# 2015 TCU Horned Frogs football team

The 2015 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The 120th TCU football team played as a member of the Big 12 Conference (Big 12), led by 15th-year head coach Gary Patterson. The Horned Frogs played their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas.
TCU (11–2, 7–2) finished the season ranked #7 in the nation after a victory in the Alamo Bowl. The season marked the Horned Frogs' fifth top-10 finish and sixth top-15 finish in the last 8 seasons. The Horned Frogs notched their sixth 11+ win season in the last 8 years and their tenth 10+ win season in the 15-year Gary Patterson era.

## Preseason
### Recruiting

National Signing Day unofficially kicked off the new season on February 5, 2015. The Horned Frogs inked 21 high school seniors to National Letters of Intent and added two additional playmakers by grayshirt. Hoping to build on the success of the new up-tempo offense installed by Co-offensive coordinators Doug Meacham and Sonny Cumbie in 2014, the 2015 signing class included six wide receivers. Three signees graduated from high school in December 2014 and enrolled at TCU for the spring term.
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Deshawn Raymond CB | Metairie, LA | East Jefferson | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Oct 31, 2014 |
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| Breylin Mitchell DE | Round Rock, TX | Round Rock | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 253 lb (115 kg) | Jul 24, 2013 |
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| Sam Awolope OT | Missouri City, TX | Fort Bend Marshall | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | Dec 15, 2014 |
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| Tony James ATH | Arlington, TX | Bowie | 5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m) | 151 lb (68 kg) | Nov 30, 2013 |
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| Jarrison Stewart WR | Mesquite, TX | Horn | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | Jan 26, 2014 |
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| Jaelan Austin WR | Grand Prairie, TX | South Grand Prairie | 6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Aug 1, 2014 |
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| Semaj Thomas LB | Fort Worth, TX | Southwest | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 231 lb (105 kg) | Jan 26, 2014 |
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| Joseph Broadnax DT | Dallas, TX | Bryan Adams | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 303 lb (137 kg) | Feb 27, 2014 |
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| Alec Dunham LB | Coldspring, TX | Coldspring-Oakhurst | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Nov 6, 2013 |
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| Jozie Milton DT | Clinton, LA | Silliman Institute | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 294 lb (133 kg) | Dec 13, 2014 |
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| Tre'Vontae Hights ATH | Yoakum, TX | Yoakum | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Apr 7, 2014 |
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| KaVontae Turpin WR | Monroe, LA | Neville | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Jan 25, 2015 |
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| Tipa Galeai DE | Euless, TX | Trinity | 6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Dec 18, 2014 |
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| Niko Small CB | Arlington, TX | Bowie | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | Jun 18, 2014 |
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| Cordel Iwuagwu OG | Houston, TX | Westfield | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 275 lb (125 kg) | Jun 7, 2014 |
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| Mike Freeze LB | Graham, TX | Graham | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | May 4, 2014 |
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| Montrel Wilson S | Keller, TX | Fossil Ridge | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Dec 14, 2014 |
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| David Bolisomi OT | Denton, TX | Ryan | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | Dec 1, 2014 |
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| Julius Lewis ATH | Mansfield, TX | Mansfield | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jun 10, 2014 |
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| Arico Evans WR | Dallas, TX | Hillcrest | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jan 25, 2015 |
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| Jeff Gladney ATH | New Boston, TX | New Boston | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | Jun 5, 2014 |
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 27 Rivals: 34 247Sports: 42 ESPN: 37 ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2015 TCU Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 16, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 16, 2015. ||||||
In addition to the above-listed signees, TCU added consensus 3-star wide receive Darrion Flowers (5'9", 170, Sam Houston HS, Arlington, TX), who accepted a track and field scholarship for 2015–16 and will join the football team before the 2016 season. Similarly, TCU added kicker Jonathan Song (5'9", 160, All Saints HS, Fort Worth, TX), who will also grayshirt during the 2015–16 season and count against the 2016 recruiting class. Flowers and Song will fill areas of need in 2016 after the loss of PK, P, and WRs at the conclusion of the 2015 season.
It was widely reported in early 2015 that former Southlake Carroll standout and Gatorade Football Player of the Year Kenny Hill would transfer from Texas A&M to TCU before the 2015 season. Hill confirmed his transfer on May 22, 2015, and enrolled for the summer term. As a transfer, Hill can practice with the 2015 team, but he will be ineligible for play until 2016.
During the summer, TCU added walk-on athlete Rocket Ismail, Jr. (5'11", 176, Ranchview HS, Carrollton, TX), son of All-American, Notre Dame legend and former CFL and NFL player Raghib "Rocket" Ismail. Ismail is immediately eligible and joins a number of additional walk-ons on the 2015 roster.

### Coaching staff changes

Patterson formally announced coaching staff changes on February 25, 2015. Following the retirement of long-time TCU defensive coordinator Dick Bumpas, Patterson promoted safeties coach and former Texas Tech defensive coordinator Chad Glasgow and TCU linebackers coach DeMontie Cross to co-defensive coordinators. TCU director of player personnel Dan Sharp was reassigned as the defensive line coach, and three-year graduate assistant Paul Gonzales was named the Frogs' cornerbacks coach. Further coaching staff changes include the shuffling and addition of analysis and graduate assistants, including the addition of former TCU linebacker and 2009 5th-round draft pick Jason Phillips.

### Spring practice

The Horned Frogs' formal spring practice ran from February 28 through April 10. In their April 9 spring game, the Frogs were without quarterback Trevone Boykin, who underwent minor surgery on his non-throwing wrist prior to the final week of spring practice. The focus of spring ball was squarely on the defense, where Coach Patterson must replace 5 starters, including 2 linebackers. Offensive coordinators Meacham and Cumbie, meanwhile, focused on improving the year-old up-tempo offense and identifying a backup quarterback.
Spring 2015 "way-too-early" pre-season rankings from most major sports news outlets, issued after the end of the 2014 season tabbed the 2015 Horned Frogs at #1 (ESPN-Martin Rickman), #2 (Sports Illustrated), #2 (CBSSports), and #2 (ESPN-Mark Schlabach).

### Fall camp

In July, TCU was selected as the overwhelming favorite to win the Big 12 regular season crown, and Trevone Boykin emerged as the frontrunner in the 2015 Heisman Trophy race. During Big 12 media days, the media's attention fell heavily upon league frontrunners TCU and Baylor. Fall camp began on August 4, 2015.
Little news was released by Gary Patterson during the Horned Frogs' fall camp. Rumors of injuries sustained by starting wide receivers Josh Doctson and Deante Gray, as well as starting defensive tackle Davion Pierson were unconfirmed, and Patterson revealed in late August that Doctson would likely play in the opener at Minnesota while Gray's readiness for the September 3 game remained questionable. Late in fall camp, junior wide receiver and special teams punt returner Cameron Echols-Luper, son of TCU running backs coach Curtis Luper, announced his transfer to Arkansas State, where Echols-Luper hopes to play quarterback.
TCU was ranked #2 in both the preseason Amway (USA Today) Coaches Poll and the preseason AP Poll.

