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AP: Patterson: No. 2 final ranking 'very gratifying' for TCU
By STEPHEN HAWKINS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
DALLAS — TCU has gone from being a one-win team when Gary Patterson arrived with a new coaching staff to undefeated and No. 2 in the final poll.
“We’re excited. ... It’s obviously very gratifying that the writers and our peers in the coaches poll voted us No. 2,” Patterson said Tuesday. “Where we started 13 years ago and where we are today, it’s quite an honor to be a part of all that.”
The Horned Frogs (13-0) are No. 2 behind BCS champion Auburn (14-0) in the Associated Press Top 25 that was released Tuesday.
TCU completed its first undefeated season since its 1938 national championship with a 21-19 victory over Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day.
When Patterson arrived as defensive coordinator after the 1997 season, the Frogs were coming off a 1-10 record. He is 98-28 in 10 seasons as head coach, and TCU has won at least 11 games in six of the last eight seasons. Last week, he got a two-year contract extension through the 2018 season. ...
