American college football season
The 2022 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Horned Frogs played their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas , and competed in the Big 12 Conference . They were led by first-year head coach Sonny Dykes . TCU compiled a perfect 12–0 regular season record; its first undefeated regular season since 2010. After an overtime loss in the 2022 Big 12 Championship Game against Kansas State by a score of 31–28, TCU was selected as the third seed in the four-team College Football Playoff . In the semifinal round, TCU beat #2 Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl . They defeated Michigan by a score of 51–45, becoming the first Big 12 team to win a College Football Playoff game as well as make the CFP National Championship game. TCU lost the National Championship game to the Georgia Bulldogs by a score of 65–7 and finished the season ranked #2 in both the AP and Coaches Polls.[ 1] [ 2]
Offseason
^ a b May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
^ Also known as offensive guard (OG)
^ Also known as placekicker (PK)
^ Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)
Departures
Outgoing transfers 7 Horned Frog players elected to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal after the 2021 season.
Arrivals
Incoming Transfers
Name
No.
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Old School
Mark Perry
#3
DB
6'0"
215
Junior
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Colorado
Emani Bailey
#9
RB
5'9"
200
Junior
Denton, TX
Louisiana
Terrence Cooks
#12
LB
6'2"
225
Freshman
Pearland, TX
Texas
Ish Burdine
#18
DB
6'1"
200
Junior
Slidell, LA
Missouri
Jared Wiley
#19
TE
6'7"
255
Senior
Temple, TX
Texas
Corey Wren
#21
RB
5'10"
200
Junior
New Orleans, LA
Florida State
Josh Newton
#24
DB
6'0"
195
Junior
Monroe, LA
Louisiana-Monroe
Ezra Dotson-Oyetade
#52
OL
6'3"
285
Freshman
Garland, TX
Arizona State
Robby Rochester
#55
OL
6'5"
290
Sophomore
Southlake, TX
Connecticut
Alan Ali
#56
OL
6'5"
300
Senior
Fort Worth, TX
SMU
Johnny Hodges
#57
LB
6'2"
240
Junior
Darnestown, MD
Navy
Caleb Fox
#90
DL
6'3"
295
Junior
The Woodlands, TX
Stephen F. Austin
Tymon Mitchell
#91
DL
6'3"
315
Junior
Nashville, TN
Georgia
Lwal Uguak
#96
DL
6'5"
271
Senior
Edmonton, AB
Connecticut
Preseason
The preseason poll was released on July 7, 2022.[ 3]
Big 12 media poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Baylor (17)
365
2
Oklahoma (12)
354
3
Oklahoma State (9)
342
4
Texas (2)
289
5
Kansas State
261
6
Iowa State (1)
180
7
TCU
149
8
West Virginia
147
9
Texas Tech
119
10
Kansas
48
Preseason Big-12 awards 2022 Preseason All-Big 12 teams
Source: [ 4]
Schedule Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 9:00 p.m. at Colorado * ESPN W 38–1347,868
September 10 7:00 p.m. Tarleton State * ESPN+ W 59–1743,197
September 24 11:00 a.m. at SMU * ESPNU W 42–3435,569
October 1 11:00 a.m. No. 18 Oklahoma Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX ABC W 55–2449,095
October 8 11:00 a.m. at No. 19 Kansas No. 17 FS1 W 38–3147,233
October 15 2:30 p.m. No. 8 Oklahoma State No. 13 Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX ABC W 43–40 2OT 49,594
October 22 7:00 p.m. No. 17 Kansas State No. 8 Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX FS1 W 38–2847,881
October 29 11:00 a.m. at West Virginia No. 7 ESPN W 41–3150,426
November 5 11:00 a.m. Texas Tech No. 7 FOX W 34–2444,760
November 12 6:30 p.m. at No. 18 Texas No. 4 ABC W 17–10104,203
November 19 11:00 a.m. at Baylor No. 4 FOX W 29–2844,393
November 26 3:00 p.m. Iowa State No. 4 Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX FOX W 62–1444,846
December 3 11:00 a.m. vs. No. 10 Kansas State No. 3 ABC L 28–31 OT 69,335
December 31 3:00 p.m. vs. No. 2 Michigan * No. 3 ESPN W 51–4571,723
6:30 p.m. vs. No. 1 Georgia * No. 3 ESPN L 7–6572,628
[ 5] [ 6]
Game summaries
at Colorado TCU Horned Frogs (0–0, 0–0) vs Colorado Buffaloes (0–0, 0–0)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Horned Frogs
0
7
10 21 38
Buffaloes
3
3
0 7 13
at Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado
Date : Game time : 9:00 p.m. CST Game weather : Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: NE at 12 miles per hour (19 km/h) • Weather: CloudyGame attendance : 47,868Referee : Matthew RichardsTV announcers (ESPN) : Roy Philpott, Andre Ware , Paul Carcaterra[1]
Game information
1st quarter
(4:44) COL – Cole Becker 37-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 4:37; Colorado 3–0 )
2nd quarter
(14:36) TCU – Derius Davis 60-yard punt return, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 6 plays, 11 yards, 3:16; TCU 7–3 )
(7:38) COL – Cole Becker 43-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 50 yards, 6:58; TCU 7–6 )
3rd quarter
(11:56) TCU – Emari Demercado 43-yard run, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 3:04; TCU 14–6 )
(3:45) TCU – Griffin Kell 33-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 6:35; TCU 17–6 )
4th quarter
(10:55) TCU – Kendre Miller 3-yard run, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:23; TCU 24–6 )
(7:55) TCU – Derius Davis 27-yard run, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 2 plays, 32 yards, 0:50; TCU 31–6 )
(3:15) TCU – Sam Jackson 7-yard run, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 2:45; TCU 38–6 )
(1:13) COL – Jordyn Tyson 23-yard pass from J. T. Shrout, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:02; TCU 38–13 )
Statistics
TCU
Colorado
First downs
17
20
Total yards
413
348
Rushes/yards
30-275
29-113
Passing yards
138
235
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
15-23-0
26-41-0
Time of possession
26:42
33:18
Tarleton State Texans (1–0) vs TCU Horned Frogs (1–0, 0–0)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Texans
0
7
10 0 17
Horned Frogs
21
17
14 7 59
at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas
Date : September 10Game time : 7:00 p.m. CST Game weather : Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind: NE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h) • Weather: SunnyGame attendance : 43,197Referee : David AlvarezTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : Mark Neely, Charles Arbuckle[2]
Game information
1st quarter
2nd quarter
3rd quarter
4th quarter
Statistics
Tarleton State
TCU
First downs
13
28
Total yards
295
630
Rushes/yards
28-85
37-180
Passing yards
210
450
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
11-26-2
28-34-0
Time of possession
25:18
34:42
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Tarleton State
Passing
Beau Allen
11/25, 210 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Braelon Bridges
9 carries, 32 yards
Receiving
Darius Cooper
6 receptions, 117 yards, TD
TCU
Passing
Max Duggan
23/29, 390 yards, 5 TD
Rushing
Kendre Miller
13 carries, 56 yards, TD
Receiving
Jordan Hudson
5 receptions, 76 yards, TD
at SMU TCU Horned Frogs (2–0, 0–0) vs SMU Mustangs (2–1, 0–0)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Horned Frogs
14
14
0 14 42
Mustangs
0
14
7 13 34
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas
Date : September 24Game time : 11:00 a.m. CST Game weather : Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind: SW at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) • Weather: SunnyGame attendance : 35,569Referee : Derek AndersonTV : ESPNU [3]
Game information
1st quarter
TCU – Savion Williams 19-yard pass from Max Duggan (Griffin Kell kick), 12:33. Horned Frogs 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:22.
TCU – Kendre Miller 28-yard run (Griffin Kell kick), 0:51. Horned Frogs 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 3:34.
2nd quarter
SMU – Tre Siggers 1-yard run (Collin Rogers kick), 11:18. Horned Frogs 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:33.
TCU – Jared Wiley 8-yard pass from Max Duggan (Griffin Kell kick), 9:16. Horned Frogs 21–7. Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards, 1:51.
TCU – Derius Davis 80-yard pass from Maz Duggan (Griffin Kell kick), 6:39. Horned Frogs 28–7. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:11.
