1999 TCU Horned Frogs football team

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1999 TCU Horned Frogs football
TCU Horned Frogs logo.svg
WAC co-champion
Mobile Alabama Bowl champion
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1999 record8–4 (5–2 WAC)
Head coach
  • Dennis Franchione (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorMike Schultz (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorDan Dodd (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorGary Patterson (2nd season)
Home stadiumAmon G. Carter Stadium
(Capacity: 44,008)
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Western Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Hawaii +   5 – 2     9 – 4  
TCU +   5 – 2     8 – 4  
Fresno State +   5 – 2     8 – 5  
Rice   4 – 3     5 – 6  
SMU   3 – 3     4 – 6  
UTEP   3 – 4     5 – 7  
San Jose State   1 – 5     3 – 7  
Tulsa   1 – 6     2 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1999 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 8–4 overall and 5–2 in conference to share the Western Athletic Conference championship with Hawaii and Fresno State. The team was coached by Dennis Franchione. The offense scored 362 points while the defense allowed 213 points. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:30 p.m.No. 15 Arizona*
FSNL 31–3534,612
September 1111:00 .m.at Northwestern*
  • Ryan Field
  • Evanston, IL
ESPN+L 7–1726,494
September 256:00 p.m.at Arkansas State*
W 24–2114,781
October 29:00 p.m.at Fresno State
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 19–26 OT37,112
October 92:00 p.m.San Jose State
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
W 42–021,093
October 166:00 p.m.Tulsa
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
W 56–1727,957
October 232:00 p.m.at Rice
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 21–4228,535
October 3111:00 p.m.at Hawaii
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
W 34–1433,357
November 132:00 p.m.North Texas*
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
W 27–327,133
November 202:00 p.m.UTEP
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
W 52–2421,218
November 262:00 p.m.SMU
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
FSNW 21–025,725
December 226:30 p.m.No. 19 East Carolina*
ESPN2W 28–1434,200
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster[]

1999 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 13 Cedric James Jr
FB 38 George Layne Jr
QB 1 Casey Printers Fr
TE 19 Matt Schobel So
RB 5 LaDainian Tomlinson Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 18 Curtis Fuller Jr
DE 14 Aaron Schobel Jr
DE 21 Bo Schobel Fr
DT 95 Shawn Worthen Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
  • Dennis Franchione
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Team players drafted into the NFL[]

Not one member was picked in the 2000 NFL Draft.[1] LaDanian Tomlinson and Aaron Schobel were drafted in the 2001 NFL Draft.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21.
  2. ^ "2001 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21.
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