The Greatest Moments in TCU Football History
Here are the five greatest moments in Horned Frog history.
By: Athlon Sports | 5/4/12, 4:00 AM EDT
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LaDainian Tomlinson vs UTEP, 1999
1 of 6Star TCU running back LaDainian Tomlinson became the first runner in I-A history to top the 400-yard mark when he rushed for 406 yards and six touchdowns against UTEP. The record still stands.
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1957 Cotton Bowl
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Syracuse star Jim Brown ran for 132 yards and three TDs, but Jim Swink and the TCU offense traded punches with the Orangemen in a 28-27 Cotton Bowl victory that was decided when Syracuse kicker “Chico” Mendoza missed a PAT after the third ‘Cuse touchdown.
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1941: TCU vs Texas
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Texas Christian visited top-ranked Texas and was tied, 7-7, late in the fourth quarter when the Frogs stopped the Longhorns on a fourth-and-one from the TCU 27. QB Emery Nix then launched a scoring drive that culminated with a 19-yard TD pass to Van Hall that gave the Frogs a 14-7 win.
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1936 Sugar Bowl: TCU vs LSU
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Still stinging from a 20-14 loss to Southern Methodist to end the regular season, TCU rebounded to whip LSU, 3-2, on a sloppy track to win the Sugar Bowl.
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2011 Rose Bowl: TCU vs Wisconsin
5 of 6With the Frogs clinging to a 21-19 lead, and 2:00 remaining, linebacker Tank Carder knocked away Scott Tolzien’s two-point conversion pass to preserve TCU’s win over Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl and a perfect season. Even though the Horned Frogs lost the time-of-possession battle, 36:35-23:25, they won with a rushing and a passing TD by quarterback Andy Dalton and a strong defensive effort.
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