Patterson On Coach of the Year Watch List
10/22/2003 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct. 22, 2003
TCU head coach Gary Patterson is one of nine Division 1A college football head coaches who are potential recipients of the prestigious Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award for 2003, according to the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation.
Patterson joins the list of coaches that includes Frank Beamer of Virginia Tech, Lloyd Carr of Michigan, Pete Carroll of USC, Larry Coker of Miami (Fla.), Glen Mason of Minnesota, Joe Novak of Northern Illinois, Mark Richt of Georgia and Bob Stoops of Oklahoma who are being "followed" by the Foundation.
Patterson has led the Frogs to a 7-0 record this season, including a 4-0 mark in Conference USA action. The Frogs are just one of five undefeated Division I teams in the country and are tied with Oklahoma for the nation's longest winning streak. TCU is currently ranked 13th in the country according to the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll, 14th in the BCS standings and 15th according to the Associated Press.
Patterson owns a 23-9 record in 32 games as the Horned Frogs' head coach. That tops Dennis Franchione's mark (22-10) as the best record after 32 games of any TCU football coach since the legendary Dutch Meyer was 24-7-1 from 1934 to 1936.
Patterson will lead the Frogs into Houston on Saturday for a 7:00 p.m. matchup with the Houston Cougars (5-2, 2-1).
The Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award is presented annually by the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation, Inc. A blue-ribbon selection panel of college football experts names the recipient of this annual award. The Award is in honor of Coach Robert Lee "Bobby" Dodd, one of collegiate football's all-time coaching greats.
