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2015 TCU

11–⁠2 (7–⁠2 Big 12), coached by Gary Patterson, finished No. 7 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

TCU in 2015, game by game: won at Minnesota 23–17; won vs. Stephen F. Austin 70–7; won vs. SMU 56–37; won at Texas Tech 55–52; won vs. Texas 50–7; won at Kansas State 52–45; won at Iowa State 45–21; won vs. West Virginia 40–10; lost at No. 12 Oklahoma State 29–49; won vs. Kansas 23–17; lost at No. 7 Oklahoma 29–30; won vs. No. 7 Baylor 28–21; won vs. No. 15 Oregon 47–41+63−20Won 23–17 at Minnesota+6MinnesotaWon 70–7 vs. Stephen F. Austin+63Stephen F. Aust…Won 56–37 vs. SMU+19SMUWon 55–52 at Texas Tech+3Texas TechWon 50–7 vs. Texas+43TexasWon 52–45 at Kansas State+7Kansas StateWon 45–21 at Iowa State+24Iowa StateWon 40–10 vs. West Virginia+30West VirginiaLost 29–49 at No. 12 Oklahoma State-20No. 12 Oklahoma StateWon 23–17 vs. Kansas+6KansasLost 29–30 at No. 7 Oklahoma-1No. 7 OklahomaWon 28–21 vs. No. 7 Baylor+7No. 7 BaylorWon 47–41 vs. No. 15 Oregon+6No. 15 Oregon
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atMinnesotaW 23–⁠1760%
Sep 12vsStephen F. AustinW 70–⁠793%
Sep 19vsSMUW 56–⁠3789%
Sep 26atTexas TechW 55–⁠5264%
Oct 3vsTexasW 50–⁠781%
Oct 10atKansas StateW 52–⁠4556%
Oct 17atIowa StateW 45–⁠2183%
Oct 29vsWest VirginiaW 40–⁠1082%
Nov 7at12Oklahoma StateL 29–⁠4955%
Nov 14vsKansasW 23–⁠1795%
Nov 21at7OklahomaL 29–⁠3040%
Nov 27vs7BaylorW 28–⁠2153%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs15OregonAlamo BowlW 47–⁠4153%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oregon 47–⁠41 in the Alamo Bowl; No. 7 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Big 12.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

Consensus All-AmericanJosh Doctson, WR

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Big 12
AP final
No. 7 peak No. 2
Points
547–⁠354
Coach
Gary Patterson
Elo
1764 +86 this season
SP+ rating
19.0 No. 15 of 128; offense No. 15, defense No. 32, special teams No. 69
SRS
13.9 No. 15 of 128 in FBS
Returning
89% of last season’s EPA, No. 12 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 39 roster talent No. 39 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Doug Meacham and Sonny Cumbie
Defensive coordinators
Chad Glasgow and DeMontie Cross
Offense
Air raid
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense18th of 128
  • Defense47th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted19th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted35th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2149%1.1718th of 128
Defense0.0639%1.2647th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.18 off
0.03 def		47% off
38% def		—19th off
35th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.9own 302% allowed
Defense3.4own 272% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsTrevone Boykin QB3,575 yds
Passing touchdownsTrevone Boykin QB31 TD
Rushing yardsAaron Green 1,272 yds
Rushing touchdownsAaron Green 11 TD
Receiving yardsJosh Doctson WR1,327 yds
Receiving touchdownsJosh Doctson WR14 TD
InterceptionsDerrick Kindred S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Deshawn Raymond CB★★★★No. 278
Sam Awolope OT★★★No. 492
KaVontae Turpin WR★★★No. 861
Jeff Gladney ATH★★★No. 1548
Julius Lewis ATH★★★No. 1581

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers13.00.854
Offensive line13.00.874
Defensive backs14.00.903
Athletes and specialists23.00.825
Whole class53.20.856

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2016

The 2016 draft
Rd 1Josh Doctson WRWashington Redskins
Rd 4Derrick Kindred SCleveland Browns
Rd 5Halapoulivaati Vaitai OTPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 6Kolby Listenbee WRBuffalo Bills
Rd 6Joey Hunt CSeattle Seahawks

Roster 123

The 2015 roster

123 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2015 line; 35 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

6 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2015 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2015 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma8–⁠111–⁠25
TCU7–⁠211–⁠27
Oklahoma State7–⁠210–⁠320
Baylor6–⁠310–⁠313
West Virginia4–⁠58–⁠5
Texas Tech4–⁠57–⁠6
Texas4–⁠55–⁠7
Kansas State3–⁠66–⁠7
Iowa State2–⁠73–⁠9
Kansas0–⁠90–⁠12

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