TCU HORNED FROGS Record: 0-0 (Big 12: 0-0) Rankings: AP: 2; USA Today: 2

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1 HORNED FROGS Media Contact: Mark Cohen - TCU Assistant AD/Media Relations Director Office: (817) Main Office: (817) Cell Phone: (817) m.cohen@tcu.edu GAME 1 DETAILS Date: Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015 Time: 8 p.m. CDT Location: Minneapolis, Minn. Venue: TCF Bank Stadium (50,805) Series Record: Tied 1-1 Last Meeting: TCU won 30-7 (2014) TV: ESPN Talent: Dave Pasch, Brian Griese, Tom Luginbill Radio: WBAP 820 AM and KTCU 88.7 FM Talent: Brian Estridge, John Denton, Landry Burdine Spanish Radio: 1270 AM Univision Talent: Miguel Cruz, Elvis Gallegos TCU HORNED FROGS Record: 0-0 (Big 12: 0-0) Rankings: AP: 2; USA Today: 2 Head Coach: Gary Patterson (Kansas State 83) TCU Record: (15th year) Career Record: (15th year) Returning Statistical Leaders: Rushing: Aaron Green (922 yds., 7.1 ypc, 9 TD) Passing: Trevone Boykin (61.2 pct., 301-of-492, 33 TD, 10 Int., ypg) Receiving: Josh Doctson (65 rec., 1,018 yds., 11 TD) Defensively: Derrick Kindred (80 tackles, 4 Int., 5 PBU, 2 FR), James McFarland (41 tackles, 12 TFL, 7 sacks) MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS Record: 0-0 (Big Ten: 0-0) Rankings: AP: N/A; USA Today: RV Head Coach: Jerry Kill (Southwestern College 83) Minnesota Record: (5th year) Career Record: (22nd year) Returning Statistical Leaders: Rushing: Mitch Leidner (452 yds., 3.6 ypg, 10 TD) Passing: Mitch Leidner (51.5 pct., 122-of-237, 11 TD, 8 Int., ypg) Receiving: KJ Maye (16 rec., 298 yds., 1 TD) Defensively: De Vondre Campbell (75 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks), Eric Murray (69 tackles, 1 Int., 7 PBU) 2015 TCU SEASON SCHEDULE Day Opponent Time/ Result Sept. 3 at Minnesota 8 p.m. Sept. 12 Stephen F. Austin 2:30 p.m. Sept. 19 SMU 7 p.m. Sept. 26 at Texas Tech* TBA Oct. 3 Texas* TBA Oct. 10 at Kansas State* TBA Oct. 17 at Iowa State* TBA Oct. 29 West Virginia* 6:30 p.m. Nov. 7 at Oklahoma State* TBA Nov. 14 Kansas* TBA Nov. 21 at Oklahoma* TBA Nov. 27 Baylor* 6:30 p.m. *Big 12 game All Times Central 2015 MINNESOTA SEASON SCHEDULE Day Opponent Time/ Result Sept. 3 No. 2 TCU 8 p.m. Sept. 12 at Colorado State 2:30 p.m. Sept. 19 Kent State 11 a.m. Sept. 26 Ohio 2:30 p.m. Oct. 3 at Northwestern* TBA Oct. 10 at Purdue* TBA Oct. 17 Nebraska* 11 a.m. Oct. 31 Michigan* 7 p.m. Nov. 7 at Ohio State* TBA Nov. 14 at Iowa* 7 p.m. Nov. 21 Illinois* TBA Nov. 28 Wisconsin* TBA *Big Ten game All Times Central / ABOUT THE GAME 4Defending Big 12 champion and No. 2 TCU opens its 2015 season at Minnesota on Sept. 3. 4TCU has its highest preseason ranking in school history. The previous best was No. 6 in 2010, when the Horned Frogs went 13-0 and won the Rose Bowl. 4TCU is opening on a Thursday for the first time since 2004, when it defeated Northwestern in double overtime in Fort Worth. 4Since 2009, TCU has the nation s fourth-best road record (25-7,.781). PATTERSON VERSUS THE BIG TEN 4With Gary Patterson as head coach, TCU is 4-1 versus Big Ten opponents. 4Prior to last season s 30-7 win over Minnesota, TCU s previous two contests versus Big Ten teams came in bowl games. 4TCU dropped a decision to Michigan State in the 2012 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl after defeating Wisconsin, 21-19, in the 2011 Rose Bowl. 4The 2014 game with Minnesota marked TCU s first regular-season meeting with a Big Ten team since a double-overtime victory over Northwestern in the 2004 season opener in Fort Worth. The Horned Frogs also defeated the Wildcats, 48-24, in Evanston, Ill., in SEASON OPENERS 4TCU is opening away from home for the 11th time in Gary Patterson s 15 seasons as head coach. The Horned Frogs will have had nine road games, two neutral-site contests (Arlington, Texas) and four home dates in that stretch. 4TCU is 10-4 in season debuts under Patterson and overall in openers. 4The Horned Frogs have won 10 of their last 12 season openers, including victories over No. 5 Oklahoma in 2005 and No. 22 Oregon State in SERIES HISTORY 4TCU and Minnesota are meeting for just the third time on the gridrion. 4Prior to last season s 30-7 TCU win, the only previous gridiron contest between the Horned Frogs and Golden Gophers was a 9-7 Minnesota win in Minneapolis in FRIENDS 4TCU head coach Gary Patterson (Rozel) and Minnesota s Jerry Kill (Cheney) have a special bond, besides both being Kansas natives. 4When Patterson married his wife Kelsey, Kill was part of the wedding party. JIM WACKER TIES 4Both TCU and Minnesota were coached by Jim Wacker. 4Wacker was the Horned Frogs head coach from , before leaving Fort Worth to take the reins of the Golden Gophers ( ). 4Wacker s most-successul TCU team was his 1984 Unbeleevable squad that went 8-4 in reaching the Bluebonnet Bowl. REMEMBER ME? 4While at Texas Tech in 2012, TCU co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Sonny Cumbie stepped into a play-calling role as interim OC when the Red Raiders totaled 429 yards in a win over Minnesota in the Meineke Car Care Bowl. TCU NOTABLES 4The Horned Frogs are the preseason pick to win the Big 12. The last two times TCU was predicted to win a conference was in 2009 and In both years, TCU completed an undefeated regular season in reaching the Fiesta Bowl and Rose Bowl, respectively. 4TCU is 30-3 when taking the field as a top-10 team under Gary Patterson, including a 19-1 mark when in the top 5. 4TCU has the nation s longest-current streaks for scoring at least 30 points (15 games), consecutive games with a sack and interception (15), games with a pick (15) and consecutive contests with a takeaway (25). 4Trevone Boykin became just the third quarterback since 2009 to average at least 300 yards per game passing (300.1) and 50 rushing (54.4). The others were Heisman Trophy winners Robert Griffin III and Johnny Manziel. 4TCU is the only school in the nation without a linebacker who has started a collegiate game. 1 I 2014 TCU FOOTBALL

