The Zeitgeist List · coaching
TCU: a coaching history
See TCU’s full 91-year Zeitgeist History →← all coaches
Program GOAT
Dutch Meyer
0 Dynasty · 0 Blue-Blood seasons
Built by
Gary Patterson
Regional Program II → Power Program I (+35.6)
The fall
Jim Shofner
Regional Program I → Regional Program IV (−10.9)
Right now
Sonny Dykes
the 4th-best of TCU's 11 coaches so far
Sonny Dykes is the 4th-best of TCU's 11 coaches so far.
Stature & coaches, 1936–2026
The program’s standing over time, with every coach’s tenure beneath it — read down to see who was there for each rise and fall.
Every coach
2022–now
Sonny Dykescaretaker
Power Program II
27–13
2000–2021
Gary Pattersontransformer
+35.6
181–79
1998–2000
Dennis Franchionebuilder
+14.4
25–10
1992–1997
Pat Sullivancaretaker
Regional Program III
24–42
1983–1991
Jim Wackercaretaker
Regional Program III
40–58
1977–1982
F. Drycaretaker
Regional Program IV
12–51
1974–1976
Jim Shofnercaretaker
−10.9
2–31
1971–1973
Billy Tohillcaretaker
Regional Program I
11–15
1967–1970
Fred Taylorcaretaker
−8.6
15–25
1953–1966
Abe Martinbuilder
+14.2
74–64
1936–1952
Dutch Meyercaretaker
Power Program I
89–74