2006 TCU Horned Frogs football team

Schedule

Rankings

Roster

Coaches

Game summaries

Baylor

UC Davis

Texas Tech

BYU

Utah

Army

Wyoming

UNLV

New Mexico

San Diego State

Colorado State

Air Force

Poinsettia Bowl

2006 TCU Horned Frogs football
2006 TCU Horned Frogs football
Poinsettia Bowl champion
Poinsettia Bowl, W 37–7 vs. Northern Illinois
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 22
Record	11–2 (6–2 MW)
Head coach	Gary Patterson (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Schultz (9th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Dick Bumpas (3rd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium; (Capacity: 44,008)
	Seasons ← 2005 2007 →

2006 Mountain West Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 16 BYU $	8	–	0	11	–	2
No. 22 TCU	6	–	2	11	–	2
Utah	5	–	3	8	–	5
Wyoming	5	–	3	6	–	6
New Mexico	4	–	4	6	–	7
Air Force	3	–	5	4	–	8
San Diego State	3	–	5	3	–	9
Colorado State	1	–	7	4	–	8
UNLV	1	–	7	2	–	10

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by head coach Gary Patterson and played their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas. TCU finished the season with an overall record of 11–2 with a 6–2 mark in the Mountain West Conference, where they placed second behind BYU. The Horned Frogs were invited to the Poinsettia Bowl, where they defeated Northern Illinois, 37–7.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	5:30 p.m.	at Baylor*	No. 22	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	FSN	W 17–7	42,733
September 9	6:00 p.m.	UC Davis*	No. 23	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 46–13	25,272
September 16	4:30 p.m.	No. 24 Versus	W 12–3	45,647
September 28	5:00 p.m.	BYU	No. 17	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	Versus	L 17–31	32,190
October 5	8:00 p.m.	at Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	Versus	L 7–20	43,790
October 21	2:30 p.m.	at Army*		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ESPNU	W 31–17	33,614
October 28	2:30 p.m.	Wyoming		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	MTN	W 26–3	31,394
November 4	2:00 p.m.	at UNLV		Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	Versus	W 25–10	13,916
November 11	4:30 p.m.	at New Mexico		University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	MTN	W 27–21	32,754
November 18	3:00 p.m.	San Diego State		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	Versus	W 52–0	26,287
November 25	6:00 p.m.	at Colorado State		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	MTN	W 45–14	16,146
December 2	2:30 p.m.	CSTV	W 38–14	30,767
December 19	7:00 p.m.	vs. Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA (Poinsettia Bowl)	ESPN2	W 37–7	29,709
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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
Harris	Not released				17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	Not released
BCS	Not released							—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Name	Position
Gary Patterson	Head Coach
Jarrett Anderson	Wide Receivers
Dick Bumpas	Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line
Chad Glasgow	Safeties
Charles McMillian	Cornerbacks
Mike Schultz	Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Dan Sharp	Tight Ends/Special Teams
Tony Tademy	Linebackers
Eddie Williamson	Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line
Justin Fuente	Running Backs
Brandon Johnson	Strength and Conditioning Coach
Matt Parker	Assoc. Coach – Strength and Conditioning
Don Sommer	Strength & Conditioning
Bryan Broaddus	Assistant Director-Football Operations
Mike Sinquefield	Director-Football Operations
Keith Carey	Graduate Assistant – Defense
Trey Haverty	Graduate Assistant – Offense

	1	2	3	4	Total
TCU	0	0	10	7	17
Baylor	0	7	0	0	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
UC Davis	3	7	3	0	13
TCU	7	16	14	9	46

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas Tech	3	0	0	0	3
TCU	3	3	3	3	12

	1	2	3	4	Total
BYU	3	7	7	14	31
TCU	0	3	7	7	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
TCU	0	7	0	0	7
Utah	3	14	3	0	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
TCU	7	24	0	0	31
Army	3	0	7	7	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wyoming	0	0	0	3	3
TCU	9	0	10	7	26

	1	2	3	4	Total
TCU	9	10	3	3	25
UNLV	0	3	0	7	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
TCU	14	10	0	3	27
New Mexico	0	0	14	7	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
San Diego St	0	0	0	0	0
TCU	14	24	14	0	52

	1	2	3	4	Total
TCU	3	28	14	0	45
Colorado St	7	0	7	0	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Air Force	0	0	0	14	14
TCU	14	10	14	0	38

