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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 198
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WHEREAS, The Texas Christian University football team |
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enjoyed an outstanding season during 2014, winning a share of the |
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Big 12 Conference championship and earning recognition as one of |
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the top teams in all of college football; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas Christian University began the year by |
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overwhelming its opponents in nonconference play, notching |
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commanding victories in the season's first three games before |
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beginning Big 12 Conference play with an exciting 37-33 win over |
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a highly ranked University of Oklahoma team; the Horned Frogs |
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suffered their only defeat of the year in a tough loss to the |
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Baylor Bears the following week, but the squad responded with a |
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seven-game winning streak, including victories over Kansas State |
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and Texas, to close out the regular season; and |
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WHEREAS, Though the Horned Frogs were disappointed to not |
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be selected to take part in the inaugural College Football |
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Playoff, they earned a bowl berth for the fifth time in the past |
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six seasons; Texas Christian University wrapped up its exemplary |
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season with a dominating win over the University of Mississippi |
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in the Peach Bowl; the team jumped out to a four-touchdown lead in |
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the first half, thanks in part to a pair of scores from running |
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back Aaron Green, and they put the finishing touches on the 42-3 |
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triumph with two touchdown passes from quarterback Trevone |
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Boykin in the third quarter; and |
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WHEREAS, With an impressive 12-1 overall record, the |
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Horned Frogs finished the year as the number three team in the |
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nation in both the Associated Press Poll and the USA Today Top 25 |
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Coaches Poll; the team's explosive offense averaged 533 yards and |
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46.5 points per game, ranking in the top five of each category |
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among Football Bowl Subdivision schools; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas Christian University was guided by head |
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coach Gary Patterson, who captured the Chuck Neinas Coach of |
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the Year award from the Big 12 Conference; Mr. Boykin was named |
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the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and a second-team |
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All-American after compiling 33 touchdown passes and 3,901 |
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passing yards, and linebacker Paul Dawson earned first-team |
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All-American honors as well as the Big 12 Defensive Player of |
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the Year award for his sterling senior season; teammates Jaden |
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Oberkrom, Chris Hackett, Aaron Green, Josh Doctson, Joey Hunt, |
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Halapoulivaati Vaitai, Chucky Hunter, Sam Carter, and Kevin |
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White also received All-Big 12 recognition; and |
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WHEREAS, Playing with determination and teamwork, the Horned |
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Frogs have continued their tradition of excellence on the gridiron, |
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and they are a source of great pride for the students, alumni, and |
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supporters of Texas Christian University; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate the Texas Christian University |
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football team for its outstanding 2014 season and extend sincere |
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best wishes to the team's players, coaches, and staff for continued |
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achievement; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for the team as an expression of high regard from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Burton |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 18, 2015. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |