DEFENDING THEIR HOME • TCU has a school record 20-game home winning streak. • The streak is second all-time in Mountain West Conference history, trailing only Utah (21, 2007-10). The Utes’ streak was snapped by TCU’s 47-7 win on Nov. 6. • TCU’s 20 straight home wins rank third for the longest current streak in the nation (Oklahoma 36, Boise State 32). • Since 1999, TCU is 62-6 (.912) in its last 68 home games. • Under Gary Patterson as head coach, the Frogs have a 51-6 home record. • TCU hasn’t lost a Saturday home game since the 2004 season finale against Tulane. • In their last 10 home dates, the Frogs have allowed just 13 touchdowns and outscored their opponents 452-106 (an average margin of 45-11). • The Frogs have recorded five shutouts in their past 26 home dates. BEST HOME RECORDS SINCE 2003 • TCU is third nationally in home record (43-4, .915) over the last eight years: Team W-L Pct. 1. Boise State 50-1 .980 2. Oklahoma 49-1 .980 (a 17-10 loss to TCU in 2005) 3. TCU 43-4 .915 4. Ohio State 52-5 .912 5. USC 42-5 .894 6. LSU 50-7 .877 7. Troy 34-5 .872 8. Virginia Tech 45-7 .865 9. Texas Tech 42-8 .840 10. Texas 41-9 .820 ROAD WARRIORS • TCU’s MWC record 11-game road winning streak is currently the longest in the nation. The Frogs have also won 13 of their last 14 road contests. • TCU’s 38-14 mark (.731) in road and neutral-site games since 2003 is fourth nationally: Team W-L Pct. 1. USC 46-9 .836 2. Texas 42-10 .808 3. Boise State 41-11 .788 4. TCU 38-14 .731 5. LSU 34-13 .723 6. Ohio State 31-12 .721 7. Florida 35-16 .686 8. Georgia 35-17 .673 9. Auburn 28-14 .667 10. Virginia Tech 33-18 .647 • TCU snapped Utah’s MWC-record 21-game home win streak with a 47-7 victory (Nov. 6). • With a 17-10 win in 2005, TCU gave Oklahoma its only home loss since 2001. • Two of BYU’s five home losses the last six seasons are to TCU. • The Frogs have gone undefeated in road games the last two seasons. Prior to 2009, TCU hadn’t accomplished the feat since 1955.
TCU BY THE NUMBERS 2
Married players (Jake Kirkpatrick and Malcolm Williams) on the TCU football team.
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National championships won by TCU (1935 and 1938).
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Top-10 rankings in the last six seasons for TCU.
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Suites to be added on the West side of Amon G. Carter Stadium when the $105 million renovation occurs immediately after the 2010 season.
80
Years that TCU has been playing its home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium.
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Miles per hour on Jeremy Kerley’s fastball as a member of the Hutto (Texas) High School baseball team.
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Years TCU has been playing football.
1873
Year TCU was founded as AddRan Male and Female Academy in Thorp Spring, Texas.
1896
Year TCU played its first football game, an 8-6 win over Toby’s Business College.
FROG HOPS • As TCU’s head coach, Gary Patterson is 10-7 against ranked teams. • TCU is 5-5 since the NCAA adopted overtime play in 1996. • The Frogs are 7-5 in short-week games under Patterson. • TCU is 19-6 in regular-season games following a loss under Patterson. • The Frogs have never lost three in a row under Patterson. • TCU hasn’t dropped three straight since a four-game skid in the 1998 campaign. CHECKING THE LEDGER • After just three winning seasons in 13 years (1985-97), TCU has won 76.3 percent (122-38) of its games since 1998 when Gary Patterson arrived on campus as defensive coordinator. It’s the sixth-best mark nationally in that stretch. • TCU is 581-512-57 (.530) in its football history which began in 1896.
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