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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.
• TCU’s total enrollment of 9,142 is 60 percent female.
• TCU has just 3,695 male students. With approximately 120 players on the football roster, 3.2 percent of all males at TCU are on the sideline in uniform during home games. If Ohio State had the same ratio of male students on the football team, the Buckeye roster would have over 1,000 players.
• The estimated annual cost, including housing, books and fees, to attend TCU is $41,100.
• TCU’s Neeley School of Business is ranked 32nd nationally by BusinessWeek for U.S. undergraduate business programs.
• TCU’s endowment is among the top 60 colleges in the United States.
• TCU has opened four new residence halls since Summer 2007. The Campus Commons project had an expense of $100 million.
• Thirty percent of TCU’s entering freshmen were in the top 10 of their high school graduating class.
• TCU’s campus contains seven different schools and colleges and is 268 acres.
• TCU students represent 54 countries.
• ESPN previously named the Horned Frog the nation’s No. 1 mascot. SuperFrog was one of 12 finalists in the 2009 Capital One All-America Mascot Challenge.
• The Horned Frog has been TCU’s mascot longer than TCU has been the university’s name. Four students helped make the decision in 1897, when AddRan Christian University (renamed TCU in 1902) was located in Waco.
• Famous TCU alumni include Betty Buckley (actress), Gordon England (Secretary of the U.S. Navy), Dan Jenkins (author/sportswriter), Eddie Bernice Johnson (congresswoman), Bob Lilly (Pro Football Hall of Fame member), Rod Roddy (Price is Right announcer), Bob Schieffer (CBS newsman and co-host of Face the Nation), LaDainian Tomlinson (NFL standout) and Tara Watson (Miss Texas 2000).
SCOREBOARD MATCHING • Both TCU and Wisconsin have scored 520 points this season.
• The following companies are based in Fort Worth: Alcon Laboratories, AmeriCredit, American Airlines, Bell Helicopter-Textron, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, Cash America, Lockheed Martin, Pier 1 Imports, Radio Shack and Travelocity.com.
LEADING THE WAY • TCU leads all FBS schools in average finish in the Associated Press poll since the end of the 2008 season.
• An article in Men’s Health ranked Fort Worth second in the nation behind only Honolulu in prettiest females per capita in the United States.
• Men’s Fitness ranked TCU eighth in its list of the fittest college campuses.
• TCU’s campus is five miles from downtown Fort Worth.
• TCU’s mission statement is “To educate individuals to think and act as ethical leaders and responsible citizens in the global community.”
• Fort Worth is the 19th-largest city in the United States. Fort Worth was also named in the top 10 of America’s Most Liveable Communities.
• The Fort Worth/Dallas television market is ranked fifth in the United States.
VERSUS THE BIG TEN • Outside of four games with Northwestern from 1999-04, TCU has not faced a Big Ten opponent since a 9-7 loss at Minnesota in 1974. • Included below is TCU’s all-time record versus each current member of the Big Ten:
Team Record Last Meeting Illinois 0-0 N/A Indiana 4-0 1972 Iowa 1-2 1968 Michigan 0-0 N/A Michigan State 0-1 1953 Minnesota 0-1 1974 Northwestern 3-1 2004 Ohio State 1-4-1 1973 Penn State* 1-3 1978 Purdue 0-2 1970 Wisconsin 0-0-1 1970 Totals 10-14-2 2004 *All games played before Penn State joined the Big Ten
FAMILIAR STADIUM • TCU tailback Aundre Dean is the lone Frog who has already played at the Rose Bowl. • Dean played his true freshman season at UCLA, whose home field is the Rose Bowl, before transferring to TCU. • A Parade All-American running back at Katy (Texas) High School, where he was a teammate of TCU quarterback Andy Dalton, Dean is fifth on the Frogs with 223 yards rushing on a 7.0 per carry mark. WISCONSIN TIES • Former TCU wide receiver Derek Moore, a three-year letterman (2005-07), is believed to be the only Wisconsin native (Cedarburg) to ever play at TCU. • Moore’s signature moment as a Frog was a 16-yard touchdown reception for TCU’s first points of the game in a 17-10 win at No. 5 Oklahoma in 2005. REMEMBER ME • TCU co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Justin Fuente is the only Frog who has played against Wisconsin. • After playing his first two seasons at Oklahoma, Fuente transferred to Murray State. He was the Racers’ starting quarterback in a 1999 contest at Wisconsin.
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Team 1. TCU 2. Ohio State 3. Alabama 4. Oregon 5. Boise State 6. Florida 7. Texas 8. Virginia Tech 9. Oklahoma 10. Utah
2010 2009 2008 Average 3 6 7 5.3 6 5 9 6.7 15 1 6 7.3 2 11 10 7.7 10 4 11 8.3 NR 3 1 10.0 NR 2 4 10.7 12 10 15 12.3 9 NR 5 13.3 20 18 2 13.3
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