2014 TCU Horned Frogs football team

2014 TCU Horned Frogs football
2014 TCU Horned Frogs football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 42–3 vs. Ole Miss
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
Record	12–1 (8–1 Big 12)
Head coach	Gary Patterson (14th as head coach, 16th overall season);
Co-offensive coordinator	Doug Meacham (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Sonny Cumbie (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Dick Bumpas (11th season)
Base defense	4–2–5 defense
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium; (Capacity: 45,000)
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

The 2014 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Playing as a member of the Big 12 Conference (Big 12), the team was led by head coach Gary Patterson, in his 14th year, and played its home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas. They finished the season 12–1, 8–1 in Big 12 play to finish as runner up.^[1] They were invited to the Peach Bowl where they defeated Ole Miss.

2014 Big 12 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 7 Baylor +	8	–	1	11	–	2
No. 3 TCU +	8	–	1	12	–	1
No. 18 Kansas State	7	–	2	9	–	4
Oklahoma	5	–	4	8	–	5
West Virginia	5	–	4	7	–	6
Texas	5	–	4	6	–	7
Oklahoma State	4	–	5	7	–	6
Texas Tech	2	–	7	4	–	8
Kansas	1	–	8	3	–	9
Iowa State	0	–	9	2	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at TCU	Alma Mater
Gary Patterson	Head coach	14th	Kansas State (1983)
Jarrett Anderson	Offensive line	17th	New Mexico (1993)
Dick Bumpas	Defensive coordinator/defensive line	11th	Arkansas (1973)
Rusty Burns	Outside receivers	6th	Springfield College (1978)
DeMontie Cross	Linebackers	2nd	Missouri (1997)
Sonny Cumbie	Co-Offensive Coordinator/quarterbacks	1st	Texas Tech (2004)
Chad Glasgow	Safeties	13th	Oklahoma State (1995)
Curtis Luper	Running backs	2nd	Stephen F. Austin (1996)
Doug Meacham	Co-Offensive Coordinator/Inside Wide Receivers	1st	Oklahoma State (1988)
Kenny Perry	Cornerbacks	2nd	Houston (1993)
Dan Sharp	Special teams	14th	TCU (1985)
Bryson Oliver	Graduate Assistant – Offense	1st	Texas Tech (2006)
Jason Teague	Graduate Assistant – Defense	2nd	TCU (2010)

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 p.m.	Samford*		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FSSW/FCS Central	W 48–14	40,094
September 13	3:00 p.m.	Minnesota*		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FS1	W 30–7	43,958
September 27	11:00 a.m.	at SMU*		Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet)	CBSSN	W 56–0	23,093
October 4	2:30 p.m.	No. 4 Oklahoma	No. 25	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FOX	W 37–33	47,394
October 11	2:30 p.m.	at No. 5 Baylor	No. 9	McLane Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	ABC/ESPN2	L 58–61	46,803
October 18	3:00 p.m.	No. 15 Oklahoma State	No. 12	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FS1	W 42–9	43,214
October 25	2:30 p.m.	Texas Tech	No. 10	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (The West Texas Championship)	FOX	W 82–27	45,122
November 1	2:30 p.m.	at No. 20 West Virginia	No. 7	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (College GameDay)	ABC/ESPN2	W 31–30	61,190
November 8	6:30 p.m.	No. 7 Kansas State	No. 6	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FOX	W 41–20	48,012
November 15	2:30 p.m.	at Kansas	No. 4	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FS1	W 34–30	30,889
November 27	6:30 p.m.	at Texas	No. 5	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	FS1	W 48–10	96,496
December 6	11:00 a.m.	Iowa State	No. 3	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	ABC	W 55–3	45,242
December 31	11:30 a.m.	vs. No. 9 Ole Miss*	No. 6	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	ESPN	W 42–3	65,706
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and College Football Playoff Top 25 poll (beginning 11/1) released prior to game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source: ^[3]

Game summaries

Samford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	0	7	14
Horned Frogs	14	10	10	14	48

Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Gophers	0	0	0	7	7
Horned Frogs	10	14	6	0	30

@ SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Horned Frogs	7	21	21	7	56
Mustangs	0	0	0	0	0

Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 Sooners	14	10	7	2	33
#25 Horned Frogs	14	10	7	6	37

@ Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Horned Frogs	14	17	13	14	58
#5 Bears	10	17	10	24	61

Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#15 Cowboys	3	6	0	0	9
#12 Horned Frogs	21	7	14	0	42

Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	17	3	7	0	27
#10 Horned Frogs	24	13	31	14	82

@ West Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Horned Frogs	7	0	14	10	31
#20 Mountaineers	13	0	14	3	30

Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Wildcats	7	0	7	6	20
#6 Horned Frogs	14	3	14	10	41

@ Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 Horned Frogs	7	3	21	3	34
Jayhawks	6	7	14	3	30

@ Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Horned Frogs	13	7	0	28	48
Longhorns	0	3	0	7	10

Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	0	3	0	0	3
#3 Horned Frogs	14	3	31	7	55

Ole Miss –Peach Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Horned Frogs	14	14	14	0	42
#9 Rebels	0	0	0	3	3

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	9	12	10	10	6	5	5	6	4	6	3
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	12	12	10	10	7	5	5	5	4	6 (1)	3
CFP	Not released									7	6	4	5	5	3	6	Not released

References

^ Staples, Andy. "Big 12 crowns two champs but can't pick one top playoff contender". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
^ "Coaches". TCU Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
^ "2014 TCU Horned Frogs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 3, 2014.

[1] Staples, Andy. "Big 12 crowns two champs but can't pick one top playoff contender". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2022-11-22.

[2] "Coaches". TCU Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2014.

[3] "2014 TCU Horned Frogs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 3, 2014.

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