Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty :2004

[mrushh]

Postseason: A Goal to Achieve

Horned Frogs Desire a Trip to a Bowl

Horned Frog History Lesson:

Rah! Rah! TCU- 2003
Rah! Rah! TCU- 2002

[mrushh]

Preseason News and Notes: 2004

Coaching:

• No changes for the 2004 season. All coaches are on the final year of their initial contracts and will be reevaluated at the end of the season.

Player Reports:

• OT Doug Trunsky blames the breakup of his relationship to lack of free time
• Punter Darrin Spencer has left TCU for lack of playing time.

2003 Yearly Revenue:

$7,660,000
National News:

• Rutgers has been placed on one year probation due to recruiting violations

[mrushh]

Freshmen Roundup: 2004

Coach Purple plans on redshirting the entire class once again, for obvious reasons, depending on future injuries. The newcomers are, in order of their signings:

• Cox, Mel, CB. He is currently rated at 33, with future estimate of 66.
• Tamaarkin, Ross, G. He is currently rated at 27, with future estimate of 84.
• Doyle, Jon, T. He is currently rated at 23, with future estimate of 83.
• Britton, Scottie, P. He is currently rated at 17, with future estimate of 94.
• Mahoney, Ralph, S. He is currently rated at 18, with future estimate of 63
• Gustin, Irving, DE. He is currently rated at 21, with future estimate of 63.
• Saffitz, Donald, S. He is currently rated at 22, with future estimate of 48.
• Spillman, Ben, ILB. He is currently rated at 13, with future estimate of 73.
• Norwood, Kim, CB. He is currently rated at 22, with future estimate of 74.
• Pauly, Gino, WR. He is currently rated at 28, with future estimate of 86.
• Washington, Marvin, OLB. He is currently rated at 22, with future estimate of 89.
• White, Quinn, DT. He is currently rated at 18, with future estimate of 100.
• Coppa, Cornell, QB. He is currently rated at 17, with future estimate of 69.
• Ingram, Ike, DE. He is currently rated at 16, with future estimate of 51.
• Capriglione, Skip, G. He is currently rated at 10, with future estimate of 86.
• Coles, Jose, C. He is currently rated at 19, with future estimate of 81.
• Sampson, Corwin, RB. He is currently rated at 18, with future estimate of 18.
• Kau, Thomas, OLB. He is currently rated at 1, with future estimate of 2.
• Wiebe, Adrian, TE. He is currently rated at 5, with future estimate of 5.
• Oliver, Donnell, TE. He is currently rated at 3, with future estimate of 14.

Coach Purple had a coronary last year when he saw the player ratings. This year, he said "I expected a raw class, so I am not surprised, though one can hope for a bit of a lucky break every now and then. Unfortunately, we got none. These boys will be of no help at all this year."

In fact, some of these recruits will need two years to be of any help if we are able to give them that time. We are very thin at several positions, of course, so they may not have a choice here and there.

[mrushh]

Texas Christian Projected Starters: 2004

   

Player              #   Pos  Elig  CurEst  FutEst  

Galloway, Benjamin  13  QB   Sr    35      56                  

                 

Fleming, Tommy      29  RB   Sr    29      48                  

Elliot, Graham      39  RB   So*   63      75                  

                

Sidharta, Gus       38  FB   Sr    48      48                  

Patton, Kelvin      37  FB   So*   48      66 

                 

Gaynor, Darrin      81  TE   Jr    21      50                  

                 

Oliver, Shane       86  WR   Sr    26      33                  

Collier, J.T.       8   WR   Sr    29      29                                   

Twisp, Ellis        89  WR   So*   38      66                  

                                   

Bernstein, Jimmy    50  C    So*   35      93                  

                 

Hastings, Ricky     79  G    Sr    37      64                                  

Bishop, Cornelius   61  G    So*   51      100                                  

                 

Heath, Billy Joe    65  T    Sr    32      57                  

Atkins, Everett     76  T    So*   48      56                  

                 

Riddols, Orlando    15  P    Jr    56      60                                   

Boo, Vincent        18  K    So*   56      56

                                 

Perkins, Roger      78  DE   Jr    18      44                                   

Ackerman, Riddick   96  DE   So    47      56                  

                

Aceves, Dusty       70  DT   So    35      91                  

                

Will, Greg          43  ILB  Sr    27      27                  

Bates, Eugene       52  ILB  Sr*   27      39                  

Singleton, Hardy    92  ILB  So*   52      94                  

                

McCareins, Ethan    56  OLB  So    16      63                  

Washington, Marvin  59  OLB  Fr    22      89                  

                 

Martinez, Roy       27  CB   Sr*   28      39                                    

Dotson, Marty       21  CB   So*   42      65                  

                 

Holliday, Kennedy   24  S    Sr    24      24                  

Riekens, Rondell    35  S    So*   30      71

The future is definitely NOT now. We have too many starters that do not measure up to the real programs to be successful to any great extent.
We have one hope, and that hope is named Graham Elliot. For a postseason appearance to occur, Elliot cannot get hurt, and the O-line must come through.

[mrushh]

Recruiting Outlook: 2004

As last year, we need anything we can get. We have enough scholarships to give another 16 this year, but if we do, we will be short of 16 next year. There are only 17 recruits from Texas in the top 200 with the requisite academic numbers for our program, and only 4 more from our 4 surrounding states. I think fourteen this year would be a better number to shoot for unless we find lots of interested players farther away. We need decent players, of course, but Coach Purple is here for the long haul, not the short term. We have many young players, which is good, but most have low rating estimates and will take 2 years to be good. We need to try for some higher AthPrep recruits.

• Scholarships open: 18
• Graduating Seniors: 12, 10 on scholarship
• Travel Budget/Week: $2,702
• Highest ranked Idolizer: None ranked
• Highest rated Frog: RB Graham Elliot, Soph-63 current.

Recruiting Needs: 2004

• QB- need to find better than the last two
• RB- back-up to Elliot is graduating
• FB- backup only
• TE- need at least one, even a poor one, as has been the case
• WR- have #s returning, but not quality
• OL- not as pressing as past, but always a need
• K/P- not a need
• DL- needs are relative, not pressing
• LB- need some players here
• CB- have 2 redshirting frosh
• S- have 2 redshirting frosh

Recruiting Priorities: 2004

• [1] Quarterback- we are tired of starting QBs with ratings in 30s
  [2] Tight End- short yardage plays have a 5 rated TE playing
  [3] Linebackers- 2 youngsters at each spot, then shit
  [4] O. Linemen- always need to upgrade

[mrushh]

Preseason Rankings: 2004

   
School                Conf  Comp  Poll  Sched Total   Rank  
Minnesota             BTN   1.00  2.00  0.60  3.60    1       
Oregon                PTN   2.00  1.50  1.76  5.26    2       
Michigan              BTN   3.00  2.50  0.52  6.02    3       
Michigan State        BTN   5.00  6.50  0.56  12.06   4       
Colorado              BTW   6.00  5.50  0.84  12.34   5       
Mississippi State     SEC   4.00  6.50  2.48  12.98   6       
Oklahoma State        BTW   7.00  5.50  1.16  13.66   7       
$$Rutgers             BES   8.00  7.00  1.44  16.44   8       
Temple                BES   9.00  11.0  1.52  21.52   9       
Boston College        BES   12.0  11.0  1.32  24.32   10      
Mississippi           SEC   11.0  11.0  2.44  24.44   11      
UCLA                  PTN   13.0  10.0  1.88  24.88   12      
Kentucky              SEC   10.0  14.5  2.12  26.62   13      
Virginia              ACC   14.0  14.0  0.32  28.32   14      
Missouri              BTW   15.0  15.0  1.00  31.00   15      
Duke                  ACC   20.0  16.0  0.08  36.08   16      
Georgia Tech          ACC   16.0  20.0  0.16  36.16   17      
Illinois              BTN   17.0  21.0  0.40  38.40   18      
Virginia Tech         BES   19.0  18.5  1.56  39.06   19      
Kansas                BTW   18.0  22.0  0.92  40.92   20      
Stanford              PTN   24.0  20.0  1.84  45.84   21      
Clemson               ACC   25.0  21.0  0.04  46.04   22      
Arizona               PTN   23.0  22.0  1.64  46.64   23      
Maryland              ACC   21.0  25.5  0.20  46.70   24      
Wake Forest           ACC   22.0  29.5  0.36  51.86   25      
     
Cincinnati            USA   31.0  37.0  2.92  70.92   33           
Memphis               USA   38.0  42.0  3.08  83.08   41           
Southern Mississippi  USA   53.0  44.0  3.12  100.12  50          
Texas Christian       USA   68.0  69.0  3.16  140.16  68           
Louisville            USA   67.0  76.5  3.04  146.54  71      
Tulane                USA   73.0  70.5  3.20  146.70  72           
Alabama-Birmingham    USA   76.0  82.0  2.84  160.84  81           
East Carolina         USA   96.0  107   2.96  205.96  101         
Army                  USA   117   109   2.88  228.88  115                                      
Houston               USA   123   124   3.00  250.00  124     

$$ = Team on probation, ineligible for post-season play.
Comp = Computer Ratings, Poll = Voter Polls, Sched = Strength of Schedule

[mrushh]

WEEK 1

The Game:

• TCU (0-0)(-5) @ Notre Dame (0-0)
• Attendance: 59,600
• 72 degrees, Fair
• First Meeting

Coach Purple gazed at the largest crowd to see a Horned Frog contest in his brief tenure knowing Amon Carter Stadium can't even hold this many fans at capacity. By the time the coach turned around to view the game, TCU was behind by 14 points. Sandwiched around an 8 play Frog drive that stalled on downs, Notre Dame scored on two 61 yard drives, one of 9 plays, another of 6.
The second quarter saw TCU regain its composure and tie the game. An 8 play, 71 yard drive was capped by Graham Elliot's first Toad TD. The Irish drove 47 yards in 11 plays, only to be stopped as TCU intercepted on their 32. Two plays later, Elliot scored again, this time on a 48 yard scamper, tying the score, 14-14, at the half.
The Horned Frogs took the second half kickoff to the first of 3 consecutive scores on yet another Elliot td, this time from 9 yards out. Notre Dame fumbled on their next drive and TCU scored quickly, in 2 plays, on a 34 yard reverse by J.T. Collier. This was followed by a 7 play, 61 yard drive capped by a Benjamin Galloway to Ellis Twisp td pass, and the game was over.
Coach Purple was quite pleased, saying "We were a bit off at first, what with all the Irish yelling and screaming, but that Elliot boy really gave them a show. A hint of the next four years, I am sure."

