2013 TCU Horned Frogs football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2013

| team = TCU Horned Frogs

| sport= football

| image= TCU Horned Frogs logo.svg

| logo_size = 150

| conference = Big 12 Conference

| short_conf = Big 12

| record = 4–8

| conf_record = 2–7

| head_coach = Gary Patterson

| hc_year = 13th

| cooff_coach1 = Jarrett Anderson

| cooc1_year = 5th

| cooff_coach2 = Rusty Burns

| cooc2_year = 2nd

| off_scheme= Spread

| def_coach= Dick Bumpas

| dc_year = 10th

| def_scheme = 4–2–5

| stadium = Amon G. Carter Stadium

}}

The 2013 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Playing as a member of the Big 12 Conference (Big 12), the team was led by head coach Gary Patterson, in his 13th year, and played its home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas.

Coaching staff

class="wikitable" ! Name !! Position !! Year at TCU !! Alma Mater
align="left" \|Gary Patterson	Head Coach	align=center\|13th	Kansas State (1983)
align="left" \|Jarrett Anderson	Co-Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs	align=center\|16th	New Mexico (1993)
align="left" \|Dick Bumpas	Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line	align=center\|10th	Arkansas (1973)
align="left" \|Rusty Burns	Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks	align=center\|5th	Springfield College (1978)
align="left" \|DeMontie Cross	Linebackers	align=center\|1st	Missouri (1997)
align="left" \|Chad Glasgow	Safeties	align=center\|12th	Oklahoma State (1995)
align="left" \|Clay Jennings	Cornerbacks	align=center\|6th	North Texas (1996)
align="left" \|Curtis Luper	Wide Receivers	align=center\|1st	Stephen F. Austin (1996)
align="left" \|Ryan McInerney	Graduate Assistant – Defense	align=center\|3rd	Pittsburg State (2008)
align="left" \|Dan Sharp	Tight Ends/Special Teams	align=center\|13th	TCU (1985)
align="left" \|Kyle Skierski	Graduate Assistant – Offense	align=center\|2nd	UC Davis (2006)
align="left" \|Eddie Williamson	Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line	align=center\|13th	Davidson (1973)

==Schedule==

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2013

| poll = AP

| timezone = Central

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = August 31

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| rank = 20

| opponent = LSU

| opprank = 12

| gamename = Cowboys Classic

| site_stadium = AT&T Stadium

| site_cityst = Arlington, TX

| tv = ESPN

| score = 27–37

| attend = 80,230

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 7

| time = 11:00 a.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 24

| opponent = Southeastern Louisiana

| site_stadium = Amon G. Carter Stadium

| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX

| tv = FSN

| score = 38–17

| attend = 41,170

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 12

| time = 6:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 24

| opponent = Texas Tech

| gamename = The West Texas Championship

| site_stadium = Jones AT&T Stadium

| site_cityst = Lubbock, TX

| tv = ESPN

| score = 10–20

| attend = 58,701

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 28

| time = 11:00 a.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank =

| opponent = SMU

| gamename = Battle for the Iron Skillet

| site_stadium = Amon G. Carter Stadium

| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX

| tv = FS1

| score = 48–17

| attend = 45,111

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 5

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Oklahoma

| opprank = 11

| site_stadium = Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Norman, OK

| tv = FOX

| score = 17–20

| attend = 84,992

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 12

| time = 11:00 a.m.

| w/l = w

| rank =

| opponent = Kansas

| site_stadium = Amon G. Carter Stadium

| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX

| tv = FSN

| score = 27–17

| attend = 41,894

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 19

| time = 11:00 a.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Oklahoma State

| site_stadium = Boone Pickens Stadium

| site_cityst = Stillwater, OK

| tv = FOX

| score = 10–24

| attend = 59,638

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 26

| time = 6:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| rank =

| opponent = Texas

| site_stadium = Amon G. Carter Stadium

| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = FS1

| score = 7–30

| attend = 48,212

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 2

| time = 2:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| rank =

| opponent = West Virginia

| site_stadium = Amon G. Carter Stadium

| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 27–30

| overtime = OT

| attend = 41,632

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 9

| time = 11:00 a.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Iowa State

| site_stadium = Jack Trice Stadium

| site_cityst = Ames, IA

| tv = FSN

| score = 21–17

| attend = 54,922

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 16

| time = 2:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Kansas State

| site_stadium = Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

| tv = FSN

| score = 31–33

| attend = 52,697

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 30

| time = 2:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| rank =

| opponent = Baylor

| opprank = 9

| gamename = rivalry

| site_stadium = Amon G. Carter Stadium

| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 38–41

| attend = 43,568

}}

Schedule source:{{cite web|title=2013–2014 Football Schedule|url=http://gofrogs.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/tcu-m-footbl-sched.html|publisher=TCU Athletics|access-date=January 31, 2013|archive-date=January 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116041631/http://gofrogs.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/tcu-m-footbl-sched.html|url-status=dead}}

