TCU
Baylor
TCU Hosts Baylor in 121st Meeting on Homecoming
10/17/2025 5:32:00 PM | Football
Saturday's game is designated as a PURPLE OUT for TCU fans.
TCU (4-2, 1-2 Big 12) and Baylor (4-2, 2-1 Big 12) are set to meet for the 121st time on Saturday morning (11:00 a.m.) at Amon G. Carter Stadium in the annual Homecoming game. The game is designated as a PURPLE OUT for TCU fans as the Horned Frogs are set to wear their purple chrome helmets and purple jerseys.
GAME DAY DETAILS
[RV] TCU (4-2, 1-2) vs. Baylor (4-2, 2-1 Big 12)
Saturday, Oct. 4 - 11:00 a.m.
Amon G. Carter Stadium - Fort Worth, Texas
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How to Track the Game:
📺 Television » ESPN2
(Lowell Gallindo, Aaron Murray, Lauren Sisler)
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GAME DAY PRIMER
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GAME DAY TIMELINE
6:00 a.m. - Parking Lots Open
8:00 a.m. - Frog Alley Opens!
» Carter Corral - Kids Zone (Inflatables, Yard Games), Live Games, Bar, and Food
» Riff Ram Row - Giveaways and Samples
» Stadium Social - Bars, Food Trucks, Live Music
8:30 a.m. - Meet the Team for Frog Walk!
» Stadium Dr. in front of Schollmaier Arena
9:30 a.m. - Gates Open
10:40 a.m. - Pre-Game Show Begins!
10:58 a.m. -The Frogs take the field!
11:02 a.m. - Kick Off!
NOTING THE GAME
- Expect fireworks on Saturday as TCU hosts Baylor with quarterbacks Josh Hoover (315.5) and Sawyer Robertson (343.0) rank No. 2 and No. 1 nationally in passing yards per game.
- It will be the 121st all-time meeting between the two schools, the most-played college football rivalry in the state of Texas.
- TCU has won eight of the last 10 matchups, a stretch which has included a pair of overtime games and six one-score games. Two of the past three games (2022 and 2024) have included walk-off field goal wins for either side.
- The game is also one of four protected games in the Big 12's scheduling model and is referred to by the student governments of both schools, since 2023, as The Bluebonnet Battle. It was previously referred to as The Revivalry.
NOTING THE HORNED FROGS
- TCU is in its fourth season under the direction of head coach Sonny Dykes in 2025. The 2022 National Coach of the Year led TCU to more wins in his first three seasons (27) than all but one head coach in program history (Dutch Meyer, 29, 1934-36).
- Dykes has also led programs at SMU (2018-21), Cal (2013-16), and Louisiana Tech (2010-12). In all four stops, Dykes has led the program to the postseason, making him one of just six active head coaches to take four different schools to a bowl game. The others are Hugh Freeze, Butch Jones, Brian Kelly, Lane Kiffin, and Rich Rodriguez.
- Directing the TCU offense for his third season as the starting quarterback is redshirt junior Josh Hoover. In his redshirt sophomore campaign, Hoover set TCU's single-season passing record with 3,949 yards on 313-of-471 passing with 27 touchdowns to 11 interceptions. He has thrown 60 touchdown passes in 25 career starts.
- Surrounding Hoover is be a new cast of wide receivers as 76 combined starts and 5,464 career receiving yards across their college careers left with the departures of Jack Bech, Savion Williams, and JP Richardson to the NFL.
- Speaking of receivers, Eric McAlister is the third FBS player in the last 30 years to have at least 500 receiving yards, seven touchdown catches and 25.0 yards per reception through six team games of a season. The others were Washington State's Jason Hill (2004) and Georgia Tech's Dez White (1998).
- TCU's rushing attack was an offseason focus as the Horned Frogs rushed for just 113.9 yards per game last season, their lowest per game average since 1997 (110.2) and by far the lowest for a Dykes-coached team. Over his tenure as a head coach, Dykes' teams have averaged 158.5 yards per game on the ground with his 2012 Louisiana Tech team posting 227.2 yards per game.
- Defensively, the Horned Frogs are led by Bud Clark, who led all safeties in college football last season with a 90.1 coverage grade. After logging a career-high 68 tackles last season, Clark opted to return to TCU rather than head to the NFL, and his 13 career interceptions are tied for seventh in program history (Sam Carter, 2012-14; Darrell Lester, 1933-35).
