2017 TCU Horned Frogs football team

The 2017 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The 122nd TCU football team played as a member of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium, on the TCU campus in Fort Worth, Texas. They were led by 17th-year head coach Gary Patterson. They finished the season 11–3, 7–2 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. They lost to Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship Game. They were invited to the Alamo Bowl where they defeated Stanford.

2017 TCU Horned Frogs football
Alamo Bowl champion
Big 12 Championship, L 17–41 vs. Oklahoma
Alamo Bowl, W 39–37 vs. Stanford
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 9
2017 record	11–3 (7–2 Big 12)
Head coach	Gary Patterson (17th as head coach, 19th overall season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Sonny Cumbie (1st as play caller, 4th overall season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Curtis Luper (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Chad Glasgow (3rd as coordinator, 16th overall season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 45,000)

2017 Big 12 Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Oklahoma y$^		8	–	1					12	–	2
No. 9 TCU y		7	–	2					11	–	3
No. 14 Oklahoma State		6	–	3					10	–	3
Texas		5	–	4					7	–	6
West Virginia		5	–	4					7	–	6
Kansas State		5	–	4					8	–	5
Iowa State		5	–	4					8	–	5
Texas Tech		3	–	6					6	–	7
Baylor		1	–	8					1	–	11
Kansas		0	–	9					1	–	11
Championship: Oklahoma 41, TCU 17
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The 2016 TCU Horned Frogs football team finished the regular season 6–6 and fell to 6–7 after losing 31–23 to Georgia in the Liberty Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	Jackson State*		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FSN	W 63–0	42,709
September 9	2:30 p.m.	at Arkansas*	No. 23	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	CBS	W 28–7	73,668
September 16	2:30 p.m.	SMU*	No. 20	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (97th Battle for the Iron Skillet)	ESPNU	W 56–36	44,489
September 23	2:30 p.m.	at No. 6 Oklahoma State	No. 16	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ESPN	W 44–31	56,790
October 7	2:30 p.m.	No. 23 West Virginia	No. 8	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (ESPN College GameDay)	FS1	W 31–24	43,257
October 14	11:00 a.m.	at Kansas State	No. 6	Bill Snyder Family Stadium Manhattan, KS	FS1	W 26–6	52,055
October 21	7:00 p.m.	Kansas	No. 4	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FOX	W 43–0	42,969
October 28	2:30 p.m.	at No. 25 Iowa State	No. 4	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	ABC/ESPN2	L 7–14	56,259
November 4	6:15 p.m.	Texas	No. 8	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	W 24–7	48,042
November 11	7:00 p.m.	at No. 5 Oklahoma	No. 6	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FOX	L 20–38	88,308
November 18	11:00 a.m.	at Texas Tech	No. 12	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX (60th West Texas Championship)	FS1	W 27–3	51,278
November 24	11:00 a.m.	Baylor	No. 12	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (113th Revivalry)	FS1	W 45–22	43,015
December 2	11:30 a.m.	vs. No. 3 Oklahoma	No. 11	AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX (Big 12 Championship Game)	FOX	L 17–41	64,104
December 28	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 15 Stanford*	No. 13	Alamodome San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl)	ESPN	W 39–37	57,653
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Rankings from the College Football Playoff Selection Committee released prior to game (AP Poll in weeks without CFP rankings) All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Jackson State

See also: 2017 Jackson State Tigers football team

All-time record	Last meeting	Result
0–0	First meeting	N/A

Jackson State Tigers at TCU Horned Frogs – Game Summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0
Horned Frogs	21	14	21	7	63

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX

• Date: September 2, 2017
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CT (actual: 7:05 p.m – 10:20 p.m.)
• Game weather: Partly cloudy, 91°F, wind SE 5 mph
• Game attendance: 42,709
• Referee: Eddy Shelton, Umpire: M. Fitzgerald, Linesman: Rick Smith, Line judge: Scott Reilly, Back judge: Terry White, Field judge: Nick Lave, Side judge: Richard Corona, Center judge: Mike Contreraz
• TV announcers (FSN): Mark Followill (play-by-play), Brian Baldinger (color), Lesley McCaslin (sideline)
• Sources: TCU Game Notes,[2] GoFrogs.com[3]

