2009 Football Roster
Roster
Jackson, Marcus

Jersey Number 11
Marcus Jackson
- Position:
- QB
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 216
- Hometown:
- Houston
- High School:
- Westside High School
- Prev School:
- Westside
Bio
2009: Appeared in 12 of 13 games, including several contests on special teams ... replaced an injured Andy Dalton in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and had a 7-yard carry on his lone snap ... completed both his pass attempts on the season ... had a 10-yard touchdown toss to Billy Pizor in the UNLV game ... added 40 yards rushing on three carries, including a season-long 23-yard run against the Rebels ... had a 13-yard completion against Colorado State ... totaled 14 yards on two rushes versus SMU ... placed a pooch kick inside the 20 in the New Mexico game.
2008: Played in nine games with consecutive starts at quarterback during wins over San Diego State and Colorado State ... placed fifth on the Frogs with 384 yards rushing on a 5.5 per carry mark ... had two of TCU[apos]s four 100-yard rushing games ... played in nine of 13 games ... named the Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Week, the second time he[apos]s garnered the award, in the 41-7 win over the Aztecs ... totaled 246 yards of offense and three touchdowns ... rushed for 131 yards, including scoring runs of 9 and 3 yards, while completing 10-of-19 passes for 115 yards and a 3-yard touchdown toss to Shae Reagan ... a late 79-yard scoring run at SMU, the Horned Frogs[apos] longest carry from scrimmage since 2001, enabled him to total 115 yards on seven attempts ... it was TCU[apos]s longest scoring play since 2006, when Jackson had an 84-yard TD pass at Baylor ... was also 3-of-4 in the air with a 1-yard scoring toss to Evan Frosch against the Mustangs ... completed 16-of-26 passes for 166 yards while adding 54 yards rushing in the 13-7 victory at Colorado State ... also placed a pooch kick inside the 20 against the Rams ... had a 14-yard touchdown pass to Jonathan Jones against Stephen F. Austin ... completed 6-of-11 passes for 74 yards while rushing for 47 yards in the 67-7 win over the Lumberjacks ... ran for a 4-yard score on his only carry in the 54-7 victory against Wyoming.
2007: Came off-the-bench to lead TCU on touchdown drives in three of his last four games ... completed 15-of-21 (71.4 percent) passes over his final three contests ... had just one interception in 69 attempts on the season ... placed sixth on the Frogs with 187 yards rushing ... ran for a pair of 4-yard scores while tossing a 4-yard touchdown pass to Shae Reagan in a 24-12 win over Colorado State ... had season-long completions of 30 yards to Derek Moore and 29 to Ervin Dickerson as part of a 90-play scoring drive ... totaled a career-high 175 yards of offense against the Rams, running for 38 yards while passing for 137 on 11 completions ... rushed for a season-best 40 yards on nine attempts while completing 6-of-12 passes for 68 yards versus SMU ... was 6-of-7 in the air for 57 yards at BYU ... closed the regular season by completing all three of his pass attempts for 20 yards at San Diego State ... went 6-of-11 for 53 yards while adding 24 yards rushing against UNLV ... had a season-long 21-yard gain in the opener against Baylor ... appeared in eight games.
2006: Earned Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors in his first collegiate game ... with TCU trailing 7-0 at the half in the season opener at Baylor, starter Jeff Ballard was feeling woozy ... Jackson started the second half and completed 11-of-13 passes for 148 yards and two touchdowns as the Frogs rallied for a 17-7 victory ... the 84.6 completion percentage was two attempts shy of qualifying for the second-best single-game mark in TCU history ... had an 84-yard scoring pass to Aaron Brown for his first collegiate touchdown toss ... it also tied for the seventh-longest pass play at TCU ... added a 3-yard touchdown pass to Quinton Cunigan for the Frogs[apos] final points of the Baylor game ... was 10-of-19 for 157 yards in second-half action at Utah ... completed 2-of-3 passes for 61 yards, including a 47-yard connection with Justin Watts, in the 52-0 win over San Diego State ... added a season-best 30 yards rushing on five carries against the Aztecs ... had three carries for 17 yards at Colorado State.
2005: Redshirted as a true freshman.
High School: Helped lead the Houston Westside Wolves to an 11-1 record as a senior ... passed for 2,051 yards and rushed for 701 yards as a senior ... completed 63-of-118 passes as a junior for 1,228 yards and 10 touchdowns ... listed on the Houston Chronicle[apos]s state 100 ... ranked among the SuperPrep Texas 99 ... also visited Baylor and considered Iowa State, Utah and Houston before casting his lot with the Horned Frogs.
Personal: Mother is T. Lynette Jackson ... working towards a management and marketing degree with a minor in social work.
Head Coach Sonny Dykes and Players - Weekly Press Conference (Bye Week 1)
Thursday, September 04
Football: Postgame at North Carolina
Tuesday, September 02
Behind the Mic: TCU vs. North Carolina
Monday, September 01
Head Coach Sonny Dykes and Players - Weekly Press Conference (at North Carolina)
Wednesday, August 27