SMU – Rashee Rice 19-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers kick), 1:57. Horned Frogs 28–14. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:42.
3rd quarter
SMU – Tre Siggers 1-yard run (Collin Rogers kick), 3:33. Horned Frogs 28–21. Drive: 10 plays, 98 yards, 3:16.
4th quarter
TCU – Emari Demercado 1-yard run (Griffin Kell kick), 8:14. Horned Frogs 35–21. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 3:11.
SMU – Tre Siggers 2-yard run (pass failed), 5:14. Horned Frogs 35–27. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:00.
TCU – Emari Demercado 63-yard run (Griffin Kell kick), 2:31. Horned Frogs 42–27. Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:42.
SMU – Jake Bailey 35-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers kick), 1:04. Horned Frogs 42–34. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 1:27.
Statistics
TCU
SMU
First downs
21
27
Total yards
487
476
Rushes/yards
35-191
37-104
Passing yards
296
372
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
23-30-0
27-49-2
Time of possession
31:18
28:42
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
TCU
Passing
Max Duggan
22/29, 278 yards, 3 TD
Rushing
Kendre Miller
17 carries, 142 yards, TD
Receiving
Derius Davis
3 receptions, 78 yards, TD
SMU
Passing
Tanner Mordecai
27/49, 372 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Tre Siggers
19 carries, 60 yards, 3 TD
Receiving
Jake Bailey
8 receptions, 163 yards, TD
No. 18 Oklahoma No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners (3–1, 0–1) vs TCU Horned Frogs (3–0, 0–0)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 18 Sooners
10
7
0 7 24
Horned Frogs
27
14
14 0 55
at Amon G. Cater Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas
Date : October 1stGame time : 11:00 a.m. CST Game weather : Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: SE at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h) • Weather: SunnyGame attendance : 49,095Referee : Tuta SalaamTV : ABC [4]
Game information
1st quarter
(12:45) TCU – Max Duggan 19 yard pass to Savion Williams, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 1:18; TCU 7–0 )
(9:49) OKLA – Zach Schmit 43 yard FG (Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 0:56; TCU 7–3 )
(8:35) TCU – Max Duggan 73 yard pass to Taye Barber, Griffin Kell XP Failed (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:14; TCU 13–3 )
(7:17) TCU – Max Duggan 67 yard rush, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 1 play, 67 yards, 0:11; TCU 20–3 )
(2:15) OKLA – Eric Gray 1 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 1:32; TCU 20–10)
(0:07) TCU – Kendre Miller 15 yard rush, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:08; TCU 27–10 )
2nd quarter
(10:30) TCU – Emari Demercado 1 yard rush, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 9 plays, 89 yards, 3:50; TCU 34–10 )
(8:49) OKLA – Jovantae Barnes 20 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 1:41; TCU 34–17 )
(1:34) TCU – Max Duggan 62 yard pass to Gunnar Henderson, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 6 plays, 89 yards, 2:28; TCU 41–17 )
3rd quarter
(9:30) TCU – Kendre Miller 69 yard rush, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:09; TCU 48–17 )
(1:40) TCU – Max Duggan 2 yard rush, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:49; TCU 55–17 )
4th quarter
(11:24) OKLA – Jovantae Barns 1 yard rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 14 plays, 73 yards, 5:10; TCU 55–24 )
Statistics
No. 18 Oklahoma
TCU
First downs
22
29
Total yards
355
668
Rushes/yards
49-179
41-361
Passing yards
176
307
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
14-32-0
24-34-0
Time of possession
27:11
32:49
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
No. 18 Oklahoma
Passing
Dillon Gabriel
7/16, 126 yards
Rushing
Jovantae Barnes
18 carries, 100 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Brayden Willis
2 receptions, 81 yards
TCU
Passing
Max Duggan
23/33, 302 yards, 3 TD
Rushing
Kendre Miller
13 carries, 136 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Taye Barber
3 receptions, 107 yards, 1 TD
No. 17 TCU Horned Frogs (4–0, 1–0) vs No. 19 Kansas Jayhawks (5–0, 2–0)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 17 Horned Frogs
3
7
21 7 38
No. 19 Jayhawks
