2025 TCU Horned Frogs football team

2025 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	1–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Sonny Dykes (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kendal Briles (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	A. J. Ricker (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Andy Avalos (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 16 Iowa State		1	–	0					2	–	0
Kansas		0	–	0					2	–	0
Arizona		0	–	0					1	–	0
No. 12 Arizona State		0	–	0					1	–	0
BYU		0	–	0					1	–	0
Houston		0	–	0					1	–	0
Oklahoma State		0	–	0					1	–	0
TCU		0	–	0					1	–	0
No. 24 Texas Tech		0	–	0					1	–	0
UCF		0	–	0					1	–	0
No. 25 Utah		0	–	0					1	–	0
West Virginia		0	–	0					1	–	0
Baylor		0	–	0					0	–	1
Cincinnati		0	–	0					0	–	1
Colorado		0	–	0					0	–	1
Kansas State		0	–	1					1	–	1
Championship: December 6, 2025
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of September 3, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 TCU Horned Frogs football team will represent Texas Christian University (TCU) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Horned Frogs will play their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium located in Fort Worth, Texas, and compete as members of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by fourth-year head coach Sonny Dykes.

Transfers

Incoming

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	Prev. school
Dylan Kinney	OL	6'3"	310 lbs	Richmond, TX	Abilene Christian
Ryan Yaites	S	6'1"	195 lbs	Denton, TX	California
Joseph Manjack IV	WR	6'3"	200 lbs	Tomball, TX	Houston
Jordan Dwyer	WR	5'11"	175 lbs	Puyallup, WA	Idaho
Rasheed Jackson	OT	6'7"	350 lbs	Chicago, IL	Incarnate Word
Kylin Jackson	S	6'2"	196 lbs	Jackson, LA	LSU
Ka'Morreun Pimpton	TE	6'6"	230 lbs	Fort Worth, TX	LSU
Michael Teason	LB	6'2"	215 lbs	St. Louis, MO	Missouri State
Will Halkyard	LS	6'3"	215 lbs	Glen Ellyn, IL	Northwestern
Aaron Bowers	LS	6'3"	225 lbs	Hurst, TX	Texas Wesleyan
Kevorian Barnes	RB	5'9"	190 lbs	San Augustine, TX	UTSA
Elijah Jackson	CB	6'1"	193 lbs	Harbor City, CA	Washington
Ansel Din-Mbuh	DL	6'3"	280 lbs	Aledo, TX	Washington State
Caleb Cortez	LB	6'0"	215 lbs	Celina, TX	William Jewell

Outgoing

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	New school
Kylan Salter	LB	6'1"	210 lbs	Cedar Hill, TX	Colorado
Cole Confessore	DB	6'0"	185 lbs	Burleson, TX	East Texas Baptist
Joe Laterza	LS	6'5"	210 lbs	Arlington Heights, IL	Georgia State
Caleb Sempebwa	PK	6'1"	180 lbs	McKinney, TX	Hawaii
Jax Thompson	LS	6'1"	180 lbs	Flower Mound, TX	Hawaii
Narado Stoker	IOL	6'4"	290 lbs	Dallas, TX	Incarnate Word
Cameron Cook	RB	5'9"	181 lbs	Round Rock, TX	Jacksonville State
James Brockermeyer	IOL	6'3"	270 lbs	Fort Worth, TX	Miami (FL)
Cade Keith	TE	6'4"	227 lbs	Las Vegas, NV	New Mexico
Avion Carter	DL	6'4"	280 lbs	Amarillo, TX	North Texas
Keviyan Huddleston	DL	6'4"	235 lbs	Tyler, TX	North Texas
Julian Knox	CB	6'3"	180 lbs	Fort Worth, TX	North Texas
Hauss Hejny	QB	6'0"	190 lbs	Aledo, TX	Oklahoma State
Richard Toney	S	6'0"	170 lbs	Arlington, TX	Purdue
Dominique Johnson	RB	6'1"	240 lbs	Crowley, TX	Stephen F. Austin
Terrence Cooks	LB	6'2"	210 lbs	Pearland, TX	Texas State
Cole Snodgrass	TE	6'5"	230 lbs	The Woodlands, TX	Texas State
Judson Crockett	S	6'0"	180 lbs	Austin, TX	Trinity (TX)
Mitch Hodnett	OL	6'5"	295 lbs	Monroe, LA	Tulane
JoJo Earle	WR	5'10"	170 lbs	Aledo, TX	UNLV
Shadrach Banks	LB	6'0"	225 lbs	Houston, TX	UTSA
Marcus Williams	OT	6'6"	285 lbs	Longview, TX	TBA