## Schedule

TCU was one of only four teams in the country to play six road games against Power 5 Conference opponents. The Horned Frogs' road schedule included a non-conference season opener at Minnesota and five Big 12 road games. The Frogs will had only one mid-season bye during week eight of the regular season.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 8:00 p.m. | at Minnesota* | No. 2 | TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN | ESPN | W 23–17 | 54,147 |
| September 12 | 2:30 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin* | No. 3 | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | FS1 | W 70–7 | 45,786 |
| September 19 | 7:00 p.m. | SMU* | No. 3 | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet) | FSN | W 56–37 | 48,127 |
| September 26 | 3:45 p.m. | at Texas Tech | No. 3 | Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX (rivalry) | FOX | W 55–52 | 61,283 |
| October 3 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas | No. 4 | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX (rivalry) | ABC | W 50–7 | 48,694 |
| October 10 | 6:30 p.m. | at Kansas State | No. 2 | Bill Snyder Family Football StadiumManhattan, KS | FOX | W 52–45 | 53,671 |
| October 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at Iowa State | No. 3 | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | ESPN2 | W 45–21 | 52,480 |
| October 29 | 6:30 p.m. | West Virginia | No. 5 | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | FS1 | W 40–10 | 45,947 |
| November 7 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 14 Oklahoma State | No. 8 | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | FOX | L 29–49 | 59,061 |
| November 14 | 11:00 a.m. | Kansas | No. 15 | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | FS1 | W 23–17 | 44,375 |
| November 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Oklahoma | No. 18 | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | ABC | L 29–30 | 85,821 |
| November 27 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 7 Baylor | No. 19 | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX (rivalry) | ESPN | W 28–21 $^{2OT}$ | 47,675 |
| January 2, 2016 | 5:45 p.m. | vs. No. 15 Oregon* | No. 11 | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl) | ESPN | W 47–41 $^{3OT}$ | 64,569 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 3 released prior to gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||
    Schedule Source: GoFrogs.com and FBschedules.com

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place 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 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 (5) | 3 (3) | 4 (3) | 5 (3) | 5 (4) | 13 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
| Coaches | 2 (1) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 (4) | 3 (5) | 3 (4) | 3 (2) | 3 (4) | 12 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 8 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 11 | Not released |

## Game summaries
### Minnesota

| All-time record | Last meeting | Result |
| 2–1 | 2014 | TCU, 30–7 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #2 Horned Frogs | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| Golden Gophers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
at TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN
* Date: September 3, 2015
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. CT (actual: 8:10 p.m. – 11:47 p.m.)
* Game weather: Clear, 82 °F (28 °C), wind E 15 mph (24 km/h)
* Game attendance: 54,147 (stadium record)
* Referee: Cooper Castleberry, Umpire: Jim Adams, Linesman: Bill Scott, Line judge: Frank LeBlanc, Back judge: Joel Wetzel, Field judge: Randy Smith, Side judge: Fulton Carson, Center judge: Stacy Hardin
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Brian Griese (color), Tom Luginbill (sideline)
* Sources: TCU Game Notes and GoFrogs.com
Game information :
First Quarter
06:58 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 53-yd field goal, TCU 3 – MINN 0
05:46 – TCU – Josh Doctson 11-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), TCU 10 – MINN 0
Second Quarter
05:22 – MINN – Ryan Santoso 42-yd field goal, TCU 10 – MINN 3
Third Quarter
12:03 – TCU – Trevone Boykin 19-yd run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), TCU 17 – MINN 3
03:44 – MINN – Rodney Smith 1-yd run (Ryan Santoso, kick), TCU 17 – MINN 10
00:36 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 45-yd field goal, TCU 20 – MINN 10
Fourth Quarter
07:33 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 33-yd field goal, TCU 23 – MINN 10
01:32 – MINN – K. J. Maye 22-yd pass from Mitch Leidner (Ryan Santoso, kick), TCU 23 – MINN 17
Top Passers
TCU – Trevone Boykin: 26–42, 1 INT, 246 yds, 1 TD
MINN – Mitch Leidner: 19–35, 0 INT, 197 yds, 1 TD
Top Rushers
TCU – Trevone Boykin: 18 rushes, 92 yards (5.1), 1 TD
MINN – Rodney Smith: 16 rushes, 88 yards (5.5), 1 TD
Top Receiving
TCU – Josh Doctson: 8 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD
MINN – K. J. Maye: 4 receptions, 73 yards, 1 TD :
TCU was one of only three consensus-top 25 teams to play a true road game against a Power 5 Conference opponent in week one, joining the #1 Ohio State Buckeyes at Virginia Tech and the #20 Stanford Cardinal at Northwestern. Of the three, only #2 TCU and #1 Ohio State returned home with victories.

### Stephen F. Austin

| All-time record | Last meeting | Result |
| 2–0 | 2008 | TCU, 67–7 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lumberjacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| #3 Horned Frogs | 21 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 70 |
at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
* Date: September 12, 2015
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CT (actual: 2:36 p.m. – 5:39 p.m.)
* Game weather: Sunny and clear, 84 °F (29 °C), wind NE 9 mph (14 km/h)
* Game attendance: 45,786
* Referee: Scott Campbell, Umpire: M. Henderson, Linesman: Greg Downum, Line judge: Steve Hoslett, Back judge: Dave Baldwin, Field judge: Robert Asel, Side judge: Dave Curschman, Center judge: Darren Winkley
* TV announcers (FS1): Joe Davis (play-by-play), Brady Quinn (color), Kris Budden (sideline)
* Sources: GoFrogs.com; TCU Pre-game Notes
Game information :
First Quarter
06:51 – TCU – Aaron Green 2-yd run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), SFA 0 – TCU 7
03:40 – TCU – Aaron Green 7-yd run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), SFA 0 – TCU 14
01:57 – TCU – Kolby Listenbee 60-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), SFA 0 – TCU 21
Second Quarter
13:27 – TCU – KaVontae Turpin 6-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), SFA 0 – TCU 28
11:34 – TCU – Ja"juan Story 9-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), SFA 0 – TCU 35
Third Quarter
11:23 – TCU – Emanuel Porter 3-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), SFA 0 – TCU 42
09:37 – TCU – Denzel Johnson 50-yd interception return (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), SFA 0 – TCU 49
06:29 – TCU – Kyle Hicks 1-yd run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), SFA 0 – TCU 56
Fourth Quarter
14:25 – TCU – Jaelan Austin 16-yd pass from Bram Kohlhausen (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), SFA 0 – TCU 63
14:02 – SFA – Loren Easly 75-yd run (Nick Bruno, kick), SFA 7 – TCU 63
04:02 – TCU – Colten Christensen 3-yd run (Jonathan Song, kick), SFA 7 – TCU 70
Top Passers
SFA – Zach Conque: 11–18, 1 INT, 9 yds, 0 TD
TCU – Trevone Boykin: 18–27, 1 INT, 285 yds, 4 TD
Top Rushers
SFA – Loren Easly: 6 rushes, 94 yards (15.5), 1 TD
TCU – Trevorris Johnson: 9 rushes, 71 yards (7.9), 0 TD
Top Receiving
SFA – Aaron Piper: 5 receptions, 1 yard, 0 TD
TCU – Kolby Listenbee: 6 receptions, 142 yards, 1 TD :
The 70 points scored by the Horned Frogs in this game marked the second-highest score of any TCU Horned Frogs football team in the program's 120-year history (the record of 82 points was set against the Texas Tech Red Raiders in 2014). This win extended TCU's winning streak to 10 games and improved Gary Patterson's record to 21–1 when coaching a TCU team ranked in the top 5 and 32–3 when coaching a TCU team ranked in the top 10.

