TCU Horned Frogs football
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| First season | 1896 | ||
| Athletic director | Chris Del Conte | ||
| Head coach |
Gary Patterson 16th year, 149–52 (.741) |
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| Stadium | Amon G. Carter Stadium | ||
| Seating capacity | 45,000 | ||
| Field surface | Grass | ||
| Location | Fort Worth, Texas | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | Big 12 | ||
| Past conferences |
Mountain West (2005–2011) C-USA (2001–2004) WAC (1996–2000) SWC (1923–1995) TIAA (1914–1920) |
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| All-time record | 626–531–15 (.541) | ||
| Bowl record | 15–16–1 (.484) | ||
| Claimed nat'l titles | 2 (1935, 1938) | ||
| National finalist | 2x #2 (2010 BCS era) #3 (2014 CFP era) | ||
| Conference titles | 18 | ||
| Heisman winners | 1 | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 17 | ||
| Colors | Purple and White |
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| Fight song | TCU March | ||
| Mascot | Super Frog | ||
| Rivalries |
Baylor Bears SMU Mustangs Texas Tech Texas Longhorns |
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| Website | GoFrogs.com | ||
The TCU Horned Frogs football team is the intercollegiate football team of Texas Christian University (TCU). The Horned Frogs compete in Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States.
Since 2012, the Horned Frogs have been a member of the Big 12 Conference, and were previously members of the Mountain West Conference (MWC), Western Athletic Conference (WAC), Conference USA (C-USA), Southwest Conference (SWC), and Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (TIAA).
TCU began playing football in 1896 and claims national championships in 1935 and 1938. TCU has one Heisman Trophy winner, Davey O'Brien, and has had eight former players inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. The Horned Frogs play their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on the TCU campus in Fort Worth.
TCU ranks as the 28th best college football program of all time and the 4th best private college football school of all time. (Private schools# 1Notre Dame, #2USC, #3Miami, #4TCU) The Horned Frogs are also one of only four FBS teams to have played in all six College Football Playoff Bowls, winning all but the Fiesta and Orange.
TCU's first year of football started on December 7, 1896, when it still went by the name AddRan Male & Female College. TCU won its first game ever played by beating Toby's Business College to the score of 8–6, apparently not having to use any substitutes. TCU finished its first ever season with a record of 12–0–0.
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