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The 2012 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Horned Frogs were led by 12th-year head coach Gary Patterson and played their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium . This was their first year as members of the Big 12 Conference . They finished the season 7–6, 4–5 in Big 12 play to finish in a four way tie for fifth place. They were invited to the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl where they were defeated by Michigan State .
With their win of a regular season game on September 8, Gary Patterson became, in the history of the Horned Frogs' program history, its winningest head coach.[citation needed
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 8 6:00 p.m. Grambling State * No. 20 FSSW+ /FCS Pacific W 56–045,112 September 15 11:00 a.m. at Kansas No. 16 FX W 20–643,867 September 22 11:00 a.m. Virginia * No. 17 Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX ESPN W 27–746,330 September 29 6:00 p.m. at SMU * No. 15 FSN W 24–1628,436 October 6 2:30 p.m. Iowa State No. 15 Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX FSN L 23–3742,152 October 13 6:00 p.m. at Baylor FSN W 49–2142,524 October 20 2:30 p.m. No. 18 Texas Tech ABC/ESPN2 L 53–56 3OT 47,894 October 27 2:30 p.m. at Oklahoma State FSN L 14–3657,183 November 3 2:00 p.m. at No. 23 West Virginia FOX W 39–38 2OT 52,322 November 10 6:00 p.m. No. 3 Kansas State Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX FOX L 10–2347,292 November 22 6:30 p.m. at No. 18 Texas ESPN W 20–1399,950 December 1 11:00 a.m. No. 12 Oklahoma Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX ESPN L 17–2447,501 December 29 9:15 p.m. vs. Michigan State * ESPN L 16–1744,617 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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