0
3
21 7 31
at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas
Date : October 8Game time : 11:00 a.m. CST Game weather : Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Wind: SW at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h) • Weather: SunnyGame attendance : 47,233Referee : Steve BaronTV announcers (FS1 ) : Jason Benetti , Brock Huard [5]
Game information
1st quarter
TCU 10:46 Griffin Kell 39 yard field goal, 10–57 yards 4:10 TCU 3–0
2nd quarter
TCU 3:26 Kendre Miller 1 yard run (Griffin Kell kick) 6–99 yards 2:36, 10–0 TCU
KU 0:36 Jacob Borcila 40 yard field goal 8–53 2:50, 10–3 TCU
3rd quarter
KU 12:59 Jason Bean 12 yard pass Mason Fairchild, (Jacob Borcila kick) 4–75 2:01, 10–10
KU 7:36 Jason Bean 8 yard pass to Luke Grimm (Jacob Borcila kick) 5–40 2:06, KU 17–10
TCU 6:29 Max Duggan 51 yard pass to Derius Davis (Griffin Kell kick) 4–61 yards 1:03 17–17
TCU 3:59 Max Duggan 3 yard run (Griffin Kell kick) 5–26 yards 1:00 TCU 24–17
KU 1:50 Jason Bean 38 yard pass to Quentin Skinner (Jacob Borcila kick) 4–72 2:05 24–24
TCU 0:23 Max Duggan 25 yard pass to Taye Barber (Griffin Kell kick) 5–50 1:27 TCU 31–24
4th quarter
KU 4:21 Jason Bean 29 yard pass to Quentin Skinner (Jacob Borcila kick) 4–61 2:19 31–31
TCU 1:36 Max Duggan 24 yard pass to Quentin Johnston (Griffin Kell kick) 6–68 2:36 TCU 38–31
Statistics
No. 17 TCU
No. 19 Kansas
First downs
21
22
Total yards
452
540
Rushes/yards
31-144
38-189
Passing yards
308
351
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
23-33-1
21-34-1
Time of possession
26:01
33:59
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
No. 17 TCU
Passing
Max Duggan
23/33, 308 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing
Kendre Miller
18 carries, 88 yards, TD
Receiving
Quentin Johnston
14 receptions, 206 yards, TD
No. 19 Kansas
Passing
Jason Bean
16/24, 262 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing
Devin Neal
15 carries, 88 yards
Receiving
Quentin Skinner
4 receptions, 98 yards, 2 TD
No. 8 Oklahoma State No. 8 Oklahoma State Cowboys (5–0, 2–0) vs No. 13 TCU Horned Frogs (5–0, 2–0)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 OT 2OT Total
No. 8 Cowboys
14
10
6 0 7 3 40
No. 13 Horned Frogs
7
6
3 14 7 6 43
at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas
Date : October 15Game time : 2:30 p.m. CST Game weather : Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C) • Wind: S at 12 miles per hour (19 km/h) • Weather: SunnyGame attendance : 49,594Referee : Kevin BoitmannTV announcers (ABC) : Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst) & Molly McGrath (sideline)[6]
Game information
First Quarter
(10:25) OSU – Spencer Sanders 29 yard rush, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:32; OSU 7–0 )
(4:33) OSU – Spencer Sanders 8 yard rush, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 3:42; OSU 14–0 )
(1:40) TCU – Max Duggan 1 yard rush, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:53; OSU 14–7 )
Second Quarter
(13:32) OSU – Tanner Brown 35 yard FG (Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:28; OSU 17–7 )
(10:04) OSU – Spencer Sanders 22 yard pass to John Paul Richardson, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 2:52; OSU 24–7 )
(3:38) TCU – Griffin Kell 47 yard FG (Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:29; OSU 24–10 )
(0:02) TCU – Griffin Kell 35 yard FG (Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 2:08; OSU 24–13 )
Third Quarter
(11:38) OSU – Tanner Brown 34 yard FG (Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:22; OSU 27–13 )
(5:51) TCU – Griffin Kell 34 yard FG (Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 5:41; OSU 27–16 )
(1:25) OSU – Tanner Brown 32 yard FG (Drive: 11 plays,60 yards, 4:26; OSU 30–16 )
Fourth Quarter
(9:22) TCU – Kendre Miller 3 yard rush, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 2:06; OSU 30–23 )
(1:57) TCU – Max Duggan 10 yard pass to Jared Wiley, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 8 plays, 94 yards, 3:20; Tied 30–30 )
Overtime
(0:00) TCU – Max Duggan 25 yard pass to Quentin Johnston, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; TCU 37–30 )
(0:00) OSU – Dominic Richardson 1 yard rush, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; Tied 37–37 )
Second Overtime
