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2000 TCU Horned Frogs football team
American college football season
The 2000 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by head coach Dennis Franchione throughout the regular season. Gary Patterson took over as interim head coach in December. TCU played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas. The Horned Frogs finished the 10–2 and 7–1 in conference play to share the Western Athletic Conference championship with UTEP.
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WAC co-champion | |
Mobile Alabama Bowl, L 21–28 vs. Southern Mississippi | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 18 |
| AP | No. 21 |
| Record | 10–2 (7–1 WAC) |
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| Co-offensive coordinator | Mike Schultz (3rd season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Les Koenning (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Gary Patterson (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 44,008) |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| No. 21 TCU + | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP + | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 9 | 3:05 p.m. | at Nevada | No. 22 | ESPN+ | W 41–10 | 19,797 | |
| September 16 | 11:00 a.m. | Northwestern* | No. 21 | FSN | W 41–14 | 30,976 | |
| September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Arkansas State* | No. 19 |
| W 52–3 | 32,167 | |
| September 30 | 11:00 a.m. | at Navy* | No. 18 | FSN | W 21–0 | 28,477 | |
| October 7 | 11:00 a.m. | Hawaii | No. 14 |
| FSNSW | W 41–21 | 31,896 |
| October 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at Tulsa | No. 10 | ESPN+ | W 17–3 | 20,034 | |
| October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | Rice | No. 11 |
| ESPN+ | W 37-0 | 30,762 |
| November 4 | 9:05 p.m. | at San Jose State | No. 9 | ESPN2 | L 24–27 | 15,681 | |
| November 11 | 2:30 p.m. | Fresno State | No. 17 |
| FSN | W 24–7 | 29,116 |
| November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | UTEP | No. 16 |
| FSNSW | W 47–14 | 41,068 |
| November 24 | 7:30 p.m. | at SMU* | No. 13 | FSN | W 62–7 | 26,551 | |
| December 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Southern Miss* | No. 16 | ESPN2 | L 21–28 | 40,300 | |
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See also: 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 21 |
| Coaches Poll | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
| BCS | Not released | 13 | 9 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 14 | Not released | ||||||||
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At Nevada
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | Running Back | 1 | 5 | San Diego Chargers |
| Aaron Schobel | Defensive End | 2 | 46 | Buffalo Bills |
| George Layne | Running Back | 4 | 108 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Curtis Fuller | Defensive Back | 4 | 127 | Seattle Seahawks |
| Shawn Worthen | Defensive Tackle | 4 | 130 | Minnesota Vikings |
| Cedric James | Wide Receiver | 4 | 131 | Minnesota Vikings |
- "Who Has Rushed for over 2,000 Yards in a Season?". Archived from the original on December 1, 2007. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
- "2001 NFL Draft". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved March 28, 2018.