TCU Football Postgame Notes
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Bech and McAlister top 100 yards receiving
Team Notes
•After winning 34-27 at Stanford in its season opener, TCU had its second road game against an ACC member in the season's first four weeks.
•The Horned Frogs faced two ACC teams in the same season for the first tine since 2009, when they won 30-14 at Virginia and 14-10 at Clemson in the opening three contests.
•TCU had a four-game winning streak snapped against ACC opponents.
•The Horned Frogs are 5-6 all-time against the ACC.
•TCU is playing 11 Power Four Conference opponents this season.
•The Horned Frogs and Mustangs met for the 103rd time in their history.
•TCU Head Coach Sonny Dykes had been the winning head coach in each of the previous four games between the Horned Frogs and Mustangs. Prior to his arrival at TCU, he guided SMU to its first back-to-back victories (2019, 2021) over the Horned Frogs since 1992-93.
•Dykes is 2-1 as a head coach against SMU.
•The Horned Frogs are 8-5 in road games under Dykes.
•The Horned Frogs hold a 53-43-7 edge over the Mustangs in a series that began with a 43-0 TCU win in Fort Worth in 1915.
•TCU had won 13 of the previous 16 games against SMU and 19 of the past 23.
•The Horned Frogs saw their 7-game road winning streak against SMU snapped.
•SMU is TCU's second-most played series. The Horned Frogs' 103 meetings with the Mustangs trail only Baylor (119).
•TCU scored for the 398th consecutive game, the second-longest streak in NCAA history. No. 1 is Florida at 452 games (1988-present). The Horned Frogs haven't been blanked since Nov. 16, 1991, at Texas (32-0).
•TCU wore a purple helmet, white jersey and white pants.
Individual Notes
Offense
•Josh Hoover passed for 381 yards, his eighth 300-yard game in 10 career starts.
•Hoover had his fourth career game with three touchdown passes.
•Hoover had his first interception of the season on his 143rd pass. He entered the game with the most attempts (119) by an FBS player without a pick. Dating back to last season, his 147 passes without an interception mark the second-longest streak in TCU history (154, Jeff Ballard, 2006).
•Hoover's 1-yard scoring run was his second rushing touchdown of the season and fourth of his career.
•Cam Cook's 7-yard touchdown was his team-best fifth rushing score on the season.
•Jack Bech recorded his third 100-yard receiving game of the season with eight catches for 166 yards and two touchdowns.
•Bech had a 46-yard touchdown, his fourth reception of at least 43 yards this season which also represent the four-longest catches of his career.
•Bech had the first multiple-touchdown game of his career with scoring grabs of 46 and 15 yards.
•Eric McAlister had six catches for 114 yards, including a 19-yard touchdown on a 4th-and-1 play, for his first 100-yard game at TCU and fourth of his career.
•McAlister had his second straight game with a receiving score.
•JP Richardson had three receptions for 14 yards to give him at least one catch in 31 consecutive games. The streak entered the game tied for seventh longest in the nation.
•Jordyn Bailey had a 6-yard touchdown catch for his second career receiving score.
•Tight end Chase Curtis had a 3-yard rush for a first down on his second career carry.
Defense
•JaTravis Broughton had nine stops to lead TCU in tackles for the second straight game. He added a pass breakup.
•Caleb Fox forced a fumble that was recovered by Kaleb Elarms-Orr.
•Elarms-Orr was second on TCU with eight tackles.
•NaNa Osafo-Mensah recorded a tackle for loss.
•After winning 34-27 at Stanford in its season opener, TCU had its second road game against an ACC member in the season's first four weeks.
•The Horned Frogs faced two ACC teams in the same season for the first tine since 2009, when they won 30-14 at Virginia and 14-10 at Clemson in the opening three contests.
•TCU had a four-game winning streak snapped against ACC opponents.
•The Horned Frogs are 5-6 all-time against the ACC.
•TCU is playing 11 Power Four Conference opponents this season.
•The Horned Frogs and Mustangs met for the 103rd time in their history.
•TCU Head Coach Sonny Dykes had been the winning head coach in each of the previous four games between the Horned Frogs and Mustangs. Prior to his arrival at TCU, he guided SMU to its first back-to-back victories (2019, 2021) over the Horned Frogs since 1992-93.
•Dykes is 2-1 as a head coach against SMU.
•The Horned Frogs are 8-5 in road games under Dykes.
•The Horned Frogs hold a 53-43-7 edge over the Mustangs in a series that began with a 43-0 TCU win in Fort Worth in 1915.
•TCU had won 13 of the previous 16 games against SMU and 19 of the past 23.
•The Horned Frogs saw their 7-game road winning streak against SMU snapped.
•SMU is TCU's second-most played series. The Horned Frogs' 103 meetings with the Mustangs trail only Baylor (119).
•TCU scored for the 398th consecutive game, the second-longest streak in NCAA history. No. 1 is Florida at 452 games (1988-present). The Horned Frogs haven't been blanked since Nov. 16, 1991, at Texas (32-0).
•TCU wore a purple helmet, white jersey and white pants.
Individual Notes
Offense
•Josh Hoover passed for 381 yards, his eighth 300-yard game in 10 career starts.
•Hoover had his fourth career game with three touchdown passes.
•Hoover had his first interception of the season on his 143rd pass. He entered the game with the most attempts (119) by an FBS player without a pick. Dating back to last season, his 147 passes without an interception mark the second-longest streak in TCU history (154, Jeff Ballard, 2006).
•Hoover's 1-yard scoring run was his second rushing touchdown of the season and fourth of his career.
•Cam Cook's 7-yard touchdown was his team-best fifth rushing score on the season.
•Jack Bech recorded his third 100-yard receiving game of the season with eight catches for 166 yards and two touchdowns.
•Bech had a 46-yard touchdown, his fourth reception of at least 43 yards this season which also represent the four-longest catches of his career.
•Bech had the first multiple-touchdown game of his career with scoring grabs of 46 and 15 yards.
•Eric McAlister had six catches for 114 yards, including a 19-yard touchdown on a 4th-and-1 play, for his first 100-yard game at TCU and fourth of his career.
•McAlister had his second straight game with a receiving score.
•JP Richardson had three receptions for 14 yards to give him at least one catch in 31 consecutive games. The streak entered the game tied for seventh longest in the nation.
•Jordyn Bailey had a 6-yard touchdown catch for his second career receiving score.
•Tight end Chase Curtis had a 3-yard rush for a first down on his second career carry.
Defense
•JaTravis Broughton had nine stops to lead TCU in tackles for the second straight game. He added a pass breakup.
•Caleb Fox forced a fumble that was recovered by Kaleb Elarms-Orr.
•Elarms-Orr was second on TCU with eight tackles.
•NaNa Osafo-Mensah recorded a tackle for loss.
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