TCU Horned Frogs
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The TCU Horned Frogs are the athletic teams that represent Texas Christian University
, consisting of 18 varsity teams. The "horned frog" nickname and mascot refer to the Texas horned lizard
, as known as the "horned frog". The women's athletics teams are often referred to often as the Lady Frogs. The teams participate in the NCAA
Division I and in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) for football competing in the Mountain West Conference
. On October 10, 2011, TCU announced that it had accepted an invitation to join the Big 12 Conference
.
before eventually joining its longtime home, the Southwest Conference (SWC), in 1923. TCU remained a member of the SWC until it disbanded after the 1995-1996 academic year because of Texas, Texas A&M
, Texas Tech
and Baylor
defecting to the Big 8 Conference to form the Big 12 Conference
.The Horned Frogs, without a conference to call home after 72 years, joined the Western Athletic Conference
(WAC), along with SMU and Rice. TCU called the WAC home from 1996 through 2000. In 2001, TCU joined Conference USA
(C-USA) and remained there through 2004. TCU joined its current home of the Mountain West Conference (MWC) in 2005. In 2010, TCU accepted an invitation to join the Big East Conference
in all sports starting in 2012; however, on October 10, 2011, TCU announced that it had reversed its decision and would be joining the Big 12 in 2012 instead.
when TCU defeated the Trojans of USC
in the 1998 Sun Bowl
. From 1939
, the year after TCU’s last national championship, to 1997
, TCU’s record was 318-380-24. In those 67 years, TCU won 6 Southwest Conference titles and attended 11 bowl games winning only one of those games. Since the 1998
season, TCU has won 6 conference titles, two in the Western Athletic Conference
(1999
& 2000
), one in Conference USA
(2002
), and three in the Mountain West Conference
(2005
, 2009
, and 2010
). Since 1998
, TCU
has amassed a record of 79-30. In four of the last five years, the Horned Frogs have won at least 10 games in a season, and won 11 games in three of the last four. During this period TCU has won games against Louisville
, Oklahoma
, Texas Tech
, Utah
and BYU
. From 1998
to 2006
, TCU has attended 8 bowl games, winning five of them. The record of TCU in bowl games as of 2006
is 9-13-1. TCU also claims two national championships from 1935
and 1938
.
TCU has 41 1st team All-Americans, listed at TCU Horned Frogs football
. The school's most famous past players include Rags Matthews
, Sammy Baugh
, Davey O'Brien
(a Heisman Trophy
winner, and namesake of the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award
), Johnny Vaught
(later one of the most celebrated coaches of the University of Mississippi
), Ki Aldrich
, Darrell Lester
, Jim Swink
, Sonny Gibbs, Norm Bulaich
, Bob Lilly
, Kenneth Davis, 2006-07 NFL MVP LaDainian Tomlinson
and two-time consensus All-American Jerry Hughes
. TCU have achieved success under numerous coaches including Matty Bell, L.D. "Dutch" Meyer
, Abe Martin
, Dennis Franchione
, and current coach Gary Patterson
. Gary Patterson received nine National Coach of the Year honors in 2009. Coaches Matthews
, Baugh
, O'Brien
, Aldrich
, Lester
, Swink
, Lilly
, and Dutch Meyer
are all members of the College Football Hall of Fame
. Baugh
and Lilly
are also members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
.
The TCU Football team plays its games in Amon G. Carter Stadium
. The stadium opened in 1930
and has a capacity of 44,008. On December 5, 2010 the west wing of the Amon G. Carter Stadium was imploded in order accommodate 24 suites, including six
Founder’s suites on the lower level, and 2,300 club seats on the West side. Total cost of the renovation of Amon G. Carter Stadium is $105 million.
TCU has fielded a baseball team since 1896, before the school found its home in Fort Worth, TX. The Horned Frog baseball team began playing baseball in the Southwest Conference when it became a member of the conference in 1923. That year they finished the year with a 13-11 overall record and a 2-10 conference record. In 1933 Dutch Meyer, also the coach of the football team, led TCU to its first SWC title with a 9-1 record. During the rest of their time in the SWC, the Frogs would win 6 more regular-season SWC baseball titles. Their next conference championship would come while members of Conference USA
in 2004 and 2005. 2006 saw the Horned Frogs in a new conference, the Mountain West Conference
. The Frogs went 17-5 in their first year in the MWC
and never left first place. They also only had to play 3 games in the conference tournament to win the MWC
Tournament Title to complement the regular season title.
TCU has made nine appearances in the NCAA Baseball Tournament
: 1956, 1994, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008,2009, and 2010.
TCU has 23 All-Americans, six Freshman All-Americans, three players of the year awards, two pitchers of the year, and numerous All-Conference selections.
The TCU Baseball Team makes its home in Lupton Stadium
, with a capacity of 3,500.
teams and defeating the Waco High
teams.
The Horned Frogs played basketball in the Southwest Conference from the 1923-24 seasons until the breakup of the conference after the 1995-96 season. During their time in the SWC they won 10 conference titles (1931, 1934, 1951*, 1952, 1953, 1959, 1968, 1971, 1986*, 1987; * denotes shared title). Buster Brannon owns the most wins as a coach in TCU Men's Basketball history with a career that spanned 20 years he earned a record of 205-259, a 104-144 record in SWC play, won 4 conference titles and earned three trips to the NCAA Basketball Tournament in 1952
, 1953
and 1959
. The TCU Men's Basketball Team would only win one more conference championship after the breakup of the Southwest Conference
. During the 1997-98 season under Coach Billy Tubbs
, the team went 27-6 and 14-0 in WAC
play. The team earned a trip to the Midwest Regional played in Oklahoma City
, OK
. They would lose in the first round to Florida State
. TCU never won a title during their time in Conference USA
and have yet to win a conference title in their current conference, the Mountain West Conference
.
TCU's other NCAA tournament appearances occurred in 1968
, 1971
and 1987
. Along with NCAA Tournament appearances, TCU appeared in the National Invitational Tournament six times -- 1983
, 1986
, 1992
, 1997
,
1999
and
2005
. They advanced to the quarterfinal round three times -- 1983
, 1999
and 2005
, but have never earned a birth to play in the semifinal round in Madison Square Garden
.
The TCU Men's Basketball Team was coached from 2002 to 2007 by Neil Dougherty
. He was fired in March, 2008, after TCU limped through yet another season with a losing record. Jim Christian, formerly with Kent State, was hired shortly after Dougherty was fired.
The TCU Men's Basketball Team plays their home games in Daniel-Meyer Coliseum
on the campus of TCU.
Kurt Thomas, considered by some as the best athlete to attend TCU, played for the basketball team from 1990-1995. He was a three time All-American and averaged 29 points and 15 rebounds his senior year.
-00
season. During the 2000
-01
season, the Lady Frogs won their first regular season and conference championship at the WAC
Tournament. The Lady Frogs matched that accomplishment the next season, their first season in Conference USA
during the 2001
-2002
season. They then proceeded to win the C-USA
tournament in 2002
-03
and 2004
-05
. Of the four years the Lady Frogs were in C-USA
, they won the conference title four out of five years.
