Frogs Rally From 17 Down To Defeat Army
10/2/2004 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct. 2, 2004
By MARK JOHNSON
Associated Press Writer
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) - Lonta Hobbs scored his second touchdown with 41 seconds left to rally TCU to a 21-17 victory over Army on Saturday that extended the Black Knights' losing streak to 19 games, the longest in the nation.
TCU needed to score 21 straight points to beat an Army team that has not won at home since defeating Tulane 42-37 on Oct. 27, 2001.
Hobbs ran for 106 yards, and his closing 2-yard scoring run capped an 11-play, 62-yard drive. Brandon Hassell, replacing an ineffective Kyle Kummer at quarterback, completed 14 of 23 passes for 158 yards and one touchdown for TCU (3-2, 1-1).
Carlton Jones ran for 108 yards and one touchdown for Army (0-4, 0-2). Zac Dahman, starting his first game for Army this season, completed 12 of 26 attempts for 214 yards.
TCU's offense entered the game ranked 26th in the country, but struggled in the first half as Army took control.
Dahman hit Jacob Murphy with a 54-yard strike on the second play of Army's first possession and Tielor Robinson scored on a 3-yard run three plays later. That put the Black Knights up 7-0, giving them their first lead this season.
On Army's next possession Dahman hit Walter Hill with a 35-yard pass to move Army to the TCU 10. That set up Carlton Jones' 10-yard TD run, putting the Black Knights ahead 14-0. Austin Miller later capped a 13-play drive with a 25-yard field goal to Army up 17-0 with 2:28 left in the first quarter.
But TCU wasn't done.
An 11-yard touchdown run by Hobbs capped an 75-yard drive and gave TCU its first score with 5:58 left in the third quarter. On its next possession, TCU mounted an 89-yard drive capped by Hassell's 29-yard TD pass to Cody McCarty.
