2022 TCU Horned Frogs football team

2022 TCU Horned Frogs football
Fiesta Bowl champion
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record13–2 (9–0 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGarrett Riley (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorA. J. Ricker (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorJoe Gillespie (1st season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumAmon G. Carter Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 TCU y^   9 0     13 2  
No. 14 Kansas State y$   7 2     10 4  
No. 25 Texas   6 3     8 5  
Texas Tech   5 4     8 5  
Oklahoma State   4 5     7 6  
Baylor   4 5     6 7  
Oklahoma   3 6     6 7  
Kansas   3 6     6 7  
West Virginia   3 6     5 7  
Iowa State   1 8     4 8  
Championship: Kansas State 31, TCU 28OT
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Horned Frogs played their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas, and competed in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Sonny Dykes. TCU compiled a perfect 12–0 regular season record; its first undefeated regular season since 2010. After an overtime loss in the 2022 Big 12 Championship Game against Kansas State by a score of 31–28, TCU was selected as the third seed in the four-team College Football Playoff. In the semifinal round, TCU beat #2 Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl. They defeated Michigan by a score of 51–45, becoming the first Big 12 team to win a College Football Playoff game as well as make the CFP National Championship game. TCU lost the National Championship game to the Georgia Bulldogs by a score of 65–7 and finished the season ranked #2 in both the AP and Coaches Polls.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Sonny Dykes introduced at TCU Horned Frogs' new coach". ESPN. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "TCU Officially Hires SMU's Sonny Dykes As New Coach". KTVT. November 29, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.