(0:00) OSU – Tanner Brown 52 yard FG (Drive: 4 plays, −10 yards, 0:00; OSU 40–37 )
(0:00) TCU – Kendre Miller 2 yard rush (Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; TCU 43–40 )
Statistics
No. 8 Oklahoma State
No. 13 TCU
First downs
19
27
Total yards
386
510
Rushes/yards
41-141
43-224
Passing yards
245
286
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
16-36-1
23-40-0
Time of possession
26:55
33:05
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
No. 8 Oklahoma State
Passing
Spencer Sanders
16/36, 245 yards, TD, INT
Rushing
Dominic Richardson
22 carries, 72 yards, TD
Receiving
Dominic Richardson
3 receptions, 79 yards
No. 13 TCU
Passing
Max Duggan
23/40, 286 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Kendre Miller
22 carries, 104 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Quentin Johnston
8 receptions, 180 yards, TD
No. 17 Kansas State
Pregame line
Over/under
TCU –3.5
54.5
No. 17 Kansas State Wildcats (5–1, 3–0) vs No. 8 TCU Horned Frogs (6–0, 3–0)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 17 Wildcats
7
21
0 0 28
No. 8 Horned Frogs
10
7
14 7 38
at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas
Date : October 22Game time : 7:00 p.m. CST Game weather : Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SE at 22 miles per hour (35 km/h) • Weather: ClearGame attendance : 47,881Referee : Derek AndersonTV announcers (FS1) : Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman (analyst)[7]
Game information
1st quarter
(10:42) TCU – Derius Davis 65-yard touchdown reception from Max Duggan, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 2:32; TCU 7–0 )
(9:08) KSU – Kade Warner 28-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Chris Tennant kick (Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:28; Tied 7–7 )
(4:49) TCU – Griffin Kell 43-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 4:12; TCU 10–7 )
2nd quarter
(14:56) KSU – Will Howard 1-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:53; Kansas State 14–10 )
(10:44) KSU – Sammy Wheeler 9-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Chris Tennant kick (Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 0:56; Kansas State 21–10 )
(8:09) KSU – Deuce Vaughn 47-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick (Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:35; Kansas State 28–10 )
(0:20) TCU – Jared Wiley 4-yard touchdown reception from Max Duggan, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 10 plays, 91 yards, 3:12; Kansas State 28–17 )
3rd quarter
(8:12) TCU – Kendre Miller 2-yard touchdown run, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 6:39; Kansas State 28–24 )
(3:45) TCU – Quentin Johnston 55-yard touchdown reception from Max Duggan, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:25; TCU 31–28 )
4th quarter
(12:14) TCU – Kendre Miller 9-yard touchdown run, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 1:41; TCU 38–28 )
Statistics
No. 17 Kansas State
No. 8 TCU
First downs
15
26
Total yards
390
495
Rushes/yards
30-158
56-215
Passing yards
232
280
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
14-23-2
17-26-0
Time of possession
21:55
38:05
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
No. 17 Kansas State
Passing
Will Howard
13/20, 225 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing
Deuce Vaughn
12 carries, 83 yards, TD
Receiving
Malik Knowles
4 receptions, 69 yards
No. 8 TCU
Passing
Max Duggan
17/26, 280 yards, 3 TD
Rushing
Kendre Miller
29 carries, 153 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Quentin Johnston
4 receptions, 74 yards, TD
at West Virginia No. 7 TCU Horned Frogs (7–0, 4–0) vs West Virginia Mountaineers (3–4, 1–3)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 7 Horned Frogs
7
21
0 13 41
Mountaineers
7
14
3 7 31
at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, West Virginia
Date : October 29Game time : 11:00 a.m. CST Game weather : Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Wind: NE at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h) • Weather: SunnyGame attendance : 50,426Referee : Kevin MarTV announcers (ESPN ) : Bob Wischusen and Roddy Jones[8]
Game information
1st quarter
WVU – CJ Donaldson 1-yard Run (Casey Legg Kick), 8:02. Mountaineers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:38.
