2010 TCU Horned Frog FOOTBALL

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1 2010 TCU Horned Frog FOOTBALL Media Contact: Mark Cohen TCU Athletics Media Relations Director (817) direct office (817) main office (817) cell (817) fax TCU Day Opponent Time/Result Sept. 4 No. 24 Oregon St.^ W, Sept. 11 Tennessee Tech W, 62-7 Sept. 18 Baylor W, Sept. 24 at SMU W, Oct. 2 at Colorado State* W, 27-0 Oct. 9 Wyoming* W, 45-0 Oct. 16 BYU* W, 31-3 Oct. 23 Air Force* W, 38-7 Oct. 30 at UNLV* W, 48-6 Nov. 6 at No. 5 Utah* W, 47-7 Nov. 13 San Diego State* W, Nov. 27 at New Mexico* 3:00 *MWC game; ^Cowboys Stadium in Arlington All Times Central NEW MEXICO Day Opponent Time/Result Sept. 4 at No. 11 Oregon L, 72-0 Sept. 11 Texas Tech L, Sept. 18 No. 14 Utah* L, Sept. 25 at UNLV* L, Oct. 2 UTEP L, Oct. 9 at New Mexico State L, Oct. 23 San Diego State* L, Oct. 30 at Colorado State* L, Nov. 6 Wyoming* W, Nov. 13 at Air Force* L, Nov. 20 at BYU* L, 40-7 Nov. 27 No. 3 TCU* 3:00 *MWC game All Times Central THE COACHES TCU - Gary Patterson (Kansas State 83) Record at TCU: (10th year) Overall Record: (10th year) UNM - Mike Locksley (Towson 92) Record at New Mexico: 2-23 (2nd year) Overall Record: 2-23 (2nd year) TV/RADIO VERSUS Ted Robinson (PBP), Kelly Stouffer (color), Lindsay Soto (sideline) Radio - TCU ISP Sports Network WBAP 820 AM and 96.7 FM, KTCU 88.7 FM, (Yahoo), Brian Estridge (PBP), John Denton (color), Jeff Williams (sideline) Spanish - AM 1270 Univision - Miguel Cruz (PBP), Elvis Gallegos (color) No. 3 TCU (11-0, 7-0) at New Mexico (1-10, 1-6) Nov. 27 Albuquerque, N.M. 3 p.m. CST University Stadium (39,224) VERSUS ABOUT THE GAME No. 3 TCU will look to clinch its second straight outright Mountain West Conference championship, and third in six years, when it travels to New Mexico for the regular-season finale. The Horned Frogs have at least a share in 16 conference titles in their history. A win would give TCU a 12-0 record and its second consecutive undefeated regular season. It would also be just the third unbeaten and untied regular season in TCU history. The Frogs 1938 national championship squad was 10-0 in the regular season before a 15-7 win over Carnegie Tech in the Sugar Bowl. TCU is looking to post the third 12-win campaign in its history, joining last year s team and its 1935 national champions who were 12-1 after a 3-2 Sugar Bowl win over LSU. A victory Saturday would be the 43rd for the Frogs seniors, making them the winningest class in school history. It would be the third-consecutive season that TCU saw its seniors graduate as the winningest class in program history. The Frogs are one of four remaining undefeated teams this season. TCU has reached 10 wins for the seventh time in the last nine years, including six seasons with at least 11 victories. TCU has outscored its seven MWC opponents , allowing just seven offensive touchdowns and 8.3 points per game. MWC teams have scored on 8-of-84 possessions. The Frogs are 8-1 in regular-season finales, including five straight wins, under head coach Gary Patterson. Over the last six seasons, TCU is 31-1 in day games and 57-4 in Saturday contests. THE WIN COLUMN The Frogs have a 24-game regular-season winning streak. TCU has won 25 of its last 26 overall games and is 37-3 in its last 40 contests. TCU has won its last 16 Mountain West Conference games and 24 of its last 25. Since the start of the 2008 season, TCU is The Frogs 34 wins trail only Boise State (36-1) and Alabama (35-4). Fifteen of TCU s last 18 victories have been by at least 27 points. Sixteen of the 18 wins are by 17 points or more. ROAD WARRIORS TCU s MWC record 10-game road winning streak is currently the second-longest in the nation (Boise State, 17). The Frogs have also won 12 of their last 13 road contests. In their last road game, TCU snapped Utah s MWC record 21-game home winning streak with a 47-7 victory in Salt Lake City (Nov. 6). CHECKING THE STATS TCU is No. 1 in the nation in scoring defense (10.9 points), total defense (223.2 yards), pass defense (134.6 yards) and fewest first downs allowed per game (11.6). The Frogs are second in opponent third-down conversions (23.4 percent) and fifth in run defense (88.6 yards). Offensively, TCU is second nationally in time of possession (34:53), fourth in third-down conversions (53.3 percent) and sixth in scoring (41.3 points) and first downs per game (25.9). The Frogs are ninth in rushing (258.3 yards) and total offense (490.5 yards). TCU is one of just two schools (Boise State) to rank in the top 10 in the nation in total offense, total defense, scoring offense and scoring defense. The Frogs have scored in all but one quarter this season. SERIES NOTES After meeting in the 2008 season opener in Albuquerque, TCU and New Mexico are now closing the regular season against each other for the second straight year. Since beginning Mountain West Conference play in 2005, TCU has won all five meetings with New Mexico to take an 8-3 lead in a series that dates to New Mexico's last two victories over TCU came when Gary Patterson was the Lobos' defensive coordinator in 1996 and in 1997.

2 TCU at New Mexico Nov. 27, 2010 Albuquerque, N.M. 3 p.m. CST 2 DID YOU KNOW? TCU s total enrollment of 8,865 is 60 percent female. 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. The estimated annual cost, including housing, books and fees, to attend TCU is $41,100. TCU s Neeley School of Business is ranked 32nd nationally by BusinessWeek for U.S. undergraduate business programs. TCU s endowment is among the top 60 colleges in the United States. TCU has opened four new residence halls since Summer The Campus Commons project had an expense of $100 million. Thirty percent of TCU s entering freshmen were in the top 10 of their high school graduating class. TCU s campus contains seven different schools and colleges and is 268 acres. TCU students represent 54 countries. 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. 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. 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). 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. 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. Men s Fitness ranked TCU eighth in its list of the fittest college campuses. TCU s campus is five miles from downtown Fort Worth. TCU s mission statement is To educate individuals to think and act as ethical leaders and responsible citizens in the global community. 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. The Fort Worth/Dallas television market is ranked fifth in the United States. LOBO TIES TCU head coach Gary Patterson was New Mexico's defensive coordinator in the campaigns. TCU co-offensive coordinator Jarrett Anderson played two seasons ( ) on the defensive line for the Lobos and is a 1993 New Mexico graduate. He was a Lobos' graduate assistant in TCU safeties coach Chad Glasgow was a graduate assistant at New Mexico in WHEN THEY LAST MET New Mexico 10 TCU 51 Nov. 28, 2009 Attendance: 41,738 Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, Texas FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - The undefeated Horned Frogs are going to bust into the BCS for the first time after improving to 12-0 with a victory over New Mexico. Andy Dalton matched a career high with four touchdown passes, two to Antoine Hicks in a 12-second span that put TCU up 30-0 early in the second quarter. Dalton had already run for a score. As the final seconds ticked off the clock, fans chanted "B-C-S! B-C-S!" They then stormed the field to celebrate, creating a sea of purple around a riser in the middle of the field where a celebratory cooler shower-drenched Patterson accepted the Mountain West Conference championship trophy. Dalton, a junior and third-year starter, was 15 of 24 for 228 yards while earning his 29th career victory, matching the school record set by "Slingin' Sammy" Baugh ( ). Dalton's 8-yard keeper put TCU up 9-0. Then he threw TD passes the next three possessions, all in a span of 2 1/2 minutes. Hicks made a 20-yard TD catch immediately after New Mexico (1-11, 1-7) fumbled the kickoff following his 62-yard score when Dalton hit him in stride near the 30. Bart Johnson had a 17-yard touchdown catch before New Mexico went three-and-out and Hicks scored on consecutive passes. Johnson added a 24-yard TD on the first play of the fourth quarter before the Frogs returned two interceptions for scores in a 2:20 span. New Mexico scored all of its points in a span of 72 seconds late in the first half and finished with only 172 yards on 74 plays. SCORE BY QUARTERS F New Mexico TCU SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter TCU - Team Safety, 9:22 TCU - Dalton 8 run (Evans kick), 2:39 Second Quarter TCU - Johnson 17 pass from Dalton (Evans kick), 13:33 TCU - Hicks 62 pass from Dalton (Evans kick), 11:18 TCU - Hicks 20 pass from Dalton (Evans kick), 11:06 UNM - Dennis 10 run (Aho kick), 5:43 UNM - Aho 31 field goal, 4:31 Fourth Quarter TCU - Johnson 24 pass from Dalton (Evans kick), 14:53 TCU - Washington 20 interception return (Evans kick), 13:35 TCU - Priest 47 interception return (Evans kick), 11:15 TEAM STATISTICS UNM 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 28:14 31:46 Third-Down Conversions 2-of-15 5-of-13 Fourth-Down Conversions 0-of-1 0-of-0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards : UNM - Carrier 6-11, Dennis 9-10, Kirk 1-9, Porterie 7-5, Wright 5-4, Team 1-(-29). TCU - Tucker 11-62, Dalton 9-45, Turner 11-44, Smith 4-22, Wesley 7-19, Dawson 1-6, Jackson 2-4. PASSING: UNM - Porterie ; Dennis , Team TCU - Dalton : UNM - James 4-31, Williams 4-25, Carrier 4-20, Kirk 3-24, Dennis 2-35, Hernandez 1-14, Solomon 1-10, Porterie 1-3. TCU - Hicks 5-123, Johnson 4-48, Young 2-19, Clay 2-14, Turner 1-14, Kerley 1-10.

