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https://gofrogs.com/news/2020/9/28/football-preview-at-9-texas.aspx
GoFrogs: Preview: at #9 Texas
DATE: Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020
TIME: 11 a.m.
LOCATION: Austin, Texas (DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium)
SERIES RECORD: Texas leads, 63-26-1
LAST MEETING: TCU won, 37-27 (2019)
TV: FOX (Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft)
RADIO: WBAP 820 AM, KTCU 88.7 FM (Brian Estridge, John Denton, Landry Burdine)
SPANISH RADIO: KFZO 99.1 FM (Miguel Cruz, Elvis Gallegos)
ABOUT THE GAME
• TCU makes the short trek down I-35 to face Texas on Saturday at 11 a.m. on FOX.
• Since beginning Big 12 play in 2012, TCU is 6-2 against Texas, including a 3-1 record in Austin.
• Since 1996, TCU's Gary Patterson ranks No. 1 nationally among all head coaches past and present in winning percentage against Texas at .667 (6-3) with a minimum of five games played.
• Patterson has 26 wins against ranked opponents during his TCU tenure.
• TCU is 43-18 in regular-season games following a loss under Patterson.
SERIES HISTORY
• As a Big 12 member, TCU is 6-2 against Texas.
• Saturday is the 91st meeting between TCU and
Texas. The Longhorns hold a 63-26-1 advantage in a series that began with an 18-10 Texas win in 1897.
• TCU is 14-35-1 versus Texas in Austin and 12-28 against the Longhorns in Fort Worth
• Texas is TCU's fourth-most played series. The Horned Frogs' 90 games with the Longhorns trail only Baylor (115), SMU (99) and Texas A&M (92).
THE KINGSMEN CONNECTION
• TCU Head Coach Gary Patterson served in 1987 as the defensive coordinator at Cal Lutheran, alma mater of Texas Head Coach Tom Herman.
FAMILY TIES
• TCU center Coy McMillon's brother, Jake, was a three-year letterman (2015-17) at Texas as a
defensive lineman and offensive guard. He played in 34 games with 16 starts.
• Former Texas wide receiver Jerrod Heard's younger sister, Lauren, is a senior guard for the TCU women's basketball team.
• Lauren Heard was first-team All-Big 12 last season after averaging 18.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.0 assists.
REMEMBER WHEN?
• One of the more memorable wins in TCU history was a 6-0 victory at No. 1 Texas on Nov. 8, 1961.
• The lone score in the game was a second-quarter touchdown pass from Sonny Gibbs to Buddy Iles.
SIXTH IS FINE FOR NOW
• The Horned Frogs were picked sixth in the 2020 Preseason Big 12 Media Preseason Poll.
• TCU won conference championships in both previous seasons it was picked sixth or lower in a preseason poll under Head Coach Gary Patterson (6th, 2005 Mountain West; 7th, 2014 Big 12).
BEGINNING OF DECADE MAGIC
• Since Gary Patterson arrived at TCU as defensive coordinator in 1998, TCU has fared well in the opening season of a new decade.
• In 2010, TCU went 13-0, won the Rose Bowl and finished the season ranked No. 2 nationally.
• The Horned Frogs were 10-2 and won the WAC in 2000. Patterson began that season as defensive coordinator before being named head coach prior to the Mobile Alabama Bowl versus Southern Miss.
TCU NOTABLES
• Over the last six seasons, TCU is tied for the Big 12's second-best conference record (33-22) and has the third-best overall mark (52-27).
• TCU is one of just seven programs nationally to finish in the top 10 of the final polls at least three times (2014, 2015, 2017) in the last six seasons. The others are Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Penn State.
• TCU had five 11-win seasons last decade, equaling the number of the 11 other FBS programs in Texas.
• Patterson, at 20 seasons, is the nation's second-longest tenured head coach, trailing only Iowa's Kirk Ferentz (22nd year).
• Patterson has recently released two music singles in which he wrote and provided lead vocals on, "Take A Step Back" and "Game On."
• TCU is the only school in the nation to lead its conference in total defense the last three seasons.
• TCU linebacker Garret Wallow and safeties Trevon Moehrig and Ar'Darius Washington have received preseason All-America honors.
• Max Duggan's 84.2 completion percentage (16-of-19) against Iowa State ranked as fifth-best for a single game in TCU history. He passed for 241 yards and three touchdowns in just second-half action. Duggan is second in the nation in passing efficiency (232.3), behind only Clemson's Trevor Lawrence.
