2016 TCU FOOTBALL
BOWL HISTORY 2008 SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION
POINSETTIA BOWL
2010 TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL
#11 TCU 17, #9 Boise State 16 ∙ Dec. 23, 2008
#6 Boise State 17, #3 TCU 10 ∙ Jan. 4, 2010
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.
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Boise State reached into its bag of tricks again and stunned TCU in a Fiesta Bowl duel of unbeaten BCS busters. It was the first time two schools from leagues without automatic BCS bids have met in one of college football’s biggest bowls. After the Broncos pulled off a gutsy fake punt at their own 33-yard line, Doug Martin scored the decisive touchdown to give No. 6 Boise State a 17-10 victory over third-ranked TCU. A 10-10 stalemate came alive when punter Kyle Brotzman hit wide-open Kyle Efaw with a 30-yard strike with about 9 minutes to play. Four plays later, Martin dove over a tackler from 2 yards out as the Broncos became the second school ever to go 14-0, joining Ohio State in 2002. The Broncos caught the Horned Frogs napping on the fake punt by Brotzman. Kellen Moore then completed three straight passes to advance to the 2, and Martin scored to put Boise State up 17-10 with 7:21 to go. TCU took over at its own 1 with 1:06 remaining and marched to the Boise State 30 before cornerback Brandyn Thompson disrupted a pass by Andy Dalton, and Winston Venable picked it off to end the threat. Thompson set up the winning drive with his second interception of the game. He returned his first pick 51 yards for the game’s first score. TCU’s touchdown came on a 30-yard pass from Dalton to Curtis Clay that pulled the Frogs to within 10-7 at halftime.
– Associated Press
2011 ROSE BOWL
#3 TCU 21, #5 Wisconsin 19 ∙ Jan. 1, 2011 PASADENA, Calif. — Andy Dalton threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score, linebacker Tank Carder swatted down a 2-point conversion pass attempt with 2 minutes to play, and No. 3 TCU completed a perfect season with its first Rose Bowl victory, 21-19 over fourth-ranked Wisconsin on Saturday. Bart Johnson caught an early TD pass and recovered a late onside kick for the Mountain West champion Horned Frogs (13-0), who followed up their second straight unbeaten regular season by busting the BCS in dramatic fashion. Dalton passed for 219 yards for TCU, which won’t win the national title - that will go to either Auburn or Oregon. They meet in the BCS championship game in nine days. Luke Shivers’ 1-yard TD run put TCU ahead 21-13 early in the third quarter, but neither team scored again until Wisconsin mounted a 77-drive in the waning minutes. Montee Ball rushed for a 4-yard score with 2 minutes to play, but Carder made a perfectly timed leap at the line to bat down Scott Tolzien’s throw to the end zone. The intended receiver was open in the end zone. Dalton went 15 for 23 and rushed for a first-quarter score, winning the game’s offensive MVP award. But the defense deserved the credit for hanging on when TCU couldn’t score in the game’s final 26 minutes. Carder was the leader all game and the man at the end. – Associated Press
– Associated Press
TCU 17, BOISE STATE 16 Boise State TCU
10 3 0 3 — 16 0 7 3 7 — 17
BOISE STATE 17, TCU 10 Boise State TCU
7 3 0 7 — 17 0 7 3 0 — 10
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
10 3 0 6 — 19 14 0 7 0 — 21
Attendance — 73,227 TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushing yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards
BSU TCU 16 17 32-77 36-20 240 272 161 153 24-40-0 25-44-3 8-44.4 8-48.4 1-1 2-0 7-70 7-53
Attendance — 94,118 TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushing yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards
WIS TCU 20 18 46-226 26-82 159 219 171 248 12-21-0 15-23-0 3-42.0 4-36.5 1-0 0-0 6-41 4-20
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
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing BSU — Martin 16-42, 1 TD, Avery 12-20, Young 3-16, Moore 1-(-1) TCU — Turner 7-22, Tucker 1-9, Wesley 2-8, Jackson 1-7, Dalton 9-(-10)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing WIS — Ball 22-132; Clay 11-76; White 8-23; Nortman 1-11; Tolzien 4-(-16). TCU — Dalton 9-28, 1 TD; James 4-24; Tucker 4-15; Wesley 4-13; Kerley 2-5; Shivers 1-1, 1 TD.
Passing BSU — Moore 22-35-1, 222 yards, 0 TD. TCU — Dalton 22-35-1, 197 yards, 0 TD, Kerley 0-1-1.
Passing BSU — Ke. Moore 23-39-0, 211 yards; Brotzman 1-1-0, 29 yards. TCU — Dalton 25-44-3, 272 yards, 1 TD
Passing WIS — Tolzien 12-21-0, 159 yards. TCU — Dalton 15-23-1, 219 yards, 1 TD.
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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TCU 21, WISCONSIN 19 Wisconsin TCU
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Receiving BSU — Young 8-72, Efaw 4-75, Ki, Moore 4-28, Potter 2-21, Burroughs 2-9, Gallarda 1-16, Avery 1-13, Pettis 1-5, Martin 1-1 TCU — Kerley 6-65, Christian 5-40, Young 4-68, Hicks 4-45, B. Johnson 3-12, Clay 2-39, 1 TD, Tucker 1-3
Receiving WIS — Kendricks 4-36; Toon 3-46; Gilreath 2-23; Ewing 1 -28; Abbrederis 1-16; Anderson 1-10. TCU — Kerley 6-58; Young 5-57; Boyce 1-44; Wesley 1-33; B. Johnson 1-23, 1 TD; Hicks 1-4.