2015 TCU Horned Frogs football team

The 2015 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The 120th TCU football team played as a member of the Big 12 Conference (Big 12), led by 15th-year head coach Gary Patterson. The Horned Frogs played their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas.

2015 TCU Horned Frogs football
Alamo Bowl champion
Alamo Bowl, W 47–41^3OT vs. Oregon
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 7
2015 record	11–2 (7–2 Big 12)
Head coach	Gary Patterson (15th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Doug Meacham (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Sonny Cumbie (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Co-defensive coordinator	Chad Glasgow (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	DeMontie Cross (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5 defense
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 45,000)

2015 Big 12 Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Oklahoma $^		8	–	1					11	–	2
No. 20 Oklahoma State		7	–	2					10	–	3
No. 7 TCU		7	–	2					11	–	2
No. 13 Baylor		6	–	3					10	–	3
West Virginia		4	–	5					8	–	5
Texas Tech		4	–	5					7	–	6
Texas		4	–	5					5	–	7
Kansas State		3	–	6					6	–	7
Iowa State		2	–	7					3	–	9
Kansas		0	–	9					0	–	12
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

TCU (11–2, 7–2) finished the season ranked #7 in the nation after a victory in the Alamo Bowl. The season marked the Horned Frogs' fifth top-10 finish and sixth top-15 finish in the last 8 seasons. The Horned Frogs notched their sixth 11+ win season in the last 8 years and their tenth 10+ win season in the 15-year Gary Patterson era.

Previous season

The 2014 TCU Horned Frogs football team notched a 12–1 record and finished the season ranked #3. The Horned Frogs introduced a new, up-tempo offense in 2014 under new co-offensive coordinators Doug Meacham and Sonny Cumbie, led by junior quarterback Trevone Boykin, who finished 4th in the 2014 Heisman Trophy voting. The Frogs' sole loss came at #5 Baylor, 58–61. TCU knocked off three top-10 teams during their 2014 campaign, #4 Oklahoma, #7 Kansas State and #9 Ole Miss. During the regular season, the Horned Frogs ranked as high as #3 in the College Football Playoff Rankings and were in the mix to be included in the inaugural, 4-team College Football Playoff. In the next-to-last CFP rankings, the Frogs checked in at #3; however, even after a decisive 55–3 win over Iowa State in the final week, the College Football Playoff Selection Committee dropped the Big 12 Co-Champion Horned Frogs from #3 to #6, and out of the Playoff, in the final regular-season rankings. The Horned Frogs were invited to play in the 2014 Peach Bowl, in Atlanta, Georgia, against the Ole Miss Rebels of the SEC. The Horned Frogs shut down the Rebel offense and picked apart the vaunted Ole Miss defense in a decisive 42–3 TCU victory.

Preseason

Recruiting

National Signing Day unofficially kicked off the new season on February 5, 2015. The Horned Frogs inked 21 high school seniors to National Letters of Intent and added two additional playmakers by grayshirt.[1] Hoping to build on the success of the new up-tempo offense installed by Co-Offensive Coordinators Doug Meacham and Sonny Cumbie in 2014, the 2015 signing class included six wide receivers. Three signees graduated from high school in December 2014 and enrolled at TCU for the spring term.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Deshawn Raymond CB	Metairie, LA	East Jefferson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 31, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Breylin Mitchell DE	Round Rock, TX	Round Rock	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	Jul 24, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Sam Awolope OT	Missouri City, TX	Fort Bend Marshall	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Dec 15, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Tony James ATH	Arlington, TX	Bowie	5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m)	151 lb (68 kg)	Nov 30, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jarrison Stewart WR	Mesquite, TX	Horn	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Jan 26, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jaelan Austin WR	Grand Prairie, TX	South Grand Prairie	6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 1, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Semaj Thomas LB	Fort Worth, TX	Southwest	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	Jan 26, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Joseph Broadnax DT	Dallas, TX	Bryan Adams	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	303 lb (137 kg)	Feb 27, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Alec Dunham LB	Coldspring, TX	Coldspring-Oakhurst	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Nov 6, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jozie Milton DT	Clinton, LA	Silliman Institute	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	294 lb (133 kg)	Dec 13, 2014
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Tre'Vontae Hights ATH	Yoakum, TX	Yoakum	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Apr 7, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Kavontae Turpin WR	Monroe, LA	Neville	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jan 25, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Tipa Galeai DE	Euless, TX	Trinity	6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Dec 18, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Niko Small CB	Arlington, TX	Bowie	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Jun 18, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Cordel Iwuagwu OG	Houston, TX	Westfield	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Jun 7, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Mike Freeze LB	Graham, TX	Graham	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	May 4, 2014
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Montrel Wilson S	Keller, TX	Fossil Ridge	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Dec 14, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
David Bolisomi OT	Denton, TX	Ryan	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Dec 1, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Julius Lewis ATH	Mansfield, TX	Mansfield	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 10, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Arico Evans WR	Dallas, TX	Hillcrest	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jan 25, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jeff Gladney ATH	New Boston, TX	New Boston	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	Jun 5, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 27   Rivals: 34  247Sports: 42  ESPN: 37
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2015 TCU Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 16, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 16, 2015.

In addition to the above-listed signees, TCU added consensus 3-star wide receive Darrion Flowers (5'9", 170, Sam Houston HS, Arlington, TX), who accepted a track and field scholarship for 2015–16 and will join the football team before the 2016 season. Similarly, TCU added kicker Jonathan Song (5'9", 160, All Saints HS, Fort Worth, TX), who will also grayshirt during the 2015–16 season and count against the 2016 recruiting class. Flowers and Song will fill areas of need in 2016 after the loss of PK, P, and WRs at the conclusion of the 2015 season.

It was widely reported in early 2015 that former Southlake Carroll standout and Gatorade Football Player of the Year[2][3] Kenny Hill would transfer from Texas A&M to TCU before the 2015 season. Hill confirmed his transfer on May 22, 2015, and enrolled for the summer term.[4] As a transfer, Hill can practice with the 2015 team, but he will be ineligible for play until 2016.

During the summer, TCU added walk-on athlete Rocket Ismail, Jr. (5'11", 176, Ranchview HS, Carrollton, TX), son of All-American, Notre Dame legend and former CFL and NFL player Raghib "Rocket" Ismail. Ismail is immediately eligible and joins a number of additional walk-ons on the 2015 roster.

Coaching staff changes

Patterson formally announced coaching staff changes on February 25, 2015.[5] Following the retirement of long-time TCU defensive coordinator Dick Bumpas, Patterson promoted safeties coach and former Texas Tech defensive coordinator Chad Glasgow and TCU linebackers coach DeMontie Cross to co-defensive coordinators. TCU director of player personnel Dan Sharp was reassigned as the defensive line coach, and three-year graduate assistant Paul Gonzales was named the Frogs' cornerbacks coach. Further coaching staff changes include the shuffling and addition of analysis and graduate assistants, including the addition of former TCU linebacker and 2009 5th-round draft pick Jason Phillips.

Spring practice

The Horned Frogs' formal spring practice ran from February 28 through April 10.[6] In their April 9 spring game,[7] the Frogs were without quarterback Trevone Boykin, who underwent minor surgery on his non-throwing wrist prior to the final week of spring practice. The focus of spring ball was squarely on the defense, where Coach Patterson must replace 5 starters, including 2 linebackers. Offensive coordinators Meacham and Cumbie, meanwhile, focused on improving the year-old up-tempo offense and identifying a backup quarterback.[8]

Spring 2015 "way-too-early" pre-season rankings from most major sports news outlets, issued after the end of the 2014 season tabbed the 2015 Horned Frogs at #1 (ESPN-Martin Rickman),[9] #2 (Sports Illustrated),[10] #2 (CBSSports),[11] and #2 (ESPN-Mark Schlabach).[12]

Fall camp

In July, TCU was selected as the overwhelming favorite to win the Big 12 regular season crown,[13] and Trevone Boykin emerged as the frontrunner in the 2015 Heisman Trophy race.[14] During Big 12 media days, the media's attention fell heavily upon league frontrunners TCU and Baylor.[15] Fall camp began on August 4, 2015.[16]

Little news was released by Gary Patterson during the Horned Frogs' fall camp. Rumors of injuries sustained by starting wide receivers Josh Doctson and Deante Gray, as well as starting defensive tackle Davion Pierson were unconfirmed, and Patterson revealed in late August that Doctson would likely play in the opener at Minnesota while Gray's readiness for the September 3 game remained questionable.[17] Late in fall camp, junior wide receiver and special teams punt returner Cameron Echols-Luper, son of TCU running backs coach Curtis Luper, announced his transfer to Arkansas State, where Echols-Luper hopes to play quarterback.[18]

TCU was ranked #2 in both the preseason Amway (USA Today) Coaches Poll[19] and the preseason AP Poll.[20]

