2000 TCU Horned Frogs football team
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.
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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 (3rd year) Gary Patterson (interim) |
Defensive coordinator | Gary Patterson |
Home stadium | Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 44,008) |
2000 Western Athletic Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 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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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 9 | 3:05 p.m. | at Nevada | No. 22 | ESPN+ | W 41–10 | 19,797 | |
September 16 | 11:00 a.m. | Northwestern* | No. 21 | FSN | W 41–14 | 30,976 | |
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Arkansas State* | No. 19 |
| W 52–3 | 32,167 | |
September 30 | 11:00 a.m. | at Navy* | No. 18 | FSN | W 21–0 | 28,477 | |
October 7 | 11:00 a.m. | Hawaii | No. 14 |
| FSNSW | W 41–21 | 31,896 |
October 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at Tulsa | No. 10 | ESPN+ | W 17–3 | 20,034 | |
October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | Rice![]() | No. 11 |
| ESPN+ | W 37-0 | 30,762 |
November 4 | 9:05 p.m. | at San Jose State | No. 9 |
| ESPN2 | L 24–27 | 15,681 |
November 11 | 2:30 p.m. | Fresno State | No. 17 |
| FSN | W 24–7 | 29,116 |
November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | UTEP | No. 16 |
| FSNSW | W 47–14 | 41,068 |
November 24 | 7:30 p.m. | at SMU* | No. 13 |
| FSN | W 62–7 | 26,551 |
December 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Southern Miss* | No. 16 | ESPN2 | L 21–28 | 40,300 | |
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Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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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 | 15 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
AP | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches Poll | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
BCS | Not released | 13 | 9 | NR | NR | 14 | 14 | 14 | Not released |
Game summaries
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Awards and honors
- LaDanian Tomlinson, Doak Walker Award[1]
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 |
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