Saturday, September 21
Dallas, Texas
4:00 p.m.
TCU
42
at
66
SMU
Football Defeated by SMU
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Bech tops 100 yards receiving for the third time this season
DALLAS – TCU dropped a 66-42 decision at SMU on Saturday afternoon.
The Mustangs scored 24 points off TCU turnovers and returned a punt for a touchdown.
Trailing 17-0, TCU scored twice in a 3:27 span to pull within 17-14. A Josh Hoover 1-yard quarterback sneak on the first play of the second quarter capped a 14 play, 65-yard drive. On SMU's ensuing possession, Caleb Fox forced a fumble that was recovered by Kaleb Elarms-Orr. Six plays later, Cam Cook scored from 7 yards for his team-best fifth rushing touchdown of the season to cut the TCU deficit to 17-14.
TCU made it a 24-21 game on a 19-yard reception by Eric McAlister on a 4th-and-1 with exactly five minutes to play in the first half. McAlister had six receptions for 114 yards.
Trailing 41-21 at the break, TCU closed to within 41-28 on the opening series of the second half. Jack Bech capped the 90-yard drive with a 46-yard touchdown catch. He had eight receptions for 166 yards to record his third 100-yard game of the season. He later added a 15-yard scoring grab, Hoover's third touchdown pass of the game.
Up Next
TCU returns to Big 12 Conference play next Saturday, Sept. 28, at Kansas with the game played at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.
The Mustangs scored 24 points off TCU turnovers and returned a punt for a touchdown.
Trailing 17-0, TCU scored twice in a 3:27 span to pull within 17-14. A Josh Hoover 1-yard quarterback sneak on the first play of the second quarter capped a 14 play, 65-yard drive. On SMU's ensuing possession, Caleb Fox forced a fumble that was recovered by Kaleb Elarms-Orr. Six plays later, Cam Cook scored from 7 yards for his team-best fifth rushing touchdown of the season to cut the TCU deficit to 17-14.
TCU made it a 24-21 game on a 19-yard reception by Eric McAlister on a 4th-and-1 with exactly five minutes to play in the first half. McAlister had six receptions for 114 yards.
Trailing 41-21 at the break, TCU closed to within 41-28 on the opening series of the second half. Jack Bech capped the 90-yard drive with a 46-yard touchdown catch. He had eight receptions for 166 yards to record his third 100-yard game of the season. He later added a 15-yard scoring grab, Hoover's third touchdown pass of the game.
Up Next
TCU returns to Big 12 Conference play next Saturday, Sept. 28, at Kansas with the game played at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.
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