Final Score: TCU 42 Notre Dame 14

Players of the Week: Congratulations
RB Graham Elliot 28 carries for 243 yards, 3 td

Injuries were confined to: none

Year to Date:

Week TCURk Line Opponent  SeasRk  GameRk  TV  Score  Record

1    68    -5	N. Dame   113     113     5   42-14  1-0

Recruiting:
New recruits we are looking at:

• [-]Ike Palmer, QB, KS. #23 nationally.
  [-]Dana Bishop, ILB, TX. #25 nationally.
  [-]Norm Walker, T, TX. #32 nationally.
  [-]Dean Rayburn, G, TX. #54 nationally.
  [-]Louie England, DE, TX. #55 nationally.
  [-]Gary Boone, TE, TX. #103 nationally.
  [-]Renaldo Burke, S, TX. #136 nationally.
  [-]Gabe Thompson, DT, TX. #155 nationally.
  [-]Teddy Bridges, OLB, TX. #158 nationally.
  [-]Al Lowery, ILB, TX. #543 nationally.

We concentrated on Texas boys this week, contacting all of the highest rated players in the state with qualifying academics in hopes they emphasize Academics or Distance. Palmer was the highest rated, highest academic QB on the list, so we gambled a call on him, and it looks good, as he is a high Academic emphasis player (though his scout score is low). We need Linebackers and Tight Ends badly, so we will reach as far down as is necessary to fill the holes.

[mrushh]

WEEK 2

The Game:

• TCU (1-0)(E) @ Auburn (0-0)
• Attendance: 53,900
• 71 degrees, Stormy
• TCU leads series, 1-0

Coach Purple was confident entering the contest, though the game was rated an even match. A good week of practice, plus Graham Elliot, made him feel TCU could compete on a more equal footing with the better teams. This confidence seemed justified as the Frogs stormed out of the gate in the 1st quarter. The Horned Frogs nearly doubled the Tigers offensive output in the first half, compiling over 200 yards. However, mistakes seemed to continuously impede the Toads. First quarter drives of 56 and 85 yards got the game going, with Graham Elliot and Ellis Twisp scoring the tds on a 2 yard run and a 26 yard pass reception, respectively.
At this point, all looked great, but the mistakes soon began. After an inocuous Auburn field goal, QB Benjamin Galloway threw an interception that was returned to the TCU 22 and the Tigers scored on the next play for a 14-10 Frog halftime lead.
In the third quarter, Auburn moved 56 yards in 10 plays to bring the score to 14-13 on another 3-pointer. At this point, the Toad D took over and held Auburn down, continuously sacking Tiger qbs a total of 10 times for the game. A 7 play 63 yard drive capped by another Elliot td run with 2:47 left pushed the lead to 8. Auburn proceeded to move 49 yards in 10 plays in a bid to tie the game with a successful td and 2-point conversion, but CB Marco Giles made a clutch interception to thwart the chance, and the Frogs ran out the clock for a 2-0 start to the season.

Final Score: TCU 21 Auburn 13

Players of the Week: Congratulations
RB Graham Elliot 27 carries for 117 yards, 2 td
CB Marco Giles 7 Tck, 2 Sck, 1 Int
QB Benjamin Galloway 13 of 19 for 214 yards, 1 td, 2 int

Injuries were confined to:
CB Roy Martinez, OUT-13, Broken Wrist

Year to Date:

Week TCURk Line Opponent  SeasRk  GameRk  TV  Score  Record

1    68    -5	N. Dame   113     113     5   42-14  1-0

2    13    E    Auburn    87      67      5   21-13  2-0

Recruiting:
New recruits we are looking at:

• [-]Karl Childers, WR, VA. #3 nationally.
  [-]Omar Pinto, S, PA. #11 nationally.
  [-]Erik Sims, DT, UT. #20 nationally.
  [-]Ted Van Emmerick, G, NJ. #21 nationally.
  [-]John Guthrie, TE, IL. #33 nationally.
  [-]Kendall Farley, OLB, CA. #66 nationally.
  [-]Bernard Brock, TE, AZ. #109 nationally.
  [-]Danny Hernandez, CB, GA. #149 nationally.
  [-]Preston Bush, OLB, IN. #234 nationally.
  [-]Randal Browning, FB, GA. #478 nationally.

This week we looked at some need areas, especially TE, since we can't afford to be left hanging on signing day. We look at high academic players in terms of SAT and GPA. We also look at the other schools that have contacted them, focusing on any trend visible for the schools involved as a whole. The more schools interested, the more informarion we have to use our calls and visits wisely, though we do, of course, make mistakes each week.

[mrushh]

WEEK 3: Skillet Time

The Game:

• TCU (2-0)(-1) @ SMU (1-0)
• Attendance: 16,000
• 94 degrees, Scalding
• TCU leads series, 2-0

Coach Purple was burning his ass off in the Texas sun, watching his team prepare for the fight for the Skillet, when he turned and saw injured CB Roy Martinez standing to the side with a cast on his wrist. "Any more of that and our bowl chances are in trouble. We have no depth to replace injuries with. Keep your fingers crossed." His fingers turned out to be needed for another job this sweltering afternoon. SMU fumbled 6 times, losing 2 of these, and were outgained 409 to 272 but were winning the game in the last minutes due to their 8 sacks of QB Benjamin Galloway and some timely breaks.
RB Graham Elliot scored on long runs of 58 and 69 yards to give the Frogs a lead of 17-6 going to the fourth. Pony pride came out then, however, and SMU went on 2 touchdown drives, scoring one 2-point conversion as well, to take a 21-17 lead with 1:38 left in the game.
A poor kick return caused TCU to start their drive at the 23 yard line, and all Frog fingers were suddenly crossed, hoping for a Skillet Miracle. After a draw for no gain, QB Galloway completed a 36 yarder to Ellis Twisp, then found J.T. Collier for another 27 yards. All of a sudden, the Toads were in business at the Mustang 14 yard line with 44 seconds to play. Two incomplete passes later, Benjamin Galloway found Darrin Gaynor in the end zone for the winning 14 yard td pass with 26 seconds to play and TCU had retained the Skillet for the 3rd straight year. RAH!RAH! TCU.

Final Score: Texas Christian 24 Southern Methodist 21

Players of the Week: Congratulations
RB Graham Elliot 27 carries for 225 yards, 2 td
DE Riddick Ackerman 7 Tck 1 Ast 2 Sck
QB Benjamin Galloway 17 of 28 for 228 yards, 1 td, 20 int

Injuries were confined to: none

Year to Date:

Week TCURk Line Opponent  SeasRk  GameRk  TV  Score  Record

1    68    -5	N. Dame   113     113     5   42-14  1-0

2    13    E    Auburn    87      67      5   21-13  2-0

3    27    -1   SMU       125     55      4   24-21  3-0

Recruiting:

• [-]We have our first visit from T Norm Walker of TX. Norm is ranked #32 nationally and #5 OT.TCU is currently the only school he is visiting
  [-]QB Ike Palmer from KS is visiting Maryland. However, his emphases are Acad* and Dist. TCU has better Acad, and Maryland is 3 times as far, so we still feel good about our chances.
  [-]Neither of our top 2 TE have decided on any visits as of yet.

[HornedFrog Purple]

Excellent. Not only did we defeat the Ponies, but defeated The Great Satan. A bowl is deserved no matter how the rest of the season goes.

[mrushh]

I agree, HF P. I would rather have beaten Texas, but they kept ducking my invite, so ND was next best thing.

[mrushh]

WEEK 4

Rankings Update [list=1]
[1]Oklahoma State (2-0)
[2]Rutgers (2-0)
[3]Missouri (2-0)
[4]Boston College (2-0)
[5]Kentucky (2-0)

[21]TCU (3-0)
[33]S.Miss (1-1)
[47]Tulane (2-0)
[67]Army (1-1)
[76]Louisville (0-2)
[82]Cincinnati (1-2)
[101]Memphis (0-2)
[111]Houston (0-1)
[112]UAB (0-2)
[123]E.Carolina (0-2)[/list=1]

Recruiting:

This week we focused on one of our MAJOR weaknesses, linebackers. We have contacted 6 OLB and 7 ILB that had good academic numbers because we always seem to have trouble landing linebackers, as other schools sometimes seem to have trouble landing a RB or a DT. 3 of these are from TX and one is from AR. 7 are top 100 recruits and 9 have no visits scheduled yet at all. One top 250 player idolizes UCLA but has as of yet not even had a contact with them, so we hope that bodes well for the Frogs. All have solid academics and all are top 1000 players. We would like to land 2 each of ILB and OLB because we have 5 linebackers returning in 2005, but only one of them is rated over 27 currently. We have our and Coach Purples' fingers crossed. We need to pull them in.

[mrushh]

WEEK 5:

The Game:

• Houston (1-1) (+7) @ TCU (3-0)
• Attendance: 36,200
• 90 degrees, Sunny
• TCU leads series, 2-0

Coach Purple and the team couldn't help but spend the pregame time focused on the field as Pamela Anderson strolled out for the National Anthem. Few people realize she can sing (sort of) since noone is listening, anyway. Somehow, several dozen water baloons were flung at Pamela as she moved to the mic, drenching her Barbed Wire t-shirt and giving the Horned Frog coach and players something besides football to think about. What a GREAT time.
Of course, it often takes time to recover your eyesight (and senses) after staring for so long at one thing (or, in this case, 2 really, really BIG things), and the Frogs came out to play a little late. After the kickoff, TCU punted to the Cougs, who went on a 53 yard td drive. QB Benjamin Galloway threw an interception, and Houston scored again on a 59 yard drive to take a 14-0 lead. After a Vincent Boo field goal, the Toads got a lucky break as RB Graham Elliot fumbled the ball, but FB Gus Sidharta picked it up and rumbled 55 yards for a td to make the score 14-10 Houston at the half.
After a scoreless 3rd quarter, TCU took control early in the 4th on a TD pass to WR Donnell Oliver. TCU salted the game away with 5:43 left on a 7 yard TD run by Elliot. After the victory, Coach Purple was quoted saying "Holy Moly, Batman. Those things are BIG."