TCU – Taye Barber 71 Yd pass from Max Duggan (Griffin Kell Kick), 4:27. Tied 7-7. Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:35.
2nd quarter
WVU – CJ Donaldson 1 Yd Run (Casey Legg Kick), 14:47. Mountaineers 14-7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:40.
TCU - Quentin Johnston 55 Yd pass from Max Duggan (Griffin Kell Kick), 11:42. Tied 14-14. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 3:05.
TCU - Kendre Miller 51 Yd Run (Griffin Kell Kick), 7:00. Horned Frogs 21-14. Drive: 1 play, 51 yards, 0:08.
WVU - Justin Johnson Jr. 5 Yd pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg Kick), 1:35. Tied 21-21. Drive: 15 plays, 89 yards, 5:25.
TCU - Emani Bailey 30 Yd Run (Griffin Kell Kick), 0:24. Horned Frogs 28-21. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 1:11.
3rd quarter
WVU – Casey Legg 33 Yd Field Goal, 11:05. Horned Frogs 28-24. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 2:04.
4th quarter
TCU – Griffin Kell 30 Yd Field Goal, 13:03. Horned Frogs 31-24. Drive: 14 plays, 84 yards, 7:07.
TCU – Griffin Kell 46 Yd Field Goal, 9:11. Horned Frogs 34-24. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 2:36.
WVU – Reese Smith 23 Yd pass from JT Daniels (Casey Legg Kick), 4:12. Horned Frogs 34-31. Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 4:59.
TCU – Savion Williams 29 Yd pass from Max Duggan (Griffin Kell Kick), 0:20. Horned Frogs 41-31. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 2:33.
Statistics
No. 7 TCU
West Virginia
First downs
17
25
Total yards
494
430
Rushes/yards
27-153
40-155
Passing yards
341
275
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
16-28-1
23-39-1
Time of possession
23:44
36:16
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
No. 7 TCU
Passing
Max Duggan
16/28, 341 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing
Kendre Miller
12 carries, 120 yards, TD
Receiving
Taye Barber
4 receptions, 99 yards, TD
West Virginia
Passing
JT Daniels
23/39, 275 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing
CJ Donaldson
19 carries, 104 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Sam James
6 receptions, 95 yards
Texas Tech Red Raiders (4–4, 2–3) vs TCU Horned Frogs (8–0, 5–0)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Red Raiders
10
0
7 7 24
No. 7 Horned Frogs
7
6
0 21 34
at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas
Date : November 5Game time : 11:00 a.m. CST Game weather : Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Wind: SW at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h) • Weather: SunnyGame attendance : 44,760Referee : Tuta SalaamTV announcers (FOX ) : Gus Johnson , Joel Klatt , Jenny Taft [9]
Game information
1st quarter
TCU – Derius Davis 82-yard punt return (Griffin Kell kick), 13:20. Horned Frogs 7–0.
TTU – Jerand Bradley 47-yard pass from Behren Morton (Trey Wolff kick), 5:13. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:41.
TTU – Trey Wolff 29-yard field goal, 0:00. Red Raiders 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 3:28.
2nd quarter
TCU – Griffin Kell 40-yard field goal, 11:58. Tied 10–10. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 3:02.
TCU – Griffin Kell 30-yard field goal, 0:09. Horned Frogs 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 3:55.
3rd quarter
TTU – J. J. Sparkman 33-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Trey Wolff kick), 8:38. Red Raiders 17–13. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 2:36.
4th quarter
TCU – Kendre Miller 2-yard run (Griffin Kell kick), 13:25. Horned Frogs 20–17. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 4:12.