### SMU

| All-time record | Last meeting | Result |
| 48–40–7 | 2014 | TCU, 56–0 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 10 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 37 |
| #3 Horned Frogs | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
* Date: September 19, 2015
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CT (actual: 7:05 p.m. – 10:34 p.m.)
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 89 °F (32 °C), wind NE 9 mph (14 km/h)
* Game attendance: 48,127
* Referee: Adam Savoie, Umpire: Hilbert Byers, Linesman: Dan Harrington, Line judge: Tod Reese, Back judge: James Sima, Field judge: Matthew Hill, Side judge: Ben Vasconsells, Center judge: Mark Windham
* TV announcers (FSN): Mark Followill (play-by-play), Brian Baldinger (color), Lesley McCaslin (sideline)
* Sources: GoFrogs.com; TCU Pre-game Notes
Game information :
First Quarter
11:44 – SMU – Xavier Jones 2-yd run (Chad Hedlund, kick), SMU 7 – TCU 0
10:57 – TCU – KaVontae Turpin 61-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), SMU 7 – TCU 7
05:00 – SMU – Chad Hedlund 22-yd field goal, SMU 10 – TCU 7
02:09 – TCU – Aaron Green 1-yd run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), SMU 10 – TCU 14
Second Quarter
10:16 – TCU – Josh Doctson 29-yd pass (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), SMU 10 – TCU 21
02:01 – TCU – Trevone Boykin 20-yd run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), SMU 10 – TCU 28
00:12 – SMU – Courtland Sutton 1-yd pass from Matt Davis (Chad Hedlund, kick), SMU 17 – TCU 28
Third Quarter
12:59 – TCU – Kolby Listenbee 31-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), SMU 17 – TCU 35
09:18 – TCU – Dominic Merka 19-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), SMU 17 – TCU 42
06:42 – SMU – Matt Davis 4-yd run (Chad Hedlund, kick), SMU 24 – TCU 42
05:23 – SMU – Matt Davis 1-yd run (Chad Hedlund, kick), SMU 31 – TCU 42
00:00 – SMU – Chad Hedlund 21-yd field goal, SMU 34 – TCU 42
Fourth Quarter
08:20 – SMU – Chad Hedlund 32-yd field goal, SMU 37 – TCU 42
0*6:32 – TCU – Josh Doctson 42-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), SMU 37 – TCU 49
00:56 – TCU – Aaron Green 1-yd run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), SMU 37 – TCU 56
Top Passers
SMU – Matt Davis: 17–31, 0 INT, 330 yards, 1 TD
TCU – Trevone Boykin: 21–30, 1 INT, 454 yards, 5 TD
Top Rushers
SMU – Braeden West: 13 rushes, 64 yards (4.9), 0 TD
TCU – Aaron Green: 21 rushes, 164 yards (7.8), 2 TD
Top Receiving
SMU – Courtland Sutton: 4 receptions, 115 yards, 1 TD
TCU – Josh Doctson: 5 receptions, 171 yards, 2 TD :
This 95th Battle for the Iron Skillet came 100 years after the Frogs and Mustangs first met in October 1915 at TCU's Clark Field, a meeting TCU won 43–0. The Horned Frogs celebrated Family Weekend and Clark Society Weekend during this September 19, 2015, home game, and the TCU Lettermen's Association inducted several new members into its Hall of Fame as part of the weekend's festivities.

### Texas Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| TCU | 16 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 55 |
| Texas Tech | 14 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 52 |
at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas
* Date: September 26, 2015
* Game time: 3:45 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 78 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 61,283
* Referee: Brad Van Vark
* TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Brady Quinn, and Kris Budden
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
TCU – Josh Doctson 9-yard pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), 10:51. TCU 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:54.
TTU – DeAndre Washington 1-yard run (Clayton Hatfield, kick), 9:42. Tie 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 86 yards, 1:09.
TCU – Safety. TCU 9–7.
TCU – Aaron Green 1-yard run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), 3:34. TCU 16–7. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 3:48.
TTU – DeAndre Washington 26-yard run (Clayton Hatfield, kick), 2:02. TCU 16–14. Drive: 4 plays, 49 yards, 1:32.
Second quarter
TTU – Jakeem Grant 45-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Clayton Hatfield, kick), 13:22. Texas Tech 21–16. Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 0:44.
TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 42-yard field goal, 9:46. Texas Tech 21–19. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 1:46.
TCU – Josh Doctson 52-yard pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), 6:05. TCU 26–21. Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 0:53.
TTU – Patrick Mahomes 4-yard run (Clayton Hatfield, kick), 3:26. Texas Tech 28–26. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 2:39.
TCU – Josh Doctson 5-yard pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), 0:15. TCU 33–28. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:11.
Third quarter
TTU – DeAndre Washington 2-yard run (Clayton Hatfield, kick), 6:28. Texas Tech 35–33. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:47.
TCU – Aaron Green 7-yard run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), 2:58. TCU 40–35. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:30.
TTU – Clayton Hatfield 37-yd field goal, 0:44. TCU 40–38. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 2:14.
Fourth quarter
TTU – DeAndre Washington 1-yard run (Clayton Hatfield, kick), 10:53. Texas Tech 45–40. Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 3:26.
TCU – Kyle Hicks 22-yd run (pass good), 8:22. TCU 48–45. Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 2:31.
TTU – Justin Stockton 50-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Clayton Hatfield, kick), 5:55. Texas Tech 52–48. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:27.
TCU – Aaron Green 4-yard pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), 0:23. TCU 55–52. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 2:09.
Top passers
TCU – Trevone Boykin – 34/54, 485 yards, 4 TD
TTU – Patrick Mahomes – 25/45, 392 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
TCU – Aaron Green – 28 rushes, 162 yards, 2 TD
TTU – DeAndre Washington – 22 rushes, 188 yards, 4 TD
Top Receiving
TCU – Josh Doctson – 18 receptions, 267 yards, 3 TD
TTU – Jakeem Grant – 8 receptions, 126 yards, TD :
The Horned Frogs' thrilling 55–52 last-minute win over Texas Tech marked TCU's first win in Lubbock, Texas, since 1991. TCU's 750 yards of offense was the third-most in school history (the record was set against Texas Tech in 2014, with 785). Trevone Boykin's 485 passing yards was the second-most by a quarterback in school history. Josh Doctson's 267 receiving yards set a new TCU single-game record, and his 18 receptions tied the TCU record.

