TCU Postgame Notes
10/30/2002 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct. 30, 2002
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TCU Postgame Notes
General Notes
* TCU is now 7-1 on the season and has won seven straight games.
* TCU is now 4-1 in Conference USA play, while Southern Miss fell to 3-1 in C-USA.
* At 4-1 in C-USA, the Horned Frogs sit in sole possession of first place in the conference.
* The Horned Frogs' winning streak is now at seven games, tying for the sixth-longest in school history.
* TCU leads the all-time series against Southern Miss 3 games to 1, and has won two straight.
* TCU, who led 13-0 at halftime, has not trailed at intermission yet this season.
* Tonight's attendance was 26,612.
Defensive Notes
* The Horned Frogs have allowed just 13 first-half points in their four home games this season (SMU-0, North Texas-3, Houston-10, Southern Miss-0).
* Jared Smitherman's 37-yard interception return for a touchdown was his first career touchdown and his second career interception.
* TCU had a season-high nine sacks, which included LaMarcus McDonald's team-high four.
* McDonald was credited with 16 tackles on the evening, six for losses.
Offensive Notes
* Quarterback Sean Stilley entered the game in the second quarter when starter Tye Gunn was injured. It was Stilley's first action since he suffered a right shoulder injury in a victory over North Texas on Sept. 21. Stilley started the first four games of the season prior to his injury.
* Gunn left the game with 5:40 left in the third quarter after suffering a right knee injury. He did not return.
* Freshman Lonta Hobbs had a career-high three rushing scores tonight, and has seven in his last three games.
* Hobbs is the first TCU player to score three TDs in a game this season.
* Hobbs rushed for 123 yards on the night. It was his second straight 100-yard game.
* The Horned Frogs have scored at least 34 points in each of their last four games, and have totaled 162 over that time (40.5 per game).
* The 162 points by the Frogs are the most in a four-game span since they totaled 165 from Sept. 22-Oct. 13, 1990. It ranks as the second-most all-time by TCU over a four-game span.
Special Teams Notes
* Placekicker Nick Browne connected on a 29-yard field goal in the first quarter to move into sole possession of second place on TCU's single-season field goal list with 17. After making three field goals tonight, he has 19, and is just four shy of the Horned Frogs' record of 23 set by Lou Groza award-winner Michael Reeder in 1995.