Schedule

TCU was one of only four teams in the country to play six road games against Power 5 Conference opponents. The Horned Frogs' road schedule included a non-conference season opener at Minnesota and five Big 12 road games. The Frogs will had only one mid-season bye during week eight of the regular season.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	8:00 p.m.	at Minnesota*	No. 2	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	ESPN	W 23–17	54,147
September 12	2:30 p.m.	Stephen F. Austin*	No. 3	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FS1	W 70–7	45,786
September 19	7:00 p.m.	SMU*	No. 3	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet)	FSN	W 56–37	48,127
September 26	3:45 p.m.	at Texas Tech	No. 3	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	FOX	W 55–52	61,283
October 3	11:00 a.m.	Texas	No. 4	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	ABC	W 50–7	48,694
October 10	6:30 p.m.	at Kansas State	No. 2	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	FOX	W 52–45	53,671
October 17	6:00 p.m.	at Iowa State	No. 3	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	ESPN2	W 45–21	52,480
October 29	6:30 p.m.	West Virginia	No. 5	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FS1	W 40–10	45,947
November 7	2:30 p.m.	at No. 12 Oklahoma State	No. 5	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	FOX	L 29–49	59,061
November 14	11:00 a.m.	Kansas	No. 13	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FS1	W 23–17	44,375
November 21	7:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Oklahoma	No. 11	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	L 29–30	85,821
November 27	6:30 p.m.	No. 7 Baylor	No. 15	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	W 28–21 ^2OT	47,675
January 2, 2016	5:45 p.m.	vs. No. 15 Oregon*	No. 11	Alamodome San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl)	ESPN	W 47–41 ^3OT	64,569
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source: GoFrogs.com[21] and FBschedules.com[22]

Rankings

Further information: 2015 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	Final
AP	2	3	3	3	4	2 (5)	3 (3)	4 (3)	5 (3)	5 (4)	13	11	15	11	11	7
Coaches	2 (1)	3	3	2	3	2 (4)	3 (5)	3 (4)	3 (2)	3 (4)	12	11	16	11	10	7
CFP	Not released									8	15	18	19	11	11	Not released

Game summaries

Minnesota

See also: 2015 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

All-time record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	2014	TCU, 30–7

TCU Horned Frogs at Minnesota Golden Gophers – Game Summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Horned Frogs	10	0	10	3	23
Golden Gophers	0	3	7	7	17

at TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN

• Date: September 3, 2015
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. CT (actual: 8:10 p.m. – 11:47 p.m.)
• Game weather: Clear, 82°F, wind E 15 mph
• Game attendance: 54,147 (stadium record)
• Referee: Cooper Castleberry, Umpire: Jim Adams, Linesman: Bill Scott, Line judge: Frank LeBlanc, Back judge: Joel Wetzel, Field judge: Randy Smith, Side judge: Fulton Carson, Center judge: Stacy Hardin
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Brian Griese (color), Tom Luginbill (sideline)
• Sources: TCU Game Notes[23] and GoFrogs.com[24]

Game information

First Quarter 06:58 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 53-yd field goal, TCU 3 – MINN 0 05:46 – TCU – Josh Doctson 11-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), TCU 10 – MINN 0 Second Quarter 05:22 – MINN – Ryan Santoso 42-yd field goal, TCU 10 – MINN 3 Third Quarter 12:03 – TCU – Trevone Boykin 19-yd run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), TCU 17 – MINN 3 03:44 – MINN – Rodney Smith 1-yd run (Ryan Santoso, kick), TCU 17 – MINN 10 00:36 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 45-yd field goal, TCU 20 – MINN 10 Fourth Quarter 07:33 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 33-yd field goal, TCU 23 – MINN 10 01:32 – MINN – KJ Maye 22-yd pass from Mitch Leidner (Ryan Santoso, kick), TCU 23 – MINN 17 Top Passers TCU – Trevone Boykin: 26–42, 1 INT, 246 yds, 1 TD MINN – Mitch Leidner: 19–35, 0 INT, 197 yds, 1 TD Top Rushers TCU – Trevone Boykin: 18 rushes, 92 yards (5.1), 1 TD MINN – Rodney Smith: 16 rushes, 88 yards (5.5), 1 TD Top Receiving TCU – Josh Doctson: 8 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD MINN – KJ Maye: 4 receptions, 73 yards, 1 TD

TCU was one of only three consensus-top 25 teams to play a true road game against a Power 5 Conference opponent in week one, joining the #1 Ohio State Buckeyes at Virginia Tech and the #20 Stanford Cardinal at Northwestern. Of the three, only #2 TCU and #1 Ohio State returned home with victories.

Stephen F. Austin

See also: 2015 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

All-time record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2008	TCU, 67–7

TCU Horned Frogs vs Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks – Game Summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	0	0	0	7	7
#3 Horned Frogs	21	14	21	14	70

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX

• Date: September 12, 2015
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CT (actual: 2:36 p.m. – 5:39 p.m.)
• Game weather: Sunny and clear, 84°F, wind NE 9 mph
• Game attendance: 45,786
• Referee: Scott Campbell, Umpire: M. Henderson, Linesman: Greg Downum, Line judge: Steve Hoslett, Back judge: Dave Baldwin, Field judge: Robert Asel, Side judge: Dave Curschman, Center judge: Darren Winkley
• TV announcers (FS1): Joe Davis (play-by-play), Brady Quinn (color), Kris Budden (sideline)
• Sources: GoFrogs.com;[25] TCU Pre-game Notes[26][27]

Game information

First Quarter 06:51 – TCU – Aaron Green 2-yd run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), SFA 0 – TCU 7 03:40 – TCU – Aaron Green 7-yd run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), SFA 0 – TCU 14 01:57 – TCU – Kolby Listenbee 60-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), SFA 0 – TCU 21 Second Quarter 13:27 – TCU – KaVontae Turpin 6-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), SFA 0 – TCU 28 11:34 – TCU – Ja"juan Story 9-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), SFA 0 – TCU 35 Third Quarter 11:23 – TCU – Emanuel Porter 3-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), SFA 0 – TCU 42 09:37 – TCU – Denzel Johnson 50-yd interception return (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), SFA 0 – TCU 49 06:29 – TCU – Kyle Hicks 1-yd run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), SFA 0 – TCU 56 Fourth Quarter 14:25 – TCU – Jaelan Austin 16-yd pass from Bram Kohlhausen (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), SFA 0 – TCU 63 14:02 – SFA – Loren Easly 75-yd run (Nick Bruno, kick), SFA 7 – TCU 63 04:02 – TCU – Colten Christensen 3-yd run (Jonathan Song, kick), SFA 7 – TCU 70 Top Passers SFA – Zach Conque: 11–18, 1 INT, 9 yds, 0 TD TCU – Trevone Boykin: 18–27, 1 INT, 285 yds, 4 TD Top Rushers SFA – Loren Easly: 6 rushes, 94 yards (15.5), 1 TD TCU – Trevorris Johnson: 9 rushes, 71 yards (7.9), 0 TD Top Receiving SFA – Aaron Piper: 5 receptions, 1 yard, 0 TD TCU – Kolby Listenbee: 6 receptions, 142 yards, 1 TD

The 70 points scored by the Horned Frogs in this game marked the second-highest score of any TCU Horned Frogs football team in the program's 120-year history (the record of 82 points was set against the Texas Tech Red Raiders in 2014). This win extended TCU's winning streak to 10 games and improved Gary Patterson's record to 21–1 when coaching a TCU team ranked in the top 5 and 32–3 when coaching a TCU team ranked in the top 10.

SMU

See also: 2015 SMU Mustangs football team

All-time record	Last meeting	Result
48–40–7	2014	TCU, 56–0

TCU Horned Frogs vs SMU Mustangs – Game Summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	10	7	17	3	37
#3 Horned Frogs	14	14	14	14	56

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX

• Date: September 19, 2015
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CT (actual: 7:05 p.m. – 10:34 p.m.)
• Game weather: Partly cloudy, 89°F, wind NE 9 mph
• Game attendance: 48,127
• Referee: Adam Savoie, Umpire: Hilbert Byers, Linesman: Dan Harrington, Line judge: Tod Reese, Back judge: James Sima, Field judge: Matthew Hill, Side judge: Ben Vasconsells, Center judge: Mark Windham
• TV announcers (FSN): Mark Followill (play-by-play), Brian Baldinger (color), Lesley McCaslin (sideline)
• Sources: GoFrogs.com;[28] TCU Pre-game Notes[29][30]

