2011 TCU Horned Frog FOOTBALL

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1 2011 TCU Horned Frog FOOTBALL Media Contact: Mark Cohen TCU Athletics Media Relations Director direct office: (817) t main office: (817) t cell: (817) t m.cohen@tcu.edu t TCU Day Opponent Time/Result Sept. 2 at Baylor L, Sept. 10 at Air Force* 2:30 Sept. 17 Louisiana-Monroe 1:00 Sept. 24 Portland State 1:00 Oct. 1 SMU 2:30 Oct. 8 at San Diego State* 9:30 Oct. 22 New Mexico* 1:00 Oct. 28 BYU^ 7:00 Nov. 5 at Wyoming* 1:00 Nov. 12 at No. 4 Boise State* 2:30 Nov. 19 Colorado State* 2:30 Dec. 3 UNLV* 1:30 *MWC game; ^Cowboys Stadium in Arlington All Times Central AIR FORCE Day Opponent Time/Result Sept. 3 South Dakota W, Sept. 10 No. 25 TCU* 2:30 Sept. 24 Tennessee State 2:00 Oct. 1 at Navy 11:00 Oct. 8 at Notre Dame 2:30 Oct. 13 San Diego State* 7:00 Oct. 22 at No. 4 Boise State* 2:30 Oct. 29 at New Mexico* 1:00 Nov. 5 Army 2:30 Nov. 12 Wyoming* 1:00 Nov. 19 UNLV* 5:00 Nov. 26 at Colorado State* 5:00 *MWC game All Times Central THE COACHES TCU - Gary Patterson (Kansas State 83) Record at TCU: (11th year) Overall Record: (11th year) Air Force - Troy Calhoun (Air Force 89) Record at Air Force: (4th year) Overall Record: (9th year) TV/RADIO Versus Paul Burmeister (PBP), Shaun King (color), Anthony Herron (sideline) Radio - TCU IMG Sports Network WBAP 820 AM and 96.7 FM, KTCU 88.7 FM, KKHT FM (Houston), Brian Estridge (PBP), John Denton (color), Jeff Williams (sideline) Spanish - AM 1270 Univision - Miguel Cruz (PBP), Elvis Gallegos (color) No. 25 TCU (0-1) at Air Force (1-0) Sept. 10 t USAF Academy, Colo. t 2:30 p.m. CDT Falcon Stadium (46,692) t Versus ABOUT THE GAME t No. 25 TCU opens its seventh and final season in the Mountain West Conference when it travels to Air Force. The Horned Frogs begin BIG EAST play in t In the four seasons (2005, 2008, 2009, 2010) it won the MWC opener, TCU went on to post a combined 31-1 league record. t In the two years (2006, 2007) they dropped their MWC opener, the Frogs had a combined league mark of t TCU s last two trips to Air Force have seen identical scores. The Falcons took a overtime decision in 2007, before the Frogs won in t The trip to Air Force marks the only time TCU will leave the state of Texas in the opening five games of the season. t Since 2005, the Frogs are 33-1 in day games and 59-4 in Saturday contests. THE WIN COLUMN t TCU has won 27 of its last 29 games and is 39-4 in its last 43 contests. t Since the start of the 2008 season, TCU is The Frogs 36 wins trail only Boise State (39-2) and Alabama (37-5). t The Frogs are one of just three teams (Ohio State, Oregon) to play in a BCS game each of the past two campaigns. t The last three seasons have seen TCU s seniors graduate as the winningest class in school history. Last year s seniors won 44 games in four years. The 2011 seniors have already won 36 games. t TCU has reached at least 10 wins seven times in the last nine years, including six seasons with 11 or more victories. STREAKS SNAPPED t The season opener at Baylor saw several streaks come to an end for TCU. t The Frogs had the nation s second-longest current winning streak at 13 in a row, trailing only Auburn (16). t The Frogs had a nation s best 25-game regular season winning streak snapped. t Before the loss in Waco, TCU also had the longest road winning streak in the nation at 11 games -- a Mountain West Conference record. t TCU lost a regular season game for the first time since a decision at No. 10 Utah on Nov. 6, SERIES NOTES t TCU holds a lead over Air Force in a series that began with a scoreless tie in the 1959 Cotton Bowl. t The Frogs are 2-2 versus Air Force in Colorado Springs, 5-0 in Fort Worth, and at neutral sites (Dallas). t Since beginning Mountain West Conference play, TCU is 5-1 versus Air Force. The Falcons' lone victory was a overtime decision in 2007 to snap a TCU fourgame winning streak in the series. t The 10 previous games between TCU and Air Force have seen the teams meet six times as MWC rivals ( ), once as WAC opponents (1998), twice in non-conference play (1987, 1989) and once in a bowl game (1959). ROOKIE WATCH t TCU played six true freshmen in the season opener at Baylor, already the most true freshmen to play in a season in the 11-year head coaching tenure of Gary Patterson. t The previous mark for most true freshmen to play was five in the 2009 campaign. FAMILIAR FACES t TCU defensive coordinator/defensive line coach Dick Bumpas was Air Force's defensive line coach in the campaigns. It was Ken Hatfield's first two years as the Falcons' head coach. Hatfield replaced Bill Parcells following the 1978 season.

2 TCU at Air Force t Sept. 10, 2011 t USAF Academy, Colo. t 2:30 p.m. CDT t Versus 2 DID YOU KNOW? t TCU s total enrollment of 9,142 is 60 percent female. t TCU has just 3,695 male students. With approximately 120 players on the football roster, 3.2 percent of all males at TCU are on the sideline in uniform during home games. If Ohio State had the same ratio of male students on the football team, the Buckeye roster would have over 1,000 players. t The estimated annual cost, including housing, books and fees, to attend TCU is $41,100. t TCU s Neeley School of Business is ranked 32nd nationally by BusinessWeek for U.S. undergraduate business programs. t TCU s endowment is among the top 60 colleges in the United States. t TCU has opened four new residence halls since Summer The Campus Commons project had an expense of $100 million. t Thirty percent of TCU s entering freshmen were in the top 10 of their high school graduating class. t TCU s campus contains seven different schools and colleges and is 268 acres. t TCU students represent 54 countries. t ESPN previously named the Horned Frog the nation s No. 1 mascot. SuperFrog was one of 12 finalists in the 2009 Capital One All- America Mascot Challenge. t The Horned Frog has been TCU s mascot longer than TCU has been the university s name. Four students helped make the decision in 1897, when AddRan Christian University (renamed TCU in 1902) was located in Waco. t Famous TCU alumni include Betty Buckley (actress), Gordon England (Secretary of the U.S. Navy), Dan Jenkins (author/sportswriter), Eddie Bernice Johnson (congresswoman), Bob Lilly (Pro Football Hall of Fame member), Rod Roddy (Price is Right announcer), Bob Schieffer (CBS newsman and co-host of Face the Nation), LaDainian Tomlinson (NFL standout) and Tara Watson (Miss Texas 2000). t The following companies are based in Fort Worth: Alcon Laboratories, AmeriCredit, American Airlines, Bell Helicopter- Textron, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, Cash America, Lockheed Martin, Pier 1 Imports, Radio Shack and Travelocity.com. t An article in Men s Health ranked Fort Worth second in the nation behind only Honolulu in prettiest females per capita in the United States. t Men s Fitness ranked TCU eighth in its list of the fittest college campuses. t TCU s campus is five miles from downtown Fort Worth. t TCU s mission statement is To educate individuals to think and act as ethical leaders and responsible citizens in the global community. t Fort Worth is the 19th-largest city in the United States. Fort Worth was also named in the top 10 of America s Most Liveable Communities. t The Fort Worth/Dallas television market is ranked fifth in the United States. WHEN THEY LAST MET Air Force 7 TCU 38 Oct. 23, 2010 Attendance: 46,096 Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, Texas FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Ed Wesley had a career-high 209 yards and two touchdowns, and the TCU defense stiffened after giving up its first October touchdown, leading the No. 4 Horned Frogs to a 38-7 victory over Air Force. Wesley had more yards by himself than the nation's No. 1 rushing offense as the Frogs piled up 377 yards on the ground, 30 more than the Falcons averaged coming in. Air Force (5-3, 3-2 Mountain West) answered a TCU touchdown on the opening possession by driving 89 yards against a TCU defense that had allowed just three points in the previous three games. The Falcons didn't do much more, though, while the Frogs (8-0, 4-0) just kept rolling. Both of Wesley's scores came in the second half, and TCU finished with 562 total yards. For the second week in a row, TCU was in a three-point game before taking control just before halftime. The lead grew to 17-7 after the Frogs went 89 yards in 3:01, capped by Andy Dalton's 8-yard scoring pass to Jeremy Kerley with 16 seconds left in the half. TCU simply wore down Air Force in the third quarter. Wesley finished off an 80-yard drive with an 8-yard scoring run that included a key block from Dalton. Then Dalton had a career-long, 47-yard run to set up Matthew Tucker's 6-yard rush that made it 31-7 on the final play of the third quarter. Air Force looked as if it would make a game of it early with its vaunted triple option offense. Nathan Walker, filling for Jared Tew after the starting fullback broke his leg last week, went 18 yards up the middle on the first Falcons possession before quarterback Tim Jefferson went another 19 yards, and the final 16 for the score. But the Falcons had just 42 yards the rest of the first half, with just one run of more than 10 yards. TCU had six plays of 20-plus yards and 312 total yards before halftime. Dalton's 27-yard completion to Josh Boyce keyed a 71-yard, game-opening touchdown drive that the quarterback finished himself with a 5-yard run, extending his school record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback to 20. Wesley had 114 yards to 101 for the Falcons in the first half. He had two runs of more than 20 yards, including a 22-yarder that kick-started the drive to Kerley's scoring catch in the final seconds of the half. TCU didn't have a bigger halftime lead because Dalton threw his first home interception of the season - and first in 88 passes - three plays after a 25-yard completion to Bart Johnson. Dalton later threw incomplete when the Frogs went for it on fourth-and-5 from the Air Force 25 early in the second quarter. SCORE BY QUARTERS F Air Force TCU SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter TCU - Dalton 5 run (Evans kick), 12:10 AF - Jefferson 16 run (Soderberg kick), 6:36 Second Quarter TCU - Evans 30 field goal, 6:03 TCU - Kerley 8 pass from Dalton (Evans kick), 0:16 Third Quarter TCU - Wesley 8 run (Evans kick), 6:33 TCU - Tucker 6 run (Evans kick), 0:00 Fourth Quarter TCU - Wesley 13 run (Evans kick), 6:22 TEAM STATISTICS AF TCU First Downs Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yards (Net) Passes Comp-Att-Int Total Offense Plays-Yards Fumble Returns-Yards-Touchdowns Punt Returns-Yards-Touchdowns Kickoff Returns-Yards-Touchdowns Interception Returns-Yards-Touchdowns Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 27:24 32:36 Third-Down Conversions 4-of-11 6-of-10 Fourth-Down Conversions 0-of-1 1-of-2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: AF - Halderman 4-53, Jefferson 9-39, Walker 6-30, Coleman 1-19, Clark 10-18, Jones 2-14, Cobb 4-9, Dietz 3-5, Team 1-(1), Warzeka 1-(2). TCU - Wesley , Dalton 7-93, Tucker 12-63, Kerley 2-11, Fort 1-2, Team 1-(1). PASSING: AF - Jefferson TCU - Dalton RECEIVING: AF - Warzeka 1-22, Freeman 1-17, Halderman 1-8. TCU - Boyce 3-49, Hicks 2-47, Young 2-38, Kerley 2-20, Johnson 1-25, Shivers 1-6.

