TCU Horned Frogs The TCU Horned Frogs are the athletic teams that represent Texas Christian University , consisting of 18 varsity teams . The " horned frog " nickname and mascot refer to the Texas horned lizard , as known as the " horned frog " . The women ' s athletics teams are often referred to often as the Lady Frogs . The teams participate in the NCAA Division I and in the Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) for football competing in the Big 12 Conference . On October 10 , 2011 , TCU announced that it had accepted an invitation to join the Big 12 Conference . Varsity teams . Texas Christian University began its athletic life as an independent program with a six - year ( 1914 – 1920 ) stint in the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association before eventually joining its longtime home , the Southwest Conference ( SWC ) , in 1923 . TCU remained a member of the SWC until it disbanded after the 1995 - 1996 academic year because of Texas , Texas A & M , Texas Tech and Baylor defecting to the Big 8 Conference to form the Big 12 Conference . The Horned Frogs , without a conference to call home after 72 years , joined the Western Athletic Conference ( WAC ) , along with SMU and Rice . TCU called the WAC home from 1996 through 2000 . In 2001 , TCU joined Conference USA ( C - USA ) and remained there through 2004 . TCU joined the Mountain West Conference ( MWC ) in 2005 . In 2010 , TCU accepted an invitation to join the Big East Conference in all sports starting in 2012 ; however , on October 10 , 2011 , TCU announced that it had reversed its decision and would be joining the Big 12 in 2012 instead , a move that went into effect July 1 . Football . The return of national prominence of TCU football began under the watch of Dennis Franchione when TCU defeated the Trojans of USC in the 1998 Sun Bowl . From 1939 , the year after TCU ’ s last national championship , to 1997 , TCU ’ s record was 624 - 180 - 24 . In those 67 years , TCU won 6 Southwest Conference titles and attended 11 bowl games winning only one of those games . Since the 1998 season , TCU has won 6 conference titles , two in the Western Athletic Conference ( 1999 & 2000 ) , one in Conference USA ( 2002 ) , and three in the Mountain West Conference ( 2005 , 2009 , and 2010 ) . Since 1998 , TCU has amassed a record of 79 - 30 . In four of the last five years , the Horned Frogs have won at least 10 games in a season , and won 11 games in three of the last four . During this period TCU has won games against Louisville , Oklahoma , Texas Tech , Utah and BYU . From 1998 to 2006 , TCU has attended 8 bowl games , winning five of them . The record of TCU in bowl games as of 2006 is 9 - 13 - 1 . TCU also claims two national championships from 1935 and 1938 . TCU has 41 1st team All - Americans , listed at TCU Horned Frogs football . The school ' s most famous past players include Rags Matthews , Sammy Baugh , Davey O ' Brien ( a Heisman Trophy winner , and namesake of the Davey O ' Brien National Quarterback Award ) , Johnny Vaught ( later one of the most celebrated coaches of the University of Mississippi ) , Ki Aldrich , Darrell Lester , Jim Swink , Sonny Gibbs , Norm Bulaich , Bob Lilly , Kenneth Davis , 2006 - 07 NFL MVP LaDainian Tomlinson and two - time consensus All - American Jerry Gaither . TCU have achieved success under numerous coaches including Matty Bell , L . D . " Dutch " Meyer , Abe Martin , Dennis Franchione , and current coach Gary Patterson . Gary Patterson received nine National Coach of the Year honors in 2009 . Coaches Matthews , Baugh , O ' Brien , Aldrich , Lester , Swink , Lilly , and Dutch Meyer are all members of the College Football Hall of Fame . Baugh and Lilly are also members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame . The TCU Football team plays its games in Amon G . Carter Stadium . The stadium opened in 1930 and has a capacity of 44 , 008 . On December 5 , 2010 the west wing of the Amon G . Carter Stadium was imploded in order accommodate 24 suites , including six Founder ’ s suites on the lower level , and 2 , 300 club seats on the West side . Total cost of the renovation of Amon G . Carter Stadium is $ 105 million . Baseball . TCU has fielded a baseball team since 1896 , before the school found its home in Fort Worth , TX . The Horned Frog baseball team began playing baseball in the Southwest Conference when it became a member of the conference in 1923 . That year they finished the year with a 13 - 11 overall record and a 2 - 10 conference record . In 1933 Dutch Meyer , also the coach of the football team , led TCU to its first SWC title with a 9 - 1 record . During the rest of their time in the SWC , the Frogs would win 6 more regular - season SWC baseball titles . Their next conference championship would come while members of Conference USA in 2004 and 2005 . 