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Roster

2025 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 0 D'Andre Rogers Sr WR 1 Eric McAlister Sr RB 2 Kevorian Barnes Sr WR 3 Major Everhart  Jr WR 4 Jordyn Bailey  So RB 6 Trent Battle Sr WR 7 Jordan Dwyer Jr QB 9 Ken Seals Sr QB 10 Josh Hoover  Jr QB 11 Adam Schobel Fr TE 12 Lafayette Kaiuway  So QB 12 David Potter Fr RB 13 Jon Denman Fr WR 14 Joseph Manjack IV Sr WR 15 Terry Shelton Fr WR 16 Braylon James  So WR 17 Dane Jones Fr WR 18 Ed Small Fr QB 19 Jacob Porter  Jr RB 21 Nate Palmer  Fr WR 22 Fletcher Fierro So RB 23 Derrick Carroll  So RB 24 Joe Pitchford  Fr RB 26 Jeremy Payne So RB 40 Franklin Estrada II Sr OL 50 Witten Van Hoy Fr OL 51 Coltin Deery Sr OL 53 Tobias Steppes  Fr OL 54 Quinton Harris  Jr OL 55 Remington Strickland Sr OL 56 Ben Taylor-Whitfield Jr OL 57 Samir Camacho  Fr OL 60 Cade Bennett Sr OL 61 Dylan Kinney Jr OL 62 Carson Bruno Sr OL 65 Logan Schram Fr OL 66 Wesley Harvey  Fr OL 69 Gannon Gaubert  Jr OL 70 Ryan Hughes  Fr OL 71 Creece Brister Fr OL 72 Jackson Jones Fr OL 73 Kilian Registe Fr OL 75 Rasheed Jackson Jr OL 77 Cooper Powers  So WR 80 Jacobe Hayes Fr TE 81 Chase Curtis Sr WR 82 Dozie Ezukanma  Fr WR 83 Keagan Cunningham Sr WR 84 Gekyle Baker  Fr WR 85 Parker Clark  Jr WR 86 Sutton Lee Jr TE 87 Mason Peterson Fr TE 88 Ka'Morreun Pimpton Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class E 0 Zachary Chapman  So S 1 Austin Jordan Sr S 2 Jamel Johnson Jr LB 3 Kaleb Elarms-Orr Sr LB 4 Namdi Obiazor Sr E 6 Micheal Ibukun-Okeyode  Jr CB 7 Channing Canada Sr E 9 Chad Woodfork Fr E 10 Jonathan Bax Jr E 11 Devean Deal Sr E 12 Travis Jackson So S 13 Ryan Yaites Jr E 14 John Schobel Fr S 15 Devyn Hidrogo So CB 16 Jonah Martinez Jr CB 17 Devondre McGee So S 18 Kaden McFadden So S 19 Kylin Jackson  So CB 20 Jevon McIver Jr. Sr S 21 Bud Clark Sr S 22 Jordan Lester  So LB 23 Keylan Abrams Fr CB 24 Avery Helm Sr CB 25 Elijah Jackson Sr CB 26 Vernon Glover  So LB 27 Michael Teason  So CB 28 Micah Strickland Fr S 29 Rohon Kazadi Fr LB 30 Anthony Williams Fr S 31 Julius Simms Fr LB 32 Dillon Arkansas Fr LB 33 Max Carroll  So DT 34 Perry Cole Jr. So DT 35 Tristan Johnson  Fr S 36 Joseph Albright Fr LB 37 Hudson Hooper  So CB 38 Gil Jackson Fr CB 39 Cam Jamerson Fr CB 40 Deon Mays Fr LB 41 Caleb Cortez Jr S 42 Sebastian Peterson  Fr LB 43 Blake Baldwin Sr LB 44 Sam Haley Fr LB 46 Rhett Steppe So E 47 Thomas Coppinger Fr LB 51 Luke Lingard Sr DT 52 Blake Robinett Fr DT 90 Kelten Mickell Jr DT 91 Floyd Guidry Fr DT 92 Ansel Din-Mbuh Jr DT 93 Brody Whatley Fr E 94 Jared Martin Fr DT 95 Markis Deal  So E 97 Paul Oyewale  Jr DT 98 Sterlin Brooks  Fr DT 99 Connor Lingren  Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 31 Ethan Craw Sr K 34 Kyle Lemmermann So K 41 Sam Bisesi Fr LS 47 Aaron Bowers Jr LS 96 Cal Keeler  Fr P 97 Easton Black  Jr K 99 Nate McCashland  So	Head coach Sonny Dykes Coordinators/assistant coaches Kendal Briles (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks) Andy Avalos (defensive coordinator) A. J. Ricker (co-offensive coordinator/offensive line) Julius Brown (cornerbacks) Malcolm Kelly (assistant head coach/wide receivers) Mitch Kirsch (tight ends) Jamarkus McFarland (defensive line) Jimmy Smith (running backs) Tre Watson (safeties) Ken Wilson (linebackers) Mark Tommerdahl (special assistant to the head coach) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: July 31, 2025

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	at North Carolina *	Kenan Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN	W 48–14	50,500
September 13	7:00 p.m.	Abilene Christian *	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	ESPN+
September 20		SMU *	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
September 26	8:00 p.m.	at Arizona State	Mountain America Stadium Tempe, AZ	FOX
October 4		Colorado	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX
October 11		at Kansas State	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS
October 18		Baylor	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
October 25		at West Virginia	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV
November 8		Iowa State	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX
November 15		at BYU	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT
November 22		at Houston	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX
November 29		Cincinnati	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