2 TCU at Minnesota Sept. 3, 2015 Minneapolis, Minn. 8 p.m. (CDT) ESPN TCU QUICK FACTS TCU MEDIA INFORMATION / GUIDELINES Location Fort Worth, Texas Founded 1873 Enrollment 10,033 Colors Purple (PMS 5265) and White Nickname Horned Frogs Stadium Amon G. Carter Stadium (45,000) Surface Natural Grass Conference Big 12 Chancellor Dr. Victor J. Boschini Jr. Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Chris Del Conte Website HISTORY First Season 1896 Record All-Time (.538) Bowl Game Appearances / Last 30 / 2014 Record in Bowl Games (.483) FOOTBALL STAFF Head Coach Gary Patterson Alma Mater Kansas State 83 Record at TCU (15th season) Career Record (15th season) Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers: DeMontie Cross Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties: Chad Glasgow Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: Sonny Cumbie Co-Offensive Coordinator/Inside Receivers: Doug Meacham Offensive Line: Jarrett Anderson Outside Receivers: Rusty Burns Cornerbacks: Paul Gonzales Running Backs: Curtis Luper Defensive Line: Dan Sharp Graduate Assistants - Offense Jake Brown Bryson Oliver Graduate Assistants - Defense Clifton Odom Jason Phillips Director of Player Personnel - Special Teams Eric Russell Director of High School Relations Zarnell Fitch Defensive Analyst Jeremy Modkins Offensive Analyst Hudson Fuller Director of Operations Matt Lewis Assistant Director of Operations Nelly Gonzalez Strength and Conditioning Coach Don Sommer Assistant AD for Sports Medicine David Gable Equipment Manager Brian Coutras Office Phone Number (817) Basic Offense Spread Basic Defense SEASON RECAP Record (H / A / N) 12-1 ( 7-0 / 4-1 / 1-0) Conference Record / Finish 8-1 / T-1st Big 12 Bowl Game W, 42-3 vs. Ole Miss (Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl) Final AP/USA Today Ranking 3/ TEAM INFO Lettermen Returning/Lost 61/19 Starters Returning/Lost 17/8 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost 10/1 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost 5/6 Specialist Starters Returning/Lost 2/1 TCU ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE Office Address: TCU Box Fort Worth, TX Physical Address: 3500 Bellaire Drive North Fort Worth, TX Office Phone: (817) Office Fax: (817) Press Box: (817) , 7982 Mark Cohen, Assistant A.D. for Media Relations Office Phone: (817) Cell Phone: (817) m.cohen@tcu.edu Robert Sampson, Assistant Media Relations Dir. Office Phone: (817) Cell Phone: (817) robert.sampson@tcu.edu CREDENTIAL REQUESTS All credential requests for TCU home games must be submitted online (SportsSystems.com/TCU). Please visit the site for complete instructions on submitting the application. All credential requests for an outlet must be made at one time, and only those applications submitted by an outlet s sports editor or sports director will be considered. Requests should be received no later than 48 hours prior to the game. For more information, contact Deanna Damon in the TCU athletics media relations office at deanna.damon@tcu.edu and (817) CREDENTIAL PICK UP Season credentials will be available for pickup prior to the first game at the TCU Media Relations Office located in the Amon G. Carter Stadium press box. No credentials will be mailed after Tuesday preceding the game. Thereafter, credentials may be picked up on game day at Media Will Call located in the ticket booth situated between Gates 2 and 3 at the southwest entrance of Amon G. Carter Stadium. MEDIA PARKING Media parking requests will be accommodated on a space-available basis. All media parking this season is in the new garage behind the northeast corner of the stadium. Media parking passes cannot be picked up or left at will call on game day. AMON G. CARTER STADIUM The 132-seat press box is located on the second floor in the northwest corner of the Club/Press Level. It can be accessed from the main Concourse Level via elevators and stairs located in the northwest corner of the stadium. WIRELESS INTERNET Wireless Internet is available in the Amon G. Carter Stadium press box as well as for postgame filing in the Four Sevens Team Room. Login information can be obtained via your seat tag or through a media relations staff member. TEAM PRACTICES All practices are closed unless other specified. TV crews and photographers are only permitted to shoot practice after receiving permission from the TCU athletics media relations office. INTERVIEW REQUESTS Interview requests for TCU coaches and players are coordinated through TCU athletics media relations director Mark Cohen at m.cohen@tcu.edu or (817) Players are instructed not to conduct interviews when contacted without prior approval. BIG 12 CONFERENCE MEDIA RELATIONS Contact the Big 12 media relations staff for any information or questions concerning football in the conference. League information is available at Big12sports.com. Primary football contacts for the conference are Bob Burda [(469) ; bob@ big12sports.com] and Joni Lehmann [(469) ; joni@big12sports.com]. BIG 12 TELECONFERENCE TCU s Gary Patterson will participate in the Big 12 Conference s weekly football coaches media teleconference each Monday at 11:20 a.m. CDT. Interested media may access the teleconference by contacting Joni Lehmann (joni@big12sports.com) at the Big 12 office for more details. COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM CollegePressBox.com is the official media website for Big 12 Conference football. Access and download weekly game notes, statistics, media guides and more for the conference and each of its 10 member schools throughout the season. Login information will be distributed by the conference office to accredited media or you can apply for a password by sending an to password@ collegepressbox.com. THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE 30 SUNDAY 31 MONDAY 1 TUESDAY 2 WEDNESDAY 3 THURSDAY 4 FRIDAY 5 Practice Closed Patterson on Big 12 Teleconference 11:20 a.m. Practice Closed Media Luncheon/ Presser 11:30 a.m. Moncrief Club Four Sevens Team Room Patterson & players available Practice Closed Schedule Notes: No interviews on game days (prior to postgame); All times Central unless otherwise noted. Practice Closed Team Departs for Minnesota Game #1 at Minnesota 8 p.m. ESPN Minneapolis, Minn. Day Off SATURDAY Day Off 2 I 2015 TCU FOOTBALL

3 TCU FOOTBALL NOTABLES 2015 HONOR ROLL Trevone Boykin, QB *Preseason All-American *Big 12 Preseason Offensive Player of the Year *Preseason All-Big 12 *Maxwell Award Watch List *Davey O Brien Award Watch List *Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List *Manning Award Watch List *Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List *Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List Josh Doctson, WR *Preseason All-American *Preseason All-Big 12 *Maxwell Award Watch List *Biletnikoff Award Watch List *Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List Aaron Green, TB *Maxwell Award Watch List *Doak Walker Award Watch List *Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List Joey Hunt, C *Preseason All-Big 12 *Rimington Trophy Watch List *Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List *Outland Trophy Watch List *Wuerffel Trophy Watch List *AFCA Good Works Team, Nominee Derrick Kindred, S *Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List *Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List Jaden Oberkrom, PK *Lou Groza Award Watch List Davion Pierson, DT *Preseason All-Big 12 *Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List *Outland Trophy Watch List *Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List Mike Tuaua, DE *Polynesian Player of the Year Award Watch List Halapoulivaati Vaitai, OT *Preseason All-Big 12 *Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List *Outland Trophy Watch List *Polynesian Player of the Year Award Watch List THE STAFF AND GAME-DAY LOCATION 4 Field Gary Patterson - Head Coach DeMontie Cross - Co-Def. Coordinator/LBs Coach Doug Meacham - Co-Off. Coordinator/Inside WRs Jarrett Anderson - Offensive Line Coach Paul Gonzales - Cornerbacks Coach Curtis Luper - Running Backs Coach 4 Press Box Sonny Cumbie - Co-Off. Coordinator/QBs Coach Chad Glasgow - Co-Def. Coordinator/ Safeties Coach Rusty Burns - Outside Receivers Coach Dan Sharp - Defensive Line Coach THE BEST IN TEXAS 4TCU has the best record in Texas since 2005: No. Team W-L Pct. 1. TCU Texas Houston Texas Tech Texas A&M Baylor Rice UTEP SMU North Texas AMONG THE BEST 4TCU s record since 2005 is No. 5 nationally: No. Team W-L Pct. 1. Boise State Ohio State Alabama Oregon TCU LSU USC Oklahoma Texas Florida BENCHMARKING PRIVATE SCHOOLS 4Since 2005, TCU tops all private schools in winning percentage: No. Team W-L Pct. 1. TCU USC BYU Notre Dame Stanford Tulsa Boston College Miami (Fla.) Baylor Northwestern TCU at Minnesota Sept. 3, 2015 Minneapolis, Minn. 8 p.m. (CDT) ESPN CHECKING THE RANKINGS 4TCU s week-by-week rankings this season: 2015 AP USA Today CFP Preseason COACHING STABILITY 4Only four FBS head coaches have been at their current school longer than TCU s Gary Patterson: No. Years 1. Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech Bill Snyder, Kansas State Kirk Ferentz, Iowa 17 Bob Stoops, Oklahoma Gary Patterson, TCU 15 VERSUS THE BEST 4 TCU is 5-3 in its last eight games versus top-five opponents with only two of those contests at home: Date Opponent Result Sept. 3, 2005 at No. 5 Oklahoma W, Sept. 27, 2008 at No. 2 Oklahoma L, Nov. 6, 2010 at No. 5 Utah W, 47-7 Jan. 1, 2011 vs. No. 5 Wisconsin* W, Nov. 12, 2011 at No. 5 Boise State W, Nov. 10, 2012 No. 2 Kansas State L, Oct. 4, 2014 No. 3 Oklahoma W, Oct. 11, 2014 at No. 5 Baylor L, *Rose Bowl 4TCU defeated five ranked opponents last season, setting a new school record. DOUBLE-DIGIT WINS 4TCU is tied for fourth nationally in most 10-win seasons since 2000: 10-Win Seasons Since Boise State Oklahoma Ohio State TCU Oregon Virginia Tech 10 NON-OFFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS 4Since 2010, TCU is tied for fifth in non-offensive touchdowns: No. Team Total 1. Oregon Oklahoma State Utah Florida TCU 25 Missouri 25 Toledo Oklahoma 23 FUTURE SCHEDULES 4Over the next eight seasons, TCU will have played home-and-home series with Minnesota ( ), Arkansas ( ), Ohio State ( ) and Cal ( ). 4TCU s 25 non-offensive touchdowns over the last five seasons have come from 14 interception returns, six kickoff returns, three punt returns and two fumble returns. 3 I 2015 TCU FOOTBALL