TCU has also reached the Women's NCAA Tournament
for six consecutive years, stretching back to the 2000-01
season. Each year, the Lady Frogs have won their first game of the tournament and lost the second game, except for first-round losses to Oregon in 2005 and to South Dakota State in 2009. TCU women's basketball has reached the post season 11 out of 12 years that Coach Jeff Mittie has been head of the program.
The Lady Frogs share Daniel-Meyer Coliseum
with the men's team, playing under the roof there for the entire history of the program.
As of the 2010-2011 athletics' season, women's sports at TCU will no longer use the term "Lady Frogs".
Women's Volleyball Team is coached by Prentice Lewis with the help of associate head coach Jason Tanaka who both joined the team in February 2002. Since Lewis' arrival, the volleyball team has had the third best record to date at 12-18. The next year, 2003, the Horned Frogs recorded their best record to date at 20-11 and made it to the second round of the C-USA
tournament, a first for a TCU Volleyball team. 2005 the Horned Frog Volleyball team saw their first year in the Mountain West Conference
. The team finished the season 16-18 and were seeded 8th in the conference tournament. They defeated the number 9 seed, Air Force
, in the play-in match 3-1. The Frogs then fell to the top seeded BYU
3-0 in the quarterfinals round. 2006 the Frogs recorded a 17-15 record and were the sixth seed in the MWC
tournament. They eventually lost to Colorado State University
3-1. The 2006 season marked the Horned Frogs third winning season in four years.
The Women's Volleyball Team plays their home games in the Student Recreation Center on the TCU campus.
. For purposes of qualifying for the NCAA
Men's and Women's
Cross Country
Championships, the TCU Harriers compete in the South Central Regional while the rest of the conference competes in the Rocky Mountain Regional.
From 2003
-2005
the TCU Harriers sent a runner to the NCAA Men's or Women's Cross Country Championships.
The TCU Harriers Cross Country team is coached by Eric Heins.
and MWC
. Since 1990, the Horned Frogs have qualified as a team to the NCAA South Central Regional
every year. In ten of those years, the team moved on to the NCAA Championships
. Among the most notable TCU men’s golf alumni is J. J. Henry who was a member of the United States team during the 2006 Ryder Cup
. The TCU golf team practices at the Colonial Golf & Country Club.
. TCU practices at the Colonial Country Club.
.
Being only the second head coach of the Horned Frogs since its start is Dan Abdalla who has now coached the team for 6 seasons. His record at TCU (as of the beginning of his 6th season) is 43-44-6. He led the TCU soccer women’s program to the Mountain West Conference Tournament in 2007, which was the first time in the program’s history. Prior to coaching the Horned Frogs, Dan Abdalla was the Head Coach at UNLV (University of Nevada Las Vegas) for 5 seasons. Before taking over the Head Coach position at UNLV, Abdalla was the Assistant Coach at the University for 1 season. UNLV was also his Alma Mater from 1994 to 1997. Coach Abdalla’s overall career record as a player is 97-82-14. At UNLV, as a goalkeeper, he registered 321 saves and nine shutouts over 68 games for a 1.95 goals against average and logged a school-record 101 saves in a season. Abdalla played at the professional level as a goalkeeper with the Orange County Zodiac of the A league, which is an affiliation of the Los Angeles Galaxy, a Major League Soccer
team.
The Assistant Coach is Kerri Hanks
, who started coaching her first season at TCU in 2010. The Allen, Texas, native, recently graduated from her Alma Mater at Notre Dame where she was one of the most highly decorated players to ever go through the program. She joined the ranks of Mia Hamm
, Cindy Parlow, and Christine Sinclair
when she received the Hermann Trophy
award two times. The Hermann Trophy is awarded to the top female college soccer player of the year in all of college soccer. Only 4 people have won it twice in a collegiate career. Hanks was a two-time finalist for the "Best Female College Athlete" at the ESPN-sponsored ESPY awards. While closing her career earning the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, she helped the Fighting Irish advance to the NCAA College Cup three times, including the National Championship match during the 2006 and 2008 seasons.
In 2007, the TCU Women’s Soccer team received an award for being one of the best academic sports teams in the nation. For the second-consecutive year the womenʼs soccer program was recognized by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America with the NSCAA Team Academic Award. The Horned Frogs also placed 14 individuals on the Fall Academic All-Mountain West Conference Team.
The women's soccer team plays their home matches at Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium, which seats 1,500. The Horned Frogs reached a season high of 2,300 attendees at the game against The University of Southern California in the 2010 fall season.
The Women’s Soccer team often participates in numerous community service projects. They have volunteered for programs such as Cook Children’s Hospital, Special Olympics, Girls Inc., Habitat for Humanity and Jump Rope for the Heart.
In August 2010, the Jane Justin Field House was added to the complex. The Jane Justin Field House contains a locker room for the TCU women’s soccer team, its visitors, and officials. There are also coaches’ meeting rooms, an athletic training room, and an upstairs balcony for video and a view of the complex. The field house was named honoring Jane C. Justine, who graduated from TCU in 1943. Justin was a Fort Worth Civic leader and the wife of John S. Justin Jr., who graduated in 1941. John Justin was a TCU Trustee and the chairman and CEO of Justin Industries. He was also the former mayor of the city of Fort Worth. The facility’s field house was a $1.5 million gift from the John and Jane Justin Foundation. This is the largest gift solely provided for woman’s athletics at Texas Christian University to date.
Sybesma has had a very successful career while at TCU. He has been named Conference Coach of the year on five occasions and was selected as the Nicaraguan Olympic Swim Team Coach in 1996. The TCU swimming and diving program has won over 400 dual meets including championship meets. The TCU swimming and diving team has been in three different conferences since its beginning. First was the Southwest conference from 1979–1993, then moved to the Western Atlantic Conference (WAC) in 1994-2000, in 2001 they proceeded to Conference USA, and finally from 2005–present the TCU swim team has been in the Mountain West Conference
(MWC). While in the Conference USA
conference the men’s swimming and diving team dominated the pools across the country. They were the Conference USA champions in 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005. The women’s team also had much success in the Conference USA. In 2002 and 2004 TCU swimming and diving swept Conference USA by winning both on the men and women’s side. The TCU swimming and diving team had yet to achieve such awards until 2010 when the men’s team won the Mountain West Conference dual meet Championship.
The Texas Christian University Swimming and Diving program are not only an athletic team, but they also have a great record for academics, The College Coaches Association has honored Sybesma’s women’s program as an Academic All-American swim team for thirty-five consecutive semesters while the men’s program has been honored on thirteen occasions.
This program along with all the athletic programs at Texas Christian University have been in many different conferences including, the Western Atlantic Conference, Conference USA, Mountain West Conference, and starting in 2012 the Horned Frogs will be joining the Big 12 Conference. All home meets are located in the Student Recreation Center on the campus of TCU
.
Source:
**collegite record; NCAA meet record
.
Tournament Champions.
regular season and tournament champions.
TCU has capitalized on its mascot by marketing a bumper sticker (in a role reversal of where a frog, once kissed, turns into a prince) stating "My Princess Turned into a Frog".
Hail all hail, TCU
Memories Sweet, Comrades True
Light of Faith, Follow Through
Praise to Thee, TCU
Athletic Verse:
Hail all hail, Glory bright
Purple Frogs, Honor White
Victory, Spirits True
Praise to Thee, TCU
We'll raise a song, both loud and long
To cheer our team to victory
For TCU, so tried and true,
We pledge eternal loyalty.
