2006 TCU Horned Frogs football
Poinsettia Bowl champion
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 22
Record11–2 (6–2 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Schultz (9th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorDick Bumpas (3rd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumAmon G. Carter Stadium
(Capacity: 44,008)
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 16 BYU $   8 – 0     11 – 2  
No. 22 TCU   6 – 2     11 – 2  
Utah   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Wyoming   5 – 3     6 – 6  
New Mexico   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Air Force   3 – 5     4 – 8  
San Diego State   3 – 5     3 – 9  
Colorado State   1 – 7     4 – 8  
UNLV   1 – 7     2 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by head coach Gary Patterson and played their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas. TCU finished the season with an overall record of 11–2 with a 6–2 mark in the Mountain West Conference, where they placed second behind BYU. The Horned Frogs were invited to the Poinsettia Bowl, where they defeated Northern Illinois, 37–7.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 35:30 p.m.at Baylor*No. 22
FSNW 17–742,733
September 96:00 p.m.UC Davis*No. 23
W 46–1325,272
September 164:30 p.m.No. 24 Texas Tech*No. 20
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
VersusW 12–345,647
September 285:00 p.m.BYUNo. 17
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
VersusL 17–3132,190
October 58:00 p.m.at Utah
VersusL 7–2043,790
October 212:30 p.m.at Army*
ESPNUW 31–1733,614
October 282:30 p.m.Wyomingdagger
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
MTNW 26–331,394
November 42:00 p.m.at UNLV
VersusW 25–1013,916
November 114:30 p.m.at New Mexico
MTNW 27–2132,754
November 183:00 p.m.San Diego State
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
VersusW 52–026,287
November 256:00 p.m.at Colorado State
MTNW 45–1416,146
December 22:30 p.m.Air Force
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
CSTVW 38–1430,767
December 197:00 p.m.vs. Northern Illinois*No. 25
ESPN2W 37–729,709
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Rankings

See also: 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP2223201617RV————RVRVRVRV2522
Coaches Poll2122201515RV————RVRVRVRV2421
HarrisNot released17—————————24Not released
BCSNot released————————Not released

Roster

2006 Roster Archived 2007-07-03 at the Wayback Machine

Wide receivers

  •  2 Massey, Donald – JR
  •  3 Brock, Marcus – JR
  •  9 Bynum, Prince – SO
  •  9 Elenburg, Kagen – Redshirt Fr
  • 10 Cage, William – SO
  • 13 Moore, Derek – JR
  • 18 Harmon, Quentily – SR
  • 19 DePriest, Michael – SR
  • 20 Johnson, Bart – FR
  • 21 Dickerson, Ervin – JR
  • 22 Christian, Ryan – Redshirt Fr
  • 27 Galifaro, Austin – Redshirt Fr
  • 82 Renfro, Clint – FR
  • 85 Bryant, Walter – SO
  • 88 Young, Jimmy – FR

Offensive line

  • 53 Wyatt, Ryan Redshirt Fr
  • 60 Phillips, Preston – SO
  • 64 Lindner, Matty – JR
  • 65 Montgomery, Giles – SO
  • 68 Lowery, Adam – JR
  • 50 Marrou, Tyler – Redshirt Fr
  • 61 Cannon, Marcus – FR
  • 62 Vernon, Josh – FR
  • 70 Newhouse, Marshall – FR
  • 72 Sefton, Ryan – JR
  • 73 Karlin, Josh – Redshirt Fr
  • 74 Savino, Tony – JR
  • 76 Kirkpatrick, Jake – FR
  • 79 Richmond, Nic – Redshirt Fr
  • 63 Raetz, Heath – SO
  • 66 Clark, Robert – SO
  • 71 Sisk, Wade – JR
  • 75 Schlueter, Blake – SO
  • 77 Bouldwin, Maurice – SR
  • 78 Taylor, Herbert – SR

Fullbacks

  • 36 Smith, Chris – Redshirt Fr
  • 44 Cameron, Cash – Redshirt Fr
  • 47 Jackson, William – JR
  

Tight ends

  • 80 Hecht, Brent – SR
  • 81 Andrus, Chad – SR
  • 84 Frosch, Evan – FR
  • 86 Reagan, Shae – SO
  • 87 Englert, Trey – JR
  • 89 Cunigan, Quinton – JR
  • 92 Stevens, Tom – JR

Quarterbacks

  • 11 Jackson, Marcus – Redshirt Fr
  • 12 Eskridge, Zack – FR
  • 14 Dalton, Andy – FR
  • 16 Ballard, Jeff – SR
  • 17 Luttrell, Tyler – FR

Running backs

  • 23 Brown, Aaron – SO
  • 24 Turner, Joseph – Redshirt Fr
  • 30 Hobbs, Lonta – SR
  • 32 Watts, Justin – SO
  • 33 Merrill, Robert – SR
  • 34 James, Detrick – SO