3 TCU at New Mexico Nov. 27, 2010 Albuquerque, N.M. 3 p.m. CST 3 WORTH NOTING NATIONAL AWARDS Andy Dalton, QB - Johnny Unitas Award finalist Andy Dalton, QB - Walter Camp Player of the Year Award (one of 15 Players to Watch) Andy Dalton, QB - Maxwell Award semifinalist Andy Dalton, QB - Davey O Brien Award semifinalist Tejay Johnson, S - Jim Thorpe Award semifinalist Jake Kirkpatrick, C - Rotary Lombardi Award finalist Gary Patterson - Eddie Robinson Award finalist Gary Patterson - Joseph V. Paterno Award semifinalist Ed Wesley, TB - Doak Walker Award MIDSEASON ALL-AMERICANS Tanner Brock, LB - Second Team, SI.com Marcus Cannon, OT - First Team, SI.com Marcus Cannon, OT - First Team, Sporting News Tank Carder, LB - Fourth Team, Phil Steele s Wayne Daniels, DE - Fourth Team, Phil Steele s Jeremy Kerley, KR - Second Team, Phil Steele s ESPN ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT Bart Johnson, WR - First Team 2010 NATIONAL WEEKLY HONORS Dick Bumpas - Rivals.com National Coordinator of the Week, vs. Oregon State Andy Dalton - ESPN.com Helmet Sticker, vs. Baylor Andy Dalton - Manning Award Star of the Week, vs. Baylor Andy Dalton - Manning Award Star of the Week, vs. Wyoming Andy Dalton - Walter Camp Football Foundation National Offensive Player of the Week, vs. Utah Andy Dalton - Rivals.com National Offensive Player of the Week, vs. Utah Jeremy Kerley - Honoree, Paul Hornung Award's Most Versatile Performances of the Week, vs. Oregon State Jeremy Kerley - Honoree, Paul Hornung Award's Most Versatile Performances of the Week, vs. Baylor Jeremy Kerley - Honoree, Paul Hornung Award's Most Versatile Performances of the Week, vs. SMU Jeremy Kerley - Rivals.com MWC Player of the Week, vs. San Diego State TCU - Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week, vs. Utah Ed Wesley - Rivals.com MWC Offensive Player of the Week, vs. Air Force 2010 MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Alex Ibiloye - MWC Defensive Player of the Week, vs. Tennessee Tech Andy Dalton - MWC Offensive Player of the Week, vs. Baylor Jeremy Kerley - MWC Special Teams Player of the Week, vs. SMU Andy Dalton - MWC Offensive Player of the Week, vs. BYU Jeremy Kerley - MWC Special Teams Player of the Week, vs. BYU Ed Wesley - MWC Offensive Player of the Week, vs. Air Force Andy Dalton - MWC Offensive Player of the Week, vs. Utah Tanner Brock - MWC Defensive Player of the Week, vs. Utah SENIOR WATCH TCU has 26 seniors, third in the nation behind Hawaii and Louisville who both have 27. Last season, the Frogs had just 13 seniors to tie for ninth fewest in the country. VERSUS THE AQ LEAGUES Dating back to 2002, the Frogs are 15-3 in their last 18 games against teams from conferences with automatic BCS bids. Included in the above total is a 6-2 record versus the Big 12 and a 4-0 mark against the Pac-10. Since Gary Patterson arrived at TCU as defensive coordinator in 1998, the Frogs are 19-8 versus teams from AQ leagues. The 19 wins trail only Navy (20) and Utah (20). Since 2003, TCU s 14 wins over teams from conferences with automatic BCS bids are behind just Navy (18) and Utah (17). 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. 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. 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. 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, 9-10 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, 7-17 Away Sept. 16, 2000 Northwestern W, Home Aug. 25, 2001 No. 4 Nebraska L, 7-21 Away Dec. 28, 2001 Texas A&M L, 9-28 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 * - Sun Bowl ^ - galleryfurniture.com Bowl % - Houston Bowl $ - Cowboys Stadium in Arlington BEATING THE AQ S TCU has the longest streak in the nation, in terms of consecutive years (nine), for a school from a non-automatic qualifying conference to beat an opponent from an AQ league: Team Consecutive Years 1. TCU 9 2. Navy 8 3. BYU 5 Toledo 5

4 TCU at New Mexico Nov. 27, 2010 Albuquerque, N.M. 3 p.m. CST 4 WORTH NOTING TCU BY THE NUMBERS WHERE TO FIND THEM 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 Chad Glasgow, 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 PLAYING AHEAD TCU has trailed just four times this season and just once, for 1:32, in the second half. After SMU took a early third-quarter lead on Sept. 24, Jeremy Kerley returned the ensuing kickoff 83 yards to set up TCU s go-ahead touchdown only three plays and 1:32 later. 0 Home games left in the original Amon G. Carter Stadium. A $105 million renovation is underway. 1 Victories needed by the 2010 seniors to become the winningest class in TCU history (a new mark has been set each of the last two seasons). THE UNDEFEATED TCU is 11-0 for the second-straight season and third time in its history. The Frogs first reached 11-0 when they defeated Carnegie Tech, 15-7, in the Sugar Bowl to cap their 1938 national championship season. TCU was also 11-0 last season when it faced New Mexico in the regular-season finale and posted a victory. WINNING CLASSES With a win Saturday, TCU s seniors would become the winningest class in school history for a third straight year. This year s class has won 42 games, tying the 2009 seniors for the most victories. The 2008 senior class recorded 41 wins. Years Wins THE BCS TCU is third in the BCS standings for a third straight week. TCU has the longest current streak (10 weeks) in the nation for appearing in the top five of the BCS standings. The Frogs have appeared in the BCS standings for 21 consecutive weeks. Only Ohio State (48) and Boise State (28) have longer streaks. TCU was fourth in the final 2009 BCS standings, the highest finish by a team from a non-automatic qualifying league. The Frogs (42) are second behind only Boise State (48) for most appearances in the BCS standings by a school playing in a conference without an automatic BCS bid. TCU made its first BCS appearance last season with a trip to the Fiesta Bowl. If the current BCS rules were in effect in 2005, TCU would have been in a BCS bowl. UNIFORM WATCH Thanks to its special relationship with Nike, TCU has a multitude of uniform combos: Date Opponent Uniform Sept. 4 Oregon State 2010 Nike Pro Combat uniform and helmet Sept. 11 Tennessee Tech Purple jersey, black pants, regular helmet Sept. 18 Baylor Black jersey, black pants, regular helmet Sept. 24 SMU White jersey, white pants, regular helmet Oct. 2 Colorado State White jersey, white pants, regular helmet Oct. 9 Wyoming Purple jersey, black pants, regular helmet Oct. 16 BYU Purple jersey, 2010 Pro Combat pants and helmet Oct. 23 Air Force Black jersey, black pants, 2009 Pro Combat helmet Oct. 30 UNLV White jersey, white pants, regular helmet Nov. 6 Utah White jersey, white pants, regular helmet Nov. 13 San Diego State* Purple jersey, white pants, regular helmet Nov. 20 New Mexico White jersey, white pants, regular helmet 3 How many times TCU has sported an 11-0 record in its 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. 12 Former TCU players currently on National Football League rosters. 31 First-place votes received by TCU, out of a possible 31 votes, in the official 2010 MWC preseason poll. 53 Victories by TCU when ahead or even in turnover margin over 54 games the last six seasons. 121 Wins by TCU, compared to 38 losses, since Gary Patterson arrived as defensive coordinator in *TCU wore a purple jersey with white pants for the first time since the 2001 season.

5 TCU at New Mexico Nov. 27, 2010 Albuquerque, N.M. 3 p.m. CST 5 WORTH NOTING CHECKING THE RANKINGS Included below are TCU s week-by-week rankings this season: 2010 AP USA Today Harris BCS Preseason Sept Sept Sept Sept Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct Nov Nov Nov A NEW HOME A $105 million renovation of the west side and north end zone of Amon G. Carter Stadium is underway to better enhance the football fan experience, upgrade amenities and transform the historic Fort Worth icon into the "Camden Yards" of collegiate football stadiums. Completely funded by donor support, the renovation will be fully completed in An implosion of the press box side is set for Dec. 5 at 8 a.m. After construction, Amon G. Carter Stadium will have a seating capacity of 40,000 that can be expanded to more than 50,000. The Frogs received two first-place votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll and one in the Harris Poll. TCU has been ranked a school-record 38 consecutive weeks, appearing in every poll since Oct. 19, A No. 6 preseason ranking was the best in TCU history. At this time last year, TCU was ranked fourth in every major poll and in the BCS standings. TCU has three top-10 final rankings in the last five seasons. In 2009, the Frogs had their highest season-ending ranking (sixth) since they were also sixth in TCU has back-to-back top-10 appearances in final polls for the first time since the campaigns. TCU received four No. 1 votes in the final 2009 Harris Poll. FROG FEVER TCU had three sellouts this season and has totaled four in its last eight home dates. The Frogs set a single-season attendance record for the second straight year, averaging 42,466. Last year was 38,187. Three of the top-six attendances in TCU s history came this season. A standing-room only crowd of 47,393 for the Sept. 18 Baylor game ranks second. SRO crowds of 46,096 for Air Force (Oct. 23) and 45,694 against San Diego State (Nov. 13) place fifth and sixth, respectively. Over its last eight home games, TCU has an average attendance of 43,355. It represents 97.7 percent of the capacity at 44,358-seat Amon G. Carter Stadium. TCU sold a record 19,143 football season tickets in When including the student allotment, the total is 25,298. The crowd of 50,307 for last year s Utah contest set a TCU single-game home attendance record. An estimated 7,500 filled TCU s Campus Commons earlier in the day for ESPN s College GameDay. Over 20,000 TCU fans made the trip to Arizona in January for the 2010 Fiesta Bowl. THE BEST IN TEXAS 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

