| 2021TCU Horned Frogs football | |
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| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Record | 5–7 (3–6 Big 12) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Doug Meacham (4th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Chad Glasgow (7th season) |
| Base defense | 4–2–5 |
| Home stadium | Amon G. Carter Stadium |
Seasons | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| No. 7Oklahoma State y | 8 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5Baylor y$ | 7 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10Oklahoma | 7 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 4 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 4 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 3 | – | 6 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 1 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship:Baylor 21, Oklahoma State 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2021 TCU Horned Frogs football team representedTexas Christian University during the2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Horned Frogs played their home games at theAmon G. Carter Stadium inFort Worth, Texas, and competed in theBig 12 Conference. The team was coached by 21st-year head coachGary Patterson until he left the program after eight games. He was replaced by special assistant coachJerry Kill on an interim basis.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Duquesne* | ESPN+ | W 45–3 | 35,377 | |
| September 11 | 2:30 p.m. | California* |
| ESPNU | W 34–32 | 38,631 |
| September 25 | 11:00 a.m. | SMU* |
| FS1 | L 34–42 | 46,672 |
| October 2 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas |
| ABC | L 27–32 | 43,337 |
| October 9 | 6:00 p.m. | atTexas Tech | ESPN | W 52–31 | 55,821 | |
| October 16 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 4Oklahoma | ABC | L 31–52 | 84,391 | |
| October 23 | 6:30 p.m. | West Virginia![]() |
| ESPNU | L 17–29 | 37,288 |
| October 30 | 2:30 p.m. | atKansas State | ESPNU | L 12–31 | 44,339 | |
| November 6 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 12Baylor |
| FOX | W 30–28 | 40,338 |
| November 13 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 10Oklahoma State | FOX | L 17–63 | 54,549 | |
| November 20 | 3:00 p.m. | Kansas |
| ESPN+ | W 31–28 | 35,061 |
| November 26 | 2:30 p.m. | atIowa State | FS1 | L 14–48 | 57,775 | |
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Duquesne | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| TCU | 21 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 45 |
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| Statistics | DUQ | TCU |
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| First downs | 6 | 26 |
| Total yards | 137 | 431 |
| Rushes/yards | 29/61 | 38/178 |
| Passing yards | 76 | 253 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 3–12–1 | 18–24–1 |
| Time of possession | 29:19 | 30:41 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duquesne | Passing | Darius Perrantes | 3–9, 76 yards |
| Rushing | Garrett Owens | 14 carries, 35 yards | |
| Receiving | Cyrus Holder | 2 receptions, 64 yards | |
| TCU | Passing | Max Duggan | 14–19, 207 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Kendre Miller | 8 carries, 54 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Derius Davis | 2 receptions, 57 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Golden Bears | 6 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 32 |
| Horned Frogs | 0 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
atAmon G. Carter Stadium •Fort Worth, TX
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| •Mustangs | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| Horned Frogs | 14 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 34 |
| 1 | 14:08 | SMU | Danny Gray 68-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza PAT failed) (3 plays, 77 yards, 0:46) | SMU 6–0 |
| 10:48 | TCU | Kendre Miller 20-yard rush (Griffin Kell kick) (6 plays, 54 yards, 3:12) | TCU 7–6 | |
| 08:44 | SMU | Tanner Mordecai 4-yard rush (Ben Redding two-point conversion rush) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:04) | SMU 14–7 | |
| 07:14 | TCU | Derius Davis 13-yard pass from Max Duggan (Griffin Kell kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 1:30) | TIE 14–14 | |
| 2 | 13:31 | TCU | Zach Evans 46-yard pass from Max Duggan (Griffin Kell kick) (6 plays, 86 yards, 2:23) | TCU 21–14 |
| 10:49 | SMU | Reggie Roberson Jr. 29-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 2:42) | TIE 21–21 | |
| 3 | 14:19 | SMU | Ulysses Bentley IV 1-yard rush (Blake Mazza kick) (2 plays, 3 yards, 0:25) | SMU 28–21 |
| 10:27 | TCU | Griffin Kell 40-yard field goal (8 plays, 43 yards, 3:45) | SMU 28–24 | |
| 07:09 | SMU | Rashee Rice 11-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 3:18) | SMU 35–24 | |
| 00:22 | TCU | Griffin Kell 30-yard field goal (4 plays, 3 yards, 1:00) | SMU 35–27 | |
| 4 | 12:19 | SMU | Jordan Kerley 26-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 3:03) | SMU 42–27 |
| 04:05 | TCU | Taye Barber 21-yard pass from Max Duggan (Griffin Kell kick) (7 plays, 91 yards, 1:45) | SMU 42–34 | |
| Statistics | SMU | TCU |
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| First downs | 29 | 20 |
| Total yards | 595 | 446 |
| Rushing yards | 350 | 170 |
