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TCU

latest conference era: Big 12

Loaded Seasons12
Latest Season2025
Peak Power2014 | +15.2
Best Finish#3 in 2014
World-Class Team Page →Current RankingsHistory Hub
Program Explorer

Program Arc

Win rate shows the results layer. End-of-season power shows the strength layer. A serious history page needs both.

Bars: win rate Line: public power vs average team
100% 50% 0% PWR +13.0 PWR +4.7 2016: 6-7, margin +39, power +6.3, resume 69 / 100, final rank #532017: 11-3, margin +204, power +12.2, resume 96 / 100, final rank #132018: 7-6, margin +6, power +6.3, resume 65 / 100, final rank #502019: 5-7, margin +47, power +7.1, resume 62 / 100, final rank #452020: 6-4, margin +66, power +7.4, resume 72 / 100, final rank #122021: 5-7, margin -75, power +4.7, resume 47 / 100, final rank #852022: 13-2, margin +147, power +12.9, resume 99 / 100, final rank #212023: 5-7, margin +42, power +8.7, resume 66 / 100, final rank #492024: 9-4, margin +115, power +13.0, resume 87 / 100, final rank #182025: 9-4, margin +70, power +10.6, resume 89 / 100, final rank #37 2016: 6-7, margin +39, power +6.3, resume 69 / 100, final rank #53+6.32017: 11-3, margin +204, power +12.2, resume 96 / 100, final rank #13+12.22018: 7-6, margin +6, power +6.3, resume 65 / 100, final rank #50+6.32019: 5-7, margin +47, power +7.1, resume 62 / 100, final rank #45+7.12020: 6-4, margin +66, power +7.4, resume 72 / 100, final rank #12+7.42021: 5-7, margin -75, power +4.7, resume 47 / 100, final rank #85+4.72022: 13-2, margin +147, power +12.9, resume 99 / 100, final rank #21+12.92023: 5-7, margin +42, power +8.7, resume 66 / 100, final rank #49+8.72024: 9-4, margin +115, power +13.0, resume 87 / 100, final rank #18+13.02025: 9-4, margin +70, power +10.6, resume 89 / 100, final rank #37+10.6 20166-7201711-320187-620195-720206-420215-7202213-220235-720249-420259-4

Historical Snapshot

A fast read on what this program usually is, what its peak looks like, and how the latest season compares.

Loaded Seasons 12

The number of fully modeled seasons currently attached to this program.

Program Baseline +10.8

A recent multi-year closing-power average. This is the kind of anchor that should matter in preseason priors.

Current Vs. Baseline -0.2

How the current season's closing power stacks up against the program's recent standard.

Gap To Peak 4.6

How far the current season finished below the strongest loaded team in program history.

Peak Loaded Season 2014 | +15.2

The strongest closing power this program has posted in the loaded archive.

Best Power Since Since 2024

This is the program's best power season since 2024.

Best Resume Since Since 2022

This is the program's best resume season since 2022.

Best Finish 2014 | #3

The highest loaded all-level board finish currently attached to this program.

Best Resume Season 2022 | 99 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season currently attached to this program in the loaded archive.

Current Season Standing Resume #5 | Power #6

Where the current season sits inside this program's loaded history on the two main scales.

Program Percentile Resume 67th | Power 58th

A cleaner fan-facing answer to the question: is this near the top of the program's arc or just another solid year?

Best Record 2014 | 12-1

The cleanest results season in the loaded archive, regardless of whether it was also the strongest by power.

Current Context

The premium fan question is not only "how good is this team?" It is "how good is this season relative to the program I know?"

Current board #36 Where the latest loaded season sits on today's all-level board.
Latest season 2025 9-4
Program baseline +10.8 Recent multi-year closing-power standard.
Gap to peak 4.6 How far the latest season sits below the program's strongest loaded team.

Program Signals

The clearest historical takeaways, written for scan speed.

Strongest Loaded Team

2014 Season

Ended at power +15.2, record 12-1, and final loaded-board rank #3.

Best Loaded Resume

2022 Season

Resume 99 / 100 with 13 wins and a 87% win rate.

Year-Over-Year Swing

-2.4 power

From 2024 to 2025, the program moved from +13.0 to +10.6.

Best Record

12-1

The cleanest loaded season by results came in 2014, with a margin of +357.

Best Resume Season

2022 | 99 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season in the loaded archive for this program.

Latest Vs. Standard

-0.2

Positive means the latest season closed above the program's recent baseline. Negative means it finished below the standard.

Season Explorer

Every loaded season, with conference era attached to the correct year and filters built for the questions fans actually ask.

12 seasons visible
Season Conference Lens Record Final Rank End Power End Resume Margin Season Page
2025 Big 12FBS CurrentThis season anchors the current board. 9-4 #37 +10.6 89 +70 Open season page
2024 Big 12FBS Above standardClosed comfortably above the program's recent baseline. 9-4 #18 +13.0 87 +115 Program view
2023 Big 12FBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 5-7 #49 +8.7 66 +42 Program view
2022 Big 12FBS Best resumeBest body-of-work season in the loaded archive. 13-2 #21 +12.9 99 +147 Program view
2021 Big 12FBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 5-7 #85 +4.7 47 -75 Program view
2020 Big 12FBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 6-4 #12 +7.4 72 +66 Program view
2019 Big 12FBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 5-7 #45 +7.1 62 +47 Program view
2018 Big 12FBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 7-6 #50 +6.3 65 +6 Program view
2017 Big 12FBS In rangeA season that landed inside the normal historical band. 11-3 #13 +12.2 96 +204 Program view
2016 Big 12FBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 6-7 #53 +6.3 69 +39 Program view
2015 Big 12FBS Above standardClosed comfortably above the program's recent baseline. 11-2 #9 +13.0 97 +193 Program view
2014 Big 12FBS Peak powerStrongest loaded closing power for the program. 12-1 #3 +15.2 99 +357 Program view