2022 TCU Horned Frogs football team

2022 TCU Horned Frogs football
Fiesta Bowl champion
Big 12 Championship, L 28–31OT vs. Kansas State
Fiesta Bowl (CFP Semifinal), W 51–45 vs. Michigan CFP National Championship, L 7–65 vs. Georgia
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	13–2 (9–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Sonny Dykes (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Garrett Riley (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	A. J. Ricker (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Joe Gillespie (1st season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium
Seasons ←  2021 2023  →

2022 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 TCU y^		9	–	0					13	–	2
No. 14 Kansas State y$		7	–	2					10	–	4
No. 25 Texas		6	–	3					8	–	5
Texas Tech		5	–	4					8	–	5
Oklahoma State		4	–	5					7	–	6
Baylor		4	–	5					6	–	7
Oklahoma		3	–	6					6	–	7
Kansas		3	–	6					6	–	7
West Virginia		3	–	6					5	–	7
Iowa State		1	–	8					4	–	8
Championship: Kansas State 31, TCU 28OT
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Horned Frogs played their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas, and competed in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Sonny Dykes. TCU compiled a perfect 12–0 regular season record; its first undefeated regular season since 2010. After an overtime loss in the 2022 Big 12 Championship Game against Kansas State by a score of 31–28, TCU was selected as the third seed in the four-team College Football Playoff. In the semifinal round, TCU beat #2 Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl. They defeated Michigan by a score of 51–45, becoming the first Big 12 team to win a College Football Playoff game as well as make the CFP National Championship game. TCU lost the National Championship game to the Georgia Bulldogs by a score of 65–7 and finished the season ranked #2 in both the AP and Coaches Polls. ^{[1] [2]}

Offseason

Positions key

C	Center		CB	Cornerback		DB	Defensive back		EDGE	Edge
DL	Defensive lineman		DT	Defensive tackle		FB	Fullback		FS	Free safety
G	Guard		K	Kicker [lower-alpha 1]		KR	Kickoff returner		LB	Linebacker
LS	Long snapper		OT	Offensive tackle		OL	Offensive lineman		NT	Nose tackle
P	Punter		PR	Punt returner		QB	Quarterback		RB	Running back
S	Safety		SS	Strong safety		TE	Tight end		WR	Wide receiver

1. Also known as placekicker (PK)

Departures

Outgoing transfers

7 Horned Frog players elected to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal after the 2021 season.

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	New school
Mikel Barkley	#2	WR	5'11"	170	Junior	Tallahassee, FL	Transferred to Toledo
Zach Evans	#6	RB	5'11"	212	Sophomore	Houston, TX	Transferred to Ole Miss
Khari Coleman	#11	DE	6'2"	221	Sophomore	New Orleans, LA	Transferred to Ole Miss
Ahmonte Watkins	#19	RB/DB	5'11"	190	Freshman	Houston, TX	Transferred to New Mexico State
Ochaun Mathis	#32	DE	6'5"	257	Junior	Manor, TX	Transferred to Nebraska
Patrick Jenkins	#91	DT	6'2"	287	Sophomore	New Orleans, LA	Transferred to Tulane
Earl Barquet	#97	DT	6'3"	277	Sophomore	Marrero, LA	Transferred to USC

Arrivals

Incoming Transfers

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Old School
Mark Perry	#3	DB	6'0"	215	Junior	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	Colorado
Emani Bailey	#9	RB	5'9"	200	Junior	Denton, TX	Louisiana
Terrence Cooks	#12	LB	6'2"	225	Freshman	Pearland, TX	Texas
Ish Burdine	#18	DB	6'1"	200	Junior	Slidell, LA	Missouri
Jared Wiley	#19	TE	6'7"	255	Senior	Temple, TX	Texas
Corey Wren	#21	RB	5'10"	200	Junior	New Orleans, LA	Florida State
Josh Newton	#24	DB	6'0"	195	Junior	Monroe, LA	Louisiana-Monroe
Ezra Dotson-Oyetade	#52	OL	6'3"	285	Freshman	Garland, TX	Arizona State
Robby Rochester	#55	OL	6'5"	290	Sophomore	Southlake, TX	Connecticut
Alan Ali	#56	OL	6'5"	300	Senior	Fort Worth, TX	SMU
Johnny Hodges	#57	LB	6'2"	240	Junior	Darnestown, MD	Navy
Caleb Fox	#90	DL	6'3"	295	Junior	The Woodlands, TX	Stephen F. Austin
Tymon Mitchell	#91	DL	6'3"	315	Junior	Nashville, TN	Georgia
Lwal Uguak	#96	DL	6'5"	271	Senior	Edmonton, AB	Connecticut

