Mobile-ity
The Frogs bowl ’em over once again.
Mobile-ity
The Frogs bowl ’em over once again.
TCU 28 — East Carolina 14
1999 Mobile Alabama Bowl
|
Defensive End Aaron Shobel, who won the lineman of the game award, led the Frogs with seven tackles, holding the Pirates to a minus-16 yards rushing.
|
 |
 |
Quarterback Casey Printers, the GMAC Player of the Game, threw for 174 yards and two touchdowns. “I did my one-eleventh. This is a team, and I’m just one person.” |
|
Running back LaDaninian Tomlinson rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns against the Pirates. “We had determination. After a 1-and-3 start, we didn’t want to go through a losing season any more. I think we proved our point.”
|
 |
 |
Horned Frogs quickly adopted Mobile’s Mardi Gras heritage. |
| Coach Franchione takes the prize. “It means a lot to our team, it means a lot to our seniors who at this time two years ago were 1-10. This completes it for them.” |  |
 |
Of the 34,000 game fans, more than half were Frogs. Deep in the heart of Crimson Tide country, Alabama fans became Frogs for a day, chanting, “Roll, Frogs!” late in the game. |
Your comments are welcome
Comments
Related Reading:
Features
The Long Search for Capt. William Elmo Powell, Lost Over Vietnam in 1968
For decades, the TCU fighter pilot’s family waited for answers, and some questions remain.
Features
How TCU Alumnus Curtis King Has Preserved Black Arts and Culture for Five Decades
Guided by a mentor’s advice and an unshakable purpose, King built The Black Academy of Arts and Letters into a Dallas institution.