2018 TCU Horned Frogs football team American college football season
The 2018 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The 123rd TCU football team played as a member of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium , on the TCU campus in Fort Worth, Texas . They were led by 18th-year head coach Gary Patterson . They finished the season 7–6, 4–5 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They were invited to the Cheez-It Bowl where they defeated California .
Recruiting
Position key
Recruits
The Horned Frogs signed a total of 22 recruits.
College recruiting information (2018)
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Ochaun Mathis DE
Manor, TX
Manor High School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Jan 29, 2017
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Esteban Avila OG
Grand Prairie, TX
South Grand Prairie High School
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
308 lb (140 kg)
Mar 7, 2017
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Atanza Vongor S
Grand Prairie, TX
South Grand Prairie High School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Mar 11, 2017
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Trevon Moehrig CB
Spring Branch, TX
Smithson Valley High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Apr 12, 2017
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John Lanz C
Denton, TX
Guyer High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
295 lb (134 kg)
May 5, 2017
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Justin Rogers QB
Bossier City, LA
Parkway High School
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
May 31, 2017
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Hidari Ceasar S
Richwood, LA
Richwood High School
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jun 7, 2017
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John Stephens WR
Logansport, LA
Logansport High School
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
206 lb (93 kg)
Jun 15, 2017
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Chase Van Wagoner WR
Allen, TX
Lovejoy High School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jun 17, 2017
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Kris Dike OT
Van, TX
Van High School
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
290 lb (130 kg)
Jun 17, 2017
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Ben Wilson LB
Sumner, WA
Sumner High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jun 23, 2017
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Anthony McKinney OT
Rockford, IL
Iowa Western Community College
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
330 lb (150 kg)
Jul 13, 2017
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Derius Davis CB
St. Francisville, LA
West Feliciana High School
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Jul 28, 2017
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Taye Barber WR
Cypress, TX
Cy Springs High School
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jul 30, 2017
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Tevailance Hunt WR
Texarkana, TX
Texas High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Aug 4, 2017
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Bryson Jackson WR
Houston, TX
Kingwood Park High School
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
182 lb (83 kg)
Sep 15, 2017
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Ian Burnette OG
Wimberley, TX
Wimberley High School
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
295 lb (134 kg)
Oct 1, 2017
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Pro Wells TE
St. Petersburg, FL
Northwest Mississippi Community College
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Dec 3, 2017
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Fabian Franklin RB
Hattiesburg, MS
Hattiesburg High School
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
207 lb (94 kg)
Dec 11, 2017
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Izaih Filikitonga DE
Euless, TX
Trinity High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
270 lb (120 kg)
Jan 20, 2018
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Jacoby Simpson LB
Houston, TX
MacArthur High School
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Feb 5, 2018
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Ar'Darius Washington CB
Shreveport, LA
Evangel Christian Academy
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Feb 6, 2018
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Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
The Big 12 media poll was released on July 12, 2018 with the Horned Frogs predicted to finish in third place.[ 13]
Media poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Oklahoma
509 (46)
2
West Virginia
432 (2)
3
TCU
390 (1)
4
Texas
370 (1)
5
Oklahoma State
300
6
Kansas State
283 (2)
7
Iowa State
250
8
Texas Tech
149
9
Baylor
125
10
Kansas
52
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 1 11:00 a.m. Southern * No. 16 FSN W 55–742,219
7:00 p.m. at SMU * No. 16 ESPN2 W 42–1224,216
September 15 7:00 p.m. vs. No. 4 Ohio State * No. 15 ABC L 28–4064,362
September 22 3:30 p.m. at Texas No. 17 FOX L 16–31100,321
September 29 6:00 p.m. Iowa State Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX ESPNU W 17–1442,664
6:30 p.m. Texas Tech ESPN L 14–1744,387
October 20 11:00 a.m. No. 9 Oklahoma Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX ABC L 27–5245,055
October 27 2:00 p.m. at Kansas FS1 L 26–2715,069
November 3 2:30 p.m. Kansas State Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX FS1 W 14–1340,486
November 10 11:00 a.m. at No. 7 West Virginia FS1 L 10–4760,007
November 17 11:00 a.m. at Baylor FS1 W 16–945,140
November 24 7:00 p.m. Oklahoma State Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX FOX W 31–2442,394
8:00 p.m. vs. California * ESPN W 10–7 OT 33,121
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Schedule Source :[ 14]
Personnel
Roster
2018 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
WR
1
Jalen Reagor
So
WR
2
Jaelan Austin
Sr
WR
4
Taye Barber
Fr
RB
6
Darius Anderson
Jr
WR
7
John Stephens Jr.