6 TCU at New Mexico Nov. 27, 2010 Albuquerque, N.M. 3 p.m. CST 6 JUST WIN, BABY Andy Dalton is the nation s leader in wins by an active quarterback: Name Wins 1. Andy Dalton, TCU Kellen Moore, Boise State Tyrod Taylor, Virginia Tech 32 Dalton also has the most wins by a quarterback in TCU history. Slingin Sammy Baugh (29, ) is second. WHAT THEY RE SAYING ABOUT DALTON Andy Dalton should start near the top of Heisman lists. - Dennis Dodd Senior Writer, CBSSports.com Andy Dalton will be invited to New York for the Heisman Trophy ceremony. WEDDING BELLS Since getting engaged Oct. 6, Andy Dalton is completing 67.7 percent of his passes with 17 touchdowns and just two interceptions: Opponent Comp. Att. Pct. Yards TD Int. Wyoming BYU Air Force UNLV Utah San Diego State Totals , Five of Dalton s top-six games of the season in passing yards have come since he popped the question. He posted two of the top seven single-game completion percentages in TCU history. Dalton had a career-best 355 yards passing and 369 in total offense at Utah. In the first game after his engagement, Dalton totaled a then season-high 312 yards of total offense in a 45-0 win over Wyoming. Dalton rushed for a career-high 93 yards against Air Force, including a career-long 47-yard run. IN DALTON S FREE TIME... Vice-President of TCU s American Marketing Association (AMA) Founder of Ignite, a student led on-campus ministry that attracts an average of 600 students each Monday night for Christian worship Part of a leadership team for Ignite that has raised close to $30,000 Leader of a student led Bible study Volunteer at youth football camps in the Fort Worth area Reads to local kids through TCU s Reading Frogs program - Bruce Feldman Senior Writer, ESPN The Magazine He s one of the best quarterbacks in the country. He s perfect for what they do offensively. He s got the ability to beat you with his legs and with his arm. - Kyle Whittingham Head Coach, Utah He was just what everybody knew of him. He s very confident, crafty and quick. He s a quick decision maker and an impressive player. He really ran their offense. - Mike Riley Head Coach, Oregon State He is good. He was in rhythm and he had a lot of confidence. Every time he went out on the field, he knew he was going to work for it every time. We were never able to get him out of rhythm. - Art Briles Head Coach, Baylor He s played a lot of snaps and is very experienced. He can throw and run, so that gives them some dimension back there. - Steve Fairchild Head Coach, Colorado State

7 TCU at New Mexico Nov. 27, 2010 Albuquerque, N.M. 3 p.m. CST 7 TCU CAREER PASSING LEADERS No. Player Years Yards 1. Andy Dalton 07-pres. 9, Max Knake , Steve Stamp , Casey Printers , Jeff Ballard ,204 TCU CAREER PASSING TDS No. Player Years Comps. 1. Andy Dalton 07-pres Max Knake Sam Baugh TCU CAREER PASS COMPLETIONS No. Player Years Comps. 1. Andy Dalton 07-pres Max Knake Steve Stamp Jeff Ballard Leon Clay TCU CAREER PASS ATTEMPTS No. Player Years Atts. 1. Andy Dalton 07-pres. 1, Max Knake , Steve Stamp Steve Judy David Rascoe TCU COMPLETION PCT. LEADERS No. Player Years Pct. 1. Andy Dalton 07-pres Jeff Ballard Sean Stilley Brandon Hassell Casey Printers ACTIVE TCU LEADERS 1. Ed Wesley , Andy Dalton , Matthew Tucker , Waymon James Jeremy Kerley ACTIVE TCU RECEPTION LEADERS 1. Jimmy Young Jeremy Kerley Bart Johnson Antoine Hicks Curtis Clay ACTIVE YDS. LEADERS 1. Jimmy Young , Jeremy Kerley , Bart Johnson , Antoine Hicks Josh Boyce FROG OFFENSIVE NOTES THE TD STREAK Andy Dalton has thrown a touchdown pass in 19 consecutive games, the longest streak in Mountain West Conference history. Dalton passed for four touchdowns against San Diego State. It was the fourth time in his career that he s thrown for four scores in a game. DALTON MILESTONE WATCH Andy Dalton is approaching a pair of milestones: Category Number Needed TCU s Single-Season TD Pass Record 2 MWC s Career Leader in Total Plays 3 MWC s Career Total Offense Leader 40 10,000 Career Passing Yards 61 Dalton has equaled a career high, set last year, with 23 touchdown passes. TCU s single-season record is 24 by Max Knake in Dalton is TCU s career leader in total offense (11,530 yards) and passing yards (9,939). Dalton had a career-best 369 yards of total offense at Utah to climb into second place all-time in the MWC. He moved past BYU s John Beck (11,060, ). Max Hall of BYU is the MWC s all-time leader with 11,569 yards ( ). Dalton has taken part in 1,683 plays. The MWC s career leader is Beck with 1,685. FINDING TARGETS In the last nine games, Andy Dalton has put together three of the top seven singlegame completion percentages (min. 15 attempts) in TCU history: Name Completion Pct. Opponent 1. Andy Dalton 91.3 (21-of-23) Baylor, Jeff Ballard 87.0 (20-of-23) San Diego State, Max Knake 86.7 (13-of-15) Rice, Andy Dalton 82.4 (14-of-17) Wyoming, 2010 Casey Printers 82.4 (14-of-17) Navy, Andy Dalton 80.8 (21-of-26) Utah, 2010 Jeff Ballard 80.8 (21-of-26) Air Force, 2006 COMPLETIONS AND MORE COMPLETIONS Andy Dalton is on pace to break Jeff Ballard s career completion percentage record: Name Completion Pct. Years 1. Andy Dalton present 2. Jeff Ballard Dalton has a career-best 66.3 completion percentage (185-of-279) this season. It s on pace to shatter TCU s single-season mark of 61.9 by Ballard in Dalton and Ballard were teammates in 2006, when Dalton was a redshirt. TAKING CARE OF THE BALL Andy Dalton is third among active quarterbacks in lowest interception percentage (min. 800 attempts): Name Int. Pct. Att./Int. 1. Kellen Moore, Boise State ,116/18 2. Colin Kaepernick, Nevada ,186/22 3. Andy Dalton, TCU ,280/30 FLASHING THE WHEELS Andy Dalton has run for first downs on 27 of his 76 carries (35.5 percent) this season. He rushed for eight first downs on 15 carries against Oregon State. Dalton had seven rushing attempts for a career-high 93 yards against Air Force. His previous-best rushing total was 91 yards versus Stanford in Dalton had a career-long 47-yard carry in the third quarter against Air Force, nearly doubling his previous career best of 24 yards versus Boise State in Dalton s 1,591 career rushing yards rank second among active TCU players. Included below is a look at Dalton running the ball: Rushes Yards Avg. Per Carry TDs Avg./Game First 9 games Last 38 games 347 1,

8 TCU at New Mexico Nov. 27, 2010 Albuquerque, N.M. 3 p.m. CST 8 GETTING BETTER AND BETTER Included below is a look at the yearly improvement in Andy Dalton s passing efficiency: Year Rating NCAA Rank rd th th th TOTING THE ROCK Andy Dalton s rushing yards per carry has improved each year at TCU: Year Yards Per Carry Yards Per Game TO HISTORY Andy Dalton s 21 career rushing touchdowns are the most by a quarterback in TCU history and tied for seventh overall. Next on the list is Kenneth Davis with 23 ( ). Davis was fifth in the 1984 Heisman Trophy voting. THE PROLIFIC ONE Included below are Andy Dalton s rankings all-time in the MWC and where he ranks for career numbers among active quarterbacks in the NCAA: Category Number MWC Rank NCAA Rank Wins 40 1st 1st Total Offense 11,530 2nd 5th Total Plays 1,683 2nd 5th Touchdown Passes 67 3rd 8th Passing Yards 9,939 3rd 4th Completions 788 3rd 4th Attempts 1,280 4th 5th SELECT COMPANY Andy Dalton is one of just seven active quarterbacks with at least 1,000 career yards rushing and 5,000 passing. The others are Austen Arnaud (Iowa State), Diondre Borel (Utah State), Robert Griffin III (Baylor), Colin Kaepernick (Nevada), Jake Locker (Washington), Terrelle Pryor (Ohio State) and Tyrod Taylor (Virginia Tech). SCORE BY QUARTERS TCU has scored in all but one quarter this season. The only scoreless quarter was the third quarter against BYU. HOW GOOD WAS HE Andy Dalton completed 21-of-23 passes (91.3 percent) for 267 yards and two touchdowns against Baylor. The 91.3 completion percentage set TCU and MWC singlegame records. Jeff Ballard previously held the TCU mark after completing 20- of-23 attempts (87.0 percent) versus San Diego State in The former MWC mark of 90.9 (20-of-22) was set by BYU's Max Hall against Wyoming last season. The NCAA record is 95.8 (23-of-24) by Tennessee's Tee Martin versus South Carolina in Dalton s 91.3 completion percentage tied Sam Bradford (Oklahoma) and Jared Zabransky (Boise State) for highest by an FBS passer in a game (min. 20 attempts) since Dalton's 11 consecutive completions to start the game marked a career-best streak for him. It was also the second-best streak for completions in a game in TCU history, trailing only the 14 straight by Ballard against San Diego State in MILESTONE WATCH TCU is nearing the following single-season school records: Category Number Needed Current Mark Touchdowns 5 65 (2009) First Downs (2009) Points Scored (2009) Rushing Yards 401 3,241 (1987) Total Offense (Yards) 543 5,937 (2009) THE CENTURY MARK Three Frogs have rushed for 100 yards in a game this season. Ed Wesley has done it four times, while Matthew Tucker and Waymon James reached the feat against San Diego State. Andy Dalton came close with 93 yards versus Air Force. Against the Aztecs, Tucker (131) and James (102) became the first TCU tandem to rush for 100 yards in the same game since Lonta Hobbs (117) and Brandon Hassell (110) against Boise State in the 2003 Fort Worth Bowl. MOVING THE STICKS TCU has more than doubled ( ) its opponents in first downs. The Frogs are on pace for 337 first downs which would set a single-season TCU record for the third straight year. The Frogs had 311 first downs in 2009 and 308 in IT S ABOUT DEPTH Despite two injured starters (left guard Kyle Dooley, right tackle Zach Roth) on the offensive line not starting during a threegame stretch (Oct. 23-Nov. 6), TCU still averaged yards rushing and in total offense. The 377 yards rushing against Air Force was TCU s best total since a 390-yard effort in last year s 41-0 victory over UNLV. IT S A RUSH TCU has won 50 in a row when rushing for at least 167 yards. The Frogs have won 39 straight games when rushing for more yards than passing. Under head coach Gary Patterson, TCU is 53-2 with 200 or more yards rushing. TCU is 11th in the nation in rushing at yards per game, the Frogs highest average since a clip in LaDainian Tomlinson s senior year of The Frogs 34 rushing touchdowns are tied for seventh in the nation. TCU has topped 300 yards in rushing three times. The Frogs are averaging 5.4 yards per carry with their top nine rushers sporting a mark of at least 4.7 yards per attempt. Four of the top nine are at 6.3 yards or better. THIRD DOWNS AND RED ZONE The Frogs top the MWC and are fifth in the nation in thirddown conversion percentage at 53.3 (73-of-137). TCU was 10-of-15 on third downs at Utah. TCU is third in the MWC and 32nd nationally in red-zone offense, scoring on 51-of-59 possessions (86.4 percent). The Frogs have 42 touchdowns and nine field goals on their red zone scores. FAST STARTS TCU has scored on its opening possession of the game seven times (six touchdowns, one field goal) this season. TCU scored on its first five series for a 35-3 halftime lead on Baylor. Six of TCU s seven scoring drives against Baylor were at least 73 yards.