Rah, Rah, TCU!
Rah, Rah, TCU!
Fight on boys, fight, with all your might
Roll up the scores for TCU
Hail white and purple flag whose heroes never lag,
Horned Frog, we are all for you!
Chant:
F-R-O-G-S F-I-G-H-T
Purple, White, Horned Frogs Fight
Victory, Victory, Right, Right, Right
Rah, Rah TCU! Rah, Rah, TCU
F-R-O-G-S F-I-G-H-T
Go, Go, Horned Frogs Go
TCU Frogs Fight
Chant:
T-C-U!
We're gonna beat the hell out of you!
And you
And you, and you, and you, and you!
Riff, Ram, Bah Zoo
Lickety, Lickety, Zoo, Zoo
Who, Wah, Wah, Who
Give 'em Hell, TCU
1 - Named Co-National Champion by the Williamson System along with LSU. SMU
was named National Champion by the Dickinson System
which was favored at the time. Princeton
and Minnesota
also claim a National Championship from this season by other poll systems active at the time.
2 - Although the NCAA Rifle Sport is coed, the TCU Rifle National Championship Team was made up of only females, marking the first time an all-women team has won the national title.
Texas Christian University
Texas Christian University is a private, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States and founded in 1873. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Disciples of Christ...
, consisting of 18 varsity teams. The "horned frog" nickname and mascot refer to the Texas horned lizard
Texas horned lizard
The Texas horned lizard is one of about 14 North American species of spikey-bodied reptiles called horned lizards. P. cornutum ranges from Colorado and Kansas to northern Mexico , and from southeastern Arizona to Texas. There are also isolated, introduced populations in the Carolinas, Georgia, and...
, as known as the "horned frog". The women's athletics teams are often referred to often as the Lady Frogs. The teams participate in the NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
Division I and in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) for football competing in the Mountain West Conference
Mountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999...
. On October 10, 2011, TCU announced that it had accepted an invitation to join the Big 12 Conference
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...
.
Varsity sports
Texas Christian University began its athletic life as an independent program with a six-year (1914–1920) stint in the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationTexas Intercollegiate Athletic Association
The Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association was an NCAA-affiliated Division III college athletic association for schools in Texas from 1976 to 1996....
before eventually joining its longtime home, the Southwest Conference (SWC), in 1923. TCU remained a member of the SWC until it disbanded after the 1995-1996 academic year because of Texas, Texas A&M
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
, Texas Tech
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University, often referred to as Texas Tech or TTU, is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and originally known as Texas Technological College, it is the leading institution of the Texas Tech University System and has the...
and Baylor
Baylor University
Baylor University is a private, Christian university located in Waco, Texas. Founded in 1845, Baylor is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.-History:...
defecting to the Big 8 Conference to form the Big 12 Conference
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...
.The Horned Frogs, without a conference to call home after 72 years, joined the Western Athletic Conference
Western Athletic Conference
The Western Athletic Conference is an American collegiate athletic conference, which was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAA's Division I FBS...
(WAC), along with SMU and Rice. TCU called the WAC home from 1996 through 2000. In 2001, TCU joined Conference USA
Conference USA
Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports...
(C-USA) and remained there through 2004. TCU joined its current home of the Mountain West Conference (MWC) in 2005. In 2010, TCU accepted an invitation to join the Big East Conference
Big East Conference
The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
in all sports starting in 2012; however, on October 10, 2011, TCU announced that it had reversed its decision and would be joining the Big 12 in 2012 instead.
Football
The revival of TCU football began under the watch of Dennis FranchioneDennis Franchione
Dennis Wayne Franchione , also known as Coach Fran, is an American football coach. He is currently the head football coach at Texas State University, a position he held from 1990 to 1991, when the school was known as Southwest Texas State University, and resumed in 2011...
when TCU defeated the Trojans of USC
University of Southern California Trojans football
The USC Trojans football program, established in 1888, represents the University of Southern California in college football. USC is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I FBS and the Pacific-12 Conference . The Trojans have been a football powerhouse throughout NCAA...
in the 1998 Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl
The Sun Bowl is an annual U.S. college football bowl game that is usually played at the end of December in El Paso, Texas. The Sun Bowl, along with the Sugar Bowl and the Orange Bowl are the second-oldest bowl games in the country, behind the Rose Bowl...
. From 1939
1939 in sports
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, the year after TCU’s last national championship, to 1997
1997 in sports
1997 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Luc Alphand, France** Women's overall season champion: Pernilla Wiberg, Sweden-American football:...
, TCU’s record was 318-380-24. In those 67 years, TCU won 6 Southwest Conference titles and attended 11 bowl games winning only one of those games. Since the 1998
1998 in sports
1998 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria** Women's overall season champion: Katja Seizinger, Germany-American football:...
season, TCU has won 6 conference titles, two in the Western Athletic Conference
Western Athletic Conference
The Western Athletic Conference is an American collegiate athletic conference, which was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAA's Division I FBS...
(1999
1999 in sports
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& 2000
2000 in sports
2000 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria** Women's overall season champion: Renate Götschl, Austria-American football:...
), one in Conference USA
Conference USA
Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports...
(2002
2002 in sports
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), and three in the Mountain West Conference
Mountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999...
(2005
2005 in sports
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, 2009
2009 in sports
-Alpine skiing:* Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 held at Val d'Isère, Savoy, France-American football:* The Florida Gators defeat the Oklahoma Sooners 24-14 in front of a Dolphin Stadium record crowd of 78,468 to win the 2009 BCS National Championship Game...
, and 2010
2010 in sports
2010 in sports will describe the year's events in world sport.-January:* Alabama defeats Texas 37–21 in the 2010 BCS National Championship Game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, thereby claiming the 2009 National Championship in College Football....
). Since 1998
1998 in sports
1998 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria** Women's overall season champion: Katja Seizinger, Germany-American football:...
, TCU
Texas Christian University
Texas Christian University is a private, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States and founded in 1873. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Disciples of Christ...
has amassed a record of 79-30. In four of the last five years, the Horned Frogs have won at least 10 games in a season, and won 11 games in three of the last four. During this period TCU has won games against Louisville
University of Louisville
The University of Louisville is a public university in Louisville, Kentucky. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of the first universities chartered west of the Allegheny Mountains. The university is mandated by the Kentucky General...
, Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...
, Texas Tech
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University, often referred to as Texas Tech or TTU, is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and originally known as Texas Technological College, it is the leading institution of the Texas Tech University System and has the...
, Utah
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
and BYU
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
. From 1998
1998 in sports
1998 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria** Women's overall season champion: Katja Seizinger, Germany-American football:...
to 2006
2006 in sports
2006 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:* January 2, Fiesta Bowl – Ohio State 34-20 Notre Dame* January 2, Sugar Bowl – West Virginia 38-35 Georgia...