Final Score: TCU 24 Houston 17

Players of the Week: Congratulations
RB Graham Elliot 35 carries for 151 yards, 1 td
WR J.T. Collier 4 receptions for 83 yards 0 td

Injuries were confined to: none

Year to Date:

Week TCURk Line Opponent  SeasRk  GameRk  TV  Score  Record

1    68    -5	N. Dame   113     113     5   42-14  1-0

2    13    E    Auburn    87      67      5   21-13  2-0

3    27    -1   SMU       125     55      4   24-21  3-0

5    27    -7   Houston   124     77      5   24-17  4-0

Recruiting:

We have two more recruits visiting this week:

• [-]OLB Teddy Bridges from TX, #158 national recruit
  [-]DE Louie England from TX, #55 national recruit

Due to QB Ike Ingram still not paying Ft. Worth any attention, we are now considering anotheroption at that position. We have talked to QB Trevor Branch of CO who is #199 national recruit with emphasis Acad*. We now have 12 linebackers and 4 TE contacted/considering. We see our defense give-up yards and points by the bushel each week, so we have decided to offer a 15th scholarship to make sure we get 2 of each linebacker slot and at least one of DE,DT,CB,S. Our defense needs upgrading- now.

[mrushh]

WEEK 6

The Game:

• TCU (4-0) (-4) @ Tulane (2-1)
• Attendance: 57,700
• 82 degrees, Fair
• Tulane leads series, 1-0

Coach Purple said after the game his Frogs never seemed to be in the game, even with the tight score. Tulane had 10 more first downs, 100 more yards, as well as more sacks. The Green Wave took the opening kickoff on a 10 play, 70 yard drive to open the game. The Frogs responded with a drive of their own covering 62 yards in 11 plays to tie it up, 7-7. Tulane then tore the Toads up in the second quarter to take a 17-7 halftime lead.
In the 3rd, TCU came alive to tie it up at 17-17, but it was an illusion as the dreams of a perfect year vanished quickly in the 4th quarter. Turnovers ruined the day as Tulane scored 10 unanswered points to take a 27-17 lead. The Frogs ended the day valiantly, pushing in a td in the final minute but could not get the ball back to try for the tie or win, and Tulane ended TCU's hopes with the Wave win.
Coach Purple said afterwards, "We just cannot stop people from running the ball down our throats. With the negative sack yards, we were outgained 252-72 on the ground. That's no way to win a game. I guess, in a way, it's a miracle we were as close as we were."

Final Score: Tulane27 TCU 24

Players of the Week: Congratulations
RB Graham Elliot 18 carries for 81 yards, 2 td
QB Benjamin Galloway 17 of 28 for 243 yards, 1 td, 1 int

Injuries were confined to:
CB Marty Dotson DOUBTFUL-3, Sprained Ankle

Year to Date:

Week TCURk Line Opponent  SeasRk  GameRk  TV  Score  Record

1    68    -5	N. Dame   113     113     5   42-14  1-0

2    13    E    Auburn    87      67      5   21-13  2-0

3    27    -1   SMU       125     55      4   24-21  3-0

5    27    -7   Houston   124     77      5   24-17  4-0

6    23    -4   Tulane    72      45      4   24-27  4-1

Recruiting:

We have two more recruits visiting this week:

• [-]CB Sammy Grudich from OK, #61 national recruit
  [-]DT Gabe Thompson from TX, #155 national recruit

You gotta take the bad with the good. We received our first refusals this week and, unfortunately, one was a TE, #75 national recruit. The other was the #7 recruit, a G. This was a quiet week as we made a few second calls and visits to some top priority players. QB Ike Palmer is still only visiting Maryland, and QB Trevor Branch has visited Colorado, which is his home state. Since both are now iffy, we are expanding our QB efforts to the top TX QB, Tommie Reese from Beaumont, #69 nationally. His first emphasis is Distance, and we are easily the closest, so maybe...

[mrushh]

WEEK 7
Rankings Update [list=1]
[1]Rutgers (4-0)
[2]Oklahoma State (5-0)
[3]Virginia (3-0
[4]Oregon (5-0)
[5]Missouri (4-0)

[34]TCU (4-1)
[36]Tulane (3-1)
[62]Cincinnati (2--3)
[64]Memphis (2-3)
[71]Louisville (1-3)
[73]S.Miss (2-3)
[85]Army (1-2)
[97]E.Carolina (2-3)
[108]UAB (1-3)
[110]Houston (1-3)[/list=1]
The Game

• UAB (1-3) (+29) @ TCU (4-1)
• Attendance: 36,200
• 80 degrees, Fair
• UAB leads series, 1-0

President Jimmy Carter got the pre-game festivities under way at Amon Carter Stadium today with a poetic reading of the Star Spangled Banner. Another unfortunate byproduct of the Presidents visit was the large pile of peanut shells that accumulated on the field as he and daughter Amy shelled and ate throughout the rendition. It took quite some time to clean the field for play, but that was a precursor to the game itself, which lasted a bit longer than Coach Purple had hoped.
The game started on a sorry note as a fumble and an interception resulted in a 10-0 lead for the Blazers. After a Frog field goal, UAB scored again on a 77 yard drive. TCU finally broke into the end zone at the end of an 80 yard drive that took just 22 seconds, highlighted by 27, 17, and 19 yard pass completions and ending with a Graham Elliot TD run.
The third quarter was all Frogs, as the Blazers managed only 30 total yards and TCU had a 13 play, 78 yard TD drive taking up much of the time. Score tied, 17-17.
The Horned Frogs again went the distance to take the lead with 12:29 left in the game on a 78 yard drive. UAB was stoned again and punted to the Frog 4 yard line. TCU moved 86 yards in 15 plays but, with 1::08 left, K Vincent Boo missed the game clinching 27 yard field goal, and UAB was alive. They moved 80 yards in 1:01, completing a 47 yard pass on a 3rd and 10 to keep their hopes alive. With 0:07 on the game clock, the Blazers tied the score, 24-24, sending the game to OT.
TCU took the ball first and Elliot scored from 8 yards following a 17 yard pass to TE Darrin Gaynor. UAB tied it at 31-31, scoring on a 4th down pass.
UAB kicked a field goal on their 2nd OT possession, and TCU took over, or Graham Elliot took over. With runs of 10, 12 and 5 yards sandwiched around a delay of game penalty, Elliot ended the game on a 3 yard scamper, giving the Frogs the win.

Final Score: TCU 37 UAB 34 (2 OT)

Players of the Week: Congratulations
RB Graham Elliot 46 carries for 314 yards, 4 td **National Offensive Player of the Week**
OG Cornelius Bishop 8-13 Block, 0 SkA

Injuries were confined to:
WR Korey Schepper DOUBTFUL-3 Pulled Groin

Year to Date:

Week TCURk Line Opponent  SeasRk  GameRk  TV  Score  Record

1    68    -5	N. Dame   113     113     5   42-14  1-0

2    13    E    Auburn    87      67      5   21-13  2-0

3    27    -1   SMU       125     55      4   24-21  3-0

5    27    -7   Houston   124     77      5   24-17  4-0

6    23    -4   Tulane    72      45      4   24-27  4-1

7    34    -29  UAB       81      108     -   37-34  5-1

Recruiting:

We received our first commitment this week, and it is a top 100 player with great academics. On the other hand, we lost out on another OLB and QB Trevor Branch has decided to play for Colorado next year. We are on the road for the important week 8 game, but we will see next week (usually) who will and who won't give us a visit. Hopefully young Mr. Walker is the first of many top notch recruits.

In The Fold:

                   

Recruit		 Pos  State  Rank  PosRK  Scout GPA   SAT   AthPrep                   

Walker, Norm	 OT   TX     32    5      72+   3.87  1496  57

[mrushh]

WEEK 8

The Game

• TCU (5-1) (-5) @ S. Mississippi (3-3)
• Attendance: 32,800
• 78 degrees, Sunny
• S. Miss leads series, 2-0

Coach Purple was so upset over the days events, he held a team meeting for a few minutes after the game. When he finally emerged, all he said was "catch me on campus tomorrow," and left.
As for the outcome, the Frogs were down at halftime, 10-7, but Graham Elliot scored in the 3rd on a 31 yard run to put TCU ahead, 14-10.
With 12:39 left in the game, the Golden Eagles kicked a field goal to make it 14-13, Frogs. Unable to move, TCU went for a first on the USM 38 yard line. QB Bejamin Galloway hit WR Ellis Twisp in the hands, but the redshirt sophomore dropped the ball and S. Miss took over with 5:39 to go. Once more, the Toad "D" was toasted, as USM moved down the field, 50 yards in 12 plays. With 0:31 left in the game, the Golden Eagles kicked a 24 yard field goal to win the game, breaking the heart of TCU fans everywhere.

Final Score: S. Miss 16 TCU 14

Players of the Week: Congratulations
RB Graham Elliot 28 carries for 128 yards, 1 td
DT Dusty Aceves 7 Tck, 1 Ast, 2.5 Sck
ILB Hardy Singleton 13 Tck, 4 Ast, 1 Int, 2 Defn

Injuries were confined to:
S Percy Burks OUT-5, Separated Shoulder

Year to Date:

Week TCURk Line Opponent  SeasRk  GameRk  TV  Score  Record

1    68    -5	N. Dame   113     113     5   42-14  1-0

2    13    E    Auburn    87      67      5   21-13  2-0

3    27    -1   SMU       125     55      4   24-21  3-0

5    27    -7   Houston   124     77      5   24-17  4-0

6    23    -4   Tulane    72      45      4   24-27  4-1

7    34    -29  UAB       81      108     -   37-34  5-1

8    29    -5   S. Miss   50      58      -   14-16  5-2

Recruiting:

We had a boom and bust week in recruiting. We landed 3 outstanding recruits this week, 2 from the top 25, plus a much needed OLB rated #9 for position. We didn't lose any more QB to other schools, but we took a few on the chin, nontheless.
Choosing to matriculate elsewhere were TE Bernard Brock to Colorado, DT Erik Sims to Michigan State, and S Omar Pinto to Maryland. That sucks, but QB Ike Palmer has decided to give Ft. Worth a visit, along with 2 good TE prospects and 6 LB players. Overall, we have visits set up with 27 players.

