# 2006 TCU Horned Frogs football team

The 2006 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by head coach Gary Patterson and played their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas. TCU finished the season with an overall record of 11–2 with a 6–2 mark in the Mountain West Conference, where they placed second behind BYU. The Horned Frogs were invited to the Poinsettia Bowl, where they defeated Northern Illinois, 37–7.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 5:30 p.m. | at Baylor* | No. 22 | Floyd Casey StadiumWaco, TX (rivalry) | FSN | W 17–7 | 42,733 |
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 19 (FCS) UC Davis* | No. 23 | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | | W 46–13 | 25,272 |
| September 16 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 24 Texas Tech* | No. 20 | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX (rivalry) | Versus | W 12–3 | 45,647 |
| September 28 | 5:00 p.m. | BYU | No. 17 | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | Versus | L 17–31 | 32,190 |
| October 5 | 8:00 p.m. | at Utah | | Rice-Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | Versus | L 7–20 | 43,790 |
| October 21 | 2:30 p.m. | at Army* | | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | ESPNU | W 31–17 | 33,614 |
| October 28 | 2:30 p.m. | Wyoming | | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | MTN | W 26–3 | 31,394 |
| November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | at UNLV | | Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV | Versus | W 25–10 | 13,916 |
| November 11 | 4:30 p.m. | at New Mexico | | University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM | MTN | W 27–21 | 32,754 |
| November 18 | 3:00 p.m. | San Diego State | | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | Versus | W 52–0 | 26,287 |
| November 25 | 6:00 p.m. | at Colorado State | | Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO | MTN | W 45–14 | 16,146 |
| December 2 | 2:30 p.m. | Air Force | | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | CSTV | W 38–14 | 30,767 |
| December 19 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Northern Illinois* | No. 25 | Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA (Poinsettia Bowl) | ESPN2 | W 37–7 | 29,709 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | 22 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 17 | RV | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 22 |
| Coaches Poll | 21 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 15 | RV | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 21 |
| Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | Not released |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |

## Coaches

| Name | Position |
| Gary Patterson | Head Coach |
| Jarrett Anderson | Wide Receivers |
| Dick Bumpas | Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line |
| Chad Glasgow | Safeties |
| Charles McMillian | Cornerbacks |
| Mike Schultz | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks |
| Dan Sharp | Tight Ends/Special Teams |
| Tony Tademy | Linebackers |
| Eddie Williamson | Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line |
| Justin Fuente | Running Backs |
| Brandon Johnson | Strength and Conditioning Coach |
| Matt Parker | Assoc. Coach – Strength and Conditioning |
| Don Sommer | Strength & Conditioning |
| Bryan Broaddus | Assistant Director-Football Operations |
| Mike Sinquefield | Director-Football Operations |
| Keith Carey | Graduate Assistant – Defense |
| Trey Haverty | Graduate Assistant – Offense |

## Game summaries
### Baylor

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| TCU | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Baylor | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### UC Davis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| UC Davis | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| TCU | 7 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 46 |

### Texas Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texas Tech | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TCU | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |

### BYU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| BYU | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| TCU | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |

### Utah

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| TCU | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Utah | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 20 |

### Army

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| TCU | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Army | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |

### Wyoming

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wyoming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| TCU | 9 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 26 |

### UNLV

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| TCU | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 25 |
| UNLV | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |

### New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| TCU | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| New Mexico | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |

### San Diego State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| San Diego St | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TCU | 14 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 52 |

### Colorado State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| TCU | 3 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
| Colorado St | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |

### Air Force

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Air Force | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| TCU | 14 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 38 |

### Poinsettia Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| TCU | 6 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 37 |