### Texas

| All-time record | Big 12 record | Last meeting | Result |
| 23–62–1 | 3–1 | 2014 | 'TCU |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Longhorns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| #4 Horned Frogs | 30 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 50 |
at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
* Date: October 3, 2015
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CT (actual: 11:06 a.m. – 2:36 p.m.)
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 68 °F (20 °C), wind SE 6 mph (9.7 km/h)
* Game attendance: 48,694
* Referee: Dan Romeo, Umpire: Scott Teifer, Linesman: Andy Warner, Line judge: Marc Bovos, Back judge: Chris Alston, Field judge: Ed Vinzant, Side judge: Craig Falkner, Center judge: Ken Ray
* TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Chris Spielman (color), Todd McShay (sideline)
* Sources: TCU Game Notes, GoFrogs.com
Game information :
First Quarter
12:35 – TCU – KaVontae Turpin 13-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), Texas 0 – TCU 7
11:33 – TCU – Safety, Texas 0 – TCU 9
09:48 – TCU – Josh Doctson 15-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), Texas 0 – TCU 16
05:01 – TCU – KaVontae Turpin 49-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), Texas 0 – TCU 23
00:26 – TCU – Josh Doctson 29-yd pass from Shaun Nixon (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), Texas 0 – TCU 30
Second Quarter
00:48 – TCU – KaVontae Turpin 50-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), Texas 0 – TCU 37
Third Quarter
12:14 – TCU – KaVontae Turpin 12-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), Texas 0 – TCU 44
00:25 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 23-yd field goal, Texas 0 – TCU 47
Fourth Quarter
11:31 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 41-yd field goal, Texas 0 – TCU 50
05:14 – Texas – Joe Lorenzo 21-yd pass from Tyrone Swoopes (Nick Rose, kick), Texas 7 – TCU 50
Top Passers
Texas – Jerrod Heard: 8–20, 0 INT, 48 yards, 0 TD
TCU – Trevone Boykin: 20–35, 0 INT, 332 yards, 5 TD
Top Rushers
Texas – D'Onta Foreman: 18 rushes, 112 yards (6.2), 0 TD
TCU – Aaron Green: 14 rushes, 70 yards (5.0), 0 TD
Top Receiving
Texas – Armant Foreman: 3 receptions, 19 yards, 0 TD
TCU – Josh Doctson: 7 receptions, 129 yards, 2 TD :
The Horned Frogs celebrated Homecoming during the October 3, 2015, Big 12 home opener versus Texas. The 50–7 win was the Horned Frogs' first home win over the Longhorns since 1992, and TCU's wins over the Longhorns in 2014 and 2015 mark the Frogs' first back-to-back wins over Texas since the 1950s. Trevone Boykin threw for 332 yards without playing in the fourth quarter. The third of his five touchdown passes broke the career touchdown pass record set by former TCU and current Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton from 2007–2010. Josh Doctson caught two touchdown passes, the latter of which broke former TCU wide receiver and former New England Patriot and Super Bowl Champion Josh Boyce's TCU career record.

### Kansas State

| All-time record | Big 12 record | Last meeting | Result |
| 5–4 | 2–2 | 2014 | TCU, 41–20 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #2 Horned Frogs | 14 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 52 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 45 |
at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS
* Date: October 10, 2015
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CT (actual: 6:35 p.m. – 10:12 p.m.)
* Game weather: Clear, 76 °F (24 °C), wind S 14 mph (23 km/h)
* Game attendance: 53,671
* Referee: Reggie Smith, Umpire: Joel Bellinger, Linesman: Mike Moeller, Line judge: Mark Stewart, Back judge: Lyndon Nixon, Field judge: Matt Mills, Side judge: Tim Murray, Center judge: Dan Scanlan
* TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (color), Molly McGrath (sideline)
* Sources: TCU Game Notes, GoFrogs.com
Game information :
First Quarter
14:42 – TCU – Aaron Green 86-yd run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), TCU 7 – K-State 0
09:39 – K-State – Joe Hubener 2-yd run (Jack Cantele, kick), TCU 7 – K-State 7
07:46 – TCU – Josh Doctson 32-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), TCU 14 – K-State 7
Second Quarter
12:51 – K-State – Joe Hubener 17-yd run (Jack Cantele, kick), TCU 14 – K-State 14
11:32 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 50-yd field goal, TCU 17 – K-State 14
06:56 – K-State – Charles Jones 28-yd run (Jack Cantele, kick), TCU 17 – K-State 21
04:56 – K-State – Charles Jones 7-yd run (Jack Cantele, kick), TCU 17 – K-State 28
00:22 – K-State – Joe Hubener 1-yd run (Jack Cantele, kick), TCU 17 – K-State 35
Third Quarter
13:16 – TCU – Derrick Kindred 60-yd interception return (Jaden Oberkom, kick), TCU 24 – K-State 35
07:14 – TCU – Aaron Green 8-yd run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), TCU 31 – K-State 35
Fourth Quarter
12:21 – K-State – Joe Hubener 1-yd run (Jack Cantele, kick), TCU 31 – K-State 42
07:55 – TCU – Trevone Boykin 14-yd run (Trevone Boykin pass failed), TCU 37 – K-State 42
06:07 – TCU – Trevone Boykin 69-yd run (Josh Doctson pass from Trevone Boykin), TCU 45 – K-State 42
01:47 – K-State – Jack Cantele 37-yd field goal, TCU 45 – K-State 45
01:10 – TCU – Josh Doctson 55-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), TCU 52 – K-State 45
Top Passers
TCU – Trevone Boykin: 20–30, 2 INT, 301 yards, 2 TD
K-State – Joe Hubener: 13–33, 1 INT, 157 yards, 0 TD
Top Rushers
TCU – Trevone Boykin: 11 rushes, 124 yards (11.3), 2 TD
K-State – Joe Hubener: 26 rushes, 111 yards (4.3), 4 TD
Top Receiving
TCU – Josh Doctson: 8 receptions, 155 yards, 2 TD
K-State – Deante Burton: 5 receptions, 65 yards, 0 TD :
As the winner of the 2015 TCU–Kansas State football game, TCU took the lead in the all-time series against the Wildcats, with an overall record of 5–4. The Horned Frogs' come-from-behind win marked Gary Patterson's first win as a head coach against his alma mater in Manhattan. Jaden Oberkrom tied the all-time TCU career field goal record with a 50-yd field goal in the first half. The win marked the Frogs' 14th in a row, tying the all-time TCU record for consecutive wins. TCU's 52 points notched a school-record 5-game-50+ point streak. With the win, the Horned Frogs are now 25–1 when ranked in the top 5 and 36–3 when ranked in the top 10 under coach Patterson.

