TCU’s complete 2011 football schedule was released Thursday by the Mountain West Conference, for what will be the Frogs’ last season in the league.
Contrary to rumors and prevailing thought, TCU will travel for a showdown at Boise State Nov. 12, not the final week of the regular season. Another curve ball thrown by the MWC: TCU’s request for an open date Sept. 10 was denied. Instead, the Frogs will travel to Air Force for their conference opener. TCU edged the Falcons 20-17 in Colorado in 2009.
TCU will have two bye weeks – Oct. 15 before hosting New Mexico and Nov. 26 before hosting UNLV in the regular-season finale. Every Frogs’ game falls on a Saturday, except their Friday, Oct. 28 game against BYU at Cowboys Stadium.
One of TCU's toughest games is Oct. 8 at San Diego State. The Aztecs (9-4, 5-3 in MWC in 2010) have a bye the week before. TCU will be coming off three home games. Boise State was given a Week 2 bye after it opens against Georgia at the Georgia Dome Sept. 3. It will be the Broncos first season in the MWC after playing for years in the Western Athletic Conference. Boise State plays at UNLV the week before hosting TCU. TCU and Boise State last met in the Fiesta Bowl after the 2009 season. The Broncos won 17-10. Air Force is the lone MWC team with a bye in the final week. Boise finishes at home against New Mexico, San Diego State hosts Fresno State (which joins the MWC in 2012 along with Nevada from the WAC) in a nonconference season finale and TCU hosts UNLV.
-- Stefan Stevenson
TCU 2011 Schedule
|
Date |
Opponent |
| Sept. 3 | at Baylor |
| Sept. 10 | at Air Force |
| Sept. 17 | Louisiana-Monroe |
| Sept. 24 | Portland State |
| Oct. 1 | SMU |
| Oct. 8 | at San Diego State |
| Oct. 15 | Bye |
| Oct. 22 | New Mexico |
| Oct. 28 | BYU* (at Cowboys Stad.), 7 p.m. |
| Nov. 5 | at Wyoming |
| Nov. 12 | at Boise State |
| Nov. 19 | Colorado State |
| Nov. 26 | Bye |
| Dec. 3 | UNLV |
* -- On ESPN2; Other game times and television coverage will be released at a later date.
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