4 TCU FOOTBALL NOTABLES INSIDE THE GAME TCU UMN Points Scored 0 0 Points Scored/Game Opp. Points Scored 0 0 Opp. Points Scored/Game First Downs 0 0 Opp. First Downs 0 0 3rd-Down Conversions Pct th-Down Conversions Pct Rushing Attempts 0 0 Yards Rushing 0 0 Yards Rushing/Game Opp. Rushing Attempts 0 0 Opp. Yards Rushing 0 0 Opp. Yards Rush/Game Passes Attempted 0 0 Passes Completed 0 0 Completion Pct Yards Passing 0 0 Yards Passing/Game Opp. Passes Attempted 0 0 Opp. Passes Completed 0 0 Opp. Completion Pct Opp. Yards Passing 0 0 Opp. Yards Pass/Game Total Offensive Plays 0 0 Total Yards 0 0 Total Yards/Game Avg. Yards/Play Opp. Offensive Plays 0 0 Opp. Total Yards 0 0 Opp. Total Yards/Game Opp. Avg. Yards/Play Avg. Poss. Time/Game 0:00 0:00 Opp. Avg. Poss. Time/Game 0:00 0:00 MINNESOTA 7 TCU 30 TCU at Minnesota Sept. 3, 2015 Minneapolis, Minn. 8 p.m. (CDT) ESPN SEPT. 13, 2014 ATTENDANCE: 43,958 AMON G. CARTER STADIUM FORT WORTH, TEXAS FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Josh Doctson had two first-half touchdown receptions and TCU s defense smothered Minnesota s run-oriented attack for a 30-7 win. TCU (2-0) forced five turnovers and held Minnesota (2-1) to 99 yards rushing below its average. Doctson had a leaping grab with his right hand for a 7-yard score that increased TCU s lead to 17-0 early in the second quarter. Trevone Boykin was 27 of 46 for 258 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed 12 times for 92 yards. Doctson opened the scoring with a 13-yard over-the-shoulder catch. He finished with six catches for 64 yards. TCU s newly-installed up-tempo offense wasted little time adding points on the scoreboard. Only one of the Horned Frogs six scoring drives took longer than 2 minutes. TCU scored on its first two possessions. After Doctson s first touchdown catch, the Horned Frogs followed Minnesota s second consecutive three-and-out with the first of Jaden Oberkrom s three field goals, from 46 yards. Score By Quarters F Minnesota TCU SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter TCU - Doctson 13 pass from Boykin (Oberkrom kick), 12:44 TCU - Oberkrom 46 field goal, 9:19 Second Quarter TCU - Doctson 7 pass from Boykin (Oberkrom kick), 13:50 TCU - Catalon 1 run (Oberkrom kick), 9:01 Third Quarter TCU - Oberkrom 45 field goal, 11:02 TCU - Oberkrom 37 field goal, 1:43 Fourth Quarter UMN - Williams 12 pass from Streveler (Santoso kick), 10:56 TEAM STATISTICS Category UMN TCU First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes Comp-Att-Int Total Offense Plays-Yards Punt Returns-Yards-TDs Kickoff Returns-Yards-TDs Interception Returns-Yards-TDs Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 34:25 25:35 Third-Down Conversions 3-of-16 2-of-12 Fourth-Down Conversions 2-of-2 0-of-0 Sacks By (Number-Yards) WHEN THEY LAST MET INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING UMN - Cobb 15-41, Streveler 7-33, Williams 4-16, Edwards 3-6, Leidner 9-4, Kirkwood 1-(-1). TCU - Boykin 12-92, Green 4-28, Gray 2-18, Catalon 6-20, Hicks 1-5, Johnson 2-(-4). PASSING UMN - Leidner ; Streveler TCU - Boykin RECEIVING UMN - Williams 3-26, Wolitarsky 3-24, Maye 2-65, Pisek 2-19, Cobb 1-16, Goodger 1-9, Lingen 1-6, Carter 1-4. TCU - Doctson 6-64, D. Porter 5-59, Catalon 4-28, Slanina 3-31, Gray 3-11, Listenbee 2-25, Story 1-15, E. Porter 1-13, Green 1-7, Echols-Luper I 2015 TCU FOOTBALL

5 FROG OFFENSIVE NOTES TCU ACTIVE LEADERS 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES 1. Aaron Green 4 2. Trevone Boykin 2 3. Trevorris Johnson YARD RECEIVING GAMES 1. Josh Doctson 3 2. Kolby Listenbee 2 3. Trevone Boykin 1 Deante Gray YARD RECEIVING GAMES 1. Josh Doctson 1 MEACHAM/CUMBIE FACTOR 4Under new co-offensive coordinators Doug Meacham and Sonny Cumbie, TCU had the nation s most improved offense in total yards and scoring last season: Team Differential Total Offense Scoring Offense TCU s 21.4 points per game improvement last season broke the Big 12 record of 19.1 set by Oklahoma in 1999 (35.8; 16.7, 1998) and was the largest improvement by any team since Northwestern went up 24.0 points between The Horned Frogs scored 604 points last season, more than doubling their total of 301 in TCU eclipsed the 2013 point mark in the seventh game last year, during the win over Texas Tech. TCU at Minnesota Sept. 3, 2015 Minneapolis, Minn. 8 p.m. (CDT) ESPN IN HEISMAN COMPANY 4In 2014, Trevone Boykin became just the third quarterback nationally since 2009 to average over 300 yards passing and 50 yards rushing. Pass Rush Robert Griffin III, Baylor, Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M, Trevone Boykin, TCU, A RECORD SETTER 4Trevone Boykin set eight TCU records last season: Season Passing Yards Trevone Boykin, ,901 Casey Pachall, ,921 Season TD Passes Trevone Boykin, Andy Dalton, CAREER RUSHING YARDS 1. Trevone Boykin 1, Aaron Green 1, Trevorris Johnson Kyle Hicks Deante Gray 88 CAREER RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 1. Trevone Boykin Aaron Green 9 3. Trevorris Johnson 4 CAREER RECEPTIONS 1. Josh Doctson Ty Slanina Deante Gray 44 Kolby Listenbee Trevone Boykin 28 CAREER RECEIVING YARDS 1. Josh Doctson 1, Kolby Listenbee Deante Gray Ty Slanina Ja Juan Story 297 CAREER TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS 1. Josh Doctson Deante Gray 8 3. Kolby Listenbee 4 4. Aaron Green 3 Ty Slanina 3 4TCU s improvement from 2013 to last season: Year Tot. Offense Big 12 Rank NCAA Rank ypg 9th 104th ypg 2nd T-5th Year Scoring Off. Big 12 Rank NCAA Rank ppg 8th 88th ppg 2nd 2nd RECORDS SMASHED 4The following school records were set last season: Team Category Number Previous Mark Points (2010) Points, Game 82 (Texas Tech) 69 (UNM, 2011) Points, Half 45 (Texas Tech) 42 (3 times) Total Offense 6,929 6,199 (2010) Tot. Off., Game 785 (Texas Tech) 782 (UH, 2003) Pass. Att., Season (1990) Comp., Season (2007) Pass. Yds., Season 4,240 3,237 (1990) TD Passes, Season (2010) TD Passes, Game 7 (Texas Tech) 5 (5 times) TDs, Season (2010) Plays, Season 1,038 1,017 (2007) First Downs (2010) Pts., Bowl Game 42 (Ole Miss) 37 (NIU, 2006) BOYKIN MAKING HIS MARK 4Trevone Boykin led the Big 12 and was fourth nationally in total offense at yards per game: Total Offense Connor Halliday, Washington State ypg Shane Carden, East Carolina ypg Brandon Doughty, Western Kentucky ypg Trevone Boykin, TCU ypg BOYKIN GROWTH BY THE NUMBERS 4The following is a look at Trevone Boykin s passing and total offense numbers in his three seasons: Year Effic. Comp. % TD Int. Pass. YPG Tot. Off Season Total Offense Trevone Boykin, ,608 Andy Dalton, ,292 Season TDs Responsible For Trevone Boykin, Andy Dalton, Career 300-Yd Passing Games Trevone Boykin, 2012-pres. 7 Casey Pachall, Andy Dalton, Season Pass Attempts Trevone Boykin, Andy Dalton, Season Pass Completions Trevone Boykin, Casey Pachall, Single-Game TD Passes Trevone Boykin, (vs. Texas Tech) Four players 5 4Boykin is also within striking range of several TCU career marks: Career TD Passes Andy Dalton, Trevone Boykin, 2012-present 55 Career Passing Yards Andy Dalton, ,314 Max Knake, ,370 Trevone Boykin, 2012-present 7,153 Career Total Offense Andy Dalton, ,314 Trevone Boykin, 2012-present 8,662 Career TDs Responsible For Andy Dalton, Trevone Boykin, 2012-present 74 5 I 2015 TCU FOOTBALL

