2000 TCU Horned Frogs football team
| 2000 TCU Horned Frogs football | |
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WAC co-champion | |
Mobile Alabama Bowl, L 21–28 vs. Southern Mississippi | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 18 |
| AP | No. 21 |
| 2000 record | 10–2 (7–1 WAC) |
| Head coach | Dennis Franchione and Gary Patterson (interim) |
| Home stadium |
Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 44,008) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #21 TCU + | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP + | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2000 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by head coach Dennis Franchione throughout the regular seasons. Gary Patterson took over as interim head coach in December. TCU played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas. The Horned Frogs finished the 10–2 and 7–1 in conference play to share the Western Athletic Conference championship with UTEP.
Regular season
- In the Battle for the Iron Skillet, TCU beat SMU by a score of 62–7.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 9 | 3:05 PM | at Nevada | No. 22 | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | ESPN+ | W 41–10 | 19,797 | ||
| September 16 | 11:00 AM | Northwestern* | No. 21 | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | FSN | W 41–14 | 30,976 | ||
| September 23 | 6:00 PM | Arkansas State* | No. 19 | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 52–3 | 32,167 | |||
| September 30 | 11:00 AM | at Navy* | No. 18 | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | FSN | W 21–0 | 28,477 | ||
| October 7 | 11:00 AM | Hawaii | No. 14 | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | FSNSW | W 41–21 | 31,896 | ||
| October 21 | 6:00 PM | at Tulsa | No. 10 | Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, OK | ESPN+ | W 17–3 | 20,034 | ||
| October 28 | 2:00 PM | Rice |
No. 11 | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | ESPN+ | W 27–24 | 30,762 | ||
| November 4 | 9:05 PM | at San Jose State | No. 9 | Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA | ESPN2 | L 24–27 | 15,681 | ||
| November 11 | 2:30 PM | Fresno State | No. 17 | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | FSN | W 24–7 | 29,116 | ||
| November 18 | 2:00 PM | UTEP | No. 16 | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | FSNSW | W 47–14 | 41,068 | ||
| November 24 | 7:30 PM | at SMU* | No. 13 | Gerald Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet) | FSN | W 62–7 | 26,551 | ||
| December 20 | 7:00 PM | Southern Miss* | No. 16 | Ladd Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL (Mobile Alabama Bowl) | ESPN2 | L 21–28 | 40,300 | ||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||
Team players drafted into the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| LaDanian Tomlinson | Running Back | 1 | 5 | San Diego Chargers |
| Aaron Schobel | Defensive End | 2 | 46 | Buffalo Bills |
| George Layne | Running Back | 4 | 108 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Curtis Fuller | Defensive Back | 4 | 127 | Seattle Seahawks |
| Shawn Worthen | Defensive Tackle | 4 | 130 | Minnesota Vikings |
| Cedric James | Wide Receiver | 4 | 131 | Minnesota Vikings |
Awards and honors
References
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