2000 TCU Horned Frogs football team

2000 TCU Horned Frogs football
2000 TCU Horned Frogs football
	File:TCU Horned Frogs logo.svg
WAC co-champion
Mobile Alabama Bowl, L 21–28 vs. Southern Mississippi
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 21
Record	10–2 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach	Dennis Franchione (3rd season); Gary Patterson (interim; bowl game);
Co-offensive coordinator	Mike Schultz (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Les Koenning (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Gary Patterson (3rd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium
	Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 21 TCU +	7	–	1	10	–	2
UTEP +	7	–	1	8	–	4
Fresno State	6	–	2	7	–	5
San Jose State	5	–	3	7	–	5
Tulsa	4	–	4	5	–	7
Rice	2	–	6	3	–	8
Hawaii	2	–	6	3	–	9
SMU	2	–	6	3	–	9
Nevada	1	–	7	2	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by head coach Dennis Franchione throughout the regular season. Gary Patterson took over as interim head coach in December. TCU played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas. The Horned Frogs finished the 10–2 and 7–1 in conference play to share the Western Athletic Conference championship with UTEP.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9	3:05 p.m.	at Nevada	No. 22	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPN+	W 41–10	19,797
September 16	11:00 a.m.	Northwestern*	No. 21	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FSN	W 41–14	30,976
September 23	6:00 p.m.	Arkansas State*	No. 19	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 52–3	32,167
September 30	11:00 a.m.	at Navy*	No. 18	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	FSN	W 21–0	28,477
October 7	11:00 a.m.	Hawaii	No. 14	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FSNSW	W 41–21	31,896
October 21	6:00 p.m.	at Tulsa	No. 10	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN+	W 17–3	20,034
October 28	2:00 p.m.	Rice^dagger	No. 11	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	ESPN+	W 37-0	30,762
November 4	9:05 p.m.	at San Jose State	No. 9	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	ESPN2	L 24–27	15,681
November 11	2:30 p.m.	Fresno State	No. 17	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FSN	W 24–7	29,116
November 18	2:00 p.m.	UTEP	No. 16	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FSNSW	W 47–14	41,068
November 24	7:30 p.m.	at SMU*	No. 13	Gerald Ford Stadium University Park, TX (rivalry)	FSN	W 62–7	26,551
December 20	7:00 p.m.	Southern Miss*	No. 16	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (Mobile Alabama Bowl)	ESPN2	L 21–28	40,300
*Non-conference game ^daggerHomecoming Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

2000 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`1`	Casey Printers	So
WR	`3`	LaTarence Dunbar	So
RB	`5`	LaDainian Tomlinson	Sr
WR	`13`	Cedric James	Sr
TE	`19`	Matt Schobel	Jr
FB	`38`	George Layne	Jr
OT	`52`	Michael Keathley	Sr
WR	`81`	Reggie Harrell	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`14`	Aaron Schobel	Sr
S	`18`	Curtis Fuller	Jr
DE	`21`	Bo Schobel	So
CB	`30`	Bo Springfield	So
DB	`39`	Jason Goss	So
DE	`94`	Robert Pollard	Fr
DT	`95`	Shawn Worthen	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Gary Patterson

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Keith Allen (RC)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured Injured
Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2000-12-17

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	20	20	22	20	18	16	14	12	11	11	9	18	15	13	13	13	21
Coaches Poll	23	21	22	21	19	18	14	11	10	11	9	17	16	15	15	16	18
BCS	Not released									13	9	—	—	14	14	14	Not released

Game summaries

At Nevada

Awards and honors

LaDainian Tomlinson, Doak Walker Award^[1]

Players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
LaDainian Tomlinson	Running Back	1	5	San Diego Chargers
Aaron Schobel	Defensive End	2	46	Buffalo Bills
George Layne	Running Back	4	108	Kansas City Chiefs
Curtis Fuller	Defensive Back	4	127	Seattle Seahawks
Shawn Worthen	Defensive Tackle	4	130	Minnesota Vikings
Cedric James	Wide Receiver	4	131	Minnesota Vikings

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References

↑ "Who Has Rushed for over 2,000 Yards in a Season?". Archived from the original on December 1, 2007. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
↑ "2001 NFL Draft". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved March 28, 2018.

[1] "Who Has Rushed for over 2,000 Yards in a Season?". Archived from the original on December 1, 2007. Retrieved January 7, 2009.

[2] "2001 NFL Draft". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved March 28, 2018.

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Venues	Panther Park (1911–1914, 1917, 1920–1923) Clark Field (1924–1930) Amon G. Carter Stadium (1930–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Baylor SMU Texas Texas A&M Texas Tech
Culture & lore	Super Frog "TCU Fight" Texas Christian University Marching Band 1935 "Game of the Century"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
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National championship seasons in bold

v t e Western Athletic Conference football champions
I-A/FBS	New Mexico (1962) Arizona State (1963) Arizona, New Mexico & Utah (1964) BYU (1965) Wyoming (1966) Wyoming (1967) Wyoming (1968) Arizona State (1969) Arizona State (1970) Arizona State (1971) Arizona State (1972) Arizona & Arizona State (1973) BYU (1974) Arizona State (1975) BYU & Wyoming (1976) Arizona State & BYU (1977) BYU (1978) BYU (1979) BYU (1980) BYU (1981) BYU (1982) BYU (1983) BYU (1984) Air Force & BYU (1985) San Diego State (1986) Wyoming (1987) Wyoming (1988) BYU (1989) BYU (1990) BYU (1991) BYU, Fresno State & Hawaii (1992) BYU, Fresno State & Wyoming (1993) Colorado State (1994) Air Force, BYU, Colorado State & Utah (1995) BYU (1996) Colorado State (1997) Air Force (1998) Fresno State, Hawaii & TCU (1999) TCU & UTEP (2000) Louisiana Tech (2001) Boise State (2002) Boise State (2003) Boise State (2004) Boise State & Nevada (2005) Boise State (2006) Hawaii (2007) Boise State (2008) Boise State (2009) Boise State, Hawaii & Nevada (2010) Louisiana Tech (2011) Utah State (2012)
I-AA/FCS	Sam Houston (2021) Abilene Christian & Stephen F. Austin (2022)
National championships in bold

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