2020 TCU

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

Schedule and results

TCU in 2020, game by game: lost vs. Iowa State 34–37; won at No. 9 Texas 33–31; lost vs. Kansas State 14–21; lost vs. Oklahoma 14–33; won at Baylor 33–23; won vs. Texas Tech 34–18; lost at West Virginia 6–24; won at Kansas 59–23; won vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State 29–22; won vs. Louisiana Tech 52–10+42−19Lost 34–37 vs. Iowa State-3Iowa StateWon 33–31 at No. 9 Texas+2No. 9 TexasLost 14–21 vs. Kansas State-7Kansas StateLost 14–33 vs. Oklahoma-19OklahomaWon 33–23 at Baylor+10BaylorWon 34–18 vs. Texas Tech+16Texas TechLost 6–24 at West Virginia-18West VirginiaWon 59–23 at Kansas+36KansasWon 29–22 vs. No. 19 Oklahoma State+7No. 19 Oklahoma StateWon 52–10 vs. Louisiana Tech+42Louisiana Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Louisiana Tech 52–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠4 5th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
308–⁠242
Coach
Gary Patterson
Elo
1579 +62 this season
SP+ rating
1.6 No. 58 of 130; offense No. 93, defense No. 30
SRS
7.7 No. 20 of 77 in FBS
Returning
73% of last season’s EPA, No. 52 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 28 roster talent No. 28 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Sonny Cumbie
Defensive coordinator
Chad Glasgow
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense56th of 127
  • Defense38th of 127
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted45th of 127
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted44th of 127
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1241%1.3356th of 127
Defense0.0533%1.5138th of 127
Opponent-adjusted0.14 off
0.07 def
42% off
35% def
—45th off
44th 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
Offense2.9own 2917% allowed
Defense3.2own 2821% caused

CORE rating 6.2, 38th of 127 (offense 0.8, defense -5.5).

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 yardsMax Duggan QB1,764 yds
Passing touchdownsMax Duggan QB9 TD
Rushing yardsMax Duggan QB547 yds
Rushing touchdownsMax Duggan QB10 TD
Receiving yardsQuentin Johnston WR487 yds
Receiving touchdownsPro Wells TE3 TD
TacklesGarret Wallow LB90 tkl
SacksOchaun Mathis DE5 sacks
InterceptionsHidari Ceasar CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2020 class

Zach Evans RB★★★★★No. 16
Quentin Johnston WR★★★★No. 71
Garrett Hayes OG★★★★No. 107
Patrick Jenkins DT★★★★No. 231
Keontae Jenkins CB★★★★No. 268
D.J. Rogers TE★★★★No. 302
Quincy Brown WR★★★★No. 312
Bud Clark S★★★★No. 312

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

The 2020 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.865
Running backs15.00.992
Receivers63.50.896
Offensive line43.30.890
Defensive line23.50.894
Defensive backs33.70.879
Athletes and specialists13.00.838
Whole class183.50.892

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 2021

The 2021 draft
Rd 2Trevon Moehrig SLas Vegas Raiders
Rd 5Garret Wallow ILBHouston Texans

Roster 133

The 2020 roster

133 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2020 line; 57 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

3 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2020 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2020 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Iowa State8–⁠19–⁠39
Oklahoma6–⁠29–⁠26
Oklahoma State6–⁠38–⁠320
Texas5–⁠37–⁠319
TCU5–⁠46–⁠4
West Virginia4–⁠46–⁠4
Kansas State4–⁠54–⁠6
Texas Tech3–⁠64–⁠6
Baylor2–⁠72–⁠7
Kansas0–⁠80–⁠9

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