2000 TCU Horned Frogs football team

2000 TCU Horned Frogs football
2000 TCU Horned Frogs football
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 →

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.

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

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	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 Homecoming Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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

Roster
Last update: 2000-12-17

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