3 TCU at Air Force t Sept. 10, 2011 t USAF Academy, Colo. t 2:30 p.m. CDT t Versus 3 WORTH NOTING PRESEASON/WEEKLY HONOR ROLL t Three TCU football players are preseason All-Americans, while 10 national award watch lists include Horned Frogs as candidates. Gary Patterson, Head Coach t Nation s Top Football Coach, Sports Illustrated t Nation s Top Football Coach, ESPN The Magazine t Best Recruiter in the Mountain West Conference, Sporting News Josh Boyce, WR t Biletnikoff Award Watch List t Preseason All-Mountain West Conference t Second-Team All-Texas College, Dave Campbell's Texas Football t Fastest Wide Receiver in the Mountain West Conference, Sporting News Tanner Brock, LB t Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List t Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List t Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List t Dick Butkus Award Watch List t Fourth-Team Preseason All-American, Phil Steele's College Football Preview t Honorable-Mention Preseason All-American, GoDaddy.com t Honorable-Mention Preseason All-American, Consensus Draft Services t Second-Team All-Texas College, Dave Campbell's Texas Football t Linebacker of the Year Watch List, College Football Performance Awards t Ranked 95th in the Yahoo! Sports/Rivals.com list of the nation's top players Skye Dawson, WR t Ranked as the sixth-fastest player in the nation, ESPN.com Kyle Dooley, OG t Preseason All-Mountain West Conference t Second-Team All-Texas College, Dave Campbell's Texas Football Ross Evans, PK t Lou Groza Award Watch List t Second-Team All-Texas College, Dave Campbell's Texas Football t Placekicker of the Year Watch List, College Football Performance Awards Anson Kelton, P t Second-Team All-Texas College, Dave Campbell's Texas Football t Punter of the Year Watch List, College Football Performance Awards Stansly Maponga, DE t Ted Hendricks Award Watch List t Preseason All-Mountain West Conference t Second-Team All-Texas College, Dave Campbell's Texas Football Greg McCoy, CB t MWC Special Teams Player of the Week, vs. Baylor, Sept. 2 t Best Athlete in the Mountain West Conference, Sporting News t Potential Breakout Player for 2011, Sporting News LaDarius Brown, WR t Top Impact Freshman in the Mountain West Conference, Sporting News Tank Carder, LB t Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List t Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List t Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List t Dick Butkus Award Watch List t Lott Trophy Watch List t Walter Camp Player of the Year Award Watch List, Walter Camp Football Foundation t Preseason All-American, Playboy t Preseason All-American, ESPN.com t First-Team Preseason All-American, Phil Steele's College Football Preview t First-Team Preseason All-American, Sporting News t First-Team Preseason All-American, CBSSports.com t First-Team Preseason All-American, Consensus Draft Services t First-Team Preseason All-American, GoDaddy.com t Second-Team Preseason All-American, Athlon t Second-Team Preseason All-American, Lindy's t Preseason Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the Year t Preseason All-Mountain West Conference t State's Defensive Player of the Year, Dave Campbell's Texas Football t Best Linebacker in Texas, Dave Campbell's Texas Football t First-Team All-Texas College, Dave Campbell's Texas Football t Linebacker of the Year Watch List, College Football Performance Awards t Ranked 51st in the Yahoo! Sports/Rivals.com list of the nation's top players t Best Instincts in the Mountain West Conference, Sporting News t All Two-Star Recruit Team of the Past 10 Years, Rivals.com Jeff Olson, OT t Nominee, Allstate AFCA Good Works Team t Nominee, Lowe's Senior CLASS Award Matthew Tucker, TB t Doak Walker Award Watch List Ed Wesley, TB t Maxwell Award Watch List t Doak Walker Award Watch List t Honorable-Mention Preseason All-American, GoDaddy.com t First-Team All-Texas College, Dave Campbell's Texas Football t One of 10 overlooked returning stars from 2010, Rivals.com t Running Back of the Year Watch List, College Football Performance Awards TCU Coaching Staff t Ranked as the third-best staff in the country, Yahoo! Sports/Rivals.com TCU Linebackers t Ranked as the sixth-best unit in the nation, Athlon

4 TCU at Air Force t Sept. 10, 2011 t USAF Academy, Colo. t 2:30 p.m. CDT t Versus 4 WORTH NOTING TCU BY THE NUMBERS WHERE TO FIND THEM t Included below are the game-day locations for the TCU assistant coaches: Press Box - co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Justin Fuente, wide receivers coach Rusty Burns, safeties coach Trey Haverty, linebackers coach Tony Tademy Field - co-offensive coordinator/running backs coach Jarrett Anderson, tight ends coach/special teams coordinator Dan Sharp, assistant head coach/offensive line coach Eddie Williamson, defensive coordinator/defensive line coach Dick Bumpas, cornerbacks coach Clay Jennings MILESTONE WATCH t With 98 victories, Gary Patterson needs two wins to reach 100 in his TCU career. t Patterson is also 12 victories shy of surpassing Dutch Meyer (109, ) for first on TCU s career wins list. Meyer coached the Frogs to their national championships in 1935 and WINNING CLASSES t In each of the last three seasons, TCU s seniors have become the winningest class in school history. t Last year s class won 44 games, breaking the mark set by the 2009 seniors who won 42 contests. The 2008 senior class recorded 41 wins. Years Wins t The 2011 seniors have already totaled 36 victories. ACADEMIC SUCCESS t TCU has been recognized each of the last three seasons by the American Football Coaches Association for having a graduation rate of at least 70 percent. THE GRADUATES t Thirteen of TCU s 18 seniors have already earned their degree or are on track to graduate in December: Name Braylon Broughton, DE Tank Carder, LB Tekerrein Cuba, S Robert Deck, OT Kyle Dooley, OG Johnny Fobbs, S Jercell Fort, WR Kris Gardner, LB Jonathan Jones, WR Greg McCoy, CB Jeff Olson, OT Luke Shivers, FB Spencer Thompson*, OT Graduation Status December Candidate December Candidate December Candidate Graduated December Candidate Graduated Graduated December Candidate December Candidate Graduated December Candidate Graduated Graduated *On pace to receive his master s degree in December 2011 SELECT COMPANY t TCU was one of just four schools to rank in the top 25 of the final 2010 Associated Press poll and the APR: 1 Professional football teams Gary Patterson coached (Oregon Lightning Bolts of the Professional Spring Football League in league folded before its first game). 2 TCU practices held in August at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. 3 National awards won by Horned Frogs the last two seasons (Jerry Hughes, Ted Hendricks Award and Lott Trophy, 2009; Jake Kirkpatrick, Rimington Trophy, 2010). 6 Number of true freshmen to play for TCU at Baylor, already the most true freshmen to play in a season under Gary Patterson. 12 True freshmen who appear on TCU s depth chart. 29 TCU players drafted in Gary Patterson s 10 seasons as head coach. 36 Career wins already recorded by this year s TCU senior class. School AP Rank APR Rank TCU 2 T21 Ohio State 5 T9 Wisconsin 7 T21 Boise State 9 T Million dollars raised for the renovation of Amon G. Carter Stadium.

