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2023 TCU

5–⁠7 (3–⁠6 Big 12), coached by Sonny Dykes.

Schedule and results

TCU in 2023, game by game: lost vs. Colorado 42–45; won vs. Nicholls 41–6; won at Houston 36–13; won vs. SMU 34–17; lost vs. West Virginia 21–24; lost at Iowa State 14–27; won vs. BYU 44–11; lost at Kansas State 3–41; lost at Texas Tech 28–35; lost vs. No. 7 Texas 26–29; won vs. Baylor 42–17; lost at No. 13 Oklahoma 45–69+35−38Lost 42–45 vs. Colorado-3ColoradoWon 41–6 vs. Nicholls+35NichollsWon 36–13 at Houston+23HoustonWon 34–17 vs. SMU+17SMULost 21–24 vs. West Virginia-3West VirginiaLost 14–27 at Iowa State-13Iowa StateWon 44–11 vs. BYU+33BYULost 3–41 at Kansas State-38Kansas StateLost 28–35 at Texas Tech-7Texas TechLost 26–29 vs. No. 7 Texas-3No. 7 TexasWon 42–17 vs. Baylor+25BaylorLost 45–69 at No. 13 Oklahoma-24No. 13 Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsColoradoL 42–⁠4587%
Sep 9vsNichollsW 41–⁠693%
Sep 16atHoustonW 36–⁠1350%
Sep 23vsSMUW 34–⁠1771%
Sep 30vsWest VirginiaL 21–⁠2474%
Oct 7atIowa StateL 14–⁠2763%
Oct 14vsBYUW 44–⁠1160%
Oct 21atKansas StateL 3–⁠4139%
Nov 2atTexas TechL 28–⁠3553%
Nov 11vs7TexasL 26–⁠2938%
Nov 18vsBaylorW 42–⁠1775%
Nov 24at13OklahomaL 45–⁠6929%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 69–⁠45; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 17
Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠6 tied for 9th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 17
Points
376–⁠334
Coach
Sonny Dykes
Elo
1571 −69 this season
SP+ rating
7.9 No. 35 of 133; offense No. 24, defense No. 54, special teams No. 80
SRS
8.3 No. 29 of 133 in FBS
Returning
14% of last season’s EPA, No. 124 of 131
Recruiting class
No. 21 roster talent No. 19 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Kendal Briles and A.J. Ricker
Defensive coordinator
Joe Gillespie
Offense
Air raid
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense27th of 133
  • Defense95th of 133
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted22nd of 133
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted84th of 133
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1947%1.2827th of 133
Defense0.1744%1.3195th of 133
Opponent-adjusted0.20 off
0.14 def		48% off
42% def		—22nd off
84th 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 3013% allowed
Defense3.9own 2813% caused

CORE rating 11.0, 28th of 133 (offense 14.5, defense 3.5).

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 yardsJosh Hoover QB2,210 yds
Passing touchdownsJosh Hoover QB15 TD
Rushing yardsEmani Bailey RB1,209 yds
Rushing touchdownsEmani Bailey RB8 TD
Receiving yardsSavion Williams WR573 yds
Receiving touchdownsJared Wiley TE8 TD
TacklesJamoi Hodge LB80 tkl
SacksNamdi Obiazor LB4 sacks
InterceptionsBud Clark S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2023 class

Cordale Russell WR★★★★No. 101
Markis Deal DL★★★★No. 129
Randon Fontenette S★★★★No. 251
Avion Carter DL★★★★No. 262
Cam Cook RB★★★★No. 347
Zach Chapman DL★★★★No. 355
Javeon Wilcox S★★★★No. 434

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

The 2023 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs14.00.898
Receivers33.30.902
Offensive line43.00.859
Defensive line53.60.903
Linebackers13.00.877
Defensive backs53.40.885
Athletes and specialists23.00.881
Whole class213.30.887

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 2024

The 2024 draft
Rd 3Brandon Coleman OGWashington Commanders
Rd 4Jared Wiley TEKansas City Chiefs
Rd 5Josh Newton CBCincinnati Bengals

Roster 127

The 2023 roster

127 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2023 line; 63 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 13

The 2023 portal
JoJo Earle WR★★★★from Alabama
Tommy Brockermeyer OT★★★★from Alabama
Avery Helm CB★★★★from Florida
John Paul Richardson WR★★★from Oklahoma State
Trey Sanders RB★★★from Alabama
Willis Patrick OL★★★from Jackson State
Jack Bech TE★★★from LSU
Jaylon Robinson WR★★★from Ole Miss
Coltin Deery OL★★★from Maryland
Dylan Wright WR★★★from Minnesota
Rick D’Abreu DL★★★from East Carolina
Tico Brown DL★★★from Missouri State

And 1 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 17

Jordan Hudson WR★★★★to SMU
Sam Jackson QB★★★★to California
Geor’quarius Spivey TE★★★to Mississippi State
Kee’yon Stewart CB★★★to Arkansas
Kyron Chambers CB★★★to SMU
Noah Bolticoff OT★★★to Indiana
D’Arco Perkins-McAllister S★★★★to New Mexico
Keontae Jenkins ATH★★★★no new school on file
Quincy Brown WR★★★★no new school on file
Alex Honig QB★★★to UConn
Altrique Barlow OT★★★to Marshall
Blair Conwright WR★★★to North Texas

And 5 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-Big 12

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2023 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2023 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas8–⁠112–⁠23
Oklahoma7–⁠210–⁠315
Oklahoma State7–⁠210–⁠416
West Virginia6–⁠39–⁠4
Kansas State6–⁠39–⁠418
Iowa State6–⁠37–⁠6
Kansas5–⁠49–⁠423
Texas Tech5–⁠47–⁠6
UCF3–⁠66–⁠7
TCU3–⁠65–⁠7
BYU2–⁠75–⁠7
Houston2–⁠74–⁠8
Baylor2–⁠73–⁠9
Cincinnati1–⁠83–⁠9

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