| Passing yards | 245 | 276 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 33:52 | 26:08 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| SMU | Passing | Tanner Mordecai | 17/28, 245 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Ulysses Bentley IV | 20 rushes, 153 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Danny Gray | 4 receptions, 130 yards, TD | |
| TCU | Passing | Max Duggan | 16/28, 276 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Zach Evans | 15 rushes, 113 yards | |
| Receiving | Taye Barber | 5 receptions, 114 yards, TD |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| •Texas | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 32 |
| TCU | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| Statistics | Texas | TCU |
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| First downs | 25 | 23 |
| Total yards | 414 | 351 |
| Rushing yards | 272 | 169 |
| Passing yards | 142 | 182 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 32:41 | 27:10 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Texas | Passing | Casey Thompson | 12–22, 142 yards, 1 TDs, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Bijan Robinson | 35 carries, 216 yards, 2 TDs | |
| Receiving | Jordan Whittington | 3 receptions, 79 yards, 1 TDs | |
| TCU | Passing | Max Duggan | 20–28, 182 yards, 1 TDs, 0 INT |
| Rushing | Zach Evans | 15 carries, 113 yards, 1 TDs | |
| Receiving | Taye Barber | 3 receptions, 37 yards, 0 TDs |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Horned Frogs | 14 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 52 |
| Red Raiders | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
atJones AT&T Stadium,Lubbock, Texas
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| TCU | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| No. 4 Oklahoma | 14 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 52 |
atGaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium •Norman, OK
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| Statistics | TCU | OKLA |
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| First downs | 21 | 25 |
| Total yards | 519 | 525 |
| Rushes/yards | 37-183 | 35-230 |
| Passing yards | 336 | 295 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20-36 | 18-23 |
| Time of possession | 29:13 | 30:47 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| TCU | Passing | Max Duggan | 20/32, 336 yards, 4 TD's |
| Rushing | Emari Demercado | 7 carries, 57 yards | |
| Receiving | Quentin Johnston | 7 receptions, 185 yards, 3 TD's | |
| Oklahoma | Passing | Caleb Williams | 18/23, 295 yards, 4 TD's |
| Rushing | Kennedy Brooks | 20 carries, 153 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Jadon Haselwood | 6 receptions, 56 yards, 3 TD's |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| West Virginia | 10 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 29 |
| TCU | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
atAmon G. Carter Stadium •Fort Worth, TX
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| Statistics | WVU | TCU |
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| First downs | 24 | 19 |
| Total yards | 487 | 393 |
| Rushes/yards | 41/229 | 34/149 |
| Passing yards | 258 | 244 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22–29–0 | 16–26–2 |
| Time of possession | 35:30 | 24:30 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| West Virginia | Passing | Jarret Doege | 21–28, 257 yards |
| Rushing | Leddie Brown | 24 carries, 111 yards, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Sean Ryan | 4 receptions, 81 yards | |
| TCU | Passing | Max Duggan | 16–26, 244 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Zach Evans | 18 carries, 62 yards | |
| Receiving | Quentin Johnston | 5 receptions, 113 yards |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| TCU | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| • Kansas State | 7 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
| Statistics | TCU | Kansas State |
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| First downs | 17 | 16 |
| Total yards | 340 | 388 |
| Rushing yards | 156 | 146 |
| Passing yards | 184 | 242 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 30:44 | 29:16 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| TCU | Passing | Chandler Morris | 9/14, 111 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT |
| Rushing | Kendre Miller | 14 for 102 yards, 0 TD, 61 long | |
| Receiving | Derius Davis | 4 for 78 yards, 0 TD, 30 long | |
| Kansas State | Passing | Skylar Thompson | 13/21 for 242 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Deuce Vaughn | 20 for 109 yards, 2 TFD, 42 long | |
| Receiving | Daniel Imatorbhebhe | 2 for 90 yards, 1 TD, 73 long |
WildcatFelix Anudike-Uzomah set a new school and Big 12 record six sacks while also tying the NCAA single-game record. TCU had two opportunities to score inside the 5 yard line, but the Kansas State defense held—the first time for the year that the Horned Frogs did not score while in thered zone.[4]
Kansas State took the lead in the first quarter and held it for the entire game. TCU managed to pull within 7-3 in the second quarter, but Kansas State made it 14-3 on the next series with a 42-yard run byDeuce Vaughn.[5]