Preseason

Big 12 media poll

The preseason poll was released on July 7, 2022. ^[3]

Big 12 media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Baylor (17)	365
2	Oklahoma (12)	354
3	Oklahoma State (9)	342
4	Texas (2)	289
5	Kansas State	261
6	Iowa State (1)	180
7	TCU	149
8	West Virginia	147
9	Texas Tech	119
10	Kansas	48

Preseason Big-12 awards

2022 Preseason All-Big 12 teams

Position	Player	Class
Offense
WR	Quentin Johnston	Junior
Defense
DB	Tre Tomlinson	Senior

Source: ^[4]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	9:00 p.m.	at Colorado *		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ESPN	W 38–13	47,868
September 10	7:00 p.m.	Tarleton State *		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	ESPN+	W 59–17	43,197
September 24	11:00 a.m.	at SMU *		Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX (rivalry)	ESPNU	W 42–34	35,569
October 1	11:00 a.m.	No. 18 Oklahoma		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	ABC	W 55–24	49,095
October 8	11:00 a.m.	at No. 19 Kansas	No. 17	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS ( College GameDay )	FS1	W 38–31	47,233
October 15	2:30 p.m.	No. 8 Oklahoma State	No. 13	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	ABC	W 43–40 2OT	49,594
October 22	7:00 p.m.	No. 17 Kansas State	No. 8	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FS1	W 38–28	47,881
October 29	11:00 a.m.	at West Virginia	No. 7	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV	ESPN	W 41–31	50,426
November 5	11:00 a.m.	Texas Tech	No. 7	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry, Big Noon Kickoff )	FOX	W 34–24	44,760
November 12	6:30 p.m.	at No. 18 Texas	No. 4	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry, College GameDay)	ABC	W 17–10	104,203
November 19	11:00 a.m.	at Baylor	No. 4	McLane Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry, Big Noon Kickoff )	FOX	W 29–28	44,393
November 26	3:00 p.m.	Iowa State	No. 4	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FOX	W 62–14	44,846
December 3	11:00 a.m.	vs. No. 10 Kansas State	No. 3	AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX (Big 12 Championship Game, College GameDay)	ABC	L 28–31 OT	69,335
December 31	3:00 p.m.	vs. No. 2 Michigan *	No. 3	State Farm Stadium Glendale, AZ (Fiesta Bowl–CFP Semifinal)	ESPN	W 51–45	71,723
January 9, 2023	6:30 p.m.	vs. No. 1 Georgia *	No. 3	SoFi Stadium Inglewood, CA (CFP National Championship)	ESPN	L 7–65	72,628
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

at Colorado

See also: 2022 Colorado Buffaloes football team

TCU Horned Frogs (0–0, 0–0) vs Colorado Buffaloes (0–0, 0–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Horned Frogs	0	7	10	21	38
Buffaloes	3	3	0	7	13

at Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado

• Date: September 2
• Game time: 9:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: NE at 12 miles per hour (19 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 47,868
• Referee: Matthew Richards
• TV announcers (ESPN): Roy Philpott, Andre Ware, Paul Carcaterra

Game information
1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter

Statistics	TCU	Colorado
First downs	17	20
Total yards	413	348
Rushes/yards	30-275	29-113
Passing yards	138	235
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15-23-0	26-41-0
Time of possession	26:42	33:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
TCU	Passing	Chandler Morris	13/20, 111 yards
	Rushing	Kendre Miller	8 carries, 52 yds, TD
	Receiving	Savion Williams	3 receptions, 31 yards
Colorado	Passing	J. T. Shrout	13/23, 157 yards, TD
	Rushing	Brendon Lewis	8 carries, 42 yards
	Receiving	Daniel Arias	4 receptions, 66 yards

