# 2008 TCU Horned Frogs football team

The 2008 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Gary Patterson. The Frogs played their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth. The Horned Frogs finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in conference, and won the Poinsettia Bowl against #9 Boise State, 17–16.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 5:00 p.m. | at New Mexico | | University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM | Versus | W 26–3 | 31,583 |
| September 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin* | | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | | W 67–7 | 27,074 |
| September 13 | 12:00 p.m.** | Stanford* | | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | The Mtn | W 31–14 | 25,531 |
| September 20 | 7:00 p.m. | at SMU* | | Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX (Iron Skillet) | CBSCS | W 48–7 | 30,923 |
| September 27 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Oklahoma* | No. 24 | Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | FSN | L 10–35 | 85,158 |
| October 4 | 5:00 p.m. | San Diego State | | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | The Mtn | W 41–7 | 30,620 |
| October 11 | 2:30 p.m. | at Colorado State | | Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO | CBSCS | W 13–7 | 27,130 |
| October 16 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 8 BYU | | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | Versus | W 32–7 | 36,180 |
| October 25 | 5:00 p.m. | Wyoming | No. 15 | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | The Mtn | W 54–7 | 30,103 |
| November 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at UNLV | No. 12 | Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV | CBSCS | W 44–14 | 16,121 |
| November 6 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 10 Utah | No. 11 | Rice-Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | CBSCS | L 10–13 | 45,666 |
| November 22 | 2:30 p.m. | Air Force | No. 14 | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | Versus | W 44–10 | 32,823 |
| December 23 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. No. 9 Boise State* | No. 11 | Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA (Poinsettia Bowl) | ESPN | W 17–16 | 34,628 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||
** Game was moved to an earlier start time due to Hurricane Ike

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below :
| | 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 | — | RV$^{T41}$ | RV$^{T34}$ | RV$^{28}$ | 24 | RV$^{32}$ | RV$^{31}$ | RV$^{27}$ | 15 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
| Coaches | RV$^{T43}$ | RV$^{35}$ | RV$^{32}$ | RV$^{27}$ | 23 | RV$^{33}$ | RV$^{27}$ | 24 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
| Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | RV$^{29}$ | RV$^{28}$ | RV$^{27}$ | 15 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | Not released |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 14 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | Not released |
Note that superscript values are not official (below number 25) but are based on number of votes received in the various polls.