# 2013 TCU Horned Frogs football team

The 2013 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Playing as a member of the Big 12 Conference (Big 12), the team was led by head coach Gary Patterson, in his 13th year, and played its home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas.

## Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Year at TCU | Alma Mater |
| Gary Patterson | Head Coach | 13th | Kansas State (1983) |
| Jarrett Anderson | Co-Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs | 16th | New Mexico (1993) |
| Dick Bumpas | Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line | 10th | Arkansas (1973) |
| Rusty Burns | Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks | 5th | Springfield College (1978) |
| DeMontie Cross | Linebackers | 1st | Missouri (1997) |
| Chad Glasgow | Safeties | 12th | Oklahoma State (1995) |
| Clay Jennings | Cornerbacks | 6th | North Texas (1996) |
| Curtis Luper | Wide Receivers | 1st | Stephen F. Austin (1996) |
| Ryan McInerney | Graduate Assistant – Defense | 3rd | Pittsburg State (2008) |
| Dan Sharp | Tight Ends/Special Teams | 13th | TCU (1985) |
| Kyle Skierski | Graduate Assistant – Offense | 2nd | UC Davis (2006) |
| Eddie Williamson | Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line | 13th | Davidson (1973) |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 12 LSU* | No. 20 | AT&T StadiumArlington, TX (Cowboys Classic) | ESPN | L 27–37 | 80,230 |
| September 7 | 11:00 a.m. | Southeastern Louisiana* | No. 24 | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | FSN | W 38–17 | 41,170 |
| September 12 | 6:30 p.m. | at Texas Tech | No. 24 | Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX (The West Texas Championship) | ESPN | L 10–20 | 58,701 |
| September 28 | 11:00 a.m. | SMU* | | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet) | FS1 | W 48–17 | 45,111 |
| October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Oklahoma | | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | FOX | L 17–20 | 84,992 |
| October 12 | 11:00 a.m. | Kansas | | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | FSN | W 27–17 | 41,894 |
| October 19 | 11:00 a.m. | at Oklahoma State | | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | FOX | L 10–24 | 59,638 |
| October 26 | 6:30 p.m. | Texas | | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX (rivalry) | FS1 | L 7–30 | 48,212 |
| November 2 | 2:30 p.m. | West Virginia | | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | ESPNU | L 27–30 $^{OT}$ | 41,632 |
| November 9 | 11:00 a.m. | at Iowa State | | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | FSN | W 21–17 | 54,922 |
| November 16 | 2:30 p.m. | at Kansas State | | Bill Snyder Family Football StadiumManhattan, KS | FSN | L 31–33 | 52,697 |
| November 30 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 9 Baylor | | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX (rivalry) | ESPN2 | L 38–41 | 43,568 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||
* Schedule source:

## Game summaries
### Vs. LSU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #12 Tigers | 6 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 37 |
| #20 Horned Frogs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 27 |

### Southeastern Louisiana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| #24 Horned Frogs | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |

### @ Texas Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #24 Horned Frogs | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Red Raiders | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 |

### SMU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Horned Frogs | 0 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 48 |

### @ Oklahoma

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Horned Frogs | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| #11 Sooners | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |

### Kansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jayhawks | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Horned Frogs | 7 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
This was TCU's first conference win at home since joining the Big 12 in 2012. The three conference games won in their inaugural Big 12 season were all on the road.

### @ Oklahoma State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Horned Frogs | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Cowboys | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |

### Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Longhorns | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
| Horned Frogs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### West Virginia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Mountaineers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 30 |
| Horned Frogs | 10 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 27 |

### @ Iowa State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Horned Frogs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Cyclones | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |

### @ Kansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Horned Frogs | 0 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 31 |
| Wildcats | 14 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 33 |

### Baylor

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #9 Bears | 10 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 41 |
| Horned Frogs | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 38 |

## Ranking

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 | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | 20 | 24 | 24 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | 20 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |