2014 TCU Horned Frogs football team

American college football season

2014 TCU Horned Frogs football

Big 12 co-champion
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 ->

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

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 co-champions.[1] They were invited to the Peach Bowl where they defeated Ole Miss.

## Coaching staff

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Name | Position | Year at TCU | Alma Mater

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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

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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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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

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### Samford

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Bulldogs  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 7 | 14
Horned Frogs | 14  | 10  | 10  | 14 | 48

See also: 2014 Samford Bulldogs football team

### Minnesota

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Golden Gophers  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 7
Horned Frogs | 10  | 14  | 6  | 0 | 30

See also: 2014 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

### @ SMU

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Horned Frogs | 7  | 21  | 21  | 7 | 56
Mustangs  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0

See also: 2014 SMU Mustangs football team and Battle for the Iron Skillet

### Oklahoma

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#4 Sooners  | 14  | 10  | 7  | 2 | 33
#25 Horned Frogs | 14  | 10  | 7  | 6 | 37

See also: 2014 Oklahoma Sooners football team

### @ Baylor

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#9 Horned Frogs  | 14  | 17  | 13  | 14 | 58
#5 Bears | 10  | 17  | 10  | 24 | 61

See also: 2014 Baylor Bears football team and Baylor–TCU football rivalry

### Oklahoma State

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#15 Cowboys  | 3  | 6  | 0  | 0 | 9
#12 Horned Frogs | 21  | 7  | 14  | 0 | 42

See also: 2014 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

### Texas Tech

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Red Raiders  | 17  | 3  | 7  | 0 | 27
#10 Horned Frogs | 24  | 13  | 31  | 14 | 82

See also: 2014 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team and TCU–Texas Tech football rivalry

### @ West Virginia

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#7 Horned Frogs | 7  | 0  | 14  | 10 | 31
#20 Mountaineers  | 13  | 0  | 14  | 3 | 30

See also: 2014 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

### Kansas State

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#7 Wildcats  | 7  | 0  | 7  | 6 | 20
#6 Horned Frogs | 14  | 3  | 14  | 10 | 41

See also: 2014 Kansas State Wildcats football team

### @ Kansas

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#4 Horned Frogs | 7  | 3  | 21  | 3 | 34
Jayhawks  | 6  | 7  | 14  | 3 | 30

See also: 2014 Kansas Jayhawks football team

### @ Texas

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#5 Horned Frogs | 13  | 7  | 0  | 28 | 48
Longhorns  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 7 | 10

See also: 2014 Texas Longhorns football team

### Iowa State

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Cyclones  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0 | 3
#3 Horned Frogs | 14  | 3  | 31  | 7 | 55

See also: 2014 Iowa State Cyclones football team

### Ole Miss –Peach Bowl

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#6 Horned Frogs | 14  | 14  | 14  | 0 | 42
#9 Rebels  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3 | 3

See also: 2014 Ole Miss Rebels football team and 2014 Peach Bowl

## Rankings

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Further information: 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes| Week

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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

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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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* Panther Park (1911–1914, 1917, 1920–1923)
* Clark Field (1924–1930)
* Amon G. Carter Stadium (1930–present)

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* Bowl games
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