5 TCU at Air Force t Sept. 10, 2011 t USAF Academy, Colo. t 2:30 p.m. CDT t Versus 5 WORTH NOTING LEADING THE WAY t TCU tops the nation in average finish in the final Associated Press poll since the end of the 2008 season: Team Avg. 1. TCU Alabama Ohio State Boise State Oregon Florida NR Texas NR Oklahoma 6 NR Virginia Tech Utah NR A NEW HOME t A $143 million renovation of Amon G. Carter Stadium is underway. Completely funded by donor support, the renovation will be fully completed in t After construction, Amon G. Carter Stadium will have a seating capacity of 43,000 that can be expanded to more than 50,000. CHECKING THE RANKINGS t Included below are TCU s week-by-week rankings this season: 2011 AP USA Today Harris BCS Preseason Sept t TCU's streak of being ranked in 43 consecutive polls is the longest in school history and fourth-longest currently in the nation. The Frogs have been ranked in every poll since Oct. 15, t In the last 52 years of the AP preseason poll, this year's No. 14 spot was surpassed only by last season's No. 6 position. t TCU has been ranked in the preseason poll in five of the last six campaigns. t Over the last three seasons, TCU is the only school in the nation to be ranked in the season-ending top 10 in both the Associated Press and USA Today polls. The Frogs have finished in the top 10 in four of the last six seasons. t The Frogs' average finish of No. 5 in the final AP polls over the last three seasons ranks first nationally. t TCU has been ranked 174 times since the AP poll was established in 1936, placing 42nd nationally. FROG FEVER t TCU has sold a record 21,300 football season tickets this year, shattering the previous mark of 19,143 set last year. t TCU had three sellouts last season and has totaled four in its last eight home dates. t The Frogs set a single-season attendance record for the second straight year, averaging 42,466. In 2009, it was 38,187. t Three of the top-six attendances in TCU s history came last season. t Approximately 30,000 TCU fans traveled to the 2011 Rose Bowl. Over 20,000 made the trip the previous year to the Fiesta Bowl. t Over its last eight home games, TCU had an average attendance of 43,355. It represented 97.7 percent of the capacity at the pre-renovation Amon G. Carter Stadium. THE BEST IN TEXAS t Since 2005, TCU has the best record among the 10 FBS teams in Texas: Team W-L Pct. 1. TCU Texas Texas Tech Houston Texas A&M UTEP Baylor SMU Rice North Texas AMONG THE BEST t TCU's (.846) record since 2005 is the second-best mark in the nation: Team Record Pct. 1. Boise State TCU Ohio State Florida Texas USC LSU West Virginia Virginia Tech Oklahoma

6 TCU at Air Force t Sept. 10, 2011 t USAF Academy, Colo. t 2:30 p.m. CDT t Versus 6 VERSUS THE AQ LEAGUES t Dating back to 2002, the Frogs are 16-4 in their last 20 games against teams from conferences with automatic BCS bids. t TCU had a five-game winning streak versus AQ opponents snapped at Baylor. t The Frogs are 7-2 in their last nine games against teams from leagues with automatic BCS bids. t Since Gary Patterson arrived at TCU as defensive coordinator in 1998, the Frogs are 20-9 versus teams from AQ leagues. The 20 wins are tied with Navy for the most in the nation. t Since 2003, TCU s 15 wins over teams from conferences with automatic BCS bids trail only Navy (18). t Beginning with a season-opening victory at Oklahoma in 2005 and concluding with a win over Baylor in 2007, TCU put together five straight triumphs over Big 12 teams. At the time, that run of five straight victories was the second-longest current winning streak over Big 12 foes behind only Oklahoma. t From , TCU was 5-1 in a 27-game stretch that included six games against Big 12 competition. TCU allowed an average of just 13.0 points to Big 12 opponents in that span. t In a period of 15 games (Sept. 3, Sept. 16, 2006), TCU went 4-0 against the Big 12. Only Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma and Colorado won more games against Big 12 opponents during that time. t Included below are TCU s games, since 1998, versus opponents from conferences with automatic BCS bids: Date Opponent Result Site Sept. 5, 1998 Iowa State W, Away Sept. 12, 1998 Oklahoma L, 10-9 Home Oct. 3, 1998 Vanderbilt W, (2 OT) Home Dec. 31, 1998 USC W, El Paso* Sept. 5, 1999 No. 15 Arizona L, Home Sept. 11, 1999 Northwestern L, 17-7 Away Sept. 16, 2000 Northwestern W, Home Aug. 25, 2001 No. 4 Nebraska L, 21-7 Away Dec. 28, 2001 Texas A&M L, 28-9 Houston^ Sept. 7, 2002 Northwestern W, Away Sept. 20, 2003 Vanderbilt W, Home Sept. 27, 2003 Arizona W, (OT) Away Sept. 2, 2004 Northwestern W, (2 OT) Home Sept. 18, 2004 Texas Tech L, Away Sept. 3, 2005 No. 5 Oklahoma W, Away Dec. 31, 2005 Iowa State W, Houston% Sept. 3, 2006 Baylor W, 17-7 Away Sept. 16, 2006 No. 24 Texas Tech W, 12-3 Home Sept. 1, 2007 Baylor W, 27-0 Home Sept. 8, 2007 No. 7 Texas L, Away Oct. 13, 2007 Stanford W, Away Sept. 13, 2008 Stanford W, Home Sept. 27, 2008 No. 2 Oklahoma L, Away Sept. 12, 2009 Virginia W, Away Sept. 26, 2009 Clemson W, Away Sept. 4, 2010 No. 24 Oregon St. W, Arlington$ Sept. 18, 2010 Baylor W, Home Jan. 1, 2011 Wisconsin W, Pasadena# Sept. 2, 2011 Baylor L, Away * - Sun Bowl ^ - galleryfurniture.com Bowl % - Houston Bowl $ - Cowboys Stadium in Arlington # - Rose Bowl BEATING THE AQ S t TCU has the longest streak in the nation, in terms of consecutive years (nine), for a non-automatic qualifying school to beat an opponent from an AQ league: Team Consecutive Years 1. TCU 9 2. Navy 8 3. BYU 6 4. Toledo 5 TCU BY THE NUMBERS 1 Number of college football teams (TCU) in history to receive a Rose Bowl invitation and implode their stadium on the same day (Dec. 5, 2010). 2 Perfect regular seasons by TCU in the last two years. 3 Consecutive years TCU s seniors have set a record for winningest class in school history. 5 Schools (Kansas State, Tennessee Tech, Utah State, Navy, TCU) head coach Gary Patterson and defensive coordinator/defensive line coach Dick Bumpas have worked at together. 13 Former TCU players currently on National Football League rosters. 25 TCU s regular-season winning streak, which had been the longest in the nation, before being snapped last week at Baylor. 55 Victories by TCU when ahead or even in turnover margin over 57 games the last seven seasons. 123 Wins by TCU, compared to 39 losses, since Gary Patterson arrived as defensive coordinator in 1998.

