TCU-Baylor Gameday 2018

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Game 11 of the 2018 TCU Football Season: TCU (4-6, 2-5 Big 12) vs Baylor (5-5, 3-4 Big 12): Saturday, November 17, 2018, at 11 am (Central); McLane Stadium, Waco, Texas; TV: FS1 (TV Talent: Justin Kutcher, DeMarco Murray, Petros Papadakis); Radio -- WBAP 820 AM, KTCU 88.7, Sirius 105, XM 199  (Radio Talent: Brian Estridge, John Denton, Landry Burdine); Spanish Radio: KFZO 99.1 (Radio Talent: Miguel Cruz, Elvis Gallegos).

TCU Head Coach Gary Patterson Talks About Baylor: here 

Baylor Head Coach Matt Rhule Talks About TCU: here

ESPN College GameDay on Saturday, November 17: ESPN's College GameDay will be in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday, November 17, for the American Conference matchup between #11-ranked Central Florida (UCF), 9-0, and #19-ranked Cincinnati, 9-1. It will be the first time UCF has hosted College GameDay, even though Orlado is Lee Corso's hometown. The game will kick off at 7 pm Central and will air on ABC. GameDay airs from 8 to 11 am Central on Saturdays on ESPN.

The Line for TCU-Baylor: Game opened with Baylor as a 4.5-point favorite. At press time, Baylor was a  two-point favorite. The over/under was 53 points.

Midnite's TCU-Bayor Prediction: Baylor 31, TCU 17

TCU-Baylor Game-Watching Party Locations: here 

TCU's Previous Game: The Horned Frogs were smashed, 47-10, by then ninth-ranked West Virginia in Morgantown on Saturday, November 10. Highlights: here 

Baylor's Previous Game: Then 22nd-ranked Iowa State handled Baylor, 28-14, on Saturday, November 10, in Ames, Iowa. Highlights: here

During the game, two players, one from Baylor and one from Iowa State, were ejected for fighting. Watch: here and here

Previous TCU-Baylor Game: TCU beat Baylor, 45-22, in Fort Worth, on November 24, 2017. Highlights: here 

TCU's 2018 Football Media Guide: here

2018 TCU Football Video: here

2018 Baylor Football Guide: here

2018 Baylor Football Video: here 

TCU-Baylor Rivalry: With 113 games played, TCU has faced Baylor more than any opponent in its history. 

• TCU leads the series,  54-52-7.
• TCU and Baylor are former cross-town rivals. After being founded in 1873 in Thorp Spring, Texas, as AddRan Male and Female College, TCU’s campus moved to Waco in 1895. The name was changed to AddRan Christian University in 1889 and Texas Christian University in 1902. TCU relocated to downtown Fort Worth in 1910 when the Waco facility burned. The University then opened three new buildings on its present campus in 1911.
• The first game between TCU and Baylor was a scoreless tie in 1899.
• TCU is 27-24-1 on the road versus Baylor and 27-28-4 in home games against the Bears.
• The Horned Frogs and Bears tied in both neutral-site meetings.
• TCU is 7-3 against Baylor since the Southwest Conference dissolved after the 1995 season.
• The Horned Frogs are 4-2 versus Baylor in the Big 12 era.
• TCU head coach Gary Patterson is 7-3 as a head coach versus Baylor.
• Patterson is 1-0 against Baylor head coach Matt Rhule.

TCU-Baylor Connections:

• Baylor cornerback Raleigh Texada (#13), of Frisco, is the brother of former TCU cornerback Ranthony Texada.
• Baylor offensive guard Xavier Newman and TCU quarterback Shawn Robinson were teammates on DeSoto's state championship team.
• Robinson led DeSoto to the Texas 6A-II state championship in 2016. Baylor quarterback Charlie Brewer led Lake Travis (Austin) to the Texas 6A-I state championship in 2016.
• Baylor does not have on its roster any players from Fort Worth.
• Baylor has several players on its roster from schools within the Fort Worth-Dallas Metroplex.
• TCU does not have any players from Waco on its roster.

TCU Notables:

• TCU has won three straight games over Baylor, including a 62-22 decision in 2016 in its last trip to Waco.
• TCU head coach Gary Patterson is 7-3 as a head coach versus Baylor.
• Since beginning Big 12 play in 2012, the Horned Frogs are 4-2 against the Bears. TCU's two losses were both by three points.
• TCU is 39-15 in regular-season games following a loss under Patterson.
• TCU's 38 road wins since 2009 are third in the nation. The Horned Frogs are 38-14 (.731) in that stretch.
• TCU's 45-21 record (.682) in road and neutral-site games since 2009 is the nation's sixth-best mark.
• TCU is 17-14 on the road in Big 12 games.
• Eight of TCU's last 20 Big 12 road games have been decided by seven points or less. The Horned Frogs are 5-3 in those games. Since beginning Big 12 play in 2012, TCU is 8-6 in conference road games decided by seven points or less.
• Over the last five seasons, TCU (44-19, 28-15) has the Big 12's second-best overall and conference records.
• TCU is one of just five programs nationally to finish in the top 10 of the final polls at least three times in the last four seasons. The others are Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Oklahoma.
• Patterson's 18 seasons as TCU's head coach are more than the combined tenures of the 11 other FBS head coaches in the state of Texas.
• Under Patterson, TCU has posted seven top-10 finishes and 11 in the top 25. The Horned Frogs have won at least 11 games in 10 of the last 15 seasons.
• Patterson has accounted for 25.3 percent (164 of 648) of TCU's all-time football victories.
• Four of TCU's losses this season are to teams ranked in the CFP top 20: No. 6 Oklahoma, No. 9 West Virginia, No. 10 Ohio State and No. 19 Texas. The Horned Frogs held second-half leads against the Buckeyes and Longhorns. TCU also led in the fourth quarter against Texas Tech and Kansas.
• Despite five starters being sidelined by injury, TCU is just 1.7 yards per game away from leading the Big 12 in total defense for conference games only.
• TCU has held nine of 10 opponents below their season total offense averages and seven under their season scoring mark.
• Jalen Reagor tops the Horned Frogs with 60 receptions for 884 yards and seven touchdowns. He needs 116 yards to become just the fourth player in TCU history to reach 1,000 yards in a season.
• Reagor has a touchdown catch in the last five games. In Big 12 history (1996-present), only Justin Blackmon (Oklahoma State, 2010-11) had more streaks (three) of five consecutive games with a receiving touchdown than Reagor (two). Reagor's current streak is tied for third-longest in the nation.