, TCU has attended 8 bowl games, winning five of them. The record of TCU in bowl games as of 2006
2006 in sports
2006 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:* January 2, Fiesta Bowl – Ohio State 34-20 Notre Dame* January 2, Sugar Bowl – West Virginia 38-35 Georgia...
is 9-13-1. TCU also claims two national championships from 1935
1935 in sports
-American football:* Detroit Lions defeat 26–7 New York Giants for the NFL championship* SMU Mustangs national college football champions* First Heisman Trophy presented to Jay Berwanger of the University of Chicago...
and 1938
1938 in sports
-American football:* New York Giants 23–17 Green Bay Packers for the NFL title.* First High School Oil Bowl is played.-Association football:World Cup* 1938 World Cup held in France – Italy retain their title, beating Hungary 4-2 in the final....
.
TCU has 41 1st team All-Americans, listed at TCU Horned Frogs football
TCU Horned Frogs football
The TCU Horned Frogs football team is the intercollegiate football team of Texas Christian University. TCU competes as a member of the Mountain West Conference in the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, but will move to the Big 12 Conference for the 2012 season. TCU began playing football...
. The school's most famous past players include Rags Matthews
Rags Matthews
Raymond "Rags" Matthews was an All-American football player at Texas Christian University in the 1920s, playing end on both offense and defense....
, Sammy Baugh
Sammy Baugh
Samuel Adrian "Slingin' Sammy" Baugh was an American football player and coach. He played college football for the Horned Frogs at Texas Christian University, where he was a two-time All-American. He then played in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins from 1937 to 1952...
, Davey O'Brien
Davey O'Brien
Robert David O'Brien was an American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Texas Christian University and was drafted in the first round of the 1939 NFL Draft. In 1938, O'Brien won the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award, and the...
(a Heisman Trophy
Heisman Trophy
The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football. It was created in 1935 as the Downtown Athletic Club trophy and renamed in 1936 following the death of the Club's athletic director, John Heisman The Heisman Memorial...
winner, and namesake of the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award
Davey O'Brien Award
The Davey O'Brien Award, officially the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award, named after Davey O'Brien, is presented annually to the collegiate American football player adjudged by the Davey O'Brien Foundation to be the best of all National Collegiate Athletic Association quarterbacks. The...
), Johnny Vaught
Johnny Vaught
John Howard Vaught was an American college football coach at the University of Mississippi from 1947 to 1970 and again in 1973....
(later one of the most celebrated coaches of the University of Mississippi
University of Mississippi
The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational research university located in Oxford, Mississippi. Founded in 1844, the school is composed of the main campus in Oxford, four branch campuses located in Booneville, Grenada, Tupelo, and Southaven as well as the...
), Ki Aldrich
Ki Aldrich
Charles Collins "Ki" Aldrich was an American football player. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1960.-Early life:...
, Darrell Lester
Darrell Lester
Darrell George Lester was two-time All-American center for Texas Christian University in the 1930s.A native of Jacksboro, Texas, Lester was not only a great football player at TCU...
, Jim Swink
Jim Swink
Jim Swink is a former All-American halfback at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas.Swink grew up in Rusk, Texas, which led to his nickname, "The Rusk Rambler"...
, Sonny Gibbs, Norm Bulaich
Norm Bulaich
Norman Batton Bulaich is a former American football running back in the National Football League.-Professional Career:...
, Bob Lilly
Bob Lilly
Robert Lewis Lilly is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League and photographer. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1980.-College career:...
, Kenneth Davis, 2006-07 NFL MVP LaDainian Tomlinson
LaDainian Tomlinson
LaDainian Tramayne Tomlinson is an American football running back for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers fifth overall in the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas Christian.Tomlinson, often referred to by his initials, L...
and two-time consensus All-American Jerry Hughes
Jerry Hughes
-2011 season:During the week 8 game against the Tennessee Titans Hughes missed a block on a punt by Pat McAfee. The punt was blocked and the Titans scored a touchdown. This was the first blocked punt of McAfee's career.-External links:*...
. TCU have achieved success under numerous coaches including Matty Bell, L.D. "Dutch" Meyer
Dutch Meyer
Leo R. "Dutch" Meyer was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Texas Christian University from 1934 to 1952, compiling a record of 109–79–13. His TCU Horned Frogs football teams of 1935 and 1938 have been recognized...
, Abe Martin
Abe Martin
-External links:* at the Handbook of Texas...
, Dennis Franchione
Dennis Franchione
Dennis Wayne Franchione , also known as Coach Fran, is an American football coach. He is currently the head football coach at Texas State University, a position he held from 1990 to 1991, when the school was known as Southwest Texas State University, and resumed in 2011...
, and current coach Gary Patterson
Gary Patterson
Gary Patterson is the head coach of the TCU Horned Frogs college football team. He grew up in Rozel, Kansas and played football at Dodge City Community College and Kansas State University. Patterson is married to Kelsey Patterson . He has three sons: Josh, Cade and Blake...
. Gary Patterson received nine National Coach of the Year honors in 2009. Coaches Matthews
Rags Matthews
Raymond "Rags" Matthews was an All-American football player at Texas Christian University in the 1920s, playing end on both offense and defense....
, Baugh
Sammy Baugh
Samuel Adrian "Slingin' Sammy" Baugh was an American football player and coach. He played college football for the Horned Frogs at Texas Christian University, where he was a two-time All-American. He then played in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins from 1937 to 1952...
, O'Brien
Davey O'Brien
Robert David O'Brien was an American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Texas Christian University and was drafted in the first round of the 1939 NFL Draft. In 1938, O'Brien won the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award, and the...
, Aldrich
Ki Aldrich
Charles Collins "Ki" Aldrich was an American football player. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1960.-Early life:...
, Lester
Darrell Lester
Darrell George Lester was two-time All-American center for Texas Christian University in the 1930s.A native of Jacksboro, Texas, Lester was not only a great football player at TCU...
, Swink
Jim Swink
Jim Swink is a former All-American halfback at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas.Swink grew up in Rusk, Texas, which led to his nickname, "The Rusk Rambler"...
, Lilly
Bob Lilly
Robert Lewis Lilly is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League and photographer. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1980.-College career:...
, and Dutch Meyer
Dutch Meyer
Leo R. "Dutch" Meyer was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Texas Christian University from 1934 to 1952, compiling a record of 109–79–13. His TCU Horned Frogs football teams of 1935 and 1938 have been recognized...
are all members of the College Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame
The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum devoted to college football. Located in South Bend, Indiana, it is connected to a convention center and situated in the city's renovated downtown district, two miles south of the University of Notre Dame campus. It is slated to move...
. Baugh
Sammy Baugh
Samuel Adrian "Slingin' Sammy" Baugh was an American football player and coach. He played college football for the Horned Frogs at Texas Christian University, where he was a two-time All-American. He then played in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins from 1937 to 1952...
and Lilly
Bob Lilly
Robert Lewis Lilly is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League and photographer. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1980.-College career:...
are also members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Pro Football Hall of Fame
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees...
.
The TCU Football team plays its games in Amon G. Carter Stadium
Amon G. Carter Stadium
Amon G. Carter Stadium is an open-air football stadium on the campus of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. It is the home stadium of the TCU Horned Frogs football team. It was named after Amon G...
. The stadium opened in 1930
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-American football:NFL championship* Green Bay Packers win the National Football League title with a record of 10–3–1College championship* College football national championship – Alabama Crimson Tide and Notre Dame Fighting Irish...
and has a capacity of 44,008. On December 5, 2010 the west wing of the Amon G. Carter Stadium was imploded in order accommodate 24 suites, including six
Founder’s suites on the lower level, and 2,300 club seats on the West side. Total cost of the renovation of Amon G. Carter Stadium is $105 million.