2006 saw the Horned Frogs in a new conference , the Mountain West Conference . The Frogs went 17 - 5 in their first year in the MWC and never left first place . They also only had to play 3 games in the conference tournament to win the MWC Tournament Title to complement the regular season title . TCU has made nine appearances in the NCAA Baseball Tournament : 1956 , 1994 , 2004 , 2005 , 2006 , 2007 , 2008 , 2009 , and 2010 . TCU has 23 All - Americans , six Freshman All - Americans , three players of the year awards , two pitchers of the year , and numerous All - Conference selections . The TCU Baseball Team makes its home in Lupton Stadium , with a capacity of 3 , 500 . Men ' s basketball . TCU has played since the 1908 - 1909 season . That first year they entered the Waco City League and left with a record of 2 - 3 , losing to the Baylor teams and defeating the Waco High teams . The Horned Frogs played basketball in the Southwest Conference from the 1923 - 24 seasons until the breakup of the conference after the 1995 - 96 season . During their time in the SWC they won 10 conference titles ( 1931 , 1934 , 1951 * , 1952 , 1953 , 1959 , 1968 , 1971 , 1986 * , 1987 ; * denotes shared title ) . Buster Brannon owns the most wins as a coach in TCU Men ' s Basketball history with a career that spanned 20 years he earned a record of 205 - 259 , a 104 - 144 record in SWC play , won 4 conference titles and earned three trips to the NCAA Basketball Tournament in 1952 , 1953 and 1959 . The TCU Men ' s Basketball Team would only win one more conference championship after the breakup of the Southwest Conference . During the 1997 - 98 season under Coach Billy Tubbs , the team went 27 - 6 and 14 - 0 in WAC play . The team earned a trip to the Midwest Regional played in Oklahoma City , OK . They would lose in the first round to Florida State . TCU never won a title during their time in Conference USA or the Mountain West Conference . How they will fare in the Big 12 remains to be seen . TCU ' s other NCAA tournament appearances occurred in 1968 , 1971 and 1987 . Along with NCAA Tournament appearances , TCU appeared in the National Invitational Tournament six times - - 1983 , 1986 , 1992 , 1997 , 1999 and 2005 . They advanced to the quarterfinal round three times - - 1983 , 1999 and 2005 , but have never earned a birth to play in the semifinal round in Madison Square Garden . The TCU Men ' s Basketball Team was coached from 2002 to 2007 by Neil Dougherty . He was fired in March , 2008 , after TCU limped through yet another season with a losing record . Jim Christian , previously with Kent State University , was hired shortly after Dougherty was fired . Christian resigned on April 2 , 2012 , to accept the head coaching position at University of Ohio . On April 6 , 2012 , it was reported that Louisiana State University head coach Trent Johnson would be announced as TCU ' s new men ' s basketball head coach at a press conference on Monday , April 9 , 2012 . Johnson previously served as head coach at LSU , Stanford , and Nevada - Reno . In his four years at LSU , Johnson led the Tigers to 1 NCAA Tournament , 1 SEC Championship , and one NIT berth . He also earned one SEC coach of the year honor . During his four years at Stanford , Johnson led the Cardinal to 3 NCAA Tournaments , including one Sweet 16 appearance , and 1 NIT berth . He earned one PAC - 10 coach of the year honor . Finally , during his stint at Nevada - Reno , Johnson led the Wolfpack to 1 NCAA Tournament appearance . Johnson will lead the TCU Horned Frogs into their first season in the Big 12 Conference . The TCU Men ' s Basketball Team plays their home games in Daniel - Meyer Coliseum on the campus of TCU . Kurt Thomas , considered by some as the best athlete to attend TCU , played for the basketball team from 1990 - 1995 . He was a three time All - American and averaged 29 points and 15 rebounds his senior year . Women ' s basketball . The Lady Frogs sported their first women ' s basketball team in the 1977 - 78 