Game information

First Quarter 11:44 – SMU – Xavier Jones 2-yd run (Chad Hedlund, kick), SMU 7 – TCU 0 10:57 – TCU – KaVontae Turpin 61-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), SMU 7 – TCU 7 05:00 – SMU – Chad Hedlund 22-yd field goal, SMU 10 – TCU 7 02:09 – TCU – Aaron Green 1-yd run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), SMU 10 – TCU 14 Second Quarter 10:16 – TCU – Josh Doctson 29-yd pass (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), SMU 10 – TCU 21 02:01 – TCU – Trevone Boykin 20-yd run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), SMU 10 – TCU 28 00:12 – SMU – Courtland Sutton 1-yd pass from Matt Davis (Chad Hedlund, kick), SMU 17 – TCU 28 Third Quarter 12:59 – TCU – Kolby Listenbee 31-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), SMU 17 – TCU 35 09:18 – TCU – Dominic Merka 19-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), SMU 17 – TCU 42 06:42 – SMU – Matt Davis 4-yd run (Chad Hedlund, kick), SMU 24 – TCU 42 05:23 – SMU – Matt Davis 1-yd run (Chad Hedlund, kick), SMU 31 – TCU 42 00:00 – SMU – Chad Hedlund 21-yd field goal, SMU 34 – TCU 42 Fourth Quarter 08:20 – SMU – Chad Hedlund 32-yd field goal, SMU 37 – TCU 42 0*6:32 – TCU – Josh Doctson 42-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), SMU 37 – TCU 49 00:56 – TCU – Aaron Green 1-yd run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), SMU 37 – TCU 56 Top Passers SMU – Matt Davis: 17–31, 0 INT, 330 yards, 1 TD TCU – Trevone Boykin: 21–30, 1 INT, 454 yards, 5 TD Top Rushers SMU – Braeden West: 13 rushes, 64 yards (4.9), 0 TD TCU – Aaron Green: 21 rushes, 164 yards (7.8), 2 TD Top Receiving SMU – Courtland Sutton: 4 receptions, 115 yards, 1 TD TCU – Josh Doctson: 5 receptions, 171 yards, 2 TD

This 95th Battle for the Iron Skillet came 100 years after the Frogs and Mustangs first met in October 1915 at TCU's Clark Field, a meeting TCU won 43–0. The Horned Frogs celebrated Family Weekend and Clark Society Weekend during this September 19, 2015, home game, and the TCU Lettermen's Association inducted several new members into its Hall of Fame as part of the weekend's festivities.

Texas Tech

See also: 2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team and TCU–Texas Tech football rivalry

#3 TCU Horned Frogs (3–0) at Texas Tech Red Raiders (3–0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
TCU	16	17	7	15	55
Texas Tech	14	14	10	14	52

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

• Date: September 26, 2015
• Game time: 3:45 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 78 °F (26 °C)
• Game attendance: 61,283
• Referee: Brad Van Vark
• TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Brady Quinn, and Kris Budden
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter TCU – Josh Doctson 9-yard pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), 10:51. TCU 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:54. TTU – DeAndre Washington 1-yard run (Clayton Hatfield, kick), 9:42. Tie 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 86 yards, 1:09. TCU – Safety. TCU 9–7. TCU – Aaron Green 1-yard run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), 3:34. TCU 16–7. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 3:48. TTU – DeAndre Washington 26-yard run (Clayton Hatfield, kick), 2:02. TCU 16–14. Drive: 4 plays, 49 yards, 1:32. Second quarter TTU – Jakeem Grant 45-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Clayton Hatfield, kick), 13:22. Texas Tech 21–16. Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 0:44. TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 42-yard field goal, 9:46. Texas Tech 21–19. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 1:46. TCU – Josh Doctson 52-yard pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), 6:05. TCU 26–21. Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 0:53. TTU – Patrick Mahomes 4-yard run (Clayton Hatfield, kick), 3:26. Texas Tech 28–26. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 2:39. TCU – Josh Doctson 5-yard pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), 0:15. TCU 33–28. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:11. Third quarter TTU – DeAndre Washington 2-yard run (Clayton Hatfield, kick), 6:28. Texas Tech 35–33. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:47. TCU – Aaron Green 7-yard run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), 2:58. TCU 40–35. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:30. TTU – Clayton Hatfield 37-yd field goal, 0:44. TCU 40–38. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 2:14. Fourth quarter TTU – DeAndre Washington 1-yard run (Clayton Hatfield, kick), 10:53. Texas Tech 45–40. Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 3:26. TCU – Kyle Hicks 22-yd run (pass good), 8:22. TCU 48–45. Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 2:31. TTU – Justin Stockton 50-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Clayton Hatfield, kick), 5:55. Texas Tech 52–48. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:27. TCU – Aaron Green 4-yard pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), 0:23. TCU 55–52. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 2:09. Top passers TCU – Trevone Boykin – 34/54, 485 yards, 4 TD TTU – Patrick Mahomes – 25/45, 392 yards, 2 TD Top rushers TCU – Aaron Green – 28 rushes, 162 yards, 2 TD TTU – DeAndre Washington – 22 rushes, 188 yards, 4 TD Top Receiving TCU – Josh Doctson – 18 receptions, 267 yards, 3 TD TTU – Jakeem Grant – 8 receptions, 126 yards, TD

The Horned Frogs' thrilling 55–52 last-minute win over Texas Tech marked TCU's first win in Lubbock, Texas, since 1991. TCU's 750 yards of offense was the third-most in school history (the record was set against Texas Tech in 2014, with 785). Trevone Boykin's 485 passing yards was the second-most by a quarterback in school history. Josh Doctson's 267 receiving yards set a new TCU single-game record, and his 18 receptions tied the TCU record.

Texas

See also: 2015 Texas Longhorns football team

All-time record	Big 12 record	Last meeting	Result
23–62–1	3–1	2014	'TCU

TCU Horned Frogs vs Texas Longhorns – Game Summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Longhorns	0	0	0	7	7
#4 Horned Frogs	30	7	10	3	50

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX

• Date: October 3, 2015
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CT (actual: 11:06 a.m. – 2:36 p.m.)
• Game weather: Partly cloudy, 68°F, wind SE 6 mph
• Game attendance: 48,694
• Referee: Dan Romeo, Umpire: Scott Teifer, Linesman: Andy Warner, Line judge: Marc Bovos, Back judge: Chris Alston, Field judge: Ed Vinzant, Side judge: Craig Falkner, Center judge: Ken Ray
• TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Chris Spielman (color), Todd McShay (sideline)
• Sources: TCU Game Notes,[31] GoFrogs.com[32]

Game information

First Quarter 12:35 – TCU – KaVontae Turpin 13-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), Texas 0 – TCU 7 11:33 – TCU – Safety, Texas 0 – TCU 9 09:48 – TCU – Josh Doctson 15-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), Texas 0 – TCU 16 05:01 – TCU – KaVontae Turpin 49-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), Texas 0 – TCU 23 00:26 – TCU – Josh Doctson 29-yd pass from Shaun Nixon (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), Texas 0 – TCU 30 Second Quarter 00:48 – TCU – KaVontae Turpin 50-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), Texas 0 – TCU 37 Third Quarter 12:14 – TCU – KaVontae Turpin 12-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), Texas 0 – TCU 44 00:25 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 23-yd field goal, Texas 0 – TCU 47 Fourth Quarter 11:31 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 41-yd field goal, Texas 0 – TCU 50 05:14 – Texas – Joe Lorenzo 21-yd pass from Tyrone Swoopes (Nick Rose, kick), Texas 7 – TCU 50 Top Passers Texas – Jerrod Heard: 8–20, 0 INT, 48 yards, 0 TD TCU – Trevone Boykin: 20–35, 0 INT, 332 yards, 5 TD Top Rushers Texas – D'Onta Foreman: 18 rushes, 112 yards (6.2), 0 TD TCU – Aaron Green: 14 rushes, 70 yards (5.0), 0 TD Top Receiving Texas – Armant Foreman: 3 receptions, 19 yards, 0 TD TCU – Josh Doctson: 7 receptions, 129 yards, 2 TD

The Horned Frogs celebrated Homecoming during the October 3, 2015, Big 12 home opener versus Texas. The 50–7 win was the Horned Frogs' first home win over the Longhorns since 1992, and TCU's wins over the Longhorns in 2014 and 2015 mark the Frogs' first back-to-back wins over Texas since the 1950s. Trevone Boykin threw for 332 yards without playing in the fourth quarter. The third of his five touchdown passes broke the career touchdown pass record set by former TCU and current Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton from 2007–2010. Josh Doctson caught two touchdown passes, the latter of which broke former TCU wide receiver and former New England Patriot and Super Bowl Champion Josh Boyce's TCU career record.

