Preview: at Stanford
8/26/2024 1:41:00 PM | Football
Football opens its season Friday at 9:30 p.m. CT on ESPN
FORT WORTH -- TCU opens its season on Friday at Stanford in a 9:30 p.m. CT game on ESPN.
ABOUT THE GAME
•The last time the Horned Frogs began a campaign with a Friday night road game was in 2022, when it won 38-13 at Colorado en route to a College Football Playoff National Championship appearance.
•Stanford marks the first of 11 Power Four Conference opponents for TCU this season.
•The Cardinal will play at TCU in the 2027 season opener.
•Aug. 30 equals (2008, 2014) the earliest date in history for TCU to open its season. The previous occasion in 2014 saw the Horned Frogs defeat Samford 48-14, en route to a Big 12 Championship and 12-1 season that culminated with a 42-3 win over Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl.
•The Horned Frogs are 7-4 in road games under Dykes.
•It has taken Dykes just 27 games to reach 18 wins at TCU. Only Francis A. Schmidt (22, 1929-30) and two-time national championship head coach Dutch Meyer (22, 1934-35) have reached the mark quicker with the Horned Frogs.
•TCU has just 11 scholarship players remaining from its 2021 team, the year prior to Dykes arriving as head coach.
VERSUS THE ACC
•TCU is opening its season with an ACC opponent for the first time since 2009, when it won 30-14 at Virginia. Two weeks later, the Horned Frogs recorded a 14-10 victory at Clemson.
•TCU's last game against an ACC member was in 2012, a 27-7 win over Virginia in Fort Worth.
•The Horned Frogs will also face SMU on Sept. 21 in Dallas.
•TCU will open next season at North Carolina with the Tar Heels coming to Fort Worth in 2026. The Horned Frogs also have a home-and-home series with Duke in 2028-29.
SERIES HISTORY
•TCU has a 3-0 series lead over Stanford.
•The last meeting between the teams came in 2017 when the Horned Frogs rallied from a 21-3 deficit to win 39-37 in the Alamo Bowl. San Jose, Calif., native Cole Bunce kicked a 33-yard field goal with 3:07 remaining to give the Horned Frogs the victory.
•TCU also won 38-36 at Stanford in 2007 and 31-14 in Fort Worth in 2008. Jim Harbaugh was Stanford's head coach in both games. Combined with TCU's 51-45 win over Michigan in the 2022 College Football Playoff Semifinal, Harbaugh went 0-3 against the Horned Frogs in his collegiate coaching career.
•In TCU's only previous trip to Stanford, redshirt freshman quarterback Andy Dalton rallied the Horned Frogs from a 14-point second-half deficit for the 38-36 win. Dalton's 344 yards passing were eighth-most in a game in TCU history at the time. He completed 23-of-34 attempts for two touchdowns while also adding a rushing score.
•The week before TCU's win on The Farm in 2007, Stanford was a 41-point underdog at No. 1 USC and beat the Trojans 24-23.
•TCU's first appearance at Stanford Stadium in 2007 marked just the second year of the facility after its reconstruction.
HOMECOMING
•Linebacker and Hayward, Calif., native Kaleb Elarms-Orr will make his TCU debut at Stanford.
•Elarms-Orr played the last three seasons at Cal and was Second-Team All-Pac-12 last year as he led the Golden Bears with 92 tackles.
•Elarms-Orr will have approximately 100 family and friends in attendance on Friday night.
THE FAB FOUR
•TCU has four former FBS head coaches on its staff.
•In addition to Defensive Coordinator Andy Avalos (Boise State) and Linebackers Coach Ken Wilson (Nevada), consultants Todd Graham (Rice, Tulsa, Pittsburgh, Arizona State, Hawaii) and Dana Hologorsen (West Virginia, Houston) are on Head Coach Sonny Dykes' staff.
TCU SUPPORT
•Since it began Big 12 play in 2012, TCU has had nearly $500 million in donor-funded athletics facilities upgrades.
•The most recent project is the $50 million Athletics Human Performance Center Renovation and Expansion projects with the four facilities set for completion in July 2025.
•The Simpson Family Restoration and Wellness Center will make TCU the only school in the country with a Snow Room.
