Football Blanks Navy, 24-0
9/30/2000 12:00:00 AM | Football
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| TCU's LaDainian Tomlinson (5) runs as Navy's Chris Lepore (26) dives to stop him Saturday, Sept. 30, 2000, at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Gail Burton) |
Casey Printers was 14-of-17 for 188 yards and two touchdowns for the Horned Frogs (4-0). Navy fell to 0-4.
Tomlinson, who had 33 carries, broke TCU's career rushing record, pushing his total to 3,645 yards.
TCU put together touchdown drives of 81, 85 and 67 yards, keyed by Printers' passing. The 81-yard march in the second quarter ended with Matt Schobel's 9-yard catch. Schobel also had a 13-yarder in the drive, and Printers hit Cedric James for 27 yards
Tomlinson, who had only 13 yards in the first touchdown drive, scored the second TD on a 4-yard run. He ran for 24 yards, while Printers completed four passes for 45 yards, in the 85-yard march.
Fullback George Layne, who had a 20-yard burst in the first scoring drive, added a 27-yard run on the final play of the third quarter. That drive finished with a 23-yard pass from Printers to Layne that made it 24-0 with 14:12 remaining.
Layne finished with 78 yards on seven carries.
Navy's longest drive took the Midshipmen to the TCU 13. But a penalty moved them back 5 yards, and they ended up missing a field goal in the closing seconds of the first half.
The Midshipmen were held to 120 yards total offense, and crossed midfield only twice. TCU has not allowed a touchdown in its last eight quarters, while Navy has been blanked for six periods.
FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- -----TCU (18) 3 7 7 7 24NAVY 0 0 0 0 0 FINALSCORING SUMMARY1ST QTR: TCU - FG, CHRIS KAYLAKIE 33 YD, 4:102ND QTR: TCU - TD, MATT SCHOBEL 9 YD PASS FROM CASEY PRINTERS (CHRIS KAYLAKIE KICK), 10:143RD QTR: TCU - TD, LADAINIAN TOMLINSON 4 YD RUN (CHRIS KAYLAKIE KICK), 11:564TH QTR: TCU - TD, GEORGE LAYNE 23 YD PASS FROM CASEY PRINTERS (CHRIS KAYLAKIE KICK), 0:48
