TCU-Air Force Post-Game Notes
9/10/2011 12:00:00 AM | Football
Sept. 10, 2011
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No. 25 TCU vs. Air Force
Sept. 10, 2011
Attendance: 42,107
Final: No. 25 TCU 35, Air Force 19
Team Notes
*TCU won its 18th consecutive Mountain West game, tying the league record held by BYU (2006-08). The Horned Frogs haven't lost an MW contest since Nov. 6, 2008 at Utah.
*In the four previous seasons TCU won its MW opener, the Horned Frogs went on to post a combined 31-1 league record.
*TCU had a touchdown drive on its opening possession for the second straight game.
*The Horned Frogs scored in their 231st consecutive game, a streak that currently ranks as the third-longest in the nation and 12th all-time. TCU hasn't been shut out since Nov. 16, 1991 at Texas.
*TCU improved to 34-1 in day games and 60-4 in Saturday contests since 2005.
*TCU held the ball for 32:39 compared to 27:21 for Air Force. The Frogs have won 53 of the last 56 games when leading in time of possession.
*The TCU offense finished the game 9-of-16 on third-down conversions and also was successful on its only fourth-down attempt of the contest.
Individual Notes
*Today's victory gave TCU head coach Gary Patterson his 99th career win against just 29 losses.
*TCU had three defensive players (linebacker Kenny Cain, safety Trent Thomas and cornerback Kevin White) make their first career starts today.
*Casey Pachall's completion percentage of 80.0 percent (20-0f-25) tied former Frog signal caller Tye Gunn for the eighth-best single-game rate in TCU history. Gunn went 12-of-15 against Army in 2002.
*Pachall's 11 consecutive completions to start the game tied Andy Dalton (vs. Baylor, 2010) for second all-time in most consecutive completions at TCU. The Horned Frog record is 14 by Jeff Ballard against San Diego State in 2006.
*Matthew Tucker rushed for 95 yards Saturday on 16 carries. He totaled two rushing touchdowns in a game for the fourth time in his career.
*Tucker's first-half touchdown runs of 1 and 3 yards gave him two straight games with a rushing score. He now has 18 career rushing touchdowns, tops among active Horned Frogs.
*Luke Shivers' 3-yard first-quarter touchdown reception was his 10th career score (eight rushing, two receiving) on just 21 touches.
*Ross Evans kicked five PATs, moving him to within seven points of LaDainian Tomlinson's TCU career scoring record (324 points). Evans now has scored 317 career points.
*Evans had two touchbacks to give him four on the season.
*Defensive end Stansly Maponga forced a fumble for the second straight game with Trent Thomas recording his first career fumble recovery.
*True freshman wide receiver David Porter had a 21-yard touchdown reception, giving him two scores on his first three career catches. Porter finished with two catches for 29 yards.
*Waymon James' 4-yard third-quarter scoring run was his first touchdown of the season and sixth of his career.
*Johnny Fobbs totaled a career-best nine stops to lead TCU in tackles for the first time in his career. Fobbs recorded his previous best of two tackles three times previously in his career.
*Other Frogs with multiple tackles who recorded career highs in stops included: Kenny Cain (7), Jon Koontz (6), Braylon Broughton (4), Jonathan Anderson (3), Chuck Hunter (3), David Johnson (3), Trent Thomas (3) and Antonio Graves (2).
*The first career tackle for loss for sophomore defensive end Jon Koontz was a 3-yard stop behind the line of scrimmage on a 4th-and-3 at the TCU 48. It set up a subsequent 49-yard TCU touchdown drive. Koontz totaled two tackles for loss in the game.
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