Tarleton State (FCS)

See also: 2022 Tarleton State Texans football team

Tarleton State Texans (1–0) vs TCU Horned Frogs (1–0, 0–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	0	7	10	0	17
Horned Frogs	21	17	14	7	59

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas

• Date: September 10
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind: NE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 43,197
• Referee: David Alvarez
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Mark Neely, Charles Arbuckle

Game information
1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter

Statistics	Tarleton State	TCU
First downs	13	28
Total yards	295	630
Rushes/yards	28-85	37-180
Passing yards	210	450
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	11-26-2	28-34-0
Time of possession	25:18	34:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tarleton State	Passing	Beau Allen	11/25, 210 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Braelon Bridges	9 carries, 32 yards
	Receiving	Darius Cooper	6 receptions, 117 yards, TD
TCU	Passing	Max Duggan	23/29, 390 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Kendre Miller	13 carries, 56 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jordan Hudson	5 receptions, 76 yards, TD

at SMU

See also: 2022 SMU Mustangs football team and SMU-TCU football rivalry

TCU Horned Frogs (2–0, 0–0) vs SMU Mustangs (2–1, 0–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Horned Frogs	14	14	0	14	42
Mustangs	0	14	7	13	34

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas

• Date: September 24
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind: SW at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 35,569
• Referee: Derek Anderson
• TV: ESPNU

Game information
1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter

Statistics	TCU	SMU
First downs	21	27
Total yards	487	476
Rushes/yards	35-191	37-104
Passing yards	296	372
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23-30-0	27-49-2
Time of possession	31:18	28:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
TCU	Passing	Max Duggan	22/29, 278 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Kendre Miller	17 carries, 142 yards, TD
	Receiving	Derius Davis	3 receptions, 78 yards, TD
SMU	Passing	Tanner Mordecai	27/49, 372 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Tre Siggers	19 carries, 60 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Jake Bailey	8 receptions, 163 yards, TD

No. 18 Oklahoma

See also: 2022 Oklahoma Sooners football team

No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners (3–1, 0–1) vs TCU Horned Frogs (3–0, 0–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Sooners	10	7	0	7	24
Horned Frogs	27	14	14	0	55

at Amon G. Cater Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas

• Date: October 1st
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: SE at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 49,095
• Referee: Tuta Salaam
• TV: ABC

Game information
1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter

Statistics	No. 18 Oklahoma	TCU
First downs	22	29
Total yards	355	668
Rushes/yards	49-179	41-361
Passing yards	176	307
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14-32-0	24-34-0
Time of possession	27:11	32:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
No. 18 Oklahoma	Passing	Dillon Gabriel	7/16, 126 yards
	Rushing	Jovantae Barnes	18 carries, 100 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Brayden Willis	2 receptions, 81 yards
TCU	Passing	Max Duggan	23/33, 302 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Kendre Miller	13 carries, 136 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Taye Barber	3 receptions, 107 yards, 1 TD

at No. 19 Kansas (College GameDay)

See also: 2022 Kansas Jayhawks football team

No. 17 TCU Horned Frogs (4–0, 1–0) vs No. 19 Kansas Jayhawks (5–0, 2–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Horned Frogs	3	7	21	7	38
No. 19 Jayhawks	0	3	21	7	31

at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas

• Date: October 8
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Wind: SW at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 47,233
• Referee: Steve Baron
• TV: FS1

Game information
1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter

Statistics	No. 17 TCU	No. 19 Kansas
First downs	21	22
Total yards	452	540
Rushes/yards	31-144	38-189
Passing yards	308	351
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23-33-1	21-34-1
Time of possession	26:01	33:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
No. 17 TCU	Passing	Max Duggan	23/33, 308 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Kendre Miller	18 carries, 88 yards, TD
	Receiving	Quentin Johnston	14 receptions, 206 yards, TD
No. 19 Kansas	Passing	Jason Bean	16/24, 262 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Devin Neal	15 carries, 88 yards
	Receiving	Quentin Skinner	4 receptions, 98 yards, 2 TD