GoFrogs: Preview: at #9 Texas
- GAME NOTES (PDF)
- WATCH (FOX)
- LISTEN (HORNED FROGS SPORTS NETWORK)
- LIVE STATS
- 2020 TCU FOOTBALL FACT BOOK
DATE: Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020
TIME: 11 a.m.
LOCATION: Austin, Texas (DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium)
SERIES RECORD: Texas leads, 63-26-1
LAST MEETING: TCU won, 37-27 (2019)
TV: FOX (Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft)
RADIO: WBAP 820 AM, KTCU 88.7 FM (Brian Estridge, John Denton, Landry Burdine)
SPANISH RADIO: KFZO 99.1 FM (Miguel Cruz, Elvis Gallegos)
ABOUT THE GAME
• TCU makes the short trek down I-35 to face Texas on Saturday at 11 a.m. on FOX.
• Since beginning Big 12 play in 2012, TCU is 6-2 against Texas, including a 3-1 record in Austin.
• Since 1996, TCU's Gary Patterson ranks No. 1 nationally among all head coaches past and present in winning percentage against Texas at .667 (6-3) with a minimum of five games played.
• Patterson has 26 wins against ranked opponents during his TCU tenure.
• TCU is 43-18 in regular-season games following a loss under Patterson.
SERIES HISTORY
• As a Big 12 member, TCU is 6-2 against Texas.
• Saturday is the 91st meeting between TCU and
Texas. The Longhorns hold a 63-26-1 advantage in a series that began with an 18-10 Texas win in 1897.
• TCU is 14-35-1 versus Texas in Austin and 12-28 against the Longhorns in Fort Worth
• Texas is TCU's fourth-most played series. The Horned Frogs' 90 games with the Longhorns trail only Baylor (115), SMU (99) and Texas A&M (92).
THE KINGSMEN CONNECTION
• TCU Head Coach Gary Patterson served in 1987 as the defensive coordinator at Cal Lutheran, alma mater of Texas Head Coach Tom Herman.
FAMILY TIES
• TCU center Coy McMillon's brother, Jake, was a three-year letterman (2015-17) at Texas as a
defensive lineman and offensive guard. He played in 34 games with 16 starts.
• Former Texas wide receiver Jerrod Heard's younger sister, Lauren, is a senior guard for the TCU women's basketball team.
• Lauren Heard was first-team All-Big 12 last season after averaging 18.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.0 assists.
REMEMBER WHEN?
• One of the more memorable wins in TCU history was a 6-0 victory at No. 1 Texas on Nov. 8, 1961.
• The lone score in the game was a second-quarter touchdown pass from Sonny Gibbs to Buddy Iles.
SIXTH IS FINE FOR NOW
• The Horned Frogs were picked sixth in the 2020 Preseason Big 12 Media Preseason Poll.
• TCU won conference championships in both previous seasons it was picked sixth or lower in a preseason poll under Head Coach Gary Patterson (6th, 2005 Mountain West; 7th, 2014 Big 12).
BEGINNING OF DECADE MAGIC
• Since Gary Patterson arrived at TCU as defensive coordinator in 1998, TCU has fared well in the opening season of a new decade.
• In 2010, TCU went 13-0, won the Rose Bowl and finished the season ranked No. 2 nationally.
• The Horned Frogs were 10-2 and won the WAC in 2000. Patterson began that season as defensive coordinator before being named head coach prior to the Mobile Alabama Bowl versus Southern Miss.
TCU NOTABLES
• Over the last six seasons, TCU is tied for the Big 12's second-best conference record (33-22) and has the third-best overall mark (52-27).
• TCU is one of just seven programs nationally to finish in the top 10 of the final polls at least three times (2014, 2015, 2017) in the last six seasons. The others are Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Penn State.
• TCU had five 11-win seasons last decade, equaling the number of the 11 other FBS programs in Texas.
• Patterson, at 20 seasons, is the nation's second-longest tenured head coach, trailing only Iowa's Kirk Ferentz (22nd year).
• Patterson has recently released two music singles in which he wrote and provided lead vocals on, "Take A Step Back" and "Game On."
• TCU is the only school in the nation to lead its conference in total defense the last three seasons.
• TCU linebacker Garret Wallow and safeties Trevon Moehrig and Ar'Darius Washington have received preseason All-America honors.
• Max Duggan's 84.2 completion percentage (16-of-19) against Iowa State ranked as fifth-best for a single game in TCU history. He passed for 241 yards and three touchdowns in just second-half action. Duggan is second in the nation in passing efficiency (232.3), behind only Clemson's Trevor Lawrence.
