2019 TCU Horned Frogs football team

2019 TCU Horned Frogs football
2019 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	5–7 (3–6 Big 12)
Head coach	Gary Patterson (19th season);
Co-offensive coordinator	Sonny Cumbie (6th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Curtis Luper (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Chad Glasgow (5th season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

The 2019 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Horned Frogs competed as a member of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium on campus in Fort Worth, Texas. They were led by 19th-year head coach Gary Patterson. They finished the season 5–7, 3–6 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

2019 Big 12 Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 7 Oklahoma y$^	8	–	1	12	–	2
No. 13 Baylor y	8	–	1	11	–	3
No. 25 Texas	5	–	4	8	–	5
Oklahoma State	5	–	4	8	–	5
Kansas State	5	–	4	8	–	5
Iowa State	5	–	4	7	–	6
West Virginia	3	–	6	5	–	7
TCU	3	–	6	5	–	7
Texas Tech	2	–	7	4	–	8
Kansas	1	–	8	3	–	9
Championship: Oklahoma 30, Baylor 23 ^OT
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Big 12 media poll

The 2019 Big 12 media days were held July 15–16, 2019 in Frisco, Texas. In the Big 12 preseason media poll, TCU was predicted to finish in fourth in the standings.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Big 12 media poll
1	Oklahoma	761 (68)
2	Texas	696 (9)
3	Iowa State	589
4	TCU	474
5	Oklahoma State	460
6	Baylor	453
7	Texas Tech	281
8	West Virginia	241
9	Kansas State	191
10	Kansas	89

Preseason All-Big 12 teams

To be released.

Schedule

TCU's 2019 schedule will begin with three non-conference games: at home against Arkansas–Pine Bluff of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), on the road against Purdue of the Big Ten Conference, and home again against SMU of the American Athletic Conference (AAC). In Big 12 Conference play, the Horned Frogs will play four home games against Kansas, Texas, Baylor, and West Virginia; and five road games against Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, and Oklahoma.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	8:00 p.m.	Arkansas–Pine Bluff*		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FSN	W 39–7	40,422
September 14	6:30 p.m.	at Purdue*		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	W 34–13	60,037
September 21	2:30 p.m.	SMU*	No. 25	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	FS1	L 38–41	41,250
September 28	11:00 a.m.	Kansas		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FS1	W 51–14	41,960
October 5	1:00 p.m.^[a]	at Iowa State		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	ESPN2	L 24–49	59,553
October 19	1:30 p.m.	at Kansas State		Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	FSN	L 17–24	48,298
October 26	2:30 p.m.	No. 15 Texas		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	FOX	W 37–27	47,660
November 2	2:30 p.m.	at Oklahoma State		Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ESPN	L 27–34	52,861
November 9	11:00 a.m.	No. 12 Baylor		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	FS1	L 23–29 ^3OT	45,870
November 16	11:00 a.m.	at Texas Tech		Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 33–31	50,459
November 23	7:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Oklahoma		Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FOX	L 24–28	82,241
November 29	3:15 p.m.	West Virginia		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	ESPN	L 17–20	40,126
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Central time

Source:^[2]

^ Changed from 11:00 a.m. kickoff due to inclement weather.

