Mode: | football |
Year: | 2012 |
Team: | TCU Horned Frogs |
Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
Short Conf: | Big 12 |
Record: | 7–6 |
Conf Record: | 4–5 |
Head Coach: | Gary Patterson |
Hc Year: | 12th |
Cooff Coach1: | Jarrett Anderson |
Cooc1 Year: | 4th |
Cooff Coach2: | Rusty Burns |
Cooc2 Year: | 1st |
Def Coach: | Dick Bumpas |
Dc Year: | 9th |
Off Scheme: | Spread |
Def Scheme: | 4–2–5 |
Stadium: | Amon G. Carter Stadium |
Bowl: | Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl |
Bowl Result: | L 16–17 vs. Michigan State |
The 2012 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Horned Frogs were led by 12th-year head coach Gary Patterson and played their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium. This was their first year as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 4–5 in Big 12 play to finish in a four way tie for fifth place. They were invited to the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl where they were defeated by Michigan State.
With their win of a regular season game on September 8, Gary Patterson became, in the history of the Horned Frogs' program history, its winningest head coach.
Name | Position | Year at TCU | Alma Mater | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gary Patterson | Head coach | 12th | Kansas State (1983) | |
Jarrett Anderson | Co-Offensive Coordinator/running backs | 15th | New Mexico (1993) | |
Dick Bumpas | Defensive coordinator/defensive line | 9th | Arkansas (1973) | |
Rusty Burns | Co-Offensive Coordinator/quarterbacks | 4th | Springfield College (1978) | |
Chad Glasgow | Safeties | 11th | Oklahoma State (1995) | |
Trey Haverty | Wide receivers | 2nd | Texas Tech (2004) | |
Clay Jennings | Cornerbacks | 5th | North Texas (1996) | |
Ryan McInerney | Graduate Assistant - Defense | 2nd | Pittsburg State (2008) | |
Randy Shannon | Linebackers | 1st | Miami (FL) (1988) | |
Dan Sharp | Tight ends/special teams | 12th | TCU (1985) | |
Eddie Williamson | Assistant head coach/offensive line | 12th | Davidson (1973) | |
Kyle Skierski | Graduate Assistant - Offense | 1st | UC Davis (2006) |
See also: 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings.