2006 SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION
POINSETTIA BOWL
#25 TCU 37, No. Illinois 7 ∙ Dec. 19, 2006 SAN DIEGO — Penned in by a bunch of tough Horned Frogs, Garrett Wolfe had nowhere to run. The national rushing leader was held to 28 yards, a whopping 130 below his average, and No. 25 TCU won a Poinsettia Bowl mismatch against Northern Illinois 37-7. While Wolfe was repeatedly stuffed by one of the nation’s best defenses, led by end Tommy Blake, Horned Frogs quarterback Jeff Ballard ran for three touchdowns and threw for another. Ballard looked like more of a running back as he scored on runs of 10, 1 and 6 yards. He threw a 6-yard TD pass to tight end Brent Hecht and finished with 258 passing yards. TCU’s Lonta Hobbs rushed for 114 yards and one TD. Wolfe came in leading the nation with an average of 158.3 yards rushing and 178.9 all-purpose yards. The Horned Frogs, though, were fourth nationally in run defense after allowing only 67.6 yards per game. TCU kept alive its string of not allowing a 100-yard rusher, one of only four teams to do so this year. Wolfe, who carried 20 times, came dangerously close to his career-low of 24 yards set in his first game, the 2004 season opener. The Huskies had only five first downs and 60 yards of total offense, compared to 23 first downs and 456 yards for TCU. – Associated Press
2007 TEXAS BOWL
TCU 20, Houston 13 ∙ Dec. 28, 2007 HOUSTON — Justin Watts had scored exactly one touchdown in his career at TCU before the Texas Bowl. TD No. 2 marked the go-ahead touchdown early in the fourth quarter to help TCU to a 20-13 win over Houston. The junior wove through the defense and danced into the end zone for an 8-yard touchdown run that made it 17-10 and gave TCU (8-5) its first lead of the game against its old Southwest Conference rival. He and Ryan Christian split carries against Houston (8-5) after starter Joseph Turner injured his knee in the first quarter and didn’t return. Quarterback Andy Dalton also ran for a touchdown for TCU. Dalton was 21-of-30 for 249 yards with one interception. Watts and Christian combined for 88 yards rushing on 12 carries. A 15-yard leaping reception by Jimmy Young on third down kept the drive that ended in Watts’ touchdown going. Young outjumped Carson Blackmon to grab the ball and managed to keep his left leg in bounds as he landed. It was initially ruled an incomplete pass, but the call was overturned after a review by officials. The Cougars had a chance to tie it with less than 30 seconds to play but Case Keenum’s pass sailed just beyond the fingertips of Jeron Harvey in the end zone. He had two more shots at the end zone, but the ball fell short on the first one and Chase Ortiz hit him as he threw the second one to end the game.
2008 SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION
POINSETTIA BOWL
#11 TCU 17, #9 Boise State 16 ∙ Dec. 23, 2008 SAN DIEGO — Joseph Turner dove into the end zone for the winning score, and LaDainian Tomlinson went nuts on the sideline. Turner’s 17-yard run midway through the fourth quarter gave the No. 11 Horned Frogs their first lead of the night, during a 17-16 victory over No. 9 and previously undefeated Boise State in the Poinsettia Bowl. BSU was trying to finish 13-0 for the second time in three seasons. The Broncos took a 10-0 lead on Ian Johnson’s 20-yard touchdown run midway through the first quarter, but their high-scoring offense bogged down against TCU’s fast, aggressive defense. TCU piled up yards if not points until finally wearing down the Broncos’ defense in the fourth quarter. The Horned Frogs moved 80 yards in 10 plays on the winning drive, with Turner finishing it off by shedding a tackle inside the 5-yard line and diving into the end zone for a 17-13 lead. After Turner’s TD, Boise State got to the TCU 14 before having to settle for Kyle Brotzman’s 33-yard field goal to pull to 17-16. The Broncos got the ball back with 6 seconds left on their 33 and tried to lateral the ball after a catch, but Jeremy Childs’ desperation flip was grabbed by TCU’s Matt Panfil. TCU outgained Boise State 472 yards to 250. – Associated Press
-Associated Press
TCU 37, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 7 Northern Illinois TCU
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Attendance - 29, 709 TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties
NIU TCU 5 23 29-(-20) 46-198 80 258 122 127 6-19-1 19-29-0 9-40.6 6-27.3 1-0 2-0 0-0 7-80
TCU 17, BOISE STATE 16 Boise State TCU
10 3 0 3 — 16 0 7 3 7 — 17
Attendance — 62,097 TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushing yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards
UH TCU 20 19 30-32 39-116 335 249 83 120 23-38-0 21-30-1 6-50.2 7-37.6 0-0 0-0 6-73 11-85
Attendance - 34,628 TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties
BSU TCU 15 28 20-28 51-275 222 197 153 105 22-35-1 22-36-2 4-48.0 4-32.0 2-1 1-0 4-25 6-63
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing NIU — Wolfe 20-28, Anderson 3-4, Britt 1-(-4), Nicholson 5-(-48). TCU — Hobbs 18-19, Brown 14-52, Ballard 11-19, Massey 3-18.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing UH — Alridge 15-29, Kohn 1-5, Ganaway 1-0, Keenum 13-(-2). TCU — Watts 12-46, 1 TD, Christian 12-42, Dalton 11-17, 1 TD, Turner 3-10, Dickerson 1-1.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing BSU — Johnson 7-28, 1 TD, Harper 3-6, Perretta 5-4, Avery 2-1, Moore 2-(-10) TCU — Brown 14-12, 1 TD, Turner 16-84, 1 TD, Dalton 16-84, Kerley 4-10, Christian 1-6
Passing NIU — Nicholson 6-18-1, 80 yards, 0 TD. Morris 0-1-0. TCU — Ballard 19-29-0, 258 yards, 1 TD
Passing UH — Keenum, 23-38-0, 335 yards, 1 TD. TCU — Dalton, 21-31-1, 249 yards, 0 TD.
Passing BSU — Moore 22-35-1, 222 yards, 0 TD. TCU — Dalton 22-35-1, 197 yards, 0 TD, Kerley 0-1-1.
Receiving NIU — Carter 2-14, Wolfe 2-2, Simon 1-62, Davis 1-2. TCU — Harmon 6-94, Hobbs 3-61, Moore 2-26, Reagan 2-23, Bryant 2-20, Andrus 1-12, Brown 1-8, Massey 1-8, Hecht 1-6.
Receiving UH — Avery 10-120, McDaniel 5-55, Harvey 4-64, Kohn 1-67, 1 TD, Gilbert 1-16, Castile 1-9, Alridge 1-4. TCU — Dickerson 3-57, Bryant 3-56, Reagan 3-35, Christian 3-30, Kerley 3-15, B. Johnson 2-17, Young 1-15, Turner 1-12, Frosch 1-9, Watts 1-3.
Receiving BSU — Childs 7-61, Pettis 4-64, Johnson 3-(-5), Perretta 2-78, Hawkins 2-10, Avery 1-6, Bissell 1-3, Brockel 1-3, Martin 1-1. TCU — Bryant 6-67, Christian 6-53, Young 5-62, Brown 2-(-3), Reagan 1-11, Clay 1-7, Turner 1-0.
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