Baseball
Conference USA
Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports...
in 2004 and 2005. 2006 saw the Horned Frogs in a new conference, the Mountain West Conference
Mountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999...
. The Frogs went 17-5 in their first year in the MWC
Mountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999...
and never left first place. They also only had to play 3 games in the conference tournament to win the MWC
Mountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999...
Tournament Title to complement the regular season title.
TCU has made nine appearances in the NCAA Baseball Tournament
College World Series
The College World Series or CWS is an annual baseball tournament held in Omaha, Nebraska that is the culmination of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, which determines the NCAA Division I college baseball champion. The eight teams are split into two, four-team, double-elimination brackets,...
: 1956, 1994, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008,2009, and 2010.
TCU has 23 All-Americans, six Freshman All-Americans, three players of the year awards, two pitchers of the year, and numerous All-Conference selections.
The TCU Baseball Team makes its home in Lupton Stadium
Lupton Stadium
Charlie and Marie Lupton Baseball Stadium and Williams-Reilly Field is a baseball stadium located on the campus of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas...
, with a capacity of 3,500.
Men's basketball
TCU Men's Basketball has played since the 1908-1909 season. That first year they entered the Waco City League and left with a record of 2-3, losing to the BaylorBaylor University
Baylor University is a private, Christian university located in Waco, Texas. Founded in 1845, Baylor is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.-History:...
teams and defeating the Waco High
Waco High School
Waco High School is a Texas UIL Class 4A public high school located on N. 42 Street in Waco, Texas. As of August 2009, enrollment was 1902 with 139 teachers. The ethnicity is roughly 44.95% African American, 36.91% Hispanic, 17.19% White American and 0.95% Other. The school mascot is the lion...
teams.
The Horned Frogs played basketball in the Southwest Conference from the 1923-24 seasons until the breakup of the conference after the 1995-96 season. During their time in the SWC they won 10 conference titles (1931, 1934, 1951*, 1952, 1953, 1959, 1968, 1971, 1986*, 1987; * denotes shared title). Buster Brannon owns the most wins as a coach in TCU Men's Basketball history with a career that spanned 20 years he earned a record of 205-259, a 104-144 record in SWC play, won 4 conference titles and earned three trips to the NCAA Basketball Tournament in 1952
1952 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
-External links:* on Shrp Sports * , source for much of the information on this page....
, 1953
1953 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1953 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 22 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 10, 1953, and ended with the championship game on March 18 in Kansas City, Missouri...
and 1959
1959 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1959 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 23 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball in the United States. It began on March 7, 1959, and ended with the championship game on March 21 in Louisville,...
. The TCU Men's Basketball Team would only win one more conference championship after the breakup of the Southwest Conference
SWC
SWC can refer to:* Sarah Wayne Callies, American actress* Semiwadcutter, a common shape of ammunition* Single Wire CAN* Simon Wiesenthal Center* Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School * Sir Winston Churchill High School...
. During the 1997-98 season under Coach Billy Tubbs
Billy Tubbs
Billy Tubbs is a former men's college basketball coach. The Tulsa, Oklahoma native has been the head coach of his alma mater Lamar University , the University of Oklahoma and Texas Christian University .Tubbs was known for his high scoring offense and full-court press defense.Tubbs achieved many...
, the team went 27-6 and 14-0 in WAC
Western Athletic Conference
The Western Athletic Conference is an American collegiate athletic conference, which was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAA's Division I FBS...
play. The team earned a trip to the Midwest Regional played in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma city
Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma City may also refer to:*Oklahoma City metropolitan area*Downtown Oklahoma City*Uptown Oklahoma City*Oklahoma City bombing*Oklahoma City National Memorial...
, OK
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
. They would lose in the first round to Florida State
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
. TCU never won a title during their time in Conference USA
Conference USA
Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports...
and have yet to win a conference title in their current conference, the Mountain West Conference
Mountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999...
.
TCU's other NCAA tournament appearances occurred in 1968
1968 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1968 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 23 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 8, 1968, and ended with the championship game on March 23 in Los Angeles, California...
, 1971
1971 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1971 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1971, and ended with the championship game on March 27 in Houston, Texas...
and 1987
1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 1987, and ended with the championship game on March 30 in New Orleans, Louisiana...
. Along with NCAA Tournament appearances, TCU appeared in the National Invitational Tournament six times -- 1983
1983 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:...
, 1986
1986 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Louisiana Tech 67, Florida 62...
, 1992
1992 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Utah 81, Florida 78...
, 1997
1997 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Connecticut 74, Arkansas 64Michigan later forfeited its entire 1996-97 schedule after Robert Traylor, Maurice Taylor and Louis Bullock were found to have taken money from a Michigan booster....
,
1999
1999 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Xavier 106, Oregon 75...
and
2005
2005 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:...
. They advanced to the quarterfinal round three times -- 1983
1983 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:...
, 1999
1999 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Xavier 106, Oregon 75...
and 2005
2005 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:...
, but have never earned a birth to play in the semifinal round in Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the...
.
The TCU Men's Basketball Team was coached from 2002 to 2007 by Neil Dougherty
Neil Dougherty
Cornelius Aaron "Neil" Dougherty was an American basketball coach, most recently the head coach at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas...
. He was fired in March, 2008, after TCU limped through yet another season with a losing record. Jim Christian, formerly with Kent State, was hired shortly after Dougherty was fired.
The TCU Men's Basketball Team plays their home games in Daniel-Meyer Coliseum
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum is a basketball arena located on the campus of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. The arena is home to the TCU Horned Frogs and TCU Lady Frogs basketball teams. It was built in 1961 and named after former TCU football and basketball coach Dutch Meyer and former...
on the campus of TCU.
Kurt Thomas, considered by some as the best athlete to attend TCU, played for the basketball team from 1990-1995. He was a three time All-American and averaged 29 points and 15 rebounds his senior year.
Women's basketball
The Lady Frogs sported their first women's basketball team in the 1977-78 season and recorded a 5-18 record. The Lady Frogs improved significantly the following year, going 19-8. Current coach Jeff Mittie has been the coach of the team since the 19991999 in sports
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-00
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season. During the 2000
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-01
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season, the Lady Frogs won their first regular season and conference championship at the WAC
Western Athletic Conference
The Western Athletic Conference is an American collegiate athletic conference, which was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAA's Division I FBS...
Tournament. The Lady Frogs matched that accomplishment the next season, their first season in Conference USA
Conference USA
Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports...
during the 2001
2001 in sports
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-2002
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season. They then proceeded to win the C-USA
Conference USA
Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports...
tournament in 2002
2002 in sports
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-03
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and 2004
2004 in sports
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-05
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. Of the four years the Lady Frogs were in C-USA
Conference USA
Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports...
, they won the conference title four out of five years.
