TCU’s football history was front and center on ESPN's list of the 30 most influential college football teams of all time.
TCU didn’t just get one team on the list — it got two — with its undefeated 2010 team coached by Gary Patterson coming in at No. 29 and its 1935 team that went 12-1 and was coached by Dutch Meyer coming in at No. 14.
TCU is only two seasons removed from a surprise run to the College Football Playoff national championship game under current head coach Sonny Dykes.
Led by future NFL quarterback Andy Dalton and a stifling defense that allowed 11.4 points per game, TCU’s 2010 squad won the Mountain West Conference title and capped the season with a 21-19 win over Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl.
It was the first unbeaten season for TCU since 1938.
“As you'll see, this list is full of teams with dynamic, innovative and ahead-of-their-time offenses. But TCU made the list with a dynamic, innovative and ahead-of-its-time defense,” ESPN's Bill Connelly wrote.
TCU’s 1935 team was led by quarterback Sammy Baugh. While it ended the season with a 3-2 win over LSU in the Sugar Bowl, they were haunted by a 20-14 loss to SMU to decide the Southwest Conference championship.
Andy Dalton days until TCU Football (also shoutout to Josh Boyce) pic.twitter.com/kc4kq80pOs
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