2009 TCU Horned Frogs football team

2009 TCU Horned Frogs football
2009 TCU Horned Frogs football
Mountain West champion
Fiesta Bowl, L 10–17 vs. Boise State
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 6
Record	12–1 (8–0 MW)
Head coach	Gary Patterson (9th season);
Co-offensive coordinators	Jarrett Anderson (1st season); Justin Fuente (1st season);
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Dick Bumpas (6th season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

The 2009 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Gary Patterson. The Frogs played their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth. The Horned Frogs finished the season 12–1 (8–0 MWC) and won the Mountain West Conference title. On December 6, they were invited to their first Bowl Championship Series game and their first major bowl since the 1959 Cotton Bowl Classic, against #6 Boise State in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl on January 4, 2010. In the Fiesta Bowl, TCU was upset by underdog Boise State, 17–10.

CoachesNo. 6

APNo. 6

Record12–1 (8–0 MW)

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2009 Mountain West Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 6 TCU $	8	–	0	12	–	1
No. 12 BYU	7	–	1	11	–	2
No. 18 Utah	6	–	2	10	–	3
Air Force	5	–	3	8	–	5
Wyoming	4	–	4	7	–	6
UNLV	3	–	5	5	–	7
San Diego State	2	–	6	4	–	8
New Mexico	1	–	7	1	–	11
Colorado State	0	–	8	3	–	9

$ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	2:30 p.m.	at Virginia*	No. 16	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPNU	W 30–14	48,336^[1]
September 19	6:00 p.m.	Texas State*	No. 15	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 56–21	35,249^[2]
September 26	3:30 p.m.	at Clemson*	No. 15	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ESPN360	W 14–10	71,869^[3]
October 3	7:00 p.m.	SMU*	No. 11	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet)	The Mtn.	W 39–14	37,130^[4]
October 10	6:30 p.m.	at Air Force	No. 10	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CBSCS	W 20–17	30,104^[5]
October 17	3:00 p.m.	Colorado State	No. 12	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	Versus	W 44–6	31,156^[6]
October 24	6:30 p.m.	at No. 16 BYU	No. 10	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT (College GameDay)	Versus	W 38–7	64,641^[7]
October 31	3:00 p.m.	UNLV	No. 8	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	Versus	W 41–0	33,541^[8]
November 7	3:00 p.m.	at San Diego State	No. 6	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	Versus	W 55–12	21,708^[9]
November 14	6:30 p.m.	No. 16 Utah	No. 4	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (College GameDay)	CBSCS	W 55–28	50,307^[10]
November 21	1:00 p.m.	at Wyoming	No. 4	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	The Mtn.	W 45–10	15,031^[11]
November 28	12:00 p.m.	New Mexico	No. 4	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	The Mtn.	W 51–10	41,738^[12]
January 4, 2010	7:30 p.m.	vs. No. 6 Boise State*	No. 3	University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	Fox	L 10–17	73,227^[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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