6 FROG OFFENSIVE NOTES BOYKIN WITH THE FEET 4In addition to his 707 yards rushing, Trevone Boykin had a career-best 4.7 per carry average: Year Yards Per Carry Yards Per Game Boykin rushed for a career-high 123 yards against Kansas State for his second 100-yard game. His three rushing touchdowns against K-State tied a single-game career-best total, set in 2013 at Iowa State. DOING IT ALL 4In 10 of 13 games last season, Trevone Boykin had at least 332 yards of total offense and a touchdown: Opponent Total Offense Total TDs Samford Minnesota SMU Oklahoma Baylor Oklahoma State Texas Tech West Virginia Kansas State Kansas Texas Iowa State Ole Miss DOING IT ALL 4Trevone Boykin had a career-high 559 yards of total offense (460 passing, 55 receiving, 44 rushing) against Iowa State for the second-best single-game total in TCU history, trailing only Matt Vogler s 696 versus Houston in Boykin s 55-yard touchdown reception was his first career scoring grab. He had 26 catches in Boykin was one of only four quarterbacks last season with at least 200 yards passing, 100 yards rushing and three rushing touchdowns in a single game. The others were Joshua Dobbs (Tennessee), Austin Grammer (Middle Tennessee) and Trevor Knight (Oklahoma). DID YOU KNOW? 4TCU has three of ESPN s top-20 ranked high school quarterbacks from the state of Texas in the 2011 recruiting class. 4Current tight end Dominic Merka was ranked No. 3, back-up quarterback Bram Kohlhausen was No. 6 and Trevone Boykin was No Boykin is the only TCU quarterback to throw four touchdown passes in back-to-back games (versus Baylor and Texas Tech in 2012). Those two efforts for Boykin came in his second and third career starts. POINTS ON THE BOARD 4Trevone Boykin led TCU to scoring drives on over 50 percent (50.8, 90-of-177) of his offensive series in 2014: Opponent Scoring Drives (Series) Samford 7 (12) Minnesota 6 (14) SMU 7 (11) Oklahoma 6 (15) Baylor 8 (17) Oklahoma State 6 (12) Texas Tech 12 (13) West Virginia 5 (17) Kansas State 7 (12) Kansas 5 (11) Texas 6 (14) Iowa State 9 (14) Ole Miss 6 (15) THE 30-POINT MARK 4TCU has the nation s longest current streak with 15 consecutive games of scoring at least 30 points. TCU at Minnesota Sept. 3, 2015 Minneapolis, Minn. 8 p.m. (CDT) ESPN BY THE NUMBERS 0 Receptions allowed by Deante Gray in 2013 at Iowa State, when he was moved to cornerback for one week and started against the Cyclones. 1 Horned Frogs (Kolby Listenbee) who are also All-Americans for TCU s track and field team. 7.1 Yards per carry by Aaron Green in 2014, ranking fifth for a single season in TCU history. 8 Games last season in which TCU scored the most points in its series history versus an opponent (30, Minnesota; 37, Oklahoma; 58, Baylor; 42, Oklahoma State; 82, Texas Tech; 48, Texas; 55, Iowa State; 42, Ole Miss). 10 Returning starters on offense for TCU this season. 36 School records, team and individual, broken by TCU in Boykin s four touchdown passes gave him 30 on the year, breaking Andy Dalton s single-season record of 27 set in Boykin s career-high 460 yards passing had him over the 400-yard mark for the third time last season. THE STREAK 4Trevone Boykin became the first quarterback in the 14-season tenure of head coach Gary Patterson to top 250 yards passing in seven consecutive games. Boykin established the mark in the opening seven contests of the 2014 campaign. THE UNIQUE ONE 4Trevone Boykin is the only player in TCU history and the lone player in the nation in 2013 with a 100-yard rushing, 100-yard receiving and 200-yard passing game. 4Since 1996, Boykin is the only player nationally with a 400-yard passing game, 100-yard rushing game and 100-yard receiving game. 4The 15 straight games is a TCU record, bettering the previous mark of eight that spanned 2011 and The Horned Frogs topped 40 points in nine games last season with a school-record 82 against Texas Tech. QUARTET REACHES CENTURY MARK 4TCU ranked in a tie for third nationally last season with four different players topping the 100-yard mark in rushing: Aaron Green (four times), B.J. Catalon (three times), Trevone Boykin and Trevorris Johnson. PRODUCTIVITY 4Current TCU wide receivers rank in a tie for fourth nationally with their 39 career touchdown catches: School Total Cincinnati 57 North Carolina 44 Washington State 43 TCU 39 Cal 39 4TCU receivers have 338 receptions for 4,654 yards. 1,018 Josh Doctson s TCU single-season record for receiving yards in I 2015 TCU FOOTBALL

7 TCU at Minnesota Sept. 3, 2015 Minneapolis, Minn. 8 p.m. (CDT) ESPN IT S A RUSH 4The Horned Frogs are 71-4 when rushing for at least 200 yards under Gary Patterson as head coach. 4TCU s 334 yards rushing against Kansas State marked its most in a game since totaling 390 in a 2011 contest at Wyoming. QUICK STRIKES 4TCU had a scoring drive on its opening possession in nine games last season: Opponent Plays Yards Time Result Samford :00 TD Minnesota :35 TD SMU :30 TD Oklahoma :51 TD Baylor :28 TD Oklahoma State 5 6 1:34 Punt Texas Tech :17 TD West Virginia 3 0 0:20 Punt Kansas State :26 Punt Kansas :24 TD Texas 4 2 0:52 FG Iowa State :13 Punt Ole Miss :37 TD 4TCU opened with a lead of at least 14-0 in nine of its 13 contests. GREEN BREAKS LOOSE 4Aaron Green had a team-high 922 yards rushing last season, while his 7.1 per carry average ranked third in Big 12 history: Season Per Carry Average Henry Josey, Missouri, Lache Seastrunk, Baylor, Aaron Green, TCU, Green s 7.1 mark was fifth for a single season at TCU. His 922 yards were the most by a Horned Frog since Ed Wesley ran for 1,078 in Green topped the 100-yard mark in four of the last seven games in 2014: Opponent Att. Yds. Avg. TD LG Texas Tech Kansas State Kansas Iowa State SPRING BREAK 4In 2013, Aaron Green traveled to Israel for Spring Break and was baptized in the Jordan River. DOCTSON SETS RECORDS 4With his team-high 1,018 yards receiving and 11 touchdown catches, Josh Doctson had a record-breaking campaign in 2014: Season Receiving Yards Josh Doctson, ,018 Reggie Harrell, ,012 Season TD Receptions Josh Doctson, Jeremy Kerley, Mike Renfro, Doctson s team-best 65 receptions were one short of Josh Boyce s 2012 mark: 4Doctson had three 100-yard games at TCU last season and now has four in his collegiate career. He had a 100-yard game for Wyoming in Doctson s breakout game was seven receptions for 225 yards and two touchdowns against Oklahoma State. The 225 yards receiving were the most in the nation for the Oct. 18 weekend and the second-best total in TCU history. He was 1 yard shy of the school record of 226 yards (Jimmy Young, vs. Wyoming, 2008). 4Doctson became the only player nationally since 1996 to have two touchdown catches (77, 84) of at least 75 yards in the first quarter of a game. CHANGING UNIFORMS 4Josh Doctson is the only player in TCU history to score a touchdown for and against the Horned Frogs. He is also the lone active player in college football to reach the end zone for and against his current school. 4Playing for Wyoming in 2011, Doctson had three receptions for 43 yards versus TCU, including a 7-yard scoring grab for the Cowboys first points of the game in a loss to the Horned Frogs. 4Doctson s mother, Tracy Syler-Jones, is TCU s vice chancellor for marketing and communications. BREAKOUT SEASONS 4Kolby Listenbee s receptions and receiving yards last season far surpassed the totals from his first two years: Kolby Listenbee Rec. Yards Avg. TDs and He is fifth among active receivers nationally in career yards per catch: Average Andrew Turzilli, Rutgers 22.6 Travin Dural, LSU 20.5 Michael Rector, Stanford 19.9 Damond Powell, Iowa 19.6 Kolby Listenbee, TCU Deante Gray s eight touchdown catches last season equaled his career receptions entering the 2014 campaign: Deante Gray Rec. Yards Avg. TDs and SPREADING IT AROUND 4Twenty Horned Frogs had at least one reception last season. 4TCU tied Oregon for the national lead with seven players having at least one catch of 50 or more yards. FIRST TIMES 4In consecutive games against Oklahoma State and Texas Tech, TCU accomplished a pair of milestones. 4The 42-9 win over the Cowboys marked the first time in TCU history that the Horned Frogs had a 400-yard passer (410, Trevone Boykin), 200-yard receiver (225, Josh Doctson) and 100-yard rusher (102, B.J. Catalon). 4An victory against the Red Raiders saw TCU with a 400-yard passer (Boykin, 418), two 100-yard rushers (Aaron Green, 105; Trevorris Johnson, 105) and a 100-yard receiver (Deante Gray, 165) for the first time. Season Receptions Josh Boyce, Josh Doctson, I 2015 TCU FOOTBALL

