TCU
3-4 , 1-3
West Virginia
3-4 , 1-3
Horned Frogs Edged by Mountaineers
10/23/2021 10:55:00 PM | Football
Davis returns opening kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown
TCU started fast as Derius Davis returned the game's opening kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown. It was his fourth career special teams score. His three career punt returns for touchdowns are tied for second in program history. It was the first time TCU returned the game's opening kickoff for a touchdown since at least 1996.
West Virginia utilized its ball control offense in the first quarter to take a 10-7 lead, scoring on its two possessions. In the opening 15 minutes, the Mountaineers held a 23-7 edge in plays from scrimmage and an 11:36 to 3:24 advantage in time of possession.
Trailing 13-7, TCU went for it on 4th-and-3 from the West Virginia 5 and regained a 14-13 lead as a scrambling Max Duggan found a wide open Taye Barber in the end zone with 5:17 left in the second quarter.
Duggan passed for 244 yards on 16-of-26 attempts to give him 5,465 in his career, moving him past Casey Pachell (5,415, 2010-13) into fifth place in TCU history.
After West Virginia went back on top, Griffin Kell's 24-yard field goal with 14 seconds left in the second quarter cut TCU's deficit to 20-17 at the half.
TCU's Quentin Johnston had five receptions for 113 yards to top the 100-yard mark for the second straight game and fourth time in his career.
Dee Winters led TCU defensively with a career-high 12 tackles, while Corey Bethley had a sack.
Up Next
TCU will be on the road for the third time in four games when it travels to Kansas State next Saturday, Oct. 30, for a 2:30 p.m. contest on ESPNU.
Team Stats
WVU 0, TCU 7
TCU - Davis,Derius 100 yd kickoff return (Kell,Griffin kick)
WVU 3, TCU 7
WVU - Legg,Casey 27 yd field goal 9 plays, 79 yards, TOP 3:44
WVU 10, TCU 7
WVU - Brown,Leddie 5 yd run (Legg,Casey kick), 15 plays, 94 yards, TOP 7:47
WVU 13, TCU 7
WVU - Legg,Casey 38 yd field goal 6 plays, 71 yards, TOP 3:20
WVU 13, TCU 14
TCU - Barber,Taye 5 yd pass from Duggan,Max (Kell,Griffin kick) 9 plays, 76 yards, TOP 3:48
WVU 20, TCU 14
WVU - Brown,Leddie 1 yd run (Legg,Casey kick), 6 plays, 65 yards, TOP 2:26
WVU 20, TCU 17
TCU - Kell,Griffin 24 yd field goal 9 plays, 68 yards, TOP 2:34
WVU 23, TCU 17
WVU - Legg,Casey 49 yd field goal 5 plays, 10 yards, TOP 2:50
WVU 29, TCU 17
WVU - Brown,Leddie 3 yd run (O'Laughlin,Mike passfailed), 3 plays, 15 yards, TOP 1:19