7 TCU at Air Force t Sept. 10, 2011 t USAF Academy, Colo. t 2:30 p.m. CDT t Versus 7 ACTIVE 100-YD RUSHING GAMES 1. Ed Wesley Matthew Tucker Waymon James ACTIVE 200-YD RUSHING GAMES 1. Ed Wesley FROG OFFENSIVE NOTES FIRST STARTS t Included below is a look how TCU quarterbacks fared in their first career starts under head coach Gary Patterson: Name Opponent Date Score Comp. Att. Pct. Yards TD Int. Sean Stilley Army 10/20/01 W, Tye Gunn Houston 10/05/02 W, Brandon Hassell Vanderbilt 09/20/03 W, Kyle Kummer at Army 10/02/04 W, Jeff Ballard* New Mexico 10/01/05 W, Andy Dalton Baylor 09/01/07 W, Marcus Jackson at Wyoming 10/06/07 L, Casey Pachall at Baylor 09/02/11 L, *Also ran for four TDs as part of nine carries for 83 yards ACTIVE 100-YD RECEIVING GMS 1. Josh Boyce Antoine Hicks ACTIVE TCU RUSHING LEADERS 1. Ed Wesley , Matthew Tucker , Waymon James Aundre Dean Jercell Fort ACTIVE TCU RECEPTION LEADERS 1. Josh Boyce Antoine Hicks Ed Wesley Logan Brock Skye Dawson ACTIVE RECEIVING YDS. LEADERS 1. Josh Boyce Antoine Hicks Ed Wesley Logan Brock Skye Dawson t Casey Pachall had the most completions (25) and touchdown passes (4) while placing second behind only Sean Stilley in yards (251) and completion percentage (72.4) for quarterbacks making their first career starts under Gary Patterson. t The season opener with Baylor marked the first time since 2006 that the Frogs opened a campaign without Andy Dalton as their starting quarterback. In that 2006 contest, a 17-7 TCU win, Jeff Ballard made the start before Marcus Jackson came off the bench to rally the Frogs to victory. CASEY AT THE BAT t Casey Pachall was responsible for 34 points in his first career start, marking the fourth-best single-game total in TCU history. Pachall s 34 points trailed only Jeff Ballard (twice) and LaDainian Tomlinson s TCU record of 36 points. t Pachall totaled five touchdowns (four passing, one rushing) in addition to a pair of 2- point conversions (one passing, one rushing). t Pachall s four touchdown passes were one shy of equaling the TCU single-game record of five shared by Jeff Ballard (San Diego State, 2006), Matt Vogler (Houston, 1990) and Steve Stamp (UT-Arlington, 1981). t Pachall s four touchdown passes equaled the most ever thrown in a game by previous starter Andy Dalton, who accomplished the feat four times. t Pachall recorded the ninth four-touchdown passing performance by a TCU quarterback since Gary Patterson's arrival on campus in FINDING TARGETS t Casey Pachall s 25 receptions were distributed among 10 targets. STANDING TALL t At 6-foot-5, quarterback Casey Pachall is tied for seventh in a listing of the tallest quarterbacks in the nation. t Arizona State s Brock Osweiler is the tallest at 6-foot-8. LOVING THE TIGHT END t Tight end Logan Brock had career-best totals of four receptions, 41 yards and two touchdowns at Baylor. t Brock became the first TCU tight end with two touchdowns in a game since Matt Schobel against Louisville on Nov. 23, t Dating back to last season, Brock has a touchdown catch in each of the last three regular-season games. t Brock s four catches at Baylor represent nearly half the total receptions (10) by TCU tight ends last season. MAGIC NUMBER 64 t Waymon James topped TCU with 64 yards rushing on six carries at Baylor. t It was the second time in James career that he was the Frogs leading rusher. The other occasion was last year at Utah, when he also totaled 64 yards on the ground. IT S A RUSH t TCU ran for 215 yards at Baylor, but saw its streak of winning 51 games in a row when rushing for at least 167 yards come to an end. t The Frogs also suffered just their third loss in 57 contests when rushing for at least 200 yards. t The Frogs have won 40 straight games when rushing for more yards than passing. t The Frogs 3,216 yards rushing last season was the second-best single-season total in school history and just 26 shy of breaking TCU s all-time mark of 3,241 yards (1987). t TCU finished 10th in the nation in rushing last season at yards per game, the Frogs highest average since a clip in LaDainian Tomlinson s senior year of 2000.

8 TCU at Air Force t Sept. 10, 2011 t USAF Academy, Colo. t 2:30 p.m. CDT t Versus 8 FAST STARTS t Thanks to a 73-yard kickoff return by Greg McCoy, TCU had a short field to work with on its opening series. Two plays later, Casey Pachall had a 9-yard scoring run. t Included below is a look at TCU s opening drives this season: Opp. Plays Yds. Time Result BU :50 TD t TCU scored on its opening possession of the game nine times (eight touchdowns, one field goal) in 13 games last season. STRONG OPENINGS t TCU s 466 yards of total offense at Baylor marked its highest output in a season opener since totaling 525 yards in a double-overtime win over Northwestern in SCORING CHART t Included below is a look at TCU s scoring drives this season: Opp. Plays Yds. Time Result BU :50 TD BU :58 TD BU 4 (-5) 1:00 FG BU :53 TD BU :47 TD BU :07 TD BU :29 TD BU :27 FG FAB FIVE t TCU has five true freshmen wide receivers who could see action this season. t Three of the newcomers played against Baylor with David Porter catching a 19-yard touchdown pass on his first play from scrimmage. t Included below is a look at TCU s true freshman receivers at Baylor: Name Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG Cam White David Porter Brandon Carter CAREER-GAMES t Josh Boyce had a career-best nine receptions for 96 yards, including a 9-yard touchdown, at Baylor. t Boyce was also on the receiving end of a 2-point pass from Casey Pachall. t Boyce s previous career-best game was eight receptions for 127 yards versus BYU last season. t Boyce was four yards shy of his third career 100-yard receiving day. t Boyce s nine receptions were the most by a TCU player since Cory Rodgers had 10 catches for 79 yards in a win at Oklahoma on Sept. 3, t Only two of TCU s eight scoring drives were longer than 1:58. t Just one of eight scoring drives was longer than seven plays. FROGS FOR TWO t TCU s two 2-point conversions at Baylor marked its first made attempts since Jeremy Kerley scored on a 2-point run against Stephen F. Austin on Sept. 6, t The only 2-point attempt in a TCU game last season was Wisconsin s failed pass in the Rose Bowl. t The Frogs were 0-of-2 on 2-point tries in t Kerley s 2-point rush versus SFA was the only attempt in the 2008 campaign. LONG PLAYS t The following is a look at TCU s longest plays from scrimmage this season: Yards Play Game 38 Casey Pachall pass to Josh Boyce Baylor 38 Waymon James run Baylor 32 Skye Dawson run Baylor 30 Casey Pachall pass to Matthew Tucker Baylor 24 Ed Wesley run Baylor OFFENSIVE CONSISTENCY t With 6,199 yards in 2010, TCU set a single-season school record in total offense for the second straight year. t The previous mark, set in 2009, was 5,937. t Three of the top-four single-season totals in TCU history have occurred in the last three years: Total Offense Year 1. 6, , , , MR. 1,000 t With 1,078 yards rushing last season, Ed Wesley became the first Frog since Robert Merrill in 2003 to top the 1,000-yard mark. t Wesley had a career-high 209 yards last season versus Air Force, single-handedly outrushing ( ) a Falcon team that entered the game as the nation s leading ground attack at yards per game. t Wesley had TCU s first 200-yard game and the most yards by a Frog since Joseph Turner s 226 at San Diego State in t Wesley had the 24th 200-yard game in TCU history and the 20th-best single-game total. RED ZONE t TCU scored on 6-of-7 red-zone possessions (five touchdowns, one field goal) at Baylor. WEEKLY CHART t Included below is a look at TCU game-by-game offensively: Opponent Rushing Passing Total Offense Baylor

9 TCU at Air Force t Sept. 10, 2011 t USAF Academy, Colo. t 2:30 p.m. CDT t Versus 9 TCU BY THE NUMBERS 3 TCU tailbacks (Ed Wesley, Matthew Tucker, Waymon James) with at least 500 yards rushing in A FLYIN FROG t Wide receiver Skye Dawson won the 2010 Mountain West Conference Indoor Championship in the 60 meters with a mark of 6.69, the third-fastest time in MWC history. t Dawson has a personal-best time of in the 100 meters. t Dawson had two receptions in the season opener at Baylor. He also had three carries for 44 yards, including a career-long 32-yard run. t On special teams, Dawson contributed two punt returns for 29 yards, including a long of 30, and a 13-yard kickoff return. 5 Career 100-yard rushing games by Ed Wesley. 9 Receptions by Josh Boyce at Baylor, marking the highest total by a Frog since Cory Rodgers had 10 catches in a 2005 win at Oklahoma. 10 Frogs with at least one reception in the season opener at Baylor Skye Dawson s time in the 100 meters. 34 Points Casey Pachall was responsible for in the season opener at Baylor (4 passing TDs, 1 rushing TD, 2 two-point conversions). 40 Consecutive victories by TCU when rushing for more yards than passing. MR. TOUCHDOWN t Luke Shivers has nine career touchdowns (eight rushing, one receiving) on 20 touches. t He had five touchdowns on 12 touches last season, including a 1-yard scoring run in the Rose Bowl win over Wisconsin. PROTECTING THE QB t With four new starters on the offensive line, TCU did not allow a sack in the season opener at Baylor. t TCU surrendered just nine sacks last season, tied for fifth nationally in fewest allowed (0.7 per game). THE GRAYBEARD t Offensive tackle Kyle Dooley, who came to TCU as a walk-on, tops all active Frogs with 28 career starts. PAVING THE WAY t Although just one official starter returns on the offensive line, TCU has three other players who have made starts in the past: Jeff Olson (5), Blaize Foltz (3) and Spencer Thompson (3). 229 Kickoff return yards by Greg McCoy at Baylor, setting a TCU single-game record. 466 Total yards of offense by TCU at Baylor, the most in a season opener since 2004.

10 TCU at Air Force t Sept. 10, 2011 t USAF Academy, Colo. t 2:30 p.m. CDT t Versus 10 FROG DEFENSIVE NOTES MAKING HISTORY t Since the NCAA began tracking statistics in 1937, TCU has led the nation in total defense (five times) more than any other team. All five of those No. 1 rankings have come in the last 11 seasons. t In 2010, TCU became just the third program in NCAA history to lead the nation in total defense in three consecutive seasons. The others were Toledo ( ) and Oklahoma ( ). A LOOK BACK t Included below is a comparison of TCU s top-ranked defense the last three seasons: Points per Game 10.9^ * First Downs per Game 12.1* 12.4* 12.0* Rushing Yards per Game 47.1* 80.2# 99.7 Passing Yards per Game * Total Yards per Game 217.8* 239.7* 228.5* * - 1st in the nation; ^ - 2nd in the nation; # - 3rd in the nation STEPPING UP t Last year s yards per game allowed by TCU was the second-best total in Gary Patterson s 11 seasons as head coach. t The top mark was recorded by the 2008 team which led the nation by surrendering just yards per game. A DEFENSE THAT HUNTS t In eight MWC contests last season, TCU allowed just nine offensive touchdowns and 9.4 points per game. MWC opponents scored on just 11-of-100 possessions against TCU. FROGS IN RED ZONE t Included below is a look at TCU s red-zone defense this season: Opponent Red-Zone Chances No. of Plays Baylor 3-3 (2 TD, 1 FG) 3 NEW FACES t TCU debuted five new defensive starters at Baylor, including three players making their collegiate debuts. t Fifth-year seniors Braylon Broughton (defensive end) and Johnny Fobbs (free safety) made their first starts. Broughton was credited with two quarterback hurries. t Other first-time defensive starters were nose tackle Ray Burns, strong safety Sam Carter and cornerback Jason Verrett all playing in their first game as Frogs. ROOKIE WATCH t True freshmen Chuck Hunter and Jon Lewis saw action at nose tackle and defensive tackle, respectively, for TCU at Baylor. t Deryck Gildon, a true freshman linebacker, played on special teams. STRONG DEBUT t Redshirt freshman cornerback Kevin White placed second on TCU with eight tackles, including two for loss, at Baylor. t Seven of White s tackles were solo stops. SACK WATCH t TCU s lone sack at Baylor was recorded by defensive tackle D.J. Yendrey, giving him six career sacks and the lead among active Frogs. t Yendrey ran the first leg in the 4x100 meter regional-qualifying track and field team at Edna High School. KEY PLAYS t Defensive end Stansly Maponga, a 2010 Freshman All- American, made the hit on Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin as well as the fumble recovery downfield that gave TCU its opportunity to take a fourth-quarter lead over Baylor. t Maponga finished with five tackles against the Bears. KEY NUMBERS UNDER PATTERSON t TCU is 53-3 in its last 56 games when allowing less than 333 yards of offense. t Only 23 of TCU s last 40 opponents scored in double figures. t Just nine times in the last 41 contests has TCU surrendered more than 17 points GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS TCU OFFENSE Pos. BU AF ULM PSU SMU SDSU UNM BYU WYO BSU CSU UNLV WR Boyce WR Hicks TE Brock LT Olson LG Dooley C Fry RG Foltz RT Deck TE Fuller QB Pachall TB Tucker TCU DEFENSE Pos. BU AF ULM PSU SMU SDSU UNM BYU WYO BSU CSU UNLV DE Maponga NT Burns DT Yendrey DE Broughton LB Carder LB Brock CB McCoy WS Cuba FS Fobbs SS Carter CB Verrett

11 TCU at Air Force t Sept. 10, 2011 t USAF Academy, Colo. t 2:30 p.m. CDT t Versus 11 ACTIVE TCU DEFENSIVE LEADERS Tackles 1. Tank Carder Tanner Brock Tekerrein Cuba Greg McCoy Kris Gardner Stansly Maponga D.J. Yendrey Kenny Cain Travaras Battle Braylon Broughton Sacks 1. D.J. Yendrey Tank Carder Stansly Maponga Tanner Brock Jeremy Coleman Braylon Broughton Kris Gardner Interceptions 1. Greg McCoy Tank Carder Tanner Brock ADRENALINE RUSH t At the age of 10, linebacker Tank Carder captured a world championship in BMX racing. The title came in a competition outside Paris, France. After staking claim as the world s best, Carder decided to retire while on top. t Carder has also been known to wakeboard with his dog. DID YOU KNOW? t TCU cornerback Greg McCoy (Woodrow Wilson in Dallas) is from one of only two high schools, and the only public school, to produce two Heisman Trophy winners. t Davey O Brien (1938, TCU) and Tim Brown (1987, Notre Dame) are also Woodrow Wilson graduates. t Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Calif., produced Heisman winners John Huarte (1964, Notre Dame) and Matt Leinart (2004, USC). TCU 2011 GAME-BY-GAME DEFENSIVELY Opponent Rushing Passing Total Offense Baylor t TCU held a nation s-best seven opponents under 200 yards of offense last season. t Only two teams (Wisconsin, 385; SMU, 361) topped 300 yards on the Frogs. t TCU allowed just one opponent (San Diego State, 262) to pass for 200 yards. t Just three teams reached 100 yards rushing on TCU. t In eight Mountain West Conference games, TCU opponents scored nine offensive touchdowns and totaled 75 points (9.4 per game). NEARING THE CENTURY MARK t Weak safety Tekerrein Cuba s team-best nine tackles at Baylor gave him 91 career stops, just nine shy of becoming the third active Frog to reach 100. THREE-AND-OUTS t TCU has led the nation the last two seasons in three-and-outs forced per game. The Frogs forced an average of 6.5 three-and-outs in 2009 and 6.0 last year. t TCU opponents went three-and-out on nearly half (78-of-157, 49.7 percent) of their possessions in t The Frogs forced five 3-and-outs at Baylor. Opponent 3-and-Outs Possessions Baylor 5 15 PICK SIX t Dating back to the 2009 campaign, five of TCU s last 14 interceptions have been returned for touchdowns. t Jason Teague (Tennessee Tech), Tejay Johnson (SMU) and Colin Jones (UNLV) returned picks for scores in USING HIS HELMET t Tanner Brock, a first-team All-MWC selection and third-team All-American in his first year as a starter, had a team-high 106 tackles last season. t Brock had 26 tackles more than the next-closest Frog (Colin Jones, 80). t Brock became the second-straight Frog to reach 100 tackles in a season (Daryl Washington, 109, 2009). Prior to Washington, no Frog had totaled 100 stops since 2004 (Martin Patterson, 131). t Brock topped TCU in tackles in seven games while reaching double figures in stops in four of eight MWC contests. t Brock totaled a career-best 12 stops at Utah while adding his first career interception and a subsequent 57-yard return. NO FRIEND OF RUNNING BACKS t During his 127-game tenure as head coach, Gary Patterson has seen only yard rushing games by opposing players. t Included below are a few backs TCU recently held below their season average: Name Rush Atts.-Yds. Season Avg. Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma, Garrett Wolfe*, Northern Illinois, Anthony Alridge, Houston, Toby Gerhart, Stanford, Chris Brown, Oklahoma, DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma, Gartrell Johnson, Colorado State, Ian Johnson, Boise State, Shawnbrey McNeal, SMU, Eddie Wide, Utah, Jeremy Avery, Boise State, Jacquizz Rodgers, Oregon State, JJ Di Luigi, BYU, Asher Clark, Air Force, Matt Asiata, Utah, Eddie Wide, Utah, Ronnie Hillman, San Diego State, James White, Wisconsin, *NCAA s leading rusher

12 TCU at Air Force t Sept. 10, 2011 t USAF Academy, Colo. t 2:30 p.m. CDT t Versus 12 FROG SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES A SIX-PEAT t TCU has had the first-team All-MWC return specialist all six seasons it has been in the league (Cory Rodgers, 2005; Brian Bonner, ; Jeremy Kerley, ). A RECORD-SETTING NIGHT t Greg McCoy set a TCU record with 229 kickoff return yards on six attempts at Baylor. t The previous TCU mark was 191 yards on eight returns by Cory Rodgers against Louisville in t The 229 yards by McCoy also equaled Rodgers record for total return yards in a game. In addition to the 191 kickoff return yards versus Louisville, Rodgers added three punt returns for 38 yards in the contest. t McCoy s first two kickoff returns against Baylor went for 73 and 68 yards to set up TCU scores. t The 73-yard effort was the second-best return of his career, trailing only an 81-yard touchdown at Wyoming in t McCoy holds TCU s single-season kickoff return average record with a 35.9 mark in TAKING A BREAK t TCU did not punt against Air Force last season, marking its first game without a punt since a victory at Colorado State on Nov. 25, YES, HE S THE PUNTER t TCU punter Anson Kelton is a 6-foot-4, 280-pound former high school defensive end. t Kelton had a career-best 41.6-yard average last season. t Kelton also doubles as TCU s holder. THE KING OF THE COFFIN CORNER t Over the last three seasons, Anson Kelton has placed 36 punts inside the 20 with just five touchbacks. SAVING HIS BEST FOR THE BCS t The top-two games of Anson Kelton s career have come in BCS games. t Kelton was an unsung hero in the Rose Bowl, twice pinning Wisconsin inside its own 5-yard line and helping limit the Badgers to an average starting field position of their own 20. t In the 2010 Fiesta Bowl, Kelton averaged 48.4 yards on eight punts with three inside the 20. Included in his total were 62- and 65-yard punts for the second- and third-longest boots of his career. FAMILY TIES t Second-team punter Cale Patterson, from Kenilworth, Ill., is one of 17 members of his family to graduate from or currently attend TCU. t All 17 of those family members are from the Chicago area. TACKLE TALLIES t Below are TCU s special teams tackles this season: Name Jonathan Anderson Travaras Battle Danny Heiss Jercell Fort Corey Fuller Elisha Olabode Daniel Shelley Braylon Broughton Tackles 2 (2 UT) 2 (2 UT) 1 (UT) 1 (UT) 1 (UT) 1 (AT) 1 (AT) 1 BK t As a true freshman last season, Travaras Battle led the Frogs with 17 special teams stops, including a TCU season-high four at New Mexico. He also recorded TCU s first two special teams stops in the Rose Bowl. t Battle made the stop on the season s opening kickoff at Baylor. MAKING HISTORY t Already TCU s career leader in kick scoring, Ross Evans needs just 13 points to surpass LaDainian Tomlinson as TCU s all-time leading scorer: Name Career Points LaDainian Tomlinson, TB, Ross Evans, PK, SPLITTING THE UPRIGHTS t Placekicker Ross Evans, who appears on the 2011 Lou Groza Award Watch List, holds seven TCU kicking records, including kick scoring (312 points), career extra-points made (180) and PATs attempted (194). t In last year s regular-season finale at New Mexico, Evans totaled a TCU single-game record nine extra points. The previous mark of eight PATs had been accomplished six times, including twice by Evans. t Evans is 44-of-55 on field goals in his career. WEEK ONE PERFORMANCE t Ross Evans' 44-yard first-quarter field goal at Baylor was his longest made kick since a 48-yard effort at San Diego State in t Evans added a 27-yard field goal with 4:27 left in the Baylor game to give TCU a lead. REACHING THE END ZONE t In his first game handling the Frogs kickoff duties, Ross Evans recorded two touchbacks on his nine boots. SNAPPER U t The last two snappers to leave TCU went on to the National Football League. t Jared Retkofsky won a Super Bowl ring with the 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers, while Clint Gresham is currently with the Seattle Seahawks. t Daniel Shelley, a junior from Austin, Texas, is in his second year as TCU s starter at deep snapper. BLOCK PARTIES t Greg Burks blocked two punts in t The Frogs have totaled 21 blocked kicks, including 16 punt blocks, since t TCU defensive end Braylon Broughton blocked a PAT attempt at Baylor last week.

