Postgame Notes - at No. 23 Houston
11/22/2025 7:37:00 PM | Football
A collection of notes and tidbits from today's TCU Football game.
TEAM NOTES
• TCU won the toss and elected to receive. It's the first time this season the Frogs have won the toss and did not elect to defer.
• TCU scored a touchdown on the opening drive of the game for the first time since the SMU game. On the other side, the Frogs held the opposing offense scoreless on their opening drive for the first time in two games.
• TCU scored for the 418th consecutive game, the second longest streak in NCAA history - trailing only Florida (471).
• Since 2023, TCU is 4-9 in games where the Frogs have multiple interceptions. They threw three on Saturday against Houston.
• TCU won a game where the Frogs threw three or more interceptions for the first time since the 2018 Cheez-It Bowl when the Frogs threw four and Cal threw five. It's the first time TCU has won a game where they threw three or more interceptions while securing just one or fewer since a 17-7 victory over Tulsa in 1998. TCU quarterback Jeff Dover went 3-for-9 with three interceptions in the win.
• The win snaps a four-game losing streak to ranked opponents, dating back to the national championship game vs. No. 1 Georgia at the end of the 2022-23 season.
• It's the first time TCU has turned the ball over four or more times on the road and come away with the win since a 24-23 victory at Kansas on October 8, 2016.
PLAYER NOTES
• Posted 15 tackles on the day, his fifth double-digit tackle game of the season and third 15-plus-tackle game of the year
• Against Baylor and West Virginia, he was the first Frog to post consecutive 15-plus-tackle games since at least 1995 (records do not go back further)
QB Josh Hoover
• Threw a career-high three interceptions on the day, TCU's first three-INT game since throwing four to Iowa State on October 7, 2023
• Now has 752 career completions (24 today), passing Max Duggan on the school's all-time completions chart; Only Andy Dalton (812) and Trevone Boykin (830) have more
• Finished the day with 79 receiving yards, moving him to 1,020 on the year, good for fifth on the single-season receiving leaders chart
• He is the sixth TCU receiver to post a 1,000-yard season; the seventh 1,000-yard season all-time (Josh Doctson, two)
• His 56 receptions are the fewest required to reach 1,000 receiving yards for a Frog pass catcher
RB Jeremy Payne
• Had a career-high 18 rushing attempts on the day, surpassing his previous high of 12 against SMU earlier this season
• Posted his first career 100-yard rushing game, finishing with 103 yards
