2014 TCU Horned Frogs football team

The 2014 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Playing as a member of the Big 12 Conference (Big 12), the team was led by head coach Gary Patterson, in his 14th year, and played its home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas. They finished the season 12–1, 8–1 in Big 12 play to finish as co-champions.[1] They were invited to the Peach Bowl where they defeated Ole Miss.

2014 TCU Horned Frogs football
Big 12 co-champion
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 42–3 vs. Ole Miss
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record12–1 (8–1 Big 12)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorDoug Meacham (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorSonny Cumbie (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorDick Bumpas (11th season)
Base defense4–2–5 defense
Home stadiumAmon G. Carter Stadium
(Capacity: 45,000)
2014 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 Baylor +  8 –1   11 –2  
No. 3 TCU +  8 –1   12 –1  
No. 18 Kansas State  7 –2   9 –4  
Oklahoma  5 –4   8 –5  
West Virginia  5 –4   7 –6  
Texas  5 –4   6 –7  
Oklahoma State  4 –5   7 –6  
Texas Tech  2 –7   4 –8  
Kansas  1 –8   3 –9  
Iowa State  0 –9   2 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Coaching staff
NamePositionYear at TCUAlma Mater
Gary PattersonHead coach14thKansas State (1983)
Jarrett AndersonOffensive line17thNew Mexico (1993)
Dick BumpasDefensive coordinator/defensive line11thArkansas (1973)
Rusty BurnsOutside receivers6thSpringfield College (1978)
DeMontie CrossLinebackers2ndMissouri (1997)
Sonny CumbieCo-Offensive Coordinator/quarterbacks1stTexas Tech (2004)
Chad GlasgowSafeties13thOklahoma State (1995)
Curtis LuperRunning backs2ndStephen F. Austin (1996)
Doug MeachamCo-Offensive Coordinator/Inside Wide Receivers1stOklahoma State (1988)
Kenny PerryCornerbacks2ndHouston (1993)
Dan SharpSpecial teams14thTCU (1985)
Bryson OliverGraduate Assistant – Offense1stTexas Tech (2006)
Jason TeagueGraduate Assistant – Defense2ndTCU (2010)

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Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 p.m.Samford*
FSSW/FCS CentralW 48–1440,094
September 133:00 p.m.Minnesota*
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
FS1W 30–743,958
September 2711:00 a.m.at SMU*
CBSSNW 56–023,093
October 42:30 p.m.No. 4 OklahomaNo. 25
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
FOXW 37–3347,394
October 112:30 p.m.at No. 5 BaylorNo. 9
ABC/ESPN2L 58–6146,803
October 183:00 p.m.No. 15 Oklahoma StatedaggerNo. 12
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
FS1W 42–943,214
October 252:30 p.m.Texas TechNo. 10
FOXW 82–2745,122
November 12:30 p.m.at No. 20 West VirginiaNo. 7
ABC/ESPN2W 31–3061,190
November 86:30 p.m.No. 7 Kansas StateNo. 6
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
FOXW 41–2048,012
November 152:30 p.m.at KansasNo. 4
FS1W 34–3030,889
November 276:30 p.m.at TexasNo. 5
FS1W 48–1096,496
December 611:00 a.m.Iowa StateNo. 3
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
ABCW 55–345,242
December 3111:30 a.m.vs. No. 9 Ole Miss*No. 6
ESPNW 42–365,706
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll and College Football Playoff Top 25 poll (beginning 11/1) released prior to game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule Source: [3]

Game summaries

Samford
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 7 0 7 14
Horned Frogs 14 10 10 14 48
See also: 2014 Samford Bulldogs football team


Minnesota
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Gophers 0 0 0 7 7
Horned Frogs 10 14 6 0 30
See also: 2014 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team


@ SMU
1 2 3 4 Total
Horned Frogs 7 21 21 7 56
Mustangs 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 2014 SMU Mustangs football team and Battle for the Iron Skillet


Oklahoma
1 2 3 4 Total
#4 Sooners 14 10 7 2 33
#25 Horned Frogs 14 10 7 6 37
See also: 2014 Oklahoma Sooners football team


@ Baylor
1 2 3 4 Total
#9 Horned Frogs 14 17 13 14 58
#5 Bears 10 17 10 24 61
See also: 2014 Baylor Bears football team and Baylor–TCU football rivalry


Oklahoma State
1 2 3 4 Total
#15 Cowboys 3 6 0 0 9
#12 Horned Frogs 21 7 14 0 42
See also: 2014 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team


Texas Tech
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 17 3 7 0 27
#10 Horned Frogs 24 13 31 14 82
See also: 2014 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team and TCU–Texas Tech football rivalry


@ West Virginia
1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Horned Frogs 7 0 14 10 31
#20 Mountaineers 13 0 14 3 30
See also: 2014 West Virginia Mountaineers football team


Kansas State
1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Wildcats 7 0 7 6 20
#6 Horned Frogs 14 3 14 10 41
See also: 2014 Kansas State Wildcats football team


@ Kansas
1 2 3 4 Total
#4 Horned Frogs 7 3 21 3 34
Jayhawks 6 7 14 3 30
See also: 2014 Kansas Jayhawks football team


@ Texas
1 2 3 4 Total
#5 Horned Frogs 13 7 0 28 48
Longhorns 0 3 0 7 10
See also: 2014 Texas Longhorns football team


Iowa State
1 2 3 4 Total
Cyclones 0 3 0 0 3
#3 Horned Frogs 14 3 31 7 55
See also: 2014 Iowa State Cyclones football team


Ole Miss –Peach Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
#6 Horned Frogs 14 14 14 0 42
#9 Rebels 0 0 0 3 3
See also: 2014 Ole Miss Rebels football team and 2014 Peach Bowl


Rankings
Further information: 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
APRVRVRVRVRV2591210106556463
CoachesRVRVRVRVRV2512121010755546 (1)3
CFPNot released7645536Not released

References
  1. Staples, Andy. "Big 12 crowns two champs but can't pick one top playoff contender". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  2. "Coaches". TCU Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  3. "2014 TCU Horned Frogs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
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