# 2020 TCU Horned Frogs football team

The 2020 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) during the 2020 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 20th-year head coach Gary Patterson.
In a season impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Horned Frogs compiled a 6–4 record (5–4 in conference). The team was slated to face Arkansas in the Texas Bowl, but had to withdraw due to COVID-19 issues within the program.

## Offseason
### Coaching changes

In December 2019, co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach Curtis Luper was hired as the offensive coordinator at Missouri. The other co-offensive coordinator, Sonny Cumbie, was promoted to offensive coordinator. Brian Applewhite was hired to fill his role as running backs coach.

## Preseason
### Big 12 media days

The Big 12 media days were held on July 21–22, 2020 in a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

### Big 12 media poll

Big 12 media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 80 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 6 |
| 3 | Texas | 4 |
| 4 | Iowa State | |
| 5 | Baylor | |
| 6 | TCU | |
| 7 | Kansas State | |
| 8 | West Virginia | |
| 9 | Texas Tech | |
| 10 | Kansas | |

## Schedule

TCU released its 2020 schedule on October 22, 2019. The 2020 schedule consists of 6 home games and 6 away games in the regular season. The Horned Frogs will host 1 non-conference game against Prairie View A&M and will travel to non-conference games at California and SMU. TCU will host Oklahoma State, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Iowa State, and Texas Tech and travel to West Virginia, Baylor, Texas, and Kansas in regular season conference play.
The Horned Frogs scheduled games against Cal, Prairie View A&M, were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 26 | 12:30 p.m. | Iowa State | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | FS1 | L 34–37 | 11,852 |
| October 3 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 9 Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (rivalry) | FOX | W 33–31 | 17,753 |
| October 10 | 3:00 p.m. | Kansas State | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | FOX | L 14–21 | 12,208 |
| October 24 | 11:00 a.m. | Oklahoma | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | ABC | L 14–33 | 12,440 |
| October 31 | 2:30 p.m. | at Baylor | McLane StadiumWaco, TX (rivalry) | ESPN2 | W 33–23 | 11,667 |
| November 7 | 2:30 p.m. | Texas Tech | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX (rivalry) | FS1 | W 34–18 | 12,356 |
| November 14 | 11:00 a.m. | at West Virginia | Milan Puskar StadiumMorgantown, WV | FOX | L 6–24 | 11,111 |
| November 28 | 7:00 p.m. | at Kansas | David Booth Kansas Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS | FS1 | W 59–23 | N/A |
| December 5 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 15 Oklahoma State | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | ESPN2 | W 29–22 | 12,594 |
| December 12 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech* | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | FS1 | W 52–10 | 10,472 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 24) released prior to gameAll times are in Central time |||||||
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## Coaching staff

| Coach | Title | Year at TCU | Previous job |
| Gary Patterson | Head coach | 22nd | New Mexico (DC/S) |
| Sonny Cumbie | OC/QB | 7th | Texas Tech (co-OC) |
| Chad Glasgow | DC/LB | 8th | Texas Tech (DC) |
| Bryan Applewhite | RB | 1st | Colorado State (RB) |
| Jarrett Anderson | OL | 23rd | Tyler Junior College (RB/WR) |
| Shawn Bell | TE | 4th | Cedar Ridge High School (HC) |
| Zarnell Fitch | DL | 7th | Lincoln High School (HC) |
| Paul Gonzales | S | 9th | Pacific University (DB) |
| Malcolm Kelly | WR | 2nd | Houston (offensive analyst) |
| Doug Meacham | WR/TE | 1st | St. Louis BattleHawks (OC) |
| Jeremy Modkins | CB | 14th | None |
| Dan Sharp | DL | 20th | Tulsa (TE/ST) |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: 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 | RV | | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Coaches | RV | | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | Not released |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 2 | 43 | Trevon Moehrig | SS | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 5 | 170 | Garret Wallow | LB | Houston Texans |