American college football season
The2010 TCU Horned Frogs football team representedTexas Christian University (TCU) in the2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The team was coached by tenth-year head coachGary Patterson and played its home games atAmon G. Carter Stadium inFort Worth, Texas . They were members of theMountain West Conference and weredefending conference champions .
After a perfect regular season record, another Mountain West title and a #3 BCS ranking, the team was selected by thePasadena Tournament of Roses to playWisconsin of theBig Ten Conference in the97th edition of theRose Bowl . They defeated the Badgers 21–19, capping off their first undefeated and untied season since1938 , and only the second overall in the school's 115-year football history. TheCongrove Computer Rankings , an NCAA-designated major selector, selected TCU as national champion.[ 1]
TCU finished the regular season as the conference leader in scoring offense (520 points, 43.3 average) and scoring defense (137 points, 11.4 average). The Frogs were led by senior quarterbackAndy Dalton , who completed 194 of 293 passes for 2638 yards for 26 touchdowns, and tailback Ed Wesley, who carried for 162 times for 1,065 yards and scored 11 touchdowns.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 4 6:45 p.m. vs. No. 24Oregon State * No. 6 ESPN W 30–2146,138 [ 2] September 11 6:00 p.m. Tennessee Tech * No. 4 W 62–737,117 [ 3] September 18 3:30 p.m. Baylor * No. 4 Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry ) Versus W 45–1047,493 [ 4] September 24 7:00 p.m. atSMU * No. 4 ESPN W 41–2435,481 [ 5] October 2 1:00 p.m. atColorado State No. 5 the mtn. W 27–022,553 [ 6] October 9 2:30 p.m. Wyoming No. 5 Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX CBSCS W 45–038,081 [ 7] October 16 3:00 p.m. BYU No. 4 Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX Versus W 31–340,416 [ 8] October 23 7:00 p.m. Air Force No. 4 Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX CBSCS W 38–746,096 [ 9] October 30 10:00 p.m. atUNLV No. 4 CBSCS W 48–616,745 [ 10] November 6 2:30 p.m. at No. 6Utah No. 4 CBSCS W 47–746,522 [ 11] November 13 3:00 p.m. San Diego State No. 3 Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX Versus W 40–3545,694 [ 12] November 27 3:00 p.m. atNew Mexico No. 4 Versus W 66–1718,640 [ 13] January 1, 2011 4:10 p.m. vs. No. 4Wisconsin * No. 3 ESPN,ESPN 3D W 21–1994,118 [ 14] *Non-conference game Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game All times are inCentral time
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP 6 4 4 4 5 5 4(1) 4(3) 4(2) 4(2) 3(2) 4(1) 4 3(1) 3(1) 2(3) Coaches 7 5 5 5 5 5 5(1) 4(1) 4(1) 4(1) 3(2) 4(2) 4(2) 3(3) 3(1) 2(1) Harris Not released 4 3(3) 4(3) 4 3(5) 4(3) 4(1) 3(2) 3(1) Not released BCS Not released 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 Not released
#24 Oregon State vs. #6 TCU
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Oregon State 7 7 7 0 21 •TCU 7 14 7 2 30
Scoring summary 1 11:48 OSU James Rodgers 30 yard pass from Ryan Katz (Justin Kahut kick)OSU 7–0 1 7:19 TCU Andy Dalton 6 yard run (Ross Evans kick)Tied 7–7 2 11:57 OSU Jordan Bishop 34 yard pass from Ryan Katz (Justin Kahut kick) OSU 14–7 2 8:39 TCU Jeremy Kerley 1 yard pass from Andy Dalton (Ross Evans kick)Tied 14–14 2 0:49 TCU Ed Wesley 8 yard run (Ross Evans kick) TCU 21–14 3 5:33 OSU Jacquizz Rodgers 1 yard run (Justin Kahut kick)Tied 21–21 3 0:59 TCU Andy Dalton 4 yard run (Ross Evans kick) TCU 28–21 4 4:14 TCU Safety, Ryan Katz kicked ball through end zone TCU 30–21
Andy Dalton won his 30th career victory as TCU's starting quarterback, surpassing the school record ofSammy Baugh .[ 15]
2011 Rose Bowl
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Wisconsin 10 3 0 6 19 •TCU 14 0 7 0 21
Scoring summary 1 10:39 WIS Philip Welch 39-yard field goal WIS 3–0 1 6:15 TCU Bart Johnson 23-yard pass fromAndy Dalton (Ross Evans kick) TCU 7–3 1 3:14 WIS John Clay 1-yard run (Philip Welch kick)WIS 10–7 1 0:36 TCU Andy Dalton 4-yard run (Ross Evans kick) TCU 14–10 2 0:00 WIS Philip Welch 37-yard field goal TCU 14–13 3 11:56 TCU Luke Shivers 1-yard run (Ross Evans kick) TCU 21–13 4 2:00 WIS Montee Ball 4-yard run (pass failed)TCU 21–19
The Horned Frogs made their way toPasadena as the first team from a BCS non-AQ conference school to play in the Rose Bowl in the BCS era. The team has recorded two consecutive perfect regular seasons and has appeared in six straight bowl games. The Rose Bowl was their second consecutive BCS bowl game.
Both teams scored double digit points in the first quarter, a Rose Bowl record. The game was close throughout, and was not decided until Wisconsin failed to convert a two-point conversion late in the fourth quarter to tie the game. The game marks second time that the Rose Bowl was decided by two points, joining the1966 game (UCLA 14, Michigan State 12).
2010 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 41 Jonathan Anderson Fr DL 91 Matt Anderson Fr DB 7 Greg McCoy Jr S 16 Jurell Thompson So
Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
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