9 TCU at New Mexico Nov. 27, 2010 Albuquerque, N.M. 3 p.m. CST 9 TCU BY THE NUMBERS 4 Horned Frogs (Andy Dalton, Tejay Johnson, Jake Kirkpatrick, Ed Wesley) who are semifinalists or finalists for national awards. 6 Career 100-yard receiving games by Jimmy Young Skye Dawson s time in the 60 meters. 27 Rushing first downs by quarterback Andy Dalton this season. 30 Consecutive starts by Andy Dalton, the longest streak on the TCU offense. 39 Consecutive victories by TCU when rushing for more yards than passing. 40 Career wins by Andy Dalton as a starting quarterback, most in TCU history and the most in the nation among active players. 50 Consecutive wins by TCU when rushing for at least 167 yards Jeremy Kerley s career completion percentage (5-of-7). OFFENSIVE CONSISTENCY TCU tops the MWC and is eighth nationally in total offense at yards per game. The Frogs are on pace to set a single-season school record in total offense for the second straight year. Three of the top-four single-season totals would have been accomplished in the last three years. The Frogs have recorded five games with over 500 yards in total offense. TCU has had at least 375 yards in each game this season while topping 400 yards in nine of 11 contests. Opponent Rushing Passing Total Offense Oregon State Tennessee Tech Baylor SMU Colorado State Wyoming BYU Air Force UNLV Utah San Diego State LONGEST PLAYS Included below are TCU s longest plays from scrimmage in 2010: Yards Play Game 93 (TD) Andy Dalton pass to Josh Boyce Utah 54 (TD) Andy Dalton pass to Josh Boyce UNLV 52 Andy Dalton pass to Skye Dawson Oregon State 50 (TD) Andy Dalton pass to Jeremy Kerley Wyoming 49 (TD) Ed Wesley run Baylor 47 Andy Dalton run Air Force 47 Matthew Tucker run Colorado State 43 Andy Dalton pass to Skye Dawson Wyoming 41 Andy Dalton pass to Antoine Hicks SMU 39 (TD) Andy Dalton pass to Jimmy Young Colorado State The 93-yard touchdown pass from Andy Dalton to Josh Boyce at Utah was the thirdlongest play in TCU history. The only longer plays were a 99-yard Scott Ankrom to James Maness completion against Rice in 1984 and a 98-yard connection from Brandon Hassell to Reggie Harrell versus Arizona in MR. TOUCHDOWN Luke Shivers has six career touchdowns (five rushing, one receiving) on 14 touches. He has two touchdowns on eight touches this season. Shivers three receptions top the combined total of two from his first two seasons. THE OTHER ARMS Back-up quarterbacks Casey Pachall and Yogi Gallegos are a combined 3-of-4 in the air with two of the completions to tight end Corey Fuller. Pachall scored his first collegiate touchdown on an 8-yard carry for TCU s final points at UNLV. Jeremy Kerley is 2-of-2 passing this season for 37 yards, including a 26-yard touchdown to Bart Johnson at Utah. Kerley also had an 11-yard strike to Johnson at SMU. Kerley is 5-of-7 passing for 135 yards in his career. A FLYIN FROG Wide receiver Skye Dawson, who is tied for fifth on the Frogs with 11 receptions, is a sprinter on TCU s track and field team. Dawson has a personal-best time of in the 100 meters. Dawson won the Mountain West Conference Indoor Championship in the 60 meters with a mark of 6.69, the third-fastest time in MWC history. Dawson has been involved in two of TCU s eight-longest plays. He had a seasonbest 52-yard reception against Oregon State and a 43-yard grab versus Wyoming. BORN TO BE A FROG Tight end Evan Frosch was always meant for TCU. In German, Frosch means Frog.

10 TCU at New Mexico Nov. 27, 2010 Albuquerque, N.M. 3 p.m. CST 10 SEEKING 1,000 Ed Wesley needs 12 yards rushing for 1,000 on the season. He would become TCU s first player to reach the milestone since Robert Merrill in SETTING THE PACE Ed Wesley has a team-best 988 yards rushing, the highest total by a Frog since Robert Merrill s 1,107 yards in Wesley is on pace for 1,167 yards. At his current pace, he would have TCU s highest single-season rushing total since LaDainian Tomlinson led the nation with 2,158 yards in Wesley ranks second in the MWC and 32nd nationally with his 89.8 yards per game mark. Wesley has four 100-yard games this season and five in his career. HE S PRETTY GOOD Ed Wesley single-handedly outrushed ( ) an Air Force team that entered the game as the nation s leading ground attack at yards per game. 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 Wesley had the 24th 200-yard game in TCU history and the 20th-best single-game total. BREAKOUT BOYCE Josh Boyce s 30 receptions are second on TCU and the most by a TCU freshman since Cory Rodgers 37 in With 126 yards receiving and two touchdowns on three catches at Utah, Boyce had his second 100-yard game of the season. He had eight catches for 127 yards and two scores in a 31-3 win over BYU. Boyce s first two catches at Utah were 26- and 93-yard TDs. In two of the last three games, Boyce has been on the receiving end of TCU s longest plays from scrimmage this season. His 93-yard touchdown reception at Utah was preceded by a 54-yard scoring catch at UNLV. Boyce s eight catches against BYU were the most in a game by a Frog since Donald Massey had eight in a 2006 contest versus BYU. Boyce totaled the most receiving yards by a TCU freshman since Rodgers had 171 on six catches at Houston in Boyce s performance versus BYU marked TCU s first 100-yard receiving game since Antoine Hicks totaled 123 yards on five catches last year versus New Mexico. Boyce had the most receiving yards by a Frog since Jimmy Young totaled a school-record 226 yards on five receptions against Wyoming on Oct. 25, QUICK HITS FROM SALT LAKE CITY TCU had three 1-play scoring drives at Utah. TCU s 237 yards of offense in the first quarter marked a season-best in any quarter this season. The previous best was 211 yards in the first quarter of a win over Baylor. PROTECTING THE QB TCU has surrendered just seven sacks this season, tied for seventh nationally in fewest allowed (0.6 per game). PURE STRENGTH TCU s starting offensive line averages 671 in their squat, 506 in the bench and 423 in the clean. Midseason All-America offensive tackle Marcus Cannon has a 760 squat, 530 bench and 500 clean. Return specialist Jeremy Kerley has a 38 inch vertical leap, 650 squat and 400 bench. Defensive linemen Cory Grant and Wayne Daniels squat 760 and 730, respectively. BREAKING THE PLANE With 16 different players scoring a touchdown this season, TCU is tied with Stanford for the national lead in that category. THE VERSATILE ONE Jeremy Kerley has had a career-high in receptions in each of the last two games. Kerley totaled eight catches for 85 yards, including three touchdowns, against San Diego State after totaling seven grabs for 68 yards versus Utah. Kerley had the first three-touchdown game of his career in the San Diego State contest. TCU is 19-0 when Kerley scores a touchdown. Kerley has tied Mike Renfro s 1977 TCU record with 10 touchdown receptions this season. Kerley has a team-high 50 catches, becoming the 13th player in TCU history to reach 50 receptions in a season and the first since Jimmy Young totaled 59 in Kerley leads the MWC in all-purpose yards at per game. Kerley set a career high with 234 all-purpose yards at SMU. He had 172 yards on kickoff returns, 23 on punt returns, 33 yards receiving and six yards rushing. Kerley had a 26-yard touchdown pass to Bart Johnson at Utah and is now 2-of-2 in the air for 37 yards this season. For his career, Kerley is 5-of-7 passing for 135 yards. CLIMBING THE CHARTS Jimmy Young needs just five yards to move into third place and 47 yards for second place on TCU s all-time list for receiving yards. Young, who is fifth on the Frogs career receptions chart with 140, is one of just three players (Mike Renfro, Stephen Shipley) to rank in the top five in both receiving yards and catches: Name Yards Years 1. Mike Renfro 2, Stephen Shipley 2, Stanley Washington 2, Jimmy Young 2, present 5. James Maness 2, Name Receptions Years 1. Kelly Blackwell Mike Renfro Stephen Shipley Cory Rodgers Jimmy Young present Young s 11-yard third-quarter touchdown catch at Utah was the 12th of his career, tying him with Phillip Epps ( ) for seventh all-time at TCU. THE STREAK Bart Johnson has at least one reception in a career-high and team-best 33 consecutive games, a streak that is 13th nationally among active players. On his 26-yard touchdown reception from Jeremy Kerley at Utah, Johnson went over 1,000 career receiving yards. He s now at 1,071. FINDING THE TIGHT END Logan Brock s 15-yard first-quarter scoring reception against San Diego State marked his first career touchdown. It was also the first touchdown by a TCU tight end since Evan Frosch s 4-yard scoring grab at UNLV on Nov. 1, TCU tight ends have just nine receptions this season but are averaging 17.9 yards per catch.

