TCU
12-0 , 9-0
Iowa State
4-8 , 1-8
12-0! Horned Frogs Roll Past Iowa State
11/26/2022 8:19:00 PM | Football
TCU dominant in a 62-14 victory
The Horned Frogs are 12-0 for the third time in their history and first since 2010, when it went 13-0 en route to winning the Rose Bowl. TCU is the first Big 12 team to be 12-0 since Texas in 2009 and the first to go 9-0 in conference play since Oklahoma in 2016.
TCU started fast, scoring on its first four possessions during which it added a 36-yard interception return for a touchdown by Millard Bradford. The Horned Frogs built a 24-0 first-quarter lead and led 34-7 at the half. TCU scored a second defensive touchdown on a 57-yard interception return for a touchdown by Josh Newton in the third quarter.
TCU scored 62 points and had 377 yards against an Iowa State team that was eighth nationally in scoring defense (16.5 points per game) and sixth in total defense (277.3 yards per game).
The Horned Frogs received the opening kickoff and drove 73 yards in nine plays for the first score of the game. On a 4th-and-2 at the Iowa State 19, Max Duggan lofted a pass over the middle to a wide open Geor'Quarius Spivey in the end zone for a 7-0 lead. Griffin Kell's 36-yard field goal made it 10-0 with 4:54 left in the first quarter.
Kendre Miller broke several tackles on a 25-yard scoring run to build the margin to 17-0. Miller later added a 1-yard scoring run to extend his nation's best streak to 13 consecutive games with a rushing touchdown. The streak is also second-longest in TCU history, behind only LaDainian Tomlinson (15, 1999-00).
Bradford's Pick 6 came on the first play after Miller's first touchdown, giving TCU two scores in 8 seconds and a 24-0 lead with 2:03 to play in the first quarter.
After Iowa State cut the deficit to 24-7, Emari Demercado returned the ensuing kickoff 62 yards to set up a career long 54-yard field goal by Kell to extend TCU's lead back to 27-7. The Kell kick was the fifth-longest field goal in TCU history.
Duggan completed 17-of-24 passes for 212 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions. His 29 touchdown passes are third-most in a season at TCU. He had second-half scoring tosses of 2 yards to Savion Williams and 13 yards to Jordan Hudson, one of two scoring grabs for the true freshman.
Up Next
TCU will face Kansas State in the Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship Game next Saturday, Dec. 3, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington at 11 a.m. on ABC.
Team Stats
ISU 0, TCU 7
TCU - Spivey,Geor’quarius 19 yd pass from Duggan,Max (Kell,Griffin kick) 9 plays, 73 yards, TOP 04:41
ISU 0, TCU 10
TCU - Kell,Griffin 36 yd field goal 10 plays, 53 yards, TOP 03:22
ISU 0, TCU 17
TCU - Miller,Kendre 25 yd run (Kell,Griffin kick), 3 plays, 45 yards, TOP 01:16
ISU 0, TCU 24
TCU - Bradford,Millard 36 yd interception (Kell,Griffin kick)
ISU 7, TCU 24
ISU - Hanika,DeShawn 15 yd pass from Dekkers,Hunter (Gilbert,Jace kick) 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:47
ISU 7, TCU 27
TCU - Kell,Griffin 54 yd field goal 4 plays, yards, TOP 01:38
ISU 7, TCU 34
TCU - Miller,Kendre 1 yd run (Kell,Griffin kick), 6 plays, 22 yards, TOP 01:09
ISU 7, TCU 41
TCU - Williams,Savion 2 yd pass from Duggan,Max (Kell,Griffin kick) 9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 04:15
ISU 7, TCU 48
TCU - Hudson,Jordan 13 yd pass from Duggan,Max (Kell,Griffin kick) 6 plays, 38 yards, TOP 03:30
ISU 7, TCU 55
TCU - Newton,Josh 57 yd interception (Kell,Griffin kick)
ISU 14, TCU 55
ISU - Silas,Deon 19 yd run (Shackford,Keegan kick), 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:16
ISU 14, TCU 62
TCU - Hudson,Jordan 2 yd pass from Morris,Chandler (Kell,Griffin kick) 13 plays, 97 yards, TOP 07:53