Game summaries

=Vs. LSU=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=#12 Tigers

|R1=6

|R2=10

|R3=14

|R4=7

|Home=#20 Horned Frogs

|H1=3

|H2=7

|H3=7

|H4=10

}}

=Southeastern Louisiana=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Lions

|R1= 0

|R2= 14

|R3= 0

|R4= 3

|Home=#24 Horned Frogs

|H1= 7

|H2= 10

|H3= 14

|H4= 7

}}

=@ Texas Tech=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=#24 Horned Frogs

|R1= 0

|R2= 0

|R3= 3

|R4= 7

|Home=Red Raiders

|H1= 10

|H2= 0

|H3= 0

|H4= 10

}}

{{See also|2013 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team|TCU–Texas Tech football rivalry}}

=SMU=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Mustangs

|R1= 7

|R2= 3

|R3= 0

|R4= 7

|Home=Horned Frogs

|H1= 0

|H2= 7

|H3= 10

|H4= 31

}}

{{See also|2013 SMU Mustangs football team|Battle for the Iron Skillet}}

=@ Oklahoma=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Horned Frogs

|R1=0

|R2=0

|R3=10

|R4=7

|Home=#11 Sooners

|H1=3

|H2=10

|H3=0

|H4=7

}}

=Kansas=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Jayhawks

|R1=3

|R2=7

|R3=7

|R4=0

|Home=Horned Frogs

|H1=7

|H2=3

|H3=14

|H4=3

}}

This was TCU's first conference win at home since joining the Big 12 in 2012. The three conference games won in their inaugural Big 12 season were all on the road.

=@ Oklahoma State=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Horned Frogs

|R1=0

|R2=0

|R3=3

|R4=7

|Home=Cowboys

|H1=7

|H2=10

|H3=0

|H4=7

}}

=Texas=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Longhorns

|R1=10

|R2=10

|R3=7

|R4=3

|Home=Horned Frogs

|H1=7

|H2=0

|H3=0

|H4=0

}}

=West Virginia=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Mountaineers

|R1=3

|R2=7

|R3=0

|R4=17

|R5=3

|Home=Horned Frogs

|H1=10

|H2=7

|H3=0

|H4=10

|H5=0

}}

=@ Iowa State=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Horned Frogs

|R1= 7

|R2= 7

|R3= 0

|R4= 7

|Home=Cyclones

|H1= 0

|H2= 7

|H3= 10

|H4= 0

}}

=@ Kansas State=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Horned Frogs

|R1= 0

|R2= 7

|R3= 21

|R4= 3

|Home=Wildcats

|H1= 14

|H2= 3

|H3= 10

|H4= 6

}}

=Baylor=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=#9 Bears

|R1= 10

|R2= 17

|R3= 14

|R4= 0

|Home=Horned Frogs

|H1= 3

|H2= 14

|H3= 14

|H4= 7

}}

{{See also|2013 Baylor Bears football team|Baylor–TCU football rivalry}}

Ranking

{{NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

| finalpollweek = 16 | harrisfirstweek = 7 | bcsfirstweek = 8

| AP_pre = 20

| coaches_pre = 20

| AP_1 = 24

| coaches_1 = 24

| AP_2 = 24

| coaches_2 = 24

| AP_3 = RV

| coaches_3 = NR

| AP_4 = NR

| coaches_4 = NR

| AP_5 = NR

| coaches_5 = NR

| AP_6 = NR

| coaches_6 = NR

| AP_7 = NR

| coaches_7 = NR

| harris_7 = NR

| AP_8 = NR

| coaches_8 = NR

| harris_8 = NR

| bcs_8 = NR

| AP_9 = NR

| coaches_9 = NR

| harris_9 = NR

| bcs_9 = NR

| AP_10 = NR

| coaches_10 = NR

| harris_10 = NR

| bcs_10 = NR

| AP_11 = NR

| coaches_11 = NR

| harris_11 = NR

| bcs_11 = NR

| AP_12 = NR

| coaches_12 = NR

| harris_12 = NR

| bcs_12 = NR

| AP_13 = NR

| coaches_13 = NR

| harris_13 = NR

| bcs_13 = NR

| AP_14 = NR

| coaches_14 = NR

| harris_14 = NR

| bcs_14 = NR

| AP_15 = NR

| coaches_15 = NR

| harris_15 = NR

| bcs_15 = NR

| AP_16 = NR

| coaches_16 = NR

}}

References

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