TCU Closes Non-Conference Play Saturday at SMU
9/22/2014 12:00:00 AM | Football
TCU (2-0) at SMU (0-3) | |
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| Date (Time) | Saturday, Sept. 27 (11 a.m. CDT) |
| Location | Ford Stadium (32,000) | Dallas, Texas |
| TV | CBS Sports Network |
| TV Talent | Dave Ryan (PBP), Corey Chavous (color), Lauren Gardner (sideline) |
| Radio Listing | WBAP 820 AM, KTCU 88.7 FM, Sirius 112, XM 202 |
| Spanish Radio | AM 1270 Univision Radio |
| Listen Online | Listen Live |
| Radio Talent | Brian Estridge (PBP), John Denton (color) Landry Burdine (sideline) |
| Spanish Radio Talent | Miguel Cruz (PBP), Elvis Gallegos (color) |
| Gametracker | |
| Game Notes | TCU Game Notes |
| Gameday Central | Gameday Central |
| Multimedia | Watch Tuesday News Conference |
ABOUT THE GAME
*Following the second of its two September open dates, TCU returns to action Saturday when it makes the short trek to Dallas to face SMU.
*The Horned Frogs have opened with a 2-0 record for the eighth time in the last 12 seasons.
*TCU is looking to go 3-0 for the seventh time in the last 12 campaigns.
*The Horned Frogs have won nine of their last 10 regular-season games following an open date.
*TCU's Gary Patterson is 10-2 as a head coach versus SMU. As an assistant coach at Navy, New Mexico and TCU, Patterson was 4-2 against the Mustangs.
*TCU is 6-2 in 11 a.m. games the last three seasons.
*SMU is TCU's final non-conference opponent before Big 12 play begins Oct. 4 versus Oklahoma.
*TCU is 25-16 against former Southwest Conference rivals, including a 13-4 mark versus SMU, since the league dissolved after the 1995 campaign.
SERIES NOTES
*The Horned Frogs hold a 46-40-7 edge over the Mustangs in a series that began with a 43-0 TCU win in Fort Worth in 1915.
*TCU has won six of the last seven games with SMU and 12 of the past 14.
*The Horned Frogs are 20-22-2 versus the Mustangs in Dallas and 26-18-5 in Fort Worth.
*SMU is TCU's second-most played series. The Horned Frogs' 93 meetings with the Mustangs trail only Baylor (109).
*Other than the two seasons (1987-88) SMU did not field a team, the 2006 campaign represented the only time TCU and SMU have not met since 1925.
COACH TO CURE MD
*Gary Patterson and the TCU coaching staff will be wearing Coach to Cure MD patches on Saturday to raise awareness and funding for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research. Fans are encouraged to donate online at www.CoachtoCureMD.org or donate $5 by texting CURE to 90999.
FAMILIAR FACES
*TCU outside receivers coach Rusty Burns was SMU's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 2004-07.
*TCU wide receiver Griffin Gilbert is the younger brother of former SMU quarterback Garrett Gilbert, who started the last two seasons against the Horned Frogs.
TRUE STUDENT-ATHLETES
*Safety Sam Carter and defensive tackle Chucky Hunter represent TCU on the Preseason All-Big 12 Team. They also set the pace in the classroom.
*Carter is playing this season as a graduate student, having earned his TCU degree in May. He majored in sociology with a minor in business.
*Hunter, a criminal justice major, is scheduled to graduate in December in just 3 1/2 years.
TCU NOTABLES
*TCU ranks second nationally in total defense, allowing just 205.5 yards per game. The Horned Frogs narrowly trail Stanford (204.3) for the top spot.
*TCU opponents are averaging just 2.2 yards per rush and completing only 49.0 percent of their passes with four interceptions and one touchdown.
*TCU's new offense, under co-coordinators Doug Meacham and Sonny Cumbie, is averaging 491.0 yards per game. The Horned Frogs averaged 344.8 yards last season.
*The Horned Frogs have started fast in their opening two games, building 24-0 first-half leads against both Samford and Minnesota.
*Quarterback Trevone Boykin is second in the Big 12 in total offense at 349.5 yards per game. He was the only player in the nation last season with a 100-yard rushing game, 100-yard receiving game and 200-yard passing game.
*Safety Sam Carter's 10 interceptions over the last three seasons are the most in the Big 12.
*Linebacker Paul Dawson had 15 tackles, including four for loss, with a forced fumble, fumble recovery, pass breakup and quarterback hurry versus Minnesota.
