2020 TCU Horned Frogs football team

In December 2019, co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach Curtis Luper was hired as the offensive coordinator at Missouri.{{cite web |last1=Davison |first1=Drew |title=TCU co-offensive coordinator Curtis Luper to join Missouri staff |url=https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/big-12/texas-christian-university/article238500253.html |website=star-telegram.com |publisher=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |access-date=6 February 2020}} The other co-offensive coordinator, Sonny Cumbie, was promoted to offensive coordinator. Brian Applewhite was hired to fill his role as running backs coach.

The Big 12 media days were held on July 21–22, 2020 in a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |last1=Rittenberg |first1=Adam |title=Big 12 football media days going virtual due to coronavirus |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29144070/big-12-football-media-days-going-virtual-due-coronavirus |website=ESPN.com |publisher=ESPN, Inc. |access-date=9 May 2020}}

TCU released its 2020 schedule on October 22, 2019. The 2020 schedule consists of 6 home games and 6 away games in the regular season. The Horned Frogs will host 1 non-conference game against Prairie View A&M and will travel to non-conference games at California and SMU. TCU will host Oklahoma State, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Iowa State, and Texas Tech and travel to West Virginia, Baylor, Texas, and Kansas in regular season conference play.

The Horned Frogs scheduled games against Cal, Prairie View A&M, were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |last1=Bromberg |first1=Nick |title=Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020 |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/pac-12-follows-big-tens-lead-and-wont-play-nonconference-games-in-2020-224542971.html|website=Yahoo News |access-date=10 July 2020}}{{cite web |last1=Visser |first1=David |title=SWAC Suspends Fall Football Season|url=https://www.si.com/college/fsu/football/swac-suspends-fall-football-season|website=FBSchedules.com |access-date=July 20, 2020 |date=July 21, 2020}}

{{CFB schedule

| opprank = y

| rankyear = 2020

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FBS

| poll = AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 24) released prior to game

| timezone = Central

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 26

| time = 12:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| opponent = Iowa State

| site_stadium = Amon G. Carter Stadium

| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX

| tv = FS1

| score = 34–37

| attend = 11,852

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 3

| time = 11:00 a.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opprank = 9

| opponent = Texas

| site_stadium = Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Austin, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = FOX

| score = 33–31

| attend =17,753

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 10

| time = 3:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| opponent = Kansas State

| site_stadium = Amon G. Carter Stadium

| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX

| homecoming = y

| tv = FOX

| score = 14–21

| attend = 12,208

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 24

| time = 11:00 a.m.

| w/l = l

| opponent = Oklahoma

| site_stadium = Amon G. Carter Stadium

| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX

| tv = ABC

| score = 14–33

| attend = 12,440

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 31

| time = 2:30 p.m.

| w/l =w

| away = y

| opponent = Baylor

| site_stadium = McLane Stadium

| site_cityst = Waco, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = ESPN2

| score =33–23

| attend =11,667

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 7

| time = 2:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = Texas Tech

| site_stadium = Amon G. Carter Stadium

| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = FS1

| score = 34–18

| attend = 12,356

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 14

| time = 11:00 a.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = West Virginia

| site_stadium = Milan Puskar Stadium

| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV

| tv = FOX

| score = 6–24

| attend = 11,111

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 28

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Kansas

| site_stadium = David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS

| tv = FS1

| score = 59–23

| attend = N/A

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 5

| time = 11:00 a.m.

| w/l = w

| away =

| opprank = 15

| opponent = Oklahoma State

| site_stadium = Amon G. Carter Stadium

| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 29–22

| attend = 12,594

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 12

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l =w

| away =

| nonconf = y

| opprank =

| opponent = Louisiana Tech

| site_stadium = Amon G. Carter Stadium

| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX

| tv = FS1

| score =52–10

| attend = 10,472

}}

}}

:Schedule Source:{{cite web|title=2020 TCU Football Schedule|url=https://fbschedules.com/tcu-football-schedule/|website=FBSchedules.com|access-date=6 February 2020}}

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{{Further|2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings}}

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