Kansas State

See also: 2015 Kansas State Wildcats football team

All-time record	Big 12 record	Last meeting	Result
5–4	2–2	2014	TCU, 41–20

TCU Horned Frogs at Kansas State Wildcats – Game Summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Horned Frogs	14	3	14	21	52
Wildcats	7	28	0	10	45

at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS

• Date: October 10, 2015
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. CT (actual: 6:35 p.m. – 10:12 p.m.)
• Game weather: Clear, 76°F, wind S 14 mph
• Game attendance: 53,671
• Referee: Reggie Smith, Umpire: Joel Bellinger, Linesman: Mike Moeller, Line judge: Mark Stewart, Back judge: Lyndon Nixon, Field judge: Matt Mills, Side judge: Tim Murray, Center judge: Dan Scanlan
• TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (color), Molly McGrath (sideline)
• Sources: TCU Game Notes,[33] GoFrogs.com[34]

Game information

First Quarter 14:42 – TCU – Aaron Green 86-yd run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), TCU 7 – K-State 0 09:39 – K-State – Joe Hubener 2-yd run (Jack Cantele, kick), TCU 7 – K-State 7 07:46 – TCU – Josh Doctson 32-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), TCU 14 – K-State 7 Second Quarter 12:51 – K-State – Joe Hubener 17-yd run (Jack Cantele, kick), TCU 14 – K-State 14 11:32 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 50-yd field goal, TCU 17 – K-State 14 06:56 – K-State – Charles Jones 28-yd run (Jack Cantele, kick), TCU 17 – K-State 21 04:56 – K-State – Charles Jones 7-yd run (Jack Cantele, kick), TCU 17 – K-State 28 00:22 – K-State – Joe Hubener 1-yd run (Jack Cantele, kick), TCU 17 – K-State 35 Third Quarter 13:16 – TCU – Derrick Kindred 60-yd interception return (Jaden Oberkom, kick), TCU 24 – K-State 35 07:14 – TCU – Aaron Green 8-yd run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), TCU 31 – K-State 35 Fourth Quarter 12:21 – K-State – Joe Hubener 1-yd run (Jack Cantele, kick), TCU 31 – K-State 42 07:55 – TCU – Trevone Boykin 14-yd run (Trevone Boykin pass failed), TCU 37 – K-State 42 06:07 – TCU – Trevone Boykin 69-yd run (Josh Doctson pass from Trevone Boykin), TCU 45 – K-State 42 01:47 – K-State – Jack Cantele 37-yd field goal, TCU 45 – K-State 45 01:10 – TCU – Josh Doctson 55-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), TCU 52 – K-State 45 Top Passers TCU – Trevone Boykin: 20–30, 2 INT, 301 yards, 2 TD K-State – Joe Hubener: 13–33, 1 INT, 157 yards, 0 TD Top Rushers TCU – Trevone Boykin: 11 rushes, 124 yards (11.3), 2 TD K-State – Joe Hubener: 26 rushes, 111 yards (4.3), 4 TD Top Receiving TCU – Josh Doctson: 8 receptions, 155 yards, 2 TD K-State – Deante Burton: 5 receptions, 65 yards, 0 TD

As the winner of the 2015 TCU–Kansas State football game, TCU took the lead in the all-time series against the Wildcats, with an overall record of 5–4. The Horned Frogs' come-from-behind win marked Gary Patterson's first win as a head coach against his alma mater in Manhattan. Jaden Oberkrom tied the all-time TCU career field goal record with a 50-yd field goal in the first half. The win marked the Frogs' 14th in a row, tying the all-time TCU record for consecutive wins. TCU's 52 points notched a school-record 5-game-50+ point streak. With the win, the Horned Frogs are now 25–1 when ranked in the top 5 and 36–3 when ranked in the top 10 under coach Patterson.

Iowa State

See also: 2015 Iowa State Cyclones football team

All-time record	Big 12 record	Last meeting	Result
6–1	3–1	2014	TCU, 55–3

TCU Horned Frogs at Iowa State Cyclones – Game Summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
#3 Horned Frogs	14	10	7	14	45
Cyclones	21	0	0	0	21

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA

• Date: October 17, 2015
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CT (actual: 6:05 p.m. – 9:37 p.m.)
• Game weather: Clear, 54°F, wind S 0–5 mph
• Game attendance: 52,480
• Referee: Mike Defee, Umpire: Robert Richeson, Linesman: Al Green, Line judge: Kelly Deterding, Back judge: Terry Jones, Field judge: Joe Blubaugh, Side judge: Lo Van Pham, Center judge: Mike Cuttone
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Anthony Becht (color), Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
• Sources: TCU Game Notes,[35] GoFrogs.com[36]

Game information

First Quarter 11:08 – ISU – Joshua Thomas 2-yd run (Cole Netten, kick), TCU 0 – ISU 7 10:13 – TCU – Josh Doctson 20-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), TCU 7 – ISU 7 06:38 – TCU – Kolby Listenbee 21-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), TCU 14 – ISU 7 06:01 – ISU – Allen Lazard 74-yd pass from Joel Lanning (Cole Netten, kick), TCU 14 – ISU 14 01:49 – ISU – Mike Warren 4-yd run (Cole Netten, kick), TCU 14 – ISU 21 Second Quarter 14:55 – TCU – Charlie Reid 14-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), TCU 21 – ISU 21 00:02 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 21-yd field goal, TCU 24 – ISU 21 Third Quarter 11:24 – TCU – Kyle Hicks 13-yd run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), TCU 31 – ISU 21 Fourth Quarter 14:36 – TCU – Trevone Boykin 3-yd run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), TCU 38 – ISU 21 08:45 – TCU – Josh Doctson 42-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), TCU 45 – ISU 21 Top Passers TCU – Trevone Boykin: 27–32, 0 INT, 436 yards, 4 TD ISU – Sam B. Richardson: 22–36, 0 INT, 251 yards, 0 TD Top Rushers TCU – Trevone Boykin: 13 rushes, 74 yards (5.7), 1 TD ISU – Mike WarreN; 22 rushes, 78 yards (3.5), 1 TD Top Receiving TCU – Trevone Boykin: 13 rushes, 74 yards (5.7), 1 TD ISU – Quenton Bundrage: 7 receptions, 86 yards, 0 TD

The Frogs remained perfect, extending the 2015 record to 7–0 and setting a new school record with a 15-game winning streak (dating back to 2014). TCU's top Heisman Trophy candidate, quarterback Trevone Boykin, accounted for 510 yards and 5 touchdowns. After a back-and-forth start, the Horned Frogs defense held the Cyclones scoreless through the second, third and fourth quarters. The Frogs' win marked the nation's-best fourth road victory over a Power 5 Conference foe. After the game, the Frogs entered their sole mid-season bye week sitting at first place in the Big 12 Conference standings.

West Virginia

See also: 2015 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

All-time record	Big 12 record	Last meeting	Result
3–2	3–1	2014	TCU, 31–30

TCU Horned Frogs vs West Virginia Mountaineers – Game Summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	0	10	0	0	10
#5 Horned Frogs	17	6	14	3	40

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX

• Date: October 29, 2015
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. CT (actual: 6:35 p.m. – 10:09 p.m.)
• Game weather: Sunny and clear, 75°F, wind S 10 mph
• Game attendance: 45,947
• Referee: C. Castleberry, Umpire: Jim Adams, Linesman: Bill Scott, Line judge: Frank LeBlanc, Back judge: Joel Wetzel, Field judge: Randy Smith, Side judge: Fulton Carson, Center judge: Stacy Hardin
• TV announcers (FS1): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (color), Molly McGrath (sideline)
• Sources: TCU Game Notes,[37] GoFrogs.com[38]

Game information

First Quarter 08:46 – TCU – Josh Doctson 17-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkom, kick), WVU 0 – TCU 7 04:49 – TCU – Trevone Boykin 2-yd run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), WVU 0 – TCU 14 01:01 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 20-yd field goal, WVU 0 – TCU 17 Second Quarter 11:19 – WVU – Shelton Gibson 32-yd pass from Skylar Howard (Josh Lambert, kick), WVU 7 – TCU 17 05:02 – WVU – Josh Lambert 51-yd field goal, WVU 10 – TCU 17 01:05 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 23-yd field goal, WVU 10 – TCU 20 00:00 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 57-yd field goal, WVU 10 – TCU 23 Third Quarter 12:43 – TCU – Kyle Hicks 7-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), WVU 10 – TCU 30 09:25 – TCU – Josh Doctson 9-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), WVU 10 – TCU 37 Fourth Quarter 14:05 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 43-yd field goal, WVU 10 – TCU 40 Top Passers WVU – Skylar Howard: 16–39, 1 INT, 160 yards, 1 TD TCU – Trevone Boykin: 32–47, 0 INT, 388 yards, 3 TD Top Rushers WVU – Wendell Smallwood: 20 rushes, 113 yards (5.7), 0 TD TCU – Trevone Boykin: 11 rushes, 84 yards (7.6), 1 TD Top Receiving WVU – David Sills: 3 receptions, 42 yards, 0 TD TCU – Josh Doctson: 11 receptions, 183 yards, 2 TD

TCU hosted WVU on a Thursday night in Fort Worth following the Frogs' only mid-season bye week. The Frogs' 30-point win marked the first time in four Big 12 meetings that the winner of the TCU–WVU game was not decided on the final play. Jaden Oberkrom's 57-yard field goal at the end of the first half tied a TCU record. Trevone Boykin's 472 yards of offense brought his career total to 12,041 yards, enough to pass Andy Dalton's career record of 11,925 yards and become the most in TCU history. Josh Doctson broke the TCU record for receptions in a season with his 67th grab in only the Frogs' eighth game of 2015. He also joined Michael Crabtree as the only FBS wide receivers in the past 20 seasons with 6-straight games of 100 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns. After an impressive run by Trevone Boykin, Dana Holgorsen offered Trevone Boykin a high-five on the WVU sideline.[39]