### Iowa State

| All-time record | Big 12 record | Last meeting | Result |
| 6–1 | 3–1 | 2014 | TCU, 55–3 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #3 Horned Frogs | 14 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
| Cyclones | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
* Date: October 17, 2015
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CT (actual: 6:05 p.m. – 9:37 p.m.)
* Game weather: Clear, 54 °F (12 °C), wind S 0–5 mph (0.0–8.0 km/h)
* Game attendance: 52,480
* Referee: Mike Defee, Umpire: Robert Richeson, Linesman: Al Green, Line judge: Kelly Deterding, Back judge: Terry Jones, Field judge: Joe Blubaugh, Side judge: Lo Van Pham, Center judge: Mike Cuttone
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Anthony Becht (color), Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
* Sources: TCU Game Notes, GoFrogs.com
Game information :
First Quarter
11:08 – ISU – Joshua Thomas 2-yd run (Cole Netten, kick), TCU 0 – ISU 7
10:13 – TCU – Josh Doctson 20-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), TCU 7 – ISU 7
06:38 – TCU – Kolby Listenbee 21-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), TCU 14 – ISU 7
06:01 – ISU – Allen Lazard 74-yd pass from Joel Lanning (Cole Netten, kick), TCU 14 – ISU 14
01:49 – ISU – Mike Warren 4-yd run (Cole Netten, kick), TCU 14 – ISU 21
Second Quarter
14:55 – TCU – Charlie Reid 14-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), TCU 21 – ISU 21
00:02 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 21-yd field goal, TCU 24 – ISU 21
Third Quarter
11:24 – TCU – Kyle Hicks 13-yd run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), TCU 31 – ISU 21
Fourth Quarter
14:36 – TCU – Trevone Boykin 3-yd run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), TCU 38 – ISU 21
08:45 – TCU – Josh Doctson 42-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), TCU 45 – ISU 21
Top Passers
TCU – Trevone Boykin: 27–32, 0 INT, 436 yards, 4 TD
ISU – Sam B. Richardson: 22–36, 0 INT, 251 yards, 0 TD
Top Rushers
TCU – Trevone Boykin: 13 rushes, 74 yards (5.7), 1 TD
ISU – Mike Warren; 22 rushes, 78 yards (3.5), 1 TD
Top Receiving
TCU – Trevone Boykin: 13 rushes, 74 yards (5.7), 1 TD
ISU – Quenton Bundrage: 7 receptions, 86 yards, 0 TD :
The Frogs remained perfect, extending the 2015 record to 7–0 and setting a new school record with a 15-game winning streak (dating back to 2014). TCU's top Heisman Trophy candidate, quarterback Trevone Boykin, accounted for 510 yards and 5 touchdowns. After a back-and-forth start, the Horned Frogs defense held the Cyclones scoreless through the second, third and fourth quarters. The Frogs' win marked the nation's-best fourth road victory over a Power 5 Conference foe. After the game, the Frogs entered their sole mid-season bye week sitting at first place in the Big 12 Conference standings.

### West Virginia

| All-time record | Big 12 record | Last meeting | Result |
| 3–2 | 3–1 | 2014 | TCU, 31–30 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mountaineers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| #5 Horned Frogs | 17 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 40 |
at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
* Date: October 29, 2015
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CT (actual: 6:35 p.m. – 10:09 p.m.)
* Game weather: Sunny and clear, 75 °F (24 °C), wind S 10 mph (16 km/h)
* Game attendance: 45,947
* Referee: C. Castleberry, Umpire: Jim Adams, Linesman: Bill Scott, Line judge: Frank LeBlanc, Back judge: Joel Wetzel, Field judge: Randy Smith, Side judge: Fulton Carson, Center judge: Stacy Hardin
* TV announcers (FS1): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (color), Molly McGrath (sideline)
* Sources: TCU Game Notes, GoFrogs.com
Game information :
First Quarter
08:46 – TCU – Josh Doctson 17-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkom, kick), WVU 0 – TCU 7
04:49 – TCU – Trevone Boykin 2-yd run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), WVU 0 – TCU 14
01:01 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 20-yd field goal, WVU 0 – TCU 17
Second Quarter
11:19 – WVU – Shelton Gibson 32-yd pass from Skyler Howard (Josh Lambert, kick), WVU 7 – TCU 17
05:02 – WVU – Josh Lambert 51-yd field goal, WVU 10 – TCU 17
01:05 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 23-yd field goal, WVU 10 – TCU 20
00:00 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 57-yd field goal, WVU 10 – TCU 23
Third Quarter
12:43 – TCU – Kyle Hicks 7-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), WVU 10 – TCU 30
09:25 – TCU – Josh Doctson 9-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), WVU 10 – TCU 37
Fourth Quarter
14:05 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 43-yd field goal, WVU 10 – TCU 40
Top Passers
WVU – Skyler Howard: 16–39, 1 INT, 160 yards, 1 TD
TCU – Trevone Boykin: 32–47, 0 INT, 388 yards, 3 TD
Top Rushers
WVU – Wendell Smallwood: 20 rushes, 113 yards (5.7), 0 TD
TCU – Trevone Boykin: 11 rushes, 84 yards (7.6), 1 TD
Top Receiving
WVU – David Sills: 3 receptions, 42 yards, 0 TD
TCU – Josh Doctson: 11 receptions, 183 yards, 2 TD :
TCU hosted WVU on a Thursday night in Fort Worth following the Frogs' only mid-season bye week. The Frogs' 30-point win marked the first time in four Big 12 meetings that the winner of the TCU–WVU game was not decided on the final play. Jaden Oberkrom's 57-yard field goal at the end of the first half tied a TCU record. Trevone Boykin's 472 yards of offense brought his career total to 12,041 yards, enough to pass Andy Dalton's career record of 11,925 yards and become the most in TCU history. Josh Doctson broke the TCU record for receptions in a season with his 67th grab in only the Frogs' eighth game of 2015. He also joined Michael Crabtree as the only FBS wide receivers in the past 20 seasons with 6-straight games of 100 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns. After an impressive run by Trevone Boykin, Dana Holgorsen offered Trevone Boykin a high-five on the WVU sideline.

