2000 TCU Horned Frogs football team

2000 TCU Horned Frogs football
WAC co-champion
Mobile Alabama Bowl, L 21–28 vs. Southern Miss
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 21
Record	10–2 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach	Dennis Franchione (3rd season; regular season) Gary Patterson (interim; bowl game)
Co-offensive coordinators	Les Koenning (1st season) Mike Schultz (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Gary Patterson (3rd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium
Seasons ←  1999 2001  →

2000 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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) as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third and final season under head coach Dennis Franchione, the Horned Frogs compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the WAC title with UTEP. TCU was invited to the Mobile Alabama Bowl, where the Horned Frogs lost to Southern Miss. Franchione resigned at the conclusion of the regular season to become the head football coach at the University of Alabama. TCU's defensive coordinator, Gary Patterson, was appointed to succeed Franchione as head coach. He led the Horned Frogs in their bowl game in December 2000 and remained the program's head coach until 2021. The team played home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on TCU's campus in Fort Worth, Texas.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	3:05 p.m.	at Nevada	No. 22	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	ESPN Plus	W 41–10	19,797
September 16	11:00 a.m.	Northwestern *	No. 20	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FSN	W 41–14	30,976
September 23	6:00 p.m.	Arkansas State *	No. 18	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 52–3	32,167
September 30	11:00 a.m.	at Navy *	No. 16	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. 11	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN Plus	W 17–3	20,034
October 28	2:00 p.m.	Rice	No. 11	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	ESPN Plus	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. 18	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FSN	W 24–7	29,116
November 18	2:00 p.m.	UTEP	No. 15	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. 13	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (Mobile Alabama Bowl)	ESPN2	L 21–28	40,300	[1]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Rankings

See also: 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	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	23	21	22	21	19	18	14	11	10	11	9	17	16	15	15	16	18
BCS	Not released									13	9	—	—	14	14	14	Not released

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 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	Head coach Gary Patterson Coordinators/assistant coaches Keith Allen (RC) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2000-12-17

Awards and honors

• LaDainian Tomlinson: Doak Walker Award ^[2]

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. "Southern Miss at the buzzer 28–21". The Clarksdale Press Register. December 21, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Who Has Rushed for over 2,000 Yards in a Season?". Archived from the original on December 1, 2007. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
3. "2001 NFL Draft". Sports Reference . Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved March 28, 2018.