2008 GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS Nov. 6, 2008 • Attendance: 45,666 Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah
Nov. 22, 2008 • Attendance: 32,823 Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas
No. 11 TCU
10
AIR FORCE
10
No. 9 UTAH
13
No. 15 TCU
44
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Brian Johnson threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Freddie Brown with 48 seconds left to cap an 80-yard drive that kept Utah’s BCS hopes alive with a 13-10 victory over TCU. The Utes, who improved to 10-0 for the second time in school history, were swarmed at midfield by the fans who made Rice-Eccles Stadium shake when Johnson rallied Utah to its first touchdown and saved the Utes’ postseason hopes. Johnson threw for 230 yards for the Utes, who JASON PHILLIPS, LB recovered on defense after allowing TCU to gain 202 yards in the first quarter. The Horned Frogs missed two field goal attempts in the fourth quarter either of which would have put TCU up by seven. Ross Evans bounced one kick off the left upright, then with 2:48 left he was wide right on a 35-yard attempt. Utah got the ball back on the 20 and Johnson led the Utes’ comeback. TCU nearly had the drive stopped, but on fourth-and-5 Johnson completed an 11 yard pass to Brown to the Frogs’ 15. Two plays later, Johnson found Brown on a slant for the winning score. Robert Johnson sealed it with an interception in the final seconds and Utah won despite getting outgained 416-275. Aaron Brown ran for 106 yards on 15 carries and Andy Dalton passed for 251 yards, but the Frogs hurt themselves with penalties and untimely breakdowns. TCU was called for 11 penalties and allowed two sacks on third downs that took the Frogs out of field goal range twice. Jason Phillips was one of three Frog defenders with 10 tackles, which included a sack. Score by Quarters TCU UTAH
1 10 3
2 0 3
3 0 0
4 Score 0 10 7 13
Scoring Summary First Quarter TCU - Evans, Ross 37-yard field goal, 9:54 TCU - Christian, Ryan 3-yard run, 6:16 UTAH - Sakoda, Louie 49-yard field goal, 2:37 Second Quarter UTAH - Sakoda, Louie 37-yard field goal, 0:00 Fourth Quarter UTAH - Brown, Freddie 9-yard pass from Johnson, Brian (Sakoda kick), 0:48 TEAM STATS First Downs Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yards (Net) Passes Comp-Att-Int Total Offense Plays-Yards Fumble Returns-Yards-Touchdowns Punt Returns-Yards-Touchdowns Kickoff Returns-Yards-Touchdowns Interception Returns-Yards-Touchdowns Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
TCU UTAH 20 17 39-165 25-45 251 230 16-37-2 24-41-0 76-416 66-275 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-10-0 4-33-0 2-34-0 3-73-0 0-0-0 2-37-0 6-41.0 8-36.8 0-0 2-0 11-70 2-10 31:44 28:16 8-of-19 4-of-15 0-of-1 1-of-2 2-4 2-2 2-10 4-48
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Andy Dalton threw two touchdown passes and ran for two more scores and the No. 15 Horned Frogs’ defense mostly smothered Air Force’s usually potent rushing attack to win their regular season finale 44-10. Air Force was held to 150 yards rushing - 111 of that coming on only two runs. The Falcons were averaging 279.7 yards per game, fourth-best among FBS teams. In Gary Patterson’s 99th game as the Frogs’ coach, they drove 60 yards on six plays on the opening ANDY DALTON, QB possession and led for good after Luke Shivers scored on a 3-yard run only 2:22 into the game. The Frogs gained more than 10 yards on eight plays in the first quarter, and led 10-0 after Ross Evans’ 32-yard field goal. Dalton, who finished 21-of-27 for 321 yards, had an 8-yard keeper for a touchdown and threw a 22-yard pass to Bart Johnson to give TCU a 24-3 halftime lead. Dalton hit Walter Bryant for another 22-yard score on the Frogs’ first second-half possession, then ran 7 yards for a TD. Air Force got its only touchdown in the fourth quarter when Jared Tew busted through the middle of the line into a wide-open gap for a 57-yard run. Score by Quarters AIR FORCE TCU
1 0 10
2 3 14
3 0 13
4 Score 7 10 7 44
Scoring Summary First Quarter TCU - Shivers, Luke 3-yard run (Evans kick), 12:38 TCU - Evans, Ross 32-yard field goal, 4:18 Second Quarter AF - Harrison, Ryan 36-yard field goal, 11:12 TCU - Dalton, Andy 8-yard run (Evans kick), 5:10 TCU - Johnson, Bart 22-yard pass from Dalton, Andy (Evans kick), 1:07 Third Quarter TCU - Bryant, Walter 22-yard pass from Dalton, Andy (Evans kick) 9:30 TCU - Dalton, Andy 7-yard run (Evans kick blocked) 0:54 Fourth Quarter AF - Tew, Jared 57-yard run (Harrison kick), 14:05 TCU - Watts, Justin 2-yard run (Evans kick), 9:05 TEAM STATS First Downs Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yards (Net) Passes Comp-Att-Int Total Offense Plays-Yards Fumble Returns-Yards-Touchdowns Punt Returns-Yards-Touchdowns Kickoff Returns-Yards-Touchdowns Interception Returns-Yards-Touchdowns Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
AF TCU 7 30 37-150 52-183 11 321 3-10-0 21-27-0 47-161 79-504 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 2-(-1)-0 7-129-0 2-31-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 6-38.8 2-46.0 2-0 2-0 2-23 5-30 21:28 38:32 4-of-13 7-of-12 0-of-1 1-of-2 1-1 6-6 4-26 1-10
Rushing TCU - Brown 15-106; Christian 12-43; Dalton 11-11; Watts 1-5. UTAH - Asiata 6-19; Wide 4-14; Mack 3-12; Johnson 8-10; Casteel 1-1; Louks 1-1; Team 1-minus-2; Brooks 1-minus-10.
INDIVIDUAL STATS Rushing TCU - Turner 9-50; Brown 11-45; Dalton 13-39; Jackson 7-28; Watts 4-12; Cavness 3-9; Christian 2-6; Shivers 1-3; Bryant 1-3. AF - Clark 14-63; Tew 4-63; Paffett 2-9; Newell 9-9; Lumpkin 2-8; Warzeka 1-4; Jefferson 2-3; Stephens 1-1; Halderman 1-0; Cousins 1-minus-10.
Passing TCU - Dalton 16-37-2-251. UTAH - Johnson 24-39-0-230; Asiata 0-1-0-0; Team 0-1-0-0.
Passing TCU - Dalton 21-27-0-321. AF - Jefferson 2-7-0-3; Smith 1-3-0-8; Cousins 0-0-0-0.
Receiving TCU - Young 6-97; Christian 4-69; Brown 2-5; Johnson 1-52; Hicks 1-19; Watts 1-6; Clay 1-3. UTAH - Brown 9-105; Godfrey 7-48; Casteel 5-77; Mack 2-6; Asiata 1-minus-6.
Receiving TCU - Young 5-100; Christian 5-67; Reagan 3-40; Bryant 2-38; Hicks 2-17; Johnson 1-22; Clay 1-22; Frosch 1-9; Brown 1-6. AF - Dekker 2-10; Cousins 1-1.
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