### Oklahoma State

| All-time record | Big 12 record | Last meeting | Result |
| 10–14–2 | 1–3 | 2014 | TCU, 42–9 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #5 Horned Frogs | 9 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 29 |
| #12 Cowboys | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK
* Date: November 7, 2015
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CT (actual: 2:35 p.m. – 6:27 p.m.)
* Game weather: Sunny, 66 °F (19 °C), wind ENE 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
* Game attendance: 59,061
* Referee: Brad Van Vark, Umpire: Michael Cooper, Linesman: George Gusman, Line judge: Jerod Phillips, Back judge: Brian Ernest, Field judge: Jason Ledet, Side judge: Gene Semko, Center judge: Brian Alos
* TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (color), Molly McGrath (sideline)
* Sources: TCU Game Notes, GoFrogs.com
Game information :
First Quarter
11:05 – OSU – James Washington 48-yd pass from Mason Rudolph (Ben Grogan, kick), TCU 0 – OSU 7
06:28 – TCU – Trevone Boykin 1-yd run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick blocked), TCU 6 – OSU 7
06:02 – OSU – James Washington 50-yd pass from Mason Rudolph (Ben Grogan, kick), TCU 6 – OSU 14
03:24 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 23-yd field goal, TCU 9 – OSU 14
Second Quarter
13:37 – OSU – Jeff Carr 12-yd pass from Mason Rudolph (Ben Grogan, kick), TCU 9 – OSU 21
07:57 – OSU – Marcell Ateman 82-yd pass from Mason Rudolph (Ben Grogan, kick), TCU 9 – OSU 28
Third Quarter
12:08 – OSU – J. W. Walsh 1-yd run (Ben Grogan, kick), TCU 9 – OSU 35
08:56 – TCU – Trevone Boykin 1-yd run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), TCU 16 – OSU 35
08:07 – OSU – James Washington 74-yd pass from Mason Rudolph (Ben Grogan, kick), TCU 16 – OSU 42
Fourth Quarter
14:19 – TCU – Kolby Listenbee 32-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), TCU 23 – OSU 42
02:28 – TCU – Aaron Green 1-yd run (Trevone Boykin, pass failed), TCU 29 – OSU 42
00:44 – OSU – Chad Whitener 42-yd interception return (Ben Grogan, kick), TCU 29 – OSU 49
Top Passers
TCU – Trevone Boykin: 35–57, 4 INT, 445 yards, 1 TD
OSU – Mason Rudolph 16–24, 0 INT, 352 yards, 5 TD
Top Rushers
TCU – Aaron Green: 24 rushes, 97 yards (4), 1 TD
OSU – Raymond Taylor: 9 rushes, 28 yards (3.1), 0 TD
Top Receiving
TCU – Shaun Nixon: 9 receptions, 146 yards, 0 TD
OSU – James Washington: 5 receptions, 184 yards, 3 TD :
The Horned Frogs 16-game winning streak (dating back to October 2014) and undefeated season came to an end in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Heisman Trophy hopeful Trevone Boykin committed five turnovers, including four interceptions, as the TCU offense struggled to keep pace with the Cowboys' offense, which struck deep for four touchdown passes of 48 yards or more. Leading TCU receiver Josh Doctson exited the game early with a wrist injury that took away the Horned Frogs' most dangerous deep threat.

### Kansas

| All-time record | Big 12 record | Last meeting | Result |
| 20–8–4 | 4–0 | 2014 | TCU, 34–30 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jayhawks | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| #13 Horned Frogs | 10 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
* Date: November 14, 2015
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CT (actual: 11:05 a.m. – 2:42 p.m.)
* Game weather: Overcast, 61 °F (16 °C), wind SE 10 mph (16 km/h)
* Game attendance: 44,375
* Referee: Eddy Shelton, Umpire: Rick Podraza, Linesman: Rick Smith, Line judge: Keith Garmond, Back judge: Terry White, Field judge: Nick Lave, Side judge: Jim Murphy, Center judge: Steve Baron
* TV announcers (FS1): Joe Davis (play-by-play), Brady Quinn (color), Kris Budden (sideline)
* Sources: TCU Game Notes, GoFrogs.com
Game information :
First Quarter
09:45 – TCU – KaVontae Turpin 49-yd punt return (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), KU 0 – TCU 7
05:05 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 42-yd field goal, KU 0 – TCU 10
02:34 – KU – Matthew Wyman 42-yd field goal, KU 3 – TCU 10
Second Quarter
11:29 – KU – Taylor Cox 3-yd run (Matthew Wyman, kick), KU 10 – TCU 10
Third Quarter
05:01 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 38-yd field goal, KU 10 – TCU 13
Fourth Quarter
11:51 – TCU – Shaun Nixon 42-yd pass from Foster Sawyer (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), KU 10 – TCU 20
09:51 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 36-yd field goal, KU 10 – TCU 23
06:19 – KU – Tyler Patrick 10-yd pass from Ryan Willis (Matthew Wyman, kick), KU 17 – TCU 23
Top Passers
KU – Ryan Willis: 20–41, 1 INT, 203 yards, 1 TD
TCU – Bram Kohlhausen: 13–19, 1 INT, 112 yards, 0 TD
Top Rushers
KU – Ke'aun Kinner: 17 rushes, 80 yards (4.7), 0 TD
TCU – Aaron Green: 30 rushes, 177 yards (5.9), 0 TD
Top Receiving
KU – Steven Sims: 6 receptions, 55 yards, 0 TD
TCU – Shaun Nixon: 7 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD :
TCU improved to 9–1 (6–1) on the season and remained perfect against the Jayhawks since joining the Big 12 Conference, but Heisman-contending quarterback Trevone Boykin left the game with an ankle injury in the first quarter and did not return. The win extended the Horned Frogs' home winning streak to 12 games.

### Oklahoma

| All-time record | Big 12 record | Last meeting | Result |
| 5–10 | 1–3 | 2014 | TCU, 37–33 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #11 Horned Frogs | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 29 |
| #7 Sooners | 7 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 30 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
* Date: November 21, 2015
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CT (actual 7:14 p.m. – 10:58 p.m.)
* Game weather: Clear, 36 °F (2 °C), wind N 8 mph (13 km/h)
* Game attendance: 85,821
* Referee: Alan Eck, Umpire: Tab Slaughter, Linesman: Cal McNeill, Line judge: Kelly Deterding, Back judge: Donny Aultman, Field judge: Scott Gaines, Side judge: Anthony Fleming, Center judge: Chris Tallent
* TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (color), Holly Rowe (sideline)
* Sources: TCU Game Notes, GoFrogs.com
Game information :
First Quarter
09:34 – TCU – Kolby Listenbee 37-yd pass from Foster Sawyer (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), TCU 7 – OU 0
00:22 – OU – Sterling Shepard 21-yd pass from Baker Mayfield (Austin Seibert, kick), TCU 7 – OU 7
Second Quarter
11:16 – OU – Austin Seibert 35-yd field goal, TCU 7 – OU 10
06:12 – OU – Austin Seibert 32-yd field goal, TCU 7 – OU 13
05:06 – OU – Dede Westbrook 36-yd pass from Baker Mayfield (Austin Seibert, kick), TCU 7 – OU 20
00:00 – OU – Austin Seibert 37-yd field goal, TCU 7 – OU 23
Third Quarter
12:43 – TCU – Aaron Green 26-yd run (Foster Sawyer pass failed), TCU 13 – OU 23
07:55 – OU – Samaje Perine 72-yd run (Austin Seibert, kick), TCU 13 – OU 30
Fourth Quarter
08:59 – TCU – KaVontae Turpin 86-yd pass from Bram Kohlhausen (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), TCU 20 – OU 30
06:27 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 43-yd field goal, TCU 23 – OU 30
00:51 – TCU – Emanuel Porter 14-yd pass from Bram Kohlhausen (Bram Kohlhausen pass failed), TCU 29 – OU 30
Top Passers
TCU – Bram Kohlhausen: 5–11, 0 INT, 122 yards, 2 TD
OU – Baker Mayfield: 9–20, 0 INTO, 127 yards, 2 TD
Top Rushers
TCU – Aaron Green: 23 rushes, 126 yards (5.5), 1 TD
OU – Samaje Perine: 26 rushes, 188 yards (7.2), 1 TD
Top Receiving
TCU – Kolby Listenbee: 4 receptions, 98 yards, 1 TD
OU – Samaje Perine: 8 receptions, 111 yards, 1 TD :
The top-20 matchup between two 9–1 teams came ten years after the shocking TCU win in Norman that propelled the rise of the Horned Frogs on the national stage. TCU played without its starting quarterback and preseason Heisman Trophy favorite Trevone Boykin after he suffered an ankle injury early in the Frogs' game against Kansas on November 14. Leading wide receiver Josh Doctson, who received Heisman Trophy consideration midseason, was also out due to a wrist injury suffered at Oklahoma State on November 7. Including these two injuries, which topped pre-game headlines, the injury-plagued Horned Frogs squad was without its starting quarterback, 4 of their 6 top wide receivers, 2 of their 6 top offensive linemen, one starting defensive end, two starting linebackers, their starting free safety, one starting cornerback, and their starting long snapper. Additional early-season losses had also depleted the Frogs' depth. The Horned Frogs stormed back in the fourth quarter but failed to convert a would-be-winning-2-point try with less than a minute remaining.