13 TCU at Air Force t Sept. 10, 2011 t USAF Academy, Colo. t 2:30 p.m. CDT t Versus 13 TCU - AIR FORCE BY THE NUMBERS TCU AF Points Scored Points Scored/Game Opp. Points Scored Opp. Points Scored/Game First Downs Opp. First Downs rd-Down Conversions Pct th-Down Conversions Pct Rushing Attempts Yards Rushing Yards Rushing/Game Opp. Rushing Attempts Opp. Yards Rushing Opp. Yards Rush/Game Passes Attempted 40 9 Passes Completed 25 4 Completion Pct Yards Passing Yards Passing/Game Opp. Passes Attempted Opp. Passes Completed Opp. Completion Pct Opp. Yards Passing Opp. Yards Pass/Game Total Offensive Plays Total Yards Total Yards/Game Avg. Yards/Play Opp. Offensive Plays Opp. Total Yards Opp. Total Yards/Game Opp. Avg. Yards/Play FROG TIDBITS MAGIC NUMBER 17 t Under head coach Gary Patterson, TCU is 71-2 when allowing 17 points or less. THE TURNOVER STORY t Over the last seven seasons, TCU is 55-2 when ahead (38-1) or even (17-1) in turnover margin and when on the negative side. t TCU and Baylor both committed one turnover last week, marking only the second time in the Frogs last 57 games that they lost when ahead or even in turnover margin. t TCU was plus-9 in turnover margin last season, tops in the MWC and tied for 20th nationally (+0.7 per game). t TCU was a season-best plus-3 at Utah. t Since the start of the 2005 campaign, TCU is overall. In eight of the 12 defeats, the Frogs were minus-2 or worse in turnover margin. t The Frogs have posted at least one takeaway in 68 of their last 81 contests. BALL CONTROL t TCU has won 52 of its last 55 games when leading in time of possession. t The Frogs had a 33:06 to 26:54 edge over Baylor. t TCU was tops in the MWC and second in the nation last season with an average TOP of 33:43, trailing only Stanford (34:34). t TCU had the time of possession edge in 11 of 13 games last season. t The Frogs had a 40:51 to 19:09 edge in time of possession on San Diego State. t TCU held the ball for over 39 minutes against Utah (39:06-20:54) and Oregon State (39:23-20:37) with a 36:07 to 23:53 advantage on Baylor. PLAYING AHEAD t TCU has opened with a lead of at least 10-0 in 25 of its last 40 games. PRIVATE SCHOOLS t Since 2005, TCU has the best record among the 17 private institutions in the FBS: Team W-L Pct. 1. TCU USC BYU Boston College Tulsa Miami (Fla.) Notre Dame Northwestern Wake Forest Stanford Avg. Poss. Time/Game 33:06 25:28 Opp. Avg. Poss. Time/Game 26:54 34:32 TCU - AIR FORCE TALE OF THE TAPE Average height and weight for both teams starting lineups: TCU AF Offensive Line 6-4, , 261 Tight End 6-3, , 200 Quarterback 6-5, , 205 Running Back 5-10, , 193 Wide Receiver 6-0, , 175 Defensive Line 6-3, , 255 Linebacker 6-3, , 228 Secondary 6-0, , 204 t In addition to TCU, the other private schools are Baylor, Boston College, BYU, Duke, Miami (Fla.), Northwestern, Notre Dame, Rice, SMU, Stanford, Syracuse, Tulane, Tulsa, USC, Vanderbilt and Wake Forest. FINDING THE SCOREBOARD t At 230 games, TCU has the nation s third-longest current streak for not being shut out. The Frogs haven t been blanked since a 32-0 loss at Texas on Nov. 16, 1991: Team Games Last Shutout 1. Michigan 337 Oct. 20, 1984 at Iowa (26-0) 2. Florida 284 Oct. 29, 1988 vs. Auburn (16-0) 3. TCU 230 Nov. 16, 1991 at Texas (32-0) 4. Air Force 221 Dec. 31, 1992 vs. Mississippi (13-0) 5. Tennessee 211 Sept. 17, 1994 vs. Florida (31-0) t TCU s streak of 230 games is 12th all-time. Florida State is 11th at 232 games ( ). t BYU is the all-time leader at 361 contests in a row ( ) without being shut out. Offensive System Multiple Multiple Defensive System

14 TCU at Air Force t Sept. 10, 2011 t USAF Academy, Colo. t 2:30 p.m. CDT t Versus 14 MOST WINS THE LAST NINE YEARS ( ) No. Team Wins 1. Boise State USC Oklahoma LSU Texas TCU 82 Virginia Tech Florida Utah Auburn West Virginia 77 Wisconsin Georgia Ohio State Texas Tech 73 PRESEASON PREDICTIONS t Included below is where TCU was picked and finished in preseason polls since Gary Patterson s arrival in 1998: Year Conference Prediction Finish 1998 WAC 6th, Mtn. Division T-5th, Mtn. Division 1999 WAC 1st T-1st 2000 WAC 1st T-1st 2001 C-USA 4th T-5th 2002 C-USA 4th T-1st 2003 C-USA 1st 2nd 2004 C-USA 4th T-7th 2005 MWC 6th 1st 2006 MWC 1st 2nd 2007 MWC 1st 5th 2008 MWC 3rd 2nd 2009 MWC 1st 1st 2010 MWC 1st 1st 2011 MWC 2nd -- t The 2010 Frogs were the first team in MWC history to be a unanimous first-place pick. t Over the last two seasons, TCU became just the fourth and fifth teams in the MWC s 13-year history to finish first after being the preseason pick to win the league. t The Frogs previous two conference championships (2005, 2002) came after they were picked no higher than fourth. MAKING THE ROUNDS t When it begins BIG EAST Conference play next fall, TCU will be playing in its fifth league in an 18-year span. t Included below is a look at TCU s conference history: Years Conference Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association Southwest Conference Western Athletic Conference Conference USA Mountain West Conference BIG EAST Conference ALL-TIME NFL DRAFT PICKS FROM MWC TEAMS t TCU 173, San Diego State 135, Colorado State 95, Wyoming 77, New Mexico 61, UNLV 42, Boise State 43, Air Force 7. FROGS AND THE NFL t In Gary Patterson s tenure as head coach, TCU has had 29 players drafted with a total of 62 in NFL camps. t The Frogs have 13 former players currently on NFL rosters: Name NFL Team Years Lettered at TCU Marcus Cannon, OT New England Drew Coleman, CB Jacksonville Andy Dalton, QB Cincinnati Clint Gresham, DS Seattle David Hawthorne, LB Seattle Jerry Hughes, DE Indianapolis Colin Jones, S San Francisco Jeremy Kerley, WR New York Jets Marshall Newhouse, OT Green Bay Jason Phillips, LB Baltimore Herb Taylor, OT Denver LaDainian Tomlinson, RB New York Jets Daryl Washington, LB Arizona WINNINGEST ACTIVE FBS COACHES (MIN. 5 YRS.) Name Record Pct. 1. Chris Petersen, Boise State Bob Stoops, Oklahoma Gary Patterson, TCU Joe Paterno, Penn State Mark Richt, Georgia

