MWC announces finalized 2007 TCU football schedule
3/20/2007 12:00:00 AM | Football
March 20, 2007
FORT WORTH, Texas -- The Mountain West Conference has announced the dates of the TCU football team's eight league games as well as the kickoff times and television schedule for the Horned Frogs' home and conference contests in 2007.After opening the season with games versus Big 12 opponents Baylor (Sept. 1) and Texas (Sept. 8), TCU's third year in the MWC will begin on Thursday, Sept. 13, with a 7 p.m. contest at Air Force on CSTV. It will be the first of three Thursday games for the Frogs. The other Thursday dates are Oct. 18 at home against Utah and Nov. 8 at BYU. Both those contests will be seen on VERSUS.
The Baylor game at Amon G. Carter Stadium will have a 5 p.m. kickoff and be televised on CSTV. The Frogs' other non-conference home date, Sept. 22 against SMU, is a 7:30 p.m. contest also on CSTV.
There will be just one open date in this year's schedule. TCU will be off the weekend of Oct. 27, giving it a 16-day break after facing Utah and then hosting New Mexico Nov. 3.
TCU's MWC home opener will be Sept. 29 versus Colorado State at 6 p.m. The home finale is Nov. 17 at 6:30 p.m. against UNLV.
TCU has an Oct. 6 date at Wyoming and will close the regular season Nov. 24 at San Diego State.
Television information and kickoff times for the Frogs' two road non-conference games, Sept. 8 at Texas and Oct. 13 at Stanford, will be announced later.
TCU is 14-2 in its two seasons in the MWC. The Frogs went 8-0 and captured the league championship in their inaugural campaign in 2005, before placing second last year with a 6-2 mark.
TCU's 2007 Football Schedule
Sept. 1 - Baylor, 5 p.m. (CSTV)
Sept. 8 - at Texas, TBA (TBA)
Sept. 13 - at Air Force*, 7 p.m. (CSTV)
Sept. 22 - SMU, 7:30 p.m. (CSTV)
Sept. 29 - Colorado State*, 6 p.m. (the mtn.)
Oct. 6 - at Wyoming*, 1 p.m. (the mtn.)
Oct. 13 - at Stanford, TBA (TBA)
Oct. 18 - Utah*, 7 p.m. (VERSUS)
Nov. 3 - New Mexico*, 4:30 p.m. (the mtn.)
Nov. 8 - at BYU*, 8 p.m. (VERSUS)
Nov. 17 - UNLV*, 6:30 p.m. (TBA)
Nov. 24 - at San Diego State* TBA (TBA)
*Mountain West Conference game
All times Central
