2009 Tcu Horned Frogs Football Team
The 2009 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2009 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 12–1 (8–0 MWC) and won the Mountain West Conference title. On December 6, they were invited to their first Bowl Championship Series game and their first major bowl since the 1959 Cotton Bowl Classic, against #6 Boise State in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl on January 4, 2010. In the Fiesta Bowl, TCU was upset by underdog Boise State, 17–10.
| 2009 TCU Horned Frogs football | |
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Mountain West champion | |
Fiesta Bowl, L 10–17 vs. Boise State | |
| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 6 |
| AP | No. 6 |
| Record | 12–1 (8–0 MW) |
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| Co-offensive coordinator | Jarrett Anderson (1st season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Justin Fuente (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Dick Bumpas (6th season) |
| Base defense | 4–2–5 |
| Home stadium | Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 44,358) |
Uniform | |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 TCU $ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 BYU | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Utah | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 0 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 12 | 2:30 p.m. | at Virginia* | No. 16 | ESPNU | W 30–14 | 48,336 | |
| September 19 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas State* | No. 15 | W 56–21 | 35,249 | ||
| September 26 | 3:30 p.m. | at Clemson* | No. 15 | ESPN360 | W 14–10 | 71,869 | |
| October 3 | 7:00 p.m. | SMU* | No. 11 |
| The Mtn. | W 39–14 | 37,130 |
| October 10 | 6:30 p.m. | at Air Force | No. 10 | CBSCS | W 20–17 | 30,104 | |
| October 17 | 3:00 p.m. | Colorado State | No. 12 |
| Versus | W 44–6 | 31,156 |
| October 24 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 16 BYU | No. 10 | Versus | W 38–7 | 64,641 | |
| October 31 | 3:00 p.m. | UNLV | No. 8 |
| Versus | W 41–0 | 33,541 |
| November 7 | 3:00 p.m. | at San Diego State | No. 6 | Versus | W 55–12 | 21,708 | |
| November 14 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 16 Utah | No. 4 |
| CBSCS | W 55–28 | 50,307 |
| November 21 | 1:00 p.m. | at Wyoming | No. 4 | The Mtn. | W 45–10 | 15,031 | |
| November 28 | 12:00 p.m. | New Mexico | No. 4 |
| The Mtn. | W 51–10 | 41,738 |
| January 4, 2010 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. No. 6 Boise State* | No. 3 | Fox | L 10–17 | 73,227 | |
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Roster
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Offense
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Coaches | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Harris | Not released | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Not released | |||
| BCS | Not released | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Not released | ||||||
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