Game information

First Quarter 8:10 – TCU – Kenedy Snell, 13-yd pass from Kenny Hill (Jonathan Song, kick), JSU 0 – TCU 7 5:33 – TCU – Emanuel Porter, 4-yd pass from Kenny Hill (Jonathan Song, kick), JSU 0 – TCU 14 1:35 – TCU – KaVontae Turpin, 39-yd run (Jonathan Song, kick), JSU 0 – TCU 21 Second Quarter 7:24 – TCU – Ridwan Issahaku, 53-yd interception return (Jonathan Song, kick), JSU 0 – TCU 28 2:13 – TCU – Desmon White, 13-yd pass from Kenny Hill (Jonathan Song, kick), JSU 0 – TCU 35 Third Quarter 10:20 – TCU – Desmon White, 37-yd pass from Kenny Hill (Brandon Ritchie, kick), JSU 0 – TCU 42 6:15 – TCU – TreVontae Hights, 56-yd pass from Shawn Robinson (Jonathan Song, kick), JSU 0 – TCU 49 4:43 – TCU – Arico Evans, 32-yd fumble recovery (Jonathan Song, kick), JSU 0 – TCU 56 Fourth Quarter 6:15 – TCU – Dylan Thomas 10-yd pass from Shawn Robinson (Jonathan Song, kick), JSU 0 – TCU 63 Top Passers JSU – Brent Lyles: 5–9, 0 INT, 40 yds TCU – Kenny Hill: 18–23, 1 INT, 206 yds, 4 TD Top Receiving JSU – Jevon Floyd: 2 receptions, 23 yards TCU – Ty Slanina: 4 receptions, 24 yards Top Rushers JSU – Jordan Johnson: 13 rushes, 41 yards (3.2) TCU – Darius Anderson: 13 rushes, 67 yards (5.2)

at Arkansas

See also: 2017 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

All-time record	Last meeting	Result
24–43–2	2016	Arkansas, 41–38 (2 OT)

#23 TCU Horned Frogs at Arkansas Razorbacks – Game Summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Horned Frogs	7	7	0	14	28
Razorbacks	7	0	0	0	7

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR

• Date: September 9, 2017
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CT (actual: 2:30 p.m. – 5:46 p.m.)
• Game weather: Partly cloudy, 82°F, wind E 10 mph
• Game attendance: 73,668
• Referee: Reggie Smith, Umpire: Tab Slaughter, Linesman: Mike Moeller, Line judge: Mark Stewart, Back judge: Lyndon Nixon, Field judge: Matt Mills, Side judge: Tim Murray, Center judge: Stacy Hardin
• TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Allie LaForce (sideline)
• Sources: TCU Game Notes,[4] GoFrogs.com[5]

Game information

First Quarter 10:43 – TCU – Sewo Olonilua, 1-yd run (Jonathan Song, kick), TCU 7 – ARK 0 8:15 – ARK – Jonathan Nance, 49-yd pass from Austin Allen (Cole Hedlund, kick), TCU 7 – ARK 7 Second Quarter 7:39 – TCU – Kyle Hicks, 4-yd run (Jonathan Song, kick), TCU 14 – ARK 7 Fourth Quarter 2:18 – TCU – Darius Anderson, 14-yd run (Jonathan Song, kick), TCU 21 – ARK 7 2:04 – TCU – Sewo Olonilua, 13-yd run (Jonathan Song, kick), TCU 28 – ARK 7 Top Passers TCU – Kenny Hill: 21–31, 1 INT, 166 yds Arkansas – Austin Allen: 9–23, 138 yds, 1 TD Top Receiving TCU – Desmon White: 5 receptions, 33 yards Arkansas – Jonathan Nance: 3 receptions, 75 yards Top Rushers TCU – Darius Anderson: 15 rushes, 106 yards (7.1) Arkansas – David Williams: 10 rushes, 65 yards (6.5)

