TCU Pushes Past Kansas State, 20-10

Saturday, November 14

Fort Worth, Texas

1 p.m.

TCU

5-5 , 3-4

Kansas State

4-6 , 1-6

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final F
Kansas St.	0	0	10	0	10
TCU	7	3	7	3	20

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Kari Ashley celebrates a touchdown vs. Kansas State.

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TCU earns second straight home victory

FORT WORTH - Facing off against fellow Big 12 foe Kansas State, TCU managed to hold onto a wire-to-wire lead, securing their third conference win of the season on Saturday afternoon at Amon G. Carter Stadium.

With five separate players recording a sack on the day, TCU swarmed defensively to allow Kansas State to score only one touchdown on the day. Koron Hayward was one of the Horned Frog defenders who made his mark on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and registering a sack. Hudson Hooper led the team in total tackles for the second straight game with eight while also recording a sack.

Jaden Craig took care of the ball throughout the game, throwing for 225 yards and completing 20 passes with a touchdown and no turnovers. Jordan Dwyer neared 100 yards receiving and had eight catches, including a 41-yard grab that led to a field goal.

After both teams punted on their first drive, Hayward forced a fumble and gave TCU the ball deep in Kansas State territory.

The first touchdown of the day against the Wildcats would come shortly after the turnover when Kari Ashley took the snap and made multiple defenders miss on his way to a 19-yard rushing score.

Kyle Lemmerman would make a 29-yard field goal to open the second quarter and push TCU to a 10-0 lead. After the score, both teams had two drives each that resulted in punts as TCU would keep the advantage heading into halftime.

To begin the second half, the Frogs marched down the field on a clinical 9-play 75-yard drive that was capped off by a Jacobe Hayes 5-yard touchdown catch, which marks the first of his career.

Kansas State responded to this touchdown with a 55-yard field goal that was just snuck inside the right upright to make it a 17-3 game.

The Wildcats scored again in the third quarter when they connected on a 53-yard touchdown strike to bring the ledger to17-10.

On the first drive of the final frame, TCU responded as they made their way into Kansas State territory to kick a 36-yard field goal and extend the lead back to two possessions.

Right before the two-minute timeout, the Frogs sealed the game with a forced fumble by Kaden McFadden that was recovered by Markis Deal.

NOTING THE GAME

Today's game marked the first time TCU has held a Big 12 opponent scoreless through the first half since the contest against Oklahoma State on Nov. 9, 2024 ... Five separate players recorded a sack today. This is the first occurrence where five or more individuals recorded a sack since against Baylor on Oct. 30, 2020 ... TCU has now scored in 431 consecutive games, the second-longest scoring streak in NCAA history. The Frogs were last shutout on Nov. 16, 1991, against Texas ...TCU led 10-0 at halftime. The Frogs are now 4-1 this season when leading at the half and 34-5 under Sonny Dykes ... TCU has won eight of the last nine games when leading at the half entering the game ... TCU won the turnover battle with two forced fumbles. The Frogs are 33-5 when leading or tying in turnover margin under Sonny Dykes ... TCU snapped a three-game losing streak to Kansas State with today's victory ... Today's game time of 3:00 was the shortest game TCU has played since the 2:59 contest against Iowa State on Nov. 26, 2021.

UP NEXT

TCU will play host to second-ranked Utah on Nov. 21 at Amon G. Carter Stadium with the time set to be released at a later date.