Personnel

Roster

2019 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Jalen Reagor	Jr
WR	`2`	Mikel Barkley	So
RB	`3`	Emari Demercado	Jr
WR	`4`	Taye Barber	So
RB	`6`	Darius Anderson	Sr
WR	`7`	John Stephens Jr.	So
WR	`9`	Te'Vailance Hunt	So
WR	`11`	Dylan Thomas	Jr
WR	`12`	Derius Davis	So
WR	`14`	Karson Ringdahl	Sr
QB	`15`	Max Duggan	Fr
QB	`17`	Matthew Downing	Fr
QB	`18`	Matthew Baldwin	Fr
QB	`19`	Grant Beucler	Fr
RB	`21`	Daimarqua Foster	Fr
WR	`22`	Blair Conwright	Fr
RB	`24`	Darwin Barlow	Fr
WR	`31`	Michael Byrd Jr.	Jr
RB	`33`	Sewo Olonilua	Sr
RB	`34`	Deryl Reynolds	So
WR	`36`	Ryan Martin	Sr
TE	`36`	Brent Matiscik	Fr
WR	`44`	Michael Franklin	Fr
TE	`47`	Carter Ware	So
OT	`51`	Quazzel White	So
G	`53`	John Lanz	Fr
C	`55`	Kellton Hollins	Jr
OT	`56`	Austin Myers	Jr
G	`60`	Nate Guyton	Sr
G	`62`	David Bolisomi	Sr
C	`65`	Colson Altman	Jr
G	`66`	Ian Burnette	Fr
OT	`68`	Anthony McKinney	Sr
C	`69`	Coy McMillon	So
G	`70`	Cordel Iwuagwu	Sr
OT	`71`	Marcus Williams	Fr
OT	`72`	Kris Dike	Fr
C	`73`	Blake Hickey	Sr
OT	`74`	Andrew Coker	Fr
G	`75`	Brannon Brown	Fr
OT	`77`	Lucas Niang	Sr
G	`78`	Wes Harris	So
C	`79`	Esteban Avila	Fr
WR	`80`	Al'Dontre Davis	So
TE	`81`	Pro Wells	So
WR	`82`	Jason D'Armore	Jr
WR	`83`	Cade Rosenkranz	Fr
TE	`84`	Dominic DiNunzio	Fr
WR	`85`	Niven Raj	Jr
WR	`86`	Jack Heathcott	Jr
WR	`87`	TreVontae Hights	Sr
TE	`88`	Artayvious Lynn	Jr
WR	`89`	Jack Powers	Fr
TE	`89`	Tristan White	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`1`	Tre Tomlinson	Fr
CB	`2`	Kee'Yon Stewart	Fr
CB	`3`	Donovann Collins	Fr
S	`4`	Keenan Reed	Sr
S	`6`	Innis Gaines	Sr
S	`7`	Trevon Moehrig	So
S	`9`	Atanza Vongor	Fr
S	`10`	Deshawn McCuin	Fr
CB	`12`	Jeff Gladney	Sr
LB	`13`	Dee Winters	Fr
LB	`14`	DeMauryon Holmes	Fr
S	`15`	Josh Foster	Fr
CB	`16`	C. J. Caesar II	Fr
LB	`18`	Ben Wilson	So
LB	`19`	Dylan Jordan	Fr
CB	`20`	La'Kendrick Van Zandt	So
CB	`21`	Noah Daniels	So
S	`22`	Michael Onyemaobi	So
CB	`23`	Tony Wallace	Jr
CB	`24`	Julius Lewis	Sr
LB	`25`	Wyatt Harris	Fr
CB	`26`	Vernon Scott	Sr
S	`27`	Ar'Darius Washington	Fr
S	`28`	Nook Bradford	Fr
DE	`29`	Thomas Armstrong	Fr
LB	`30`	Garret Wallow	Jr
DE	`32`	Ochaun Mathis	Fr
S	`33`	Ryan McGee	Sr
LB	`34`	Zach Marcheselli	Fr
LB	`35`	Elias Garcia	Jr
S	`37`	Travis Carpenter	Fr
DE	`40`	Parker Workman	Jr
DE	`41`	Brandon Bowen	Jr
DT	`42`	Earl Barquet	Fr
DT	`43`	Izaih Filikitonga	Fr
DE	`44`	Colton Ellison	Fr
DE	`46`	Connor Koch	So
CB	`48`	Caleb Biggurs	So
DT	`90`	Ross Blacklock	Jr
DE	`91`	Shameik Blackshear	Sr
DT	`92`	Benedict Brafi	So
DT	`93`	George Ellis III	So
DT	`94`	Corey Bethley	Jr
DT	`95`	Terrell Cooper	So
DE	`97`	Christian Applewhite	Sr
DT	`99`	Soni Misi	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`31`	Jordy Sandy	Fr
K	`32`	Jonathan Trujillo	Fr
K	`37`	Cole Bunce	Sr
K	`39`	Griffin Kell	Fr
K	`40`	Ray Thomas	Jr
P	`41`	Dillon Jones	Jr
K	`43`	Maxwell Finch	Jr
K	`46`	Jonathan Song	Sr
LS	`49`	Antonio Ortiz	So
LS	`50`	Donovan Cahill	Jr
LS	`61`	Wil Houston	Jr
K	`82`	Cole Sayre	Fr

Head coach

Gary Patterson (Head Coach, 18th season)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Sonny Cumbie (Co-Offensive Coordinator/QBs, 6th season)
Chad Glasgow (Defensive Coordinator/LBs, 18th season)
Jarrett Anderson (Inside Wide receivers Coach, 22nd season)
Rusty Burns (Offensive Analyst, 11th season)
Malcolm Kelly (Outside Receivers Coach, 1st season)
Paul Gonzales (Safeties Coach, 7th season)
Zarnell Fitch (Defensive Line Coach, 5th season)
Dan Sharp (Defensive Line Coach, 19th season)
Jeremy Modkins (Cornerbacks Coach, 8th season)
Ilaiu Moeakiola (Co-Graduate Assistant–Defense, 3rd season)
Tony Savino (Co-Offensive Analyst, 4th season)
Brian Hernandez (Co-Defensive Analyst, 2nd season)
Darrell Patterson (Co-Defensive Analyst, 2nd season)
Garrett Altman (Co-Graduate Assistant–Video, 2nd season)
Kenny Hill (Co-Graduate Assistant–Video, 1st season)
Michael Smith (Co-Graduate Assistant–Video, 1st season)
Michael Downing Jr. (Co-Graduate Assistant–Video, 2nd season)
Demontie Cross (Director of Player Personnel, 2nd season)
Brett Lemoine (Director of High School Relations, 3rd season)
Rachel Phillips (Director of Recruiting Relations, 3rd season)
Matt Lewis (Director–Football Operations, 17th season)
Don Sommer (Head Strength & Conditioning Coach, 19th season)
David Gable (Assoc. Director–Sports Medicine, 17th season)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 29, 2016

