2016 TCU Horned Frogs football team

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2016 TCU Horned Frogs football
TCU Athletics wordmark.png
Conference Big 12 Conference
2016 record 0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach Gary Patterson (16th as head coach, 18th overall year)
Co-offensive coordinator Doug Meacham (3rd year)
Co-offensive coordinator Sonny Cumbie (3rd year)
Offensive scheme Air Raid
Defensive coordinator Chad Glasgow (2nd as coordinator; 15th overall year)
Base defense 4–2–5
Home stadium Amon G. Carter Stadium
(Capacity: 45,000)
Seasons
« 2015 2017 »
2016 Big 12 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Baylor   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Iowa State   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Kansas   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Kansas State   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Oklahoma   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Oklahoma State   0 – 0         0 – 0  
TCU   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Texas   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Texas Tech   0 – 0         0 – 0  
West Virginia   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 TCU Horned Frogs football team will represent Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The 121st TCU football team will play as a member of the Big 12 Conference (Big 12) and will play their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium, on the TCU campus in Fort Worth, Texas. The Horned Frogs will be led by 16th-year head coach Gary Patterson, the winningest coach in TCU history.

Previous season

The 2015 TCU Horned Frogs football team finished the 2015 season ranked #7 nationally[1][2] with a 11–2 (7–2 Big 12) record,[3] second in the Big 12 standings (tied with Oklahoma State and behind Big 12 Champion Oklahoma),[4] and as the 2016 Alamo Bowl Champions.[5] Despite a plague of injuries on offense and defense, with over 23 starters missing significant playing time due to injury and 30 freshmen seeing meaningful playing time,[6] head coach Gary Patterson led the Horned Frogs to a 10+ win season for the 10th time and a bowl game for the 13th time in his 15-year stint as the TCU head coach.[7] The Horned Frogs concluded their season with an improbable comeback victory at the 2016 Alamo Bowl against #15 Oregon; after trailing 31–0 at halftime, senior backup quarterback Bram Kohlhausen led the Frogs to roar back for a 47–41 (3OT) victory over the Ducks.[5]

Preseason

Departures

Senior quarterback and 2014 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and 2015 runner-up Trevone Boykin and unanimous first team All-American wide receiver Josh Doctson led a large class of graduating seniors that departed TCU at the conclusion of the 2015 season.

Recruiting Class

TCU inked five junior college transfers in December 2015, including 4-star defensive end Mat Boesen (Long Beach C.C.), 4-star linebacker Tyree Horton, 4-star safety Markell Simmons (Pima C.C.), 4-star wide receiver Taj Williams (Iowa Western C.C.), and 3-star offensive tackle Chris Gaynor (Dodge City C.C.). Four of the five junior college transfers enrolled at TCU in January 2016, will participate in spring practice and will be eligible to play in 2016. The fifth signee, Tyree Horton, is expected to enroll in the summer.[8] TCU added a sixth junior college transfer, 4-star wide receiver Ryan Parker (Tyler J.C.), on February 3, 2016; Parker is expected to enroll in the summer.[9]

Four of TCU's freshmen signees arrived early for the spring term at TCU and enrolled with the four January junior college transfers. The January freshmen enrollees include 4-star wide receiver Isaiah Graham (Bastrop, LA), 4-star athlete (running back and linebacker) Sewo Olonilua (Humble Kingwood), 3-star tight end Artayvious Lynn (Milford Academy), and 3-star quarterback Brennen Wooten (San Angelo Central).[8]

TCU signed the following 22 recruits:[10]

Incoming Transfers

In addition to the 2016 recruiting class, TCU added two transfers in 2016.