8 FROG DEFENSIVE NOTES A TCU TRADITION 4Since the NCAA began tracking statistics in 1937, TCU trails only Alabama for the most times leading the nation in total defense. The Crimson Tide have been No. 1 six times, while all five No. 1 rankings for the Horned Frogs are in the last 15 seasons. 4In 2010, TCU became just the third program in NCAA history to top the nation in total defense in three consecutive seasons ( ). The others are Toledo ( ) and Oklahoma ( ). CLOSING STRONG 4TCU held its final three opponents last season to an average of just yards per game: Opponent Total Offense Yards Per Play Texas Iowa State Ole Miss The 129 yards by Ole Miss marked a season-best defensive effort by the Horned Frogs. Iowa State s 236 yards were the third-lowest by a TCU opponent. 4Ole Miss had just nine yards rushing and 10 first downs. The Rebels were 3-of-15 on third-down conversions. 4Iowa State was just 3-of-18 on third-down conversions. 4When taking away a 73-yard touchdown pass, the Horned Frogs limited Texas to just 217 yards on 69 snaps (3.1 yards per play). 4TCU had 16 tackles for loss on 31 carries by Texas. NATION S-BEST STREAKS 4TCU has the nation s longest current streak in three defensive categories: Team Cons. Games with a Sack & Pick TCU 15 Team Consecutive Games with a Pick TCU 15 Team Cons. Games with a Takeaway TCU 25 4The Horned Frogs have forced at least one turnover in 114 of their last 130 games. FINDING THE END ZONE 4Five different Horned Frogs returned an interception for a touchdown last season: Int./Yds Opponent Paul Dawson 41 Oklahoma Marcus Mallet 49 Baylor Josh Carraway 33 Texas Derrick Kindred 44 Iowa State James McFarland 0 Ole Miss 4The five pick sixes were the most in a season in the 14-year tenure of head coach Gary Patterson. A YOUTHFUL GROUP 4TCU is the only school in the nation whose linebackers have never started a collegiate game: No. Team Fewest Returning LB Starts 1. TCU 0 2. Virginia 1 3. Duke 5 Troy 5 5. Louisiana Tech 7 4Seven of the 10 linebackers on this year s roster are freshmen (five true and two redshirt). There s also two sophomores and one junior (Sammy Douglas). DEFENSE AT ITS BEST 4TCU ranked among the national leaders in the following defensive categories: Category Mark Big 12 NCAA Interceptions 26 1st T-1st 3rd-Down Defense 27.9% 1st 2nd Tackles for Loss 8.6 pg 1st 2nd Turnovers Gained 40 1st 2nd Turnover Margin st 3rd Scoring Defense 19.0 pg 1st 8th Pass. Eff. Defense st 9th Rushing Defense pg 1st 9th Fumbles Recovered 14 1st T-11th Sacks 3.1 pg T-1st T-11th Fewest 1st Downs 218 1st 13th Total Defense pg 1st 18th SHUTTING THEM DOWN 4TCU held seven of its 13 opponents last season to 14 points or less. 4The Horned Frogs limited seven opponents to under 300 yards of offense. GETTING OFF THE FIELD 4TCU topped the nation in forcing an average of and-outs per game: Team 3-and-Outs Per Game TCU 7.8 Clemson 6.2 Louisville 6.1 Opponent 3-and-Outs (Series) Samford 10 (15) Minnesota 7 (15) SMU 9 (15) Oklahoma 7 (16) Baylor 5 (20) Oklahoma State 7 (14) Texas Tech 8 (15) West Virginia 7 (17) Kansas State 6 (13) Kansas 6 (13) Texas 11 (17) Iowa State 7 (16) Ole Miss 12 (16) 4The Horned Frogs forced a 3-and-out on 102-of-202 (50.5 percent) opponent possessions. TCU at Minnesota Sept. 3, 2015 Minneapolis, Minn. 8 p.m. (CDT) ESPN TCU ACTIVE LEADERS TACKLES 1. Derrick Kindred Davion Pierson James McFarland Terrell Lathan Mike Tuaua 47 TACKLES FOR LOSS 1. Davion Pierson Terrell Lathan James McFarland Mike Tuaua Derrick Kindred 8.5 SACKS 1. Terrell Lathan 10.5 James McFarland Davion Pierson Mike Tuaua Josh Carraway 2.0 Tevin Lawson 2.0 INTERCEPTIONS 1. Derrick Kindred 6 2. Josh Carraway 1 James McFarland 1 Nick Orr 1 Ranthony Texada 1 8 I 2015 TCU FOOTBALL

9 FROG DEFENSIVE NOTES 2015 AMWAY USA TODAY TOP 25 POLL 1. Ohio State (62) TCU (1) Alabama (1) Baylor Oregon Michigan State Auburn Florida State Georgia USC Notre Dame Clemson LSU UCLA Ole Miss Arizona State Georgia Tech Wisconsin Oklahoma Arkansas Stanford Arizona Missouri Boise State Tennessee ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 POLL 1. Ohio State (61) TCU Alabama Baylor Michigan State Auburn Oregon USC Georgia Florida State Notre Dame Clemson UCLA LSU Arizona State Georgia Tech Ole Miss Arkansas Oklahoma Wisconsin Stanford Arizona Boise State Missouri Tennessee STUFFING THE RUN 4Since 2000, TCU has the nation s top run defense: No. Team Rushing Yds Allowed PG 1. TCU Alabama Ohio State TCU has held 12 of its last 23 opponents to under 100 yards rushing. Five opponents, and most recently Ole Miss (9), have been at 46 yards or less. 4Since 2001, TCU is tied with Alabama for the most times ranking in the top 10 in rushing defense: No. Team Games 1. TCU 9 Alabama 9 3. Ohio State 7 DEFENDING THE PASS 4The Horned Frogs held opponents to a 48.5 completion percentage last season with a nation sbest 26 interceptions and just 17 touchdowns. 4TCU s last 20 opponents have combined to complete only 49.0 percent (334-of-682) of their passes with more interceptions (36) than touchdowns (25). REACHING PAYDIRT 4Defensive ends Josh Carraway, Terrell Lathan and James McFarland all scored touchdowns over the final three games last season. 4Against Texas, Lathan found the end zone on a 40-yard fumble recovery and Carraway on a 33-yard interception return. 4McFarland intercepted an Ole Miss pass in the end zone for a touchdown in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. 4Prior to the Thanksgiving game at Texas, TCU did not have a defensive lineman score a touchdown since Jerry Hughes had a 24-yard pick six at SMU in PICK PARTY 4Since 2012, its first year in the Big 12, TCU leads the nation in interceptions: No. Team Interceptions 1. TCU Oregon Oregon State 50 SINGLE DIGITS 4TCU held the national lead in holding FBS opponents to under 10 points last season: Team Games TCU 5 LSU 4 TCU at Minnesota Sept. 3, 2015 Minneapolis, Minn. 8 p.m. (CDT) ESPN SHUTTING THEM DOWN 4Since 2010, TCU is tied for fourth nationally in most games holding an opponent to less than 10 points: No. Team Games 1. Alabama Florida State Michigan State TCU 17 LSU 17 SACKING THE QB 4Fourteen Horned Frogs took part in a sack last season with James McFarland leading the way with seven. 4Since 2007, TCU is tied for fourth in the nation for most games with at least three sacks: No. Team Games 1. Virginia Tech Stanford Cincinnati TCU 49 Oregon 49 DUCK DYNASTY TRIO 4Defensive ends Terrell Lathan and James McFarland graduated from West Monroe (La.) High School. 4The Horned Frogs had a third player from West Monroe last season in graduated All-Big 12 defensive tackle Chucky Hunter. 4There were three games last season, most recently the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl against Ole Miss, with the West Monroe trio in the starting lineup. 9 I 2015 TCU FOOTBALL