In The Fold:

                   

Recruit		 Pos  State  Rank  PosRK  Scout GPA   SAT   AthPrep                   

Walker, Norm	 OT   TX     32    5      72+   3.87  1496  57

Childers, Karl   WR   VA     3     1      85+   3.49  1266  97

Bridges, Teddy   OLB  TX     158   9      100-- 3.77  1370  26

Van Emmerik, Ted OG   NJ     21    4      86++  3.92  1316  45

[mrushh]

WEEK 9: OFF

Rankings Update [list=1]
[1]Rutgers (6-0)
[2]Oregon (7-0)
[3]Missouri (6-0)
[4]Oklahoma State (7-0)
[5]Minnesota (6-1)

[43]TCU (5-2)
[44]Memphis (4-3)
[46]Tulane (4-2)
[53]S. Mississippi (4-3)
[68]Cincinnati (3-4)
[75]Louisville (2-4)
[82]Army (2-3)
[94]UAB (2-4)
[106]E.Carolina (2-5)
[120]Houston (1-5)[/list=1]

Injuries were confined to:
CB Marty Dotson has recovered

Recruiting:

We locked-up 2 more future Frogs this week and, thank goodness, they were both LB's, one of each spot, including the #2 national recruit. It seems we can land lots of top guys as long as they are either a) academic emphasis, or b) low in athletic prep. That's OK, we'll just redshirt everyone as needed.
On the downer side, which there always is in this business, we landed the 2 LB, but we also lost out on 9 other guys. Of those, 4 were LB's, including ILB Dana Bishop, #25 recruit, who chose UTEP. We also lost CB Sammy Grudich from OK, #61. Again, you can't get them all, and we are pleased so far with those that chose TCU.

In The Fold:

                   

Recruit		 Pos  State  Rank  PosRK  Scout GPA   SAT   AthPrep                   

Walker, Norm	 OT   TX     32    5      72+   3.87  1496  57

Childers, Karl   WR   VA     3     1      85+   3.49  1266  97

Bridges, Teddy   OLB  TX     158   9      100-- 3.77  1370  26

Van Emmerik, Ted OG   NJ     21    4      86++  3.92  1316  45

Florence, Billy  ILB  AR     2     1      87+   3.67  1340  81

Jurgensen, Jamal OLB  NJ     219   13     84+   3.88  1358  34

[mrushh]

WEEK 10

The Game

• Cincinnati (+2) @ TCU (5-2)
• Attendance: 36,600
• 72 degrees, Fair
• Cincinnati leads series, 2-0

Coach Purple would not allow a special guest performer this week following the Pamela Anderson "boob-fest" fiasco. This turned out to be a good idea as the Frogs rolled over the Bearcats in the 2nd quarter with 4 consecutive drives for points, 2 set up by interceptions.
The 3rd quarter saw Cincinnati possess the ball for over 10:00, including a 13 play, 75 yard drive, but that seemed to drain them and ,in the 4th quarter, TCU turned the table on Cincy, with 11:23 TimeofPossession to seal the game with a field goal at the end of a 7:07 minute, 84 yard drive.
RB Graham Elliot had another big day with 174 yards rushing and 101 yards receiving with 2 td receptions.

Final Score: TCU 23 Cincinnati 16

Players of the Week: Congratulations
RB Graham Elliot 40 carries for 174 yards, 0 td
OG Cornelius Bishop 6-15 Block, 0 SkA
QB Benjamin Galloway 13-25 for 196 yards, 2 Td, 0 Int

Injuries were confined to: none
WR Korey Schepper has recovered

Year to Date:

Week TCURk Line Opponent  SeasRk  GameRk  TV  Score  Record

1    68    -5	N. Dame   113     113     5   42-14  1-0

2    13    E    Auburn    87      67      5   21-13  2-0

3    27    -1   SMU       125     55      4   24-21  3-0

5    27    -7   Houston   124     77      5   24-17  4-0

6    23    -4   Tulane    72      45      4   24-27  4-1

7    34    -29  UAB       81      108     -   37-34  5-1

8    29    -5   S. Miss   50      58      -   14-16  5-2

10   44    -2   Cincy     33      53      -   23-16  6-2

Recruiting:

We had an excellent week on the recruiting trail, nailing 5 players, 2 from the top 100. We finally got a TE to commit, and he is the #1 TE in the country from IL. We lost out on 4 players, including our other QB candidate, so Ike Palmer is our only good QB prospect still visiting. His emphases are Acad*, Dist. He is visiting Kansas, Michigan and Oregon, all of whom are half our Academic rating and farther away than Ft. Worth. We think he should be ours, though you never know in this biz.

In The Fold:

                   

Recruit		 Pos  State  Rank  PosRK  Scout GPA   SAT   AthPrep    

Walker, Norm     OT   TX     32    5      72+   3.87  1496  57

Childers, Karl   WR   VA     3     1      85+   3.49  1266  97

Bridges, Teddy   OLB  TX     158   9      100-- 3.77  1370  26

Van Emmerik, Ted OG   NJ     21    4      86++  3.92  1316  45

Florence, Billy  ILB  AR     2     1      87+   3.67  1340  81

Jurgensen, Jamal OLB  NJ     219   13     84+   3.88  1358  34

Compton, J.T.    CB   PA     433   38     62+   4.00  1407  48

Anderton, Dustin S    TX     142   9      88+   3.00  1329  38

Guthrie, John    TE   IL     33    1      91+   3.32  1206  80

Thompson, Gabe   DT   TX     155   9      89+   3.31  1249  25

England, Louie   DE   TX     55    10     71+   3.29  1088  99

[mrushh]

WEEK 11

The Game

• TCU (6-2) (-7) @ Army (2-5)
• Attendance: 25,100
• 61 degrees, Nice
• TCU leads series, 2-0

This was as much a laugher as we have had since week one, as the score is not indicative of the relative ease with which we prevailed. Though the defense again gave up 300 yards, they rose to the occasion when called upon. 12 penalties, 3 turnovers and a missed FG kept the score somewhat close.
RB Graham Elliot had a great all-around day with 99 yards rushing, 71 receiving and 111 yards on kick returns. He scored 3 times on 7 and 3 yard receptions and a 1 yard run. Overall, Coach Purple had a good day and appeared to end with the same amount of gray hair as he started.

Final Score: TCU 34 Army 20

Players of the Week: Congratulations
RB Graham Elliot 30 carries for 99 yards, 1 td
QB Benjamin Galloway 19-37 for 251 yards, 3 Td, 2 Int

Injuries were confined to:
WR Ellis Twisp PROBABLE-2, Bruised Shoulder

Year to Date:

Week TCURk Line Opponent  SeasRk  GameRk  TV  Score  Record

1    68    -5	N. Dame   113     113     5   42-14  1-0

2    13    E    Auburn    87      67      5   21-13  2-0

3    27    -1   SMU       125     55      4   24-21  3-0

5    27    -7   Houston   124     77      5   24-17  4-0

6    23    -4   Tulane    72      45      4   24-27  4-1

7    34    -29  UAB       81      108     -   37-34  5-1

8    29    -5   S. Miss   50      58      -   14-16  5-2

10   44    -2   Cincy     33      53      -   23-16  6-2

11   35    -7   Army      115     94      -   34-20  7-2

Recruiting:

We finally landed a QB as Ike Palmer, the #1 rated passer in the nation, accepted our scholarship offer at last. With a 58++ scout and 90 AthPrep, he should be ready quickly unless our scout, Deep South, ruins him (scouts contract is up, so maybe a new one will be better). We also landed another highly ranked TE and our 4th LB. Since we decided to hold a scolly back for next year, we have only one left. We hope to land a FB or a RB in case Elliot gets hurt.

In The Fold:

                   

Recruit		 Pos  State  Rank  PosRK  Scout GPA   SAT   AthPrep

Walker, Norm	 OT   TX     32    5      72+   3.87  1496  57      

Childers, Karl   WR   VA     3     1      85+   3.49  1266  97

Bridges, Teddy   OLB  TX     158   9      100-- 3.77  1370  26

Van Emmerik, Ted OG   NJ     21    4      86++  3.92  1316  45

Florence, Billy  ILB  AR     2     1      87+   3.67  1340  81

Jurgensen, Jamal OLB  NJ     219   13     84+   3.88  1358  34

Compton, J.T.    CB   PA     433   38     62+   4.00  1407  48

Anderton, Dustin S    TX     142   9      88+   3.00  1329  38

Guthrie, John    TE   IL     33    1      91+   3.32  1206  80

Thompson, Gabe   DT   TX     155   9      89+   3.31  1249  25

England, Louie   DE   TX     55    10     71+   3.29  1088  99

Boone, Gary      TE   TX     103   5      92-   3.52  1487  48

Raley, Ronald    ILB  CA     271   15     69+   3.86  1399  50

Palmer, Ike      QB   KS     23    1      58++  3.57  1344  90

[mrushh]

WEEK 12

The Game

• Memphis (6-3) (+3) @ TCU (7-2)
• Attendance: 41,200
• 59 degrees, Clear
• Memphis leads series, 2-0

In a game that would decide the fate of C-USA to some extent, Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck were on hand to open the game with one of those cartoon Dance-a-Long things to the National Anthem. It was very well publicized, perhaps accounting for the larger than usual crowd, many of whom were youngsters. It all seemed very festive with Mickey and Donald leading the many costumed Disney characters onto the field, hopping and twirling about. As the people pranced around the sideline, some of the characters were suddenly blown around by the huge fans on the Memphis bench. Even though it was 59 degrees and fans were not really needed, the Tigers had brought them in case one of those late season 90 degree days came up, as they sometimes will in Ft. Worth.
All of a sudden, costumes were being blown off some off the Disney characters, some of whom were wearing little clothing underneath due to the heat generated by the outfits. Now we had not dancing and prancing characters, but writhing and running semi-naked characters. Of course, the actors playing the Disneyites are usually young kids, and some of them are very nicely proportioned. Having no shame, the Memphis Tiger mascot began chasing Cinderella about the field, as she was really HOT and, having lost her costume, really half-naked. Little mice were punching at the Tiger mascot, trying to free Cinderella while the Tiger pawed and drooled all over her.
The Horned Frog mascot came to the rescue, punching the Tiger repeatedly on his big, goofy head, eventually freeing Cinderella and running off with her into the tunnel as her bared breasts jingled about. The Tiger was carted off on a stretcher, and the game got under way. For some reason, the Horned Frog mascot was not seen again until the middle of the 2nd quarter, and his outfit was very dissheveled, and he had a HUGE smile on his face that would not go away.
The game left no smiles on Coach Purples' face as Memphis trounced the Frogs all day, amassing 474 yards of offense. RB Graham Elliot had 100 yards rushing, but the entire rest of the team could manage only another 83 as TCU was battered about badly. Memphis clinched their second C-USA title in three years, and the Frogs were left wondering about their bowl chances after an embarassing loss.

