Friday, November 29
Fort Worth, Texas
3:15 p.m.
TCU
vs
West Virginia
Preview: West Virginia
11/25/2019 4:08:00 PM | Football
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Date: Friday, Nov. 29, 2019
Time: 3:15 p.m.
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Venue: Amon G. Carter Stadium
Series Record: Tied 4-4
Last Meeting: West Virginia won, 47-10 (2018)
TV: ESPN
Talent: Mark Neely, Mike Golic Jr., Dr. Jerry Punch
Radio: WBAP 820 AM, Sirius 113, XM 200, KTCU 88.7 FM
Talent: Brian Estridge, John Denton, Landry Burdine
Spanish Radio: KFZO 99.1 FM
Talent: Miguel Cruz, Elvis Gallegos
ABOUT THE GAME
• TCU looks to become bowl eligible for the 17th time in Gary Patterson's 19 seasons as head coach when it hosts West Virginia on Friday at 3:15 p.m.
• Five of the Horned Frogs' six losses this season have been by seven points or less.
• TCU and West Virginia began Big 12 play together in 2012.
• TCU is No. 2 in the Big 12 in total defense (345.4 yards per game) while ranking in a tie for second in the nation with five true freshmen who have started on that side of the ball.
• TCU has held all 11 opponents below their season total offense averages and 10 of 11 under their season scoring marks.
• Patterson is 4-3 as a head coach versus West Virginia with all seven games taking place since both programs joined the Big 12.
• The Horned Frogs are 89-23 in 19 seasons under Patterson at Amon G. Carter Stadium.
• TCU is 43-17 in regular-season games following a loss under Patterson.
• TCU is 13-6 in short-week games under Patterson.
SENIOR DAY
• TCU will recognize its 21-member senior class in a pregame ceremony.
• The 2019 seniors have posted a 29-22 record while being part of 2017 Valero Alamo Bowl and 2018 Cheez-It Bowl championships.
• The seniors have five wins against ranked opponents the last four years. They also posted a perfect season at home in 2017 in reaching the Big 12 Championship Game.
SERIES HISTORY
• TCU and West Virginia are facing each other for the ninth time with the series tied 4-4. All but one meeting has come since the schools began Big 12 play together in 2012.
• Prior to 2012, the only previous game between TCU and West Virginia was a 31-14 Mountaineers' win in the 1984 Bluebonnet Bowl at the Astrodome in Houston.
• The road team won the first three meetings in the Big 12 series with each game decided on the final play. The home team has won the last four years.
• TCU is 2-1 versus the Mountaineers in Fort Worth, 2-2 in Morgantown and 0-1 at neutral sites (1984 Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston).
TCU-WVU THRILLERS
• The first three Big 12 meetings (2012-14) between TCU and West Virginia were decided on the game's final play, including two in overtime.
• The Horned Frogs won their initial two Big 12 games in Morgantown on the game's final snap.
• In its first-ever visit to Morgantown in 2012, TCU took a 39-38 double-OT victory on a 2-point pass from Trevone Boykin to Josh Boyce.
• TCU won the 2014 contest in Morgantown, 31-30, on a Jaden Oberkrom 37-yard field goal as time expired. It was the only time the Horned Frogs led in the game.
• West Virginia won 30-27 in overtime in Fort Worth in 2013.
BLACK FRIDAY MAGIC
• TCU is playing on the day after Thanksgiving for the fourth time in the last five seasons with the Horned Frogs winning each previous game.
• TCU defeated Baylor, 28-21, in double overtime at home in 2015, won 31-9 at Texas in 2016 and then beat Baylor 45-22 in 2017 to clinch a spot in the Big 12 Championship Game.
TCU NOTABLES
• Over the last six seasons, TCU has the Big 12's second-best conference record (33-20) and third-best overall mark (52-25).
• TCU is one of just six programs nationally to finish in the top 10 of the final polls at least three times (2014, 2015, 2017) in the last five seasons. The others are Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Ohio State and Oklahoma.
• TCU has five 11-win seasons this decade, equaling the combined number of the 11 other FBS programs in the state.
• Patterson, at 19 seasons, is the nation's second-longest tenured head coach, trailing only Iowa's Kirk Ferentz (21st year).
• Under Patterson, TCU has posted seven top-10 finishes and 11 in the top 25. The Horned Frogs have won at least 10 games in 11 of the last 17 seasons.
• Patterson has accounted for 26.2 percent (172 of 656) of TCU's all-time football victories.
• The Horned Frogs have 45 freshmen (true and redshirt) on their 113-player roster.