11 TCU at New Mexico Nov. 27, 2010 Albuquerque, N.M. 3 p.m. CST 11 FROG DEFENSIVE NOTES A THAT HUNTS In seven MWC contests, TCU has allowed just seven offensive touchdowns and 8.3 points per game. MWC opponents have scored on just 8-of-84 possessions against TCU this season. SETTING THE PACE TCU leads the nation in scoring defense, total defense, pass defense and fewest first downs allowed per game while placing second in opponent third-down conversion percentage. Team Scoring Defense (PPG) 1. TCU Boise State Alabama 12.8 Team Total Defense (YPG) 1. TCU Boise State Ohio State Team Pass Defense (YPG) 1. TCU Nebraska Miami (Fla.) Team First Downs Allowed (PG) 1. TCU West Virginia Ohio State 13.3 Team Opponent Third Down Pct. 1. West Virginia TCU Boise State 26.6 TCU is fifth nationally in run defense, allowing just 88.6 yards per game. Only two opponents have reached 100 yards rushing on TCU. RISING UP In each of its last two bowl games, both against Boise State, TCU held the Broncos to just one offensive touchdown. POINTS OFF THE SCOREBOARD TCU has held a nation s-best seven opponents to single digits in scoring this season. Iowa and Boise State are second with five opponents scoring under 10 points. Since 1990, the single-season high for number of games a team has held its opponent to less than 10 points is eight (USC, 2008; Miami, 2002; Kansas State, 1998). The Frogs run of holding six straight opponents (Oct. 2-Nov. 6) to single digits was the longest in the NCAA since Alabama had seven in a row in TCU is one of just seven teams since 1990 to hold opponents to single digits in five straight games. Two of those teams (Florida State, 1993; Miami, 2001) won national titles. BELOW THE MENDOZA LINE TCU is the only team in the nation to hold all but one opponent under 200 yards in passing. Eighty-two of the 120 FBS teams currently allow an average of 200 or more yards per game in the air. GETTING TOUGH TCU has allowed just 16 touchdowns this season, tied with Boise State for the third-lowest total in the nation behind West Virginia (12) and Alabama (14). A LOOK BACK AT SAN DIEGO STATE TCU held San Diego State to one first down in the opening 42 minutes (a flea-flicker on the second play from scrimmage). The Aztecs had just three first downs through three quarters and seven for the game. They were 2-of-11 on third downs. San Diego State had 12 three-and-outs on 16 possessions and ran just 47 plays with a time of possesion of 19:09. San Diego State had just 38 yards rushing, a season-low by a TCU opponent. A LOOK BACK AT UTAH The Utes, who entered the game with the nation s third-ranked scoring offense (45.2 points per game), did not cross midfield until the fourth quarter with TCU leading Utah was held to 52 yards rushing and 199 in total offense. Utah was 3-of-13 on third downs after having a 54.3 success rate in its opening eight contests. The Utes ran just 52 plays and had the ball for only 20: GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS TCU OFFENSE Pos. OSU TTU BAY SMU CSU WYO BYU AFA UNLV UTAH SDSU UNM WR Kerley Clay Kerley Kerley Kerley Kerley Kerley Kerley Hicks Kerley Kerley WR Young Young Young Young Young Young Johnson Boyce Young Boyce Young TE Frosch Frosch Frosch Hicks (WR) Hicks (WR) Boyce (WR) Boyce (WR) Frosch Frosch Frosch Boyce (WR) LT Cannon Olson Cannon Cannon Cannon Cannon Cannon Cannon Cannon Cannon Cannon LG Dooley Dooley Dooley Dooley Dooley Dooley Dooley Thompson Thompson Thompson Dooley C Kirkpatrick Kirkpatrick Kirkpatrick Kirkpatrick Kirkpatrick Kirkpatrick Kirkpatrick Kirkpatrick Kirkpatrick Kirkpatrick Kirkpatrick RG Vernon Vernon Vernon Vernon Vernon Vernon Vernon Vernon Vernon Vernon Vernon RT Roth Roth Roth Roth Roth Roth Roth Olson Olson Olson Roth TE Brock Brock Brock Johnson (WR) Dawson (WR) Dawson (WR) Tucker (TB) Brock Johnson (WR) Brock Johnson (WR) QB Dalton Dalton Dalton Dalton Dalton Dalton Dalton Dalton Dalton Dalton Dalton RB Wesley Wesley Wesley Wesley Wesley Wesley Wesley Wesley Wesley Wesley Wesley TCU Pos. OSU TTU BAY SMU CSU WYO BYU AFA UNLV UTAH SDSU UNM DE Maponga Maponga Maponga Maponga Maponga Maponga Maponga Maponga Maponga Maponga Forrest NT Griffin Griffin Griffin Griffin Griffin Griffin Griffin Griffin Grant Grant Grant DT Grant Grant Grant Grant Grant Grant Grant Grant Yendrey Yendrey Yendrey DE Daniels Daniels Daniels Daniels Daniels Daniels Daniels Daniels Daniels Daniels Daniels LB Carder Carder Carder Carder Carder Carder Carder Carder Carder Carder Carder LB Brock Brock Brock Brock Brock Brock Brock Brock Brock Brock Brock CB Teague Teague Teague Teague Teague Teague Teague Teague Teague Teague Teague WS Ibiloye Ibiloye Ibiloye Ibiloye Cuba Cuba Cuba Ibiloye Cuba Ibiloye Ibiloye FS Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson SS Luttrell Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones Jones CB McCoy McCoy McCoy McCoy McCoy McCoy McCoy McCoy McCoy McCoy McCoy

12 TCU at New Mexico Nov. 27, 2010 Albuquerque, N.M. 3 p.m. CST 12 ACTIVE TCU DEFENSIVE LEADERS Tackles 1. Tejay Johnson Tank Carder Alex Ibiloye Tanner Brock Colin Jones Wayne Daniels Tekerrein Cuba Kelly Griffin Cory Grant Greg McCoy Sacks 1. Wayne Daniels Cory Grant D.J. Yendrey Tank Carder Stansly Maponga Tanner Brock Jeremy Coleman Colin Jones Clarence Leatch Kelly Griffin Interceptions 1. Tejay Johnson Greg McCoy Jason Teague Tank Carder Colin Jones Tyler Luttrell McCOY ISLAND TCU cornerback Greg McCoy has recorded an interception in each of the last two games. ROOKIE WATCH All three true freshmen to see action for TCU this season are on defense: cornerbacks Travaras Battle and Elisha Olabode and defensive end Matt Anderson. Battle is second on TCU with 11 special teams tackles. He has totaled 12 stops overall. Olabode has five tackles. Anderson has four stops, including one for loss, to go with a forced fumble. KEEP IN MIND 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. Safety Tejay Johnson knows sign language and is a rehabilitation of the deaf/hard of hearing major. Johnson has made a team-best 36 consecutive starts. STINGY D TCU is looking to become just the third program in NCAA history to lead the nation in total defense in three consecutive seasons. The others are Toledo ( ) and Oklahoma ( ). TCU has topped the nation in total defense each of the last two years and four times in the past 10 seasons. Since the NCAA began tracking statistics in 1937, TCU is tied with Alabama and Auburn for the most No. 1 rankings in total defense at four. All four of the Frogs' top marks (2000, 2002, 2008, 2009) are under Gary Patterson. Since 2000, TCU's first of four team defensive titles, Virginia Tech is the only other school to finish first more than once (2005, 2006). The Frogs, Hokies and Miami (1989, 1994) are the only teams to win the crown at least twice since SHUTTING THEM DOWN Included below is a look at TCU holding several opponents below their current season marks in points and total offense: Opponent PPG - YPG PTS - YDS vs. TCU Oregon State Baylor Air Force Utah TCU held Air Force to a season-low 184 yards rushing, below its nation-leading average of entering the game. Over the last five years, four of Air Force s 10-lowest rushing totals are versus TCU. A HAT TRICK OF EXCELLENCE By holding Colorado State, Wyoming and BYU to a total of three points, TCU was just the second team since 1996 to allow a combined three points or less in a three-game stretch. North Texas allowed two points over three games in ZEROS ON THE BOARD In blanking Colorado State (27-0) and Wyoming (45-0), TCU recorded back-to-back shutouts for the first time since The Frogs are the only team in the nation to post back-to-back shutouts this season. TCU has eight shutouts in 10 seasons under Gary Patterson. TCU has two shutouts in a season for the first time since 2007, when it blanked Baylor (27-0) and New Mexico (37-0). The 27-0 win at Colorado State marked the first time in Gary Patterson's 10 seasons as head coach that TCU recorded a shutout on the road. STREAK OVER A 27-yard field goal by BYU s Mitch Payne with 1:14 to play in the third quarter were the first points TCU allowed in a span of 175:10. It covered four games dating back to a Sept. 24 contest at SMU. TCU entered the game with back-to-back shutouts of Colorado State and Wyoming. TCU was bidding to become the first team to record three straight shutouts since Boston College in 1992 and the first Frog squad since The Frogs streak of holding opponents scoreless lasted 10 quarters, one shy of the MWC record of 11. FROGS SHINE IN RED ZONE Opponents have entered the red zone just 13 times in 11 games for 33 total plays. TCU tops the MWC and is tied for 29th in the nation in red-zone defense with opponents scoring on just 76.9 percent (10-of-13) of their possessions. TCU has allowed just five red-zone TDs in the last seven games and eight on the year. Opponent Red-Zone Chances No. of Plays Oregon State 1-1 (TD) 3 Tennessee Tech 1-1 (TD) 1 Baylor SMU 2-3 (TD, FG) 8 Colorado State Wyoming BYU 1-1 (FG) 5 Air Force 1-1 (TD) 2 UNLV 1-1 (TD) 3 Utah 1-1 (TD) 1 San Diego State 2-2 (2 TDs) 3

