TCU
9-0 , 6-0
Texas Tech
4-5 , 2-4
Football Moves to 9-0, Wins 34-24
11/5/2022 4:18:00 PM | Football
Miller's 158 yards puts him over 1,000 for the season
The No. 7 Horned Frogs are 9-0 for the first time since 2010, when they went 13-0 en route to winning the Rose Bowl.
TCU defeated the Red Raiders for a fourth consecutive season and seventh time in nine years. The four-game winning streak is the Horned Frogs' longest since they won the first five games in the series from 1926-30.
Miller has 1,009 yards on the season as he became TCU's first 1,000-yard rusher since 2016 when Kyle Hicks had 1,042. Miller's 2-yard scoring run 35 seconds into the fourth quarter provided TCU's go-ahead score, making it a 20-17 game. It was also his 10th consecutive game with a rushing touchdown.
On the ensuing series after Miller's score, TCU's defense came up big with a fourth-down stop when Texas Tech went with a quarterback keeper on a 4th-and-2 at its 36. Namdi Obiazor and Johnny Hodges combined on the tackle for a 2-yard loss. It set up TCU with a short field and it took just three plays to go 34 yards with Derius Davis on the receiving end of a Max Duggan 23-yard touchdown pass, one of his two on the day. It gave TCU a 27-17 lead with 10:53 to play.
On the Red Raiders' next possession, another fourth-down stop for TCU inside Texas Tech territory again set up a short drive for a touchdown. Duggan's 16-yard scoring toss to Emari Demercado extended the Horned Frogs' lead to 34-17 with 5:46 remaining.
TCU started fast. After forcing a 3-and-out on the game's opening series, Davis returned the ensuing punt 82 yards for a touchdown. It was the fifth career punt return for a touchdown by Davis, giving him solo possession of the top spot in TCU history. He broke a tie with KaVontae Turpin (4, 2015-18). Davis, who also has a kickoff return for a score, tied Turpin's TCU record of six career special teams touchdowns.
Griffin Kell had first-half field goals of 40 and 30 yards, the latter with 9 seconds left in the second quarter, to give TCU a 13-10 lead at the half. Kell is now 10-of-10 on the season.
Up Next
TCU is at Texas next Saturday, Nov. 12, at 6:30 p.m. on ABC.
Team Stats
TTU 0, TCU 7
TCU - Davis,Derius 82 yd punt return (Kell,Griffin kick)
TTU 7, TCU 7
TTU - Bradley,Jerand 47 yd pass from Morton,Behren (Wolff,Trey kick) 3 plays, 80 yards, TOP 00:41
TTU 10, TCU 7
TTU - Wolff,Trey 29 yd field goal 9 plays, 43 yards, TOP 03:28
TTU 10, TCU 10
TCU - Kell,Griffin 40 yd field goal 7 plays, 47 yards, TOP 02:54
TTU 10, TCU 13
TCU - Kell,Griffin 30 yd field goal 11 plays, 71 yards, TOP 03:55
TTU 17, TCU 13
TTU - Sparkman,J.J. 33 yd pass from Shough,Tyler (Wolff,Trey kick) 9 plays, 77 yards, TOP 02:36
TTU 17, TCU 20
TCU - Miller,Kendre 2 yd run (Kell,Griffin kick), 10 plays, 81 yards, TOP 04:12
TTU 17, TCU 27
TCU - Davis,Derius 23 yd pass from Duggan,Max (Kell,Griffin kick) 3 plays, 34 yards, TOP 01:28
TTU 17, TCU 34
TCU - Demercado,Emari 16 yd pass from Duggan,Max (Kell,Griffin kick) 6 plays, 45 yards, TOP 03:42
TTU 24, TCU 34
TTU - Shough,Tyler 3 yd run (Wolff,Trey kick), 7 plays, 96 yards, TOP 01:48
