2000 TCU Horned Frogs football team

2000 TCU Horned Frogs football

WAC Co-Champions
Mobile Alabama Bowl, Loss, 21–28, Southern Mississippi
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#18
AP	#21
2000 record	10–2 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach	Dennis Franchione and Gary Patterson
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 44,008)


2000 WAC football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
#21 TCU §	7	–	1	10	–	2
UTEP §	7	–	1	8	–	4
Fresno State	6	–	2	7	–	5
San Jose State	5	–	3	7	–	5
Tulsa	4	–	4	5	–	7
Rice	2	–	6	3	–	8
Hawaii	2	–	6	3	–	9
SMU	2	–	6	3	–	9
Nevada	1	–	7	2	–	10

§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Dennis Franchione and Gary Patterson, who took over the program in December 2000. TCU played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth. The Horned Frogs finished the 10–2 and 7–1 in conference play to share the Western Athletic Conference championship with UTEP.

Regular season

In the Battle for the Iron Skillet, Texas Christian beat SMU by a score of 62-7.

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9	3:05 PM	at Nevada	#22	Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV	ESPN+	W 41–10	19,797
September 16	11:00 AM	Northwestern*	#21	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	FSN	W 41–14	30,976
September 23	6:00 PM	Arkansas State*	#19	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX		W 52–3	32,167
September 30	11:00 AM	at Navy*	#18	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	FSN	W 21–0	28,477
October 7	11:00 AM	Hawaii	#14	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	FSN	W 41–21	31,896
October 21	6:00 PM	at Tulsa	#10	Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, OK	ESPN+	W 17–3	20,034
October 28	2:00 PM	Rice	#11	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	ESPN+	W 27–24	30,762
November 4	9:05 PM	at San Jose State	#9	Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA	ESPN2	L 24–27	15,681
November 11	2:30 PM	Fresno State	#17	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	FSN	W 24–7	29,116
November 18	2:00 PM	UTEP	#16	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	FSN	W 47–14	41,068
November 24	7:30 PM	at SMU*	#13	Gerald Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet)		W 62–7	26,551
December 20	7:00 PM	Southern Miss*	#16	Ladd Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL (Mobile Alabama Bowl)	ESPN2	L 21–28	40,300
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

TCU Horned Frogs football

Venues	Clark Field (?–1929) Amon G. Carter Stadium (1930–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Baylor SMU Texas A&M Texas Tech

Culture & lore	Super Frog "TCU Fight" Texas Christian University Marching Band

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold