The 2017 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The 122nd TCU football team played as a member of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium, on the TCU campus in Fort Worth, Texas. They were led by 17th-year head coach Gary Patterson. They finished the season 11–3, 7–2 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. They lost to Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship Game. They were invited to the Alamo Bowl where they defeated Stanford.
Schedule
Game summaries Jackson State
At Arkansas
SMU
At No. 6 Oklahoma State
No. 23 West Virginia
At Kansas State
Kansas
At No. 25 Iowa State
Texas
At No. 5 Oklahoma
At Texas Tech
Baylor
Vs. No. 3 Oklahoma—Big 12 Championship Game
Rankings
Honors and awards
Preseason awards Travin Howard (LB) Preseason All-Big 12 Nick Orr (S) Preseason All-Big 12 Austin Schlottmann (OG) Preseason All-Big 12 KaVontae Turpin (WR) Second-Team Preseason All-American (Return Specialist), USA Today Preseason All-Big 12 (Return Specialist)
Weekly awards Darius Anderson (RB) Walter Camp Offensive Player of the Week, at Oklahoma State Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week, at Oklahoma State Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week, at Oklahoma State Kenny Hill (QB) Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll, vs. Kansas Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll, vs. West Virginia Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Honor Roll, vs. West Virginia Davey O'Brien Award Quarterback of the Week, at Oklahoma State Manning Award Star of the week, vs. SMU Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Honor Roll, vs. SMU Adam Nunez (P) Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week, vs. West Virginia Gary Patterson (Head Coach) Bobby Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week, at Oklahoma State KaVontae Turpin (WR) Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week, vs. Kansas
Major award watch lists Darius Anderson (RB) Maxwell Award Ben Banogu (DE) Chuck Bednarik Award Kyle Hicks (RB) Maxwell Award Doak Walker Award Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Senior Bowl Kenny Hill (QB) Maxwell Award Manning Award Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Travin Howard (LB) Chuck Bednarik Award Bronko Nagurski Trophy Patrick Morris (C) Rimington Trophy Shaun Nixon (WR) Wuerffel Trophy Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Nominee Joseph Noteboom (OT) Senior Bowl Adam Nunez (P) Ray Guy Award Nick Orr (S) Jim Thorpe Award Gary Patterson (Head Coach) Paul "Bear" Bryant Award Bobby Dodd Trophy Austin Schlottmann (OG) Outland Trophy Senior Bowl Ty Summers (LB) Chuck Bednarik Award Lott IMPACT Trophy KaVontae Turpin (WR) Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week, vs. Kansas Paul Hornung Award Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Taj Williams (WR) Senior Bowl
Major award semifinalists Kenny Hill (QB) Davey O'Brien Award Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Top 20 Patrick Morris (C) William V. Campbell Trophy
Major award finalists Kenny Hill (QB) Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Top 20
Honors and Awards Source: TCU Game 8 Media Notes (unless otherwise noted)
References