2014 TCU Horned Frogs football team
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 win a share of the Big 12 title with Baylor. They were invited to the Peach Bowl where they defeated Ole Miss.
Coaching staff
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Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
August 30 |
6:00 PM |
Samford* |
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Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX |
FSSW/FCS Central |
W 48–14 |
40,094 |
September 13 |
3:00 PM |
Minnesota* |
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Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX |
FS1 |
W 30–7 |
43,958 |
September 27 |
11:00 AM |
at SMU* |
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Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet) |
CBSSN |
W 56–0 |
23,093 |
October 4 |
2:30 PM |
No. 4 Oklahoma |
No. 25 |
Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX |
FOX |
W 37–33 |
47,394 |
October 11 |
2:30 PM |
at No. 5 Baylor |
No. 9 |
McLane Stadium • Waco, TX (Rivalry) |
ABC/ESPN2 |
L 58–61 |
46,803 |
October 18 |
3:00 PM |
No. 15 Oklahoma State |
No. 12 |
Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX |
FS1 |
W 42–9 |
43,214 |
October 25 |
2:30 PM |
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 PM |
at No. 20 West Virginia |
No. 7 |
Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV |
ABC/ESPN2 |
W 31–30 |
61,190 |
November 8 |
6:30 PM |
No. 7 Kansas State |
No. 6 |
Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX |
FOX |
W 41–20 |
48,012 |
November 15 |
2:30 PM |
at Kansas |
No. 4 |
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS |
FS1 |
W 34–30 |
30,889 |
November 27 |
6:30 PM |
at Texas |
No. 5 |
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
FS1 |
W 48–10 |
96,496 |
December 6 |
11:00 AM |
Iowa State |
No. 3 |
Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX |
ABC |
W 55–3 |
45,242 |
December 31 |
11:30 AM |
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: [2]
Game notes
Samford
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
Horned Frogs |
14 |
10 |
10 |
14 |
48 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
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First Meeting |
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Minnesota
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Golden Gophers |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
Horned Frogs |
10 |
14 |
6 |
0 |
30 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–1 |
1974 |
MINN, 9–7 |
@ SMU
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Horned Frogs |
7 |
21 |
21 |
7 |
56 |
Mustangs |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
46–40–7 |
2013 |
TCU, 48–17 |
Oklahoma
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#4 Sooners |
14 |
10 |
7 |
2 |
33 |
#25 Horned Frogs |
14 |
10 |
7 |
6 |
37 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
4–9 |
2013 |
OU, 20–17 |
@ Baylor
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#9 Horned Frogs |
14 |
17 |
13 |
14 |
58 |
#5 Bears |
10 |
17 |
10 |
24 |
61 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
51–51–7 |
2013 |
BAY, 41–38 |
Oklahoma State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#15 Cowboys |
3 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
#12 Horned Frogs |
21 |
7 |
14 |
0 |
42 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
9–13–2 |
2013 |
OSU, 24–10 |
Texas Tech
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Red Raiders |
17 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
27 |
#10 Horned Frogs |
24 |
13 |
31 |
14 |
82 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
23–30–3 |
2013 |
TTU, 20–10 |
@ West Virginia
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#7 Horned Frogs |
7 |
0 |
14 |
10 |
31 |
#20 Mountaineers |
13 |
0 |
14 |
3 |
30 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–2 |
2013 |
WVU, 30–27 |
Kansas State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#7 Wildcats |
7 |
0 |
7 |
6 |
20 |
#6 Horned Frogs |
14 |
3 |
14 |
10 |
41 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
3–4 |
2013 |
KSU, 33–31 |
@ Kansas
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#4 Horned Frogs |
7 |
3 |
21 |
3 |
34 |
Jayhawks |
6 |
7 |
14 |
3 |
30 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
18–8–4 |
2013 |
TCU, 27–17 |
@ Texas
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#5 Horned Frogs |
13 |
7 |
0 |
28 |
48 |
Longhorns |
0 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
21–62–1 |
2013 |
TEX, 30–7 |
Iowa State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cyclones |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
#3 Horned Frogs |
14 |
3 |
31 |
7 |
55 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
4–1 |
2013 |
TCU, 21–17 |
Ole Miss –Peach Bowl
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#6 Horned Frogs |
14 |
14 |
14 |
0 |
42 |
#9 Ole Miss |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–5 |
1983 |
MISS, 20–7 |
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 |
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 |
3 |
CFP |
Not released |
7 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
Not released |
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