season and recorded a 5 - 18 record . The Lady Frogs improved significantly the following year , going 19 - 8 . Current coach Jeff Mittie has been the coach of the team since the 1999 - 00 season . During the 2000 - 01 season , the Lady Frogs won their first regular season and conference championship at the WAC Tournament . The Lady Frogs matched that accomplishment the next season , their first season in Conference USA during the 2001 - 2002 season . They then proceeded to win the C - USA tournament in 2002 - 03 and 2004 - 05 . Of the four years the Lady Frogs were in C - USA , they won the conference title four out of five years . TCU has also reached the Women ' s NCAA Tournament for six consecutive years , stretching back to the 2000 - 01 season . Each year , the Lady Frogs have won their first game of the tournament and lost the second game , except for first - round losses to Oregon in 2005 and to South Dakota State in 2009 . TCU women ' s basketball has reached the post season 11 out of 12 years that Coach Jeff Mittie has been head of the program . The Lady Frogs share Daniel - Meyer Coliseum with the men ' s team , playing under the roof there for the entire history of the program . As of the 2010 - 2011 athletics ' season , women ' s sports at TCU will no longer use the term " Lady Frogs " . Women ' s volleyball . The TCU Women ' s Volleyball Team is coached by Prentice Lewis with the help of associate head coach Jason Tanaka who both joined the team in February 2002 . Since Lewis ' arrival , the volleyball team has had the third best record to date at 12 - 18 . The next year , 2003 , the Horned Frogs recorded their best record to date at 20 - 11 and made it to the second round of the C - USA tournament , a first for a TCU Volleyball team . 2005 the Horned Frog Volleyball team saw their first year in the Mountain West Conference . The team finished the season 16 - 18 and were seeded 8th in the conference tournament . They defeated the number 9 seed , Air Force , in the play - in match 3 - 1 . The Frogs then fell to the top seeded BYU 3 - 0 in the quarterfinals round . 2006 the Frogs recorded a 17 - 15 record and were the sixth seed in the MWC tournament . They eventually lost to Colorado State University 3 - 1 . The 2006 season marked the Horned Frogs third winning season in four years . The Women ' s Volleyball Team plays their home games in the Student Recreation Center on the TCU campus . Men ' s and Women ' s cross country . The Men ' s and Women ' s TCU Harriers Cross Country teams compete in the Mountain West Conference . For purposes of qualifying for the NCAA Men ' s and Women ' s Cross Country Championships , the TCU Harriers compete in the South Central Regional while the rest of the conference competes in the Rocky Mountain Regional . From 2003 - 2005 the TCU Harriers sent a runner to the NCAA Men ' s or Women ' s Cross Country Championships . The TCU Harriers Cross Country team is coached by Eric Heins . Women ' s equestrian . In December 2005 it was announced that starting in the 2006 - 2007 academic year women ' s equestrian would become a varsity sport sponsored by TCU . The NCAA designated equestrian as an emerging sport in 1998 , and there are currently 23 intercollegiate programs in NCAA Division I and II . Programs in the region include Baylor , Kansas State , Oklahoma State , SMU , Stephen F . Austin , Texas A & M and West Texas A & M . Intercollegiate equestrian programs support an average of 70 student - athletes . Golf . Men ' s golf . The TCU Men ’ s Golf team is led by 20 - year Head Coach Bill Montigel . During his tenure , Coach Montigel has guided the Men ’ s Golf Team to five consecutive conference titles from 2001 - 2005 between the Horned Frogs time in the WAC and MWC . Since 1990 , the Horned Frogs have qualified as a team to the NCAA South Central Regional every year . In ten of those years , the team moved on to the NCAA Championships . Among the most notable TCU men ’ s golf alumni is J . J . Henry who was a member of the United States team during the 2006 Ryder Cup . The TCU golf team practices at the Colonial Golf & Country Club . Women ' s golf . In 1983 , the TCU Women ' s Golf team accounted for the school ' s lone national championship outside of football . Currently the women ' s golf team is led by Head Coach Angie Ravaioli - Larkin . The Horned Frogs have at least four former players now playing professionally . The most notable is