Oklahoma State

See also: 2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

All-time record	Big 12 record	Last meeting	Result
10–14–2	1–3	2014	TCU, 42–9

TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma State Cowboys – Game Summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Horned Frogs	9	0	7	13	29
#12 Cowboys	14	14	14	7	49

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK

• Date: November 7, 2015
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CT (actual: 2:35 p.m. – 6:27 p.m.)
• Game weather: Sunny, 66°F, wind ENE 5 mph
• Game attendance: 59,061
• Referee: Brad Van Vark, Umpire: Michael Cooper, Linesman: George Gusman, Line judge: Jerod Phillips, Back judge: Brian Ernest, Field judge: Jason Ledet, Side judge: Gene Semko, Center judge: Brian Alos
• TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (color), Molly McGrath (sideline)
• Sources: TCU Game Notes,[40] GoFrogs.com[41]

Game information

First Quarter 11:05 – OSU – James Washington 48-yd pass from Mason Rudolph (Ben Grogan, kick), TCU 0 – OSU 7 06:28 – TCU – Trevone Boykin 1-yd run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick blocked), TCU 6 – OSU 7 06:02 – OSU – James Washington 50-yd pass from Mason Rudolph (Ben Grogan, kick), TCU 6 – OSU 14 03:24 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 23-yd field goal, TCU 9 – OSU 14 Second Quarter 13:37 – OSU – Jeff Carr 12-yd pass from Mason Rudolph (Ben Grogan, kick), TCU 9 – OSU 21 07:57 – OSU – Marcell Ateman 82-yd pass from Mason Rudolph (Ben Grogan, kick), TCU 9 – OSU 28 Third Quarter 12:08 – OSU – J.W. Walsh 1-yd run (Ben Grogan, kick), TCU 9 – OSU 35 08:56 – TCU – Trevone Boykin 1-yd run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), TCU 16 – OSU 35 08:07 – OSU – James Washington 74-yd pass from Mason Rudolph (Ben Grogan, kick), TCU 16 – OSU 42 Fourth Quarter 14:19 – TCU – Kolby Listenbee 32-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), TCU 23 – OSU 42 02:28 – TCU – Aaron Green 1-yd run (Trevone Boykin, pass failed), TCU 29 – OSU 42 00:44 – OSU – Chad Whitener 42-yd interception return (Ben Grogan, kick), TCU 29 – OSU 49 Top Passers TCU – Trevone Boykin: 35–57, 4 INT, 445 yards, 1 TD OSU – Mason Rudolph 16–24, 0 INT, 352 yards, 5 TD Top Rushers TCU – Aaron Green: 24 rushes, 97 yards (4), 1 TD OSU – Raymond Taylor: 9 rushes, 28 yards (3.1), 0 TD Top Receiving TCU – Shaun Nixon: 9 receptions, 146 yards, 0 TD OSU – James Washington: 5 receptions, 184 yards, 3 TD

The Horned Frogs 16-game winning streak (dating back to October 2014) and undefeated season came to an end in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Heisman Trophy hopeful Trevone Boykin committed five turnovers, including four interceptions, as the TCU offense struggled to keep pace with the Cowboys' offense, which struck deep for four touchdown passes of 48 yards or more. Leading TCU receiver Josh Doctson exited the game early with a wrist injury that took away the Horned Frogs' most dangerous deep threat.

Kansas

See also: 2015 Kansas Jayhawks football team

All-time record	Big 12 record	Last meeting	Result
20–8–4	4–0	2014	TCU, 34–30

TCU Horned Frogs vs Kansas Jayhawks – Game Summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks	3	7	0	7	17
#13 Horned Frogs	10	0	3	10	23

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX

• Date: November 14, 2015
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CT (actual: 11:05 a.m. – 2:42 p.m.)
• Game weather: Overcast, 61°F, wind SE 10 mph
• Game attendance: 44,375
• Referee: Eddy Shelton, Umpire: Rick Podraza, Linesman: Rick Smith, Line judge: Keith Garmond, Back judge: Terry White, Field judge: Nick Lave, Side judge: Jim Murphy, Center judge: Steve Baron
• TV announcers (FS1): Joe Davis (play-by-play), Brady Quinn (color), Kris Budden (sideline)
• Sources: TCU Game Notes,[42] GoFrogs.com[43]

Game information

First Quarter 09:45 – TCU – KaVontae Turpin 49-yd punt return (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), KU 0 – TCU 7 05:05 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 42-yd field goal, KU 0 – TCU 10 02:34 – KU – Matthew Wyman 42-yd field goal, KU 3 – TCU 10 Second Quarter 11:29 – KU – Taylor Cox 3-yd run (Matthew Wyman, kick), KU 10 – TCU 10 Third Quarter 05:01 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 38-yd field goal, KU 10 – TCU 13 Fourth Quarter 11:51 – TCU – Shaun Nixon 42-yd pass from Foster Sawyer (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), KU 10 – TCU 20 09:51 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 36-yd field goal, KU 10 – TCU 23 06:19 – KU – Tyler Patrick 10-yd pass from Ryan Willis (Matthew Wyman, kick), KU 17 – TCU 23 Top Passers KU – Ryan Willis: 20–41, 1 INT, 203 yards, 1 TD TCU – Bram Kohlhausen: 13–19, 1 INT, 112 yards, 0 TD Top Rushers KU – Ke'aun Kinner: 17 rushes, 80 yards (4.7), 0 TD TCU – Aaron Green: 30 rushes, 177 yards (5.9), 0 TD Top Receiving KU – Steven Sims: 6 receptions, 55 yards, 0 TD TCU – Shaun Nixon: 7 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD

TCU improved to 9–1 (6–1) on the season and remained perfect against the Jayhawks since joining the Big 12 Conference, but Heisman-contending quarterback Trevone Boykin left the game with an ankle injury in the first quarter and did not return. The win extended the Horned Frogs' home winning streak to 12 games.

Oklahoma

See also: 2015 Oklahoma Sooners football team

All-time record	Big 12 record	Last meeting	Result
5–10	1–3	2014	TCU, 37–33

TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma Sooners – Game Summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Horned Frogs	7	0	6	16	29
#7 Sooners	7	16	7	0	30

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

• Date: November 21, 2015
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CT (actual 7:14 p.m. – 10:58 p.m.)
• Game weather: Clear, 36°F, wind N 8 mph
• Game attendance: 85,821
• Referee: Alan Eck, Umpire: Tab Slaughter, Linesman: Cal McNeill, Line judge: Kelly Deterding, Back judge: Donny Aultman, Field judge: Scott Gaines, Side judge: Anthony Fleming, Center judge: Chris Tallent
• TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (color), Holly Rowe (sideline)
• Sources: TCU Game Notes,[44] GoFrogs.com[45]

Game information

First Quarter 09:34 – TCU – Kolby Listenbee 37-yd pass from Foster Sawyer (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), TCU 7 – OU 0 00:22 – OU – Sterling Shepard 21-yd pass from Baker Mayfield (Austin Seibert, kick), TCU 7 – OU 7 Second Quarter 11:16 – OU – Austin Seibert 35-yd field goal, TCU 7 – OU 10 06:12 – OU – Austin Seibert 32-yd field goal, TCU 7 – OU 13 05:06 – OU – Dede Westbrook 36-yd pass from Baker Mayfield (Austin Seibert, kick), TCU 7 – OU 20 00:00 – OU – Austin Seibert 37-yd field goal, TCU 7 – OU 23 Third Quarter 12:43 – TCU – Aaron Green 26-yd run (Foster Sawyer pass failed), TCU 13 – OU 23 07:55 – OU – Samaje Perine 72-yd run (Austin Seibert, kick), TCU 13 – OU 30 Fourth Quarter 08:59 – TCU – KaVontae Turpin 86-yd pass from Bram Kohlhausen (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), TCU 20 – OU 30 06:27 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 43-yd field goal, TCU 23 – OU 30 00:51 – TCU – Emanuel Porter 14-yd pass from Bram Kohlhausen (Bram Kohlhausen pass failed), TCU 29 – OU 30 Top Passers TCU – Bram Kohlhausen: 5–11, 0 INT, 122 yards, 2 TD OU – Baker Mayfield: 9–20, 0 INTO, 127 yards, 2 TD Top Rushers TCU – Aaron Green: 23 rushes, 126 yards (5.5), 1 TD OU – Samaje Perine: 26 rushes, 188 yards (7.2), 1 TD Top Receiving TCU – Kolby Listenbee: 4 receptions, 98 yards, 1 TD OU – Samaje Perine: 8 receptions, 111 yards, 1 TD

The top-20 matchup between two 9–1 teams came ten years after the shocking TCU win in Norman that propelled the rise of the Horned Frogs on the national stage. TCU played without its starting quarterback and preseason Heisman Trophy favorite Trevone Boykin after he suffered an ankle injury early in the Frogs' game against Kansas on November 14. Leading wide receiver Josh Doctson, who received Heisman Trophy consideration midseason, was also out due to a wrist injury suffered at Oklahoma State on November 7. Including these two injuries, which topped pre-game headlines, the injury-plagued Horned Frogs squad was without its starting quarterback, 4 of their 6 top wide receivers, 2 of their 6 top offensive linemen, one starting defensive end, two starting linebackers, their starting free safety, one starting cornerback, and their starting long snapper. Additional early-season losses had also depleted the Frogs' depth. The Horned Frogs stormed back in the fourth quarter but failed to convert a would-be-winning-2-point try with less than a minute remaining.

