The 2017 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented

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in the

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. The 122nd TCU football team played as a member of the

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and played their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium, on the TCU campus in

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. They were led by 17th-year head coach

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. They finished the season 11–3, 7–2 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. They lost to

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in the

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. They were invited to the

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where they defeated

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Schedule

Game summaries

Jackson State

At Arkansas

SMU (97th Battle for the Iron Skillet)

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 (60th West Texas Championship)

Baylor (113th Revivalry)

Vs. No. 3 Oklahoma (Big 12 Championship)

Rankings

Honors and awards

Preseason awards

Travin Howard Travin Howard (born May 10, 1996) is an American professional football linebacker. He played college football at TCU. Early life Howard was born in Longview, Texas, where he played high school football at Longview High School. Playing safety, ...

(LB) ::Preseason All-Big 12 * Nick Orr (S) ::Preseason All-Big 12 * Austin Schlottmann (OG) ::Preseason All-Big 12 *

KaVontae Turpin KaVontae Lamon Turpin (born August 2, 1996) is an American professional football wide receiver and return specialist for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs. Turpin joi ...

(WR) ::Second-Team Preseason All-American (Return Specialist), USA Today ::Preseason All-Big 12 (Return Specialist)

Weekly awards

Darius Anderson Darius "Jet" Anderson (born September 10, 1997) is an American professional football running back. He played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs. Early life Anderson attended George Ranch High School. As a junior, he received District 24 ...

(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 The Paul Hornung Award is a college football award that was created in January 2010 by the Louisville Sports Commission in Louisville, Kentucky, with the support of Paul Hornung, a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football ...

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 The Manning Award has been presented annually since the 2004 football season to the collegiate American football quarterback as judged by the Sugar Bowl Committee to be the best in the United States. It is the only quarterback award that inc ...

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 *

(Head Coach) :: Bobby Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week, at Oklahoma State *

(WR) ::Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week, vs. Kansas

Major award watch lists

(RB) ::

Maxwell Award The Maxwell Award is presented annually to the college football player judged by a panel of sportscasters, sportswriters, and National Collegiate Athletic Association head coaches and the membership of the Maxwell Football Club to be the best all ...

Ben Banogu Benjamin Chinomso Banogu (born January 19, 1996) is a Nigerian professional American football defensive end. He played college football at Louisiana-Monroe and TCU. Early life Born in Nigeria, Banogu's family moved to U.S. six months after hi ...

(DE) ::

Chuck Bednarik Award The Chuck Bednarik Award is presented annually to the defensive player of the year in college football as judged by the Maxwell Football Club to be the best in the United States. The award is named for Chuck Bednarik, a former college and profess ...

* Kyle Hicks (RB) ::Maxwell Award ::

Doak Walker Award The Doak Walker Award honors the top running back in college football in the United States. Established in 1990, it is named in honor of Doak Walker, a former running back who played for the SMU Mustangs from 1945 to 1949 and in the National Foot ...

:: Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award ::

Senior Bowl The Senior Bowl is a post-season college football all-star game played annually in late January or early February in Mobile, Alabama, which showcases the best NFL Draft prospects of those players who have completed their college eligibility. Pr ...

* Kenny Hill (QB) ::Maxwell Award ::

Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award is given annually in the United States to the nation's top upperclassman quarterback in college football. Candidates are judged on accomplishments on the field as well as on their character, scholastic achievem ...

::Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award *

(LB) ::Chuck Bednarik Award ::

Bronko Nagurski Trophy The Bronko Nagurski Trophy has been awarded annually since 1993 to the collegiate American football defensive player adjudged by the membership of the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) to be the best in the National Collegiate Athle ...

* Patrick Morris (C) ::

Rimington Trophy The Dave Rimington Trophy is awarded to the player considered to be the best center in college football. Dave Rimington was a center who played at the University of Nebraska from 1979 to 1982. A member of the National College Football Awards ...

* Shaun Nixon (WR) ::

Wuerffel Trophy The Wuerffel Trophy is an award given annually to the college football player "who best combines exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievement." The trophy, designed by W. Stanley Proctor and named in honor of former Univers ...

::Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Nominee * Joseph Noteboom (OT) ::Senior Bowl * Adam Nunez (P) ::

Ray Guy Award The Ray Guy Award is presented annually to college football's most outstanding punter as adjudged by the Augusta Sports Council. The award is named after punter Ray Guy, an All-American for Southern Mississippi and an All-Pro in the National Fo ...

* Nick Orr (S) ::

Jim Thorpe Award The Jim Thorpe Award, named in memory of multi-sport athlete Jim Thorpe, has been awarded to the top defensive back in college football College football is gridiron football that is played by teams of amateur Student athlete, student-athle ...

(Head Coach) ::

Paul "Bear" Bryant Award The American Heart Association (AHA) Paul "Bear" Bryant Awards are an annual awards banquet that is hosted each year in January, in Houston, Texas, by the AHA. There are two awards. One of them—the Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of the Year Award� ...

:: Bobby Dodd Trophy * Austin Schlottmann (OG) ::

Outland Trophy The Outland Trophy is awarded to the best college football College football is gridiron football that is played by teams of amateur Student athlete, student-athletes at universities and colleges. It was through collegiate competition that g ...

::Senior Bowl * Ty Summers (LB) ::Chuck Bednarik Award ::Lott IMPACT Trophy *

(WR) ::Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week, vs. Kansas ::

::Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award * Taj Williams (WR) ::Senior Bowl

Major award semifinalists

* Kenny Hill (QB) ::

Davey O'Brien Award The Davey O'Brien Award, officially the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award, named after Davey O'Brien, is presented annually to the collegiate American football player judged by the Davey O'Brien Foundation to be the best of all National C ...

Top 20 * Patrick Morris (C) :: William V. Campbell Trophy

Major award finalists

* Kenny Hill (QB) ::

Top 20 Honors and Awards Source: TCU Game 8 Media Notes (unless otherwise noted)

References

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