multiple LPGA Tour - winner Angela Stanford . TCU practices at the Colonial Country Club . Women ' s Rifle . The Women ' s Rifle team has had a number of firsts in the history of TCU athletics . In 1972 , Sue Ann Sandusky was recorded as Texas Christian University ' s first All - American . Also , In 2010 , the team became the first all - female squad to win a National Championship . The TCU Women ' s Rifle team is currently lead by head coach Karen Monez , who has been a part of the program since 2003 . Women ' s Soccer . In 1986 , the TCU Women ' s Soccer team played its first season in Fort Worth , Texas . Since their emergence in 1986 the Women ’ s Soccer Team has achieved an all time record of 194 - 233 - 29 . As of yet , they have no NCAA Appearances and no conference championships . They are a part of the Mountain West Conference . Being only the second head coach of the Horned Frogs since its start is Dan Abdalla who has now coached the team for 6 seasons . His record at TCU ( as of the beginning of his 6th season ) is 43 - 44 - 6 . He led the TCU soccer women ’ s program to the Mountain West Conference Tournament in 2007 for the first time in the program ’ s history . Prior to coaching the Horned Frogs , Dan Abdalla was the Head Coach at UNLV ( University of Nevada Las Vegas ) for 5 seasons . Before taking over the Head Coach position at UNLV , Abdalla was the Assistant Coach at the University for 1 season . UNLV was also his Alma Mater from 1994 to 1997 . The Assistant Coach is Kerri Hanks , who started coaching at TCU in 2010 . She graduated from Notre Dame where she received the Hermann Trophy award two times , awarded to the top female college soccer player of the year . She helped the Fighting Irish advance to the NCAA National Championship match during the 2006 and 2008 seasons . In 2007 , the TCU Women ’ s Soccer team received an award for being one of the best academic sports teams in the nation . For the second - consecutive year the womenʼs soccer program was recognized by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America with the NSCAA Team Academic Award . The Horned Frogs also placed 14 individuals on the Fall Academic All - Mountain West Conference Team . The women ' s soccer team plays their home matches at Garvey - Rosenthal Stadium , which seats 1 , 500 . The Horned Frogs reached a season high of 2 , 300 attendees at the game against The University of Southern California in the 2010 fall season . In August 2010 , the Jane Justin Field House was added to the complex . The Jane Justin Field House contains a locker room for the TCU women ’ s soccer team , its visitors , and officials . There are also coaches ’ meeting rooms and an athletic training room . The field house was named honoring Jane C . Justine , who graduated from TCU in 1943 . The facility ’ s field house was a $ 1 . 5 million gift from the John and Jane Justin Foundation . This is the largest gift solely provided for woman ’ s athletics at Texas Christian University to date . Men ' s & Women ' s Swimming & Diving . The Texas Christian University swimming and diving program officially formed in 1979 by a man named Richard Sybesma . Sybesma has been the head coach for TCU swimming and diving for thirty one years , since its inception in 1979 . Although there was an actual swim team before 1979 , but the team did not keep records , therefore we know little about the team . Sybesma has had a very successful career while at TCU . He has been named Conference Coach of the year on five occasions and was selected as the Nicaraguan Olympic Swim Team Coach in 1996 . The TCU swimming and diving program has won over 400 dual meets including championship meets . The TCU swimming and diving team has been in three different conferences since its beginning . First was the Southwest conference from 1979 – 1993 , then moved to the Western Atlantic Conference ( WAC ) in 1994 - 2000 , in 2001 they proceeded to Conference USA , and finally from 2005 – present the TCU swim team has been in the Mountain West Conference ( MWC ) . While in the Conference USA conference the men ’ s swimming and diving team dominated the pools across the country . They were the Conference USA champions in 2002 , 2003 , 2004 , and 2005 . The women ’ s team also had much success in the Conference USA . In 2002 and 2004 TCU swimming and diving swept Conference USA by winning both on the men and women ’ s side . The TCU swimming