TCU has also reached the Women's NCAA Tournament
NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Women's Division I Championship is an annual college basketball tournament for women. Held each April, the Women's Championship was inaugurated in the 1981–82 season...
for six consecutive years, stretching back to the 2000-01
2001 in basketball
-Professional:*Men**2001 NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers over the Philadelphia 76ers 4-1. MVP: Shaquille O'Neal***2000–01 NBA season**Eurobasket: Yugoslavia 78, Turkey 69*Women**WNBA Finals: Los Angeles Sparks over the Charlotte Sting 2-0. MVP: Lisa Leslie...
season. Each year, the Lady Frogs have won their first game of the tournament and lost the second game, except for first-round losses to Oregon in 2005 and to South Dakota State in 2009. TCU women's basketball has reached the post season 11 out of 12 years that Coach Jeff Mittie has been head of the program.
The Lady Frogs share Daniel-Meyer Coliseum
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum is a basketball arena located on the campus of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. The arena is home to the TCU Horned Frogs and TCU Lady Frogs basketball teams. It was built in 1961 and named after former TCU football and basketball coach Dutch Meyer and former...
with the men's team, playing under the roof there for the entire history of the program.
As of the 2010-2011 athletics' season, women's sports at TCU will no longer use the term "Lady Frogs".
Women's volleyball
The TCUTexas Christian University
Texas Christian University is a private, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States and founded in 1873. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Disciples of Christ...
Women's Volleyball Team is coached by Prentice Lewis with the help of associate head coach Jason Tanaka who both joined the team in February 2002. Since Lewis' arrival, the volleyball team has had the third best record to date at 12-18. The next year, 2003, the Horned Frogs recorded their best record to date at 20-11 and made it to the second round of the C-USA
Conference USA
Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports...
tournament, a first for a TCU Volleyball team. 2005 the Horned Frog Volleyball team saw their first year in the Mountain West Conference
Mountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999...
. The team finished the season 16-18 and were seeded 8th in the conference tournament. They defeated the number 9 seed, Air Force
United States Air Force Academy
The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States...
, in the play-in match 3-1. The Frogs then fell to the top seeded BYU
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
3-0 in the quarterfinals round. 2006 the Frogs recorded a 17-15 record and were the sixth seed in the MWC
Mountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999...
tournament. They eventually lost to Colorado State University
Colorado State University
Colorado State University is a public research university located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The university is the state's land grant university, and the flagship university of the Colorado State University System.The enrollment is approximately 29,932 students, including resident and...
3-1. The 2006 season marked the Horned Frogs third winning season in four years.
The Women's Volleyball Team plays their home games in the Student Recreation Center on the TCU campus.
Men's and Women's cross country
The Men's and Women's TCU Harriers Cross Country teams compete in the Mountain West ConferenceMountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999...
. For purposes of qualifying for the NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
Men's and Women's
NCAA Women's Cross Country Championship
Each autumn, beginning in 1981, the National Collegiate Athletic Association has hosted women's cross country championships for each of its three divisions...
Cross Country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
Championships, the TCU Harriers compete in the South Central Regional while the rest of the conference competes in the Rocky Mountain Regional.
From 2003
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-2005
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the TCU Harriers sent a runner to the NCAA Men's or Women's Cross Country Championships.
The TCU Harriers Cross Country team is coached by Eric Heins.
Women's equestrian
In December 2005 it was announced that starting in the 2006-2007 academic year women's equestrian would become a varsity sport sponsored by TCU. The NCAA designated equestrian as an emerging sport in 1998, and there are currently 23 intercollegiate programs in NCAA Division I and II. Programs in the region include Baylor, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, SMU, Stephen F. Austin, Texas A&M and West Texas A&M. Intercollegiate equestrian programs support an average of 70 student-athletes.Men's golf
The TCU Men’s Golf team is led by 20-year Head Coach Bill Montigel. During his tenure, Coach Montigel has guided the Men’s Golf Team to five consecutive conference titles from 2001-2005 between the Horned Frogs time in the WACWestern Athletic Conference
The Western Athletic Conference is an American collegiate athletic conference, which was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAA's Division I FBS...
and MWC
Mountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999...
. Since 1990, the Horned Frogs have qualified as a team to the NCAA South Central Regional
NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships
The NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships, played in late May or early June, is the top annual competition in U.S. men's collegiate golf. It is a stroke play team competition, starting in 2009 the competition changed to a stroke play/match play competition with the top 8 teams after 54 holes of...
every year. In ten of those years, the team moved on to the NCAA Championships
NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships
The NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships, played in late May or early June, is the top annual competition in U.S. men's collegiate golf. It is a stroke play team competition, starting in 2009 the competition changed to a stroke play/match play competition with the top 8 teams after 54 holes of...
. Among the most notable TCU men’s golf alumni is J. J. Henry who was a member of the United States team during the 2006 Ryder Cup
2006 Ryder Cup
The 36th Ryder Cup Matches were held 22–24 September 2006 at the K Club, Straffan, Co. Kildare, Ireland. Team Europe won the competition by a score of 18½ to 9½ points, equalling their record winning margin of 2 years earlier. This was the first time Europe had achieved three successive victories...
. The TCU golf team practices at the Colonial Golf & Country Club.
Women's golf
In 1983, the TCU Women's Golf team accounted for the school's lone national championship outside of football. Currently the women's golf team is led by Head Coach Angie Ravaioli-Larkin. The Horned Frogs have at least four former players now playing professionally. The most notable is multiple LPGA Tour-winner Angela StanfordAngela Stanford
Angela Stanford is an American professional golfer who currently competes on the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:Stanford was born in Fort Worth, Texas. As a junior golfer, she won the Fort Worth Girls Championship four times , the 1996 Texas State 4A High School Championship and the 1996 PING Texas...
. TCU practices at the Colonial Country Club.
Women's Rifle
The Women's Rifle team has had a number of first in the history of TCU athletics. In 1972, Sue Ann Sandusky was recorded as Texas Christian University's first All-American. Also, In 2010, the team became the first all-female squad to win a National Championship. The TCU Women's Rile team is currently lead by head coach Karen Monez, who has been apart of the program since 2003.All-Americans
| Player | Event | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Sue Ann Sandusky | Smallbore | 1972, 1973, 1974 |
| G. David Tubb | Smallbore | 1976, 1977, 1978 |
| Allen W. Cunniff | Smallbore | 1976, 1977 |
| William H. Kovaric | Smallbore | 1976, 1977 |
| Robert A. Hayes | Smallbore | 1977 |
| Wendy S. Warner | Air Rifle | 1980 |
| Barbara Mann | Air Rifle | 1980, 1981, 1982 |
| Celeste Green | Smallbore | 2003 |
Women's Soccer
In 1986, the TCU Women's Soccer team played its first season in Fort Worth, Texas. Since their emergence in 1986 the Women’s Soccer Team has achieved an all time record of 194-233-29. As of yet, they have no NCAA Appearances and no conference championships. They are a part of the Mountain West ConferenceMountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999...
.
Being only the second head coach of the Horned Frogs since its start is Dan Abdalla who has now coached the team for 6 seasons. His record at TCU (as of the beginning of his 6th season) is 43-44-6. He led the TCU soccer women’s program to the Mountain West Conference Tournament in 2007, which was the first time in the program’s history. Prior to coaching the Horned Frogs, Dan Abdalla was the Head Coach at UNLV (University of Nevada Las Vegas) for 5 seasons. Before taking over the Head Coach position at UNLV, Abdalla was the Assistant Coach at the University for 1 season. UNLV was also his Alma Mater from 1994 to 1997. Coach Abdalla’s overall career record as a player is 97-82-14. At UNLV, as a goalkeeper, he registered 321 saves and nine shutouts over 68 games for a 1.95 goals against average and logged a school-record 101 saves in a season. Abdalla played at the professional level as a goalkeeper with the Orange County Zodiac of the A league, which is an affiliation of the Los Angeles Galaxy, a Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
team.