SMU (97th Battle for the Iron Skillet)

See also: 2017 SMU Mustangs football team and SMU–TCU football rivalry

All-time record	Last meeting	Result
49–40–7	2016	TCU, 33–3

SMU Mustangs at #20 TCU Horned Frogs – Game Summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	16	6	7	7	36
#20 Horned Frogs	7	21	7	21	56

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX

• Date: September 16, 2017
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CT (actual: 2:32 p.m. – 5:54)
• Game weather: Sunny and clear, 92°F, wind S 12 mph
• Game attendance: 44,489
• Referee: Todd LaPenta, Umpire: Bill Lamkin, Linesman: Todd Riddick, Line judge: Jeffrey Cooney, Back judge: Victor Firth, Field judge: James Reif, Side judge: Matthew Hill, Center judge: Terry Killens
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Tom Ramsey (color)
• Sources: TCU Game Notes,[6] GoFrogs.com[7]

Game information

First Quarter 12:48 – SMU – Trey Quinn, 58-yd pass from Ben Hicks (Josh Williams, kick failed), SMU 6 – TCU 0 11:00 – TCU – Kenedy Snell, 10-yd run (Jonathan Song, kick), SMU 6 – TCU 7 8:21 – SMU – Ke'Mon Freeman, 1-yd run (Josh Williams, kick), SMU 13 – TCU 7 5:01 – SMU – Josh Williams, 29-yd field goal, SMU 16 – TCU 7 Second Quarter 12:10 – SMU – Josh Williams, 34-yd field goal, SMU 19 – TCU 7 7:30 – TCU – Shaun Nixon, 10-yd pass from Kenny Hill (Jonathan Song, kick), SMU 19 – TCU 14 2:40 – TCU – Kenedy Snell, 71-yd pass from Kenny Hill (Jonathan Song, kick), SMU 19 – TCU 21 0:17 – SMU – Josh Williams, 21-yd field goal, SMU 22 – TCU 21 0:00 – TCU – Jalen Reagor, 38-yd pass from Kenny Hill (Jonathan Song, kick), SMU 22 – TCU 28 Third Quarter 10:32 – TCU – Darius Anderson, 4-yd run (Jonathan Song, kick), SMU 22 – TCU 35 1:39 – SMU – Ke'Mon Freeman, 34-yd run (Josh Williams, kick), SMU 29 – TCU 35 Fourth Quarter 13:27 – TCU – Darius Anderson, 34-yd run (Jonathan Song, kick), SMU 29 – TCU 42 8:35 – TCU – KaVontae Turpin, 27-yd pass from Kenny Hill (Jonathan Song, kick), SMU 29 – TCU 49 7:43 – TCU – Travin Howard, 19-yd interception return (Jonathan Song, kick), SMU 29 – TCU 56 6:50 – SMU – James Proche, 61-yd pass from Ben Hicks (Josh Williams, kick), SMU 36 – TCU 56 Top Passers SMU – Ben Hicks: 17–37, 2 INT, 305 yds, 2 TD TCU – Kenny Hill: 24–30, 0 INT, 365 yds, 4 TD Top Receiving SMU – Trey Quinn: 7 receptions, 116 yards, 1 TD TCU – KaVontae Turpin: 7 receptions, 88 yards, 1 TD Top Rushers SMU – Ke'Mon Freeman: 12 rushes, 57 yards (4.8) TCU – Darius Anderson: 14 rushes, 89 yards (6.4)

at No. 6 Oklahoma State

See also: 2017 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

All-time record	Big 12 record	Last meeting	Result
10–15–2	1–4	2016	Oklahoma State, 31–6

#16 TCU Horned Frogs at #6 Oklahoma State Cowboys – Game Summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
#16 Horned Frogs	6	14	14	10	44
#6 Cowboys	7	3	7	14	31

