2008 TCU Horned Frogs football

Poinsettia Bowl champion
Poinsettia Bowl, W 17–16 vs. Boise State
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 7
Record	11–2 (7–1 MW)
Head coach	Gary Patterson (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Schultz (11th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Dick Bumpas (5th season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter Stadium (Capacity: 44,358)
Uniform

Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 Mountain West Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Utah $	8	–	0	13	–	0
No. 7 TCU	7	–	1	11	–	2
No. 25 BYU	6	–	2	10	–	3
Air Force	5	–	3	8	–	5
Colorado State	4	–	4	7	–	6
UNLV	2	–	6	5	–	7
New Mexico	2	–	6	4	–	8
Wyoming	1	–	7	4	–	8
San Diego State	1	–	7	2	–	10

$ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria Rankings from AP Poll

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 Stadium Albuquerque, NM	Versus	W 26–3	31,583
September 6	6:00 p.m.	Stephen F. Austin*		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		W 67–7	27,074
September 13	12:00 p.m.**	Stanford*		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	The Mtn	W 31–14	25,531
September 20	7:00 p.m.	at SMU*		Ford Stadium University Park, TX (Iron Skillet)	CBSCS	W 48–7	30,923
September 27	6:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Oklahoma*	No. 24	Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FSN	L 10–35	85,158
October 4	5:00 p.m.	San Diego State		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	The Mtn	W 41–7	30,620
October 11	2:30 p.m.	at Colorado State		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	CBSCS	W 13–7	27,130
October 16	7:00 p.m.	No. 8 BYU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	Versus	W 32–7	36,180
October 25	5:00 p.m.	Wyoming	No. 15	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	The Mtn	W 54–7	30,103
November 1	7:00 p.m.	at UNLV	No. 12	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	CBSCS	W 44–14	16,121
November 6	7:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Utah	No. 11	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	CBSCS	L 10–13	45,666
November 22	2:30 p.m.	Air Force	No. 14	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	Versus	W 44–10	32,823
December 23	6:00 p.m.	vs. No. 9 Boise State*	No. 11	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA (Poinsettia Bowl)	ESPN	W 17–16	34,628
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

** Game was moved to an earlier start time due to Hurricane Ike

Rankings

Note that superscript values are not official (below number 25) but are based on number of votes received in the various polls.

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Venues	Panther Park (1911–1914, 1917, 1920–1923) Clark Field (1924–1930) Amon G. Carter Stadium (1930–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Baylor SMU Texas Texas A&M Texas Tech
Culture & lore	Super Frog "TCU Fight" Texas Christian University Marching Band 1935 "Game of the Century"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
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