2006 TCU Horned Frogs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2006 TCU Horned Frogs TCU Horned Frogs logo.svg Mountain West Conference MW 21 22 11–2 6–2 Gary Patterson 6th Mike Schultz 9th Spread Dick Bumpas 3rd 4–2–5 Amon G. Carter Stadium Poinsettia Bowl champion Poinsettia Bowl W 37–7 vs. Northern Illinois The 2006 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by head coach Gary Patterson and played their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas. TCU finished the season with an overall record of 11–2 with a 6–2 mark in the Mountain West Conference, where they placed second behind BYU. The Horned Frogs were invited to the Poinsettia Bowl, where they defeated Northern Illinois, 37–7. Schedule 2006 AP Central September 3, 2006 5:30 p.m. w y y 22 Baylor Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX rivalry FSN 17–7 42,733 September 9 6:00 p.m. w y 23 UC Davis 19 (FCS) Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX 46–13 25,272 September 16 4:30 p.m. w y 20 Texas Tech 24 Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX rivalry Versus 12–3 45,647 September 28 5:00 p.m. l 17 BYU Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX Versus 17–31 32,190 October 5 8:00 p.m. l y Utah Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT Versus 7–20 43,790 October 21 2:30 p.m. w y y Army Michie Stadium West Point, NY ESPNU 31–17 33,614 October 28 2:30 p.m. w y Wyoming Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX MTN 26–3 31,394 November 4 2:00 p.m. w y UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV Versus 25–10 13,916 November 11 4:30 p.m. w y New Mexico University Stadium Albuquerque, NM MTN 27–21 32,754 November 18 3:00 p.m. w San Diego State Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX Versus 52–0 26,287 November 25 6:00 p.m. w y Colorado State Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO MTN 45–14 16,146 December 2 2:30 p.m. w Air Force Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX CSTV 38–14 30,767 December 19 7:00 p.m. w y y 25 Northern Illinois Poinsettia Bowl Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA ESPN2 37–7 29,709 Rankings 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings AP 0 15 22 23 20 16 17 RV NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV 25 22 Coaches 0 15 21 22 20 15 15 RV NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV 24 21 Harris 4 14 17 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 24 BCS 7 14 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Game summaries 2006 Mountain West Conference football season Baylor TCU 0 0 10 7 Baylor 0 7 0 0 UC Davis UC Davis 3 7 3 0 TCU 7 16 14 9 Texas Tech Texas Tech 3 0 0 0 TCU 3 3 3 3 BYU BYU 3 7 7 14 TCU 0 3 7 7 Utah TCU 0 7 0 0 Utah 3 14 3 0 Army TCU 7 24 0 0 Army 3 0 7 7 Wyoming Wyoming 0 0 0 3 TCU 9 0 10 7 UNLV TCU 9 10 3 3 UNLV 0 3 0 7 New Mexico TCU 14 10 0 3 New Mexico 0 0 14 7 San Diego State San Diego St 0 0 0 0 TCU 14 24 14 0 Colorado State TCU 3 28 14 0 Colorado St 7 0 7 0 Air Force Air Force 0 0 0 14 TCU 14 10 14 0 Poinsettia Bowl 2006 Poinsettia Bowl Northern Illinois 0 0 0 7 TCU 6 10 14 7 Personnel Coaching staff Name PositionGary PattersonHead CoachJarrett AndersonWide ReceiversDick BumpasDefensive Coordinator/Defensive LineChad GlasgowSafetiesCharles McMillianCornerbacksMike SchultzOffensive Coordinator/QuarterbacksDan SharpTight Ends/Special TeamsTony TademyLinebackersEddie WilliamsonAssistant Head Coach/Offensive LineJustin FuenteRunning BacksBrandon JohnsonStrength and Conditioning CoachMatt ParkerAssoc. Coach – Strength and ConditioningDon SommerStrength & ConditioningBryan BroaddusAssistant Director-Football OperationsMike SinquefieldDirector-Football OperationsKeith CareyGraduate Assistant – DefenseTrey HavertyGraduate Assistant – Offense Roster 2006 Roster https://web.archive.org/web/20070703205356/http://gofrogs.