2010 TCU Horned Frogs football team
American college football season
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The 2010 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by tenth-year head coach Gary Patterson and played its home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas. They were members of the Mountain West Conference and were defending conference champions.
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| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
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| Coaches | No. 2 |
| AP | No. 2 |
| Record | 13–0 (8–0 MW) |
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| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Dick Bumpas (7th season) |
| Base defense | 4–2–5 |
| Home stadium | Amon G. Carter Stadium |
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| No. 2 TCU $ | 8 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After a perfect regular season record, another Mountain West title and a #3 BCS ranking, the team was selected by the Pasadena Tournament of Roses to play Wisconsin of the Big Ten Conference in the 97th edition of the Rose Bowl. They defeated the Badgers 21–19, capping off their first undefeated and untied season since 1938, and only the second overall in the school's 115-year football history. The Congrove Computer Rankings, an NCAA-designated major selector, selected TCU as national champion.[1]
TCU finished the regular season as the conference leader in scoring offense (520 points, 43.3 average) and scoring defense (137 points, 11.4 average). The Frogs were led by senior quarterback Andy Dalton, who completed 194 of 293 passes for 2638 yards for 26 touchdowns, and tailback Ed Wesley, who carried for 162 times for 1,065 yards and scored 11 touchdowns.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | 6:45 p.m. | vs. No. 24 Oregon State* | No. 6 | ESPN | W 30–21 | 46,138 | [2] | |
| September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | Tennessee Tech* | No. 4 | W 62–7 | 37,117 | [3] | ||
| September 18 | 3:30 p.m. | Baylor* | No. 4 |
| Versus | W 45–10 | 47,493 | [4] |
| September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | at SMU* | No. 4 | ESPN | W 41–24 | 35,481 | [5] | |
| October 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Colorado State | No. 5 | the mtn. | W 27–0 | 22,553 | [6] | |
| October 9 | 2:30 p.m. | Wyoming | No. 5 |
| CBSCS | W 45–0 | 38,081 | [7] |
| October 16 | 3:00 p.m. | BYU | No. 4 |
| Versus | W 31–3 | 40,416 | [8] |
| October 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Air Force | No. 4 |
| CBSCS | W 38–7 | 46,096 | [9] |
| October 30 | 10:00 p.m. | at UNLV | No. 4 | CBSCS | W 48–6 | 16,745 | [10] | |
| November 6 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 6 Utah | No. 4 | CBSCS | W 47–7 | 46,522 | [11] | |
| November 13 | 3:00 p.m. | San Diego State | No. 3 |
| Versus | W 40–35 | 45,694 | [12] |
| November 27 | 3:00 p.m. | at New Mexico | No. 4 | Versus | W 66–17 | 18,640 | [13] | |
| January 1, 2011 | 4:10 p.m. | vs. No. 4 Wisconsin* | No. 3 |
| ESPN, ESPN 3D | W 21–19 | 94,118 | [14] |
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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 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 (1) | 4 (3) | 4 (2) | 4 (2) | 3 (2) | 4 (1) | 4 | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 2 (3) |
| Coaches | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 (1) | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | 3 (2) | 4 (2) | 4 (2) | 3 (3) | 3 (1) | 2 (1) |
| Harris | Not released | 4 | 3 (3) | 4 (3) | 4 | 3 (5) | 4 (3) | 4 (1) | 3 (2) | 3 (1) | Not released | |||||
| BCS | Not released | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Not released | ||||||
Game summaries
Oregon State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Oregon State | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| • TCU | 7 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 30 |
- Date: September 4
- Location: Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, TX
- Game start: 7:45 p.m. EST
- TV announcers (ESPN): Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge and Holly Rowe
| 1 | 11:48 | OSU | James Rodgers 30 yard pass from Ryan Katz (Justin Kahut kick) | OSU 7–0 |
| 1 | 7:19 | TCU | Andy Dalton 6 yard run (Ross Evans kick) | Tied 7–7 |
| 2 | 11:57 | OSU | Jordan Bishop 34 yard pass from Ryan Katz (Justin Kahut kick) | OSU 14–7 |
| 2 | 8:39 | TCU | Jeremy Kerley 1 yard pass from Andy Dalton (Ross Evans kick) | Tied 14–14 |
| 2 | 0:49 | TCU | Ed Wesley 8 yard run (Ross Evans kick) | TCU 21–14 |
| 3 | 5:33 | OSU | Jacquizz Rodgers 1 yard run (Justin Kahut kick) | Tied 21–21 |
| 3 | 0:59 | TCU | Andy Dalton 4 yard run (Ross Evans kick) | TCU 28–21 |
| 4 | 4:14 | TCU | Safety, Ryan Katz kicked ball through end zone | TCU 30–21 |
Andy Dalton won his 30th career victory as TCU's starting quarterback, surpassing the school record of Sammy Baugh.[15]
Rose Bowl
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Wisconsin | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| • TCU | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
- Date: January 1
- Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
- Game start: 5:00 p.m. EST
- TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger & Kirk Herbstreit
| 1 | 10:39 | WIS | Philip Welch 39-yard field goal | WIS 3–0 |
| 1 | 6:15 | TCU | Bart Johnson 23-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Ross Evans kick) | TCU 7–3 |
| 1 | 3:14 | WIS | John Clay 1-yard run (Philip Welch kick) | WIS 10–7 |
| 1 | 0:36 | TCU | Andy Dalton 4-yard run (Ross Evans kick) | TCU 14–10 |
| 2 | 0:00 | WIS | Philip Welch 37-yard field goal | TCU 14–13 |
| 3 | 11:56 | TCU | Luke Shivers 1-yard run (Ross Evans kick) | TCU 21–13 |
| 4 | 2:00 | WIS | Montee Ball 4-yard run (pass failed) | TCU 21–19 |
The Horned Frogs made their way to Pasadena as the first team from a BCS non-AQ conference school to play in the Rose Bowl in the BCS era. The team has recorded two consecutive perfect regular seasons and has appeared in six straight bowl games. The Rose Bowl was their second consecutive BCS bowl game.
Both teams scored double digit points in the first quarter, a Rose Bowl record. The game was close throughout, and was not decided until Wisconsin failed to convert a two-point conversion late in the fourth quarter to tie the game. The game marks second time that the Rose Bowl was decided by two points, joining the 1966 game (UCLA 14, Michigan State 12).
Roster
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