13 TCU at New Mexico Nov. 27, 2010 Albuquerque, N.M. 3 p.m. CST 13 OKTOBERFEST Opponents scored two touchdowns on TCU in five October games. STILL STINGY This year s yards per game allowed by TCU is the second-best total in Gary Patterson s 10 seasons as head coach. The only team that allowed fewer yards per game was the 2008 squad with its nation-leading mark. THREE-AND-OUTS TCU tops the nation in forcing 6.1 three-and-outs per game. Ohio State is second at 5.8. TCU opponents have gone three-and-out on over half (50.4 percent) of their 133 possessions: Opponent Three-and-Outs Possessions Oregon State 4 11 Tennessee Tech 8 14 Baylor 4 11 SMU 6 13 Colorado State 8 12 Wyoming 4 10 BYU 8 13 Air Force 4 9 UNLV 4 11 Utah 5 13 San Diego State Totals TCU led the nation in 2009 with 6.5 three-and-outs per game. STAYING FRESH TCU opponents average only 53.3 snaps per game. San Diego State ran just 47 plays compared to TCU s 90. Utah had only 52 offensive snaps the game before. Wyoming ran a TCU opponent-low 45 plays from scrimmage, while Air Force was held to 48 snaps. Oregon State had 51. Ten of the 11 opponents have been held to 57 or fewer plays. SMU ran only 64 plays, the most by a TCU opponent this year. Last season, TCU opponents averaged 61.6 snaps per game. PLAYING LIKE A SENIOR Wayne Daniels is fourth in the MWC in sacks (0.6 per game) while tying for fifth in tackles for loss (0.9 per game). Daniels 6 1/2 sacks and 10 tackles for loss match the total from his first three seasons combined. Daniels recorded both of TCU s sacks against Oregon State for the first two-sack game of his career. ANOTHER SENIOR MOMENT Senior safety Colin Jones tops TCU and places third in the MWC with 10 1/2 tackles for loss. Jones had his first two sacks of the season as part of eight tackles in the San Diego State game. Jones 66 stops on the year place second on TCU to only Tanner Brock (86) and have surpassed the total of 44 tackles from his first three seasons combined. USING HIS HELMET Sophomore linebacker and first-year starter Tanner Brock, an SI.com Midseason All-American, has a team-high 86 tackles this season. Brock totaled a career-best 12 stops at Utah while adding his first career interception and a subsequent 57-yard return. Brock had nine tackles against San Diego State to lead TCU in stops for the sixth time this season. Brock has reached double figures in tackles in three of TCU s seven Mountain West Conference games. CONTINUING THE PROGRAM TCU s No. 1 ranking in four major defensive categories this season has come despite missing two players who were taken in the first two rounds of the 2010 NFL draft (Jerry Hughes, first round, Indianapolis; Daryl Washington, second round, Arizona) and the graduation of a pair of four-year starters (Rafael Priest, Nick Sanders) at cornerback. MORE STINGINESS TCU has held six of its opponents under 200 yards in total offense (Tennessee Tech, 150; Colorado State, 161; Wyoming, 191; BYU, 147; UNLV, 197; Utah 199). BYU s 147 yards marked the lowest total by a TCU opponent since San Diego State had 87 yards in a 41-7 Frog victory on Oct. 4, BYU was held to one first down in the first half. KEY NUMBERS UNDER PATTERSON TCU is 52-3 in its last 55 games when allowing less than 333 yards of offense. Only 20 of TCU s last 37 opponents scored in double figures. Just seven times in the last 38 contests has TCU surrendered more than 17 points. DEFENDING THE PASS TCU tops the nation in pass defense (134.6 yards) and in allowing just one opponent to reach 200 yards this season. Three opponents have been held under 100 yards in the air. TCU has two interceptions in each of the last three games and a total of eight picks in the last five contests. TCU s yards per game allowed in the air is significantly lower than the last two years when the Frogs led the nation in total defense. It is 24.9 yards fewer than the 2009 mark (159.5) and 36.1 less than 2008 (170.7). Last year s average was the lowest passing yards per game total under Patterson during his time as head coach. TCU opponents complete only 48.4 percent of their passes: Team Cmp. Att. Int. Pct. Yds. Oregon State Tennessee Tech Baylor SMU Colorado State Wyoming BYU Air Force UNLV Utah San Diego State Totals ,481 PICK SIX Dating back to last season, five of TCU s last 13 interceptions have been returned for touchdowns. Jason Teague (Tennessee Tech), Tejay Johnson (SMU) and Colin Jones (UNLV) have returned picks for scores in NOSES FOR THE BALL In addition to his 19-yard interception return for a touchdown, safety Tejay Johnson recorded a career-high three pass breakups at SMU. Johnson came back the next game with two forced fumbles at Colorado State. Safety Alex Ibiloye accounted for three of the Frogs six forced fumbles in the Tennessee Tech game. His total was more than any Frog had the entire 2009 season. Ibiloye had TCU s first game with multiple forced fumbles since Jerry Hughes against BYU in 2008.

14 TCU at New Mexico Nov. 27, 2010 Albuquerque, N.M. 3 p.m. CST 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP Oregon (37) , Auburn (13) , Boise State (10) , TCU , Wisconsin , LSU , Stanford , Ohio State , Alabama Oklahoma State Michigan State Arkansas Virginia Tech Oklahoma Missouri Nebraska Texas A&M South Carolina Nevada Arizona North Carolina State Florida State Utah Iowa Mississippi State (first-place votes in parentheses) USA TODAY TOP Oregon (48) , Auburn (4) , Boise State (5) , TCU (2) , Wisconsin , LSU , Ohio State , Stanford , Oklahoma State Michigan State Alabama Arkansas Oklahoma Virginia Tech Nebraska Missouri South Carolina Texas A&M Nevada Arizona Florida State Utah North Carolina State Iowa Mississippi State (first-place votes in parentheses) TCU 2010 GAME-BY-GAME DEFENSIVELY Opponent Rushing Passing Total Offense Oregon State Tennessee Tech Baylor SMU Colorado State Wyoming BYU Air Force UNLV Utah San Diego State TCU has held six opponents under 200 yards of offense. Only one team (SMU, 361) topped 300 yards on the Frogs. TCU has allowed just one opponent (San Diego State, 262) to pass for 200 yards. Just two teams have reached 100 yards rushing on TCU. In seven MWC contests, TCU opponents have scored seven offensive touchdowns and totaled 58 points (8.3 per game). San Diego State had just one first down in the opening 42 minutes, three first downs through three quarters and seven for the game. BYU had 13 yards of offense in the first half as TCU led 17-0 at the intermission. Baylor was held to 87 yards in the first half as the Frogs built a 35-3 halftime lead. THEN AND NOW Included below is a comparison of TCU s top-ranked defense the last two seasons and where it is in 2010: Points per Game 10.9^ * First Downs per Game 12.1* 12.4* 11.5* Rushing Yards per Game 47.1* 80.2# 88.5 Passing Yards per Game * Total Yards per Game 217.8* 239.7* 223.2* * - 1st in the nation; ^ - 2nd in the nation; # - 3rd in the nation SACK MASTERS TCU is third in the MWC with 24 sacks (2.2 per game). Ten players have at least one sack. Colin Jones recorded his first two sacks of the season in the San Diego State game. Wayne Daniels tops the Frogs with 6 1/2 sacks, matching his total from his first three seasons combined. D.J. Yendrey is second on TCU with three sacks. At Edna (Texas) High School, Yendrey ran the first leg in the 4x100 meter regional-qualifying track and field team. The Frogs had a season-best four sacks at Colorado State. TCU has at least one sack in 10 of 11 games and at least two sacks in six contests. The Frogs have at least one sack in 43 of their last 47 games. NO FRIEND OF RUNNING BACKS During his 124-game tenure as head coach, Gary Patterson has seen only yard rushing games by opposing players. 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, *NCAA s leading rusher

15 TCU at New Mexico Nov. 27, 2010 Albuquerque, N.M. 3 p.m. CST 15 FROG SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES A FIVE-PEAT TCU has had the first-team All-MWC return specialist each season it has been in the league (Cory Rodgers, 2005; Brian Bonner, ; Jeremy Kerley, ). THE HUMAN HIGHLIGHT FILM All-American Jeremy Kerley is the only player in the nation to rank in the top 14 in both punt returns (12.9 yards) and kickoff returns (28.0 yards). Kerley is tied for 11th in kickoff returns and is 14th in punt returns. CHASING HISTORY Kerley s 1,271 career punt return yards rank second all-time at both TCU (Lindy Berry, 1,372, ) and the MWC (Dexter Wynn, Colorado State, 1,329, ). Kerley totaled a season-best 195 return yards (172 kickoff, 23 punt) at SMU. MOMENTUM CHANGER Jeremy Kerley has had a flair for the dramatic in providing a big return when TCU needs it most. After SMU took a lead early in the third quarter, Kerley responded with a career-long 83-yard return on the ensuing kickoff. TCU scored three plays later to take the lead for good. With the Oregon State game tied at late in the first half, Kerley had a 34-yard punt return to the Beavers 23. The Frogs scored four plays later to take a halftime lead. THE RETURN Jeremy Kerley returned two punts for touchdowns last season. His 69-yard effort against Colorado State was the Top Play of the Day on ESPN s SportsCenter and the No. 8 play for the month of October. When asked post-game about Kerley, TCU head coach Gary Patterson said, He s a pretty amazing dude. TACKLE TALLIES Jurell Thompson had three special teams tackles at Utah to increase his team-high total to 14 on the season. Below are TCU s special teams tackles in 2010: Name Jurell Thompson Travaras Battle Kenny Cain Curtis Clay Tanner Brock Greg Burks Malcolm Williams Jercell Fort Tyler Luttrell Colin Jones Tekerrein Cuba Kris Gardner Braylon Broughton Johnny Fobbs Tejay Johnson Kevin Sharples Alonzo Adams Antoine Hicks Chris Scott Jason Teague Tackles 14 (8 UT, 6 AT, 1 FF) 11 (7 UT, 4 AT) 10 (8 UT, 2 AT) 9 (4 UT, 5 AT) 7 (7 UT) 7 (3 UT, 4 UT) 6 (4 UT, 2 AT) 5 (3 UT, 2 AT) 5 (2 UT, 3 AT) 4 (2 UT, 2 AT) 3 (2 UT, 1 AT) 3 (2 UT, 1 AT) 2 (1 UT, 1 AT) 2 (2 AT) 2 (1 UT, 1 AT) 2 (1 UT, 1 AT) 1 (1 AT) 1 (1 UT) 1 (1 UT) 1 (1 UT) BLOCK PARTIES Greg Burks had a team-high two punt blocks last season. The Frogs have totaled 20 blocked kicks, including 16 punt blocks, since TAKING A BREAK TCU has punted just nine times in its last four games. TCU did not punt against Air Force, marking its first game without a punt since a victory at Colorado State on Nov. 25, YES, HE S THE PUNTER TCU punter Anson Kelton is a 6-foot-4, 280-pound former high school defensive end. Kelton has a career-best 41.6 average this season. Kelton had arguably his top game at TCU in the Fiesta Bowl. He 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. Kelton had a career-best 72-yard punt in freezing temperatures at Air Force last season. THE KING OF THE COFFIN CORNER Over the last two seasons, Anson Kelton has placed 33 punts inside the 20 with just four touchbacks. ALMOST THE CENTURY MARK Anson Kelton (280) weighs 95 more pounds than back-up punter Cale Patterson (185). THE COVER GAME Opponents have returned just 14 of 35 TCU punts for a total of 96 yards (6.9 avg.). BOOMING THEM Kickoff specialist Kevin Sharples has 13 touchbacks, nearly tripling his total of five from last season. Sharples had a career-high tying four touchbacks versus Tennessee Tech. RESUME AVAILABLE Kevin Sharples is interning this fall in TCU s ISP Sports office. ISP Sports is TCU s multi-media rightsholder. Sharples is working with corporate sponsors and assisting in the Frogs community relations efforts. SPLITTING THE UPRIGHTS Ross Evans, who appeared on the 2010 Lou Groza Award Watch List, is 10-of-12 on field goals this season. Over the last two years, Evans has made 25-of-30 attempts. He is 41-of-50 on field goals in his career. Evans had a season-long 43-yard field goal at Colorado State. MAKING HISTORY Only a junior, Ross Evans is already TCU s career leader in both extra-points made (166) and attempted (179). Evans set both marks on his first PAT against Tennessee Tech. He entered the game tied for the top spot in both categories. Also against Tennessee Tech, Evans tied a TCU single-game record for PATs made (eight) and attempted (nine). The made PATs mark had been accomplished six other times, including twice previously by Evans. The nine attempts equaled a mark by Ken Ozee against Utah State in After making his first five PATs against Tennessee Tech, Evans missed on a third-quarter try. It snapped his streak of 47 consecutive makes which placed third all-time at TCU.

