1999 TCU Horned Frogs football team

1999 TCU Horned Frogs football
WAC co-champion
Mobile Alabama Bowl champion
Conference Western Athletic Conference
1999 record 8–4 (5–2 WAC)
Head coach Dennis Franchione
Home stadium Amon G. Carter Stadium
(Capacity: 44,008)
1999 WAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Hawaii +   5 – 2         9 – 4  
TCU +   5 – 2         8 – 4  
Fresno State +   5 – 2         8 – 5  
Rice   4 – 3         5 – 6  
SMU   3 – 3         4 – 6  
UTEP   3 – 4         5 – 7  
San Jose State   1 – 5         3 – 7  
Tulsa   1 – 6         2 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 8–4 overall and 5–2 in conference to share the Western Athletic Conference championship with Hawaii and Fresno State. The team was coached by Dennis Franchione. The offense scored 362 points while the defense allowed 213 points. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.

Regular season

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 6:30 PM No. 15 Arizona* Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX FSN L 31–35   34,612
September 11 11:00 AM at Northwestern* Ryan Field • Evanston, IL ESPN+ L 7–17   26,494
September 25 6:00 PM at Arkansas State* Indian Stadium • Jonesboro, AR W 24–21   14,781
October 2 9:00 PM at Fresno State Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA L 19–26 OT  37,112
October 9 2:00 PM San Jose State Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX W 42–0   21,093
October 16 6:00 PM Tulsa Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX W 56–17   27,957
October 23 2:00 PM at Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX L 21–42   28,535
October 31 11:00 PM at Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 34–14   33,357
November 13 2:00 PM North Texas* Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX W 27–3   27,133
November 20 2:00 PM UTEP Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX W 52–24   21,218
November 26 2:00 PM SMU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet) FSN W 21–0   25,725
December 22 6:30 PM No. 19 East Carolina* Ladd Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL (Mobile Alabama Bowl) ESPN2 W 28–14   34,200
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Not one member was picked in the 2000 NFL Draft.[2] LaDanian Tomlinson and Aaron Schobel were drafted in the 2001 NFL Draft.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=400&season=1999
  2. ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2000.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2001.htm
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