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TCU: a football coaching history

Power Program II#23 of 138–

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Program GOAT

Dutch Meyer

Peaked at Power Program I

Built by

Gary Patterson

Regional Program II → Power Program I (+35.6)

The fall

Jim Shofner

Regional Program I → Regional Program IV (−10.9)

Right now

Sonny Dykes

the 4th-best of TCU's 11 coaches so far

Stature & coaches, 1936–2026

The program’s standing over time, with every coach’s tenure beneath it — read down to see who was there for each rise and fall.

Every coach

2022–now

Sonny Dykescaretaker🏆 COY

Sonny Dykes moved TCU from Power Program III to Power Program II in 5 seasons.

Power Program II

36–17

2021–2021

Jerry Killshort tenure

2–2

2000–2021

Gary Pattersontransformer

Gary Patterson took TCU from Regional Program II to Power Program I.

+35.6

181–79

1998–2000

Dennis Franchionebuilder

Dennis Franchione raised TCU from Regional Program III to National Program III.

+14.4

25–10

1992–1997

Pat Sullivancaretaker

Pat Sullivan held TCU at Regional Program III for 6 seasons.

Regional Program III

24–42

1983–1991

Jim Wackercaretaker

Jim Wacker moved TCU from Regional Program IV to Regional Program III in 9 seasons.

Regional Program III

40–58

1977–1982

F. Drycaretaker

F. Dry held TCU at Regional Program IV for 6 seasons.

Regional Program IV

12–51

1974–1976

Jim Shofnercaretaker

Jim Shofner slid TCU from Regional Program I to Regional Program II in 3 seasons.

−10.9

2–31

1971–1973

Billy Tohillcaretaker

Billy Tohill held TCU at Regional Program I for 3 seasons.

Regional Program I

11–15

1971–1971

Jim Pittmanshort tenure

3–3

1967–1970

Fred Taylorcaretaker

Fred Taylor held TCU at National Program II for 4 seasons.

−8.6

15–25

1953–1966

Abe Martinbuilder

Abe Martin raised TCU from National Program I to Power Program II.

+14.2

74–64

1936–1952

Dutch Meyercaretaker

Dutch Meyer held TCU at Power Program I for 17 seasons.

Power Program I

89–74