•Previously, the $113 million Legends Club & Suites opened in Fall 2020 on the east side of Amon G. Carter Stadium.
ABOUT THE GAME
•The last time the Horned Frogs began a campaign with a Friday night road game was in 2022, when it won 38-13 at Colorado en route to a College Football Playoff National Championship appearance.
•Stanford marks the first of 11 Power Four Conference opponents for TCU this season.
•The Cardinal will play at TCU in the 2027 season opener.
•Aug. 30 equals (2008, 2014) the earliest date in history for TCU to open its season. The previous occasion in 2014 saw the Horned Frogs defeat Samford 48-14, en route to a Big 12 Championship and 12-1 season that culminated with a 42-3 win over Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl.
•The Horned Frogs are 7-4 in road games under Dykes.
•It has taken Dykes just 27 games to reach 18 wins at TCU. Only Francis A. Schmidt (22, 1929-30) and two-time national championship head coach Dutch Meyer (22, 1934-35) have reached the mark quicker with the Horned Frogs.
•TCU has just 11 scholarship players remaining from its 2021 team, the year prior to Dykes arriving as head coach.
VERSUS THE ACC
•TCU is opening its season with an ACC opponent for the first time since 2009, when it won 30-14 at Virginia. Two weeks later, the Horned Frogs recorded a 14-10 victory at Clemson.
•TCU's last game against an ACC member was in 2012, a 27-7 win over Virginia in Fort Worth.
•The Horned Frogs will also face SMU on Sept. 21 in Dallas.
•TCU will open next season at North Carolina with the Tar Heels coming to Fort Worth in 2026. The Horned Frogs also have a home-and-home series with Duke in 2028-29.
SERIES HISTORY
•TCU has a 3-0 series lead over Stanford.
•The last meeting between the teams came in 2017 when the Horned Frogs rallied from a 21-3 deficit to win 39-37 in the Alamo Bowl. San Jose, Calif., native Cole Bunce kicked a 33-yard field goal with 3:07 remaining to give the Horned Frogs the victory.
•TCU also won 38-36 at Stanford in 2007 and 31-14 in Fort Worth in 2008. Jim Harbaugh was Stanford's head coach in both games. Combined with TCU's 51-45 win over Michigan in the 2022 College Football Playoff Semifinal, Harbaugh went 0-3 against the Horned Frogs in his collegiate coaching career.
•In TCU's only previous trip to Stanford, redshirt freshman quarterback Andy Dalton rallied the Horned Frogs from a 14-point second-half deficit for the 38-36 win. Dalton's 344 yards passing were eighth-most in a game in TCU history at the time. He completed 23-of-34 attempts for two touchdowns while also adding a rushing score.
•The week before TCU's win on The Farm in 2007, Stanford was a 41-point underdog at No. 1 USC and beat the Trojans 24-23.
•TCU's first appearance at Stanford Stadium in 2007 marked just the second year of the facility after its reconstruction.
HOMECOMING
•Linebacker and Hayward, Calif., native Kaleb Elarms-Orr will make his TCU debut at Stanford.
•Elarms-Orr played the last three seasons at Cal and was Second-Team All-Pac-12 last year as he led the Golden Bears with 92 tackles.
•Elarms-Orr will have approximately 100 family and friends in attendance on Friday night.
THE FAB FOUR
•TCU has four former FBS head coaches on its staff.
•In addition to Defensive Coordinator Andy Avalos (Boise State) and Linebackers Coach Ken Wilson (Nevada), consultants Todd Graham (Rice, Tulsa, Pittsburgh, Arizona State, Hawaii) and Dana Hologorsen (West Virginia, Houston) are on Head Coach Sonny Dykes' staff.
TCU SUPPORT
•Since it began Big 12 play in 2012, TCU has had nearly $500 million in donor-funded athletics facilities upgrades.
•The most recent project is the $50 million Athletics Human Performance Center Renovation and Expansion projects with the four facilities set for completion in July 2025.
•The Simpson Family Restoration and Wellness Center will make TCU the only school in the country with a Snow Room.
•Previously, the $113 million Legends Club & Suites opened in Fall 2020 on the east side of Amon G. Carter Stadium.
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