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2000 TCU

10–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Dennis Franchione, then Gary Patterson (interim, bowl game), finished No. 21 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

TCU in 2000, game by game: won at Nevada 41–10; won vs. Northwestern 41–14; won vs. Arkansas State 52–3; won at Navy 24–0; won vs. Hawai’i 41–21; won at Tulsa 17–3; won vs. Rice 37–0; lost at San José State 24–27; won vs. Fresno State 24–7; won vs. UTEP 47–14; won at SMU 62–7; lost vs. Southern Miss 21–28+55−7Won 41–10 at Nevada+31NevadaWon 41–14 vs. Northwestern+27NorthwesternWon 52–3 vs. Arkansas State+49Arkansas StateWon 24–0 at Navy+24NavyWon 41–21 vs. Hawai’i+20Hawai’iWon 17–3 at Tulsa+14TulsaWon 37–0 vs. Rice+37RiceLost 24–27 at San José State-3San José StateWon 24–7 vs. Fresno State+17Fresno StateWon 47–14 vs. UTEP+33UTEPWon 62–7 at SMU+55SMULost 21–28 vs. Southern Miss-7Southern Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9atNevadaW 41–⁠1065%
Sep 16vsNorthwesternW 41–⁠1473%
Sep 23vsArkansas StateW 52–⁠384%
Sep 30atNavyW 24–⁠071%
Oct 7vsHawai’iW 41–⁠2187%
Oct 21atTulsaW 17–⁠376%
Oct 28vsRiceW 37–⁠083%
Nov 4atSan José StateL 24–⁠2764%
Nov 11vsFresno StateW 24–⁠770%
Nov 18vsUTEPW 47–⁠1468%
Nov 24atSMUW 62–⁠783%
Dec 20Bowls & playoffvsSouthern MissMobile Alabama BowlL 21–⁠2859%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Southern Miss 28–⁠21 in the Mobile Alabama Bowl; No. 21 in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 20
  2. Wk 2: 20
  3. Wk 3: 22
  4. Wk 4: 20
  5. Wk 5: 18
  6. Wk 6: 16
  7. Wk 7: 14
  8. Wk 8: 12
  9. Wk 9: 11
  10. Wk 10: 11
  11. Wk 11: 9
  12. Wk 12: 18
  13. Wk 13: 15
  14. Wk 14: 13
  15. Wk 15: 13
  16. Wk 16: 13
  17. Final: 21

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 2000.

Western Athletic Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with UTEP

Heisman voteLaDainian Tomlinson, fourth

Led the nationLaTarence Dunbar: kickoff return average (33.7); LaDainian Tomlinson: rushing yards (2,158 yds)

Doak Walker AwardLaDainian Tomlinson, RB

Consensus All-AmericanLaDainian Tomlinson, RB

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
No. 21 peak No. 9
Points
431–⁠134
Coach
Dennis Franchione, then Gary Patterson (interim, bowl game)
Elo
1657 +104 this season
SP+ rating
14.7 No. 21 of 116; offense No. 40, defense No. 17
SRS
15.0 No. 13 of 116 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 25
Offensive coordinators
Les Koenning and Mike Schultz
Defensive coordinator
Gary Patterson
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

Drafted in 2001

The 2001 draft
Rd 1LaDainian Tomlinson RBSan Diego Chargers
Rd 2Aaron Schobel DEBuffalo Bills
Rd 4George Layne RBKansas City Chiefs
Rd 4Curtis Fuller DBSeattle Seahawks
Rd 4Shawn Worthen DTMinnesota Vikings
Rd 4Cedric James WRMinnesota Vikings

2000 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
TCU7–⁠110–⁠221
UTEP7–⁠18–⁠4
Fresno State6–⁠27–⁠5
San José State5–⁠37–⁠5
Tulsa4–⁠45–⁠7
Rice2–⁠63–⁠8
SMU2–⁠63–⁠9
Hawai’i2–⁠63–⁠9
Nevada1–⁠72–⁠10

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