2006 Roster Archived 2007-07-03 at the Wayback Machine

Wide receivers

2 Massey, Donald – JR

3 Brock, Marcus – JR

9 Bynum, Prince – SO

9 Elenburg, Kagen – Fr

10 Cage, William – SO

13 Moore, Derek – JR

18 Harmon, Quentily – SR

19 DePriest, Michael – SR

20 Johnson, Bart – FR

21 Dickerson, Ervin – JR

22 Christian, Ryan – Fr

27 Galifaro, Austin – Fr

82 Renfro, Clint – FR

85 Bryant, Walter – SO

88 Young, Jimmy – FR

Offensive line

53 Wyatt, Ryan Fr

60 Phillips, Preston – SO

64 Lindner, Matty – JR

65 Montgomery, Giles – SO

68 Lowery, Adam – JR

50 Marrou, Tyler – Fr

61 Cannon, Marcus – FR

62 Vernon, Josh – FR

70 Newhouse, Marshall – FR

72 Sefton, Ryan – JR

73 Karlin, Josh – Fr

74 Savino, Tony – JR

76 Kirkpatrick, Jake – FR

79 Richmond, Nic – Fr

63 Raetz, Heath – SO

66 Clark, Robert – SO

71 Sisk, Wade – JR

75 Schlueter, Blake – SO

77 Bouldwin, Maurice – SR

78 Taylor, Herbert – SR

Fullbacks

36 Smith, Chris – Fr

44 Cameron, Cash – Fr

47 Jackson, William – JR

Tight ends

80 Hecht, Brent – SR

81 Andrus, Chad – SR

84 Frosch, Evan – FR

86 Reagan, Shae – SO

87 Englert, Trey – JR

89 Cunigan, Quinton – JR

92 Stevens, Tom – JR

Quarterbacks

11 Jackson, Marcus – Fr

12 Eskridge, Zack – FR

14 Dalton, Andy – FR

16 Ballard, Jeff – SR

17 Luttrell, Tyler – FR

Running backs

23 Brown, Aaron – SO

24 Turner, Joseph – Fr

30 Hobbs, Lonta – SR

32 Watts, Justin – SO

33 Merrill, Robert – SR

34 James, Detrick – SO

Defensive line

52 Brown, Jon Fr

55 Vess, James – SO

56 Moore, Cody – SO

57 Grant, Cory – FR

58 Williams, Jarrarcea – SR

59 Hailey, Niels – FR

67 Haight, Sean – Fr

69 Knight, Michael – Fr

83 Retkofsky, Jared – SR

90 Leatch, Clarence – FR

91 Christopher, Allen – Fr

93 Ortiz, Chase – JR

94 Niutei, Henry – FR

95 Newby, Jamison – SR

96 Daniels, Wayne – FR

97 Blake, Tommy – JR

98 Hughes, Jerry – FR

Linebackers

35 Ward, Andrew – SR

37 Ingram, Darius – JR

38 Gordon, Brenan – FR

39 Phillips, Jason – SO

41 Washington, Daryl – FR

42 Panfil, Matt – SO

46 Hawthorne, David – JR

49 Gleaton, James – SO

51 Henson, Robert – SO

Defensive backs

1 Lewis, Ken – SR

4 Coleman, Steven – SO

6 Bonner, Brian - JR

9 Russell, Vernon – SR

45 Abbott, Christopher – JR

10 Priest, Rafael – Fr

15 Stewart, Torrey – JR

17 Burrell, Andy – SO

17 Hunter, Corderra – Fr

20 Sanders, Nick – Fr

25 Buchanan, Eric – SR

26 White, Marvin – SR

27 Roach, David – JR

28 Jones, Colin – FR

29 Hodge, Stephen – SO

31 Gallegos, Elvis – SR

40 Zavala, Justin - SR

43 Clarke, Chris – JR

43 Ibiloye, Alex – FR

48 Ruelas, Kenneth – JR

Punters/Kickers

2 Milliken, Garrett – FR

7 Porter, David - FR

11 Wash, Derek – JR

13 LoCoco, Peter – SR

40 Cortney, Brian – SR

44 Manfredini, Chris – JR

54 Lawson, Landry – Fr

38 Walters, Zach – Fr

	1	2	3	4	Total
Northern Illinois	0	0	0	7	7
TCU	6	10	14	7	37

v t e TCU Horned Frogs football
Venues	Panther Park (1911–1914, 1917, 1920–1923) Clark Field (1924–1930) Amon G. Carter Stadium (1930–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Baylor SMU Texas Texas A&M Texas Tech
Culture & lore	Super Frog "TCU Fight" Texas Christian University Marching Band 1935 "Game of the Century"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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