2008 TCU Horned Frogs football team

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.

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
Uniform
Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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

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

See also: 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	RVT41	RVT34	RV28	24	RV32	RV31	RV27	15	12	11	15	15	14	11	11	7
Coaches	RVT43	RV35	RV32	RV27	23	RV33	RV27	24	15	12	11	18	17	14	11	11	7
Harris	Not released					RV29	RV28	RV27	15	13	12	18	17	15	12	11	Not released
BCS	Not released								14	13	12	18	16	14	11	11	Not released

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