15 TCU at Air Force t Sept. 10, 2011 t USAF Academy, Colo. t 2:30 p.m. CDT t Versus 15 TCU BY THE NUMBERS 1 How many teams (TCU) have been ranked in the top 10 of the seasonending polls by the Associated Press and USA Today each of the last three seasons. 2 National championships won by TCU (1935 and 1938). 4 Top-10 rankings in the last six seasons for TCU. 5 TCU s average ranking in the final AP poll over the last three seasons to place first nationally. 25 Suites on the west side of the renovated Amon G. Carter Stadium 28 Career starts by offensive guard Kyle Dooley, the most among current Horned Frogs. 115 Years TCU has been playing football Year TCU was founded as AddRan Male and Female Academy in Thorp Spring, Texas Year TCU played its first football game, an 8-6 win over Toby s Business College. DEFENDING THEIR HOME t TCU has a school record 20-game home winning streak. t The streak is second all-time in Mountain West Conference history, trailing only Utah (21, ). The Utes streak was snapped by TCU s 47-7 win last season. t TCU s 20 straight home wins rank third for the longest current streak in the nation (Oklahoma 37, Boise State 32). t Since 1999, TCU is 62-6 (.912) in its last 68 home games. t Under Gary Patterson as head coach, the Frogs have a 51-6 home record. t TCU hasn t lost a Saturday home game since the 2004 season finale against Tulane. t In their last 10 home dates, the Frogs have allowed just 13 touchdowns and outscored their opponents (an average margin of 45-11). t The Frogs have recorded five shutouts in their past 26 home dates. BEST HOME RECORDS SINCE 2003 t TCU is third nationally in home record (43-4,.915) over the last nine years: Team W-L Pct. 1. Boise State Oklahoma (a loss to TCU in 2005) 3. TCU Ohio State USC LSU Troy Virginia Tech Texas Tech Texas ROAD WARRIORS t TCU s MWC record 11-game road winning streak, which had been the longest in the nation, was snapped at Baylor. The Frogs have still won 13 of their last 15 road contests. t TCU s mark (.722) in road and neutral-site games since 2003 is fifth nationally: Team W-L Pct. 1. USC Texas Boise State LSU TCU Ohio State Florida Auburn Georgia Virginia Tech t TCU snapped Utah s MWC-record 21-game home win streak with a 47-7 victory last season. t With a win in 2005, TCU gave Oklahoma its only home loss since t Two of BYU s five home losses the last six seasons are to TCU. t The Frogs went undefeated in road games the last two seasons ( ). Prior to 2009, TCU hadn t accomplished the feat since GOING BOWLING t Since Gary Patterson arrived at TCU, the Frogs are one of 14 teams to play in at least 12 bowl games the last 13 seasons: 13 - Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech 12 - TCU, Boston College, Miami (Fla.), Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Southern Miss, Texas, Wisconsin GOOD OMENS t A 27-0 win at Colorado State in last year s Mountain West Conference opener was a sign of good things to come for the Frogs in league play. t In the four seasons (2005, 2008, 2009, 2010) they won their MWC opener, the Frogs posted a combined 31-1 league record. t In the two years (2006, 2007) it dropped its MWC opener, TCU had a combined league mark of 10-6.

16 TCU at Air Force t Sept. 10, 2011 t USAF Academy, Colo. t 2:30 p.m. CDT t Versus 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP Oklahoma (32) 1-0 1, LSU (17) 1-0 1, Alabama (9) 1-0 1, Boise State (2) 1-0 1, Florida State 1-0 1, Stanford 1-0 1, Texas A&M 1-0 1, Wisconsin 1-0 1, Oklahoma State Nebraska Virginia Tech South Carolina Oregon Arkansas Ohio State Mississippi State Michigan State Florida West Virginia Baylor Missouri South Florida Penn State Texas TCU (first-place votes in parentheses) USA TODAY TOP Oklahoma (43) 1-0 1, Alabama (9) 1-0 1, LSU (7) 1-0 1, Florida State 1-0 1, Boise State 1-0 1, Stanford 1-0 1, Oklahoma State 1-0 1, Texas A&M Wisconsin Nebraska Virginia Tech South Carolina Arkansas Oregon Ohio State Michigan State Mississippi State Florida Missouri Penn State Texas Auburn Arizona State West Virginia TCU (first-place votes in parentheses) BRING ON DAYLIGHT AND SATURDAYS t The Frogs are 33-1 in day games over the last seven seasons and at night. The NCAA constitutes a night game as starting at 5 p.m. or later. t TCU is 59-4 in Saturday contests dating back to the start of the 2005 campaign and 64-6 overall when playing on any day of the week other than Thursday. t During their run of success on Saturdays, the Frogs are 7-8 on other days of the week (1-0 on Sundays, 0-1 on Mondays, 2-0 on Tuesdays, 2-6 on Thursdays, 2-1 on Fridays). t Six of TCU's 12 losses over the last seven years have been on Thursdays. t TCU s two wins on Tuesdays both came in the Poinsettia Bowl (2006 and 2008). THE BCS t TCU finished third in the 2010 BCS standings, setting a record for the second straight year for the highest finish by a team from a non-automatic qualifying league. The Frogs were fourth in the final 2009 BCS standings. t TCU has the longest current streak (12 weeks) in the nation for appearing in the top five of the BCS standings. t The Frogs have appeared in the BCS standings for 23 consecutive weeks. Only Ohio State (50) and Boise State (30) have longer streaks. t The Frogs (44) are second behind only Boise State (50) for most appearances in the BCS standings by a school playing in a conference without an automatic BCS bid. t If the current BCS rules were in effect in 2005, TCU would have been in a BCS bowl. The Frogs finished ahead of automatic-qualifier Florida State. FROG HOPS t As TCU s head coach, Gary Patterson is 11-7 against ranked teams. t TCU is 5-5 since the NCAA adopted overtime play in t The Frogs are 7-5 in short-week games under Patterson. t TCU is 19-6 in regular-season games following a loss under Patterson. t The Frogs have never lost three in a row under Patterson. t TCU hasn t dropped three straight since a four-game skid in the 1998 campaign. CHECKING THE LEDGER t After just three winning seasons in 13 years ( ), TCU has won 75.9 percent (123-39) of its games since 1998 when Gary Patterson arrived on campus as defensive coordinator. t TCU is (.530) in its football history which began in A WINNING TRADITION AND PROGRAM t Since 2001, the start of Gary Patterson s first full season as TCU s head coach, the Frogs rank seventh in winning percentage: Team Record Pct. 1. Boise State Ohio State Texas Oklahoma USC LSU TCU Florida Virginia Tech Utah SELECT COMPANY t TCU is one of just 20 schools to have won multiple national championships (1935, 1938) and produce a Heisman Trophy winner (Davey O Brien, 1938). t The other schools are Alabama, Army, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Miami (Fla.), Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Penn State, Pittsburgh, SMU, Texas and USC. CLASS WATCH t Nearly 70 percent (65.6) of TCU s roster this season is comprised of true freshmen, redshirt freshmen and sophomores. t Included below is a breakdown by class: Class Number True Freshmen 37 Redshirt Freshmen 18 Sophomores 27 Juniors 25 Seniors 18

17 TCU at Air Force t Sept. 10, 2011 t USAF Academy, Colo. t 2:30 p.m. CDT t Versus HISTORY MAKING t On Dec. 5, 2010, TCU became the first team in college football history to receive an invite to the Rose Bowl and implode its stadium on the same day. COWBOY CHEERLEADER FACTOR t TCU offensive tackle Jeff Olson got engaged July 15, 2011 to Dallas Cowboys cheerleader Kaitlin Ilseng. t Olson is believed to be the only 300- pound offensive lineman in TCU history to be engaged to a Cowboys cheerleader. t TCU wide receiver Skye Dawson s mother, Rhonda Dawson, was a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader for two seasons ( ). HOME SWEET METROPLEX t Eight of TCU s 12 games this season are in the state of Texas, including seven dates in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. t TCU will leave Texas just twice in the season s opening eight weeks and just four times on the season. t With four home games and a date at Cowboys Stadium, five of the opening eight contests will take place in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. That doesn t include last week s season opener at Baylor in Waco. OPENING GAME NOTES t With last week s contest at Baylor, TCU opened away from home for the ninth time in 11 seasons under head coach Gary Patterson. t The Frogs saw their eight-game winning streak in season openers snapped. It was the second-longest streak in TCU history for season-opening victories, trailing only the 17 in a row from t TCU is now 8-3 in season debuts under Patterson. Overall, the Frogs are in openers. OLD FRIENDS t The Baylor game marked TCU s 32nd game against a former Southwest Conference rival since the league dissolved after the 1995 season. t TCU is versus its former SWC rivals: Team Record Pct. 1. Houston SMU Baylor Texas Tech Rice Arkansas Texas Texas A&M TCU S MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE AND NCAA RANKS Number/ MWC NCAA Team Category Average Rank Rank First Downs 25 1st T-15th Opponent Penalties (yards per game) st N/A Sacks Against 0 T-1st T-1st Opponent Fourth-Down Conversions 0.0 % (0-of-0) T-1st N/A Kickoff Returns (yards per attempt) nd 15th Scoring Offense (points per game) nd T-17th Punt Returns (yards per attempt) nd 20th Field Goal Percentage.500 (2-of-4) T-2nd N/A Rushing Offense (yards per game) rd 30th Total Offense (yards per game) rd T-32nd Pass Offense (yards per game) rd 45th Penalties (yards per game) rd T-47th Red Zone Offense (score %) 85.7 % (6-of-7) 3rd 56th Opponent Third-Down Conversions 37.5 % (6-of-16) 3rd T-66th Turnover Margin +0 T-3rd T-45th Pass Efficiency (rating) th 44th Fourth-Down Conversions 50.0 % (1-of-2) T-4th T-41st Rushing Defense (yards per game) T-4th T-72nd Time Of Possession (avg. per game) 33:06 5th 26th Kickoff Coverage (net yards per kick) th 84th Red Zone Defense (score %) 100% (3-of-3) T-5th T-60th Sacks By 1 6th T-67th Third-Down Conversions 40 % (4-of-10) T-6th T-62nd Net Punting (net yards per attempt) th 94th Opponent First Downs 25 7th T-98th Scoring Defense (points per game) th 107th Pass Defense (yards per game) th 108th Total Defense (yards per game) th 109th Pass Defense Efficiency (rating) th 112th PAT Kicking Percentage.667 (2-of-3) 8th N/A Individuals Greg McCoy (all-purpose average per game) st 6th Greg McCoy (kick return average) st 6th Ross Evans (field goals per game) 2.0 1st T-10th Josh Boyce (receptions per game) st T-12th Ross Evans (scoring by kicking) 8.0 1st N/A Stansly Maponga (fumbles recovered) 1.0 T-1st T-3rd Logan Brock (scoring by points per game) 12.0 T-1st T-25th Skye Dawson (punt return average) nd 15th Casey Pachall (total offense) nd T-31st Josh Boyce (receiving yards per game) nd 47th Stansly Maponga (fumbles forced) 1.0 T-2nd T-8th Ross Evans (field goal percentage) 50% (2-of-4) T-2nd N/A Casey Pachall (passing avg/game) rd 36th Kevin White (tackles for loss) 2.0 T-3rd T-29th Sam Carter (passes defended) 1.0 T-3rd N/A Casey Pachall (pass efficiency) th 38th Tekerrein Cuba (tackles avg. per game) 9.0 4th N/A Ross Evans (pat kicking percentage) 66.7% (2-of-3) 7th N/A Kevin White (tackles avg. per game) 8.0 7th N/A Waymon James (rushing yards per game) th N/A Skye Dawson (all-purpose average per game) T-8th N/A Ross Evans (scoring by points per game) 8.0 T-8th N/A Josh Boyce (scoring by points per game) 8.0 T-8th N/A Casey Pachall (scoring by points per game) 8.0 T-8th N/A Tank Carder (tackles avg. per game) th N/A 17

