2020 TCU Horned Frogs football team

2020 TCU Horned Frogs football
2020 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Gary Patterson (20th season);
Offensive coordinator	Sonny Cumbie (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Chad Glasgow (6th season)
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium; (Capacity: 47,000)
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Big 12 Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 9 Iowa State y	8	–	1	9	–	3
No. 6 Oklahoma y$	6	–	2	9	–	2
No. 20 Oklahoma State	6	–	3	8	–	3
No. 19 Texas	5	–	3	7	–	3
TCU	5	–	4	6	–	4
West Virginia	4	–	4	6	–	4
Kansas State	4	–	5	4	–	6
Texas Tech	3	–	6	4	–	6
Baylor	2	–	7	2	–	7
Kansas	0	–	8	0	–	9
Championship: Oklahoma 27, Iowa State 21
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 TCU Horned Frogs football team will represent Texas Christian University (TCU) during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Horned Frogs will compete as a member of the Big 12 Conference and will play their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium on campus in Fort Worth, Texas. They will be led by 20th-year head coach Gary Patterson.

Previous season

The Horned Frogs finished the 2019 season with a 5–7 record, 3–6 in Big 12 play, failing to earn bowl eligibility.

Offseason

Coaching changes

In December 2019, co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach Curtis Luper was hired as the offensive coordinator at Missouri.^[1] The other co-offensive coordinator, Sonny Cumbie, was promoted to offensive coordinator. Brian Applewhite was hired to fill his role as running backs coach.

Preseason

Big 12 media poll

The Big 12 media days will be held on July 21–22, 2020 in Frisco, Texas.

Schedule

Spring game

The Horned Frogs will hold spring practices in March and April 2020. The TCU football spring game will take place in Fort Worth, TX on March 28, 2020.

Regular season

TCU released its 2020 schedule on October 22, 2019. The 2020 schedule consists of 6 home games and 6 away games in the regular season. The Horned Frogs will host 1 non-conference game against Prairie View A&M and will travel to non-conference games at California and SMU. TCU will host Oklahoma State, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Iowa State, and Texas Tech and travel to West Virginia, Baylor, Texas, and Kansas in regular season conference play.

The Horned Frogs scheduled games against California, Prairie View A&M, and SMU, but were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]^[3]

Date	Opponent	Site
October 3	Oklahoma State	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX
October 10	at West Virginia	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV
October 17	Kansas State	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX
October 24	at Baylor	McLane Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)
October 31	Oklahoma	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX
November 7	Iowa State	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX
November 14	at Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)
November 21	Texas Tech	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
November 28	at Kansas	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 3) released prior to game

Schedule Source:^[4]

Coaching staff

Coach	Title	Year at TCU	Previous job
Gary Patterson	Head Coach	22nd	New Mexico (DC/S)
Sonny Cumbie	OC/QB	7th	Texas Tech (co-OC)
Chad Glasgow	DC/LB	8th	Texas Tech (DC)
Bryan Applewhite	RB	1st	Colorado State (RB)
Jarrett Anderson	OL	23rd	Tyler Junior College (RB/WR)
Shawn Bell	TE	4th	Cedar Ridge High School (HC)
Zarnell Fitch	DL	7th	Lincoln High School (HC)
Paul Gonzales	S	9th	Pacific University (DB)
Malcolm Kelly	WR	2nd	Houston (offensive analyist)
Doug Meacham	WR/TE	1st	St. Louis BattleHawks (OC)
Jeremy Modkins	CB	14th	None
Dan Sharp	DL	20th	Tulsa (TE/ST)

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP
Coaches	RV
CFP	Not released															Not released

Game summaries

vs. Oklahoma State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–16–2	2019	L, 34–27

Oklahoma State Cowboys (0–0) vs. TCU Horned Frogs (0–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma State	0	0	0	0	0
TCU	0	0	0	0	0

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Forth Worth TX

Date: Saturday, October 3, 2020
Game time: CDT
Game weather: • Temperature:
Pregame line:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	OKST	TCU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at West Virginia

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–5	2019	L, 17–20

TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
TCU	0	0	0	0	0
West Virginia	0	0	0	0	0

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

Date: Saturday, October 10, 2020
Game time: CDT
Game weather: • Temperature:
Pregame line:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	TCU	WVU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
West Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Kansas State (Homecoming)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–6	2019	L, 17–24

Kansas State Wildcats (0–0) vs. TCU Horned Frogs (0–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas State	0	0	0	0	0
TCU	0	0	0	0	0

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Forth Worth TX

Date: Saturday, October 17, 2020
Game time: CDT
Game weather: • Temperature:
Pregame line:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	KSU	TCU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Baylor

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
55–53–7	2019	L, 29–23

TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) vs. Baylor Bears (0–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
TCU	0	0	0	0	0
Baylor	0	0	0	0	0

at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX

Date: Saturday, October 24, 2020
Game time: CDT
Game weather: • Temperature:
Pregame line:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	TCU	BAY
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Baylor	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Oklahoma

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–15	2019	L, 24–28

Oklahoma Sooners (0–0) vs. TCU Horned Frogs (0–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma	0	0	0	0	0
TCU	0	0	0	0	0

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Forth Worth TX

Date: Saturday, October 31, 2020
Game time: CDT
Game weather: • Temperature:
Pregame line:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	OKLA	TCU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Iowa State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–3	2019	L, 49–24

Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) vs. TCU Horned Frogs (0–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa State	0	0	0	0	0
TCU	0	0	0	0	0

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Forth Worth TX

Date: Saturday, November 7, 2020
Game time: CST
Game weather: • Temperature:
Pregame line:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	ISU	TCU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Texas

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
26–63–1	2019	W, 37–27

TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) vs. Texas Longhorns (0–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
TCU	0	0	0	0	0
Texas	0	0	0	0	0

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX

Date: Saturday, November 14, 2020
Game time: CST
Game weather: • Temperature:
Pregame line:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	TCU	TEX
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Texas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Texas Tech

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–32–3	2019	W, 33–31

Texas Tech Red Raiders (0–0) vs. TCU Horned Frogs (0–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas Tech	0	0	0	0	0
TCU	0	0	0	0	0

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Forth Worth TX

Date: Saturday, November 21, 2020
Game time: CST
Game weather: • Temperature:
Pregame line:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	TTU	TCU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Kansas

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
23–9–4	2019	W, 51–14

TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) vs. Kansas Jayhawks (0–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
TCU	0	0	0	0	0
Kansas	0	0	0	0	0

at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS

Date: Saturday, November 28, 2020
Game time: CST
Game weather: • Temperature:
Pregame line:

Game information

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Third Quarter

Fourth Quarter

Statistics	TCU	KAN
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Kansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ Davison, Drew. "TCU co-offensive coordinator Curtis Luper to join Missouri staff". star-telegram.com. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
^ Bromberg, Nick. "Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020". Yahoo News. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
^ Visser, David (July 21, 2020). "SWAC Suspends Fall Football Season". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
^ "TCU Horned Frogs Schedule 2020". ESPN.com. ESPN, Inc. Retrieved 6 February 2020.

[1] Davison, Drew. "TCU co-offensive coordinator Curtis Luper to join Missouri staff". star-telegram.com. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved 6 February 2020.

[2] Bromberg, Nick. "Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020". Yahoo News. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

[3] Visser, David (July 21, 2020). "SWAC Suspends Fall Football Season". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.

[4] "TCU Horned Frogs Schedule 2020". ESPN.com. ESPN, Inc. Retrieved 6 February 2020.

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