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK

• Date: September 23, 2017
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CT (actual: 2:35 p.m. – 6:06 p.m.)
• Game weather: Mostly sunny, 90°F, wind SSE 13 mph
• Game attendance: 56,790
• Referee: Reggie Smith, Umpire: Tab Slaughter, 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 (ESPN): Steve Levy (play-by-play), Brian Griese (color), Todd McShay (sideline)
• Sources: TCU Game Notes,[8] GoFrogs.com[9]

Game information

First Quarter 10:46 – TCU – Jonathan Song, 29-yd field goal, TCU 3 – OSU 0 2:45 – TCU – Jonathan Song, 31-yd field goal, TCU 6 – OSU 0 2:15 – OSU – James Washington, 86-yd pass from Mason Rudolph (Matt Ammendola, kick), TCU 6 – OSU 7 Second Quarter 14:28 – TCU – Darius Anderson, 28-yd run (Jonathan Song, kick), TCU 13 – OSU 7 7:15 – TCU – John Diarse, 9-yd pass from Kenny Hill (Jonathan Song, kick), TCU 20 – OSU 7 4:46 – OSU – Matt Ammendola, 29-yd field goal, TCU 20 – OSU 10 Third Quarter 11:59 – TCU – Darius Anderson, 6-yd run (Jonathan Song, kick), TCU 27 – OSU 10 8:37 – OSU – Dillon Stoner 14-yd pass from Mason Rudolph (Matt Ammendola, kick), TCU 27 – OSU 17 4:34 – TCU – Sewo Olonilua, 1-yd run (Jonathan Song, kick), TCU 34 - OSU 17 Fourth Quarter 12:03 – TCU – Jonathan Song, 31-yd field goal, TCU 37 – OSU 17 9:44 – OSU – Mason Rudolph, 1-yd run (Matt Ammendola, kick), TCU 37 – OSU 24 3:03 – OSU – Justice Hill, 1-yd run (Matt Ammendola, kick), TCU 37 – OSU 31 2:37 – TCU – Darius Anderson, 42-yd run (Jonathan Song, kick), TCU 44 – OSU 31 Top Passers TCU – Kenny Hill: 22–33, 1 INT, 228 yds, 1 TD OSU – Mason Rudolph: 22–41, 2 INT, 398 yds, 2 TD Top Receiving TCU – Desmon White: 5 receptions, 25 yards OSU – James Washington: 6 receptions, 153 yards, 1 TD Top Rushers TCU – Darius Anderson: 26 rushes, 160 yards (6.2), 3 TD OSU – Justice Hill: 25 rushes, 102 yards (4.1), 1 TD

No. 23 West Virginia

See also: 2017 West Virginia Mountaineers football team and College GameDay (football)

All-time record	Big 12 record	Last meeting	Result
3–3	3–2	2016	West Virginia, 34–10

#23 West Virginia Mountaineers at #8 TCU Horned Frogs – Game Summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Mountaineers	3	0	14	7	24
#8 Horned Frogs	0	7	17	7	31

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX

• Date: October 7, 2017
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CT (actual: 2:40 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.)
• Game weather: Sunny & clear, 83°F, wind NW 12 mph
• Game attendance: 43,257
• Referee: Brandon Cruse, Umpire: Rick Podraza, Linesman: B. Edwards, Line judge: Quentin Givens, Back judge: Daniel Young, Field judge: Glenn Crowther, Side judge: Tuta Salaam, Center judge: Darren Winkley
• TV announcers (FS1): Aaron Goldsmith (play-by-play), Brady Quinn (color), Bruce Feldman (sideline)
• Sources: TCU Game Notes,[10] GoFrogs.com[11]

