KICKOFF: 4:45 p.m. Saturday in Cowboys Stadium (71,167), Arlington, Texas

TV/RADIO: ESPN (35)/KEJO (1240 AM)

RECORDS: No. 24 Oregon State 0-0; No. 6 TCU 0-0

SERIES: First meeting

LATEST LINE: TCU by 13½

COACH: Gary Patterson, 10th season at TCU (85-28) and 10th overall (85-28)

OFFENSE: The Horned Frogs have nine returning starters. ... They were seventh in total offense (456.7 ypg), fifth in scoring offense (38.3 ppg), fifth in rushing (239.5 ypg) and eighth in passing efficiency (154.1 rating) last season. ... QB Andy Dalton is the active leader in wins nationally with 29. He has thrown for 7,457 yards with a 60.2 completion percentage and 44 TDs. He's mobile with 1,176 career rushing yards. ... Success starts on the ground. The team is on a 40-game winning streak when rushing for more than 167 yards. ... There are no star ball carriers. The top rusher last year, senior RB Joseph Turner (58.0 ypg), was ranked 90th in the country. ... There were only 12 sacks last season, tying for the sixth-lowest in the nation. ... TCU had 311 first downs last season to 161 by opponents.

DEFENSE: TCU returns seven starters. ... The Frogs led the nation in total defense (239.7 ypg) last season, and have done so four times since 2000. ... The run defense (80.2 ypg) was second nationally, and sixth in scoring defense (12.8 ppg) and pass defense (159.5 ypg). The Frogs led the nation with an average of 12.4 first downs allowed a game and were second in third down completion rate (26.8 percent). ... The 2½ sacks a game led the Mountain West Conference and were 31st nationally. ... S Tejay Johnson is the team's active leader in tackles (113) and INTs (four). ... DE Wayne Daniels leads in sacks (5½). ... The team is 42-3 in the last 45 games when allowing less that 333 yards, and 59-6 under Patterson when opponents are held to less than 100 yards rushing.

SPECIAL TEAMS: TCU led the nation in kickoff return average (29.2 yards) and was 14th in punt returns (13.2) last year. ... Jeremy Kerley ranked seventh in punt returns (14.4) with two TDs, and 26th on kickoff returns (26.6). ... LB Tanner Brook was the big hitter with 14 special teams tackles and a forced fumble. ... PK Ross Evans was 15-for-18 in FGs last year and 110-for-118 on extra points the last two seasons.

NOTABLE: No. 6 is TCU's highest preseason ranking ever. ... The Frogs are 13-3 in the last 16 games against teams from BCS automatic qualifying conferences. ... They are 3-0 against the Pac-10 with Patterson as coach, and 9-11 overall. ... The Frogs were 12-1 last season and lost the Fiesta Bowl to Boise State.