Fr
WR
9
Te'Vailance Hunt
Fr
QB
10
Mike Collins
So
WR
11
Dylan Thomas
Jr
WR
12
Derius Davis
Fr
QB
13
Justin Rogers
Fr
WR
14
Chase Van Wagoner
Fr
QB
15
Karson Ringdahl
So
QB
17
Grayson Muehlstein
Sr
WR
18
Bryson Jackson
Fr
QB
19
Grant Beucler
Fr
WR
19
Ni'Jeel Meeking
Fr
RB
21
Emari Demercado
So
WR
22
Jarrison Stewart
Sr
WR
27
Jack Heathcott
So
WR
28
Patrick Zeller
Sr
RB
30
Omega Stallworth
So
WR
31
Michael Byrd Jr.
So
RB
33
Sewo Olonilua
Jr
WR
35
Jack Powers
Fr
WR
37
Niven Raj
So
TE
39
Jacques Guillot
Sr
TE
47
Carter Ware
Fr
RB
48
Reggie Cole
Fr
OT
51
Quazzel White
Fr
G
52
Trey Elliott
Sr
C
53
John Lanz
Fr
C
55
Kellton Hollins
So
OT
56
Austin Myers
So
G
60
Nate Guyton
Jr
G
62
David Bolisomi
Jr
C
65
Colson Altman
So
G
66
Ian Burnette
Fr
OT
68
Anthony McKinney
Jr
C
69
Coy McMillon
Fr
G
70
Cordel Iwuagwu
Jr
C
71
Blake Hickey
Jr
OT
72
Kris Dike
Fr
G
74
Chris Graynor
Sr
OT
77
Lucas Niang
Jr
G
78
Wes Harris
Fr
G
79
Esteban Avila
Fr
WR
80
Al'Dontre Davis
Fr
TE
81
Pro Wells
So
WR
82
Ryan Martin
Jr
WR
83
Brady Stringer
So
RB
84
Jason D'Armore
So
TE
84
Cole Novak
Sr
TE
85
Christian Williams
Sr
WR
87
TreVontae Hights
Jr
TE
88
Artayvious Lynn
So
WR
89
Austin Ahrendt
Sr
TE
98
Casey McDermott Vai
Sr
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P
29
Adam Nunez
Jr
K
32
Jonathan Trujillo
Fr
P
34
Andrew David
Jr
K
37
Cole Bunce
Jr
K
39
Maxwell Finch
So
K
40
Ray Thomas
So
P
41
Dillon Jones
So
P
42
Dearan Roche
Fr
K
46
Jonathan Song
Jr
LS
49
Antonio Ortiz
Fr
LS
50
Donovan Cahill
So
LS
59
Parker DuBose
Fr
LS
61
Wil Houston
So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Curtis Luper (Co-offensive coordinator /RBs, 6th season)
Sonny Cumbie (Co-offensive coordinator /QBs, 5th season)
Chad Glasgow (Defensive coordinator /LBs, 17th season)
Jarrett Anderson (Inside Wide receivers Coach, 21st season)
Rusty Burns (Outside Receivers Coach, 10th season)
Paul Gonzales (Safeties Coach, 7th season)
Chris Thomsen (Offensive Line Coach, 2nd season)
Zarnell Fitch (Defensive Line Coach, 5th season)
Dan Sharp (Defensive Line Coach, 18th season)
Jeremy Modkins (Cornerbacks Coach, 7th season)
Nick Kelly (Co-Graduate Assistant–Offense, 2nd season)
R. J. Fleming (Co-Graduate Assistant–Offense, 3rd season)
Jonathon Darby (Co-Graduate Assistant–Defense, 2nd season)
Ilaiu Moeakiola (Co-Graduate Assistant–Defense, 2nd season)
Jake Brown (co-offensive Analyst, 1st season)
Tony Savino (co-offensive Analyst, 3rd season)
Brian Hernandez (co-defensive Analyst, 1st season)
Darrell Patterson (co-defensive Analyst, 1st season)
Garrett Altman (Co-Graduate Assistant–Video, 1st season)
Michael Downing Jr. (Co-Graduate Assistant–Video, 1st season)
Demontie Cross (director of player personnel, 1st season)
Brett Lemoine (director of high school relations, 2nd season)
Rachel Phillips (director of Recruiting Relations, 2nd season)
Matt Lewis (Director–Football Operations, 16th season)
Don Sommer (Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, 18th season)
David Gable (Assoc. Director–Sports Medicine, 16th season)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster Last update: August 29, 2016
Game summaries
Southern
Total
Jaguars
0
7
0
0
7
No. 16 Horned Frogs
17
21
17
0
55
At SMU
Total
No. 16 Horned Frogs
0
14
14
14
42
Mustangs
9
3
0
0
12
Vs. Ohio State
Total
No. 4 Buckeyes
10
3
20
7
40
No. 15 Horned Frogs
7
7
14
0
28
At Texas
Total
No. 17 Horned Frogs
6
7
3
0
16
Longhorns
7
3
14
7
31
Iowa State
Total
Cyclones
0
7
0
7
14
Horned Frogs
0
7
7
3
17
Texas Tech
Total
Red Raiders
3
0
7
7
17
Horned Frogs
0
7
0
7
14
Oklahoma
Total
