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Texas Christian Football Team History


Texas Christian Horned Toads
Texas Christian University
 Fort Worth, TX
Founded: 1873
Stadium: Amon G. Carter Stadium
Capacity: 46,000
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: Dennis Franchione
Conference: Western Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1896  <-- 1999 <- 2000 -> 2001 --> 2024
2000 Season Highlights
 Dennis Franchione enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.
 The Horned Toads won the Western Athletic Conference Championship.
 
2000 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 9  @ Nevada  41   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. Northwestern  41   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Arkansas State  52   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Navy  24   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Hawaii  41   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Tulsa  17   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Rice  37   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ San Jose State  24   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Fresno State  24   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Texas-El Paso  47   14   W       
 Fri., Nov. 24  @ Southern Methodist  62   7   W       
 Wed., Dec. 20   Southern Mississippi  21   28   L    @ Mobile, AL   GMAC Bowl
 
2000 Season Totals
  Record10-2
  Points Scored431
  Scoring Average35.9
  Points Allowed134
  Defense Average11.2
  Opponents Record48-81
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record4-1
2000 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
21 10-2-0 AP
18 10-2-0 Coaches
18 10-2-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
2000 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas El Paso 8-4378336Lost  23-387-1283167  Gary Nord
Texas Christian 10-2431134Lost  21-286-124675  Dennis Franchione
Fresno State 7-5317251Lost  34-376-2235144  Pat Hill
San Jose State 7-5374357 5-3250240  Dave Baldwin
Tulsa 5-7240283 4-3148125  Keith Burns
Hawaii 3-9294399 2-6197276  June Jones
Rice 3-8237322 2-5165177  Ken Hatfield
Southern Methodist 3-9181352 2-598211  Mike Cavan
Nevada 2-10207464 1-7144317  Chris Tormey

2000 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2000 All Western Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.