2012 TCU HORNED FROGS SPRI N G PROSPECTUS
TC U H E A D C O A C H G A RY PAT TE R S O N Frogs have been ranked in the top five nationally in total defense five times. Patterson amassed 18 years as an assistant coach, including three with the Frogs, before taking the torch from Dennis Franchione prior to the 2000 GMAC Mobile Alabama Bowl. In 1998, Patterson’s first season at TCU, the Horned Frogs scored a school-record six defensive touchdowns, intercepted 12 passes and allowed only 19.6 points per game - the fewest points per game in over 30 years. It was accomplished by a team that was 1-10 the previous season. Patterson’s 1999 TCU defense ended the season ranked fifth in the country in total defense. The Frogs posted two shutouts and led the Western Athletic Conference in every major defensive category.
In 2000, the Frogs allowed only 245.0 total yards and 9.6 points per game, ranking first in the nation in both categories. Five of Patterson’s players earned first-team allconference recognition and he was a finalist for the Frank Broyles National Assistant Coach of the Year award. Prior to his arrival in Fort Worth, Patterson spent two seasons as the defensive coordinator and safeties coach at New Mexico. The Lobos collected 22 total takeaways and three defensive touchdowns in 1996. The next year, in Patterson style, New Mexico improved their total takeaways to 29, including 16 interceptions. Patterson’s defensive acumen dates back to his own playing days at Kansas State, where he played strong safety and outside linebacker for the Wildcats in 1980 and 1981.
Year_______ School_______ Won______ Lost_______ Pct._______________________ Bowl 2000______ TCU____________ 0________ 1_________ .000______________ Mobile Alabama 2001______ TCU____________ 6________ 6_________ .500___________galleryfurniture.com 2002______ TCU___________ 10________ 2_________ .833______________________ Liberty 2003______ TCU___________ 11________ 2_________ .846___________________ Fort Worth 2004______ TCU____________ 5________ 6_________ .455____________________________ 2005______ TCU___________ 11________ 1_________ .917_____________________Houston 2006______ TCU___________ 11________ 2_________ .846___________________ Poinsettia 2007______ TCU____________ 8________ 5_________ .615_______________________ Texas 2008______ TCU___________ 11________ 2_________ .833___________________ Poinsettia 2009______ TCU___________ 12________ 1_________ .923_______________________ Fiesta 2010______ TCU___________ 13________ 0________ 1.000_______________________Rose 2011______ TCU___________ 11________ 2_________ .846___________________ Poinsettia Totals___________________109_______ 30________.784___________________ (11 Years)
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in_______ Date___________Opponent__________Site._______________________ Score W 1_______ 9/1/01_________North Texas__________Denton, Texas________________ 19-5 25_______ 11/5/03________Louisville____________Fort Worth__________________ 31-28 50_______ 11/11/06_______New Mexico_________Albuquerque, N.M.___________ 27-21 100 _______ 9/17/11________Louisiana-Monroe____Fort Worth, TX_______________ 38-17
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Bowl____________________________Opponent_____________ W/L____________ Score 2000 Mobile Alabama______________Southern Miss_____________ L_____________ 21-28 2001 galleryfurniture.com___________Texas A&M________________ L______________ 9-28 2002 Liberty______________________Colorado State__________ W_______________ 17-3 2003 Fort Worth___________________Boise State_______________ L_____________ 31-34 2005 EV1.net Houston______________Iowa State______________ W______________ 27-24 2006 Poinsettia____________________Northern Illinois_________ W_______________ 37-7 2007 Texas________________________Houston_______________ W______________ 20-13 2008 Poinsettia____________________Boise State_____________ W______________ 17-16 2009 Fiesta_______________________Boise State_______________ L_____________ 10-17 2010 Rose________________________Wisconsin______________ W______________ 21-19 2011 Poinsettia____________________Louisiana Tech__________ W______________ 31-24 ____________________________________________________________7-4 Record (.636) Date______________ Opponent________________________ W/L_______________ Score 8/25/01____________ at Nebraska (4)________________________ L________________ 7-21 11/23/01___________ vs Louisville (17)____________________ W_________________ 37-22 12/31/02___________ Colorado State (23)_________________ W__________________ 17-3 12/23/03___________ vs Boise State (18)_____________________ L_______________ 31-34 11/10/04___________ at Louisville (12)_______________________ L_______________ 28-55 9/03/05____________ at Oklahoma (5)____________________ W_________________ 17-10 9/16/06____________ vs Texas Tech (24)___________________ W__________________ 12-3 9/8/07_____________ at Texas (7)___________________________ L_______________ 13-34 9/27/08____________ at Oklahoma (2)_______________________ L_______________ 10-35 10/16/08___________ vs. BYU (8)_________________________ W__________________ 32-7 11/6/08____________ at Utah (9)____________________________ L_______________ 10-13 12/23/08___________ vs. Boise State (9)___________________ W_________________ 17-16 10/24/09___________ at BYU (16)________________________ W__________________ 38-7 11/14/09___________ vs. Utah (16)_______________________ W_________________ 55-28 1/4/10_____________ vs. Boise State (6)______________________ L_______________ 10-17 9/4/10_____________ vs. Oregon State (22)________________ W_________________ 30-21 11/6/10____________ at Utah (5)_________________________ W__________________ 47-7 1/11/11____________ vs. Wisconsin (5)____________________ W_________________ 21-19 11/12/11___________ at Boise State (5)___________________ W_________________ 35-34 19 Games___________________________________________________12-7 Record (.632)