Final Score: Memphis 42 TCU 13

Players of the Week: Congratulations
RB Graham Elliot 25 carries for 100 yards, 0 td

Injuries were confined to:
TE Darrin Gaynor PROBABLE-2, Bruised Ribcage

Year to Date:

Week TCURk Line Opponent  SeasRk  GameRk  TV  Score  Record

1    68    -5	N. Dame   113     113     5   42-14  1-0

2    13    E    Auburn    87      67      5   21-13  2-0

3    27    -1   SMU       125     55      4   24-21  3-0

5    27    -7   Houston   124     77      5   24-17  4-0

6    23    -4   Tulane    72      45      4   24-27  4-1

7    34    -29  UAB       81      108     -   37-34  5-1

8    29    -5   S. Miss   50      58      -   14-16  5-2

10   44    -2   Cincy     33      53      -   23-16  6-2

11   35    -7   Army      115     94      -   34-20  7-2

12   30    -3   Memphis   41      35      3   13-42  7-3

Recruiting:

No good news this week. We lost out on one of our FB prospects to, of all places, Sitka. Juan Malamala, #641, spurned Ft. Worth, leaving FB Randal Browning, #476, as our only remaining visiting prospect. Browning IS an Academic emphasis, so we feel good about our chances. He is also visiting Kansas State, Memphis and Sitka. We have much better academics than these schools, plus Sitka just signed our other FB prospect last week. If he does not accept, we will save the spot for next year and try for some walk-on FB.

In The Fold:

                   

Recruit		 Pos  State  Rank  PosRK  Scout GPA   SAT   AthPrep

Walker, Norm	 OT   TX     32    5      72+   3.87  1496  57      

Childers, Karl   WR   VA     3     1      85+   3.49  1266  97

Bridges, Teddy   OLB  TX     158   9      100-- 3.77  1370  26

Van Emmerik, Ted OG   NJ     21    4      86++  3.92  1316  45

Florence, Billy  ILB  AR     2     1      87+   3.67  1340  81

Jurgensen, Jamal OLB  NJ     219   13     84+   3.88  1358  34

Compton, J.T.    CB   PA     433   38     62+   4.00  1407  48

Anderton, Dustin S    TX     142   9      88+   3.00  1329  38

Guthrie, John    TE   IL     33    1      91+   3.32  1206  80

Thompson, Gabe   DT   TX     155   9      89+   3.31  1249  25

England, Louie   DE   TX     55    10     71+   3.29  1088  99

Boone, Gary      TE   TX     103   5      92-   3.52  1487  48

Raley, Ronald    ILB  CA     271   15     69+   3.86  1399  50

Palmer, Ike      QB   KS     23    1      58++  3.57  1344  90

[mrushh]

WEEK 13

The Game

• TCU (7-3) (+2) @ Louisville (5-5)
• Attendance: 22,700
• 53 degrees, Crisp
• Louisville leads series, 2-0

In a game to decide if the Frogs get their Bowl bid or if that bid goes to S. Mississippi, Coach Purple gave a rousing pregame speech which QB Benjamin Galloway apparently did not hear due to taking a leak or whatever. Galloway almost single-handedly kept the Cardinals in the game with 4 very ill-timed interceptions. Despite giving up 300+ yards, the Defense, for a change, was huge today, especially in the first half, when they forced 4 punts and held Louisville on downs twice. RB Graham Elliot had a 30-yard td run and the score was 7-7 at the half.
The 3rd quarter was a fiasco for Galloway as he threw 2 interceptions deep in his own end of the field. Through stout defense and a little luck- a Cardinal missed field goal- Louisville scored only 7 points, taking a 14-10 lead into the 4th quarter.
The game changed immediately for TCU as S Rondell Riekens returned an interception 63 yards for a score, giving the Toads the lead for good. The defense finally came through, stopping Louisville twice in a row, enabling the offense to ram the ball down the Cardinals' throat. Consecutive drives of 10 plays for 60 yards and 15 plays for 78 yards were completed with WR Ellis Twisp TD catches of 11 and 1 yards, respectively. With the game in hand, Louisville scored in the last minute to close the gap, but the day was won by TCU.
With the second best record overall in C-USA, we wait to see the bowl match-ups. S. Mississippi finished 2nd in the conference, but with a worse overall record. We will see in a couple of weeks how the bowl pairings are decided. Keep your fingers crossed.

Final Score: TCU 31 Louisville 20

Players of the Week: Congratulations
RB Graham Elliot 29 carries for 121 yards, 1 td
WR Ellis Twisp 7 receptions for 71 yards, 2 Td
OG Cornelius Bishop 5-15 Block, 0 SkA

Injuries were confined to: none
S Percy Burks RECOVERED
WR Ellis Twisp RECOVERED

Year to Date:

Week TCURk Line Opponent  SeasRk  GameRk  TV  Score  Record

1    68    -5	N. Dame   113     113     5   42-14  1-0

2    13    E    Auburn    87      67      5   21-13  2-0

3    27    -1   SMU       125     55      4   24-21  3-0

5    27    -7   Houston   124     77      5   24-17  4-0

6    23    -4   Tulane    72      45      4   24-27  4-1

7    34    -29  UAB       81      108     -   37-34  5-1

8    29    -5   S. Miss   50      58      -   14-16  5-2

10   44    -2   Cincy     33      53      -   23-16  6-2

11   35    -7   Army      115     94      -   34-20  7-2

12   30    -3   Memphis   41      35      3   13-42  7-3

13   41    -2   L'Ville   71      65      -   31-20  8-3 

Recruiting:

We have given our last scholarship for the year to FB Randal Browning, whose outstanding academics will hopefully lend itself to rapid improvement and let him step into a role as a good backup or better. Now we need only sit back and see who decides to walk-on for the 16th slot in a few weeks.

In The Fold:

                   

Recruit		 Pos  State  Rank  PosRK  Scout GPA   SAT   AthPrep

Walker, Norm	 OT   TX     32    5      72+   3.87  1496  57      

Childers, Karl   WR   VA     3     1      85+   3.49  1266  97

Bridges, Teddy   OLB  TX     158   9      100-- 3.77  1370  26

Van Emmerik, Ted OG   NJ     21    4      86++  3.92  1316  45

Florence, Billy  ILB  AR     2     1      87+   3.67  1340  81

Jurgensen, Jamal OLB  NJ     219   13     84+   3.88  1358  34

Compton, J.T.    CB   PA     433   38     62+   4.00  1407  48

Anderton, Dustin S    TX     142   9      88+   3.00  1329  38

Guthrie, John    TE   IL     33    1      91+   3.32  1206  80

Thompson, Gabe   DT   TX     155   9      89+   3.31  1249  25

England, Louie   DE   TX     55    10     71+   3.29  1088  99

Boone, Gary      TE   TX     103   5      92-   3.52  1487  48

Raley, Ronald    ILB  CA     271   15     69+   3.86  1399  50

Palmer, Ike      QB   KS     23    1      58++  3.57  1344  90

Browning, Randal FB   GA     478   14     54+   4.00  1563  88

[mrushh]

WEEK 14

Rankings Update [list=1]
[1]Rutgers (10-0) (on probation, ineligible for bowls)
[2]Oregon (11-0)
[3]Oklahoma State (11-0)
[4]Minnesota (10-1)
[5]Michigan (10-1)

[30]Memphis (8-3)
[37]TCU (8-3)
[41]S. Mississippi (7-4)
[51]Cincinnati (6-5)
[66]Louisville (5-6)
[67]Tulane (5-6)
[81]Army (4-6)
[103]UAB (3-8)
[111]E.Carolina (3-8)
[118]Houston (2-8)[/list=1]

Injuries were confined to: none
TE Darrin Gaynor RECOVERED
ILB Eugene Bates RECOVERED

Year to Date: Final- Regular Season

Week TCURk Line Opponent  SeasRk  GameRk  TV  Score  Record

1    68    -5	N. Dame   113     113     5   42-14  1-0

2    13    E    Auburn    87      67      5   21-13  2-0

3    27    -1   SMU       125     55      4   24-21  3-0

5    27    -7   Houston   124     77      5   24-17  4-0

6    23    -4   Tulane    72      45      4   24-27  4-1

7    34    -29  UAB       81      108     -   37-34  5-1

8    29    -5   S. Miss   50      58      -   14-16  5-2

10   44    -2   Cincy     33      53      -   23-16  6-2

11   35    -7   Army      115     94      -   34-20  7-2

12   30    -3   Memphis   41      35      3   13-42  7-3

13   41    -2   L'Ville   71      65      -   31-20  8-3 

Recruiting:

No news on the walk-on front. Still waiting.

