2012 TCU Horned Frogs football team
| 2012 TCU Horned Frogs football | |
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Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl, L 16–17 vs. Michigan State | |
| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Record | 7–6 (4–5 Big 12) |
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| Co-offensive coordinator | Jarrett Anderson (4th season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Rusty Burns (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Dick Bumpas (9th season) |
| Base defense | 4–2–5 |
| Home stadium | Amon G. Carter Stadium |
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| No. 12 Kansas State $+ | 8 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Oklahoma + | 8 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Texas | 5 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 5 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 4 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 4 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 0 | – | 9 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2012 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Horned Frogs were led by 12th-year head coach Gary Patterson and played their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium. This was their first year as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 4–5 in Big 12 play to finish in a four way tie for fifth place. They were invited to the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl where they were defeated by Michigan State.
With their win of a regular season game on September 8, Gary Patterson became, in the history of the Horned Frogs' program history, its winningest head coach.[citation needed]
Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Year at TCU | Alma Mater |
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| Gary Patterson | Head coach | 12th | Kansas State (1983) |
| Jarrett Anderson | Co-Offensive Coordinator/running backs | 15th | New Mexico (1993) |
| Dick Bumpas | Defensive coordinator/defensive line | 9th | Arkansas (1973) |
| Rusty Burns | Co-Offensive Coordinator/quarterbacks | 4th | Springfield College (1978)
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| Chad Glasgow | Safeties | 11th | Oklahoma State (1995) |
| Trey Haverty | Wide receivers | 2nd | Texas Tech (2004) |
| Clay Jennings | Cornerbacks | 5th | North Texas (1996) |
| Ryan McInerney | Graduate Assistant - Defense | 2nd | Pittsburg State (2008) |
| Randy Shannon | Linebackers | 1st | Miami (FL) (1988) |
| Dan Sharp | Tight ends/special teams | 12th | TCU (1985) |
| Eddie Williamson | Assistant head coach/offensive line | 12th | Davidson (1973) |
| Kyle Skierski | Graduate Assistant - Offense | 1st | UC Davis (2006) |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | FCS Pacific | W 56–0 | 45,112 | |||
| September 15 | 11:00 a.m. | at Memorial Stadium | FX | W 20–6 | 43,867 | ||
| September 22 | 11:00 a.m. | Virginia* | No. 17 |
| ESPN | W 27–7 | 46,330 |
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | at Battle for the Iron Skillet) | FSN | W 24–16 | 28,436 | ||
| October 6 | 2:30 p.m. | Iowa State | No. 15 |
| FSN | L 23–37 | 42,152 |
| October 13 | 6:00 p.m. | at Baylor | FSN | W 49–21 | 42,524 | ||
| October 20 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 18 ABC/ESPN2 | L 53–56 3OT | 47,894 | |||
| October 27 | 2:30 p.m. | at Oklahoma State | FSN | L 14–36 | 57,183 | ||
| November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Mountaineer Field | FOX | W 39–38 2OT | 52,322 | ||
| November 10 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 3 Kansas State |
| FOX | L 10–23 | 47,292 | |
| November 22 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 18 ESPN | W 20–13 | 99,950 | |||
| December 1 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 12 Oklahoma |
| ESPN | L 17–24 | 47,501 | |
| December 29 | 9:15 p.m. | vs. Sun Devil Stadium ) | ESPN | L 16–17 | 44,617 | ||
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | 20 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |
| Coaches | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 21 | RV | — | RV | — | — | RV | RV | |
| Harris | Not released | 21 | 22 | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | Not released | |||||
| BCS | Not released | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released | ||||||
References
- ^ Hoover, John E. (February 15, 2012). "Big 12 Announces 2012 Football Schedule". Tulsa World. Retrieved February 17, 2012.