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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: Gary Patterson
Conference: Mountain West-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1896  <-- 2007 <- 2008 -> 2009 --> 2024
2008 Season Highlights
 Gary Patterson enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.
 
2008 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 30  @ New Mexico  26   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 6  vs. Stephen F. Austin  67   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. Stanford  31   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Southern Methodist  48   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Oklahoma  10   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. San Diego State  41   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Colorado State  13   7   W       
 Thu., Oct. 16  vs. Brigham Young  32   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Wyoming  54   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Nevada Las Vegas  44   14   W       
 Thu., Nov. 6  @ Utah  10   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Air Force  44   10   W       
 Tue., Dec. 23   Boise State  17   16   W    @ San Diego, CA   Poinsettia Bowl
 
2008 Season Totals
  Record11-2
  Points Scored437
  Scoring Average33.6
  Points Allowed147
  Defense Average11.3
  Opponents Record83-68
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record4-2
2008 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
7 11-2-0 AP
7 11-2-0 Coaches
7 11-2-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
2008 Mountain West- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 10-3445285 6-2262196  Bronco Mendenhall
Colorado State 7-6327393Won  40-354-4212233  Steve Fairchild
New Mexico 4-8253273 2-6146137  Rocky Long
Utah 13-0480224Won  31-178-0298125  Kyle Whittingham
Texas Christian 11-2437147Won  17-167-126468  Gary Patterson
Air Force 8-5348289Lost  28-345-3205180  Troy Calhoun
Nevada Las Vegas 5-7307391 2-6196274  Mike Sanford
Wyoming 4-8152333 1-786248  Joe Glenn
San Diego State 2-10231446 1-7136344  Chuck Long

2008 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2008 All Mountain West Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.