Defensive line

  • 52 Brown, Jon Redshirt Fr
  • 55 Vess, James – SO
  • 56 Moore, Cody – SO
  • 57 Grant, Cory – FR
  • 58 Williams, Jarrarcea – SR
  • 59 Hailey, Niels – FR
  • 67 Haight, Sean – Redshirt Fr
  • 69 Knight, Michael – Redshirt Fr
  • 83 Retkofsky, Jared – SR
  • 90 Leatch, Clarence – FR
  • 91 Christopher, Allen – Redshirt Fr
  • 93 Ortiz, Chase – JR
  • 94 Niutei, Henry – FR
  • 95 Newby, Jamison – SR
  • 96 Daniels, Wayne – FR
  • 97 Blake, Tommy – JR
  • 98 Hughes, Jerry – FR
  

Linebackers

  • 35 Ward, Andrew – SR
  • 37 Ingram, Darius – JR
  • 38 Gordon, Brenan – FR
  • 39 Phillips, Jason – SO
  • 41 Washington, Daryl – FR
  • 42 Panfil, Matt – SO
  • 46 Hawthorne, David – JR
  • 49 Gleaton, James – SO
  • 51 Henson, Robert – SO

Defensive backs

  •  1 Lewis, Ken – SR
  •  4 Coleman, Steven – SO
  •  6 Bonner, Brian - JR
  •  9 Russell, Vernon – SR
  • 45 Abbott, Christopher – JR
  • 10 Priest, Rafael – Redshirt Fr
  • 15 Stewart, Torrey – JR
  • 17 Burrell, Andy – SO
  • 17 Hunter, Corderra – Redshirt Fr
  • 20 Sanders, Nick – Redshirt Fr
  • 25 Buchanan, Eric – SR
  • 26 White, Marvin – SR
  • 27 Roach, David – JR
  • 28 Jones, Colin – FR
  • 29 Hodge, Stephen – SO
  • 31 Gallegos, Elvis – SR
  • 40 Zavala, Justin - SR
  • 43 Clarke, Chris – JR
  • 43 Ibiloye, Alex – FR
  • 48 Ruelas, Kenneth – JR

Punters/Kickers

  •  2 Milliken, Garrett – FR
  •  7 Porter, David - FR
  • 11 Wash, Derek – JR
  • 13 LoCoco, Peter – SR
  • 40 Cortney, Brian – SR
  • 44 Manfredini, Chris – JR
  • 54 Lawson, Landry – Redshirt Fr
  • 38 Walters, Zach – Redshirt Fr

Coaches

Name Position
Gary Patterson Head Coach
Jarrett Anderson Wide Receivers
Dick Bumpas Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line
Chad Glasgow Safeties
Charles McMillian Cornerbacks
Mike Schultz Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Dan Sharp Tight Ends/Special Teams
Tony Tademy Linebackers
Eddie Williamson Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line
Justin Fuente Running Backs
Brandon Johnson Strength and Conditioning Coach
Matt Parker Assoc. Coach – Strength and Conditioning
Don Sommer Strength & Conditioning
Bryan Broaddus Assistant Director-Football Operations
Mike Sinquefield Director-Football Operations
Keith Carey Graduate Assistant – Defense
Trey Haverty Graduate Assistant – Offense

Game summaries

See also: 2006 Mountain West Conference football season

Baylor

1 2 3 4 Total
TCU 0 0 10 7 17
Baylor 0 7 0 0 7

UC Davis

1 2 3 4 Total
UC Davis 3 7 3 0 13
TCU 7 16 14 9 46

Texas Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Texas Tech 3 0 0 0 3
TCU 3 3 3 3 12

BYU

1 2 3 4 Total
BYU 3 7 7 14 31
TCU 0 3 7 7 17

Utah

1 2 3 4 Total
TCU 0 7 0 0 7
Utah 3 14 3 0 20

Army

1 2 3 4 Total
TCU 7 24 0 0 31
Army 3 0 7 7 17

Wyoming

1 2 3 4 Total
Wyoming 0 0 0 3 3
TCU 9 0 10 7 26

UNLV

1 2 3 4 Total
TCU 9 10 3 3 25
UNLV 0 3 0 7 10

New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total
TCU 14 10 0 3 27
New Mexico 0 0 14 7 21

San Diego State

1 2 3 4 Total
San Diego St 0 0 0 0 0
TCU 14 24 14 0 52

Colorado State

1 2 3 4 Total
TCU 3 28 14 0 45
Colorado St 7 0 7 0 14

Air Force

1 2 3 4 Total
Air Force 0 0 0 14 14
TCU 14 10 14 0 38

Poinsettia Bowl

Main article: 2006 Poinsettia Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
Northern Illinois 0 0 0 7 7
TCU 6 10 14 7 37

References

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