TCU went into 2016 with a preseason top-15 ranking and big expectations to contend for a Big 12 title but fell well short of that goal. A review of the 6-6 Horned Frogs' season going into their AutoZone Liberty Bowl battle with Georgia on Dec. 30:
What went right: Gary Patterson's squad did play stout defense during Big 12 play, ranking No. 1 in the conference in yards per play and yards per attempt. That unit did not disappoint and finished with six defenders who earned first- or second-team All-Big 12 honors from the league's coaches.