TCU – Derius Davis 23-yard pass from Max Duggan (Griffin Kell kick), 10:53. Horned Frogs 27–17. Drive: 3 plays, 34 yards, 1:28.
TCU – Emari Demercado 16-yard pass from Max Duggan (Griffin Kell kick), 5:46. Horned Frogs 34–17. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 3:42.
TTU – Tyler Shough 3-yard run (Trey Wolff kick), 1:46. Horned Frogs 34–24. Drive: 7 plays, 96 yards, 1:48.
Statistics
Texas Tech
No. 7 Horned Frogs
First downs
20
24
Total yards
352
429
Rushes/yards
39-195
51-234
Passing yards
157
195
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
16-32-1
12-23-0
Time of possession
25:21
34:39
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Texas Tech
Passing
Behren Morton
7/10, 79 yards, TD
Rushing
Camron Valdez
3 carries, 71 yards
Receiving
Jerand Bradley
2 receptions, 54 yards, TD
No. 7 TCU
Passing
Max Duggan
12/23, 195 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Kendre Miller
21 carries, 158 yards, TD
Receiving
Taye Barber
3 receptions, 62 yards
Game information
1st quarter
No scoring plays
2nd quarter
(1:20) TCU – Griffin Kell 34-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 57 yards, 6:45; TCU 3–0 )
3rd quarter
(5:08) TCU – Kendre Miller 75-yard yard run, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 4 plays, 93 yards, 1:50; TCU 10–0 )
(0:58) TEX – Bert Auburn 22-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 4:10; TCU 10–3 )
4th quarter
(12:36) TCU – Quentin Johnston 31-yard pass from Max Duggan, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:18; TCU 17–3 )
(4:25) TEX – Jahdae Barron 48-yard fumble recovery, Bert Auburn kick (TCU 17–10 )
Statistics
No. 4 TCU
No. 18 Texas
First downs
19
14
Total yards
283
199
Rushes/yards
44-159
22-28
Passing yards
124
171
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
19-29-0
17-39-1
Time of possession
37:22
22:38
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
No. 7 TCU
Passing
Max Duggan
19/29, 124 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Kendre Miller
21 carries, 138 yards, TD
Receiving
Quentin Johnston
3 receptions, 66 yards, TD
No. 18 Longhorns
Passing
Quinn Ewers
17/39, 171 yards, INT
Rushing
Bijan Robinson
12 carries, 29 yards
Receiving
Jordan Whittington
6 receptions, 78 yards
No. 4 TCU Horned Frogs (10–0, 7–0) vs Baylor Bears (6–4, 4–3)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 4 Horned Frogs
7
7
6 9 29
Bears
7
7
0 14 28
at McLane Stadium • Waco, Texas
Date : November 19Game time : 11:00 a.m. CST Game weather : Temperature: 39 °F (4 °C) • Wind: N at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h) • Weather: CloudyGame attendance : 44,393Referee : Scott CampbellTV announcers (FOX ) : Jason Benetti , Brock Huard , Bruce Feldman[11]
Game information
1st quarter
2nd quarter
3rd quarter
4th quarter
Statistics
No. 4 TCU
Baylor
First downs
20
25
Total yards
442
501
Rushes/yards
27-115
46-232
Passing yards
327
269
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
24-36-1
21-30-1
Time of possession
26:02
33:58
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
No. 4 TCU
Passing
Max Duggan
24/35, 327 yards, TD, INT
Rushing
Max Duggan
8 carries, 50 yards, TD
Receiving
Taye Barber
5 receptions, 108 yards
Baylor
Passing
Blake Shapen
21/30, 269 yards, TD, INT
Rushing
Craig Williams
19 carries, 112 yards
Receiving
Monaray Baldwin
6 receptions, 123 yards
Iowa State Iowa State Cyclones (4–7, 1–7) vs No. 4 TCU Horned Frogs (11–0, 8–0)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Cyclones
0
7
0 7 14
No. 4 Horned Frogs
24
10
21 7 62
