2000 TCU Horned Frogs football team

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2000 TCU Horned Frogs football
TCU Horned Frogs logo.svg
WAC co-champion
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 21
2000 record10–2 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach
  • Dennis Franchione (3rd season)
  • Gary Patterson (bowl game)
Co-offensive coordinatorMike Schultz (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorLes Koenning (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorGary Patterson (3rd season)
Home stadiumAmon G. Carter Stadium
(Capacity: 44,008)
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Western Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
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[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 93:05 p.m.at NevadaNo. 22
ESPN+W 41–1019,797
September 1611:00 a.m.Northwestern*No. 21
FSNW 41–1430,976
September 236:00 p.m.Arkansas State*No. 19
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
W 52–332,167
September 3011:00 a.m.at Navy*No. 18
FSNW 21–028,477
October 711:00 a.m.HawaiiNo. 14
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
FSNSWW 41–2131,896
October 216:00 p.m.at TulsaNo. 10
ESPN+W 17–320,034
October 282:00 p.m.RicedaggerNo. 11
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
ESPN+W 37-030,762
November 49:05 p.m.at San Jose StateNo. 9
  • Spartan Stadium
  • San Jose, CA
ESPN2L 24–2715,681
November 112:30 p.m.Fresno StateNo. 17
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
FSNW 24–729,116
November 182:00 p.m.UTEPNo. 16
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
FSNSWW 47–1441,068
November 247:30 p.m.at SMU*No. 13
  • Gerald Ford Stadium
  • University Park, TX (rivalry)
FSNW 62–726,551
December 207:00 p.m.Southern Miss*No. 16
ESPN2L 21–2840,300
  • *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
T 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
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2000-12-17

Rankings[]

See also: 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
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 NR NR 14 14 14 Not released

Game summaries[]

at Nevada[]

Awards and honors[]

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[]

  1. ^ "Who Has Rushed for over 2,000 Yards in a Season?".
  2. ^ "2001 NFL Draft". Sports Reference.
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