The 2017 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The 122nd TCU football team played as a member of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium, on the TCU campus in Fort Worth, Texas. They were led by 17th-year head coach Gary Patterson. They finished the season 11-3, 7-2 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. They lost to Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship Game. They were invited to the Alamo Bowl where they defeated Stanford.
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Previous season
The 2016 TCU Horned Frogs football team finished the regular season 6-6 and fell to 6-7 after losing 31-23 to Georgia in the Liberty Bowl.
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Schedule
Schedule Source:
Game summaries
Jackson State
at Arkansas
SMU (97th Battle for the Iron Skillet)
at No. 6 Oklahoma State
No. 23 West Virginia
at Kansas State
Kansas
at No. 25 Iowa State
Texas
at No. 5 Oklahoma
at Texas Tech (60th West Texas Championship)
Baylor (113th Revivalry)
vs. No. 3 Oklahoma (Big 12 Championship)
Rankings
Honors and awards
Preseason awards
- Travin Howard (LB)
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- Preseason All-Big 12
- Nick Orr (S)
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- Preseason All-Big 12
- Austin Schlottmann (OG)
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- Preseason All-Big 12
- KaVonte Turpin (WR)
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- Second-Team Preseason All-American (Return Specialist), USA Today
- Preseason All-Big 12 (Return Specialist)
Weekly awards
- Darius Anderson (RB)
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- Walter Camp Offensive Player of the Week, at Oklahoma State
- Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week, at Oklahoma State
- Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week, at Oklahoma State
- Kenny Hill (QB)
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- Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll, vs. Kansas
- Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll, vs. West Virginia
- Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Honor Roll, vs. West Virginia
- Davey O'Brien Award Quarterback of the Week, at Oklahoma State
- Manning Award Star of the week, vs. SMU
- Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Honor Roll, vs. SMU
- Adam Nunez (P)
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- Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week, vs. West Virginia
- Gary Patterson (Head Coach)
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- Bobby Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week, at Oklahoma State
- KaVontae Turpin (WR)
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- Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week, vs. Kansas
Major award watch lists
- Darius Anderson (RB)
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- Maxwell Award
- Ben Banogu (DE)
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- Chuck Bednarik Award
- Kyle Hicks (RB)
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- Maxwell Award
- Doak Walker Award
- Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award
- Senior Bowl
- Kenny Hill (QB)
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- Maxwell Award
- Manning Award
- Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
- Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award
- Travin Howard (LB)
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- Chuck Bednarik Award
- Bronko Nagurski Trophy
- Patrick Morris (C)
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- Rimington Trophy
- Shaun Nixon (WR)
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- Wuerffel Trophy
- Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Nominee
- Joseph Noteboom (OT)
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- Senior Bowl
- Adam Nunez (P)
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- Ray Guy Award
- Nick Orr (S)
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- Jim Thorpe Award
- Gary Patterson (Head Coach)
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- Paul "Bear" Bryant Award
- Bobby Dodd Trophy
- Austin Schlottmann (OG)
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- Outland Trophy
- Senior Bowl
- Ty Summers (LB)
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- Chuck Bednarik Award
- Lott IMPACT Trophy
- KaVontae Turpin (WR)
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- Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week, vs. Kansas
- Paul Hornung Award
- Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award
- Taj Williams (WR)
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- Senior Bowl
Major award semifinalists
- Kenny Hill (QB)
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- Davey O'Brien Award
- Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Top 20
- Patrick Morris (C)
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- William V. Campbell Trophy
Major award finalists
- Kenny Hill (QB)
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- Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Top 20
Honors and Awards Source: TCU Game 8 Media Notes (unless otherwise noted)
References
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