Game summaries

Arkansas–Pine Bluff

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Lions	0	0	7	0	7
Horned Frogs	10	6	13	10	39

At Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Horned Frogs	10	3	14	7	34
Boilermakers	3	3	0	7	13

SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	18	13	0	10	41
No. 25 Horned Frogs	7	10	7	14	38

Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks	0	0	0	14	14
Horned Frogs	21	17	0	13	51

Texas Christian scored 21 points in the first quarter against Kansas and led 38–0 at halftime, with Max Duggan making his second consecutive start at quarterback. However, Alex Delton still was on record as a team captain and he saw play time in the second half. Headed into the fourth quarter with no score, Kansas had only managed 55 yards on 34 plays. Quarterback Carter Stanley finished 12–29 in passing with 84 yards, but the Jayhawks managed to score in the fourth quarter to avoid being shut out. The game ended with TCU scoring 51 to the Jayhawks' 14.^[3]

At Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Horned Frogs	0	3	7	14	24
Cyclones	7	14	14	14	49

At Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Horned Frogs	0	10	7	0	17
Wildcats	7	7	3	7	24

Both Texas Christian and Kansas State entered the game having a week off from the regular season schedule.^[4] TCU featured quarterback Alex Delton, a former player for Kansas State who transferred to TCU during the off-season.^[5] But when the game time came around, Delton only completed two passes for a total of six yards and the bulk of the passing was completed by freshman Max Duggan, who put up 29 passes with 16 completions for a total of 132 yards passing.^[6]

Kansas State gained an early 7–0 lead and never trailed the rest of the way. TCU head coach Gary Patterson said, “I think you have an 80 percent chance of getting beat if you have a punt blocked.” Kansas State did block a punt in this game, as did Iowa State in the previous game for TCU that they also lost.^[7] The final score of the game was Kansas State 24, Texas Christian 17.^[6]

Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Longhorns	3	14	3	7	27
Horned Frogs	3	10	14	10	37

At Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Horned Frogs	3	14	0	10	27
Cowboys	10	7	7	10	34

Baylor

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
No. 12 Bears	0	0	3	6	7	7	6	29
Horned Frogs	3	6	0	0	7	7	0	23

Heading into Week 11 of the college football season, rival Baylor was on top of the Big 12 conference standings with an undefeated 8–0 record. Recent victories over West Virginia and Texas Tech were close and TCU was looking to win a few more games to become eligible for a bowl game. Both teams have been able to score and the game was listed as one of the most "compelling matchups" for the week by MSN Sports.^[8]

At Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Horned Frogs	17	10	0	6	33
Red Raiders	0	16	12	3	31

At Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
Horned Frogs	0	10	7	7	24
No. 9 Sooners	14	7	7	0	28

West Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	7	3	3	7	20
Horned Frogs	7	3	7	0	17

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ 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	15	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released										—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
1	21	Jalen Reagor	WR	Philadelphia Eagles
1	31	Jeff Gladney	CB	Minnesota Vikings
2	40	Ross Blacklock	DT	Houston Texans
3	96	Lucas Niang	OT	Kansas City Chiefs
7	236	Vernon Scott	S	Green Bay Packers

References

^ "Sooners Picked First in Media Preseason Poll". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
^ "2019 TCU Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
^ "Duggan leads TCU to easy win over Kansas 51-14". ESPN. September 28, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
^ Dean, Richard (October 18, 2019). "College football preview: TCU at Kansas State". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
^ Robinett, Kellis (October 14, 2019). "K-State Wildcats vs. TCU Horned Frogs: Kickoff time, TV, line, five things to know". Retrieved October 29, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "TCU Horned Frogs vs Kansas State Wildcats (box score)". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
^ Davison, Drew (October 19, 2019). "TCU falls to .500 as Kansas State's late TD drive seals victory in Manhattan". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
^ Reed, Jesse (November 7, 2019). "Most compelling matchups in college football Week 11". MSN Sports. Retrieved November 7, 2019.

[2] Changed from 11:00 a.m. kickoff due to inclement weather.

[1] "Sooners Picked First in Media Preseason Poll". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.

[3] "2019 TCU Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 22, 2019.

[tcu-ku-espn-4] "Duggan leads TCU to easy win over Kansas 51-14". ESPN. September 28, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.

[5] Dean, Richard (October 18, 2019). "College football preview: TCU at Kansas State". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved October 29, 2019.

[6] Robinett, Kellis (October 14, 2019). "K-State Wildcats vs. TCU Horned Frogs: Kickoff time, TV, line, five things to know". Retrieved October 29, 2019.

[KSU-TCS-stats-7] "TCU Horned Frogs vs Kansas State Wildcats (box score)". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2019.

[8] Davison, Drew (October 19, 2019). "TCU falls to .500 as Kansas State's late TD drive seals victory in Manhattan". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved October 29, 2019.

[9] Reed, Jesse (November 7, 2019). "Most compelling matchups in college football Week 11". MSN Sports. Retrieved November 7, 2019.

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