In The Fold:

                   

Recruit		 Pos  State  Rank  PosRK  Scout GPA   SAT   AthPrep

Walker, Norm	 OT   TX     32    5      72+   3.87  1496  57      

Childers, Karl   WR   VA     3     1      85+   3.49  1266  97

Bridges, Teddy   OLB  TX     158   9      100-- 3.77  1370  26

Van Emmerik, Ted OG   NJ     21    4      86++  3.92  1316  45

Florence, Billy  ILB  AR     2     1      87+   3.67  1340  81

Jurgensen, Jamal OLB  NJ     219   13     84+   3.88  1358  34

Compton, J.T.    CB   PA     433   38     62+   4.00  1407  48

Anderton, Dustin S    TX     142   9      88+   3.00  1329  38

Guthrie, John    TE   IL     33    1      91+   3.32  1206  80

Thompson, Gabe   DT   TX     155   9      89+   3.31  1249  25

England, Louie   DE   TX     55    10     71+   3.29  1088  99

Boone, Gary      TE   TX     103   5      92-   3.52  1487  48

Raley, Ronald    ILB  CA     271   15     69+   3.86  1399  50

Palmer, Ike      QB   KS     23    1      58++  3.57  1344  90

Browning, Randal FB   GA     478   14     54+   4.00  1563  88

[mrushh]

WEEK 15

Conference Champions

Conference	Team	     Conf.Record

Atl. Coast      Virginia     (7-1)

Big Ten         Minnesota    (8-0)

Big Twelve      Okla. St.    (8-0)

Big East        Univ. Miami  (5-2)

Conf-USA        Memphis      (8-0)

Independents    Navy         (5-0)

Mid-Amer.       Miami Ohio   (7-1)

Mount. West     Air Force    (6-1)

Pacific Ten     Oregon       (8-0)

Solecismic 8    Kodiak       (6-1)

Southeastern    LSU          (6-2)

Sun Belt        Mid. Tenn    (4-2)

West. Athl.     Boise St.    (7-1)

Recruiting: No News

[mrushh]

WEEK 16

Rankings Update Regular Season Final[list=1]
[1]Rutgers (11-0) (on probation, ineligible for bowls)
[2]Oregon (11-0)
[3]Oklahoma State (12-0)
[4]Minnesota (10-1)
[5]Michigan (10-1)

[31]Memphis (8-3)
[38]TCU (8-3)
[45]S. Mississippi (7-4)
[48]Cincinnati (6-5)
[66]Louisville (5-6)
[69]Tulane (5-6)
[88]Army (4-7)
[104]UAB (3-8)
[108]E.Carolina (3-8)
[119]Houston (2-9)[/list=1]

Recruiting:

Our class is finished, as Walk-On QB Monty Craig, from Carthage, Texas, has joined the TCU family. Our includes 7 top-100 recruits, 4 of whom are ranked as the #1 prospect at their position in the nation. We now know we cannot really recruit in the top 100 generally, but if we focus on our strengths, we can do well. Only Oklahoma State, with 9, had more top 100 recruits than we had.

In The Fold:

                   

Recruit		 Pos  State  Rank  PosRK  Scout GPA   SAT   AthPrep

Walker, Norm	 OT   TX     32    5      72+   3.87  1496  57      

Childers, Karl   WR   VA     3     1      85+   3.49  1266  97

Bridges, Teddy   OLB  TX     158   9      100-- 3.77  1370  26

Van Emmerik, Ted OG   NJ     21    4      86++  3.92  1316  45

Florence, Billy  ILB  AR     2     1      87+   3.67  1340  81

Jurgensen, Jamal OLB  NJ     219   13     84+   3.88  1358  34

Compton, J.T.    CB   PA     433   38     62+   4.00  1407  48

Anderton, Dustin S    TX     142   9      88+   3.00  1329  38

Guthrie, John    TE   IL     33    1      91+   3.32  1206  80

Thompson, Gabe   DT   TX     155   9      89+   3.31  1249  25

England, Louie   DE   TX     55    10     71+   3.29  1088  99

Boone, Gary      TE   TX     103   5      92-   3.52  1487  48

Raley, Ronald    ILB  CA     271   15     69+   3.86  1399  50

Palmer, Ike      QB   KS     23    1      58++  3.57  1344  90

Browning, Randal FB   GA     478   14     54+   4.00  1563  88

Craig, Monty     QB   TX     ---   --     39++  3.43  1329  7

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Bowl Games for 2004

   
Game                     Matchup  
Fiesta Bowl             #2  Oklahoma State (12-0) vs #3  Oregon (11-0)                
Orange Bowl             #13 Michigan State (9-2)  vs #4  Minnesota (10-1)              
Sugar Bowl              #5  Michigan (10-1)       vs #19 Louisiana State (10-2)             
Rose Bowl               #6  Virginia (9-2)        vs #31 University of Miami (8-3)           
Capital One Bowl        #12 Penn State (8-3)      vs #24 Missouri (9-3)                    
Gator Bowl              #16 Stanford (9-2)        vs #34 Georgia (8-4)                       
Cotton Bowl             #47 Illinois (6-5)        vs #21 Arizona State (8-3)                 
Outback Bowl            #9  Duke (9-2)            vs #17 Air Force (10-2)                        
Walnut Bowl             #11 Colorado (8-3)        vs #18 Temple (8-3)                        
Peach Bowl              #51 Indiana (6-5)         vs #7  Kentucky (9-2)                       
Liberty Bowl            #25 Georgia Tech (8-3)    vs #20 Kansas State (8-3)              
Sun Bowl                #52 Purdue (6-5)          vs #8  Boise State (10-1)                    
Humanitarian Bowl       #36 Kansas (7-4)          vs #29 UCLA (6-5)                            
Seattle Bowl            #33 Virginia Tech (7-4)   vs #22 Memphis (8-3)                  
Music City Bowl         #14 Maryland (8-3)        vs #57 Miami of Ohio (8-4)                 
Alamo Bowl              #32 Navy (7-4)            vs #38 Juneau (9-2)                            
Holiday Bowl            #48 Boston College (6-5)  vs #10 Mississippi State (8-3)       
Independence Bowl       #37 Arizona (6-5)         vs #35 Western Michigan (9-3)               
Houston Bowl            #40 Clemson (6-5)         vs #28 Mississippi (8-3)                    
Motor City Bowl         #26 Nev-Las Vegas (9-2)   vs #15 Texas-El Paso (9-2)         
Hawaii Bowl             #46 Brigham Young (6-5)   vs #27 Utah State (9-2)               
Las Vegas Bowl          #23 South Carolina (7-4)  vs #45 Texas Christian (8-3)         
Tangerine Bowl          #44 Mid Tenn St (7-4)     vs #72 Kodiak (6-5)

WE ARE IN TCU has accepted an invitation to the Las Vegas Bowl in Las Vegas, Nevada. More to come on this exciting accomplishment.

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Bowl Results: 2004

Minor Tier

  

Game                     Matchup                

Alamo Bowl               Navy (8-4) 31, Juneau (9-3) 27                         

Holiday Bowl             Mississippi State (9-3) 37, Boston College (6-6) 10    

Independence Bowl        Western Michigan (9-4) 14,Arizona (7-5) 42           

Houston Bowl             Mississippi (8-4) 21,Clemson (7-5) 27                

Motor City Bowl          Texas-El Paso (10-2) 39, Nevada-Las Vegas (9-3) 38     

Hawaii Bowl              Utah State (9-3) 7,Brigham Young (7-5) 38             

Las Vegas Bowl           South Carolina (7-4), Texas Christian (8-3)      

Tangerine Bowl           Middle Tennessee State (8-4) 52, Kodiak (6-6) 14       

To Follow

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Las Vegas Bowl

The Game

• South Carolina (7-4) (-7) vs. TCU (8-3)
• Attendance: 31,300
• 66 degrees, Fair

In a first ever Coach Purple bowl game, TCU played like shit and got what they deserved...a total ass-whipping. Taking the lead with 8:39 to go in the 1st quarter, the Frogs had many chances to stay with the top 25 ranked Gamecocks, but just couldn't do it. A 16 yard td run by RB Graham Elliot gave the Horned Frogs a brief lead with 7:05 left in the 1st half, but key penalties and turnovers once more haunted the purple and white.
QB Benjamin Galloway threw 2 interceptions, the second of which was returned 84 yards for a td with 0:34 seconds left until halftime gave S. Carolina a 24-14 lead at the half, and TCU was never in the game the 2nd half, being shut out for the second 30 minutes and basically going backwards.
Seven penalties, more turnovers, sacks and a 31.0 punting average all contributed to the lack of any sustained offensive activity. South Carolina showed why they have their ranking, and TCU showed why they do not.
About the only high point of the game was K Vincent Boo not missing any extra points. Coach Purple was not mad, however, saying "We wanted to be in a bowl and we were. When the #6 team in one conference can handle you like SC did us, it is just another reminder of the work that is still ahead. Hopefully next year, we will give a better show for thr TCU fans."