Game information

First Quarter 7:30 – WVU – Mike Molina, 37-yd field goal, WVU 3 – TCU 0 Second Quarter 14:16 – TCU – Sewo Olonilua, 2-yd run (Jonathan Song, kick), WVU 3 – TCU 7 Third Quarter 8:36 – TCU – Jonathan Song, 37-yd field goal, WVU 3 – TCU 10 6:06 – TCU – Jalen Reagor, 45-yd pass from Kenny Hill (Jonathan Song, kick), WVU 3 – TCU 17 3:52 – WVU – David Sills, 64-yd pass from Will Grier (Mike Molina, kick), WVU 10 – TCU 17 1:37 – WVU – Ka'Raun White, 76-yd pass from Will Grier (Mike Molina, kick), WVU 17 – TCU 17 0:15 – TCU – Kenny Hill, 48-yd pass from KaVontae Turpin (Jonathan Song, kick), WVU 17 – TCU 24 Fourth Quarter 9:50 – WVU – David Sills, 4-yd pass from Will Grier (Mike Molina, kick), WVU 24 – TCU 24 2:53 – TCU – Kenny Hill, 3-yd run (Jonathan Song, kick), WVU 24 – TCU 31 Top Passers WVU – Will Grier: 25–45, 1 INT, 366 yds, 3 TD TCU – Kenny Hill: 15–28, 0 INT, 188 yds, 1 TD Top Receiving WVU – Gary Jennings Jr.: 10 receptions, 80 yards, 0 TD TCU – John Diarse: 4 receptions, 70 yards, 0 TD Top Rushers WVU – Justin Crawford: 19 rushes, 111 yards (5.8) TCU – Kyle Hicks: 11 rushes, 71 yards (6.5)

at Kansas State

See also: 2017 Kansas State Wildcats football team

All-time record	Big 12 record	Last meeting	Result
5–5	2–3	2016	Kansas State, 30–6

#6 TCU Horned Frogs at Kansas State Wildcats – Game Summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Horned Frogs	10	3	7	6	26
Wildcats	0	3	3	0	6

at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS

• Date: October 14, 2017
• Game time: 11 a.m. CT (actual 2:00 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy, 68°F, wind S 3–25 mph
• Game attendance: 52,055
• Referee: Brad Van Vark, Umpire: Michael Cooper, Linesman: George Gusman, Line judge: Frank LeBlanc, Back judge: Brian Ernest, Field judge: Jason Ledet, Side judge: Fulton Carson, Center judge: Brian Alos
• TV announcers (FS1): Joe Davis (play-by-play), Brady Quinn (color), Bruce Feldman (sideline)
• Sources: TCU Game Notes,[12] GoFrogs.com[13]

Game information

First Quarter 3:54 – TCU – Kenny Hill, 7-yd run (Jonathan Song, kick), TCU 7 – KSU 0 1:43 – TCU – Jonathan Song, 39-yd field goal, TCU 10 – KSU 0 Second Quarter 5:44 – TCU – Jonathan Song, 22-yd field goal, TCU 13 – KSU 0 2: 27 – KSU – Matt McCrane, 38-yd field goal, TCU 13 – KSU 3 Third Quarter 10:01 – TCU – Sewo Olonilua, 1-yd run (Jonathan Song, kick), TCU 20 – KSU 3 8:21 – KSU – Matt McCrane, 51-yd field goal, TCU 20 – KSU 6 Fourth Quarter 8:44 – TCU – Sewo Olonilua, 1-yd run (Jonathan Song, kick failed), TCU 26 – KSU 6 Top Passers TCU – Kenny Hill: 27–37, 0 INT, 297 yds, 0 TD KSU – Alex Delton: 11–29, 0 INT, 146 yds, TD Top Receiving TCU – KaVontae Turpin: 5 receptions, 70 yards KSU – Isaiah Zuber: 4 receptions, 40 yards Top Rushers TCU – Kyle Hicks: 16 rushes, 58 yards (3.6) KSU – Alex Delton: 13 rushes, 39 yards (2.1)

Kansas

See also: 2017 Kansas Jayhawks football team

All-time record	Big 12 record	Last meeting	Result
21–8–4	5–0	2016	TCU, 24–23

Kansas Jayhawks at #4 TCU Horned Frogs – Game Summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks	0	0	0	0	0
#4 Horned Frogs	10	14	19	0	43