Wide receiver John Diarse transferred to TCU in January from LSU.[8] As a graduate transfer, Diarse is immediately eligible to play in 2016, and he will have 2 years of eligibility remaining. In 2013, Diarse was a 4-star recruit out of Neville H.S. in Monroe, LA.[11]

Defensive end Benjamin Banogu transferred to TCU in January from ULM.[12] NCAA transfer rules will require Banogu to sit out the 2016 season, although he may participate in team practice, and he will be eligible to play 2 seasons beginning in 2017. In 2014, Banogu was a 2-star recruit out of Prosper H.S. in Prosper, TX.[13]

Coaching Staff

Co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach DeMontie Cross left TCU after the 2016 Alamo Bowl to accept the sole defensive coordinator position at Missouri, where Cross played from 1994–96.[14] Despite anticipated turnover on the TCU coaching staff as a result of the Horned Frogs' successes, particularly their offensive turnaround in 2014 and 2015, Cross was the only position or coordinator-level coach to depart Fort Worth. Former TCU and NFL defensive lineman Zarnell Fitch was promoted to defensive line Coach after serving as the Frogs' director of high school relations from June 2014 through January 2016,[15] and former TCU and NFL linebacker Jason Phillips will continue his work at TCU as a graduate assistant and coach linebackers.[16][17] The 2016 staff was completed with the promotion of graduate assistant Jake Brown as the new director of high school relations and recruiting.[18]

In November 2015, TCU co-offensive coordinator/play-caller and inside wide receivers coach Doug Meacham was named a finalist for the head coaching job at the University of North Texas, and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Meacham was expected to receive and accept an offer; but on December 1, Meacham withdrew his name from consideration for the post.[19] Meacham was also rumored to be named the new head coach at Tulane in December 2015, but the rumors were quashed by Meaham and TCU and Meacham was not named as the Green Wave's new coach.[20] In January 2016, Meacham declined an offer to become the head coach of the Texas State Bobcats[21] and an offer to become the sole offensive coordinator at Texas A&M.[22]

In December 2015, TCU co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Sonny Cumbie was reportedly offered a three-year, $1+ million per year contract to become the sole offensive coordinator and play caller at the University of Texas. Despite an intense public effort by Longhorns' head coach Charlie Strong, Cumbie declined the offer and elected to remain in his role at TCU.[23]

Frogs' running backs coach Curtis Luper was reportedly a finalist for the head coaching job at ULM, but he withdrew his name from consideration on the same day Sonny Cumbie declined the offensive coordinator position at Texas and Doug Meacham quashed rumors regarding the head coaching job at Tulane. Luper was also a candidate for the head coaching job at UTSA and interviewed for the job on January 10[24] before eventually removing his name from consideration.[25]

In January 2016, offensive graduate assistant Bryson Oliver left TCU to accept a full-time coaching job at Tarleton State, and former Oklahoma State quarterback J. W. Walsh joined the Horned Frogs as a new offensive graduate assistant.[26]

Spring Practice

The 2016 Horned Frogs are set to begin spring practice on February 27, 2016.[8]

Schedule & Results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 3 7:00 PM South Dakota State* Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX FSN    
September 10 6:00 PM Arkansas* Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX ESPN or ESPN2    
September 17 11:00 AM Iowa Statedagger Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX FS1    
September 23 at SMU* Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet) ESPN    
October 1 Oklahoma Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX    
October 8 at Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS    
October 22 at West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV    
October 29 Texas Tech Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (Rivalry)    
November 5 at Baylor McLane Stadium • Waco, TX (The Revivalry)    
November 19 Oklahoma State Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX    
November 25 2:30 PM at Texas Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX FOX or FS1    
December 3 Kansas State Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX    
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP  
Coaches'  
CFP Not released Not released


Game Notes

South Dakota State

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See also: 2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team
All-time record Last meeting Result
0–0 First meeting N/A
South Dakota State Jackrabbits at TCU Horned Frogs – Game Summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Jackrabbits 0 0 0 0 0
Horned Frogs 0 0 0 0 0

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX

  • Date: September 3, 2016
  • TV announcers: TBA (play-by-play), TBA (color), TBA (sideline)
  • Sources:
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Top Passers
  • SDSU –
  • TCU –
Top Rushers
  • SDSU –
  • TCU –
Top Receiving
  • SDSU –
  • TCU –

The 2016 Horned Frogs will open their season at home versus Division 1–FCS opponent South Dakota State. The Jackrabbits play in the Missouri Valley Football Conference and finished the 2015 season with an 8–4 (5–3 MVFC) record. Ranked #10 in the final regular season FCS poll, the Jackrabbits were upset by the #16 Montana Grizzlies in the first round of the 2015 NCAA FCS Playoffs.