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Rankings

Further information: 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes

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

Game summaries

at North Carolina

See also: 2025 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

Pregame line	Over/under
TCU -3.5	54.5

TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) at North Carolina Tar Heels (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Horned Frogs	7	13	21	7	48
Tar Heels	7	0	7	0	14

at Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina

• Date: September 1
• Game time: 8:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: NE at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
• Game attendance: 50,500
• Referee: Kevin Mar
• TV announcers (ESPN): Rece Davis (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Holly Rowe (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter (10:55) North Carolina - Caleb Hood 8-yard run (Rece Verhoff kick), ( Drive: 7 plays, 83 yards, 3:59; North Carolina 7-0) (4:08) TCU - Jordan Dwyer 27-yard pass from Josh Hoover (Kyle Lemmermann kick), (Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:31; Tied 7-7) Second quarter (11:13) TCU - Kyle Lemmermann 32-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 55 yards, 6:24; TCU 10-7) (3:57) TCU - Bud Clark 25-yard interception return (Kyle Lemmermann kick), (TCU 17-7) (0:00) TCU - Kyle Lemmermann 33-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 0:53; TCU 20-7) Third quarter (14:48) TCU - Kevorian Barnes 75-yard run (Kyle Lemmermann kick), (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12; TCU 27-7) (8:30) TCU - Trent Battle 28-yard run (Kyle Lemmermann kick), (Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 3:59; TCU 34-7) (6:56) TCU - Devean Deal 37-yard fumble return (Kyle Lemmermann kick) (TCU 41-7) (0:29) North Carolina - Jake Johnson 2-yard pass from Max Johnson (Rece Verhoff kick), (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 6:22; TCU 41-14) Fourth quarter (9:21) TCU - DJ Rogers 4-yard pass from Josh Hoover (Kyle Lemmermann kick), (Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 2:26; TCU 48-14)

Statistics	TCU	UNC
First downs	29	10
Plays–yards	72–542	49–222
Rushes–yards	35–258	28–50
Passing yards	284	172
Passing: comp–att–int	27-37-1	13-21-1
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	32:09	27:51

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
TCU	Passing	Josh Hoover	27/36, 284 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Kevorian Barnes	11 carries, 113 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jordan Dwyer	9 receptions, 136 yards, TD
North Carolina	Passing	Max Johnson	9/11, 103 yards, TD
	Rushing	Caleb Hood	10 carries, 31 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jordan Shipp	4 receptions, 84 yards

vs Abilene Christian (FCS)

See also: 2025 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Abilene Christian Wildcats (FCS) (0–1) at TCU Horned Frogs (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Wildcats (FCS)			0
Horned Frogs			0

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
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Game information
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Statistics	ACU	TCU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Abilene Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs SMU (rivalry)

See also: 2025 SMU Mustangs football team and SMU–TCU football rivalry

Pregame line	Over/under

SMU Mustangs (0–0) vs TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Mustangs			0
Horned Frogs			0

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas

• Date: September 20
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SMU	TCU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SMU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Arizona State

See also: 2025 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Pregame line	Over/under

TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) at Arizona State Sun Devils (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Horned Frogs			0
Sun Devils			0

at Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, Arizona

• Date: September 26
• Game time: 8:00 p.m.
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TCU	ASU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arizona State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Colorado

See also: 2025 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Colorado Buffaloes (0–0) vs TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Buffaloes			0
Horned Frogs			0

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas

• Date: October 4
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	COLO	TCU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Colorado	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Kansas State

Pregame line	Over/under

TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) at Kansas State Wildcats (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Horned Frogs			0
Wildcats			0

at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas

• Date: October 11
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TCU	KSU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Kansas State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Baylor (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Baylor Bears football team and Baylor–TCU football rivalry

Pregame line	Over/under

Baylor Bears (0–0) vs TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bears			0
Horned Frogs			0

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas

• Date: October 18
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	BAY	TCU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Baylor	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at West Virginia

See also: 2025 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Pregame line	Over/under

TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) at West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Horned Frogs			0
Mountaineers			0

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, West Virginia

• Date: October 25
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TCU	WVU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
West Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Iowa State

See also: 2025 Iowa State Cyclones football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) vs TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cyclones			0
Horned Frogs			0

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas

• Date: November 8
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ISU	TCU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at BYU

See also: 2025 BYU Cougars football team

Pregame line	Over/under

TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) at BYU Cougars (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Horned Frogs			0
Cougars			0

at LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah

• Date: November 15
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TCU	BYU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
BYU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Houston

See also: 2025 Houston Cougars football team

Pregame line	Over/under

TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) at Houston Cougars (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Horned Frogs			0
Cougars			0

at TDECU Stadium • Houston, Texas

• Date: November 22
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TCU	HOU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Houston	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Cincinnati

See also: 2025 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Cincinnati Bearcats (0–0) vs TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bearcats			0
Horned Frogs			0

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas

• Date: November 29
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	CIN	TCU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cincinnati	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
TCU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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