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TCU

latest conference era: Big 12

Loaded Seasons57
Latest Season2026
Peak Power2024 | +25.2
Best Finish#4 in 2014
Program Explorer

Program arc

Win rate shows the results layer. End-of-season power shows the strength layer. A serious history page needs both.

Bars: win rate Line: public power vs average team
100% 50% 0% PWR +25.2 PWR +6.2 2017: 11-3, margin +204, power +14.2, resume 97 / 100, final rank #172018: 7-6, margin +6, power +9.8, resume 55 / 100, final rank #452019: 5-7, margin +47, power +10.2, resume 61 / 100, final rank #382020: 6-4, margin +66, power +6.2, resume 68 / 100, final rank #272021: 5-7, margin -75, power +10.8, resume 50 / 100, final rank #762022: 13-2, margin +147, power +24.5, resume 100 / 100, final rank #242023: 5-7, margin +42, power +23.3, resume 69 / 100, final rank #342024: 9-4, margin +115, power +25.2, resume 92 / 100, final rank #272025: 9-4, margin +70, power +24.0, resume 95 / 100, final rank #342026: 4-4, margin +73, power +23.1, resume 52 / 100, final rank #44 2017: 11-3, margin +204, power +14.2, resume 97 / 100, final rank #17+14.22018: 7-6, margin +6, power +9.8, resume 55 / 100, final rank #45+9.82019: 5-7, margin +47, power +10.2, resume 61 / 100, final rank #38+10.22020: 6-4, margin +66, power +6.2, resume 68 / 100, final rank #27+6.22021: 5-7, margin -75, power +10.8, resume 50 / 100, final rank #76+10.82022: 13-2, margin +147, power +24.5, resume 100 / 100, final rank #24+24.52023: 5-7, margin +42, power +23.3, resume 69 / 100, final rank #34+23.32024: 9-4, margin +115, power +25.2, resume 92 / 100, final rank #27+25.22025: 9-4, margin +70, power +24.0, resume 95 / 100, final rank #34+24.02026: 4-4, margin +73, power +23.1, resume 52 / 100, final rank #44+23.1 201711-320187-620195-720206-420215-7202213-220235-720249-420259-420264-4

Historical snapshot

A fast read on what this program usually is, what its peak looks like, and how the latest season compares.

Loaded Seasons 57

The number of fully modeled seasons currently attached to this program.

Program Baseline +24.1

A recent multi-year closing-power average. This is the kind of anchor that should matter in preseason priors.

Current Vs. Baseline −1.0

How the current season's closing power stacks up against the program's recent standard.

Gap To Peak 2.0

How far the current season finished below the strongest loaded team in program history.

Peak Loaded Season 2024 | +25.2

The strongest closing power this program has posted in the loaded archive.

Best Power Since Last beaten in 2025

The last season that closed stronger was 2025.

Best Resume Since Since 2025

This is the program's best resume season since 2025.

Best Finish 2014 | #4

The highest loaded all-level board finish currently attached to this program.

Best Resume Season 2022 | 100 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season currently attached to this program in the loaded archive.

Current Season Standing Resume #20 | Power #5

Where the current season sits inside this program's loaded history on the two main scales.

Program Percentile Resume 17th | Power 83th

A cleaner fan-facing answer to the question: is this near the top of the program's arc or just another solid year?

Best Record 2010 | 13-0

The cleanest results season in the loaded archive, regardless of whether it was also the strongest by power.

Current context

The premium fan question is not only "how good is this team?" It is "how good is this season relative to the program I know?"

Current board #44 Where the latest loaded season sits on today's all-level board.
Latest season 2026 4-4
Program baseline +24.1 Recent multi-year closing-power standard.
Gap to peak 2.0 How far the latest season sits below the program's strongest loaded team.

Program signals

The clearest historical takeaways, written for scan speed.

Strongest Loaded Team

2024 Season

Ended at power +25.2, record 9-4, and final loaded-board rank #27.

Best Loaded Resume

2022 Season

Resume 100 / 100 with 13 wins and a 87% win rate.

Best Record

13-0

The cleanest loaded season by results came in 2010, with a margin of +385.

Roughest Loaded Season

1976 Season

0-11 with power -- and margin -302.

Best resume season

2022 | 100 / 100

Latest versus standard

−1.0

Season explorer

Every loaded season, with conference era attached to the correct year and filters built for the questions fans actually ask.