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX

• Date: October 21, 2017
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CT (actual 7:12 p.m. – 10:12 p.m.)
• Game weather: Partly cloudy, 84°F, wind S 12 mph
• Game attendance: 42,969
• Referee: Mike Defee, Umpire: Robert Richeson, Linesman: Al Green, Line judge: K. Deterding, Back judge: Terry Jones, Field judge: Joe Blubaugh, Side judge: Lo vanPhan, Center judge: Marvel July
• TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Les Miles (color), Spencer Tillman (color), Holly Sonders (sideline)
• Sources: TCU Game Notes,[14] GoFrogs.com[15]

Game information

First Quarter 8:28 – TCU – Desmon White, 8-yd pass from Kenny Hill (Jonathan Song, kick), KU 0 – TCU 7 1:41 – TCU – Jonathan Song, 19-yd field goal, KU 0 – TCU 10 Second Quarter 8:53 – TCU – Jalen Reagor, 22-yd pass from Kenny Hill (Jonathan Song, kick), KU 0 – TCU 17 4:54 – TCU – John Diarse, 67-yd pass from Kenny Hill (Jonathan Song, kick), KU 0 – TCU 24 Third Quarter 12:34 – TCU – Jalen Reagor, 15-yd pass from Kenny Hill (Jonathan Song, kick failed), KU 0 – TCU 30 9:02 – TCU – Taj Williams, 26-yd pass from Kenny Hill (Jonathan song, kick), KU 0 – TCU 37 6:46 – TCU – KaVontae Turpin, 90-yd punt return (Cole Bunce, kick failed), KU 0 – TCU 43 Top Passers KU – Peyton Bender: 7–16, 0 INT, 38 yds, 0 TD TCU – Kenny Hill: 19–26, 0 INT, 278 yds, 5 TD Top Receiving KU – Ben Johnson: 4 receptions, 35 yards, 0 TD TCU – John Diarse: 4 receptions, 130 yards, 1 TD Top Rushers KU – Dean Thompson: 5 rushes, 10 yards (2.0) TCU – Darius Anderson: 12 rushes, 62 yards (5.2)

at No. 25 Iowa State

See also: 2017 Iowa State Cyclones football team

All-time record	Big 12 record	Last meeting	Result
7–1	4–1	2016	TCU, 41–20

#4 TCU Horned Frogs at #25 Iowa State Cyclones – Game Summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 Horned Frogs	0	0	7	0	7
#25 Cyclones	7	7	0	0	14

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA

• Date: October 28, 2017
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CT
• Game attendance: 56,259
• TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (color), Tom Luginbill (sideline)

Game information

First quarter ISU – Matthew Eaton 17-yard pass from Kyle Kempt (Garrett Owens kick), 7:45. Cyclones 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 4:22. Second quarter ISU – Hakeem Butler 4-yard pass from Kyle Kempt (Garrett Owens kick), 3:29. Cyclones 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 3:35. Third quarter TCU – KaVonte Turpin 94-yard kickoff return (Jonathon Song kick), 14:48. Cyclones 14–7. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers TCU – Kenny Hill – 12/25, 135 yards, 2 INT ISU – Kyle Kempt – 21/35, 202 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers TCU – Darius Anderson – 12 carries, 95 yards ISU – David Montgomery – 25 carries, 74 yards Top receivers TCU – Jaelan Austin – 3 receptions, 39 yards ISU – Allen Lazard – 6 receptions, 106 yards

Texas

See also: 2017 Texas Longhorns football team

All-time record	Big 12 record	Last meeting	Result
24–62–1	4–1	2016	TCU, 31–9

Texas Longhorns at TCU Horned Frogs – Game Summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Longhorns	0	7	0	0	7
#8 Horned Frogs	7	10	0	7	24

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX

• Date: November 4, 2017
• Game time: 6:15 p.m. CT
• TV: ESPN

at No. 5 Oklahoma

See also: 2017 Oklahoma Sooners football team

All-time record	Big 12 record	Last meeting	Result
5–11	1–4	2016	Oklahoma, 52–46

TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma Sooners – Game Summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Horned Frogs	7	7	0	6	20
#5 Sooners	17	21	0	0	38