Arkansas

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See also: 2016 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
All-time record Last meeting Result
23–43–2 1991 Arkansas, 22–21
Arkansas Razorbacks at TCU Horned Frogs – Game Summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Razorbacks 0 0 0 0 0
Horned Frogs 0 0 0 0 0

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX

  • Date: September 10, 2016
  • TV announcers: TBA (play-by-play), TBA (color), TBA (sideline)
  • Sources:
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Top Passers
  • Arkansas –
  • TCU –
Top Rushers
  • Arkansas –
  • TCU –
Top Receiving
  • Arkansas –
  • TCU –

The Razorbacks' trip to Fort Worth will mark the first time the two former Southwest Conference rivals have met on the gridiron since Arkansas departed the SWC for the SEC in 1992, and the first matchup pitting TCU head coach Gary Patterson against Arkansas coach Bret Bielema since the two faced off in the 2011 Rose Bowl Game when Bielema coached the Wisconsin Badgers. The Horned Frogs will travel to Arkansas in 2017 for the back-end of this home-and-home non-conference series.

Iowa State

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See also: 2016 Iowa State Cyclones football team
All-time record Big 12 record Last meeting Result
6–1 3–1 2015 TCU, 45–21
Iowa State Cyclones at TCU Horned Frogs – Game Summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Cyclones 0 0 0 0 0
Horned Frogs 0 0 0 0 0

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX

  • Date: September 17, 2016
  • TV announcers: TBA (play-by-play), TBA (color), TBA (sideline)
  • Sources:
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Top Passers
  • ISU –
  • TCU –
Top Rushers
  • ISU –
  • TCU –
Top Receiving
  • ISU –
  • TCU –

The Horned Frogs and Cyclones conference opener in Fort Worth will mark new Cyclones head coach Matt Campbell's debut in Big 12 Conference play.

SMU

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See also: 2016 SMU Mustangs football team
All-time record Last meeting Result
48–40–7 2015 TCU, 56–37
TCU Horned Frogs at SMU Mustangs – Game Summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Horned Frogs 0 0 0 0 0
Mustangs 0 0 0 0 0

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX

  • Date: September 23, 2016
  • TV announcers: TBA (play-by-play), TBA (color), TBA (sideline)
  • Sources:
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Top Passers
  • TCU –
  • SMU –
Top Rushers
  • TCU –
  • SMU –
Top Receiving
  • TCU –
  • SMU –

The Horned Frogs will return to and close non-conference play in the 96th Battle for the Iron Skillet. The game against the Mustangs will be the Frogs' first road game of 2016 and the second of five games against former Southwest Conference foes in 2016.

Oklahoma

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See also: 2016 Oklahoma Sooners football team
All-time record Big 12 record Last meeting Result
5–10 1–3 2015 Oklahoma, 30–29
Oklahoma Sooners at TCU Horned Frogs – Game Summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Sooners 0 0 0 0 0
Horned Frogs 0 0 0 0 0

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX

  • Date: October 1, 2016
  • TV announcers: TBA (play-by-play), TBA (color), TBA (sideline)
  • Sources:
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Top Passers
  • OU –
  • TCU –
Top Rushers
  • OU –
  • TCU –
Top Receiving
  • OU –
  • TCU –

The winner of the 2014 and 2015 TCU–Oklahoma matchups went on to win at least a share of the years' Big 12 Conference Championships. In 2014, a late pick-six helped TCU secure a victory, and the Frogs went on to split the 2014 Big 12 title with Baylor. In 2015, Oklahoma deflected a TCU two-point conversion attempt in the final seconds of the game in Norman, and the Sooners went on to win the Big 12 title and represent the conference in the College Football Playoff.

Kansas

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See also: 2016 Kansas Jayhawks football team
All-time record Big 12 record Last meeting Result
20–8–4 4–0 2015 TCU, 23–17
TCU Horned Frogs at Kansas Jayhawks – Game Summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Horned Frogs 0 0 0 0 0
Jayhawks 0 0 0 0 0

at Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS

  • Date: October 8, 2016
  • TV announcers: TBA (play-by-play), TBA (color), TBA (sideline)
  • Sources:
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Top Passers
  • TCU –
  • KU –
Top Rushers
  • TCU –
  • KU –
Top Receiving
  • TCU –
  • KU –

The Horned Frogs will leave the Fort Worth–Dallas metroplex for the first time in the 2016 season to face Big 12 foe Kansas. The Frogs are 4–0 versus the Jayhawks in Big 12 Conference play, but despite being a heavy favorite in each matchup, they have only won the four meetings by a combined 34 points. TCU, ranked in the top 15 during the 2014 and 2015 games, narrowly escaped the Jayhawks with less than one-score win margins.

