2014 TCU Horned Frogs football team

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2014 TCU Horned Frogs football
TCU Horned Frogs logo.svg
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 42–3 vs. Ole Miss
Conference Big 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record12–1 (8–1 Big 12)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinator Doug Meacham (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator Sonny Cumbie (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Dick Bumpas (11th season)
Base defense 4–2–5 defense
Home stadium Amon G. Carter Stadium
(Capacity: 45,000)
Seasons
  2013
2015  
2014 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 Baylor +  8 1   11 2  
No. 3 TCU +  8 1   12 1  
No. 18 Kansas State  7 2   9 4  
Oklahoma  5 4   8 5  
West Virginia  5 4   7 6  
Texas  5 4   6 7  
Oklahoma State  4 5   7 6  
Texas Tech  2 7   4 8  
Kansas  1 8   3 9  
Iowa State  0 9   2 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Playing as a member of the Big 12 Conference (Big 12), the team was led by head coach Gary Patterson, in his 14th year, and played its home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas. They finished the season 12–1, 8–1 in Big 12 play to finish as runner up. [1] They were invited to the Peach Bowl where they defeated Ole Miss.

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Coaching staff

NamePositionYear at TCUAlma Mater
Gary Patterson Head coach14th Kansas State (1983)
Jarrett AndersonOffensive line17th New Mexico (1993)
Dick BumpasDefensive coordinator/defensive line11th Arkansas (1973)
Rusty BurnsOutside receivers6th Springfield College (1978)
DeMontie Cross Linebackers2nd Missouri (1997)
Sonny Cumbie Co-Offensive Coordinator/quarterbacks1st Texas Tech (2004)
Chad Glasgow Safeties13th Oklahoma State (1995)
Curtis Luper Running backs2nd Stephen F. Austin (1996)
Doug Meacham Co-Offensive Coordinator/Inside Wide Receivers1st Oklahoma State (1988)
Kenny PerryCornerbacks2nd Houston (1993)
Dan Sharp Special teams14th TCU (1985)
Bryson OliverGraduate Assistant – Offense1st Texas Tech (2006)
Jason TeagueGraduate Assistant – Defense2nd TCU (2010)

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 p.m. Samford * FSSW/FCS Central W 48–1440,094
September 133:00 p.m. Minnesota *
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
FS1 W 30–743,958
September 2711:00 a.m.at SMU * CBSSN W 56–023,093
October 42:30 p.m.No. 4 Oklahoma No. 25
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
FOX W 37–3347,394
October 112:30 p.m.at No. 5 Baylor No. 9 ABC/ESPN2 L 58–6146,803
October 183:00 p.m.No. 15 Oklahoma State Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 12
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
FS1W 42–943,214
October 252:30 p.m. Texas Tech No. 10
FOXW 82–2745,122
November 12:30 p.m.at No. 20 West Virginia No. 7ABC/ESPN2W 31–3061,190
November 86:30 p.m.No. 7 Kansas State No. 6
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
FOXW 41–2048,012
November 152:30 p.m.at Kansas No. 4FS1W 34–3030,889
November 276:30 p.m.at Texas No. 5FS1W 48–1096,496
December 611:00 a.m. Iowa State No. 3
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
ABCW 55–345,242
December 3111:30 a.m.vs. No. 9 Ole Miss *No. 6 ESPN W 42–365,706
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll and College Football Playoff Top 25 poll (beginning 11/1) released prior to game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule Source: [3]

Game summaries

Samford

1234Total
Bulldogs070714
Horned Frogs1410101448


Minnesota

1234Total
Golden Gophers00077
Horned Frogs10146030


@ SMU

1234Total
Horned Frogs72121756
Mustangs00000


Oklahoma

1234Total
#4 Sooners14107233
#25 Horned Frogs14107637


@ Baylor

1234Total
#9 Horned Frogs1417131458
#5 Bears1017102461


Oklahoma State

1234Total
#15 Cowboys36009
#12 Horned Frogs21714042


Texas Tech

1234Total
Red Raiders1737027
#10 Horned Frogs2413311482


@ West Virginia

1234Total
#7 Horned Frogs70141031
#20 Mountaineers13014330


Kansas State

1234Total
#7 Wildcats707620
#6 Horned Frogs143141041


@ Kansas

1234Total
#4 Horned Frogs7321334
Jayhawks6714330


@ Texas

1234Total
#5 Horned Frogs13702848
Longhorns030710


Iowa State

1234Total
Cyclones03003
#3 Horned Frogs14331755


Ole Miss –Peach Bowl

1234Total
#6 Horned Frogs141414042
#9 Rebels00033


Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP RVRVRVRVRV2591210106556463
Coaches RVRVRVRVRV2512121010755546 (1)3
CFP Not released7645536Not released

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