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

• Date: November 11, 2017

at Texas Tech (60th West Texas Championship)

See also: 2017 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team and TCU–Texas Tech football rivalry

All-time record	Big 12 record	Last meeting	Result
25–31–3	2–3	2016	Texas Tech, 27–24 (2OT)

TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game Summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 Horned Frogs	0	10	7	10	27
Red Raiders	3	0	0	0	3

at Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX

• Date: November 18, 2017

Baylor (113th Revivalry)

See also: 2017 Baylor Bears football team and Baylor–TCU football rivalry

All-time record	Big 12 record	Last meeting	Result
53–52–7	3–2	2016	TCU, 62–22

Baylor Bears at TCU Horned Frogs – Game Summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	9	10	3	0	22
#12 Horned Frogs	14	7	14	10	45

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX

• Date: November 24, 2017
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CT
• TV: FS1

vs. No. 3 Oklahoma (Big 12 Championship)

See also: 2017 Oklahoma Sooners football team and Big 12 Football Championship Game

All-time record	Big 12 record	Last meeting	Result
5–12	1–5	2017 (regular season)	Oklahoma, 38–20

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	RV	23	20	16	9	8	6	4	4	10	8	11	10	10	13	9
Coaches	RV	RV	20	15	11	10	7	4	4	12	9	14	13	12	13	9
CFP	Not released									8	6	12	12	11	15	Not released

Honors and awards

Preseason awards

• Travin Howard (LB)

Preseason All-Big 12

• Nick Orr (S)

Preseason All-Big 12

• Austin Schlottmann (OG)

Preseason All-Big 12

• KaVonte Turpin (WR)

Second-Team Preseason All-American (Return Specialist), USA Today

Preseason All-Big 12 (Return Specialist)

Weekly awards

• Darius Anderson (RB)

Walter Camp Offensive Player of the Week, at Oklahoma State[16]

Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week, at Oklahoma State

Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week, at Oklahoma State

• Kenny Hill (QB)

Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll, vs. Kansas

Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll, vs. West Virginia

Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Honor Roll, vs. West Virginia

Davey O'Brien Award Quarterback of the Week, at Oklahoma State

Manning Award Star of the week, vs. SMU

Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Honor Roll, vs. SMU

• Adam Nunez (P)

Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week, vs. West Virginia

• Gary Patterson (Head Coach)

Bobby Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week, at Oklahoma State

• KaVontae Turpin (WR)

Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week, vs. Kansas

Major award watch lists

• Darius Anderson (RB)

Maxwell Award

• Ben Banogu (DE)

Chuck Bednarik Award

• Kyle Hicks (RB)

Maxwell Award

Doak Walker Award

Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award

Senior Bowl

• Kenny Hill (QB)

Maxwell Award

Manning Award

Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award

Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award

• Travin Howard (LB)

Chuck Bednarik Award

Bronko Nagurski Trophy

• Patrick Morris (C)

Rimington Trophy

• Shaun Nixon (WR)

Wuerffel Trophy

Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Nominee

• Joseph Noteboom (OT)

Senior Bowl

• Adam Nunez (P)

Ray Guy Award

• Nick Orr (S)

Jim Thorpe Award

• Gary Patterson (Head Coach)

Paul "Bear" Bryant Award

Bobby Dodd Trophy

• Austin Schlottmann (OG)

Outland Trophy

Senior Bowl

• Ty Summers (LB)

Chuck Bednarik Award

Lott IMPACT Trophy

• KaVontae Turpin (WR)

Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week, vs. Kansas

Paul Hornung Award

Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award

• Taj Williams (WR)

Senior Bowl

Major award semifinalists

• Kenny Hill (QB)

Davey O'Brien Award

Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Top 20

• Patrick Morris (C)

William V. Campbell Trophy

Major award finalists

• Kenny Hill (QB)

Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Top 20

Honors and Awards Source: TCU Game 8 Media Notes[17] (unless otherwise noted)

References

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