Saturday, August 31
Fort Worth, Texas
7 p.m.
TCU
vs
Arkansas - Pine Bluff
Preview: Arkansas at Pine Bluff
8/28/2019 8:35:00 AM | Football
Horned Frogs and Golden Lions set to kickoff at 7 p.m. in Fort Worth on Saturday
| GAMEDAY INFORMATION |
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Venue: Amon G. Carter Stadium (46,000)
Series Record: First Meeting
Last Meeting: N/A
TV: FSN
Talent: Mark Followill, Brian Baldinger, Lesley McCaslin
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 APP* - click here for the Uforia App
Talent: Miguel Cruz, Elvis Gallegos
| ABOUT THE GAME |
- The Horned Frogs have the Big 12's longest active winning streak at three games, a run that is tied for 10th nationally.
- Beginning his 19th season, TCU's Gary Patterson is the nation's second-longest tenured head coach. He trails only Iowa's Kirk Ferentz (21st year).
- Patterson's 167 victories at TCU rank first nationally for most wins by a head coach at his current school.
- TCU is 45-8 in home night games under Patterson.
- The Horned Frogs are 86-21 in 18 seasons under Patterson at Amon G. Carter Stadium.
- TCU is 12-1, with a 12-game winning streak, versus FCS opponents under Patterson.
- This will be the third-straight year the trio of Mark Followill, Brian Baldinger and Lesley McCaslin have been on the FSN call for TCU's season opener. For Followill and McCaslin, it's their fourth consecutive season-opening TCU contest.
| SEASON OPENERS |
- TCU is 14-4 in season debuts under Patterson and 74-39-9 overall in openers.
- TCU has won its last five season openers and 14 of the past 16, including victories over No. 5 Oklahoma in 2005 and No. 22 Oregon State in 2010.
| HOME OPENERS |
- The run of 17 straight wins has all come under head coach Gary Patterson. In 13 of those victories, the Horned Frogs allowed 17 points or less.
- TCU is 17-1 overall in home openers under Patterson.
| SERIES HISTORY |
- The Horned Frogs are facing an opponent from the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) for just the fourth time in their history and are 3-0 against the league.
| FOURTH IS FINE FOR NOW |
- 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).
| IT'S 2019 |
| TCU NOTABLES |
- 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.
- Gary Patterson's 19 seasons as TCU's head coach are more than the combined tenures of the 11 other FBS head coaches in the state of Texas.
- 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 16 seasons.
- Patterson has accounted for 25.7 percent (167 of 651) of TCU's all-time football victories.
- 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 FACTS |
- Jeff Gladney tied for second nationally among cornerbacks last season in lowest completion percentage allowed when targeted (33.3, 23-of-69). He was No. 1 in the Big 12 in lowest passer rating allowed (46.9) with a minimum of 200 coverage snaps. He also led the conference in only surrendering a reception every 16.5 coverage snaps.
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