The Assistant Coach is Kerri Hanks
Kerri Hanks
Kerri Michel Hanks is an American soccer forward who last played for Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer...
, who started coaching her first season at TCU in 2010. The Allen, Texas, native, recently graduated from her Alma Mater at Notre Dame where she was one of the most highly decorated players to ever go through the program. She joined the ranks of Mia Hamm
Mia Hamm
Mariel Margaret "Mia" Hamm is a retired American soccer player. Hamm played many years as a forward for the United States women's national soccer team and was a founding member of the Washington Freedom. Hamm has scored more international goals in her career than any other player, male or female,...
, Cindy Parlow, and Christine Sinclair
Christine Sinclair
Christine Margaret Sinclair is a Canadian soccer forward who plays professional soccer for the Western New York Flash and is the captain of the Canadian national team. Sinclair has spent ten years with the Canadian national team participating in two World Cups in 2007 and 2003 and the 2008 Summer...
when she received the Hermann Trophy
Hermann Trophy
The Hermann Trophy is awarded annually by the Missouri Athletic Club to the United States's top male and female college soccer players.-History:...
award two times. The Hermann Trophy is awarded to the top female college soccer player of the year in all of college soccer. Only 4 people have won it twice in a collegiate career. Hanks was a two-time finalist for the "Best Female College Athlete" at the ESPN-sponsored ESPY awards. While closing her career earning the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, she helped the Fighting Irish advance to the NCAA College Cup three times, including the National Championship match during the 2006 and 2008 seasons.
In 2007, the TCU Women’s Soccer team received an award for being one of the best academic sports teams in the nation. For the second-consecutive year the womenʼs soccer program was recognized by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America with the NSCAA Team Academic Award. The Horned Frogs also placed 14 individuals on the Fall Academic All-Mountain West Conference Team.
The women's soccer team plays their home matches at Garvey-Rosenthal Stadium, which seats 1,500. The Horned Frogs reached a season high of 2,300 attendees at the game against The University of Southern California in the 2010 fall season.
The Women’s Soccer team often participates in numerous community service projects. They have volunteered for programs such as Cook Children’s Hospital, Special Olympics, Girls Inc., Habitat for Humanity and Jump Rope for the Heart.
In August 2010, the Jane Justin Field House was added to the complex. The Jane Justin Field House contains a locker room for the TCU women’s soccer team, its visitors, and officials. There are also coaches’ meeting rooms, an athletic training room, and an upstairs balcony for video and a view of the complex. The field house was named honoring Jane C. Justine, who graduated from TCU in 1943. Justin was a Fort Worth Civic leader and the wife of John S. Justin Jr., who graduated in 1941. John Justin was a TCU Trustee and the chairman and CEO of Justin Industries. He was also the former mayor of the city of Fort Worth. The facility’s field house was a $1.5 million gift from the John and Jane Justin Foundation. This is the largest gift solely provided for woman’s athletics at Texas Christian University to date.
All-Conference Players
| Award | Player |
|---|---|
| 1995 SWC All-Conference | Angela Garrett |
| 1996 WAC All-Conference | Sarah Suess |
| 1998 WAC All-Conference | Allison Calleri |
| Jill Cook | |
| 1999 WAC All-Conference | Brenda DeRose |
| Jennifer Maunder | |
| 2000 WAC All-Conference | Brenda DeRose |
| Sherry Dick |
Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving
The Texas Christian University swimming and diving program officially formed in 1979 by a man named Richard Sybesma. Sybesma has been the head coach for TCU swimming and diving for thirty one years, since its inception in 1979. Although there was an actual swim team before 1979, but the team did not keep records, therefore we know little about the team.Sybesma has had a very successful career while at TCU. He has been named Conference Coach of the year on five occasions and was selected as the Nicaraguan Olympic Swim Team Coach in 1996. The TCU swimming and diving program has won over 400 dual meets including championship meets. The TCU swimming and diving team has been in three different conferences since its beginning. First was the Southwest conference from 1979–1993, then moved to the Western Atlantic Conference (WAC) in 1994-2000, in 2001 they proceeded to Conference USA, and finally from 2005–present the TCU swim team has been in the Mountain West Conference
Mountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999...
(MWC). While in the Conference USA
Conference USA
Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports...
conference the men’s swimming and diving team dominated the pools across the country. They were the Conference USA champions in 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005. The women’s team also had much success in the Conference USA. In 2002 and 2004 TCU swimming and diving swept Conference USA by winning both on the men and women’s side. The TCU swimming and diving team had yet to achieve such awards until 2010 when the men’s team won the Mountain West Conference dual meet Championship.
The Texas Christian University Swimming and Diving program are not only an athletic team, but they also have a great record for academics, The College Coaches Association has honored Sybesma’s women’s program as an Academic All-American swim team for thirty-five consecutive semesters while the men’s program has been honored on thirteen occasions.
This program along with all the athletic programs at Texas Christian University have been in many different conferences including, the Western Atlantic Conference, Conference USA, Mountain West Conference, and starting in 2012 the Horned Frogs will be joining the Big 12 Conference. All home meets are located in the Student Recreation Center on the campus of TCU
Texas Christian University
Texas Christian University is a private, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States and founded in 1873. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Disciples of Christ...
.