No. 9 Sooners
14
14
10
14
52
Horned Frogs
7
17
3
0
27
At Kansas
Total
Horned Frogs
0
10
7
9
26
Jayhawks
7
0
10
10
27
Kansas State
Total
Wildcats
7
0
0
6
13
Horned Frogs
7
0
7
0
14
When the two Big 12 conference teams that both wear purple got together for the 2018 matchup, Kansas State lost quarterback Skylar Thompson to an injury in the first quarter and the Wildcats wen to backup Alex Delton . Kansas State kept the game close but missed a PAT leaving the score 14-13 in favor of TCU. "Of course I feel horrible for him," Snyder said. "He's one of the young guys. He didn't lose the ballgame for us. There were a bunch of us that made mistakes that contributed." With the loss, K-State was left in a position to win the last three games in order to be eligible for post-season bowl games.[ 15]
At West Virginia
Total
Horned Frogs
3
0
7
0
10
Mountaineers
0
24
16
7
47
At Baylor
Total
Horned Frogs
3
6
7
0
16
Bears
6
0
3
0
9
Oklahoma State
Total
Cowboys
3
0
7
14
24
Horned Frogs
0
7
17
7
31
Vs. California–Cheez-It Bowl
Total
Golden Bears
7
0
0
0 0
7
Horned Frogs
0
0
7
0 3
10
Statistics
Scoring
Scores against non-conference opponents
Total
Opponents
19
13
20
7
59
TCU
24
42
45
14
125
Scores against the Big 12
Total
Opponents
7
3
14
7
31
TCU
6
7
3
0
16
Scores against all opponents
Total
Opponents
16
16
34
14
80
TCU
30
49
48
14
141
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP 16 16 15 17 RV RV RV — — — — — — — — — Coaches 16 16 14 17 RV RV RV — — — — — — — — — CFP Not released — — — — — — Not released
Honors and awards
Preseason awards
Preseason Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year
Preseason All-Big 12
Preseason All-Big 12 (Return Specialist)
Players drafted into the NFL
References
^ "2018 Watch List | Lott IMPACT Trophy | Honoring College Football's Defensive Best" . lottimpacttrophy.org . Retrieved July 17, 2018 .
^ "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List - Maxwell Football Club" . Maxwell Football Club . July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018 .
^ "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List" . July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018 .
^ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates" . July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018 .
^ "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist" . The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
^ "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List" . July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018 .
^ "Early watch list for Ray Guy Award announced" . July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018 .
^ "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST" . July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List" . July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ Carbone, Al (July 27, 2018). "Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces 2018 Player of the Year Preseason "Watch List" " . Retrieved July 30, 2018 .
^ "Preseason Watch List - 2018 edition of the Ted Hendricks Award" (PDF) . August 14, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018 .
^ "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF) . August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018 .
^ "Sooners Picked to Repeat in Big 12 Preseason Football Poll" .
^ "2018 TCU Football Schedule" .
^ "TUC Hangs on for 14-13 win after missing PAT" . ESPN . November 3, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2018 .
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