No. 8 Oklahoma State

See also: 2022 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

No. 8 Oklahoma State Cowboys (5–0, 2–0) vs No. 13 TCU Horned Frogs (5–0, 2–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
No. 8 Cowboys	14	10	6	0	7	3	40
No. 13 Horned Frogs	7	6	3	14	7	6	43

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas

• Date: October 15
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C) • Wind: S at 12 miles per hour (19 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 49,594
• Referee: Kevin Boitmann
• TV: ABC

Game information
1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter

Statistics	No. 8 Oklahoma State	No. 13 TCU
First downs	19	27
Total yards	386	510
Rushes/yards	41-141	43-224
Passing yards	245	286
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16-36-1	23-40-0
Time of possession	26:55	33:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
No. 8 Oklahoma State	Passing	Spencer Sanders	16/36, 245 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Dominic Richardson	22 carries, 72 yards, TD
	Receiving	Dominic Richardson	3 receptions, 79 yards
No. 13 TCU	Passing	Max Duggan	23/40, 286 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Kendre Miller	22 carries, 104 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Quentin Johnston	8 receptions, 180 yards, TD

No. 17 Kansas State

See also: 2022 Kansas State Wildcats football team

No. 17 Kansas State Wildcats (5–1, 3–0) vs No. 8 TCU Horned Frogs (6–0, 3–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Wildcats	7	21	0	0	28
No. 8 Horned Frogs	10	7	14	7	38

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas

• Date: October 22
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SE at 22 miles per hour (35 km/h) • Weather: Clear
• Game attendance: 47,881
• Referee: Derek Anderson
• TV: FS1

Game information
1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter

Statistics	No. 17 Kansas State	No. 8 TCU
First downs	15	26
Total yards	390	495
Rushes/yards	30-158	56-215
Passing yards	232	280
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14-23-2	17-26-0
Time of possession	21:55	38:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
No. 17 Kansas State	Passing	Will Howard	13/20, 225 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Deuce Vaughn	12 carries, 83 yards, TD
	Receiving	Malik Knowles	4 receptions, 69 yards
No. 8 TCU	Passing	Max Duggan	17/26, 280 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Kendre Miller	29 carries, 153 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Quentin Johnston	4 receptions, 74 yards, TD

at West Virginia

See also: 2022 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

No. 7 TCU Horned Frogs (7–0, 4–0) vs West Virginia Mountaineers (3–4, 1–3)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Horned Frogs	7	21	0	13	41
Mountaineers	7	14	3	7	31

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, West Virginia

• Date: October 29
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Wind: NE at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 50,426
• Referee: Kevin Mar
• TV: ESPN

Game information
1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter

Statistics	No. 7 TCU	West Virginia
First downs	17	25
Total yards	494	430
Rushes/yards	27-153	40-155
Passing yards	341	275
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16-28-1	23-39-1
Time of possession	23:44	36:16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
No. 7 TCU	Passing	Max Duggan	16/28, 341 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Kendre Miller	12 carries, 120 yards, TD
	Receiving	Taye Barber	4 receptions, 99 yards, TD
West Virginia	Passing	JT Daniels	23/39, 275 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	CJ Donaldson	19 carries, 104 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Sam James	6 receptions, 95 yards

Texas Tech (Big Noon Kickoff)

See also: 2022 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team and TCU-Texas Tech football rivalry

Texas Tech Red Raiders (4–4, 2–3) vs TCU Horned Frogs (8–0, 5–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	10	0	7	7	24
No. 7 Horned Frogs	7	6	0	21	34

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas

• Date: November 5
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Wind: SW at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 44,760
• Referee: Tuta Salaam
• TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft

Game information
1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter

Statistics	Texas Tech	No. 7 Horned Frogs
First downs	20	24
Total yards	352	429
Rushes/yards	39-195	51-234
Passing yards	157	195
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16-32-1	12-23-0
Time of possession	25:21	34:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Tech	Passing	Behren Morton	7/10, 79 yards, TD
	Rushing	Camron Valdez	3 carries, 71 yards
	Receiving	Jerand Bradley	2 receptions, 54 yards, TD
No. 7 TCU	Passing	Max Duggan	12/23, 195 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Kendre Miller	21 carries, 158 yards, TD
	Receiving	Taye Barber	3 receptions, 62 yards

at No. 18 Texas (College GameDay)

See also: 2022 Texas Longhorns football team and TCU-Texas football rivalry

No. 4 TCU Horned Frogs (9–0, 6–0) vs No. 18 Texas Longhorns (6–3, 4–2)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Horned Frogs	0	3	7	7	17
No. 18 Longhorns	0	0	3	7	10

at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas

• Date: November 12
• Game time: 6:45 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 104,203
• Referee: Michael Vandervelde
• TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe

Game information
1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter

Statistics	No. 4 TCU	No. 18 Texas
First downs	19	14
Total yards	283	199
Rushes/yards	44-159	22-28
Passing yards	124	171
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19-29-0	17-39-1
Time of possession	37:22	22:38

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
No. 7 TCU	Passing	Max Duggan	19/29, 124 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Kendre Miller	21 carries, 138 yards, TD
	Receiving	Quentin Johnston	3 receptions, 66 yards, TD
No. 18 Longhorns	Passing	Quinn Ewers	17/39, 171 yards, INT
	Rushing	Bijan Robinson	12 carries, 29 yards
	Receiving	Jordan Whittington	6 receptions, 78 yards

at Baylor (Big Noon Kickoff)

See also: 2022 Baylor Bears football team and Baylor-TCU football rivalry

No. 4 TCU Horned Frogs (10–0, 7–0) vs Baylor Bears (6–4, 4–3)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Horned Frogs	7	7	6	9	29
Bears	7	7	0	14	28

at McLane Stadium • Waco, Texas

• Date: November 19
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 39 °F (4 °C) • Wind: N at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 44,393
• Referee: Scott Campbell
• TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti, Brock Huard, Bruce Feldman

Game information
1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter

Statistics	No. 4 TCU	Baylor
First downs	20	25
Total yards	442	501
Rushes/yards	27-115	46-232
Passing yards	327	269
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	24-36-1	21-30-1
Time of possession	26:02	33:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
No. 4 TCU	Passing	Max Duggan	24/35, 327 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Max Duggan	8 carries, 50 yards, TD
	Receiving	Taye Barber	5 receptions, 108 yards
Baylor	Passing	Blake Shapen	21/30, 269 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Craig Williams	19 carries, 112 yards
	Receiving	Monaray Baldwin	6 receptions, 123 yards

Iowa State

See also: 2022 Iowa State Cyclones football team

Iowa State Cyclones (4–7, 1–7) vs No. 4 TCU Horned Frogs (11–0, 8–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	0	7	0	7	14
No. 4 Horned Frogs	24	10	21	7	62

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas

• Date: November 26
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 49 °F (9 °C) • Wind: W at 14 miles per hour (23 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 44,846
• Referee: Kevin Boltmann
• TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti, Brock Huard, Allison Williams

Game information
1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter

Statistics	Iowa State	No. 4 TCU
First downs	19	21
Total yards	330	377
Rushes/yards	31-159	38-131
Passing yards	171	246
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19-38-2	22-30-0
Time of possession	26:08	33:52

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa State	Passing	Hunter Dekkers	12/24, 106 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Eli Sanders	7 carries, 91 yards
	Receiving	Deshawn Hanika	3 receptions, 49 yards, TD
No. 4 TCU	Passing	Max Duggan	17/24, 212 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Kendre Miller	15 carries, 72 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Savion Williams	5 receptions, 48 yards, TD

No. 10 Kansas State (College GameDay)