Baylor

See also: 2015 Baylor Bears football team

All-time record	Big 12 record	Last meeting	Result
52–52–7	2–2	2014	Baylor, 61–58

TCU Horned Frogs vs Baylor Bears – Game Summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
#7 Bears	14	0	0	0	7	0	21
#15 Horned Frogs	7	7	0	0	7	7	28

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX

• Date: November 27, 2015
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. CT (actual: 7:20 p.m. – 11:11 p.m.)
• Game weather: Steady rain, 38°F, wind N 17 mph
• Game attendance: 47,675
• Referee: Mike Defee, Umpire: Robert Richeson, Linesman: Al Green, Line judge: Mark Stewart, Back judge: Terry Jones, Field judge: Joe Blubaugh, Side judge: Gene Semko, Center judge: Mike Cutton
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Brian Griese (color), Tom Luginbill (sideline)
• Sources: TCU Game Notes[46] and GoFrogs.com[47]

Game information

First Quarter 10:40 – Baylor – Devin Chafin 1-yd run (Chris Callahan, kick), Baylor 7 – TCU 0 08:55 – TCU – Jarrison Stewart 25-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), Baylor 7 – TCU 7 07:28 – Baylor – Devin Chafin 5-yd run (Chris Callahan, kick), Baylor 14 – TCU 7 Second Quarter 12:55 – TCU – Josh Carraway 56-yd fumble recovery (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), Baylor 14 – TCU 14 Third Quarter none Fourth Quarter none First Overtime Baylor – Devin Chafin 4-yd pass from Chris Johnson (Chris Callahan, kick), Baylor 21 – TCU 14 TCU – Trevone Boykin 1-yd run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), Baylor 21 – TCU 21 Second Overtime TCU – KaVontae Turpin 8-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), Baylor 21 – TCU 28 Top Passers Baylor – Chris Johnson: 7–24, 1 INT, 62 yards, 1 TD TCU – Trevone Boykin: 18–33, 1 INT, 148 yards, 2 TD Top Rushers Baylor – Devin Chafin: 26 rushes, 119 yards (4.6), 2 TD TCU – Aaron Green: 17 rushes, 72 yards (4.2), 0 TD Top Receiving Baylor – KD Cannon: 3 receptions, 28 yards, 0 TD TCU – Emanuel Porter: 3 receptions, 48 yards, 0 TD

The Horned Frogs closed their regular season with a two-overtime victory of the Baylor Bears, evening the most-played series in both programs' history at 52–52–7. Appropriately, the first meeting in the series' long history, in 1899, ended in a 0–0 tie, and by the time the Horned Frogs joined the Big 12 in 2012, the series was tied at 50–50–7. The matchup between the two defending Big 12 Co-Champions was highly anticipated since Baylor stunned the Frogs with a 21-point, fourth-quarter comeback in 2014.

Oregon (Alamo Bowl)

See also: 2016 Alamo Bowl (January) and 2015 Oregon Ducks football team

All-time record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	1978	TCU, 14–10

TCU Horned Frogs vs Oregon Ducks (Alamo Bowl) – Game Summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
#15 Ducks	21	10	0	0	7	3	0	41
#11 Horned Frogs	0	0	17	14	7	3	6	47

at Alamodome • San Antonio, TX

• Date: January 2, 2016
• Game time: 5:45 p.m. CT (actual: 5:56 p.m. – 9:58 p.m.)
• Game weather: Clear, 72°F (indoors)
• Game attendance: 64,569
• Referee: Marc Curles; Umpire: Brent Sowell; Linesman: G.A. Gus Morris; Line judge: Chuck Rice; Back judge: Dax Hill; Field judge: Bobby Ables; Side judge: Chris Conley; Center judge: Chris Snead
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Mack Brown (color), Alison Williams (sideline)
• Sources: TCU Game Notes[48] and GoFrogs.com[49]

Game information

First Quarter 09:29 – Oregon – Darren Carrington 37-yd pass from Vernon Adams (Aidan Schneider, kick), Oregon 7 – TCU 0 05:12 – Oregon – Royce Freeman 4-yd run (Aidan Schneider, kick), Oregon 14 – TCU 0 00:27 – Oregon – Royce Freeman 5-yd run (Aidan Schneider, kick), Oregon 21 – TCU 0 Second Quarter 13:30 – Oregon – Tony Brooks-James 5-yd run (Aidan Schneider, kick), Oregon 28 – TCU 0 00:32 – Oregon – Aidan Schneider 47-yd field goal, Oregon 31 – TCU 0 Third Quarter 10:52 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 24-yd field goal, Oregon 31 – TCU 3 04:18 – TCU – Jaelan Austin 26-yd pass from Bram Kohlhausen (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), Oregon 31 – TCU 10 00:36 – TCU – Bram Kohlhausen 2-yd run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), Oregon 31 – TCU 17 Fourth Quarter 07:45 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 34-yd field goal, Oregon 31 – TCU 20 03:32 – TCU – Aaron Green 2-yd run (Buck Jones pass from Shaun Nixon), Oregon 31 – TCU 28 00:19 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 22-yd field goal, Oregon 31 – TCU 31 First Overtime TCU – Emanuel Porter 7-yd pass from Bram Kohlhausen (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), Oregon 31 – TCU 38 Oregon – Royce Freeman 1-yd run (Aidan Schneider, kick), Oregon 38 – TCU 38 Second Overtime Oregon – Aidan Schneider 44-yd field goal, Oregon 41 – TCU 38 TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 46-yd field goal, Oregon 41 – TCU 41 Third Overtime TCU – Bram Kohlhausen 8-yd run (Bram Kohlausen pass failed), Oregon 41 – TCU 47 Top Passers Oregon – Vernon Adams: 13–19, 0 INT, 197 yards, 1 TD TCU – Bram Kohlhausen: 28–45, 1 INT, 351 yards, 2 TD Top Rushers Oregon – Royce Freeman: 26 rushes, 130 yards (5.0), 3 TD TCU – Aaron Green: 25 rushes, 101 yards (4.0), 1 TD Top Receiving Oregon – Darren Carrington: 7 receptions, 101 yards, 1 TD TCU – Shaun Nixon: 9 receptions, 71 yards, 0 TD

The Horned Frogs' closed the 2015 season with a 47–41 3OT victory in the Alamo Bowl. After Trevone Boykin was suspended from the game following his involvement in a bar fight,[50] the Horned Frogs turned to walk-on backup quarterback Bram Kohlhausen, a fifth year senior who made his first and only start at TCU quarterback. After falling behind 0–31 at halftime, the Frogs roared back to tie the game at the end of regulation and win the game in the third overtime period. Kohlhausen was named the Alamo Bowl Offensive MVP and Travin Howard was named the Alamo Bowl defensive MVP.