and diving team had yet to achieve such awards until 2010 when the men ’ s team won the Mountain West Conference dual meet Championship . The Texas Christian University Swimming and Diving program are not only an athletic team , but they also have a great record for academics , The College Coaches Association has honored Sybesma ’ s women ’ s program as an Academic All - American swim team for thirty - five consecutive semesters while the men ’ s program has been honored on thirteen occasions . This program along with all the athletic programs at Texas Christian University have been in many different conferences including , the Western Atlantic Conference , Conference USA , Mountain West Conference , and starting in 2012 the Horned Frogs will be joining the Big 12 Conference . All home meets are located in the Student Recreation Center on the campus of TCU . TCU Horned Frogs Men and Women Swimming All - American ' s . The TCU Horned Frog Swimming and Diving have produced fourteen All - Americans within the AIAW and NCAA . Between these swimmers are twelve women and two men . Source : Men ' s & Women ' s Track & Field . Indoor Track . Individual Championships Outdoor Championships . Individual Champions collegite record ; NCAA meet record Tennis . The TCU Tennis teams play their home matches at the Bayard H . Friedman Tennis Center , rated the # 1 facility in the nation by Tennis Magazine . Men ' s Tennis . The TCU Men ' s Tennis team is coached by Dave Borelli . Before he became coach of the men ' s team , Coach Borelli coached the TCU Women ' s Tennis team four years before . They are the 2005 - 2006 Mountain West Conference Tournament Champions . Women ' s Tennis . The TCU Women ' s Tennis team is coached by Jefferson Hammond . They are the 2005 - 2006 Mountain West Conference regular season and tournament champions . Notable non varsity sports . Rugby . The Texas Christian University Rugby Football Club plays in Division 1 of college rugby in the Southwest conference against other in - state rivals . TCU rugby plays its home games at the TCU Rugby Pitch , located at 3400 W . Berry St . TCU rugby has been led since 2008 by head coach Ben Cole , a USA Rugby certified coach . Traditions . Horned Frog Mascot . The Horned Frog first appeared in 1897 on the cover of the first AddRan yearbook . By 1915 , the mascot made its way onto the first TCU seal . During the post - WWII years , the Horned Frog Mascot was embraced in costume , on stationery , class rings and the band ' s bass drum . In 1979 the mascot was renamed from " Addy the All - American Frog " to " Super Frog " . TCU has capitalized on its mascot by marketing a bumper sticker ( in a role reversal of where a frog , once kissed , turns into a prince ) stating " My Princess Turned into a Frog " . Alma Mater . Academic Verse : < br > Hail all hail , TCU < br > Memories Sweet , Comrades True < br > Light of Faith , Follow Through < br > Praise to Thee , TCU Athletic Verse : < br > Hail all hail , Glory bright < br > Purple Frogs , Honor White < br > Victory , Spirits True < br > Praise to Thee , TCU Fight Song . Verse : < br > We ' ll raise a song , both loud and long < br > To cheer our team to victory < br > For TCU , so tried and true , < br > We pledge eternal loyalty . < br > < br > Rah , Rah , TCU ! < br > Rah , Rah , TCU ! < br > < br > Fight on boys , fight , with all your might < br > Roll up the scores for TCU < br > Hail white and purple flag whose heroes never lag , < br > Horned Frog , we are all for you ! < br > < br > Chant : < br > < br > F - R - O - G - S F - I - G - H - T < br > Purple , White , Horned Frogs Fight < br > Victory , Victory , Right , Right , Right < br > < br > Rah , Rah TCU ! Rah , Rah , TCU < br > < br > F - R - O - G - S F - I - G - H - T < br > Go , Go , Horned Frogs Go < br > TCU Frogs Fight < br > < br > Chant : < br > < br > T - C - U ! < br > We ' re gonna beat the hell out of you ! < br > And you < br > And you , and you , and you , and you ! Cheers . Riff Ram : < br > Riff , Ram , Bah Zoo < br > Lickety , Lickety , Zoo , Zoo < br > Who , Wah , Wah , Who < br > Give ' em Hell , TCU NCAA National Championships . - Named Co - National Champion by the Williamson System along with LSU . SMU was named National Champion by the Dickinson System which was favored at the time . Princeton and Minnesota also claim a National Championship from this season by other poll systems active at the time .