2000 TCU Horned Frogs football team

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2000 TCU Horned Frogs football
TCU Horned Frogs logo.svg
WAC co-champion
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 21
Record10–2 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinator Mike Schultz (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator Les Koenning (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Gary Patterson (3rd season)
Home stadium Amon G. Carter Stadium
(Capacity: 44,008)
Seasons
  1999
2001  
2000 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 93:05 p.m.at Nevada No. 22 ESPN+ W 41–1019,797
September 1611:00 a.m. Northwestern *No. 21 FSN W 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. 18FSNW 21–028,477
October 711:00 a.m. Hawaii No. 14
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
FSNSWW 41–2131,896
October 216:00 p.m.at Tulsa No. 10ESPN+W 17–320,034
October 282:00 p.m. Rice Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 11
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
ESPN+W 37-030,762
November 49:05 p.m.at San Jose State No. 9 ESPN2 L 24–2715,681
November 112:30 p.m. Fresno State No. 17
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
FSNW 24–729,116
November 182:00 p.m. UTEP No. 16
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
FSNSW W 47–1441,068
November 247:30 p.m.at SMU *No. 13FSNW 62–726,551
December 207:00 p.m. Southern Miss *No. 16ESPN2L 21–2840,300

Roster

2000 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
DE 14 Aaron Schobel Sr
S 18 Curtis Fuller Jr
DE 21 Bo Schobel So
CB 30Bo SpringfieldSo
DB 39 Jason Goss So
DE 94 Robert Pollard Fr
DT 95 Shawn Worthen Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2000-12-17

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP 202022201816141211119181513131321
Coaches Poll 232122211918141110119171615151618
BCS Not released139141414Not released

Game summaries

At Nevada

Awards and honors

Players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
LaDainian Tomlinson Running Back15 San Diego Chargers
Aaron Schobel Defensive End246 Buffalo Bills
George Layne Running Back4108 Kansas City Chiefs
Curtis Fuller Defensive Back4127 Seattle Seahawks
Shawn Worthen Defensive Tackle4130 Minnesota Vikings
Cedric James Wide Receiver4131 Minnesota Vikings

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