# 2000 TCU Horned Frogs football team

The 2000 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by head coach Dennis Franchione throughout the regular season. Gary Patterson took over as interim head coach in December. TCU played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas. The Horned Frogs finished the 10–2 and 7–1 in conference play to share the Western Athletic Conference championship with UTEP.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 9 | 3:05 p.m. | at Nevada | No. 22 | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | ESPN+ | W 41–10 | 19,797 |
| September 16 | 11:00 a.m. | Northwestern* | No. 21 | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | FSN | W 41–14 | 30,976 |
| September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Arkansas State* | No. 19 | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | | W 52–3 | 32,167 |
| September 30 | 11:00 a.m. | at Navy* | No. 18 | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | FSN | W 21–0 | 28,477 |
| October 7 | 11:00 a.m. | Hawaii | No. 14 | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | FSNSW | W 41–21 | 31,896 |
| October 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at Tulsa | No. 10 | Skelly StadiumTulsa, OK | ESPN+ | W 17–3 | 20,034 |
| October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | Rice | No. 11 | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | ESPN+ | W 37-0 | 30,762 |
| November 4 | 9:05 p.m. | at San Jose State | No. 9 | Spartan StadiumSan Jose, CA | ESPN2 | L 24–27 | 15,681 |
| November 11 | 2:30 p.m. | Fresno State | No. 17 | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | FSN | W 24–7 | 29,116 |
| November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | UTEP | No. 16 | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | FSNSW | W 47–14 | 41,068 |
| November 24 | 7:30 p.m. | at SMU* | No. 13 | Gerald Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX (rivalry) | FSN | W 62–7 | 26,551 |
| December 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Southern Miss* | No. 16 | Ladd–Peebles StadiumMobile, AL (Mobile Alabama Bowl) | ESPN2 | L 21–28 | 40,300 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from Coaches Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | 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 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 21 |
| Coaches Poll | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 13 | 9 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 14 | Not released |

## Awards and honors

* LaDainian Tomlinson, Doak Walker Award

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | Running Back | 1 | 5 | San Diego Chargers |
| Aaron Schobel | Defensive End | 2 | 46 | Buffalo Bills |
| George Layne | Running Back | 4 | 108 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Curtis Fuller | Defensive Back | 4 | 127 | Seattle Seahawks |
| Shawn Worthen | Defensive Tackle | 4 | 130 | Minnesota Vikings |
| Cedric James | Wide Receiver | 4 | 131 | Minnesota Vikings |