10 FROG SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES THE STAPLES 4Place-kicker Jaden Oberkrom and punter Ethan Perry will both be in their fourth season as starters. THE NATION S LEADER 4Jaden Oberkrom will enter the 2015 season as the nation s active leader in career field goals: FGs Jaden Oberkrom, TCU 58 Ross Martin, Duke 52 Austin Lopez, San Jose State 51 John Wallace, Louisville 51 Andrew Baggett, Missouri 50 SETTING THE PACE 4Jaden Oberkrom was the nation s top kick scorer last season while ranking seventh overall at 10.9 points per game: Ppg. Jay Ajayi, RB, Boise State 13.7 Melvin Gordon, RB, Wisconsin 13.7 Keenan Reynolds, QB, Navy 12.5 James Conner, RB, Pittsburgh 12.0 Kenneth Dixon, RB, Louisiana Tech 12.0 Jarvion Franklin, RB, Western Michigan 11.5 Jaden Oberkrom, PK, TCU 10.9 MR. CLUTCH 4Jaden Oberkrom s 37-yard field goal as time expired provided the winning points in TCU s victory at West Virginia. It was the Horned Frogs first walkoff field goal since Nick Browne s 33-yard kick in overtime beat Arizona, 13-10, in Oberkrom has shown a knack for coming through with the game on the line in the last three seasons: Opponent FG Time Remaining Texas Tech, * 18 seconds Michigan State, ^ 2:42 West Virginia, * 19 seconds Kansas State, ^ 2:13 West Virginia, # 0:00 *forced overtime ^gave TCU the lead #won the game on the final play in regulation 4Prior to his miss on a 41-yard attempt against Ole Miss in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Jaden Oberkrom had made his previous 13 field-goal tries, tying for the second-longest streak in TCU history: No. Consecutive FGs Made 1. Chris Manfredini ( ) Michael Reeder (1995) 13 Jaden Oberkrom (2014) 13 4Oberkrom made 16 of his last 18 attempts in going 22-of-27 last season. 4Oberkrom s six PATs against Ole Miss in the Chickfil-A Peach Bowl moved him past LaDainian Tomlinson into second place on TCU s career scoring list: No. Career Points Scored 1. Ross Evans ( ) Jaden Oberkrom (2012-pres.) LaDainian Tomlinson ( ) 324 4Oberkrom has two of the four longest FGs in TCU history: No. Field Goal 1. Michael Reeder 57, UTEP, Jaden Oberkrom 56, Kansas State, 2013 Steve Mormon 56, Oregon, Jaden Oberkrom 53, Michigan State, 2012 SETTING RECORDS 4Jaden Oberkrom set six TCU records in the 2014 campaign: Record Number Season PATs Attempts 77 Season PATs Made 76 Single-Game PATs Made 10 (vs. Texas Tech) Single-Game PAT Attempts 10 (vs. Texas Tech Consecutive PATs Made 100 ( ) Season Points by Kicking 142 SPLITTING UPRIGHTS 4Jaden Oberkrom is 155-of-156 in his career on extrapoint attempts. 4Oberkrom s 155 career PATs trail only Ross Evans (239, ). TCU at Minnesota Sept. 3, 2015 Minneapolis, Minn. 8 p.m. (CDT) ESPN THE RETURN GAME 4TCU has returned either a kickoff or punt for a touchdown in seven of the last eight seasons. FIRST IMPRESSIONS 4On his first collegiate touch as a true freshman in the 2012 season opener versus Grambling State, Deante Gray returned a punt 70 yards for a touchdown. 4Gray finished the game with a TCU single-game record 160 punt return yards, breaking the previous mark of 146 set by All-American Lindy Berry versus Miami (Fla.) in TACKLE TALLIES 4Included below were TCU s 2014 special teams tackles: Tackles George Baltimore 8 (6 U, 2 A) Sammy Douglas 8 (5 U, 3 A, Rec.) Cameron Echols-Luper 6 (5 U, 1 A) Kenny Iloka 6 (6 U) Kyle Hicks 5 (5 U) Geoff Hooker 5 (5 U, FR) Denzel Johnson 5 (5 U) Paul Whitmill 4 (4 U) Jonathan Anderson 3 (3 U, FR) David Porter 3 (3 U) Ja Juan Story 3 (3 U) Deante Gray 2 (2 U) Derrick Kindred 2 (2 U) Torrance Mosley 2 (1 U, 1 A) Cyd Calvin 1 (1 U) Kolby Griffin 1 (1U) Nick Orr 1 (1U) HE S GOT LEG 4Jaden Oberkrom ranks third in Big 12 history in fieldgoal percentage on attempts of at least 40 yards: Pct. Alex Henery, Nebraska ( ) 78.8 Phil Dawson, Texas ( ) 72.7 Jaden Oberkrom, TCU (2012-present) Oberkrom is 21-of-31 from 40 yards or more. CHARTING OBERKROM 4Oberkrom is second at TCU in career field goals: No. Career FGs Made 1. Nick Browne ( ) Jaden Oberkrom (2012-pres.) 58 A BIG FOOT 4Punter Ethan Perry had a 39.2 season average with a 37.8 net in Perry was eighth in the nation with his 45.3 percentage (29-of-64) of punts inside the opponent 20. He had just five touchbacks with 12 punts of at least 50 yards. THE COVERAGE GAME 4The Horned Frogs led the nation last season in allowing a minus 1.0 yards per punt return. Hawaii was second at 1.6 yards. 4TCU opponents had just nine punt returns for a minus 9 yards and averaged only 20.2 yards on kickoff returns. 10 I 2015 TCU FOOTBALL

11 FROG TIDBITS BY THE NUMBERS 1 Professional football teams Gary Patterson coached (Oregon Lightning Bolts of the Professional Spring Football League in league folded before its first game). 4 National awards won by Horned Frogs the last six seasons (Jerry Hughes, Ted Hendricks Award and Lott Trophy, 2009; Jake Kirkpatrick, Rimington Trophy, 2010; Trevone Boykin, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award). 8 True freshmen played by TCU last season, the second-most in a season under Gary Patterson. 19 Former TCU players active in the NFL. 25 Consecutive games TCU has posted at least one takeaway, the longest current streak in the nation. 82 TCU players in NFL camps during Gary Patterson s 14-season tenure as head coach. 280 Consecutive games TCU has scored in, tied for the fifth-longest streak in college football history TCU s winning percentage (5-0) when ESPN s College GameDay has been present (at BYU, 2009; Utah, 2009; at Utah, 2010; vs. Wisconsin, 2011; at West Virginia, 2014). THE TURNOVER STORY 4TCU topped the Big 12 and was third in the nation in turnover margin at plus 1.4 per game. It was a dramatic improvement from the 2013 campaign: Year TO Margin Big 12 Rank NCAA Rank th T-74th st 3rd Team Turnover Margin Oregon 1.53 Michigan State 1.46 TCU TCU was second in the nation with 40 turnovers gained (14 fumble recoveries, 26 interceptions): Team Turnovers Gained Louisiana Tech 42 TCU 40 4TCU was a plus 18 in turnover margin last season: Team Turnover Margin Samford E Minnesota +3 SMU +3 Oklahoma -1 Baylor +2 Oklahoma State +1 Texas Tech +4 West Virginia +3 Kansas State +1 Kansas -2 Texas +4 Iowa State E Ole Miss E 4TCU is 41-3 in its last 44 games when recording at least three takeaways. 4Over the last 10 seasons, TCU is when ahead (57-5) or even (25-5) in turnover margin and when on the negative side. 4Since 2005, TCU has the nation s fourth-best record when ahead in turnover margin: No. Team W/L Record 1. Boise State 65-3 (.956) 2. Texas 56-3 (.949) 3. Georgia 57-4 (.934) 4. TCU 57-5 (.919) 5. Florida 59-7 (.894) 4Since the start of the 2005 campaign, TCU is In 13 of the 28 defeats, the Horned Frogs were minus 2 or worse in turnover margin. FINDING THE SCOREBOARD 4At 280 games, TCU has the nation s second-longest current streak for not being shut out: No. Team Games (Last Shutout) 1. Florida 334 [Oct. 29, 1988 vs. Auburn (16-0)] 2. TCU 280 [Nov. 16, 1991 at Texas (32-0)] 3. Air Force 271 [Dec. 31, 1992 vs. Ole Miss (13-0)] TCU at Minnesota Sept. 3, 2015 Minneapolis, Minn. 8 p.m. (CDT) ESPN 4TCU s streak of scoring in 280 consecutive games is tied with Washington State ( ) for fifth in NCAA history. Next on the list is Texas in fourth at 281 games ( ). BALL CONTROL 4TCU has won 73 of its last 86 games when leading in time of possession. FROG HOPS 4TCU is in regular-season games following a loss under Patterson. 4The Horned Frogs have won 11 of their last 12 regular-season games after an open date. 4TCU is 8-6 in short-week games under Patterson. 4TCU is 6-7 since the NCAA adopted overtime play in 1996 and 5-6 under Patterson as head coach. 4The Horned Frogs last two overtime games have been versus West Virginia, a double OT win in 2012 and a loss in PRESEASON PREDICTIONS 4Included below is where TCU was picked and finished in conference polls since Gary Patterson s arrival in 1998: Year Conference Prediction Finish 1998 WAC 6th, Mtn. Div. T-5th, Mtn. Div 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 MW 6th 1st 2006 MW 1st 2nd 2007 MW 1st 5th 2008 MW 3rd 2nd 2009 MW 1st 1st 2010 MW 1st 1st 2011 MW 2nd 1st 2012 Big 12 5th T-5th 2013 Big 12 3rd T-7th 2014 Big 12 7th T-1st 2015 Big 12 1st OLD FRIENDS 4TCU has played 45 games against Southwest Conference rivals since the league dissolved after the 1995 season. 4TCU is versus former SWC foes, including an 8-8 mark against current Big 12 rivals: Team Record Pct. Houston SMU Baylor Texas Texas Tech Rice Arkansas Texas A&M Totals I 2015 TCU FOOTBALL