See also: 2022 Kansas State Wildcats football team and Big 12 Championship Game

Main article: 2022 Big 12 Championship Game

No. 10 Kansas State Wildcats (9–3, 7–2) vs No. 3 TCU Horned Frogs (12–0, 9–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 10 Wildcats	7	7	7	7	3	31
No. 3 Horned Frogs	7	3	7	11	0	28

at AT&T Stadium • Arlington, Texas

• Date: December 3
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
• Game weather: Indoors
• Game attendance: 69,335
• TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analysts), Holly Rowe (sideline reporter)

Game information

1st quarter (5:00) TCU - Taye Barber 1 Yd pass from Max Duggan (Griffin Kell Kick) (TCU 7-0) (0:15) KSU - Ben Sinnott 6 Yd pass from Will Howard (Ty Zentner Kick) (Tied 7-7) 2nd quarter (10:16) KSU - Will Howard 1 Yd Run (Ty Zentner Kick) (KSU 14-7) (0:29) TCU - Griffin Kell 42 Yd Field Goal (KSU 14-10) 3rd quarter (12:19) KSU - RJ Garcia II 25 Yd pass from Will Howard (Ty Zentner Kick) (KSU 21-10) (9:09) TCU - Kendre Miller 6 Yd Run (Griffin Kell Kick) (KSU 21-17) 4th quarter (11:27) KSU - Deuce Vaughn 44 Yd Run (Ty Zentner Kick) (KSU 28-17) (7:34) TCU - Griffin Kell 42 Yd Field Goal (KSU 28-20) (1:51) TCU - Max Duggan 8 Yd Run (Max Duggan Pass to Jared Wiley for 2-PT Conversion) (Tied 28-28) OT (FG) KSU - Ty Zentner 31 Yd Field Goal (KSU wins 31-28)

Statistics	Kansas State	TCU
First downs	20	18
Total yards	404	469
Rushes/yards	44-205	37-218
Passing yards	199	251
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18-32-0	18-36-1
Time of possession	32:00	28:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas State	Passing	Will Howard	18/32, 199 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Deuce Vaughn	26 carries, 130 yards, TD
	Receiving	Phillip Brooks	6 receptions, 48 yards
TCU	Passing	Max Duggan	18/36, 251 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Max Duggan	15 carries, 110 yards, TD
	Receiving	Quentin Johnston	4 receptions, 139 yards

No. 2 Michigan (Fiesta Bowl / CFP Semifinal)

See also: 2022 Michigan Wolverines football team, College Football Playoff, and 2022 Fiesta Bowl (December)

No. 3 TCU Horned Frogs (12-1) vs No.2 Michigan Wolverines (13-0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Horned Frogs	14	7	20	10	51
No. 2 Wolverines	0	6	24	15	45

at State Farm Stadium • Glendale, Arizona

• Date: December 31
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Indoors
• Game attendance: 71,723
• Referee: Jason Autrey
• TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analysts), Molly McGrath (sideline reporter), Tiffany Blackmon (sideline reporter)
• Box score

Game information
1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter

Statistics	No. 3 TCU	No. 2 Wolverines
First downs	19	25
Total yards	488	528
Rushes/yards	41-263	40-186
Passing yards	225	342
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14-29-2	21-35-2
Time of possession	27:35	32:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
No. 3 TCU	Passing	Max Duggan	14/29, 225 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Emari Demercado	17 carries, 150 yards, TD
	Receiving	Quentin Johnston	6 receptions, 163 yards, TD
No. 2 Michigan	Passing	J. J. McCarthy	20/34, 343 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Donovan Edwards	23 carries, 119 yards
	Receiving	Ronnie Bell	6 receptions, 135 yards, TD

No. 1 Georgia (National Championship)

See also: 2022 Georgia Bulldogs football team, College Football Playoff, and 2023 CFP National Championship

No. 3 TCU Horned Frogs (13-1) vs No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs (14-0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Horned Frogs	7	0	0	0	7
No. 1 Bulldogs	17	21	14	13	65

at SoFi Stadium • Los Angeles, California

• Date: January 9
• Game time: 6:45 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Indoors
• Game attendance: 72,628
• Referee: Jeff Heaser
• TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analysts), Molly McGrath (sideline reporter), Holly Rowe (sideline reporter)
• Box Score

