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1999 TCU

8–⁠4 (5–⁠2 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Dennis Franchione.

Schedule and results

TCU in 1999, game by game: lost vs. No. 15 Arizona 31–35; lost at Northwestern 7–17; won at Arkansas State 24–21; lost at Fresno State 19–26; won vs. San José State 42–0; won vs. Tulsa 56–17; lost at Rice 21–42; won at Hawai’i 34–14; won vs. North Texas 27–3; won vs. UTEP 52–24; won vs. SMU 21–0; won vs. No. 20 East Carolina 28–14+42−21Lost 31–35 vs. No. 15 Arizona-4No. 15 ArizonaLost 7–17 at Northwestern-10NorthwesternWon 24–21 at Arkansas State+3Arkansas StateLost 19–26 at Fresno State-7Fresno StateWon 42–0 vs. San José State+42San José StateWon 56–17 vs. Tulsa+39TulsaLost 21–42 at Rice-21RiceWon 34–14 at Hawai’i+20Hawai’iWon 27–3 vs. North Texas+24North TexasWon 52–24 vs. UTEP+28UTEPWon 21–0 vs. SMU+21SMUWon 28–14 vs. No. 20 East Carolina+14No. 20 East Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vs15ArizonaL 31–⁠3540%
Sep 11atNorthwesternL 7–⁠1750%
Sep 25atArkansas StateW 24–⁠2164%
Oct 2atFresno StateL 19–⁠2637%
Oct 9vsSan José StateW 42–⁠055%
Oct 16vsTulsaW 56–⁠1773%
Oct 23atRiceL 21–⁠4237%
Oct 30atHawai’iW 34–⁠1453%
Nov 13vsNorth TexasW 27–⁠380%
Nov 20vsUTEPW 52–⁠2475%
Nov 26vsSMUW 21–⁠067%
Dec 22Bowls & playoffvs20East CarolinaMobile Alabama BowlW 28–⁠1444%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat East Carolina 28–⁠14 in the Mobile Alabama Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1999.

Western Athletic Conference champions5–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Fresno State and Hawai’i

Led the nationLaDainian Tomlinson: rushing touchdowns (20 TD)

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠2 shared first in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
362–⁠213
Coach
Dennis Franchione
Elo
1579 +94 this season
SP+ rating
3.2 No. 52 of 114; offense No. 64, defense No. 45
SRS
2.4 No. 50 of 114 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinators
Mike Schultz and Dan Dodd
Defensive coordinator
Gary Patterson
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

1999 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Hawai’i5–⁠29–⁠4
TCU5–⁠28–⁠4
Fresno State5–⁠28–⁠5
Rice4–⁠35–⁠6
SMU3–⁠34–⁠6
UTEP3–⁠45–⁠7
San José State1–⁠53–⁠7
Tulsa1–⁠62–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.