TCU Horned Frogs Men and Women Swimming All-American's
The TCU Horned Frog Swimming and Diving have produced fourteen All-Americans within the AIAW and NCAA. Between these swimmers are twelve women and two men.| Year | Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 1980 in sports 1980 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup:** Men's overall season champion: Andreas Wenzel, Liechtenstein** Women's overall season champion: Hanni Wenzel, Liechtenstein... |
Kathy Todd | AIAW |
| 1981 1981 in sports 1981 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup –** Men's overall season champion: Phil Mahre, USA** Women's overall season champion: Marie-Theres Nadig, Switzerland-American football:... |
Karen Andrews | AIAW |
| 1981 1981 in sports 1981 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup –** Men's overall season champion: Phil Mahre, USA** Women's overall season champion: Marie-Theres Nadig, Switzerland-American football:... |
Linda Wadsworth | AIAW |
| 1981-82 1982 in sports 1982 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup:** Men's overall season champion: Phil Mahre, United States** Women's overall season champion: Erika Hess, Switzerland-American football:... |
Becky Brill | AIAW |
| 1981-82 1982 in sports 1982 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup:** Men's overall season champion: Phil Mahre, United States** Women's overall season champion: Erika Hess, Switzerland-American football:... |
Dea Fredrick | AIAW |
| 1981-82 1982 in sports 1982 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup:** Men's overall season champion: Phil Mahre, United States** Women's overall season champion: Erika Hess, Switzerland-American football:... |
Kim Healy | AIAW |
| 1981-82 1982 in sports 1982 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup:** Men's overall season champion: Phil Mahre, United States** Women's overall season champion: Erika Hess, Switzerland-American football:... |
Catherine MacLane | AIAW |
| 1981-82 1982 in sports 1982 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup:** Men's overall season champion: Phil Mahre, United States** Women's overall season champion: Erika Hess, Switzerland-American football:... |
Susan Seppanen | AIAW |
| 1981-82 1982 in sports 1982 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup:** Men's overall season champion: Phil Mahre, United States** Women's overall season champion: Erika Hess, Switzerland-American football:... |
Dianna Stiles | AIAW |
| 1982 1982 in sports 1982 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup:** Men's overall season champion: Phil Mahre, United States** Women's overall season champion: Erika Hess, Switzerland-American football:... |
Mary Bridge | AIAW |
| 1982 1982 in sports 1982 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup:** Men's overall season champion: Phil Mahre, United States** Women's overall season champion: Erika Hess, Switzerland-American football:... |
Laura Crouch | AIAW |
| 1992 1992 in sports 1992 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup* Men's overall season champion: Paul Accola, Switzerland* Women's overall season champion: Petra Kronberger, Austria-American football:... |
Kelly Crowell | NCAA |
| 1994 1994 in sports 1994 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* January 29 – death of Ulrike Maier , Austrian skier, who broke her neck when she crashed during a World Cup downhill race at Garmisch-Partenkirchen... |
Walter Soza | NCAA |
| 1997 1997 in sports 1997 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Luc Alphand, France** Women's overall season champion: Pernilla Wiberg, Sweden-American football:... |
Jason Flint | NCAA |
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Indoor Track
Individual Championships| Year | Name | Event | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Raymond Stewart | 55m Dash | 6.07 |
| 2000 | R. Williams | 4x400m Relay | 3:06.69 |
| A. Amantine | |||
| K. Campbell | |||
| J. Collins | |||
| 2001 | Kim Collins | 60m Dash | 6.58 |
| 200m Dash | 20.55 | ||
| 2006 | Jackson Langat | 800m Dash | 1:47.02 |
Outdoor Championships
Individual Champions| Year | Name | Event | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | A. Ingraham | 4x400m Relay | 3:02.09 |
| J. Richard | |||
| K. Burnett | |||
| D. Walker | |||
| 1986 | R. Tatum | 4x100m Relay | 38.46** |
| A. Smith | |||
| L. Reid | |||
| G. Sholars | |||
| 1987 | R. Tatum | 4x100m Relay | 38.82 |
| A. Smith | |||
| G. Sholars | |||
| R. Stewart | |||
| 1987 | Raymond Stewart | 100m Dash | 10.14 |
| 1989 | R. Tatum | 4x100m Relay | 38.23** |
| A. Smith | |||
| G. Sholars | |||
| R. Stewart | |||
| 1989 | Raymond Stewart | 100m Dash | 9.97 |
| 1991 | J. Drummond | 4x100m Relay | 38.88 |
| C. Johnson | |||
| R. Wright | |||
| H. Porter | |||
| 1995 | D. Powell | 4x100m Relay | 38.63 |
| B. Carter | |||
| L. Edwards | |||
| H. Abdallah | |||
| 1998 | Khadevis Robinson | 800m Run | 1:46.04 |
**collegite record; NCAA meet record
Tennis
The TCU Tennis teams play their home matches at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Centerhttp://gofrogs.cstv.com/facilities/tcu-facil-tennis.html, rated the #1 facility in the nation by Tennis MagazineTENNIS Magazine
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.
Men's Tennis
The TCU Men's Tennis team is coached by Dave Borelli. Before he became coach of the men's team, Coach Borelli coached the TCU Women's Tennis team four years before. They are the 2005-2006 Mountain West ConferenceMountain West Conference
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Tournament Champions.
Women's Tennis
The TCU Women's Tennis team is coached by Jefferson Hammond. They are the 2005-2006 Mountain West ConferenceMountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999...
regular season and tournament champions.
Horned Frog Mascot
The Horned Frog first appeared in 1897 on the cover of the first AddRan yearbook. By 1915, the mascot made its way onto the first TCU seal. During the post-WWII years, the Horned Frog Mascot was embraced in costume, on stationery, class rings and the band's bass drum. In 1979 the mascot was renamed from Addy the All-American Frog to Super Frog.TCU has capitalized on its mascot by marketing a bumper sticker (in a role reversal of where a frog, once kissed, turns into a prince) stating "My Princess Turned into a Frog".
Alma Mater
Academic Verse:Hail all hail, TCU
Memories Sweet, Comrades True
Light of Faith, Follow Through
Praise to Thee, TCU
Athletic Verse:
Hail all hail, Glory bright
Purple Frogs, Honor White
Victory, Spirits True
Praise to Thee, TCU
Fight Song
Verse:We'll raise a song, both loud and long
To cheer our team to victory
For TCU, so tried and true,
We pledge eternal loyalty.
Rah, Rah, TCU!
Rah, Rah, TCU!
Fight on boys, fight, with all your might
Roll up the scores for TCU
Hail white and purple flag whose heroes never lag,
Horned Frog, we are all for you!
Chant:
F-R-O-G-S F-I-G-H-T
Purple, White, Horned Frogs Fight
Victory, Victory, Right, Right, Right
Rah, Rah TCU! Rah, Rah, TCU
F-R-O-G-S F-I-G-H-T
Go, Go, Horned Frogs Go
TCU Frogs Fight
Chant:
T-C-U!
We're gonna beat the hell out of you!
And you
And you, and you, and you, and you!
Cheers
Riff Ram:Riff, Ram, Bah Zoo
Lickety, Lickety, Zoo, Zoo
Who, Wah, Wah, Who
Give 'em Hell, TCU
NCAA National Championships
| Year | Sport | Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Football1 | Dutch Meyer Dutch Meyer Leo R. "Dutch" Meyer was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Texas Christian University from 1934 to 1952, compiling a record of 109–79–13. His TCU Horned Frogs football teams of 1935 and 1938 have been recognized... |
| 1938 | Football | Dutch Meyer Dutch Meyer Leo R. "Dutch" Meyer was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Texas Christian University from 1934 to 1952, compiling a record of 109–79–13. His TCU Horned Frogs football teams of 1935 and 1938 have been recognized... |
| 1983 | Women's Golf NCAA Women's Golf Championship NCAA Champions for women's golf:-Division I:-Division II-III combined:-Division II:-Division III:-Team:The following schools have won more than one team championship:*15: Methodist*7: Arizona State*5: Duke, Rollins*4: Florida Southern... |
Fred Warren |
| 2008 | Women's Equestrian Varsity Equestrian Varsity Equestrian competition is a recently added NCAA sport that offers collegiate women the chance to compete against schools around the nation... |
Gary Reynolds |
| 2010 | NCAA Rifle 2 | Karen Monez |
1 - Named Co-National Champion by the Williamson System along with LSU. SMU
SMU Mustangs football
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was named National Champion by the Dickinson System
Dickinson System
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which was favored at the time. Princeton
Princeton Tigers football
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and Minnesota
Minnesota Golden Gophers football
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also claim a National Championship from this season by other poll systems active at the time.
2 - Although the NCAA Rifle Sport is coed, the TCU Rifle National Championship Team was made up of only females, marking the first time an all-women team has won the national title.