Patterson has been part of 16 bowl staffs, including one each with Kansas State, Utah State and New Mexico. The other 13 have come at TCU. Aside from being an accomplished Division I head coach, Patterson is also a skilled guitar player. On several occasions, Patterson has entertained TCU fans with his guitar skills at pep rallies around the Fort Worth area. A native of Rozel, Kansas, Patterson is married to the former Kelsey Hayes. He has three sons: Josh, Cade and Blake.
He served as a graduate assistant in 1982 and received his
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bachelor’s degree in physical education in 1983. He took the linebacker coaching position at Tennessee Tech while earning a master’s degree in educational administration in 1984.
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Air Force_________________________________________________________________ 6-1 Arizona__________________________________________________________________ 1-0 Army____________________________________________________________________ 6-0 Baylor___________________________________________________________________ 3-1 Boise State_______________________________________________________________ 2-2 BYU_____________________________________________________________________ 5-2 Cincinnati________________________________________________________________ 1-2 Clemson_________________________________________________________________ 1-0 Colorado State____________________________________________________________ 8-0 East Carolina______________________________________________________________ 0-2 Houston_________________________________________________________________ 5-0 Iowa State________________________________________________________________ 1-0 Louisiana-Monroe_________________________________________________________ 1-0 Louisiana Tech____________________________________________________________ 1-0 Louisville_________________________________________________________________ 3-1 Memphis_________________________________________________________________ 1-0 Navy____________________________________________________________________ 1-0 Nebraska_________________________________________________________________ 0-1 New Mexico______________________________________________________________ 7-0 North Texas_______________________________________________________________ 2-0 Northern Illinois___________________________________________________________ 1-0 Northwestern_____________________________________________________________ 2-0 Northwestern State________________________________________________________ 0-1 Oklahoma________________________________________________________________ 1-1 Oregon State_____________________________________________________________ 1-0 Portland State_____________________________________________________________ 1-0 San Diego State___________________________________________________________ 7-0 SMU_____________________________________________________________________ 8-2 Southern Miss_____________________________________________________________ 3-2 Stanford_________________________________________________________________ 2-0 Stephen F. Austin__________________________________________________________ 1-0 Tennessee Tech____________________________________________________________ 1-0 Texas____________________________________________________________________ 0-1 Texas A&M________________________________________________________________ 0-1 Texas State_______________________________________________________________ 1-0 Texas Tech________________________________________________________________ 1-1 Tulane___________________________________________________________________ 2-2 UAB_____________________________________________________________________ 1-2 UC Davis_________________________________________________________________ 1-0 UNLV____________________________________________________________________ 7-0 USF_____________________________________________________________________ 1-1 Utah____________________________________________________________________ 3-3 Vanderbilt________________________________________________________________ 1-0 Virginia__________________________________________________________________ 1-0 Wisconsin________________________________________________________________ 1-0 Wyoming________________________________________________________________ 6-1 Total________________________________________________________________ 109-30
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Date________________________________________________________________ Honors 2000________________________Frank Broyles National Assistant Coach of the Year finalist 2002__________________________________________ Conference USA Coach of the Year 2003_____________________________________ Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year finalist 2003_______________________________________ Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year finalist 2004_______________________________________________ Assistant Coach – Hula Bowl 2005_________________________________ Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year 2009__________________ Nine National Coach of the Year Awards/MWC Coach of the Year 2010__________________________American Football Monthly National Coach of the Year
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