Game information
1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter

Statistics	No. 3 TCU	No. 1 Georgia
First downs	9	32
Total yards	188	589
Rushes/yards	28-36	44-254
Passing yards	152	335
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14-23-2	20-28-0
Time of possession	23:01	36:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
No. 3 TCU	Passing	Max Duggan	14/22, 152 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Emari Demercado	14 carries, 59 yards
	Receiving	Derius Davis	5 receptions, 101 yards
No. 1 Georgia	Passing	Stetson Bennett	18/25, 304 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Kenny McIntosh	8 carries, 50 yards
	Receiving	Brock Bowers	7 receptions, 152 yards, TD

Personnel

Roster

2022 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Blair Conwright Jr WR 1 Quentin Johnston Jr QB 2 Chandler Morris  Fr RB 3 Emari Demercado Sr WR 4 Taye Barber Sr WR 6 Chase Jackson  Fr WR 7 Jordan Hudson Fr RB 9 Emani Bailey Jr QB 10 Josh Hoover Fr WR 11 Derius Davis Sr TE 12 Geor'Quarius Spivey Sr QB 13 Luke Pardee So WR 14 DJ Allen Fr QB 15 Max Duggan Sr QB 16 Sam Jackson  Fr RB 17 Trent Battle  Fr WR 18 Savion Williams Jr TE 19 Jared Wiley Sr WR 20 Christopher Chosen So RB 21 Corey Wren Jr WR 22 Major Everhart Fr RB 23 Trevor Ailey Jr RB 24 Brant Ahlfinger Fr WR 26 Caleb Medford So WR 27 Gunnar Henderson Sr QB 29 Jacob Porter Fr WR 30 Drew Scott Jr WR 32 Christian MacDonald So RB 33 Kendre Miller Jr WR 35 Colton Dobson  Fr WR 38 Parker Clark Fr RB 40 Franklin Estrada  Fr WR 41 Hunter Krepp Fr TE 42 Brent Matiscik Jr WR 43 Joe Staubach Fr TE 44 Ben Reppenhagen So TE 47 Carter Ware Sr TE 49 Austin Scheets  Fr OL 52 Ezra Dotson-Oyetade  Fr OL 53 John Lanz Sr OT 54 Quinton Harris Fr OL 55 Robby Rochester So OL 56 Alan Ali Sr OL 58 Altrique Barlow So OL 61 Riley Self  Fr OL 66 Noah Bolticoff  Fr OL 67 Hudson White  Fr OL 68 Michael Nichols So OL 69 Gannon Gaubert Fr OL 70 Kris Dike Sr OL 71 Marcus Williams Jr OL 72 Jasper Lott Fr OL 74 Andrew Coker Jr OL 75 Brannon Brown Jr OL 76 Garrett Hayes So OL 77 Brandon Coleman Jr OL 78 Wes Harris Sr OL 79 Steve Avila Sr TE 80 D'Andre Rogers  Fr WR 81 Chase Curtis Jr TE 82 Alex Honig  Fr WR 83 Keagan Cunningham Fr TE 84 Dominic DiNunzio Jr WR 86 Curtis Raymond III Sr WR 87 Blake Nowell So WR 88 Quincy Brown So WR 89 Stayton Ankrom Fr	Defense ' Pos. # Name Class LB 0 Landyn Watson  Fr CB 1 Tre Tomlinson Sr CB 2 Kee'Yon Stewart Jr S 3 Mark Perry Jr S 4 Namdi Obiazor Jr LB 6 Jamoi Hodge Jr S 7 D'Arco Perkins-McAllister So LB 9 Marcel Brooks Sr S 10 Chace Biddle Fr LB 12 Terrence Cooks Jr.  Fr LB 13 Dee Winters Sr S 14 Abe Camara Jr S 15 Josh Foster Sr S 17 Deshawn McCuin Jr CB 18 Ish Burdine Jr LB 19 Shadrach Banks So CB 20 Ronald Lewis Fr CB 21 Noah Daniels Sr CB 22 Kyron Chambers Fr CB 23 Keontae Jenkins So CB 24 Josh Newton Jr LB 25 Wyatt Harris Sr S 26 Bud Clark So CB 27 Jaionte McMillan So S 28 Millard Bradford Sr CB 29 Marvin Covington  Fr S 32 Kevin Ward  Fr LB 33 Thomas Armstrong Jr LB 34 Zach Marcheselli Jr LB 36 Ryan Quintanar  Fr LB 37 Palmer Nix Sr LB 39 Matthew Kerr  Fr LB 41 TJ Willson Fr LB 43 Blake Baldwin  Fr DL 44 Colt Ellison Sr S 46 Daveion Crawford Jr LB 47 Jake Boozer  Fr CB 48 Zimbalist Odhams III So DL 49 Connor Lingren Fr DL 50 Doug Blue-Eli So LB 51 Luke Lingard  Fr DL 52 Damonic Williams Fr LB 54 Luke Splaine So LB 57 Johnny Hodges Jr DL 59 Blake Jones Fr DL 90 Caleb Fox Jr DL 91 Tymon Mitchell Jr DE 92 Luke Dodds  Fr DL 93 George Ellis Sr DL 94 Micheal Ibukun-Obeyode Fr DL 95 Terrell Cooper Sr DL 96 Lwal Uguak Sr DL 97 Paul Oyewale Fr DL 98 Dylan Horton Sr DL 99 Soni Misi Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 25 James Koshakji Jr P 31 Jordy Sandy Sr LS 36 Joe Laterza  Fr LS 38 Jack Stein Fr PK 39 Griffin Kell Sr K 97 Easton Black Fr LS 98 Logan Frederic Fr	Head coach Sonny Dykes Coordinators/assistant coaches Malcolm Kelly Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: November 9th, 2022

