American college football season
The 2001 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Gary Patterson, the Horned Frogs compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for fifth place in C-USA. TCU was invited to the Galleryfurniture.com Bowl, where they lost Texas A&M. The team played home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.
A game with Marshall was originally scheduled for September 15, but was canceled in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.[1]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Nebraska* | | ABC | L 7–21 | 77,473 | |
September 1 | 7:05 p.m. | at North Texas* | | | W 19–5 | 22,837 | |
September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at SMU* | | | W 38–10 | 24,122 | |
September 15 | | Marshall* | | | canceled | | |
September 22 | 6:05 p.m. | Northwestern State* | - Amon G. Carter Stadium
- Fort Worth, TX
| | L 24–27 OT | 30,409 | |
September 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at Houston | | ESPN Plus | W 34–17 | 19,708 | |
October 13 | 2:30 p.m. | at Tulane | | | L 22–48 | 18,778 | |
October 20 | 2:00 p.m. | Army | - Amon G. Carter Stadium
- Fort Worth, TX
| | W 38–20 | 38,168 | |
October 30 | 7:00 p.m. | East Carolina | - Amon G. Carter Stadium
- Fort Worth, TX
| ESPN2 | L 30–37 | 25,134 | |
November 10 | 4:00 p.m. | at UAB | | ESPN+ | L 17–38 | 16,972 | [2] |
November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 17 Louisville | - Amon G. Carter Stadium
- Fort Worth, TX
| ESPN | W 37–22 | 22,176 | |
December 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at Southern Miss | | ESPN2 | W 14–12 | 23,114 | |
December 28 | 12:30 p.m. | vs. Texas A&M* | | ESPN | L 9–28 | 53,480 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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2001 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster |
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National championship seasons in bold |