TCU Injuries: TCU continues to deal with injuries, especially to key players. About 40 Horned Frogs have dealt with significant injuries this season, with about 20 being season-ending injuries. Starting senior defensive tackle Joseph Broadnax didn't play in the West Virginia game and isn't expected to play again because of an undisclosed medical condition initially discovered during a preseason screening. Quarterback Shawn Robinson is out for season-ending shoulder surgery. Safety Innis Gaines suffered an injury in the Texas Tech game. He is likely out for the season. Safety Niko Small re-injured himself in the Kansas game. His status for the Kansas State game and the rest of the season is unknown. Linebacker/defensive end Ty Summers suffered an injury in the Kansas game. His status for the Kansas State game and the rest of the season is unknown. Starting offensive guard Cordel Iwuagwu suffered an injury in the Texas game. His status for the Kansas State game is unknown. Third-string defensive back Michael Onyemaobi (#22), a redshirt freshman, suffered a season-ending injury in the game against Southern. TCU defensive end Ross Blacklock suffered an injury during fall camp. He is out for the season. Freshman safety Atanza Vongor suffered a season-ending injury during fall camp.

2018 Game 12 for TCU: For its final 2018 regular-season game, TCU will play Oklahoma State on Saturday, November 24, in Fort Worth. The game will have either a 6 pm Central or a 7 pm Central kickoff, to be announced at a later date. The start time will be determined late this Saturday night or early Sunday morning. A 6 pm game would be televised on FS1 A 7 pm kickoff would be televised by FOX. TCU defeated Oklahoma State 44-30 last year in Stillwater. It will be Senior Night, as senior members of the football team will be honored.

2019 TCU Football Schedule: Here is the 2019 TCU football schedule, which features an away game at Purdue, a home game against cross-town rival SMU, a Thursday night road game against Kansas State, road games at Oklahoma State and Oklahoma, and a Friday night home game against West Virginia on the Friday after Thanksgiving:

• August 31 (Saturday): versus Arkansas State
• September 14 (Saturday): at Purdue
• September 21 (Saturday): vs SMU
• September 28 (Saturday): vs Kansas
• October 5 (Saturday): at Iowa State
• October 17 (Thursday): at Kansas State
• October 26 (Saturday): vs Texas
• November 2 (Saturday): at Oklahoma State
• November 9 (Saturday): vs Baylor
• November 16 (Saturday): at Texas Tech
• November 23 (Saturday): at Oklahoma
• November 29 (Friday): vs West Virginia
• December 7: Big 12 Championship Game
• Big 12 2019 Football Schedule: here http://www.big12sports.com/pdf9/5477903.pdf

Amon G. Carter Stadium: Construction is underway, with completion in time for the 2019 season, on the $100 million Amon G. Carter Stadium premium seating expansion. The project calls for two new levels of luxury seating above the current upper deck on the east side of the stadium. The new Legends Club and Suites will include 48 loge boxes with two private clubs, over 1,000 club seats and 22 luxury suites. Additional information about The Carter: here

Have Fun Tailgating at Amon Carter Before and After the Football Games: Donor parking lots open five hours prior to kickoff. For games that start before 2:30 pm Central, lots must be cleared by three hours after the game ends. For games that start at 2:30 pm Central or later, lots must be cleared 90 minutes after the game ends, or by 11 pm Central (whichever comes first, due to city ordinance).

Countdown to Kickoff at Amon Carter: Here is the countdown to kickoff:

• Three hours prior to kickoff: Frog Alley opens.
• Two-and-a-half hours prior to kickoff: Frog Walk begins.
• Two hours prior to kickoff: autographs by members of other TCU athletic teams.
• One hour prior to kickoff: TCU Marching Band and Spirit.
• Thirty minutes prior to kickoff: Frog Alley closes and pre-game show begins.

TCU Gameday Parking and Traffic Information for Amon Carter: here 

Information about Amon Carter Rules and Regulations: here 

Important! Security measures at TCU Athletic Events: Only the following items are permitted into TCU athletic facilities:

• Bags that are clear plastic, vinyl or PVC and not exceeding 14 inches by 14 inches
• One-gallon clear plastic freezer bag (Ziploc bag or similar)
• One unopened bottle of water
• Small clutch bags, approximately the size of a hand, with or without a handle or strap can be taken into the stadium with one of the clear plastic bags

Exceptions are made for medically necessary items after proper inspection at the stadium gates. Backpacks, diaper bags and other similar bags are not be allowed.

Color Coordination For Final 2018 Home Game at Amon Carter: Saturday, November 24: Purple Out -- all fans wear purple.