Bill Text: TX SR198 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the Texas Christian University football team for their achievements.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-02-18 - Reported enrolled [SR198 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SR198-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, The Texas Christian University football team | ||
enjoyed an outstanding season during 2014, winning a share of the | ||
Big 12 Conference championship and earning recognition as one of | ||
the top teams in all of college football; and | ||
WHEREAS, Texas Christian University began the year by | ||
overwhelming its opponents in nonconference play, notching | ||
commanding victories in the season's first three games before | ||
beginning Big 12 Conference play with an exciting 37-33 win over | ||
a highly ranked University of Oklahoma team; the Horned Frogs | ||
suffered their only defeat of the year in a tough loss to the | ||
Baylor Bears the following week, but the squad responded with a | ||
seven-game winning streak, including victories over Kansas State | ||
and Texas, to close out the regular season; and | ||
WHEREAS, Though the Horned Frogs were disappointed to not | ||
be selected to take part in the inaugural College Football | ||
Playoff, they earned a bowl berth for the fifth time in the past | ||
six seasons; Texas Christian University wrapped up its exemplary | ||
season with a dominating win over the University of Mississippi | ||
in the Peach Bowl; the team jumped out to a four-touchdown lead in | ||
the first half, thanks in part to a pair of scores from running | ||
back Aaron Green, and they put the finishing touches on the 42-3 | ||
triumph with two touchdown passes from quarterback Trevone | ||
Boykin in the third quarter; and | ||
WHEREAS, With an impressive 12-1 overall record, the | ||
Horned Frogs finished the year as the number three team in the | ||
nation in both the Associated Press Poll and the USA Today Top 25 | ||
Coaches Poll; the team's explosive offense averaged 533 yards and | ||
46.5 points per game, ranking in the top five of each category | ||
among Football Bowl Subdivision schools; and | ||
WHEREAS, Texas Christian University was guided by head | ||
coach Gary Patterson, who captured the Chuck Neinas Coach of | ||
the Year award from the Big 12 Conference; Mr. Boykin was named | ||
the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and a second-team | ||
All-American after compiling 33 touchdown passes and 3,901 | ||
passing yards, and linebacker Paul Dawson earned first-team | ||
All-American honors as well as the Big 12 Defensive Player of | ||
the Year award for his sterling senior season; teammates Jaden | ||
Oberkrom, Chris Hackett, Aaron Green, Josh Doctson, Joey Hunt, | ||
Halapoulivaati Vaitai, Chucky Hunter, Sam Carter, and Kevin | ||
White also received All-Big 12 recognition; and | ||
WHEREAS, Playing with determination and teamwork, the Horned | ||
Frogs have continued their tradition of excellence on the gridiron, | ||
and they are a source of great pride for the students, alumni, and | ||
supporters of Texas Christian University; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th | ||
Legislature, hereby congratulate the Texas Christian University | ||
football team for its outstanding 2014 season and extend sincere | ||
best wishes to the team's players, coaches, and staff for continued | ||
achievement; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
prepared for the team as an expression of high regard from the | ||
Texas Senate. | ||
Burton | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on February 18, 2015. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |