in December 2000 and remained the program's head coach until 2021. The team played home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on TCU's campus in Fort Worth, Texas. Schedule 2000 AP Central September 9 3:05 p.m. w y 22 Nevada Mackay Stadium Reno, NV ESPN Plus 41–10 19,797 September 16 11:00 a.m. w y 20 Northwestern Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX FSN 41–14 30,976 September 23 6:00 p.m. w y 18 Arkansas State Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX 52–3 32,167 September 30 11:00 a.m. w y y 16 Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD FSN 21–0 28,477 October 7 11:00 a.m. w 14 Hawaii Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX FSNSW 41–21 31,896 October 21 6:00 p.m. w y 11 Tulsa Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK ESPN Plus 17–3 20,034 October 28 2:00 p.m. w y 11 Rice Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX ESPN Plus 37-0 30,762 November 4 9:05 p.m. l y 9 San Jose State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA ESPN2 24–27 15,681 November 11 2:30 p.m. w 18 Fresno State Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX FSN 24–7 29,116 November 18 2:00 p.m. w 15 UTEP Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX FSNSW 47–14 41,068 November 24 7:30 p.m. w n y 13 SMU Gerald Ford Stadium University Park, TX rivalry FSN 62–7 26,551 December 20 7:00 p.m. l y 13 Southern Miss Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL Mobile Alabama Bowl ESPN2 21–28 40,300 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109329270/southern-miss-at-the-buzzer-2821/ The Clarksdale Press Register Southern Miss at the buzzer 28–21 December 21, 2000 September 10, 2022 Newspapers.com Rankings 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 16 20 20 22 20 18 16 14 12 11 11 9 18 15 13 13 13 21 Coaches 0 16 23 21 22 21 19 18 14 11 10 11 9 17 16 15 15 16 18 BCS 9 15 13 9 NR NR 14 14 14 Game summaries At Nevada Roster 2000 TCU Horned Frogs f 1 So Casey Printers QB y 3 So LaTarence Dunbar WR y 5 Sr LaDainian Tomlinson RB y 13 Sr Cedric James WR y 19 Jr Matt Schobel TE y 38 Jr George Layne FB y 52 Sr Michael Keathley T y 81 Fr Reggie Harrell WR y 14 Sr Aaron Schobel DE y 18 Jr Curtis Fuller Curtis Fuller (American football) S y 21 So Bo Schobel DE y 30 So Bo Springfield CB 39 So Jason Goss DB y 94 Fr Robert Pollard Robert Pollard (American football) DE y 95 Sr Shawn Worthen DT y https://web.archive.org/web/20001217113000/http://www.gofrogs.com:80/fbo/fbc/roster2000.html *Gary Patterson * Keith Allen (RC) 2000-12-17 Awards and honors LaDainian Tomlinson: Doak Walker Awardhttp://football.about.com/cs/history/a/doakwalkeraward.htm Who Has Rushed for over 2,000 Yards in a Season? 2009-01-07 2007-12-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20071201195020/http://football.about.com/cs/history/a/doakwalkeraward.htm dead Players drafted into the NFL TCU Horned Frogs Player Position Round Pick NFL club LaDainian Tomlinson Running back 1 5 San Diego ChargersAaron Schobel Defensive end246 Buffalo BillsGeorge Layne Running back 4 108 Kansas City ChiefsCurtis Fuller Defensive back4 127 Seattle SeahawksShawn Worthen Defensive tackle 4 130 Minnesota VikingsCedric James Wide receiver 4 131 Minnesota Vikings 2001 NFL Draft https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2001.htm Sports Reference 2018-03-28 2007-12-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20071221030113/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2001.htm dead References TCU Category:TCU Horned Frogs football seasons Category:Western Athletic Conference football champion seasons TCU Horned Frogs football