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TCU spoils Houston's Big 12 debut with 36-13 victory
HOUSTON (AP) TCU quarterback Chandler Morris threw for 314 yards and two touchdowns as the Horned Frogs spoiled Houston’s Big 12 Conference debut with a 36-13 victory on Saturday night.
TCU (2-1, 1-0) won its second straight game after a season-opening loss to Colorado.
TCU’s offense had a fast-paced opening drive that ended with a 33-yard touchdown pass from Morris to Warren Thompson, just 1:31 into the game. Morris completed 24 of 37 passes, threw one interception and added 53 yards on 12 carries.
“We’re so close,” Morris said. “If we can get some things cleaned up, we’ve got a chance to be really good. Our defense stepped up huge tonight. They played their butts off and I’m proud of them.”
Houston (1-2, 0-1) moved up from the American Athletic Conference this season but suffered a rude welcoming to its new conference.
The Cougars’ only touchdown came late in the first half on a 98-yard kickoff return by Matthew Golden, cutting TCU’s lead to 13-10. TCU immediately answered with a 16-yard touchdown run by Emani Bailey, and the Horned Frogs led 20-13 at halftime.
Bailey ran for 126 yards on 23 carries.
“We’ve just got to execute better,” TCU coach Sonny Dykes said. “We’ve been a little unsettled. We took a step in the right direction in getting more settled, but we’re still making a lot of mistakes.”
TCU’s defense held the Cougars in check. Quarterback Donovan Smith completed 18 of 35 passes for 245 yards, while the Cougars totaled 35 yards on 26 carries.
Houston was trying to bounce back from a double-overtime loss to cross-town rival Rice.
“It’s unacceptable,” Houston coach Dana Holgorsen said. “I thought we had a good plan coming in. We’re just not executing the plan or making plays. We can sit around and talk about how bad the offense is all night -- that’s on me. I thought the defense played their tail off.”
Houston receiver Samuel Brown entered the game leading the Big 12 with 15 receptions and 244 yards receiving through his first two games. Brown had another active game against TCU, making five catches for 99 yards.
Griffin Kell made three of five field goal attempts for TCU, including a 53-yarder.
THE TAKEAWAY
TCU: After entering Saturday’s game ranking 126th in the nation in allowing 343.5 passing yards per game, TCU’s secondary showed much improvement against Houston, aided in part by a much more aggressive pass rush up front. TCU had six sacks and eight tackles for loss.
Houston: The Cougars have one more non-conference game against Sam Houston before finishing out the season with eight Big 12 games. Finding an offensive rhythm and getting more from the running game could be key.
HE SAID IT
“Our team was ready to play. The energy in the stadium was awesome. It’s opening night for the Big 12 -- everything you want it to be. Let’s not forget this team played in the national championship game last year. They’re a good team.” -- Houston coach Dana Holgorsen
UP NEXT
TCU: The Horned Frogs return home to host SMU (2-1) on Saturday.
Houston: The Cougars host Conference USA newcomer Sam Houston (0-2) on Saturday night.
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C. Morris
4 QB 314 PaYds, 2 PaTDs, INT, 53 RuYds |
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S. Brown Jr.
11 WR 99 ReYds, 5 RECs |
Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 35 | 12 |
Rushing | 18 | 3 |
Passing | 15 | 8 |
Penalty | 2 | 1 |
3rd Down Conv | 6-15 | 4-15 |
4th Down Conv | 2-3 | 0-4 |
Total Net Yards | 564 | 266 |
Total Plays | 88 | 62 |
Avg Gain | 6.4 | 4.3 |
Net Yards Rushing | 250 | 41 |
Rush Attempts | 51 | 27 |
Avg Rush Yards | 4.9 | 1.5 |
Yards Passing | 314 | 225 |
Comp. - Att. | 24-37 | 17-35 |
Yards Per Pass | 7.5 | 4.7 |
Penalties - Yards | 7-75 | 7-60 |
Touchdowns | 4 | 0 |
Rushing TDs | 2 | 0 |
Passing TDs | 2 | 0 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
Fumbles - Lost | 1-1 | 0-0 |
Int. Thrown | 1 | 2 |
Punts - Avg | 2-44.0 | 4-46.0 |
Return Yards | 1 | 34 |
Punts - Returns | 1-0 | 1--1 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 2-1 | 1-35 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
C. Morris
4 QB
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C. Morris | 24/37 | 314 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
E. Bailey
9 RB
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E. Bailey | 23 | 126 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Morris
4 QB
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C. Morris | 12 | 53 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Sanders
2 RB
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T. Sanders | 8 | 48 | 1 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Battle
17 RB
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T. Battle | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Earle
11 WR
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J. Earle | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Wren
21 RB
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C. Wren | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Williams
3 WR
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S. Williams | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Cook
0 RB
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C. Cook | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Bech
18 WR
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J. Bech | 2 | -6 | 0 | 7 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Richardson
7 WR
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J. Richardson | 8 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Williams
3 WR
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S. Williams | 3 | 3 | 54 | 1 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Robinson
13 WR
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J. Robinson | 8 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Everhart
22 WR
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M. Everhart | 3 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
W. Thompson
84 WR
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W. Thompson | 2 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Bech
18 WR
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J. Bech | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
E. Bailey
9 RB
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E. Bailey | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Wiley
19 TE
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J. Wiley | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Curtis
81 TE
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C. Curtis | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Wren
21 RB
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C. Wren | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Bailey
27 WR
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J. Bailey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Earle
11 WR
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J. Earle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Nowell
87 WR
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B. Nowell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
J. Hodges
57 LB
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J. Hodges | 4-3 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N. Obiazor
4 LB
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N. Obiazor | 4-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Perry
3 S
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M. Perry | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Clark
21 S
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B. Clark | 3-0 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Bradford
28 S
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M. Bradford | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. McMillan
16 CB
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J. McMillan | 2-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Johnson
25 S
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J. Johnson | 2-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Camara
1 S
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A. Camara | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Banks Jr.
0 LB
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S. Banks Jr. | 2-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P. Oyewale
97 DL
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P. Oyewale | 2-3 | 2.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Newton
2 CB
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J. Newton | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Cooks Jr.
12 LB
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T. Cooks Jr. | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Z. Marcheselli
34 LB
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Z. Marcheselli | 1-0 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Helm
24 CB
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A. Helm | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Canada
7 CB
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C. Canada | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
V. Glover
26 CB
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V. Glover | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Ibukun-Okeyode
94 DL
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M. Ibukun-Okeyode | 1-1 | 0.5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Hodge
6 LB
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J. Hodge | 1-1 | 0.5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Jones
55 DL
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B. Jones | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Brown
59 DL
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T. Brown | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Misi
99 DL
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S. Misi | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Williams
52 DL
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D. Williams | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
G. Kell
39 K
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G. Kell | 3/5 | 53 | 3/4 | 12 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
J. Sandy
31 P
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J. Sandy | 2 | 44.0 | 1 | 45 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
M. Everhart
22 WR
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M. Everhart | 1 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
J. Earle 11 WR
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J. Earle | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
D. Smith
1 QB
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D. Smith | 17/35 | 225 | 0 | 2 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
S. Sneed
21 RB
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S. Sneed | 10 | 36 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P. Jenkins
23 RB
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P. Jenkins | 4 | 15 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Campbell
20 RB
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B. Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Smith
1 QB
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D. Smith | 12 | -10 | 0 | 15 |