Coaching staff

Coach	Title	Consecutive Year at TCU	Previous job
Sonny Dykes	Head Coach	1st	SMU (HC)
Garrett Riley	OC/QB	1st	SMU (OC/QB)
Joe Gillespie	DC/LB	1st	Tulsa (DC)
Anthony Jones Jr.	RB	1st	Memphis (RB)
A. J. Ricker	Co-OC/OL	1st	SMU (Co-OC/OL)
Mark Tommerdahl	STC	1st	Texas Tech (STC)
Paul Gonzales	S	11th	Pacific (DB)
Doug Meacham	IWR/TE	6th	Kansas (OC)
Malcolm Kelly	OWR/AHC	4th	Houston (offensive analyist)
Carlton Buckels	CB	1st	Tulsa (CB)
Jamarkus McFarland	DL	1st	SFA (AHC/DL)

Rankings

Further information: 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

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

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	RV	17	13	8	7	7	4	4	4	3	3	2
Coaches	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	18	15	8	7	7	4	4	4	3	4	2
CFP	Not released									7	4	4	4	3	3	Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2023 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
1	21	Quentin Johnston	WR	Los Angeles Chargers
2	36	Steve Avila	OG	Los Angeles Rams
3	71	Kendre Miller	RB	New Orleans Saints
4	109	Dylan Horton	DE	Houston Texans
4	125	Derius Davis	WR	Los Angeles Chargers
6	182	Tre Tomlinson	CB	Los Angeles Rams
6	216	Dee Winters	LB	San Francisco 49ers
7	239	Max Duggan	QB	Los Angeles Chargers

References

1. "Sonny Dykes introduced at TCU Horned Frogs' new coach". ESPN. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
2. "TCU Officially Hires SMU's Sonny Dykes As New Coach". KTVT. November 29, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
3. "Baylor Makes First Appearance Atop Big 12 Football Media Preseason Poll". July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
4. "Big 12 Announces Media Preseason Football Team" (PDF). Big 12 Sports. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
5. Drew Davison (December 2, 2021). "TCU football's 2022 schedule is out. Here's how it lines up for new coach Sonny Dykes". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
6. "2022 Football Schedule Announced". Texas Christian University, Department of Athletics. December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.