2014 TCU Horned Frogs football team

2014 Big 12 football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; As of January 1, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

TCU Horned Frogs football
2014 TCU Horned Frogs football
Peach Bowl champion; Big 12 co–champion
Peach Bowl, W 42–3 vs. Ole Miss
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#3
AP	#3
2014 record	12–1 (8–1 Big 12)
Head coach	Gary Patterson (14th as head coach 16th overall year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Doug Meacham (1st year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Sonny Cumbie (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Dick Bumpas (11th year)
Base defense	4–2–5 defense
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium; (Capacity: 45,000)
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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

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 PM	Samford*		Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	FSSW/FCS Central	W 48–14	40,094
September 13	3:00 PM	Minnesota*		Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	FS1	W 30–7	43,958
September 27	11:00 AM	at SMU*		Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet)	CBSSN	W 56–0	23,093
October 4	2:30 PM	#4 Oklahoma	#25	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	FOX	W 37–33	47,394
October 11	2:30 PM	at #5 Baylor	#9	McLane Stadium • Waco, TX (Rivalry)	ABC/ESPN2	L 58–61	46,803
October 18	3:00 PM	#15 Oklahoma State	#12	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	FS1	W 42–9	43,214
October 25	2:30 PM	Texas Tech	#10	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (The West Texas Championship)	FOX	W 82–27	45,122
November 1	2:30 PM	at #20 West Virginia	#7	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	ABC/ESPN2	W 31–30	61,190
November 8	6:30 PM	#7 Kansas State	#6	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	FOX	W 41–20	48,012
November 15	2:30 PM	at Kansas	#4	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	FS1	W 34–30	30,889
November 27	6:30 PM	at Texas	#5	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	FS1	W 48–10	96,496
December 6	11:00 AM	Iowa State	#3	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	ABC	W 55–3	45,242
December 31	11:30 AM	vs. #9 Ole Miss*	#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

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
	First Meeting

Minnesota

	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

	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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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#7 Baylor +		8	–	1		11	–	2
#3 TCU +		8	–	1		12	–	1
#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 As of January 1, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll