2013 TCU Horned Frogs football team

The 2013 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Playing as a member of the Big 12 Conference (Big 12), the team was led by head coach Gary Patterson, in his 13th year, and played its home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas.

2013 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
2013 record	4–8 (2–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Gary Patterson (13th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Jarrett Anderson (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Rusty Burns (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Dick Bumpas (10th season)
Base defense	4–2–5 defense
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 45,000)

2013 Big 12 Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 13 Baylor $		8	–	1					11	–	2
No. 6 Oklahoma %		7	–	2					11	–	2
No. 17 Oklahoma State		7	–	2					10	–	3
Texas		7	–	2					8	–	5
Kansas State		5	–	4					8	–	5
Texas Tech		4	–	5					8	–	5
TCU		2	–	7					4	–	8
West Virginia		2	–	7					4	–	8
Iowa State		2	–	7					3	–	9
Kansas		1	–	8					3	–	9
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at TCU	Alma Mater
Gary Patterson	Head Coach	13th	Kansas State (1983)
Jarrett Anderson	Co-Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs	16th	New Mexico (1993)
Dick Bumpas	Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line	10th	Arkansas (1973)
Rusty Burns	Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks	5th	Springfield College (1978)
DeMontie Cross	Linebackers	1st	Missouri (1997)
Chad Glasgow	Safeties	12th	Oklahoma State (1995)
Clay Jennings	Cornerbacks	6th	North Texas (1996)
Curtis Luper	Wide Receivers	1st	Stephen F. Austin (1996)
Ryan McInerney	Graduate Assistant – Defense	3rd	Pittsburg State (2008)
Dan Sharp	Tight Ends/Special Teams	13th	TCU (1985)
Kyle Skierski	Graduate Assistant – Offense	2nd	UC Davis (2006)
Eddie Williamson	Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line	13th	Davidson (1973)

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 12 LSU*	No. 20	AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX (Cowboys Classic)	ESPN	L 27–37	80,230
September 7	11:00 a.m.	Southeastern Louisiana*	No. 24	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FSN	W 38–17	41,170
September 12	6:30 p.m.	at Texas Tech	No. 24	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX (The West Texas Championship)	ESPN	L 10–20	58,701
September 28	11:00 a.m.	SMU*		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet)	FS1	W 48–17	45,111
October 5	6:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Oklahoma		Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FOX	L 17–20	84,992
October 12	11:00 a.m.	Kansas		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FSN	W 27–17	41,894
October 19	11:00 a.m.	at Oklahoma State		Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	FOX	L 10–24	59,638
October 26	6:30 p.m.	Texas		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	FS1	L 7–30	48,212
November 2	2:30 p.m.	West Virginia		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	ESPNU	L 27–30 ^OT	41,632
November 9	11:00 a.m.	at Iowa State		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FSN	W 21–17	54,922
November 16	2:30 p.m.	at Kansas State		Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	FSN	L 31–33	52,697
November 30	2:30 p.m.	No. 9 Baylor		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 38–41	43,568
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

• Schedule source:[1]

Game summaries

vs. LSU

	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 Tigers	6	10	14	7	37
#20 Horned Frogs	3	7	7	10	27

See also: 2013 LSU Tigers football team and Cowboys Classic

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–5–1	1968	LSU, 10–7

Southeastern Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	14	0	3	17
#24 Horned Frogs	7	10	14	7	38

See also: Southeastern Louisiana Lions football

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
	First Meeting

@ Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
#24 Horned Frogs	0	0	3	7	10
Red Raiders	10	0	0	10	20

See also: 2013 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team and TCU–Texas Tech football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
23–29–3	2012	TTU, 56–53^3OT

SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	7	3	0	7	17
Horned Frogs	0	7	10	31	48

See also: 2013 SMU Mustangs football team and Battle for the Iron Skillet

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
45–40–7	2012	TCU, 24–16

@ Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
Horned Frogs	0	0	10	7	17
#11 Sooners	3	10	0	7	20

See also: 2013 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–8	2012	OU, 24–17

Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks	3	7	7	0	17
Horned Frogs	7	3	14	3	27

See also: 2013 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–8–4	2012	TCU, 20–6

This was TCU's first conference win at home since joining the Big 12 in 2012. The three conference games won in their inaugural Big 12 season were all on the road.

@ Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Horned Frogs	0	0	3	7	10
Cowboys	7	10	0	7	24

See also: 2013 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–12–2	2012	OSU, 36–14

Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Longhorns	10	10	7	3	30
Horned Frogs	7	0	0	0	7

See also: 2013 Texas Longhorns football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–61–1	2012	TCU, 20–13

West Virginia

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Mountaineers	3	7	0	17	3	30
Horned Frogs	10	7	0	10	0	27

See also: 2013 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2012	TCU, 39–38

@ Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Horned Frogs	7	7	0	7	21
Cyclones	0	7	10	0	17

See also: 2013 Iowa State Cyclones football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–1	2012	ISU, 27–23

@ Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Horned Frogs	0	7	21	3	31
Wildcats	14	3	10	6	33

See also: 2013 Kansas State Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–3	2012	KSU, 23–10

Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Bears	10	17	14	0	41
Horned Frogs	3	14	14	7	38

See also: 2013 Baylor Bears football team and Baylor–TCU football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
51–50–7	2012	TCU, 49–21

Ranking

See also: 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	20	24	24	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	20	24	24	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Harris	Not released							NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released
BCS	Not released								NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released

References

1. "2013–2014 Football Schedule". TCU Athletics. Retrieved January 31, 2013.