### Baylor

| All-time record | Big 12 record | Last meeting | Result |
| 52–52–7 | 2–2 | 2014 | Baylor, 61–58 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| #7 Bears | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| #15 Horned Frogs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
* Date: November 27, 2015
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CT (actual: 7:20 p.m. – 11:11 p.m.)
* Game weather: Steady rain, 38 °F (3 °C), wind N 17 mph (27 km/h)
* Game attendance: 47,675
* Referee: Mike Defee, Umpire: Robert Richeson, Linesman: Al Green, Line judge: Mark Stewart, Back judge: Terry Jones, Field judge: Joe Blubaugh, Side judge: Gene Semko, Center judge: Mike Cutton
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Brian Griese (color), Tom Luginbill (sideline)
* Sources: TCU Game Notes and GoFrogs.com
Game information :
First Quarter
10:40 – Baylor – Devin Chafin 1-yd run (Chris Callahan, kick), Baylor 7 – TCU 0
08:55 – TCU – Jarrison Stewart 25-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), Baylor 7 – TCU 7
07:28 – Baylor – Devin Chafin 5-yd run (Chris Callahan, kick), Baylor 14 – TCU 7
Second Quarter
12:55 – TCU – Josh Carraway 56-yd fumble recovery (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), Baylor 14 – TCU 14
Third Quarter
none
Fourth Quarter
none
First Overtime
Baylor – Devin Chafin 4-yd pass from Chris Johnson (Chris Callahan, kick), Baylor 21 – TCU 14
TCU – Trevone Boykin 1-yd run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), Baylor 21 – TCU 21
Second Overtime
TCU – KaVontae Turpin 8-yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), Baylor 21 – TCU 28
Top Passers
Baylor – Chris Johnson: 7–24, 1 INT, 62 yards, 1 TD
TCU – Trevone Boykin: 18–33, 1 INT, 148 yards, 2 TD
Top Rushers
Baylor – Devin Chafin: 26 rushes, 119 yards (4.6), 2 TD
TCU – Aaron Green: 17 rushes, 72 yards (4.2), 0 TD
Top Receiving
Baylor – K. D. Cannon: 3 receptions, 28 yards, 0 TD
TCU – Emanuel Porter: 3 receptions, 48 yards, 0 TD :
The Horned Frogs closed their regular season with a two-overtime victory of the Baylor Bears, evening the most-played series in both programs' history at 52–52–7. Appropriately, the first meeting in the series' long history, in 1899, ended in a 0–0 tie, and by the time the Horned Frogs joined the Big 12 in 2012, the series was tied at 50–50–7. The matchup between the two defending Big 12 co-champions was highly anticipated since Baylor stunned the Frogs with a 21-point, fourth-quarter comeback in 2014.

### Oregon (Alamo Bowl)

| All-time record | Last meeting | Result |
| 2–1 | 1978 | TCU, 14–10 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total |
| #15 Ducks | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 41 |
| #11 Horned Frogs | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 47 |
at Alamodome • San Antonio, TX
* Date: January 2, 2016
* Game time: 5:45 p.m. CT (actual: 5:56 p.m. – 9:58 p.m.)
* Game weather: Clear, 72 °F (22 °C) (indoors)
* Game attendance: 64,569
* Referee: Marc Curles; Umpire: Brent Sowell; Linesman: G.A. Gus Morris; Line judge: Chuck Rice; Back judge: Dax Hill; Field judge: Bobby Ables; Side judge: Chris Conley; Center judge: Chris Snead
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Mack Brown (color), Alison Williams (sideline)
* Sources: TCU Game Notes and GoFrogs.com
Game information :
First Quarter
09:29 – Oregon – Darren Carrington 37-yd pass from Vernon Adams (Aidan Schneider, kick), Oregon 7 – TCU 0
05:12 – Oregon – Royce Freeman 4-yd run (Aidan Schneider, kick), Oregon 14 – TCU 0
00:27 – Oregon – Royce Freeman 5-yd run (Aidan Schneider, kick), Oregon 21 – TCU 0
Second Quarter
13:30 – Oregon – Tony Brooks-James 5-yd run (Aidan Schneider, kick), Oregon 28 – TCU 0
00:32 – Oregon – Aidan Schneider 47-yd field goal, Oregon 31 – TCU 0
Third Quarter
10:52 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 24-yd field goal, Oregon 31 – TCU 3
04:18 – TCU – Jaelan Austin 26-yd pass from Bram Kohlhausen (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), Oregon 31 – TCU 10
00:36 – TCU – Bram Kohlhausen 2-yd run (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), Oregon 31 – TCU 17
Fourth Quarter
07:45 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 34-yd field goal, Oregon 31 – TCU 20
03:32 – TCU – Aaron Green 2-yd run (Buck Jones pass from Shaun Nixon), Oregon 31 – TCU 28
00:19 – TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 22-yd field goal, Oregon 31 – TCU 31
First Overtime
TCU – Emanuel Porter 7-yd pass from Bram Kohlhausen (Jaden Oberkrom, kick), Oregon 31 – TCU 38
Oregon – Royce Freeman 1-yd run (Aidan Schneider, kick), Oregon 38 – TCU 38
Second Overtime
Oregon – Aidan Schneider 44-yd field goal, Oregon 41 – TCU 38
TCU – Jaden Oberkrom 46-yd field goal, Oregon 41 – TCU 41
Third Overtime
TCU – Bram Kohlhausen 8-yd run (Bram Kohlausen pass failed), Oregon 41 – TCU 47
Top Passers
Oregon – Vernon Adams: 13–19, 0 INT, 197 yards, 1 TD
TCU – Bram Kohlhausen: 28–45, 1 INT, 351 yards, 2 TD
Top Rushers
Oregon – Royce Freeman: 26 rushes, 130 yards (5.0), 3 TD
TCU – Aaron Green: 25 rushes, 101 yards (4.0), 1 TD
Top Receiving
Oregon – Darren Carrington: 7 receptions, 101 yards, 1 TD
TCU – Shaun Nixon: 9 receptions, 71 yards, 0 TD :
The Horned Frogs' closed the 2015 season with a 47–41 3OT victory in the Alamo Bowl. After Trevone Boykin was suspended from the game following his involvement in a bar fight, the Horned Frogs turned to walk-on backup quarterback Bram Kohlhausen, a fifth year senior who made his first and only start at TCU quarterback. After falling behind 0–31 at halftime, the Frogs roared back to tie the game at the end of regulation and win the game in the third overtime period. Kohlhausen was named the Alamo Bowl Offensive MVP and Travin Howard was named the Alamo Bowl defensive MVP.

