TCU
4-0 , 1-0
Texas Tech
3-1 , 0-1
No. 3 TCU Outlasts Texas Tech 55-52
9/26/2015 12:00:00 AM | Football
Sept. 26, 2015
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He ended up in perfect position, too, catching a tipped pass in the back of the end zone with 23 seconds left to give the No. 3 Horned Frogs a 55-52 victory over Texas Tech on Saturday.
''You never know with the ball, somebody might fumble, or anything like that,'' the senior running back said. ''So I knew there was a chance. Josh Doctson catches almost everything, but there's a chance. I knew he might not have caught it because it was a little high and the guy was behind him. So I just did what I was told and I followed the ball. I saw it the whole way and I caught it.''
Josh Doctson was relieved.
''He made the play,'' the senior receiver said. ''He saved us, so we're 4-0.''
On fourth-and-goal from the 4 in the Big 12 opener for both teams, Trevone Boykin's pass was high to Doctson, but he got a hand on it and Green grabbed the ball as he fell out of the end zone. A video review confirmed Green had control of the ball and got a foot in bounds.
Boykin threw four touchdown passes and finished with a career-high 509 yards for TCU (4-0, 1-0). He completed 34 of 54 passes and ran for 42 yards on 14 carries.
Doctson caught three touchdown passes and had 267 yards on 18 catches - all career highs.
Green rushed for one touchdown, and the Horned Frogs got a safety in the first quarter after the snap went over Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
TCU went ahead 48-45 on Kyle Hicks' 21-yard run with 8:22 left. Texas Tech answered after two clutch third-down plays when Mahomes found Justin Stockton on a 50-yard scoring pass with 5:55 to go.
The teams traded empty possession before the Horned Frogs started at their own 47 and drove downfield for the winning touchdown.
The Red Raiders didn't give up after TCU scored. On the final play of the game - after time expired and a defensive penalty on TCU - Mahomes found DeAndre Washington for a 24-yard gain. He pitched it to a lineman, who pitched it to a receiver who got the ball to Jakeem Grant. He was pushed out of bounds at the TCU 10 to end the game.
''I've gone from one baby aspirin to two,'' TCU coach Gary Patterson said. ''I may go extra-strength Tylenol. Jiminy Christmas.''
Doctson's 18 catches marked the first time a TCU receiver got at least 10 receptions in a game since Boykin got 10 as a receiver against West Virginia in 2013.
Team Stats
TCU 7, TTU 0
TCU - Doctson, Josh 9 yd pass from Boykin, Trevone (Oberkrom, Jaden kick) 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:54
TCU 7, TTU 7
TTU - Washington, De. 1 yd run (Hatfield, C. kick), 4 plays, 86 yards, TOP 1:09
TCU 9, TTU 7
TCU - TEAM 20 yd safety
TCU 16, TTU 7
TCU - Green, Aaron 1 yd run (Oberkrom, Jaden kick), 10 plays, 64 yards, TOP 3:48
TCU 16, TTU 14
TTU - Washington, De. 26 yd run (Hatfield, C. kick), 4 plays, 49 yards, TOP 1:32
TCU 16, TTU 21
TTU - Grant, Jakeem 44 yd pass from Mahomes, P. (Hatfield, C. kick) 3 plays, 63 yards, TOP 0:44
TCU 19, TTU 21
TCU - Oberkrom, Jaden 42 yd field goal 6 plays, 37 yards, TOP 1:46
TCU 26, TTU 21
TCU - Doctson, Josh 52 yd pass from Boykin, Trevone (Oberkrom, Jaden kick) 4 plays, 62 yards, TOP 0:53
TCU 26, TTU 28
TTU - Mahomes, P. 4 yd run (Hatfield, C. kick), 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:39
TCU 33, TTU 28
TCU - Doctson, Josh 5 yd pass from Boykin, Trevone (Oberkrom, Jaden kick) 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:11
TCU 33, TTU 35
TTU - Washington, De. 2 yd run (Hatfield, C. kick), 9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:47
TCU 40, TTU 35
TCU - Green, Aaron 7 yd run (Oberkrom, Jaden kick), 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:30
TCU 40, TTU 38
TTU - Hatfield, C. 37 yd field goal 8 plays, 59 yards, TOP 2:14
TCU 40, TTU 45
TTU - Washington, De. 1 yd run (Hatfield, C. kick), 12 plays, 86 yards, TOP 3:26
TCU 48, TTU 45
TCU - Hicks, Kyle 21 yd run (Boykin, Trevone pass), 6 plays, 79 yards, TOP 2:31
TCU 48, TTU 52
TTU - Stockton, J. 50 yd pass from Mahomes, P. (Hatfield, C. kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:27
TCU 55, TTU 52
TCU - Green, Aaron 4 yd pass from Boykin, Trevone (Oberkrom, Jaden kick) 9 plays, 53 yards, TOP 2:39
