2008 TCU Horned Frogs football team
The 2008 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2008 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 11–2, 7–1 in conference, and won the Poinsettia Bowl against #9 Boise State, 17–16.
| 2008 TCU Horned Frogs football | |
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Poinsettia Bowl champion | |
Poinsettia Bowl, W 17–16 vs. Boise State | |
| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 7 |
| AP | No. 7 |
| 2008 record | 11–2 (7–1 MW) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mike Schultz (8th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Dick Bumpas (5th season) |
| Base defense | 4–2–5 defense |
| Home stadium | Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 44,358) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Utah $ | 8 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 TCU | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 BYU | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 5:00 p.m. | at New Mexico | Versus | W 26–3 | 31,583 | ||
| September 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin* | W 67–7 | 27,074 | |||
| September 13 | 12:00 p.m.** | Stanford* |
| The Mtn | W 31–14 | 25,531 | |
| September 20 | 7:00 p.m. | at SMU* | CBSCS | W 48–7 | 30,923 | ||
| September 27 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Oklahoma* | No. 24 | FSN | L 10–35 | 85,158 | |
| October 4 | 5:00 p.m. | San Diego State |
| The Mtn | W 41–7 | 30,620 | |
| October 11 | 2:30 p.m. | at Colorado State | CBSCS | W 13–7 | 27,130 | ||
| October 16 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 8 BYU |
| Versus | W 32–7 | 36,180 | |
| October 25 | 5:00 p.m. | Wyoming | No. 15 |
| The Mtn | W 54–7 | 30,103 |
| November 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at UNLV | No. 12 | CBSCS | W 44–14 | 16,121 | |
| November 6 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 10 Utah | No. 11 | CBSCS | L 10–13 | 45,666 | |
| November 22 | 2:30 p.m. | Air Force | No. 14 |
| Versus | W 44–10 | 32,823 |
| December 23 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. No. 9 Boise State* | No. 11 | ESPN | W 17–16 | 34,628 | |
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** Game was moved to an earlier start time due to Hurricane Ike
Rankings
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk15 | Final |
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| AP | NR | (T41) | (T34) | (28) | 24 | (32) | (31) | (27) | 15 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
| Coaches | (T43) | (35) | (32) | (27) | 23 | (33) | (27) | 24 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
| Harris | Not released | (29) | (28) | (27) | 15 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | |||||
| BCS | Not released | 14 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||
Note that parenthetical rankings are not official below No. 25, but are based on number of votes received in the various polls.
References
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