Final Score: South Carolina 41 TCU 14

Players of the Week: Congratulations
RB Graham Elliot 21 carries for 86 yards, 2 td

Year to Date:

Week TCURk Line Opponent  SeasRk  GameRk  TV  Score  Record

1    68    -5	N. Dame   113     113     5   42-14  1-0

2    13    E    Auburn    87      67      5   21-13  2-0

3    27    -1   SMU       125     55      4   24-21  3-0

5    27    -7   Houston   124     77      5   24-17  4-0

6    23    -4   Tulane    72      45      4   24-27  4-1

7    34    -29  UAB       81      108     -   37-34  5-1

8    29    -5   S. Miss   50      58      -   14-16  5-2

10   44    -2   Cincy     33      53      -   23-16  6-2

11   35    -7   Army      115     94      -   34-20  7-2

12   30    -3   Memphis   41      35      3   13-42  7-3

13   41    -2   L'Ville   71      65      -   31-20  8-3

16   38    +7   SO. Car   ??      23      3   14-41  8-4

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Bowl Results: 2004

Major Tier

              

Outback Bowl             Duke (10-2) 35, Air Force (10-3) 31                    

Walnut Bowl              Colorado (9-3) 28, Temple (8-4) 14                     

Peach Bowl               Kentucky (10-2) 42, Indiana (6-6) 7                    

Liberty Bowl             Kansas State (9-3) 43, Georgia Tech (8-4) 32           

Sun Bowl                 Boise State (11-1) 28, Purdue (6-6) 14                 

Humanitarian Bowl        UCLA (7-5) 27, Kansas (7-5) 24                         

Seattle Bowl             Memphis (9-3) 35, Virginia Tech (7-5) 16               

Music City Bowl          Maryland (9-3) 24, Miami of Ohio (8-5) 6 

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Bowl Results: 2004

Four Star Tier

          

Rose Bowl                Virginia (10-2) 31, University of Miami (8-4) 3        

Capital One Bowl         Penn State (9-3) 37, Missouri (9-4) 24                 

Gator Bowl               Stanford (10-2) 30, Georgia (8-5) 13                   

Cotton Bowl              Arizona State (9-3) 21, Illinois (6-6) 18

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Bowl Results: 2004

New Year's Tier

           

Orange Bowl              Minnesota (11-1) 31, Michigan State (9-3) 27           

Sugar Bowl               Michigan (11-1) 38, Louisiana State (10-3) 28

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Bowl Results: 2004

BCS Championship Tier

Game                     Matchup  

Fiesta Bowl              Oklahoma State (13-0) 48, Oregon (11-1) 31  

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Final Rankings: 2004

   

School                  Record  Conf  Comp  Poll  Loss  Sched Total Rank  

$$Rutgers               11-0    BES   1.00  2.00  0.00  0.32  3.32  1       

Oklahoma State          13-0    BTW   1.75  1.00  0.00  3.20  5.95  2       

Oregon                  11-1    PTN   3.25  3.50  1.00  1.40  9.15  3       

Minnesota               11-1    BTN   3.50  4.00  1.00  1.68  10.18 4       

Michigan                11-1    BTN   4.50  4.50  1.00  2.56  12.56 5       

Virginia                10-2    ACC   7.25  7.00  2.00  1.12  17.37 6       

Kentucky                10-2    SEC   9.25  8.00  2.00  2.24  21.49 7       

Boise State             11-1    WAC   8.50  8.00  1.00  4.56  22.06 8       

Duke                    10-2    ACC   11.25 7.50  2.00  1.88  22.63 9       

Mississippi State       9-3     SEC   10.75 12.50 3.00  0.40  26.65 10      

Colorado                9-3     BTW   11.25 12.00 3.00  0.80  27.05 11      

Penn State              9-3     BTN   8.50  17.00 3.00  0.64  29.14 12      

Michigan State          9-3     BTN   13.25 12.50 3.00  0.84  29.59 13      

Maryland                9-3     ACC   11.00 16.00 3.00  1.32  31.32 14      

Texas-El Paso           10-2    WAC   13.50 13.00 2.00  3.04  31.54 15      

Stanford                10-2    PTN   19.00 9.50  2.00  3.52  34.02 16      

Air Force               10-3    MWS   17.75 16.50 3.00  3.36  40.61 17      

Temple                  8-4     BES   18.25 18.50 4.00  0.28  41.03 18      

Louisiana State         10-3    SEC   16.25 20.50 3.00  2.00  41.75 19      

Kansas State            9-3     BTW   17.00 20.50 3.00  2.08  42.58 20      

Arizona State           9-3     PTN   17.00 22.50 3.00  2.28  44.78 21      

Memphis                 9-3     USA   17.75 24.50 3.00  2.72  47.97 22      

South Carolina          8-4     SEC   15.75 32.00 4.00  0.16  51.91 23      

Missouri                9-4     BTW   26.75 20.00 4.00  1.28  52.03 24      

Georgia Tech            8-4     ACC   26.75 26.50 4.00  1.00  58.25 25      

          

Texas Christian         8-4     USA   41.00 45.00 4.00  4.12  94.12 45           

Cincinnati              6-5     USA   45.00 50.50 5.00  2.64  103.1 50            

Louisville              5-6     USA   59.75 70.50 6.00  1.44  137.7 66           

Tulane                  5-6     USA   65.75 69.00 6.00  3.64  144.4 68          

Army                    4-7     USA   84.75 90.00 7.00  3.12  184.9 88          

Alabama-Birmingham      3-8     USA   100.3 97.00 8.00  4.08  209.3 102         

East Carolina           3-8     USA   104.3 105.0 8.00  3.84  221.1 108         

Houston                 2-9     USA   113.5 117.5 9.00  3.60  243.6 118     

$$ = Team on probation, ineligible for post-season play.
Comp = Computer Ratings, Poll = Voter Polls, Loss = Number of Losses,
Sched = Strength of Schedule, Rank = Final Ranking.

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2004 Season Standings: Conference USA

Overall

School                  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA

Memphis                 9  3  0  .750  448 171        

Southern Mississippi    7  4  0  .636  319 214        

Texas Christian         8  4  0  .666  301 281       

Louisville              5  6  0  .454  257 355       

Cincinnati              6  5  0  .545  316 192        

Tulane                  5  6  0  .454  221 330       

Army                    4  7  0  .363  291 312       

East Carolina           3  8  0  .272  218 368       

Alabama-Birmingham      3  8  0  .272  187 377       

Houston                 2  9  0  .181  218 392

Conference

 

School                  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  

Memphis                 8  0  0  1.000 355 80  Won 9  

Southern Mississippi    6  2  0  .750  233 136 Won 1       

Texas Christian         5  3  0  .625  200 192 Lost 1   

Louisville              5  3  0  .625  221 207 Lost 1      

Cincinnati              5  3  0  .625  257 140 Won 2    

Tulane                  3  5  0  .375  148 252 Lost 3      

Army                    3  5  0  .375  212 222 Lost 1    

East Carolina           2  6  0  .250  163 257 Lost 2      

Alabama-Birmingham      2  6  0  .250  153 283 Lost 2     

Houston                 1  7  0  .125  141 314 Lost 2  

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2004 Summary for Texas Christian

Record: 8-4
Rank: 45

      

Texas Christian         Team      Rank  

Rushes                  433       44 (T)      

Rushing Yards           1815      40          

Yards Per Carry         4.19      38 (T)      

Pass Attempts           335       50          

Completions             172       61 (T)      

Passing Yards           2309      57          

Yards Per Attempt       6.89      73 (T)      

3rd Down Conversions    36.6      50          

Points Per Game         25.0      64          

Turnovers               23        76 (T)      

Turnover Margin         -1        68 (T)      

   

Opponents               Team      Rank  

Rushes                  426       88 (T)      

Rushing Yards           1701      80          

Yards Per Carry         3.99      68          

Pass Attempts           356       94 (T)      

Completions             212       114 (T)     

Passing Yards           2433      76          

Yards Per Attempt       6.83      42          

3rd Down Conversions    32.7      39 (T)      

Points Per Game         23.4      54          

   

Primary Formation: Pro Formation

   

Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  

1     42    at NODA (122) 14      

2     21    at AUBR (84)  13      

3     24    at SMTH (100) 21      

5     24    HOUS (117)    17      

6     24    at TULA (71)  27      

7     37    ALBI (94)     34      

8     14    at SMIS (44)  16      

10    23    CINC (49)     16      

11    34    at ARMY (92)  20      

12    13    MEMP (24)     42      

13    31    at LOUV (68)  20      

16    14    vs SCAR (23)  41      

   

Passing             Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int  

13 Galloway         QB    335   172   2309  6.89  16    16      

Team                ---   335   172   2309  6.89  16    16      

   

Rushing             Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Stff  YdLst  

39 Elliot           RB    354   1839  5.19  19    60    68      

13 Galloway         QB    48    -170  -3.54 0     43    213     

Team                ---   433   1815  4.19  20    107   294     

   

Receiving           Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC   TD  

89 Twisp            WR    99    50    677   13.5  263   6       

39 Elliot           RB    73    50    537   10.7  350   6       

8 Collier           WR    59    23    427   18.5  95    0       

86 Oliver           WR    45    20    322   16.1  124   2       

81 Gaynor           TE    24    11    135   12.2  44    1       

38 Sidharta         FB    14    9     67    7.4   40    0       

Team                ---   335   172   2309  13.4  995   16      

   



Defense             Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  TFL   Ints  Defn  

92 Singleton        ILB   110   50    0.0   16    3     5       

56 McCareins        OLB   64    25    2.0   10    1     6       

96 Ackerman         DE    58    13    10.0  21    0     0       

52 Bates            ILB   56    22    0.0   5     0     4       

35 Riekens          S     45    16    0.0   4     3     3       

70 Aceves           DT    44    22    6.5   10    0     0       

24 Holliday         S     42    14    1.0   2     1     3       

59 Washington       OLB   42    20    0.0   4     2     6       

21 Dotson           CB    39    5     0.0   3     5     8       

48 Carmazzi         CB    31    11    0.0   1     1     5       

31 Giles            CB    27    3     3.0   5     1     2       

78 Perkins          DE    15    7     2.5   3     0     0       

Team                ---   676   218   32.0  93    18    46  

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Recruiting Roundup: 2004

Recruit		   Pos  HT   WT   ST  NRank PRK Scout GPA   Test  AthPr

Walker, Norm	   OT   6-7  277  TX  32    5   72+   3.87  1496  57      

Childers, Karl     WR   6-0  186  VA  3     1   85+   3.49  1266  97

Bridges, Teddy     OLB  5-10 188  TX  158   9   100-- 3.77  1370  26

Van Emmerik, Ted   OG   6-2  263  NJ  21    4   86++  3.92  1316  45

Florence, Billy    ILB  6-4  237  AR  2     1   87+   3.67  1340  81

Jurgensen, Jamal   OLB  6-0  200  NJ  219   13  84+   3.88  1358  34

Compton, J.T.      CB   5-11 178  PA  433   38  62+   4.00  1407  48

Anderton, Dustin   S    5-9  177  TX  142   9   88+   3.00  1329  38

Guthrie, John      TE   6-4  238  IL  33    1   91+   3.32  1206  80

Thompson, Gabe     DT   6-2  249  TX  155   9   89+   3.31  1249  25

England, Louie     DE   5-11 225  TX  55    10  71+   3.29  1088  99

Boone, Gary        TE   6-4  238  TX  103   5   92-   3.52  1487  48

Raley, Ronald      ILB  6-2  222  CA  271   15  69+   3.86  1399  50

Palmer, Ike        QB   6-5  217  KS  23    1   58++  3.57  1344  90

Browning, Randal   FB   5-10 217  GA  478   14  54+   4.00  1563  88

Craig, Monty       QB   6-1  174  TX  ---   --  39++  3.43  1329  7

Although this class of recruits is more athletically prepared than last year, they are a smallish class size wise. That does not really bother Coach Purple, however, as the scout rankings for these young men is extremely high across the board. As is his wont, Coach plans on redshirting all players that roster and future injuries will allow.
It remains to be seen what the Current Estimates of these lads will be to start 2005. The TCU scout, Deep South, who rates the players on the squad, has no time remaining on his contract. He is actually not a bad scout, but his weakness is at QB, and that is not a good weakness to have in this business, especially since Joey Hidy, the highest rated QB on the current roster, is rated only 23 at the end of 2004. Graduating senior Benjamin Galloway ended his career at 35, so that won't be a big deficit, if any (we hope).