57 seasons visible
Season Conference Lens Record Final Rank End Power End Resume Margin Season Page
2026 Big 12FBS CurrentThis season anchors the current board. 4-4 #44 +23.1 52 +73 Open team page
2025 Big 12FBS In range 9-4 #34 +24.0 95 +70 Program view
2024 Big 12FBS Peak powerStrongest loaded closing power for the program. 9-4 #27 +25.2 92 +115 Program view
2023 Big 12FBS In range 5-7 #34 +23.3 69 +42 Program view
2022 Big 12FBS Best resumeBest body-of-work season in the loaded archive. 13-2 #24 +24.5 100 +147 Program view
2021 Big 12FBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-7 #76 +10.8 50 −75 Program view
2020 Big 12FBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-4 #27 +6.2 68 +66 Program view
2019 Big 12FBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-7 #38 +10.2 61 +47 Program view
2018 Big 12FBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-6 #45 +9.8 55 +6 Program view
2017 Big 12FBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 11-3 #17 +14.2 97 +204 Program view
2016 Big 12FBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-7 #37 +10.4 59 +39 Program view
2015 Big 12FBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 11-2 #11 +15.9 96 +193 Program view
2014 Big 12FBS Best finishHighest loaded final board finish. 12-1 #4 +19.1 99 +357 Program view
2013 Big 12FBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-8 #39 +11.2 48 −2 Program view
2012 Big 12FBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-6 #17 +12.4 70 +74 Program view
2011 Mountain WestFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 11-2 #15 +14.8 90 +252 Program view
2010 Mountain WestFBS Best recordCleanest win-loss season in the loaded archive. 13-0 #9 +16.9 99 +385 Program view
2009 Mountain WestFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 12-1 #7 +16.2 98 +332 Program view
2008 Mountain WestFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 11-2 #7 +16.6 96 +290 Program view
2007 Mountain WestFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 8-5 #25 +13.3 59 +96 Program view
2006 Mountain WestFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 11-2 #5 +18.3 88 +220 Program view
2005 Mountain WestFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 11-1 #30 +11.7 96 +175 Program view
2004 Conference USAFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-6 #68 +7.9 50 −11 Program view
2003 Conference USAFBS In range 11-2 #-- -- -- +104 Program view
2002 Conference USAFBS In range 10-2 #-- -- -- +139 Program view
2001 Conference USAFBS In range 6-6 #-- -- -- +4 Program view
2000 Western AthleticFBS In range 10-2 #-- -- -- +297 Program view
1999 Western AthleticFBS In range 8-4 #-- -- -- +149 Program view
1998 Western AthleticFBS In range 7-5 #-- -- -- +32 Program view
1997 Western AthleticFBS In range 1-10 #-- -- -- −153 Program view
1996 Western AthleticFBS In range 4-7 #-- -- -- −91 Program view
1995 SouthwestFBS In range 6-5 #-- -- -- −29 Program view
1994 SouthwestFBS In range 7-5 #-- -- -- +1 Program view
1993 SouthwestFBS In range 4-7 #-- -- -- −112 Program view
1992 SouthwestFBS In range 2-8 #-- -- -- −124 Program view
1991 SouthwestFBS In range 7-4 #-- -- -- +12 Program view
1990 SouthwestFBS In range 5-6 #-- -- -- −61 Program view
1989 SouthwestFBS In range 4-7 #-- -- -- −118 Program view
1988 SouthwestFBS In range 4-7 #-- -- -- −80 Program view
1987 SouthwestFBS In range 5-6 #-- -- -- +35 Program view
1986 SouthwestFBS In range 3-8 #-- -- -- −117 Program view
1985 SouthwestFBS In range 3-8 #-- -- -- −233 Program view
1984 SouthwestFBS In range 8-4 #-- -- -- +96 Program view
1983 SouthwestFBS In range 1-8 #-- -- -- −78 Program view
1982 SouthwestFBS In range 3-8 #-- -- -- −63 Program view
1981 SouthwestFBS In range 2-7 #-- -- -- −69 Program view
1980 SouthwestFBS In range 1-10 #-- -- -- −152 Program view
1979 SouthwestFBS In range 2-8 #-- -- -- −99 Program view
1978 SouthwestFBS In range 2-9 #-- -- -- −248 Program view
1977 SouthwestFBS In range 2-9 #-- -- -- −250 Program view
1976 SouthwestFBS In range 0-11 #-- -- -- −302 Program view
1975 SouthwestFBS In range 1-10 #-- -- -- −222 Program view
1974 SouthwestFBS In range 1-10 #-- -- -- −266 Program view
1973 SouthwestFBS In range 3-8 #-- -- -- −101 Program view
1972 SouthwestFBS In range 5-6 #-- -- -- −32 Program view
1971 SouthwestFBS In range 6-4 #-- -- -- −61 Program view
1970 SouthwestFBS In range 4-6 #-- -- -- −76 Program view