18 TCU at Air Force t Sept. 10, 2011 t USAF Academy, Colo. t 2:30 p.m. CDT t Versus 18 TCU BY THE NUMBERS 1 TCU players (Stansly Maponga) who speak Shona, the native language in Zimbabwe. 7 Seasons with at least 10 victories in the last nine years (includes six campaigns of 11 or more wins). 12 Victories needed by Gary Patterson to surpass Dutch Meyer as TCU s alltime winningest coach. 29 TCU players drafted by NFL teams during Gary Patterson s tenure as head coach. 60 Percent of the TCU undergraduate student population that s female. 70 Wins by TCU, compared to two losses, when allowing 17 or fewer points under Patterson. 406 LaDainian Tomlinson s NCAA single-game record for rushing yards (Nov. 20, 1999 vs. UTEP). 9,200 Songs downloaded into TCU football coach Gary Patterson s ipod MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS Team MWC Pct. Overall Pct. Colorado State TCU Air Force Boise State San Diego State UNLV Wyoming New Mexico MOUNTAIN WEST BOWL SCHEDULE Gildan New Mexico Bowl Mountain West vs. Pac-12 Saturday, Dec. 17 Albuquerque, N.M. 1 p.m. (CT) - ESPN MAACO Las Vegas Mountain West vs. Pac-12 Thursday, Dec. 22 Las Vegas, Nev. 7 p.m. (CT) - ESPN San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Mountain West vs. WAC Wednesday, Dec. 21 San Diego, Calif. 7 p.m. (CT) - ESPN AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl Mountain West vs. ACC Monday, Dec. 26 Shreveport, La. 4 p.m. (CT) - ESPN2 CHARTING TCU S 2011 OPPONENTS Opponent Record This Week Last Week Baylor 1-0 Open W, vs. No. 14 TCU Air Force 1-0 vs. No. 25 TCU W, vs. South Dakota Louisiana-Monroe 0-1 vs. Grambling State L, 34-0 at No. 6 Florida State Portland State 1-0 Open W, 52-0 vs. Southern Oregon SMU 0-1 vs. UTEP L, at No. 8 Texas A&M San Diego State 1-0 at Army W, vs. Cal Poly New Mexico 0-1 at No. 14 Arkansas L, vs. Colorado State BYU 1-0 at No. 24 Texas W, at Ole Miss Wyoming 1-0 vs. Texas State W, vs. Weber State No. 5 Boise State 1-0 Open W, vs. Georgia Colorado State 1-0 vs. Northern Colorado W, at New Mexico UNLV 0-1 at Washington State L, at No. 11 Wisconsin Total 8-4

19 TCU at Air Force t Sept. 10, 2011 t USAF Academy, Colo. t 2:30 p.m. CDT t Versus 19 MEDIA INFORMATION INTERVIEWING PATTERSON Schedule permitting, TCU head coach Gary Patterson is available for telephone interviews between 2 and 2:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. Interviews are to be coordinated with TCU media relations director Mark Cohen at m.cohen@tcu.edu or (817) INTERVIEWING PLAYERS All interviews are coordinated through TCU media relations. No player will miss class or be pulled from a meeting or prac tice to conduct an interview. COVERING PRACTICE TCU normally conducts workouts weekdays between the hours of 3 and 6 p.m. Practices are usually open to the media but those attending should contact Mark Cohen to confirm times. If practice is open, TV crews and photographers are permitted to only shoot individual drills and must receive clearance from the media relations office. Friday walk-through practices are closed. WEEKLY NEWS CONFERENCES Horned Frog coach Gary Patterson hosts a media luncheon each Tuesday at noon in the Dutch Meyer Athletic Complex and Abe Martin Academic Enhancement Center on the TCU campus. Frog players will be present at the luncheon to take questions from the media. Patterson s comments can also be seen live on GoFrogs.com. If you plan on attending, please contact TCU media relations director Mark Cohen at m.cohen@tcu.edu or (817) GARY PATTERSON SHOW The Gary Patterson Show, hosted by Brian Estridge, is heard live weekly on 92.1 FM KTFW, 88.7 FM KTCU and GoFrogs.com from Railhead Smokehouse at 2900 Montgomery Street in Fort Worth. Day Date Time Wednesday Aug p.m. Thursday Sept p.m. Thursday Sept p.m. Thursday Sept p.m. Thursday Sept p.m. Thursday Oct p.m. Thursday Oct p.m. Thursday Oct p.m. Thursday Nov p.m. Thursday Nov p.m. Thursday Nov p.m. Thursday Dec p.m. TCU HEAD COACH GARY PATTERSON Gary Patterson, named in August as the nation s top coach by both Sports Illustrated and ESPN The Magazine, is in his 11th season as TCU s head coach and 14th year overall on campus. In leading TCU to back-to-back BCS appearances, including the 2011 Rose Bowl championship, Patterson has received 10 National Coach of the Year honors over the last two seasons. The Exchange Club of Fort Worth recognized him as Fort Worth's Outstanding Citizen, while the National Football Foundation's Gridiron Club of Dallas selected him for its 2011 Distinguished Texan Award. Patterson has produced at least 10 wins in seven of the last nine years, including six seasons of 11 or more wins. Patterson s.772 winning percentage (98-29) ranks third among active coaches nationally. He needs 12 victories to surpass Dutch Meyer ( , ) as TCU s all-time winningest coach. Since arriving at TCU as defensive coordinator in 1998, Patterson has guided the Frogs to five conference titles and 12 bowl games in 13 seasons. FROGS UNDER PATTERSON Situation Record Score First When Opp. Scores First Lead at the Half Trail at the Half Tied at the Half Lead After 3 Quarters Trail After 3 Quarters Tied After 3 Quarters Games Decided in OT Yards of Offense Rushing Yards Rushing Yards Passing Yards Passing Yards Win Time of Possession Opp. At or Under 300 Total Yards Allow 300+ Total Yards Opp. Under 100 Rush Yds CAREER COACHING WINS AT TCU 1. Dutch Meyer Gary Patterson Abe Martin Francis Schmidt Jim Wacker CAREER GAMES COACHED AT TCU No. Coach Games 1. Dutch Meyer Abe Martin Gary Patterson Jim Wacker Pat Sullivan F.A. Dry Francis Schmidt Madison A. Bell PATTERSON VS. ALL OPPONENTS Air Force Arizona Army Baylor Boise State BYU Cincinnati Clemson Colorado State East Carolina Houston Iowa State Louisiana-Monroe Louisville Memphis Navy Nebraska New Mexico North Texas Northern Illinois Northwestern Northwestern State Oklahoma Oregon State Portland State San Diego State SMU Southern Miss Stanford Stephen F. Austin Tennessee Tech Texas Texas A&M Texas State Texas Tech Tulane UAB UC Davis UNLV USF Utah Vanderbilt Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Total RECORD BREAKDOWN vs. Conference Opponents vs. Non-Conference Opponents vs. Ranked Opponents Home Games Road Games Neutral Site Games August September October November December January...1-1