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Awards: 2004

Congratulations to the following TCU Horned Frogs who were honored for their accomplishments on and off the field in 2004:

Academic All-American:

• [**]Riddick Ackerman, DE
  [**]Everett Atkins, OT
  [**]Dusty Aceves, DT
  [**]Ethan McCareins, OLB
  [**]Marty Dotson, CB

C-USA Most Valuable Player:

• [**]Graham Elliot, RB

C-USA Offensive Player of the Year:

• [**]Graham Elliot, RB

C-USA 1st Team All-Conference:

• [**]Graham Elliot, RB
  [**]Everett Atkins, OT
  [**]Vincent Boo, K
  [**]Riddick Ackerman, DE
  [**]Dusty Aceves, DT
  [**]Hardy Singleton, ILB

Note: C-USA 2nd team All-Conference and C-USA All-Academic will only be listed on the senior page at the end of each year for players receiving these honors.

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Senior Wrap-Up: 2004

The following players are graduating from TCU having competed in one bowl game:

• Percy Burks, S. GPA-4.00. Final Estimate, 18. Played in 30 games in 02-04 with 40 tackles, 20 assists. Awarded 8 stokes. **2002 and 2003 C-USA All-Academic S**
  
• J.T. Collier, WR. GPA-3.86. Final Estimate, 29. Played in 34 games, starting 33 in 02-04. Had 84 receptions for 1302 yards and 5 td, 14 carries for 124 yards and 1 td. Awarded 16 stokes. **2002, 2003, 2004 C-USA All-Academic WR**
  
• Tommy Fleming, RB. GPA-3.70. Final Estimate, 29. Played in 23 games in 03-04 with 109 carries for 587 yards and 3 td, 10 receptions for 96 yards with 2 td, 28 kick returns for 25.9 avg. and 2 td. Awarded 40 stokes.
  
• Benjamin Galloway, QB. GPA-3.17. Final Estimate, 35. Played in 19 games, starting 14 in 02-04. Completed 223 of 444 for 2885 yards 18 td 22 int with 108.2 rating. Awarded 45 stokes with 7 late heroics.
  
• Marco Giles, CB. GPA-3.84. Final Estimate, 17. Played in 34 games, starting 2 in 02-04 with 50 tackles 6 assists 4 sacks 3 int. Awarded 8 stokes.
  
• Ricky Hastings, OG. GPA-3.53. Final Estimate, 37. Started 34 games in 02-04 with 68 key run blocks. Awarded 7 stokes.
  
• Billy Joe Heath, OT. GPA-4.00. Final Estimate, 32. Started 34 games in 02-04 with 67 key run blocks. Awarded 6 stokes. **2003 C-USA All-Academic OT** **2003 C-USA 1st Team All-Conference OT**
  
• Kennedy Holliday, S. GPA-4.00. Final Estimate, 24. Played in 34 games, starting 32 in 02-04 with 103 tackles 33 assists 4 int 1 sack 4 forced fumbles. Awarded 18 stokes.
  
• Geoff McGregor, C. GPA-3.15. Final Estimate, 33. Played in 23 games, starting 11 in 02-04 with 14 key run blocks. Awarded 2 stokes.
  
• Shane Oliver, WR. GPA-3.87. Final Estimate, 26. Played in 34 games, starting 11 in 02-04. Had 64 receptions for 945 yards 5 td and 13 rushes for 82 yards. Awarded 15 stokes.
  
• Gus Sidharta, FB. GPA-3.42. Final Estimate, 48. Played in 34 games, starting 22 in 02-04 with 52 rushes for 160 yards, 24 receptions for 157 yards and 31 key run blocks. Awarded 18 stokes.
  **2003 C-USA 2nd Team All-Conference FB**
  
• Greg Will, ILB. GPA-3.31. Final Estimate, 27. Played in 34 games, starting 9 in 02-04 with 85 tackles 37 assists and 1 sack. Awarded 13 stokes.

Good luck to y'all, the newest Horned Frog Letterman's Club members.

[mrushh]

Professor Laertes: 2004

Coach Purple Coaching Record

   

Year  Team              Record Post Rank Perf Acad Recr TV  Tic Don  Score

2004  Texas Christian   8-4    Yes  45   78   98   100  79  48  69   78

2003  Texas Christian   6-5    No   62   75   100  100  74  61  40   74

2002  Texas Christian   5-6    No   78   39   100  100  6   40  74   59     

Post - Post-Season Appearance, Perf - Team Performance Score, Acad - Academic
Performance Score, Recr - Recruiting Score, TV - Television Revenue Score,
Tick - Ticket Revenue Score, Don - Alumni Donations Score

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TCU Record Book: Team

Season

Category		Record	Year

Points Scored		25.0	2004

Points Allowed		23.4	2004

Passing Yards		198.6	2003

Pass Yards Allowed	160.9	2002

Rush Yards		159.1	2003

Rush Yards Allowed	141.7	2004

Total Yards		357.8	2003

Total Yards Allowed	305.9	2002



Game

Category		Record	Year	Opponent

Pass Yards		358	2002	North Texas

Pass Attempts		39	2003	Army

Rush Yards		309	2004	UAB

Rush Attempts		50	2002	SMU

Points Scored		42	2004	Notre Dame

Total Yards		562	2004	UAB

Pass Yards Allowed	42	2003	SMU

Rush Yards Allowed	10	2002	SMU

Total Yards Allowed	113	2002	SMU

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TCU Record Book: Individual

Season

Category		Record	Player		Year

Completions		172	B. Galloway	2004

Pass Yards		2309	B. Galloway	2004

TD Passes		16	B. Galloway	2004

QB Rating		115.4	B. Galloway	2004

Rush Attempts		354	G. Elliot	2004

Rush Yards		1839	G. Elliot	2004

Rush TDs		19	G. Elliot	2004

Yards/Carry		5.1	R. Reed		2003

				G. Elliot	2004

Receptions		50	G. Elliot	2004

Receive Yards		677	E. Twisp	2004

Receive TDs		6	G. Elliot	2004

				E. Twisp	2004

Interceptions		5	K. Dennis	2002

				M. Dotson	2004

Tackles			110	H. Singleton	2004

Sacks			10	G. Browning	2003

				R. Ackerman	2004

Field Goals		12	V. Boo		2004

Key Run Blocks		44	C. Bishop	2004

Tackles for Loss	21	R. Ackerman	2004

Passes Defensed		8	M. Dotson	2004

TDs Scored		25	G. Elliot	2004

All-Purpose Yards	3013	G. Elliot	2004



Game

Category		Record	Player		Year	Opponent

Pass Attempts		39	TIE		--	--

Pass Completions	24	B. Leyes	2003	Army

Pass Yards		358	B. Leyes	2002	N. Texas

Rush Attempts		46	G. Elliot	2004	UAB

Rush Yards		314	G. Elliot	2004	UAB

Receptions		7	TIE		--	--

Receive Yards		133	J.T. Collier	2003	Army

Tackles			14	H. Singleton	2004	Memphis

Sacks			3.5	TIE		--	--

Interceptions		3	TIE		--	--

TD Passes		4	B. Leyes	2002	N. Texas

Rush TDs		4	G. Elliot	2004	UAB

Receive TDs		2	TIE		--	--

Total TDs		4	G. Elliot	2004	UAB

Field Goals		3	V. Boo		2004	Cincy

Key Run Blocks		8	B. Branch	2002	Army

Tackles for Loss	5	A. H-Chittick	2002	SMU

Passes Defensed		3	M. Dotson	2004	Louisv

All-Purpose Yards	353	G. Elliot	2004	UAB

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TCU Record Book: Career

Category	    Record   Player	         Final Year

Pass Completions    227	     Bobby Leyes       	2003	

Pass Yards	    3011     Bobby Leyes	2003

TD Passes	    21	     Bobby Leyes	2003

Rush Attempts	    354	     Graham Elliot	2004

Rush Yards	    1839     Graham Elliot	2004

Rush TDs            19	     Graham Elliot	2004

Receptions	    84	     J.T. Collier       2004

Receive Yards	    1302     J.T. Collier       2004

Receive TDs	    6	     Graham Elliot	2004

                             Ellis Twisp	2004

Interceptions	    9	     Korey Dennis	2003

Tackles	            125	     Eugene Bates       2004

Sacks	            15	     Gino Browning	2004

Field Goals	    12       Vincent Boo	2004

Key Run Blocks	    68	     Ricky Hastings     2004

Tackles for Loss    27	     Riddick Ackerman   2004

Passes Defensed	    13	     Scott Carmazzi     2004

TDs Scored	    25	     Graham Elliot  	2004

All-Purpose Yards   3013     Graham Elliot  	2004

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TCU Record Book: NATIONAL RECORDS

Season

• [**]All-Purpose Yards: 3013 yards by RB Graham Elliot in 2004

Game

• [**]All-Purpose Yards: 353 yards by RB Graham Elliot in 2004 against UAB

[mrushh]

Thus Endeth the 2004 Season (unless I forgot something).