
Preview: #11 Baylor
11/4/2019 4:33:00 PM | Football
Horned Frogs Set to Host Second Straight Top-15 Team at Home
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Date: Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Venue: Amon G. Carter Stadium (46,000)
Series Record: TCU leads 55-52-7
Last Meeting: TCU won 16-9(2018)
TV: FS1
Talent: Brian Custer, Robert Smith
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 plays just its second home game in an eight-week stretch when it hosts No. 11 Baylor on Saturday at 11 a.m.
- The Horned Frogs' four straight victories over the Bears represent their longest winning streak in the series since a run of eight straight from 1964-71.
- TCU head coach Gary Patterson is 8-3 as a head coach versus Baylor, including a 5-2 mark since TCU joined the Big 12 in 2012.
- Patterson's eight wins over Baylor have an average margin of 22.1 points, while the three losses are by a combined total of eight points (2.7 avg.).
- TCU is 42-16 in regular-season games following a loss under Gary Patterson.
- TCU is 89-22 in home games under Patterson.
- Three of the Horned Frogs' four losses this season have been by seven points or less.
SERIES HISTORY
- Last year's 16-9 win in Waco gave TCU a 55-52-7 series lead over Baylor.
- With 114 games played, TCU has faced Baylor more than any opponent in its history.
- The Horned Frogs are 27-28-4 at home against the Bears and 28-24-1 on the road. TCU and Baylor are tied in both neutral-site meetings.
- The first game between TCU and Baylor was a scoreless tie in 1899.
- TCU is 8-3 against Baylor since the Southwest Conference dissolved after the 1995 season.
REMEMBER ME?
- Jalen Reagor scored both of TCU's touchdowns in last year's 16-9 win at Baylor.
- Reagor had a 65-yard catch and run for the Horned Frogs' first touchdown, before he ran for a 37-yard touchdown on a 4th-and-1 reverse for the game's go-ahead score with 2:02 left in the third quarter.
FORMER CROSSTOWN RIVALS
- After being founded in 1873 in Thorp Spring, Texas, as AddRan Male and Female College, TCU's campus moved to Waco in 1895.
- The name was changed to AddRan Christian University in 1889 and Texas Christian University in 1902.
- TCU relocated to downtown Fort Worth in 1910 when the Waco facility burned. The University then opened three new buildings on its present campus in 1911.
FOURTH IS FINE FOR NOW
- The Horned Frogs were picked fourth in the 2019 Big 12 Media Preseason Poll.
- The last two times TCU was predicted fourth or lower, it won a Big 12 Championship (2014) and played in the Big 12 Championship Game (2017).
TCU NOTABLES
- Over the last six seasons, TCU (51-23, 32-18) has the Big 12's second-best overall and conference records.
- 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 26.1 percent (171 of 655) of TCU's all-time football victories.
- The Horned Frogs have 48 freshmen (true and redshirt) on their 118-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.
HORNED FROGS TO WATCH
- Linebacker Garret Wallow ranks second in the Big 12 and tied for ninth nationally with 10.4 tackles per game. His team-best 83 stops are more than double the next-closest Horned Frog (Trevon Moehrig, 41). Wallow has 12.0 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks.
- Safety Trevon Moehrig's four interceptions are the most by a Horned Frog since Nick Orr had four in 2016.
- Wide receiver Jalen Reagor's 21 touchdown catches are one shy of tying Josh Boyce (22, 2010-12) for second on TCU's career list. Reagor had seven receptions for 128 yards at Oklahoma State.
- Reagor is second in the FBS in punt return average (18.4 yards) while placing third in yards with 239.
- Place-kicker Jonathan Song is 15-of-16 on the season and 32-of-36 in his career. He is 31-of-32 on attempts 40 yards and in.
Date: Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Venue: Amon G. Carter Stadium (46,000)
Series Record: TCU leads 55-52-7
Last Meeting: TCU won 16-9(2018)
TV: FS1
Talent: Brian Custer, Robert Smith
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 plays just its second home game in an eight-week stretch when it hosts No. 11 Baylor on Saturday at 11 a.m.
- The Horned Frogs' four straight victories over the Bears represent their longest winning streak in the series since a run of eight straight from 1964-71.
- TCU head coach Gary Patterson is 8-3 as a head coach versus Baylor, including a 5-2 mark since TCU joined the Big 12 in 2012.
- Patterson's eight wins over Baylor have an average margin of 22.1 points, while the three losses are by a combined total of eight points (2.7 avg.).
- TCU is 42-16 in regular-season games following a loss under Gary Patterson.
- TCU is 89-22 in home games under Patterson.
- Three of the Horned Frogs' four losses this season have been by seven points or less.
SERIES HISTORY
- Last year's 16-9 win in Waco gave TCU a 55-52-7 series lead over Baylor.
- With 114 games played, TCU has faced Baylor more than any opponent in its history.
- The Horned Frogs are 27-28-4 at home against the Bears and 28-24-1 on the road. TCU and Baylor are tied in both neutral-site meetings.
- The first game between TCU and Baylor was a scoreless tie in 1899.
- TCU is 8-3 against Baylor since the Southwest Conference dissolved after the 1995 season.
REMEMBER ME?
- Jalen Reagor scored both of TCU's touchdowns in last year's 16-9 win at Baylor.
- Reagor had a 65-yard catch and run for the Horned Frogs' first touchdown, before he ran for a 37-yard touchdown on a 4th-and-1 reverse for the game's go-ahead score with 2:02 left in the third quarter.
FORMER CROSSTOWN RIVALS
- After being founded in 1873 in Thorp Spring, Texas, as AddRan Male and Female College, TCU's campus moved to Waco in 1895.
- The name was changed to AddRan Christian University in 1889 and Texas Christian University in 1902.
- TCU relocated to downtown Fort Worth in 1910 when the Waco facility burned. The University then opened three new buildings on its present campus in 1911.
FOURTH IS FINE FOR NOW
- The Horned Frogs were picked fourth in the 2019 Big 12 Media Preseason Poll.
- The last two times TCU was predicted fourth or lower, it won a Big 12 Championship (2014) and played in the Big 12 Championship Game (2017).
TCU NOTABLES
- Over the last six seasons, TCU (51-23, 32-18) has the Big 12's second-best overall and conference records.
- 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 26.1 percent (171 of 655) of TCU's all-time football victories.
- The Horned Frogs have 48 freshmen (true and redshirt) on their 118-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.
HORNED FROGS TO WATCH
- Linebacker Garret Wallow ranks second in the Big 12 and tied for ninth nationally with 10.4 tackles per game. His team-best 83 stops are more than double the next-closest Horned Frog (Trevon Moehrig, 41). Wallow has 12.0 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks.
- Safety Trevon Moehrig's four interceptions are the most by a Horned Frog since Nick Orr had four in 2016.
- Wide receiver Jalen Reagor's 21 touchdown catches are one shy of tying Josh Boyce (22, 2010-12) for second on TCU's career list. Reagor had seven receptions for 128 yards at Oklahoma State.
- Reagor is second in the FBS in punt return average (18.4 yards) while placing third in yards with 239.
- Place-kicker Jonathan Song is 15-of-16 on the season and 32-of-36 in his career. He is 31-of-32 on attempts 40 yards and in.
Players Mentioned
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