16 TCU at New Mexico Nov. 27, 2010 Albuquerque, N.M. 3 p.m. CST 16 TCU - NEW MEXICO BY THE NUMBERS TCU UNM 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 2,841 1,200 Yards Rushing/Game Opp. Rushing Attempts Opp. Yards Rushing 974 2,709 Opp. Yards Rush/Game Passes Attempted Passes Completed Completion Pct Yards Passing 2,554 1,858 Yards Passing/Game Opp. Passes Attempted Opp. Passes Completed Opp. Completion Pct Opp. Yards Passing 1,481 2,416 Opp. Yards Pass/Game Total Offensive Plays Total Yards 5,395 3,058 Total Yards/Game Avg. Yards/Play Opp. Offensive Plays Opp. Total Yards 2,455 5,125 Opp. Total Yards/Game Opp. Avg. Yards/Play FROG TIDBITS MAGIC NUMBER 17 Under head coach Gary Patterson, TCU is 70-2 when allowing 17 points or less. THE TURNOVER STORY Over the last six seasons, TCU is 53-1 when ahead (37-1) or even (16-0) in turnover margin and when on the negative side. TCU is plus-8 in turnover margin this season, tops in the MWC and tied for 18th nationally (+0.73 per game). TCU was plus-3 at Utah. The Frogs have not committed a turnover in four of their last nine contests. TCU has lost only five fumbles this season Since the start of the 2005 campaign, TCU is In eight of the 11 defeats, the Frogs were minus-2 or worse in turnover margin. The Frogs have posted at least one takeaway in 66 of their last 78 contests. BALL CONTROL TCU has won 51 of its last 53 games when leading in time of possession. TCU is tops in the MWC and second in the nation with an average TOP of 34:53, trailing only Stanford (35:15). TCU has had the time of possession edge in 10 of 11 games this season. The Frogs had a 40:51 to 19:09 edge in time of possession on San Diego State. 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 TCU has opened with a lead of at least 10-0 in 24 of its last 37 games. PRIVATE SCHOOLS 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.) Northwestern Notre Dame Wake Forest Stanford Avg. Poss. Time/Game 34:53 29:08 Opp. Avg. Poss. Time/Game 25:07 30:52 TCU - NEW MEXICO TALE OF THE TAPE Average height and weight for both teams starting lineups: TCU UNM Offensive Line 6-4, , 301 Tight End 6-4, , 232 Quarterback 6-3, , 210 Running Back 5-11, , 234 Wide Receiver 6-0, , 191 Defensive Line 6-3, , 269 Linebacker 6-3, , 227 Secondary 6-0, , 188 Offensive System Multiple Spread Defensive System 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 At 227 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 334 Oct. 20, 1984 at Iowa (26-0) 2. Florida 281 Oct. 29, 1988 vs. Auburn (16-0) 3. TCU 227 Nov. 16, 1991 at Texas (32-0) 4. Air Force 219 Dec. 31, 1992 vs. Mississippi (13-0) 5. Tennessee 208 Sept. 17, 1994 vs. Florida (31-0) TCU s streak of 227 games is 12th all-time. Florida State is 11th at 232 games ( ). BYU is the all-time leader at 361 contests in a row ( ) without being shut out. GOOD OMENS A 27-0 win at Colorado State in this year s Mountain West Conference opener was a sign of good things to come for the Frogs in league play. In the four seasons (2005, 2008, 2009, 2010) they won their MWC opener, the Frogs have posted a combined 30-1 league record. In the two years (2006, 2007) it dropped its MWC opener, TCU had a combined league mark of 10-6.

17 TCU at New Mexico Nov. 27, 2010 Albuquerque, N.M. 3 p.m. CST 17 HOW TCU STACKS UP IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST TCU has the top overall and league winning percentage in Mountain West Conference history. Team Overall Pct. MWC Pct. TCU Utah BYU Air Force Colorado St New Mexico Wyoming San Diego St UNLV TOP RECORDS SINCE 1998 (PATTERSON ARRIVAL AT TCU) No. Team Record Pct. 1. Boise State Texas Ohio State Oklahoma Virginia Tech Florida TCU USC Georgia Miami (Fla.) Oregon LSU Wisconsin Florida State Nebraska Michigan Tennessee Auburn Boston College Louisville MOST WINS THE LAST EIGHT YEARS ( ) No. Team Wins 1. Boise State USC Ohio State LSU 83 Oklahoma Texas TCU Florida 79 Virginia Tech Utah Wisconsin Georgia 74 Auburn 74 West Virginia Boston College 70 Texas Tech 70 PRESEASON PREDICTIONS 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 -- The 2010 Frogs are the first team in MWC history to be a unanimous first-place pick. Last season, TCU became just the fourth team in the MWC s 11-year history to finish first after being the preseason pick to win the league. The Frogs previous two conference championships came after they were picked no higher than fourth. GOING BOWLING Since Gary Patterson arrived at TCU, the Frogs are one of 14 teams to play in at least 11 bowl games the last 12 seasons: 12 - Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Texas, Virginia Tech 11 - TCU, Boston College, Miami (Fla.), Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Southern Miss, Wisconsin NFL DRAFT PICKS FROM MWC TEAMS TCU 168, BYU 133, San Diego State 133, Utah 131, Colorado State 95, Wyoming 76, New Mexico 61, UNLV 42, Air Force 7. FROGS AND THE NFL In Gary Patterson s tenure as head coach, TCU has had 24 players drafted with a total of 47 in NFL camps. Twelve former Frogs are on NFL rosters: Name NFL Team Years Lettered at TCU Aaron Brown, RB Detroit Quincy Butler, CB St. Louis Drew Coleman, CB New York Jets Clint Gresham, DS Seattle David Hawthorne, LB Seattle Robert Henson, LB Washington Jerry Hughes, DE Indianapolis Marshall Newhouse, OT Green Bay Jason Phillips, LB Baltimore Nic Richmond, OT San Diego LaDainian Tomlinson, RB New York Jets Daryl Washington, LB Arizona WINNINGEST ACTIVE FBS COACHES (MIN. 5 YRS.) Name Record Pct. 1. Urban Meyer, Florida Bob Stoops, Oklahoma Gary Patterson, TCU Jim Tressel, Ohio State Joe Paterno, Penn State Mark Richt, Georgia Brian Kelly, Notre Dame Bobby Petrino, Arkansas Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech Steve Spurrier, South Carolina

18 TCU at New Mexico Nov. 27, 2010 Albuquerque, N.M. 3 p.m. CST 18 TCU BY THE NUMBERS 2 Married players (Jake Kirkpatrick and Malcolm Williams) on the TCU football team. 2 National championships won by TCU (1935 and 1938). 4 Top-10 rankings in the last six seasons for TCU. 24 Suites to be added on the West side of Amon G. Carter Stadium when the $105 million renovation occurs immediately after the 2010 season. 80 Years that TCU has been playing its home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium. 94 Miles per hour on Jeremy Kerley s fastball as a member of the Hutto (Texas) High School baseball team. 114 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 TCU has a school record 20-game home winning streak. 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 on Nov. 6. TCU s 20 straight home wins rank third for the longest current streak in the nation (Oklahoma 36, Boise State 31). Since 1999, TCU is 62-6 (.912) in its last 68 home games. Under Gary Patterson as head coach, the Frogs have a 51-6 home record. TCU hasn t lost a Saturday home game since the 2004 season finale against Tulane. In their last 10 home dates, the Frogs have allowed just 13 touchdowns and outscored their opponents (an average margin of 45-11). The Frogs have recorded five shutouts in their past 26 home dates. BEST HOME RECORDS SINCE 2003 TCU is third nationally in home record (43-4,.915) over the last eight years: Team W-L Pct. 1. Oklahoma (a loss to TCU in 2005) Boise State TCU USC Ohio State LSU Troy Virginia Tech Texas Texas Tech ROAD WARRIORS TCU s MWC record 10-game road winning streak is currently the second-longest in the nation (Boise State, 17). The Frogs have also won 12 of their last 13 road contests. In their last road game, TCU snapped Utah s MWC-record 21-game home winning streak with a 47-7 victory (Nov. 6). TCU s record (.725) in road and neutral-site games since 2003 is sixth nationally: Team W-L Pct. 1. USC Texas Boise State LSU Ohio State TCU Florida Georgia West Virginia Auburn With a win in 2005, TCU gave Oklahoma its only home loss since Two of BYU s five home losses in the last six seasons are to TCU. In 2009, the Frogs went undefeated in road games for the first time since FROG HOPS As TCU s head coach, Gary Patterson is 10-7 against ranked teams. TCU is 5-5 since the NCAA adopted overtime play in The Frogs are 7-5 in short-week games under Patterson. TCU is 19-6 in regular-season games following a loss under Patterson. The Frogs have never lost three in a row under Patterson. TCU hasn t dropped three straight since a four-game skid in the 1998 campaign. CHECKING THE LEDGER After just three winning seasons in 13 years ( ), TCU has won 76.1 percent (121-38) of its games since 1998 when Gary Patterson arrived on campus as defensive coordinator. It s the seventh-best mark nationally in that stretch. TCU is (.530) in its football history which began in DID YOU KNOW? TCU cornerback Greg McCoy (Woodrow Wilson in Dallas) is from one of only two high schools to produce two Heisman Trophy winners. Davey O Brien (1938, TCU) and Tim Brown (1987, Notre Dame) are also Woodrow Wilson graduates. Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Calif., produced Heisman winners John Huarte (1964, Notre Dame) and Matt Leinart (2004, USC).