## Personnel
### Returning starters

TCU anticipated the return of the below-listed starters (10 offensive starters, 5 defensive starters, and 2 players on special teams). Preseason and early-season injuries plagued the Horned Frogs, rendering several of the returners unavailable for all or part of the 2015 season, including Deante' Gray (season), Kolby Listenbee (several weeks), Ty Slanina (early, season-ending injury), James McFarland (season), Terrell Lathan (several weeks), Davion Pierson (several weeks), and Ranthony Texada (early, season-ending injury). Additionally, week 1 starting linebacker Mike Freeze left the team for personal reasons, and starting linebacker Sammy Dougals and starting safety Kenny Iloka suffered early season-ending injuries.

#### Offense

| Player | Class | Position |
| Josh Doctson | Senior | WR |
| Deanté Gray | Senior | WR |
| Kolby Listenbee | Senior | WR |
| Ty Slanina | Junior | WR |
| Trevone Boykin | Senior | QB |
| Aaron Green | Senior | TB |
| Joey Hunt | Senior | C |
| Brady Foltz | Senior | OG |
| Jamelle Naff | Senior | OG |
| Halapoulivaati Vaitai | Senior | OT |
| Reference: TCU Spring Prospectus |||

#### Defense

| Player | Class | Position |
| Derrick Kindred | Senior | S |
| Terrell Lathan | Senior | DE |
| James McFarland | Senior | DE |
| Davion Pierson | Senior | DT |
| Ranthony Texada | Sophomore | CB |
| Reference: TCU Spring Prospectus |||

#### Special teams

| Player | Class | Position |
| Jaden Oberkrom | Senior | PK |
| Ethan Perry | Senior | P |
| Reference: TCU Spring Prospectus |||

### Depth chart

As released October 12, 2015, prior to the Frogs' week 7 game at Iowa State:

#### Offense

| Pos. | No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. |
| LT | 74 69 | Halapoulivaati Vaitai Aviante Collins | 6–6 6–6 | 315 295 | Sr. Sr. |
| LG | 77 72 | Jamelle Naff Bobby Thompson | 6–4 6–6 | 325 310 | Sr. Sr. |
| C | 55 51 | Joey Hunt Austin Schlottmann | 6–3 6–6 | 295 300 | Sr. Sr. |
| RG | 65 58 | Brady Foltz Patrick Morris | 6–4 6–3 | 320 288 | Sr. So. |
| RT | 68 64 | Joseph Noteboom Matt Pryor | 6–5 6–7 | 320 350 | So. So. |
| TE | 80 84 | Buck Jones Dominic Merka | 6–4 6–4 | 255 250 | Jr. Sr. |
| RB | 22 21 24 3 | Aaron Green OR Kyle Hicks OR Trevorris Johnson OR Shaun Nixon | 5–11 5–10 5–11 5–10 | 205 200 221 196 | Sr. So. So. RFr. |
| QB | 2 6 12 | Trevone Boykin Bram Kohlhausen Foster Sawyer | 6–2 6–2 6–5 | 205 203 228 | Sr. Sr. RFr. |
| WR (X) | 7 28 | Kolby Listenbee Tony James | 6–1 5–10 | 183 156 | Sr. Fr. |
| WR (H) | 10 25 | Desmon White KaVontae Turpin | 5–7 5–9 | 150 152 | So. Fr. |
| WR (Y) | 3 14 | Shaun Nixon Jarrison Stewart | 5–10 6–0 | 196 190 | RFr. Fr. |
| WR (Z) | 9 81 15 | Josh Doctson Ja'Juan Story Jaelan Austin | 6–3 6–4 6–0 | 195 208 192 | Sr. Sr. Fr. |

#### Defense

| Pos. | No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. |
| LE | 94 92 47 96 | Josh Carraway Bryson Henderson Tipa Galeai Breylin Mitchell | 6–4 6–6 6–5 6–4 | 250 275 220 255 | Jr. So. Fr. Fr. |
| DT | 97 99 | Chris Bradley Tevin Lawson | 6–2 6–4 | 255 280 | So. Jr. |
| DT | 57 95 | Davion Pierson Aaron Curry | 6–2 6–2 | 305 280 | Sr. Jr. |
| RE | 93 90 | Mike Tuaua Terrell Lathan | 6–3 6–5 | 253 280 | Sr. Sr. |
| MLB | 42 32 | Ty Summers Travin Howard | 6–2 6–1 | 230 190 | RFr. So. |
| SLB | 20 23 | Montrel Wilson Alec Dunham | 6–3 6–1 | 208 213 | Fr. Fr. |
| SS | 30 7 | Denzel Johnson Arico Eans | 6–2 6–2 | 205 196 | Jr. Fr. |
| FS | 26 4 | Derrick Kindred Niko Small | 5–10 6–10 | 210 187 | Sr. Fr. |
| WS | 31 16 | Ridwan Issahaku Michael Downing | 6–1 5–11 | 180 175 | RFr. So. |
| CB | 2 17 3 | Corey O'Meally DeShawn Raymond Torrance Mosley | 6–0 6–1 5–10 | 170 180 160 | Sr. Fr. So. |
| CB | 18 24 | Nick Orr Julius Lewis | 5–10 5–10 | 166 170 | So. Fr. |

#### Special teams

| Pos. | No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. |
| PK | 33 | Jaden Oberkrom | 6–3 | 187 | Sr. |
| LSN | 71 | Matt Boggs | 6–0 | 205 | So. |
| SSN | 88 | Bryson Burtnett | 6–5 | 248 | So. |
| H | 11 | Zach Allen | 6–3 | 210 | So. |
| KO | 33 46 | Jaden Oberkrom Jonathan Song | 6–3 5–10 | 187 170 | Sr. Fr. |
| P | 37 46 | Ethan Perry Jonathan Song | 6–4 5–10 | 230 170 | Sr. Fr. |
| KR | 25 3 | KaVontae Turpin Shaun Nixon | 5–9 5–10 | 152 198 | Fr. RFr. |
| PR | 25 10 | KaVontae Turpin Desmon White | 5–9 5–7 | 152 150 | Fr. So. |