• TCU is in the midst of a $100 million premium seating expansion of Amon G. Carter Stadium. Completion will be in time for the 2020 season.
Date: Friday, Nov. 29, 2019
Time: 3:15 p.m.
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Venue: Amon G. Carter Stadium
Series Record: Tied 4-4
Last Meeting: West Virginia won, 47-10 (2018)
TV: ESPN
Talent: Mark Neely, Mike Golic Jr., Dr. Jerry Punch
Radio: WBAP 820 AM, Sirius 113, XM 200, KTCU 88.7 FM
Talent: Brian Estridge, John Denton, Landry Burdine
Spanish Radio: KFZO 99.1 FM
Talent: Miguel Cruz, Elvis Gallegos
ABOUT THE GAME
• TCU looks to become bowl eligible for the 17th time in Gary Patterson's 19 seasons as head coach when it hosts West Virginia on Friday at 3:15 p.m.
• Five of the Horned Frogs' six losses this season have been by seven points or less.
• TCU and West Virginia began Big 12 play together in 2012.
• TCU is No. 2 in the Big 12 in total defense (345.4 yards per game) while ranking in a tie for second in the nation with five true freshmen who have started on that side of the ball.
• TCU has held all 11 opponents below their season total offense averages and 10 of 11 under their season scoring marks.
• Patterson is 4-3 as a head coach versus West Virginia with all seven games taking place since both programs joined the Big 12.
• The Horned Frogs are 89-23 in 19 seasons under Patterson at Amon G. Carter Stadium.
• TCU is 43-17 in regular-season games following a loss under Patterson.
• TCU is 13-6 in short-week games under Patterson.
SENIOR DAY
• TCU will recognize its 21-member senior class in a pregame ceremony.
• The 2019 seniors have posted a 29-22 record while being part of 2017 Valero Alamo Bowl and 2018 Cheez-It Bowl championships.
• The seniors have five wins against ranked opponents the last four years. They also posted a perfect season at home in 2017 in reaching the Big 12 Championship Game.
SERIES HISTORY
• TCU and West Virginia are facing each other for the ninth time with the series tied 4-4. All but one meeting has come since the schools began Big 12 play together in 2012.
• Prior to 2012, the only previous game between TCU and West Virginia was a 31-14 Mountaineers' win in the 1984 Bluebonnet Bowl at the Astrodome in Houston.
• The road team won the first three meetings in the Big 12 series with each game decided on the final play. The home team has won the last four years.
• TCU is 2-1 versus the Mountaineers in Fort Worth, 2-2 in Morgantown and 0-1 at neutral sites (1984 Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston).
TCU-WVU THRILLERS
• The first three Big 12 meetings (2012-14) between TCU and West Virginia were decided on the game's final play, including two in overtime.
• The Horned Frogs won their initial two Big 12 games in Morgantown on the game's final snap.
• In its first-ever visit to Morgantown in 2012, TCU took a 39-38 double-OT victory on a 2-point pass from Trevone Boykin to Josh Boyce.
• TCU won the 2014 contest in Morgantown, 31-30, on a Jaden Oberkrom 37-yard field goal as time expired. It was the only time the Horned Frogs led in the game.
• West Virginia won 30-27 in overtime in Fort Worth in 2013.
BLACK FRIDAY MAGIC
• TCU is playing on the day after Thanksgiving for the fourth time in the last five seasons with the Horned Frogs winning each previous game.
• TCU defeated Baylor, 28-21, in double overtime at home in 2015, won 31-9 at Texas in 2016 and then beat Baylor 45-22 in 2017 to clinch a spot in the Big 12 Championship Game.
TCU NOTABLES
• Over the last six seasons, TCU has the Big 12's second-best conference record (33-20) and third-best overall mark (52-25).
• TCU is one of just six programs nationally to finish in the top 10 of the final polls at least three times (2014, 2015, 2017) in the last five seasons. The others are Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Ohio State and Oklahoma.
• TCU has five 11-win seasons this decade, equaling the combined number of the 11 other FBS programs in the state.
• Patterson, at 19 seasons, is the nation's second-longest tenured head coach, trailing only Iowa's Kirk Ferentz (21st year).
• Under Patterson, TCU has posted seven top-10 finishes and 11 in the top 25. The Horned Frogs have won at least 10 games in 11 of the last 17 seasons.
• Patterson has accounted for 26.2 percent (172 of 656) of TCU's all-time football victories.
• The Horned Frogs have 45 freshmen (true and redshirt) on their 113-player roster.
• TCU is in the midst of a $100 million premium seating expansion of Amon G. Carter Stadium. Completion will be in time for the 2020 season.
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