19 TCU at New Mexico Nov. 27, 2010 Albuquerque, N.M. 3 p.m. CST 19 FROG POWER TCU was the only school in the nation last season to reach a BCS game in football, win at least one game at the College World Series in baseball and capture a national championship in another sport (rifle). SELECT COMPANY 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). 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. PLAYING STRAIGHT THROUGH For the third straight year and fourth time in six seasons, TCU played 11 consecutive weeks to open its season. After being one of only two teams (Florida International) to have an open date the first weekend last season, TCU played 12 straight weeks. At 11-0 the last two seasons, 9-2 in 2008 and 10-1 in 2005, TCU is a combined 41-3 the last four times it played 11 straight weeks to open a campaign. HALF A CENTURY MARK The 38-7 win over Air Force was the 50th home win in Gary Patterson s 10- year tenure as head coach. He is now 51-6 at Amon G. Carter Stadium. ACADEMIC SUCCESS TCU has been recognized each of the last two seasons by the American Football Coaches Association for its graduation rate. THE GRADUATES Five Frogs (wide receiver Curtis Clay, defensive tackle Cory Grant, safety Alex Ibiloye, placekicker Kevin Sharples and wide receiver Jimmy Young) have already received their TCU degree and are playing as graduate students this fall. Twelve seniors will earn their degree next month. TCU is tied for 20th nationally in having the most active players (five) with a degree already in hand. All 13 seniors on last year s TCU football team graduated. HOME SWEET METROPLEX Seven of TCU s opening eight games were in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Included in the total were five home contests, a road game at SMU in Dallas and a neutral-site meeting with Oregon State at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. BRING ON DAYLIGHT AND SATURDAYS The Frogs are 31-1 in day games over the last six seasons and at night. The NCAA constitutes a night game as starting at 5 p.m. or later. TCU is 57-4 in Saturday contests dating back to the start of the 2005 campaign and 62-5 overall when playing on any day of the week other than Thursday. During their run of success on Saturdays, the Frogs are 7-7 on other days of the week (1-0 on Sundays, 0-1 on Mondays, 2-0 on Tuesdays, 2-6 on Thursdays, 2-0 on Fridays). Six of TCU's 11 losses over the last six years have been on Thursdays. TCU s two wins on Tuesdays both came in the Poinsettia Bowl (2006 and 2008). TCU S MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE AND NCAA RANKS Number/ MWC NCAA Team Category Average Rank Rank Total Defense (yards per game) st 1st Scoring Defense (points per game) st 1st Pass Defense (yards per game) st 1st Opponent First Downs 127 1st 1st Time of Possession 34:53 1st 2nd Opponent Third-Down Conversions 23.4% (32-of-137) 1st 2nd Third-Down Conversions 53.3% (73-of-137) 1st 4th Pass Defense Efficiency (rating) st 4th Kickoff Returns (yards per attempt) st 4th Rushing Defense (yards per game) st 5th Scoring Offense (points per game) st 6th Pass Efficiency (rating) st 6th First Downs 285 1st 6th Total Offense (yards per game) st 9th Turnover Margin +8 1st T-18th Red Zone Defense (score %) 76.9% (10-of-13) 1st T-27th Fourth-Down Conversions 66.7% (8-of-12) T-1st T-14th Sacks Against 7 2nd T-5th Rushing Offense (yards per game) nd 9th Opponent Fourth-Down Conversions 35.7% (5-of-14) 2nd T-11th Penalties (yards per game) nd T-14th Punt Returns (yards per attempt) nd 16th Kickoff Coverage (net yards per kick) nd N/A Red Zone Offense (score %) 86.4% (51-of-59) 3rd T-33rd Sacks By 24 3rd T-44th Pass Offense (yards per game) rd 53rd Field Goals Percentage 83.3% (10-of-12) 3rd N/A Net Punting (net yards per kick) th 58th Opponent Penalties (yards per game) th N/A PAT Kicking Percentage 91.8% (56-of-61) 8th N/A Individuals Andy Dalton (pass efficiency) st 5th Jeremy Kerley (all-purpose yards per game) st 36th Wayne Daniels (fumbles recovered) 2 T-1st N/A Jeremy Kerley (kick return average per attempt) nd T-11th Jeremy Kerley (punt return average per attempt) nd 14th Andy Dalton (total offense per game) nd 28th Ed Wesley (rushing yards per game) nd 32nd Ross Evans (scoring per game) 7.8 2nd T-49th Tejay Johnson (interceptions) 3 2nd N/A Ross Evans (scoring by kick per game) 7.8 2nd N/A Andy Dalton (passing yards per game) rd T-40th Jeremy Kerley (receptions per game) rd N/A Ross Evans (field goal percentage) 83.3% (10-of-12) 3rd N/A Alex Ibiloye (fumbles forced) 3 4th T-19th Wayne Daniels (sacks per game) th N/A Colin Jones (tackles for loss per game) th N/A Wayne Daniels (tackles for loss per game) th N/A Josh Boyce (receiving yards per game) th N/A Jeremy Kerley (scoring by TD per game) 6.5 6th N/A Jeremy Kerley (receiving yards per game) th N/A Ed Wesley (all-purpose yards per game) th N/A Tanner Brock (tackles per game) 7.8 9th N/A

20 TCU at New Mexico Nov. 27, 2010 Albuquerque, N.M. 3 p.m. CST 20 TCU BY THE NUMBERS 1 TCU players who know AP style when writing a news release (Curtis Clay was a TCU media relations intern) or-more win seasons in the last nine years (includes five 11-win campaigns) 14 Victories needed by Gary Patterson to surpass Dutch Meyer as TCU s alltime winningest coach. 24 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). 9,971 Songs downloaded into TCU football coach Gary Patterson s ipod MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS Team MWC Pct. Overall Pct. TCU Utah BYU Air Force San Diego State UNLV Colorado State New Mexico Wyoming MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE BOWL SCHEDULE New Mexico Bowl Mountain West vs. WAC Saturday, Dec. 18 Albuquerque, N.M. 1 p.m. (CT) - ESPN MAACO Las Vegas Bowl Mountain West vs. Pac-10 Wednesday, Dec. 22 Las Vegas, Nev. 7 p.m. (CT) - ESPN San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Mountain West vs. Navy Thursday, Dec. 23 San Diego, Calif. 7 p.m. (CT) - ESPN AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl Mountain West vs. ACC Monday, Dec. 27 Shreveport, La. 4 p.m. (CT) - ESPN2 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl Mountain West vs. Conference USA Thursday, Dec. 30 Dallas, Texas 11 a.m. (CT) - ESPN CHARTING TCU S 2010 OPPONENTS Opponent Record This Week Last Week Oregon State 5-5 at No. 6 Stanford W, 36-7 vs. USC Tennessee Tech 5-6 Season Over W, vs. Jacksonville State Baylor 7-5 Open L, vs. No. 14 Oklahoma SMU 6-5 at East Carolina (Fri.) W, vs. Marshall Colorado State 3-9 Season Over L, 44-0 at Wyoming Wyoming 3-9 Season Over W, 44-0 vs. Colorado State BYU 6-5 at No. 20 Utah W, 40-7 vs. New Mexico Air Force 8-4 Open W, at UNLV UNLV 2-9 at San Diego State L, vs. Air Force No. 20 Utah 9-2 vs. BYU W, at San Diego State San Diego State 7-4 vs. UNLV L, vs. No. 23 Utah New Mexico 1-10 vs. No. 3 TCU L, 40-7 at BYU Total 62-73

21 TCU at New Mexico Nov. 27, 2010 Albuquerque, N.M. 3 p.m. CST 21 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. TCU HEAD COACH GARY PATTERSON Gary Patterson, a 2010 Eddie Robinson Award finalist, received nine National Coach of the Year honors last season. His 2009 Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year selection was his third league coach of the year honor in the last eight seasons. Patterson has produced at least 10 wins in seven of the last nine years, including six 11-win campaigns and a 12-1 record in No other coach in TCU history has more than two 10-win seasons. Patterson s (.774) record is the best mark of the four coaches at TCU to be on the sideline for at least 100 games. Patterson s.774 winning percentage is second among TCU coaches with more than 20 games under their belt and third among active coaches (minimum 5 years) in the Football Bowl Subdivision. 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. The 2009 campaign saw TCU make its first BCS appearance with a trip to the Fiesta Bowl. 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 Thursday Sept p.m. Thursday Sept p.m. Thursday Sept p.m. Wednesday Sept p.m. Thursday Sept p.m. Thursday Oct p.m. Thursday Oct p.m. Thursday Oct p.m. Thursday Oct p.m. Thursday Nov p.m. Thursday Nov p.m. Thursday Dec p.m. 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 No. Coach Wins 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 Louisville Memphis Navy Nebraska New Mexico North Texas Northern Illinois Northwestern Northwestern State Oklahoma Oregon 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 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...0-1