Personnel

Roster

2015 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Emanuel Porter So QB 2 Trevone Boykin  Sr RB 3 Shaun Nixon  Fr QB 6 Bram Kohlhausen  Sr QB 7 Kenny Hill  Jr WR 7 Kolby Listenbee Sr WR 9 Josh Doctson  Sr WR 10 Desmon White So QB 11 Zach Allen  So QB 12 Foster Sawyer  Fr WR 13 Ty Slanina  Jr WR 14 Jarrison Stewart Fr WR 15 Jaelan Austin Fr QB 17 Grayson Muehlstein  Fr WR 19 Travis Hanes  So WR 20 Deanté Gray  Sr RB 21 Kyle Hicks  So RB 22 Aaron Green Sr FB 23 Ryan Watkins Jr RB 24 Trevorris Johnson  So WR 25 KaVontae Turpin Fr WR 28 Isaiah Alexander So WR 28 Tony James Fr WR 28 Patrick Zeller  Fr RB 29 Colten Christensen Sr WR 30 Rocket Ismail, Jr. Fr WR 34 Preston Miller  Jr WR 34 Daniel Walsh Jr WR 38 Connor Osborne Jr RB 39 Stacy Boyd Jr WR 39 Justus Canfield So WR 43 Michael Carroll Fr WR 47 Jake Whittenburg  Fr C 51 Austin Schlottmann So OT 52 Trey Elliott  Fr C 53 Garrett Altman  So C 55 Joey Hunt  Sr OG 58 Patrick Morris  So OL 60 Thomas Walsh  Fr OG 61 Michael MacCrory Jr OT 62 David Bolisomi Fr OT 64 Matt Pryor  So OG 65 Brady Foltz  Sr OT 68 Joseph Noteboom  So OT 69 Aviante Collins Sr OG 70 Cordel Iwuagwu Fr OG 72 Bobby Thompson  Sr C 73 Jozie Milton Fr OT 74 Halapoulivaati Vaitai Sr OT 75 Ryan Griswold  Fr OT 76 Sam Awolope Fr OG 77 Jamelle Naff   Sr OL 78 Ty Barrett  Fr OT 79 Luke Benuska Sr TE 80 Buck Jones  Jr WR 81 Ja'Juan Story   Sr WR 82 Charlie Reid  So WR 83 Keaton Duhon  Fr TE 84 Dominic Merka  Sr WR 85 Corey McBride  Fr TE 86 Bryson Burtnett  So WR 87 TraVontae Hights Fr WR 88 Nathan Hernandez Jr TE 88 Cole Novak So WR 89 Andre Petties-Wilson  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 2 Corry O'Meally Sr CB 3 Torrance Mosley  So S 4 Niko Small Fr S 6 Kenny Iloka  Sr S 7 Arico Evans Fr CB 11 Ranthony Texada   So CB 14 Jeff Gladney Fr S 15 Steve Wesley  So S 16 Michael Downing Jr.  So CB 17 DeShawn Raymond Fr S 18 Nick Orr So CB 19 Cyd Calvin  So LB 20 Montrel Wilson Fr LB 23 Alec Dunham Fr CB 24 Julius Lewis Fr S 26 Derrick Kindred Sr S 30 Denzel Johnson Jr S 31 Ridwan Issahaku  Fr CB 31 Devin Killpatrick Sr LB 32 Travin Howard So CB 33 Robert Lewis Sr CB 33 Ricky Musgrove Fr LB 35 Sammy Douglas  Jr DE 40 James McFarland  Sr LB 42 Ty Summers  Fr LB 43 Davis Devereaux Fr LB 44 Paul Whitmill  So DE 47 Tipa Galeai Fr LB 49 Garrett Kaufman So LB 49 Semaj Thomas Fr LB 50 Harrison Gillaspy So LB 53 George Cullen So DT 54 Joseph Broadnax Fr DT 57 Davion Pierson  Sr DL 66 Pakamiaiaea Davis  Fr DE 90 Terrell Lathan Sr DE 91 L. J. Collier  Fr DE 92 Bryson Henderson  So DE 93 Michael Morsharrafa  Jr DE 93 Mike Tuaua Sr DE 94 Josh Carraway  Jr DT 95 Aaron Curry  Jr DE 96 Breylin Mitchell Fr DT 97 Chris Bradley So DT 98 Casey McDermott Vai  Sr DT 99 Tevin Lawson  Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 29 Adam Nunez Fr PK 33 Jaden Oberkrom Sr P 36 Ryan Graf Fr P 37 Ethan Perry Sr PK 46 Jonathan Song Fr PK 49 Brandon Hatfield So LS 67 Cole Graham Fr LS 71 Matt Boggs  So	Head coach Gary Patterson (Head Coach, 15th year) Coordinators/assistant coaches DeMontie Cross (Co-Defensive Coordinator/LBs, 3rd year) Sonny Cumbie (Co-Offensive Coordinator/QBs, 2nd year) Chad Glasgow (Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties, 14th year) Doug Meacham (Co-Offensive Coordinator/Inside WRs, 2nd year) Jarrett Anderson (Offensive Line Coach, 18th year) Rusty Burns (Outside Receivers Coach, 7th year) Paul Gonzales (Cornerbacks Coach, 1st year) Curtis Luper (Running Backs Coach, 3rd Year) Dan Sharp (Defensive Line Coach, 24th year) Eric Russell (Director of Player Personnel–Special Teams, 1st year) Don Sommer (Head Strength & Conditioning Coach, 14th year) Matt Parker (Associate Strength & Conditioning Coach, 9th year) Zarnell Fitch (Director of High School Relations, 1st year) Hudson Fuller (Offensive Analyst, 1st year) Jeremy Modkins (Defensive Analyst, 1st year) Jake Brown (Graduate Assistant–Offense, 1st year) Clifton Odom (Graduate Assistant–Defense, 1st year) Bryson Oliver (Graduate Assistant–Offense, 2nd year) Jason Phillips (Graduate Assistant–Defense, 1st year) David Gable (Assoc. Director–Sports Medicine, 12th year) Matt Lewis (Director–Football Operations, 12th year) Nelly Gonzalez (Asst. Director–Football Operations, 1st year) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: October 6, 2015

Returning starters

TCU anticipated the return of the below-listed starters (10 offensive starters, 5 defensive starters, and 2 players on special teams). Preseason and early-season injuries plagued the Horned Frogs, rendering several of the returners unavailable for all or part of the 2015 season, including Deante' Gray (season),[51] Kolby Listenbee (several weeks),[52] Ty Slanina (early, season-ending injury),[53] James McFarland (season),[51] Terrell Lathan (several weeks),[54] Davion Pierson (several weeks),[55] and Ranthony Texada (early, season-ending injury).[56] Additionally, week 1 starting linebacker Mike Freeze left the team for personal reasons,[55] and starting linebacker Sammy Dougals[51] and starting safety Kenny Iloka[54] suffered early season-ending injuries.

Offense

Player	Class	Position
Josh Doctson	Senior	WR
Deanté Gray	Senior	WR
Kolby Listenbee	Senior	WR
Ty Slanina	Junior	WR
Trevone Boykin	Senior	QB
Aaron Green	Senior	TB
Joey Hunt	Senior	C
Brady Foltz	Senior	OG
Jamelle Naff	Senior	OG
Halapoulivaati Vaitai	Senior	OT
Reference: TCU Spring Prospectus

Defense

Player	Class	Position
Derrick Kindred	Senior	S
Terrell Lathan	Senior	DE
James McFarland	Senior	DE
Davion Pierson	Senior	DT
Ranthony Texada	Sophomore	CB
Reference: TCU Spring Prospectus

Special Teams

Player	Class	Position
Jaden Oberkrom	Senior	PK
Ethan Perry	Senior	P
Reference: TCU Spring Prospectus

Depth Chart

As released October 12, 2015, prior to the Frogs' week 7 game at Iowa State:

Offense

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.
LT	74 69	Halapoulivaati Vaitai Aviante Collins	6–6 6–6	315 295	Sr. Sr.
LG	77 72	Jamelle Naff Bobby Thompson	6–4 6–6	325 310	Sr. Sr.
C	55 51	Joey Hunt Austin Schlottmann	6–3 6–6	295 300	Sr. Sr.
RG	65 58	Brady Foltz Patrick Morris	6–4 6–3	320 288	Sr. So.
RT	68 64	Joseph Noteboom Matt Pryor	6–5 6–7	320 350	So. So.
TE	80 84	Buck Jones Dominic Merka	6–4 6–4	255 250	Jr. Sr.
RB	22 21 24 3	Aaron Green OR Kyle Hicks OR Trevorris Johnson OR Shaun Nixon	5–11 5–10 5–11 5–10	205 200 221 196	Sr. So. So. RFr.
QB	2 6 12	Trevone Boykin Bram Kohlhausen Foster Sawyer	6–2 6–2 6–5	205 203 228	Sr. Sr. RFr.
WR (X)	7 28	Kolby Listenbee Tony James	6–1 5–10	183 156	Sr. Fr.
WR (H)	10 25	Desmon White KaVontae Turpin	5–7 5–9	150 152	So. Fr.
WR (Y)	3 14	Shaun Nixon Jarrison Stewart	5–10 6–0	196 190	RFr. Fr.
WR (Z)	9 81 15	Josh Doctson Ja'Juan Story Jaelan Austin	6–3 6–4 6–0	195 208 192	Sr. Sr. Fr.

Defense

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.
LE	94 92 47 96	Josh Carraway Bryson Henderson Tipa Galeai Breylin Mitchell	6–4 6–6 6–5 6–4	250 275 220 255	Jr. So. Fr. Fr.
DT	97 99	Chris Bradley Tevin Lawson	6–2 6–4	255 280	So. Jr.
DT	57 95	Davion Pierson Aaron Curry	6–2 6–2	305 280	Sr. Jr.
RE	93 90	Mike Tuaua Terrell Lathan	6–3 6–5	253 280	Sr. Sr.
MLB	42 32	Ty Summers Travin Howard	6–2 6–1	230 190	RFr. So.
SLB	20 23	Montrel Wilson Alec Dunham	6–3 6–1	208 213	Fr. Fr.
SS	30 7	Denzel Johnson Arico Eans	6–2 6–2	205 196	Jr. Fr.
FS	26 4	Derrick Kindred Niko Small	5–10 6–10	210 187	Sr. Fr.
WS	31 16	Ridwan Issahaku Michael Downing	6–1 5–11	180 175	RFr. So.
CB	2 17 3	Corey O'Meally DeShawn Raymond Torrance Mosley	6–0 6–1 5–10	170 180 160	Sr. Fr. So.
CB	18 24	Nick Orr Julius Lewis	5–10 5–10	166 170	So. Fr.