12 FROG TIDBITS GROWING THEM UP 4Included below is a breakdown by class of who has played for TCU the last three seasons: Class True Freshmen Redshirt Freshmen Sophomores Juniors Seniors With eight true freshmen seeing action in 2014, TCU played the second-highest total in that category in 14 seasons under Gary Patterson. 4TCU played a Patterson-high 16 true freshmen in 2012, tying Texas for the most in the nation. 4Seven TCU players made their first career starts in 2014: defensive end Josh Carraway, right guard Brady Foltz, wide receiver Kolby Listenbee, defensive end James McFarland, wide receiver Emanuel Porter, wide receiver Ja Juan Story and cornerback Ranthony Texada. 4TCU has the nation s fourth-best road record since 2009: No. Team Road Games Since Oregon 24-4 (.857) 2. Alabama 22-4 (.846) 3. Boise State 26-7 (.788) 4. TCU 25-7 (.781) 5. Ohio State 20-6 (.769) 4TCU s 14-game winning streak on the road in conference play, which had been the longest in the nation and third-best in the NCAA since 1996, was snapped in an Oct. 27, 2012, loss at Oklahoma State. 4TCU ended Boise State s 35-game home winning streak, the longest in the nation, with a victory in The Broncos had won 65 straight regularseason home contests and 47 consecutive conference home games. 4TCU snapped Utah s then Mountain West-record 21-game home winning streak with a 47-7 victory in TCU at Minnesota Sept. 3, 2015 Minneapolis, Minn. 8 p.m. (CDT) ESPN BY THE NUMBERS 2 National championships won by TCU (1935 and 1938). 4 Top-10 final rankings in the last nine seasons for TCU. 15 Sellouts in TCU s last 21 home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium. DEFENDING THEIR HOME 4The Horned Frogs are under Gary Patterson at Amon G. Carter Stadium. 4TCU has recorded seven shutouts in its past 52 home dates. ROAD WARRIORS 4TCU is tied for fourth nationally in most road wins over Associated Press Top-25 teams since 2009: No. Team Record 1. Oregon 7-2 Alabama 7-4 USC TCU 6-3 Ohio State 6-3 Oklahoma 6-6 LSU 6-7 4TCU entered the 2013 Oklahoma game with the nation s longest road winning streak (five games) versus AP Top-25 teams. 4TCU has won 20 of its last 26 conference road games. The Horned Frogs are 8-6 in the Big 12. 4TCU s record (.750) in road and neutral-site games since 2009 is the third-best mark nationally: No. Team Road/Neutral Since Alabama 33-6 (.846) 2. Boise State 33-9 (.786) 3. TCU (.750) 4With a win in Norman in 2005, TCU gave Oklahoma one of its eight home losses since The 10 points by Oklahoma in that 2005 contest mark the fewest for the Sooners in a home game under head coach Bob Stoops. BRING ON DAYLIGHT AND SATURDAYS 4The Horned Frogs are in day games over the last 10 seasons and at night. The NCAA constitutes a night game as starting at 5 p.m. or later. 4TCU is in Saturday contests dating back to the start of the 2005 campaign and overall when playing on any day of the week other than Thursday. 4During their run of success on Saturdays, the Horned Frogs are 12-9 on other days of the week (1-0 on Sundays, 0-1 on Mondays, 2-0 on Tuesdays, 2-0 on Wednesdays, 4-7 on Thursdays and 3-1 on Fridays). MAKING THE ROUNDS 4With its new membership in the Big 12 in 2012, TCU played in its fifth league in an 18-year span. Below is a look at TCU s conference history: Years Conference Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association Southwest Conference Western Athletic Conference Conference USA Mountain West 2012-pres. Big 12 Conference 4TCU accepted an invitation to the Big East in 2010, but never played a game in the conference and left before becoming an official member. 64 Percentage of the TCU student body that s female. 117 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. 9,200 Songs downloaded into TCU head coach Gary Patterson s ipod. 12 I 2015 TCU FOOTBALL

13 FROG TIDBITS A WINNING TRADITION AND PROGRAM 4Since 2001, the start of Gary Patterson s first full season as TCU s head coach, the Horned Frogs rank seventh nationally in winning percentage: No. Team Record Pct. 1. Boise State Ohio State Oklahoma USC LSU Oregon Texas TCU Georgia Alabama TCU is eighth nationally in number of wins over the last 12 years ( ): No. Team Wins 1. Boise State Ohio State Oklahoma LSU USC Oregon Alabama TCU Georgia 115 Wisconsin 115 ELITE COMPANY 4TCU s Gary Patterson is one of just five active head coaches, including three in the Big 12, with 120 wins at their current school: No. Coach Wins 1. Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech Bill Snyder, Kansas State Bob Stoops, Oklahoma Mark Richt, Georgia Gary Patterson, TCU 132 4Gary Patterson ranks fourth among active FBS coaches in winning percentage (minimum 10 years): No. Coach Record (Pct.) 1. Urban Meyer, Ohio State (.845) 2. Bob Stoops, Oklahoma (.792) 3. Nick Saban, Alabama (.754) 4. Gary Patterson, TCU (.746) 5. Mark Richt, Georgia (.739) 6. Les Miles, LSU (.725) DOUBLE DIGIT WIN TOTALS 4TCU has reached the 10-win mark in five of the last seven years and nine times in the past 13 seasons under Gary Patterson. Prior to his arrival on campus in 1998, TCU had just four 10-win seasons in its history. 4TCU has won at least 11 games in five of the last seven seasons and eight times in the past 12 years. CHECKING THE LEDGER 4After just three winning seasons in 13 years ( ), TCU has won 74.1 percent (157-55) of its games since 1998 when Gary Patterson arrived on campus as defensive coordinator. 4TCU is (.536) in its football history which began in MAGIC NUMBERS 4In 14 seasons with Gary Patterson as head coach, TCU is 94-3 when allowing 17 points or less. SHUTOUTS 4The Horned Frogs have recorded 11 shutouts in Gary Patterson s 14 seasons as head coach, including at least one blanking in five of the last six years. FROGS AND THE NFL 4In Gary Patterson s tenure as head coach, TCU has had 33 players drafted with a total of 72 in NFL camps. 4The Horned Frogs have 19 former players currently on NFL rosters: NFL Team TCU Jonathan Anderson, LB Chicago Josh Boyce, WR New England Marcus Cannon, OT New England Tank Carder, LB Cleveland Andy Dalton, QB Cincinnati P.J. Dawson, WR Cincinnati Tayo Fabuluje, OT Chicago 2012, 2014 Clint Gresham, DS Seattle Chris Hackett, S Tampa Bay David Hawthorne, LB New Orleans Jerry Hughes, LB Buffalo Colin Jones, S Carolina Jeremy Kerley, WR NY Jets Stansly Maponga, DE Atlanta Marshall Newhouse, OT NY Giants David Porter, WR Dallas Jason Verrett, CB San Diego Daryl Washington, LB Arizona Kevin White, CB Atlanta Thirteen of the 19 players listed above earned their TCU degree. 4In 2011, ESPN.com ranked TCU as the nation s No. 1 school for developing NFL talent. LINEBACKER U 4Five of TCU s last six starting linebackers to complete their eligibility went on to the NFL: NFL Team(s) David Hawthorne Seattle, ; New Orleans, 2012-present Robert Henson Washington, Jason Phillips Baltimore, ; Carolina, ; Philadelphia, 2013 Daryl Washington Arizona, 2010-present Tank Carder Cleveland, 2012-present TCU at Minnesota Sept. 3, 2015 Minneapolis, Minn. 8 p.m. (CDT) ESPN THE GRADUATES 4Offensive tackle Luke Benuska and tight end Dominic Merka have already earned their degrees and are playing this season as graduate students. 4The following 14 seniors are scheduled to graduate in December: Trevone Boykin, Colten Christensen, Aviante Collins, Josh Doctson, Aaron Green, Devin Killpatrick, Kolby Listenbee, Michael MacCrory, Jamelle Naff, Jaden Oberkrom, Davion Pierson, Ja Juan Story, Bobby Thompson and Mike Tuaua. 4All 18 seniors from last year s Big 12 championship team either have their degree or are on pace to graduate. 13 I 2015 TCU FOOTBALL

