CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

2018 TCU

7–⁠6 (4–⁠5 Big 12), coached by Gary Patterson.

Schedule and results

TCU in 2018, game by game: won vs. Southern 55–7; won at SMU 42–12; lost vs. No. 4 Ohio State 28–40; lost at Texas 16–31; won vs. Iowa State 17–14; lost vs. Texas Tech 14–17; lost vs. No. 9 Oklahoma 27–52; lost at Kansas 26–27; won vs. Kansas State 14–13; lost at No. 7 West Virginia 10–47; won at Baylor 16–9; won vs. Oklahoma State 31–24; won vs. California 10–7+48−37Won 55–7 vs. Southern+48SouthernWon 42–12 at SMU+30SMULost 28–40 vs. No. 4 Ohio State-12No. 4 Ohio StateLost 16–31 at Texas-15TexasWon 17–14 vs. Iowa State+3Iowa StateLost 14–17 vs. Texas Tech-3Texas TechLost 27–52 vs. No. 9 Oklahoma-25No. 9 OklahomaLost 26–27 at Kansas-1KansasWon 14–13 vs. Kansas State+1Kansas StateLost 10–47 at No. 7 West Virginia-37No. 7 West VirginiaWon 16–9 at Baylor+7BaylorWon 31–24 vs. Oklahoma State+7Oklahoma StateWon 10–7 vs. California+3California
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsSouthernW 55–⁠787%
Sep 7atSMUW 42–⁠1268%
Sep 15vs4Ohio StateL 28–⁠4040%
Sep 22atTexasL 16–⁠3150%
Sep 29vsIowa StateW 17–⁠1467%
Oct 11vsTexas TechL 14–⁠1768%
Oct 20vs9OklahomaL 27–⁠5238%
Oct 27atKansasL 26–⁠2773%
Nov 3vsKansas StateW 14–⁠1362%
Nov 10at7West VirginiaL 10–⁠4734%
Nov 17atBaylorW 16–⁠954%
Nov 24vsOklahoma StateW 31–⁠2455%
Dec 26Bowls & playoffvsCaliforniaCheez-It BowlW 10–⁠762%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat California 10–⁠7 in the Cheez-It Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 16
  2. Wk 2: 16
  3. Wk 3: 15
  4. Wk 4: 17
Record
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠5 tied for 5th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 15
Points
306–⁠300
Coach
Gary Patterson
Elo
1589 −35 this season
SP+ rating
6.9 No. 43 of 130; offense No. 91, defense No. 16, special teams No. 114
SRS
3.9 No. 49 of 130 in FBS
Returning
41% of last season’s EPA, No. 103 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 25 roster talent No. 31 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Sonny Cumbie and Curtis Luper
Defensive coordinator
Chad Glasgow
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense120th of 130
  • Defense37th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted123rd of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted20th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0440%1.06120th of 130
Defense0.0439%1.2137th of 130
Opponent-adjusted-0.01 off
0.01 def		40% off
37% def		—123rd off
20th 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
Offense2.7own 3018% allowed
Defense3.4own 2916% caused

CORE rating -1.2, 76th of 130 (offense -10.2, defense -9.0).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsShawn Robinson LB1,326 yds
Passing touchdownsShawn Robinson LB9 TD
Rushing yardsSewo Olonilua RB635 yds
Rushing touchdownsDarius Anderson RB3 TD
Receiving yardsJalen Reagor WR1,052 yds
Receiving touchdownsJalen Reagor WR9 TD
TacklesRidwan Issahaku S75 tkl
SacksBen Banogu DE8.5 sacks
InterceptionsJeff Gladney CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Justin Rogers DUAL★★★★No. 43
Atanza Vongor S★★★★No. 189
Tevailance Hunt WR★★★★No. 267
Fabian Franklin RB★★★★No. 298
Bryson Jackson WR★★★No. 460

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

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.977
Running backs14.00.900
Receivers33.30.882
Offensive line43.00.854
Defensive line23.00.865
Linebackers43.00.853
Defensive backs53.20.875
Athletes and specialists23.00.874
Whole class223.20.873

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 2019

The 2019 draft
Rd 1L.J. Collier DESeattle Seahawks
Rd 2Ben Banogu OLBIndianapolis Colts
Rd 7Ty Summers ILBGreen Bay Packers

Roster 121

The 2018 roster

121 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2018 line; 65 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

2 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2018 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2018 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma8–⁠112–⁠24
Texas7–⁠210–⁠49
West Virginia6–⁠38–⁠420
Iowa State6–⁠38–⁠5
TCU4–⁠57–⁠6
Baylor4–⁠57–⁠6
Oklahoma State3–⁠67–⁠6
Texas Tech3–⁠65–⁠7
Kansas State3–⁠65–⁠7
Kansas1–⁠83–⁠9

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