Special Teams

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.
PK	33	Jaden Oberkrom	6–3	187	Sr.
LSN	71	Matt Boggs	6–0	205	So.
SSN	88	Bryson Burtnett	6–5	248	So.
H	11	Zach Allen	6–3	210	So.
KO	33 46	Jaden Oberkrom Jonathan Song	6–3 5–10	187 170	Sr. Fr.
P	37 46	Ethan Perry Jonathan Song	6–4 5–10	230 170	Sr. Fr.
KR	25 3	KaVontae Turpin Shaun Nixon	5–9 5–10	152 198	Fr. RFr.
PR	25 10	KaVontae Turpin Desmon White	5–9 5–7	152 150	Fr. So.

Awards and honors

Preseason Awards

Gary Patterson CBS Sports Preseason Coach of the Year[57] Trevone Boykin CBS Sports Preseason Player of the Year[57] CBS Sports Preseason First Team All-American[57] ESPN Preseason All-American[58] Sports Illustrated Preseason All-American[59] Big 12 Preseason Offensive Player of the Year[60][61] Preseason All-Big 12[61]

Josh Doctson Preseason All-Big 12[61] Joey Hunt Preseason All-Big 12[61] Davion Pierson Preseason All-Big 12[61] Halapoulivaati Vaitai Preseason All-Big 12[61]

Weekly Awards

Gary Patterson Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week (vs. Baylor, week 13)[62] Trevone Boykin Big 12 Co-Offensive Player of the Week (vs. SMU, week 3)[63] Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award – Week 3 Honorable Mention (vs. SMU, week 3)[64] FWAA National Offensive Player of the Week (at Texas Tech, week 4)[65] Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award – Week 4 Honorable Mention (at Texas Tech, week 4)[66] Paul Hornung Award Weekly Honor Roll (at Texas Tech, week 4)[67] Manning Award Star of the Week (at Texas Tech, week 4)[68] Davey O'Brien Quarterback of the Week (at Texas Tech, week 4)[69] Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award – Week 5 Honorable Mention (vs. Texas, week 5)[70] Manning Award Star of the Week (vs. Texas, week 5)[71] Davey O'Brien "Great 8" Performance (vs. Texas, week 5)[72] CBS Sports National Player of the Week (at Kansas State, week 6)[73] Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (at Kansas State, week 6)[74] Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Week 6 National Player of the Week (at Kansas State, week 6)[75] Manning Award Star of the Week (at Kansas State, week 6)[76] Davey O'Brien "Great 8" Performance (at Kansas State, week 6)[77] Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award – Week 7 Honorable Mention (at Iowa State, week 7)[78] Davey O'Brien "Great 8" Performance (at Iowa State, week 7)[79] Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award – Week 9 Honorable Mention (vs. West Virginia, week 9)[80] Manning Award Star of the Week (vs. West Virginia, week 9)[81] Davey O'Brien Quarterback of the Week (vs. West Virginia, week 9)[82]

Josh Doctson Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award – Week 3 Honorable Mention (vs. SMU, week 3)[64] Walter Camp National Player of the Week (at Texas Tech, week 4)[83] CBS Sports National Player of the Week (at Texas Tech, week 4)[84] Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (at Texas Tech, week 4)[85] Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week (at Texas Tech, week 4)[86] Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award – Week 6 Honorable Mention (at Kansas State, week 6)[75] Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award – Week 7 Honorable Mention (at Iowa State, week 7)[78] Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award – Week 9 Honorable Mention (vs. West Virginia, week 9)[80] Jaden Oberkrom Lou Groza Award Star of the Week (at Minnesota, week 1)[87] Lou Groza Award Star of the Week (vs. Kansas, week 11)[88] Ty Summers Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (vs. Baylor, week 13)[89] Walter Camp National Player of the Week (vs. Baylor, week 13)[90] KaVontae Turpin Big 12 Co-Offensive Player of the Week (vs. Texas, week 5)[91] Paul Hornung Award Weekly Honor Roll (vs. Texas, week 5)[92] Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award – Week 5 Honorable Mention (vs. Texas, week 5)[70] Paul Hornung Award Weekly Honor Roll (at Oklahoma State, week 10)[93]

Midseason Awards

Trevone Boykin CBS Sports Midseason All-American[94] ESPN Midseason All-American[95] FOX Sports Midseason All-American[96] Sports Illustrated Midseason All-American[97] USA Today Midseason All-American[98]

Josh Doctson CBS Sports Midseason All-American[94] ESPN Midseason All-American[95] FOX Sports Midseason All-American[96] Sports Illustrated Midseason All-American[97] USA Today Midseason All-American[98]

Award Watch Lists

Gary Patterson Paul 'Bear' Bryant Coach of the Year Watch List[99] Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Watch List[100] Trevone Boykin Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List[101][102] Manning Award Watch List[103][104] Maxwell Award Watch List[105][106] Davey O'Brien Award Watch List[107][108] Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List[109] Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List[110] Josh Doctson Biletnikoff Award Watch List[111][112] Maxwell Award Watch List[105][106] Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List[110]

Aaron Green Maxwell Award Watch List[105][106] Doak Walker Award Candidate[113][114] Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List[110] Joey Hunt Outland Trophy Watch List[115][116] Rimington Trophy Watch List[117][118] Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List[119] AFCA Good Works Team Nominee[120][121] Wuerffel Trophy Watch List [122][123] Derrick Kindred Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List[105][124] Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List [125]

Jaden Oberkrom Lou Grouza Award Watch List[126][127] Davion Pierson Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List[105][124] Outland Trophy Watch List[115][116] Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List[119][128] Mike Tuaua Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Watch List [129][130] Halapoulivaati Vaitai Outland Trophy Watch List[115][116] Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List[119] Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Watch List [129][130]

Award Semifinalists

Trevone Boykin Walter Camp Player of the Year Semifinalist[131] Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Semifinalist[132] Maxwell Award Semifinalist[133] Davey O'Brien Award Semifinalist[134] Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Top 15[135] Josh Doctson Biletnikoff Award Semifinalist[136] Walter Camp Player of the Year Semifinalist[131] Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Semifinalist[132] Maxwell Award Semifinalist[133] Aaron Green Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Semifinalist[132] Jaden Oberkrom William V. Campbell Trophy Semifinalist[137] Lou Groza Award Semifinalist[138]

Award Finalists

Trevone Boykin Manning Award Finalist[139] Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Finalist[140] Davey O'Brien Award Finalist[141] Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Finalist[142]

Josh Doctson Biletnikoff Award Finalist[143] Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Finalist[140]

Postseason Awards

Gary Patterson Honorable Mention Big 12 Coach of the Year[144] Trevone Boykin Walter Camp Second Team All-American[145] Second Team All-Big 12[144] Honorable Mention Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year[144] Josh Carraway First Team All-Big 12[144] Josh Doctson Unanimous First Team All-American[146] AFCA First Team All-American[147] AP First Team All-American[148] CBS Sports First Team All-American[149] FWAA First Team All-American[150] Sporting News First Team All-American[151] Sports Illustrated First Team All-American[152] USA Today First Team All-American[153] Walter Camp First Team All-American[145] First Team All-Big 12[144] ESPN.com All-Big 12[154]

Aaron Green Honorable Mention All-Big 12[144] Travin Howard Honorable Mention All-Big 12[144] Joey Hunt First Team All-Big 12[144] Denzel Johnson Honorable Mention All-Big 12[144] Derrick Kindred First Team All-Big 12[144] ESPN.com All-Big 12[154] Kolby Listenbee Honorable Mention All-Big 12[144] Jaden Oberkrom FWAA Second Team All-American[150] Second Team All-Big 12[144] Honorable Mention Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year[144] ESPN.com All-Big 12[154]

Davion Pierson First Team All-Big 12[144] Ty Summers Honorable Mention Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year[144] Mike Tuaua Honorable Mention All-Big 12[144] KaVontae Turpin FWAA Freshman All-American[155] Honorable Mention Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year[144] Honorable Mention All-Big 12[144] ESPN.com All-Big 12[154] Halapoulivaati Vaitai Second Team All-Big 12[144]

Bowl Awards

Josh Carraway ESPN All-Big 12 Bowl Team[156] Aaron Green ESPN All-Big 12 Bowl Team[156] Bram Kohlhausen Alamo Bowl Offensive MVP[157] AP All-Bowl Team[158] ESPN All-Big 12 Bowl Team[156] Travin Howard Alamo Bowl Defensive MVP[157]

Denzel Johnson ESPN All-Big 12 Bowl Team[156] Jaden Oberkrom ESPN All-Big 12 Bowl Team[156] Davion Pierson ESPN All-Big 12 Bowl Team[156] Austin Schlottmann ESPN All-Big 12 Bowl Team[156] Ty Summers ESPN All-Big 12 Bowl Team[156]

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