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/tcu-m-footbl-mtt.html 2007-07-03 Wide receivers  2 Massey, Donald – JR  3 Brock, Marcus – JR  9 Bynum, Prince – SO  9 Elenburg, Kagen – 10px|Redshirt Fr 10 Cage, William – SO 13 Moore, Derek – JR 18 Harmon, Quentily – SR 19 DePriest, Michael – SR 20 Johnson, Bart – FR 21 Dickerson, Ervin – JR 22 Christian, Ryan – 10px|Redshirt Fr 27 Galifaro, Austin – 10px|Redshirt Fr 82 Renfro, Clint – FR 85 Bryant, Walter – SO 88 Young, Jimmy – FR Offensive line 53 Wyatt, Ryan 10px|Redshirt Fr 60 Phillips, Preston – SO 64 Lindner, Matty – JR 65 Montgomery, Giles – SO 68 Lowery, Adam – JR 50 Marrou, Tyler – 10px|Redshirt Fr 61 Cannon, Marcus – FR 62 Vernon, Josh – FR 70 Newhouse, Marshall – FR 72 Sefton, Ryan – JR 73 Karlin, Josh – 10px|Redshirt Fr 74 Savino, Tony – JR 76 Kirkpatrick, Jake – FR 79 Richmond, Nic – 10px|Redshirt Fr 63 Raetz, Heath – SO 66 Clark, Robert – SO 71 Sisk, Wade – JR 75 Schlueter, Blake – SO 77 Bouldwin, Maurice – SR 78 Taylor, Herbert – SR Fullbacks 36 Smith, Chris – 10px|Redshirt Fr 44 Cameron, Cash – 10px|Redshirt Fr 47 Jackson, William – JR Tight ends 80 Hecht, Brent – SR 81 Andrus, Chad – SR 84 Frosch, Evan – FR 86 Reagan, Shae – SO 87 Englert, Trey – JR 89 Cunigan, Quinton – JR 92 Stevens, Tom – JR Quarterbacks 11 Jackson, Marcus – 10px|Redshirt Fr 12 Eskridge, Zack – FR 14 Dalton, Andy – FR 16 Ballard, Jeff – SR 17 Luttrell, Tyler – FR Running backs 23 Brown, Aaron – SO 24 Turner, Joseph – 10px|Redshirt Fr 30 Hobbs, Lonta – SR 32 Watts, Justin – SO 33 Merrill, Robert – SR 34 James, Detrick – SO Defensive line 52 Brown, Jon 10px|Redshirt Fr 55 Vess, James – SO 56 Moore, Cody – SO 57 Grant, Cory – FR 58 Williams, Jarrarcea – SR 59 Hailey, Niels – FR 67 Haight, Sean – 10px|Redshirt Fr 69 Knight, Michael – 10px|Redshirt Fr 83 Retkofsky, Jared – SR 90 Leatch, Clarence – FR 91 Christopher, Allen – 10px|Redshirt Fr 93 Ortiz, Chase – JR 94 Niutei, Henry – FR 95 Newby, Jamison – SR 96 Daniels, Wayne – FR 97 Blake, Tommy – JR 98 Hughes, Jerry – FR Linebackers 35 Ward, Andrew – SR 37 Ingram, Darius – JR 38 Gordon, Brenan – FR 39 Phillips, Jason – SO 41 Washington, Daryl – FR 42 Panfil, Matt – SO 46 Hawthorne, David – JR 49 Gleaton, James – SO 51 Henson, Robert – SO Defensive backs  1 Lewis, Ken – SR  4 Coleman, Steven – SO  6 Bonner, Brian - JR  9 Russell, Vernon – SR 45 Abbott, Christopher – JR 10 Priest, Rafael – 10px|Redshirt Fr 15 Stewart, Torrey – JR 17 Burrell, Andy – SO 17 Hunter, Corderra – 10px|Redshirt Fr 20 Sanders, Nick – 10px|Redshirt Fr 25 Buchanan, Eric – SR 26 White, Marvin – SR 27 Roach, David – JR 28 Jones, Colin – FR 29 Hodge, Stephen – SO 31 Gallegos, Elvis – SR 40 Zavala, Justin - SR 43 Clarke, Chris – JR 43 Ibiloye, Alex – FR 48 Ruelas, Kenneth – JR Punters/Kickers  2 Milliken, Garrett – FR  7 Porter, David - FR 11 Wash, Derek – JR 13 LoCoco, Peter – SR 40 Cortney, Brian – SR 44 Manfredini, Chris – JR 54 Lawson, Landry – 10px|Redshirt Fr 38 Walters, Zach – 10px|Redshirt Fr References TCU Category:TCU Horned Frogs football seasons Category:Poinsettia Bowl champion seasons TCU Horned Frogs football