
TCU Football Postgame Notes
11/23/2024 6:56:00 PM | Football
Horned Frogs win for the fourth time in their last five games
TCU 49, Arizona 28
Team Notes
•TCU (7-4, 5-3) has won four of its last five games.
•TCU and Arizona met for just the third time in their history and first since a 13-10 Horned Frogs' overtime win in Tucson in 2003.
•TCU Head Coach Sonny Dykes was Arizona's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 2007-09.
•TCU led 21-13 at halftime and is 20-3 under Dykes when ahead at the break and 22-2 when in front after three quarters.
•TCU scored for the 405th consecutive game, the second-longest streak in NCAA history. No. 1 is Florida at 459 games (1988-present). The Horned Frogs haven't been blanked since Nov. 16, 1991, at Texas (32-0).
•TCU wore a black helmet, black jersey and purple pants.
Individual Notes
Offense
•Jack Bech had three receptions for 25 yards to make him the fifth player in TCU history with a 1,000-yard season. He's at 1,007.
•Savion Williams had scoring runs of 1 and 20 yards with the latter coming on a 4th-and-1 carry with 13 seconds left in the first half.
•Williams rushed for a career-high 80 yards on nine carries, the fourth time in the last five games he's led TCU in rushing.
•Williams has four rushing touchdowns in the last five games, representing all his career scoring runs. He had none in his first 46 contests.
•Williams added three receptions for 16 yards.
•JP Richardson had six catches for 107 yards for his second straight 100-yard game, third of the season and fourth of his career.
•Richardson has a catch in 38 consecutive games, tying for the seventh-longest streak in the nation.
•Richardson added two punt returns for 42 yards.
•Josh Hoover completed 19-of-26 passes for 252 yards and a touchdown.
•Eric McAlister three catches for 87 yards, all for first downs. He leads the nation with 92.9 percent of his receptions being for first downs.
•Cam Cook had a 6-yard scoring run to give him a team-best nine rushing touchdowns on the season, including three in the last two games.
•Offensive guard Carson Bruno had a reception off a tipped pass.
Defense
•Bud Clark's team-best third interception of the season came on the game's opening snap.
•Clark's 11 career picks are the most among current Horned Frogs.
•NaNa Osafo-Mensah had a sack for the second straight game, giving him 3.0 on the season. He also had a tackle for loss.
•Johnny Hodges totaled a team-best seven tackles.
•Cooper McDonald and Travis Jackson combined on a sack.
•Jackson, a true freshman, has had his first two collegiate sacks in the last two games.
•Cam Smith had six tackles for his most as a Horned Frog.
Team Notes
•TCU (7-4, 5-3) has won four of its last five games.
•TCU and Arizona met for just the third time in their history and first since a 13-10 Horned Frogs' overtime win in Tucson in 2003.
•TCU Head Coach Sonny Dykes was Arizona's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 2007-09.
•TCU led 21-13 at halftime and is 20-3 under Dykes when ahead at the break and 22-2 when in front after three quarters.
•TCU scored for the 405th consecutive game, the second-longest streak in NCAA history. No. 1 is Florida at 459 games (1988-present). The Horned Frogs haven't been blanked since Nov. 16, 1991, at Texas (32-0).
•TCU wore a black helmet, black jersey and purple pants.
Individual Notes
Offense
•Jack Bech had three receptions for 25 yards to make him the fifth player in TCU history with a 1,000-yard season. He's at 1,007.
•Savion Williams had scoring runs of 1 and 20 yards with the latter coming on a 4th-and-1 carry with 13 seconds left in the first half.
•Williams rushed for a career-high 80 yards on nine carries, the fourth time in the last five games he's led TCU in rushing.
•Williams has four rushing touchdowns in the last five games, representing all his career scoring runs. He had none in his first 46 contests.
•Williams added three receptions for 16 yards.
•JP Richardson had six catches for 107 yards for his second straight 100-yard game, third of the season and fourth of his career.
•Richardson has a catch in 38 consecutive games, tying for the seventh-longest streak in the nation.
•Richardson added two punt returns for 42 yards.
•Josh Hoover completed 19-of-26 passes for 252 yards and a touchdown.
•Eric McAlister three catches for 87 yards, all for first downs. He leads the nation with 92.9 percent of his receptions being for first downs.
•Cam Cook had a 6-yard scoring run to give him a team-best nine rushing touchdowns on the season, including three in the last two games.
•Offensive guard Carson Bruno had a reception off a tipped pass.
Defense
•Bud Clark's team-best third interception of the season came on the game's opening snap.
•Clark's 11 career picks are the most among current Horned Frogs.
•NaNa Osafo-Mensah had a sack for the second straight game, giving him 3.0 on the season. He also had a tackle for loss.
•Johnny Hodges totaled a team-best seven tackles.
•Cooper McDonald and Travis Jackson combined on a sack.
•Jackson, a true freshman, has had his first two collegiate sacks in the last two games.
•Cam Smith had six tackles for his most as a Horned Frog.
Players Mentioned
Head Coach Sonny Dykes and Players - Weekly Press Conference (Bye Week 1)
Thursday, September 04
Football: Postgame at North Carolina
Tuesday, September 02
Behind the Mic: TCU vs. North Carolina
Monday, September 01
Head Coach Sonny Dykes and Players - Weekly Press Conference (at North Carolina)
Wednesday, August 27