1999 TCU Horned Frogs football team

The 1999 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 8–4 overall and 5–2 in conference to share the Western Athletic Conference championship with Hawaii and Fresno State. The team was coached by Dennis Franchione. The offense scored 362 points while the defense allowed 213 points. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.

1999 TCU Horned Frogs football
WAC co-champion Mobile Alabama Bowl champion
Mobile Alabama Bowl, W 28–14 vs. East Carolina
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	8–4 (5–2 WAC)
Head coach	Dennis Franchione (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Mike Schultz (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Dan Dodd (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Gary Patterson (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium
Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

Schedule

1999 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Hawaii +		5	–	2					9	–	4
TCU +		5	–	2					8	–	4
Fresno State +		5	–	2					8	–	5
Rice		4	–	3					5	–	6
SMU		3	–	3					4	–	6
UTEP		3	–	4					5	–	7
San Jose State		1	–	5					3	–	7
Tulsa		1	–	6					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	6:30 p.m.	No. 15 Arizona*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FSN	L 31–35	34,612
September 11	11:00 .m.	at Northwestern*	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	ESPN+	L 7–17	26,494
September 25	6:00 p.m.	at Arkansas State*	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR		W 24–21	14,781
October 2	9:00 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA		L 19–26 OT	37,112
October 9	2:00 p.m.	San Jose State	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 42–0	21,093
October 16	6:00 p.m.	Tulsa	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 56–17	27,957
October 23	2:00 p.m.	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		L 21–42	28,535
October 31	11:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI		W 34–14	33,357
November 13	2:00 p.m.	North Texas*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 27–3	27,133
November 20	2:00 p.m.	UTEP	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 52–24	21,218
November 26	2:00 p.m.	SMU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	FSN	W 21–0	25,725
December 22	6:30 p.m.	No. 19 East Carolina*	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (Mobile Alabama Bowl)	ESPN2	W 28–14	34,200
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

1999 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 13 Cedric James Jr FB 38 George Layne Jr QB 1 Casey Printers Fr TE 19 Matt Schobel So RB 5 LaDainian Tomlinson Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 18 Curtis Fuller Jr DE 14 Aaron Schobel Jr DE 21 Bo Schobel Fr DT 95 Shawn Worthen Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Dennis Franchione Coordinators/assistant coaches Keith Allen (RC) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Team players drafted into the NFL

Not one member was picked in the 2000 NFL draft.^[1] LaDainian Tomlinson and Aaron Schobel were drafted in the 2001 NFL draft.^[2]

References

1. "2000 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
2. "2001 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.