West Virginia

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See also: 2016 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
All-time record Big 12 record Last meeting Result
3–2 3–1 2015 TCU, 40–10
TCU Horned Frogs at West Virginia Mountaineers – Game Summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Horned Frogs 0 0 0 0 0
Mountaineers 0 0 0 0 0

at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

  • Date: October 22, 2016
  • TV announcers: TBA (play-by-play), TBA (color), TBA (sideline)
  • Sources:
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Top Passers
  • TCU –
  • WVU –
Top Rushers
  • TCU –
  • WVU –
Top Receiving
  • TCU –
  • WVU –

Texas Tech

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See also: 2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
All-time record Big 12 record Last meeting Result
25–30–3 2–2 2015 TCU, 55–52
Texas Tech Red Raiders at TCU Horned Frogs – Game Summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 0 0 0 0 0
Horned Frogs 0 0 0 0 0

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX

  • Date: October 29, 2016
  • TV announcers: TBA (play-by-play), TBA (color), TBA (sideline)
  • Sources:
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Top Passers
  • TTU –
  • TCU –
Top Rushers
  • TTU –
  • TCU –
Top Receiving
  • TTU –
  • TCU –

Baylor

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See also: 2016 Baylor Bears football team
All-time record Big 12 record Last meeting Result
52–52–7 2–2 2015 TCU, 28–21
TCU Horned Frogs at Baylor Bears – Game Summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Horned Frogs 0 0 0 0 0
Bears 0 0 0 0 0

at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX

  • Date: November 5, 2016
  • TV announcers: TBA (play-by-play), TBA (color), TBA (sideline)
  • Sources:
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Top Passers
  • TCU –
  • Baylor –
Top Rushers
  • TCU –
  • Baylor –
Top Receiving
  • TCU –
  • Baylor –

The winner of the 112th Revivalry game will take a lead in the all-time series, currently tied at 52–52–7, and a lead in the Big 12 series, currently tied at 2–2. Since joining the Big 12, the Horned Frogs are 1–1 in Waco and 0–1 at McLane Stadium, which Baylor opened in 2014.

Oklahoma State

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See also: 2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
All-time record Big 12 record Last meeting Result
10–14–2 1–3 2015 Oklahoma State, 49–29
Oklahoma State Cowboys at TCU Horned Frogs – Game Summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 0 0 0 0
Horned Frogs 0 0 0 0 0

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX

  • Date: November 19, 2016
  • TV announcers: TBA (play-by-play), TBA (color), TBA (sideline)
  • Sources:
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Top Passers
  • OSU –
  • TCU –
Top Rushers
  • OSU –
  • TCU –
Top Receiving
  • OSU –
  • TCU –

Texas

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See also: 2016 Texas Longhorns football team
All-time record Big 12 record Last meeting Result
23–62–1 3–1 2015 TCU, 50–7
TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Longhorns – Game Summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Horned Frogs 0 0 0 0 0
Longhorns 0 0 0 0 0

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX

  • Date: November 25, 2016
  • TV announcers: TBA (play-by-play), TBA (color), TBA (sideline)
  • Sources:
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Top Passers
  • TCU –
  • Texas –
Top Rushers
  • TCU –
  • Texas –
Top Receiving
  • TCU –
  • Texas –

Kansas State

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See also: 2016 Kansas State Wildcats football team
All-time record Big 12 record Last meeting Result
5–4 2–2 2015 TCU, 52–45
Kansas State Wildcats at TCU Horned Frogs – Game Summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0
Horned Frogs 0 0 0 0 0

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX

  • Date: December 3, 2016
  • TV announcers: TBA (play-by-play), TBA (color), TBA (sideline)
  • Sources:
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Top Passers
  • KSU –
  • TCU –
Top Rushers
  • KSU –
  • TCU –
Top Receiving
  • KSU –
  • TCU –

Personnel

Roster

Returning Starters

Depth Chart

Honors & Awards

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