Football's Magical Season Ends at CFP National Championship
1/9/2023 8:53:00 PM | Football
TCU was the third team since 1998 to play for a national title after being unranked in the preseason
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- TCU dropped a 65-7 decision to No. 1 Georgia Monday night in the College Football Playoff National Championship at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif.
The Horned Frogs (13-2) were just the third team since 1998 to play in a national title game after being unranked in the preseason. TCU tied a program record with its 13 wins this season, equaling the 2010 team that went 13-0 en route to winning the Rose Bowl.
TCU became the first team from the state of Texas to make the CFP and the first from the Big 12 Conference to play in the CFP National Championship. The Horned were the first Big 12 team to play for a national title since Texas in 2009.
After falling behind 10-0, TCU answered with a 5 play, 75-yard scoring drive to close within 10-7 on a Max Duggan 2-yard touchdown run with 4:45 to play in the first quarter. The key play on the drive was a 60-yard completion from Duggan to Derius Davis, setting up the TCU quarterback's carry into the end zone on a 3rd-and-1.
The 60-yard completion from Duggan to Davis was TCU's 22nd play this season of 50-plus yards, tops in the nation. Duggan's touchdown run was the 28th of his career, tying him with Jim Swink (1954-56) for sixth all-time at TCU.
Davis had a team-best five receptions for 101 yards, the third 100-yard game of his career.
The Horned Frogs (13-2) were just the third team since 1998 to play in a national title game after being unranked in the preseason. TCU tied a program record with its 13 wins this season, equaling the 2010 team that went 13-0 en route to winning the Rose Bowl.
TCU became the first team from the state of Texas to make the CFP and the first from the Big 12 Conference to play in the CFP National Championship. The Horned were the first Big 12 team to play for a national title since Texas in 2009.
After falling behind 10-0, TCU answered with a 5 play, 75-yard scoring drive to close within 10-7 on a Max Duggan 2-yard touchdown run with 4:45 to play in the first quarter. The key play on the drive was a 60-yard completion from Duggan to Derius Davis, setting up the TCU quarterback's carry into the end zone on a 3rd-and-1.
The 60-yard completion from Duggan to Davis was TCU's 22nd play this season of 50-plus yards, tops in the nation. Duggan's touchdown run was the 28th of his career, tying him with Jim Swink (1954-56) for sixth all-time at TCU.
Davis had a team-best five receptions for 101 yards, the third 100-yard game of his career.
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