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OLIVER SETS RECEIVING RECORD
It was a record-setting day for TCU when the Horned Frogs Two big air strikes accounted for 151 of Jimmy Oliver’s 206 stood toe-to-toe with the 1990 Houston Cougars, who had yards in TCU’s Southwest Conference showdown with Texas one of the most prolific offenses ever in college football. Tech in 1994, but it was his other five catches for a modest 55 yards that catapulted him into the Horned Frog record book. Houston eventually rolled past TCU, 56-35, but not before countless records – school, conference and NCAA – were Late in the fourth quarter, Oliver – who already had touchdown broken. receptions of 89 and 62 yards – caught a two-yard pass from quarterback Max Knake to move ahead of Vernon Wells for Frogs’ quarterback Matt Vogler helped account for nine of the school’s record for most receiving yards in a game. those shattered marks. Oliver’s record-setting day, which was 12th best in the SWC at His 690 yards passing set new school, conference and NCAA the time, helped lead TCU past Texas Tech, 24-17. records. He also helped the Frogs set the most yards offense by a losing team (736). Along with his Cougar counterpart, The 18-year-old record came under attack in the second David Klingler, Vogler helped set records for combined total quarter when Knake hit Oliver in stride at the Frogs’ 30-yard offense (1,563) and most yards passing by opposing teams line. The sprinter from Adamson High School in Dallas did the (1,253) – both SWC and NCAA marks. rest. He raced 89 yards to complete the one-play, 11-second drive. Vogler still holds three TCU records for passing – all were set in that 1990 game at The Astrodome. That score gave TCU an early 10-0 advantage. The previous NCAA mark for passing yards in a game was held by Utah’s Scott Mitchell when he threw for 631 yards against Air Force in 1988. Houston’s Andre Ware held the conference record with 517-yard performance against SMU in 1989. Vogler connected with eight different receivers, but Steven Shipley carried most of the load. He finished with 11 receptions and 154 yards – both career bests.
LT RUNS LOOSE AGAINST MINERS
LaDainian Tomlinson broke the NCAA Division I-A rushing record, gaining 406 yards and scoring six touchdowns in TCU’s 52-24 victory over Texas-El Paso. Tomlinson carried 43 times and topped the record held by Tony Sands of Kansas, who rushed for 396 yards on 58 carries against Missouri on Nov. 23, 1991. “All the credit goes to the offensive line. They’ve done a great job of creating holes all season,” Tomlinson said. “I need to buy them a couple of steaks.”
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While Tomlinson is the first major-college rusher to gain 400 yards in a game, he is the sixth overall in the NCAA. The record is 441 yards by Dante Brown of Division III Marietta College in 1996.
Touchdown runs of 70 and 63 yards on consecutive carrries in the fourth quarter got Tomlinson close to the record. So even with a 45-25 lead, TCU sent him back out for its final drive of the game, and he broke the 400-yard barrier with a sevenOliver, who was well known for his blazing speed, was a yard carry. Southwest Conference indoor 55-meter and 55-meter hurdles champion. There was a rumor that he clocked a 4.15 in the 40- “If he’s so close to something like that, you’ve got to let him finish it off,” said TCU coach Dennis Franchione. “After three yard dash on one occasion. first-half turnovers, I was a little punchy about what to call in His speed showed up again in the third quarter, when Oliver the second half. The smart thing to do was to give the ball and Knake teamed up for a 62-yard strike down the middle of to No. 5.” the Red Raider defense.
Vogler had two big strikes against Houston. He had an 80- Oliver’s second touchdown put TCU in front of Texas Tech, 16yard TD pass in the first quarter and an 88-yard touchdown 14, but the Frogs had to rally again in the fourth quarter to toss in the second quarter. defeat the Red Raiders in front of 43,219. Vogler, who also holds the second-most passing yards in a Before Wells set the record of 204 yards in 1976 versus game with 419, is 282 yards in front of No. 3 on the all-time Tennessee, TCU’s receiving record was 37 years old. Earl Clark list, Steve Stamp. held the mark that Wells broke, 177 yards on 10 catches, since 1939. He set the record against Temple.
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