TCU managed a safety and also produced some quality plays, includingKendre Miller on a 61-yard carry to the 2-yard line—but TCU could not complete the final two yards in four plays for a score. Their only score by the offense was a field goal. TCU did hold Kansas State scoreless in the third quarter.[4]
On Sunday after the game, TCU fired head coachGary Patterson and will haveJerry Kill take over on an interim basis.[6]
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 12 Baylor | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| TCU | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
atAmon G. Carter Stadium •Fort Worth, TX
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| Statistics | BU | TCU |
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| First downs | 17 | 27 |
| Total yards | 393 | 562 |
| Rushes/yards | 36/179 | 35/94 |
| Passing yards | 214 | 468 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14–20–2 | 30–42–0 |
| Time of possession | 29:36 | 30:24 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Baylor | Passing | Gerry Bohanon | 14–20, 214 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Abram Smith | 18 carries, 125 yards | |
| Receiving | Tyquan Thornton | 5 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TD | |
| TCU | Passing | Chandler Morris | 29–41, 461 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Chandler Morris | 11 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Quentin Johnston | 5 receptions, 142 yards, 1 TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| TCU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| No. 10 Oklahoma State | 7 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 63 |
atBoone Pickens Stadium •Stillwater, OK
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| Statistics | TCU | OKST |
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| First downs | 12 | 37 |
| Total yards | 273 | 682 |
| Rushes/yards | 32/108 | 63/447 |
| Passing yards | 165 | 235 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–21 | 17–25 |
| Time of possession | 24:42 | 33:02 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| TCU | Passing | Chandler Morris | 11/20, 103 yards |
| Rushing | Emari Demercado | 14 carries, 90 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Taye Barber | 3 receptions, 74 yards | |
| Oklahoma State | Passing | Spencer Sanders | 17/25, 235 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Dominic Richardson | 12 carries, 134 yards, 2 TD's | |
| Receiving | Brennan Presley | 6 receptions, 61 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Kansas | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| TCU | 7 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 31 |
atAmon G. Carter Stadium •Fort Worth, TX
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| Statistics | KU | TCU |
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| First downs | 21 | 19 |
| Total yards | 379 | 492 |
| Rush yards | 124 | 326 |
| Passing yards | 255 | 166 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 29:49 | 30:11 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Kansas | Passing | Jalon Daniels | 22/30 255 yards 2 TD 1 INT |
| Rushing | Devin Neal | 14 carries 59 yards 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Kwamie Lassiter II | 8 receptions 101 yards | |
| TCU | Passing | Max Duggan | 10/16 166 yards 1 INT |
| Rushing | Kendre Miller | 12 carries 112 yards 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Derius Davis | 6 receptions 103 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| TCU | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Iowa State | 3 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 48 |
atJack Trice Stadium •Ames, Iowa
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| Statistics | TCU | ISU |
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| First downs | 18 | 22 |
| Total yards | 348 | 541 |
| Rushes/yards | 39/132 | 23/279 |
| Passing yards | 216 | 262 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–26–1 | 21–30–0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 34:35 | 25:25 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| TCU | Passing | Max Duggan | 15-26, 216 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Emari Demercado | 15 CAR, 65 YDS | |
| Receiving | Derius Davis | 4 REC, 63 YDS | |
| Iowa State | Passing | Brock Purdy | 21-30, 262 YDS, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Breece Hall | 18 CAR, 242 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Xavier Hutchinson | 7 REC, 107 YDS |
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||
| Coaches | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||
| CFP | Not released | Not released | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Title | Year at TCU | Previous job |
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| Gary Patterson | Head coach | 23rd (fired mid season) | New Mexico (DC/S) |
| Doug Meacham | OC/WR/TE | 5th | St. Louis BattleHawks (OC) |
| Chad Glasgow | DC/LB | 20th | Texas Tech (DC) |
| Bryan Applewhite | RB | 2nd | Colorado State (RB) |
| Jarrett Anderson | OL | 24th | Tyler Junior College (RB/WR) |
| Zarnell Fitch | DL | 8th | Lincoln High School (HC) |
| Paul Gonzales | S | 10th | Pacific University (DB) |
| Kenny Hill | QB | 3rd | None |
| Malcolm Kelly | WR | 3rd | Houston (offensive analyst) |
| Jeremy Modkins | CB | 15th | None |
| Dan Sharp | DL | 30th | Tulsa (TE/ST) |
| Jerry Kill | Special assistant (Interim Head Coach) | 2nd | Virginia Tech (HC) |