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-
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
Record 10-2
Points Scored 431
Scoring Average 35.9
Points Allowed 134
Defense Average 11.2
Opponents Record 48-81
Conference Record 6-1
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 4-1
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 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
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.