14 FROG TIDBITS HOME SWEET HOME 4The $164 million rebuild of Amon G. Carter Stadium, completed in 2012, was funded entirely by donor support and features a seating capacity of 45,000. 4The six Founders Club suites, located at midfield on the concourse level, were sold at $15 million each to provide lead gifts totaling $90 million. 4There are 25 suites, all sold, on the west side. One of those suites is located on the Champions level, next to the television booth. 4The press box has 132 seats to accommodate media. 4In August 2013, Yahoo! Sports ranked Amon G. Carter Stadium as the best stadium in the Big 12. HORNED FROGS FEVER 4TCU has sold out 19 of its last 27 home games. 4TCU has sold out of football season tickets three times in the last four campaigns, including a new record of 34,094 this season. 4TCU set a school record for season ticket sales in five of the last six years. Six of the top-eight home crowds in TCU history are in the last three seasons. 4The 48,012 for the Nov. 8 Kansas State game was the third-largest home crowd in TCU history. The student attendance of 5,278 was a TCU record and more than 61 percent of the undergraduate student body. 4Nearly 35,000 TCU fans traveled to the 2011 Rose Bowl. Over 20,000 made the trip the previous year to the Fiesta Bowl. TCU QUICK HITS 4The Horned Frogs have finished in the top 25 in seven of the last 10 seasons. 4TCU is one of just two schools (Boise State) to win at least 11 games in seven of the last 10 years. 4TCU was one of 12 teams to play in at least two BCS games over its last five seasons. 4TCU is 5-3 in its last eight games against opponents ranked in the top five. SELECT COMPANY 4TCU is one of just 21 schools to have won multiple national championships (1935, 1938) and produce a Heisman Trophy winner (Davey O Brien, 1938). 4The 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, Texas A&M and USC. BOWL MAINSTAYS 4 TCU reached a bowl game for the 15th time in the last 17 seasons. 4The Horned Frogs have gone to a bowl game in 12 of Gary Patterson s 14 seasons as a head coach. TCU at Minnesota Sept. 3, 2015 Minneapolis, Minn. 8 p.m. (CDT) ESPN 4 In 2012, the Horned Frogs played in a bowl game for a school record eighth consecutive season. WINNING CLASSES 4The five winningest senior classes in TCU history have come in the last seven seasons. No. Years Wins Last year s senior class, which redshirted during TCU s 2010 Rose Bowl championship season, was HISTORY MAKING 4On Dec. 5, 2010, TCU became the only team in college football history to receive an invitation to the Rose Bowl and implode its stadium on the same day Game-by-Game Starters TCU Offense Pos. UM SFA SMU TTU UT KSU ISU WVU OSU KU OU BU WR WR LT LG C RG RT WR WR QB TB TCU Defense Pos. UM SFA SMU TTU UT KSU ISU WVU OSU KU OU BU LE DT DT RE MLB SLB CB WS FS SS CB 14 I 2015 TCU FOOTBALL

15 TCU S BIG 12/NCAA STATS RANKINGS TCU at Minnesota Sept. 3, 2015 Minneapolis, Minn. 8 p.m. (CDT) ESPN TEAM (CATEGORY) NUMBER BIG 12 NCAA BIG 12 CONFERENCE 2015 STANDINGS Team Big 12 Overall TCU Baylor Iowa State Kansas Kansas State Oklahoma Oklahoma State Texas Texas Tech West Virginia BIG 12 BOWL SCHEDULE Zaxby s Heart of Dallas Bowl Big 12 vs. C-USA Dec. 26, 1:20 p.m. Dallas, Texas Russell Athletic Bowl Big 12 vs. ACC/Notre Dame Dec. 29, 4:30 p.m. Orlando, Fla. AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl Big 12 vs. SEC Dec. 29, 8 p.m. Houston, Texas Goodyear Cotton Bowl Capital One Orange Bowl CFB Semifinals Dec. 31, TBA Arlington, Texas Miami Gardens, Fla. Fiesta Bowl Rose Bowl Game At-Large vs. At-Large Jan. 1, 12 and 4 p.m. Glendale, Ariz. Pasadena, Calif. Allstate Sugar Bowl Big 12 vs. SEC Jan. 1, 7:30 p.m. New Orleans, La. AutoZone Liberty Bowl Big 12 vs. SEC Jan. 2, 2:20 p.m. Memphis, Tenn. Valero Alamo Bowl Big 12 vs. Pac-12 Jan. 2, 5:45 p.m. San Antonio, Texas Cactus Bowl Big 12 vs. Pac-12 Jan. 2, 9:15 p.m. Phoenix, Ariz. College Football Playoff National Championship Jan. 11, 7:30 p.m. Glendale, Ariz. INDIVIDUAL (CATEGORY) NUMBER BIG 12 NCAA CHARTING TCU S OPPONENTS Opponent Record This Week Minnesota 0-0 vs. No. 2 TCU (Thursday) Stephen F. Austin 0-0 vs. Northern Arizona SMU 0-0 vs. No. 4 Baylor (Friday) Texas Tech 0-0 vs. Sam Houston State Texas 0-0 at No. 11 Notre Dame Kansas State 0-0 vs. South Dakota Iowa State 0-0 vs. Northern Iowa West Virginia 0-0 vs. Georgia Southern Oklahoma State 0-0 at Central Michigan (Thursday) Kansas 0-0 vs. South Dakota State Oklahoma 0-0 vs. Akron Baylor 0-0 at SMU (Friday) Total 0-0 (.000) 15 I 2015 TCU FOOTBALL

16 HEAD COACH GARY PATTERSON HORNED FROGS UNDER PATTERSON Situation Record Score First When Opp. Scores First Lead at the Half Trail at the Half Tied at the Half 9-2 Lead After 3 Quarters Trail After 3 Quarters Tied After 3 Quarters 10-4 Games Decided in OT Yards of Offense Rushing Yards Rushing Yards Passing Yards Passing Yards 21-9 Win Time of Possession Opp. At or Under 300 Total Yards 87-8 Allow 300+ Total Yards Opp. Under 100 Rush Yds TCU CAREER COACHING WINS No. Coach Number 1. Gary Patterson Dutch Meyer Abe Martin Francis Schmidt Jim Wacker 40 TCU CAREER GAMES COACHED No. Coach Number 1. Dutch Meyer Gary Patterson Abe Martin Jim Wacker Pat Sullivan 67 CAREER RECORD BREAKDOWN vs. Conference Opponents vs. Non-Conference Opponents vs. Ranked Opponents Home Games Road Games Neutral Site Games 10-6 August 2-2 September October November December 11-5 January 1-1 TCU at Minnesota Sept. 3, 2015 Minneapolis, Minn. 8 p.m. (CDT) ESPN Gary Patterson is TCU s all-time winningest football coach, while his record (.746) ranks fourth among active coaches nationally with a minimum of 10 years experience. Patterson received 10 National Coach of the Year honors in 2014 and has now totaled 20 such awards over the last six years, including nine in the 2009 season when he led TCU to its first BCS game. He is one of just five active coaches with 100 or more victories at their current school. Patterson has led TCU to conference championships in three different leagues (C-USA, Mountain West, Big 12). He also won Coach of the Year honors in all three conferences. In August 2011, Patterson was named the nation s top coach by Sports Illustrated and ESPN The Magazine. He led TCU to back-to-back BCS appearances in the 2009 and 2010 seasons, including a 2011 Rose Bowl championship. Patterson has produced at least 10 wins in nine of the last 13 years, including eight seasons of 11 or more victories. He has helped lead the Horned Frogs to eight conference titles and 15 bowl games in 17 years. In 14 seasons as TCU s head coach, Patterson has had 36 players drafted with 82 in NFL camps. HEAD COACHING RECORD Year School Won Lost Pct. Bowl 2000 TCU Mobile Alabama 2001 TCU galleryfurniture.com 2002 TCU Liberty 2003 TCU Fort Worth 2004 TCU TCU Houston 2006 TCU Poinsettia 2007 TCU Texas 2008 TCU Poinsettia 2009 TCU Fiesta 2010 TCU Rose 2011 TCU Poinsettia 2012 TCU Buffalo Wild Wings 2013 TCU TCU Chick-fil-A Peach Totals (14 Years) VS. RANKED OPPONENTS Date Opponent W/L Score 8/25/01 at Nebraska (4) L /23/01 vs Louisville (17) W /31/02 Colorado State (23) W /23/03 vs Boise State (18) L /10/04 at Louisville (12) L /03/05 at Oklahoma (5) W /16/06 vs Texas Tech (24) W /8/07 at Texas (7) L /27/08 at Oklahoma (2) L /16/08 vs. BYU (8) W /6/08 at Utah (9) L /23/08 vs. Boise State (9) W /24/09 at BYU (16) W /14/09 vs. Utah (16) W /4/10 vs. Boise State (6) L /4/10 vs. Oregon State (22) W /6/10 at Utah (5) W /11/11 vs. Wisconsin (5) W /12/11 at Boise State (5) W /20/12 vs. Texas Tech (18) L /3/12 at West Virginia (23) W (2 OT) 11/10/12 vs. Kansas State (3) L /22/12 at Texas (18) W /1/12 vs. Oklahoma (12) L /31/13 vs. LSU (12) L /5/13 at Oklahoma (10) L /19/13 at Oklahoma State (21) L /30/13 vs. Baylor (8) L /04/14 vs. Oklahoma (3) W /11/14 at Baylor (5) L /18/14 vs. Oklahoma State (15) W /01/14 at West Virginia (20) W /08/14 vs. Kansas State (7) W /31/14 vs. Ole Miss (9) W Games (.559) VS. ALL OPPONENTS Air Force Arizona Army Baylor Boise State BYU Cincinnati Clemson Colorado State East Carolina Grambling State Houston Iowa State Kansas Kansas State Louisiana-Monroe Louisiana Tech Louisville LSU Memphis Michigan State Minnesota Navy Nebraska New Mexico Nor th Texas Northern Illinois Northwestern Northwestern State Oklahoma Oklahoma State Ole Miss Oregon State Portland State Samford San Diego State SMU Southeastern Louisiana 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 West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Total I 2015 TCU FOOTBALL