at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas
Date : November 26Game time : 3:00 p.m. CST Game weather : Temperature: 49 °F (9 °C) • Wind: W at 14 miles per hour (23 km/h) • Weather: CloudyGame attendance : 44,846Referee : Kevin BoltmannTV announcers (FOX ) : Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), Allison Williams (sideline)[12]
Game information
1st quarter
(10:13) TCU – Geor'quarius Spivey 19 Yd pass from Max Duggan (Griffin Kell Kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:41; TCU 7–0 )
(04:54) TCU – Griffin Kell 36 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 3:22; TCU 10–0 )
(02:15) TCU – Kendre Miller 25 Yd Run (Griffin Kell Kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 1:16; TCU 17–0 )
(02:03) TCU – Millard Bradford 36 Yd Interception Return (Griffin Kell Kick) (TCU 24–0 )
2nd quarter
(13:16) ISU – DeShawn Hankika 15 Yd pass from Hunter Dekkers (Jace Gilbert Kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:47; TCU 24–7 )
(11:29) TCU – Griffin Kell 54 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:38; TCU 27–7 )
(00:14) TCU – Kendre Miller 1 Yd Run (Griffin Kell Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 1:09; TCU 34–7 )
3rd quarter
(06:25) TCU – Savion Williams 2 Yd pass from Max Duggan (Griffin Kell Kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:15; TCU 41–0 )
(02:00) TCU – Jordan Hudson 13 Yd pass from Max Duggan (Griffin Kell Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 3:30; TCU 48–0 )
(01:02) TCU – Josh Newton 36 Yd Interception Return (Griffin Kell Kick) (TCU 55–7 )
4th quarter
(13:46) ISU – Deon Silas 19 Yd Run (Keegan Shackford Kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:16; TCU 55–14 )
(01:00) TCU – Jordan Hudson 2 Yd pass from Chandler Morris (Griffin Kell Kick) (Drive: 13 plays, 97 yards, 7:53; TCU 62–14 )
Statistics
Iowa State
No. 4 TCU
First downs
19
21
Total yards
330
377
Rushes/yards
31-159
38-131
Passing yards
171
246
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
19-38-2
22-30-0
Time of possession
26:08
33:52
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Iowa State
Passing
Hunter Dekkers
12/24, 106 yards, TD, INT
Rushing
Eli Sanders
7 carries, 91 yards
Receiving
Deshawn Hanika
3 receptions, 49 yards, TD
No. 4 TCU
Passing
Max Duggan
17/24, 212 yards, 3 TD
Rushing
Kendre Miller
15 carries, 72 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Savion Williams
5 receptions, 48 yards, TD
Pregame line
Over/under
K−State –1.0
60.5
No. 10 Kansas State Wildcats (9–3, 7–2) vs No. 3 TCU Horned Frogs (12–0, 9–0)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 OT Total
No. 10 Wildcats
7
7
7 7 3 31
No. 3 Horned Frogs
7
3
7 11 0 28
at AT&T Stadium • Arlington, Texas
Game information
1st quarter
(5:00) TCU - Taye Barber 1 Yd pass from Max Duggan (Griffin Kell Kick) (TCU 7-0 )
(0:15) KSU - Ben Sinnott 6 Yd pass from Will Howard (Ty Zentner Kick) (Tied 7-7 )
2nd quarter
(10:16) KSU - Will Howard 1 Yd Run (Ty Zentner Kick) (KSU 14-7 )
(0:29) TCU - Griffin Kell 42 Yd Field Goal (KSU 14-10 )
3rd quarter
(12:19) KSU - RJ Garcia II 25 Yd pass from Will Howard (Ty Zentner Kick) (KSU 21-10 )
(9:09) TCU - Kendre Miller 6 Yd Run (Griffin Kell Kick) (KSU 21-17 )
4th quarter
(11:27) KSU - Deuce Vaughn 44 Yd Run (Ty Zentner Kick) (KSU 28-17 )
(7:34) TCU - Griffin Kell 42 Yd Field Goal (KSU 28-20 )
(1:51) TCU - Max Duggan 8 Yd Run (Max Duggan Pass to Jared Wiley for 2-PT Conversion) (Tied 28-28 )
OT
(FG) KSU - Ty Zentner 31 Yd Field Goal (KSU wins 31-28 )
Statistics
Kansas State
TCU
First downs
20
18
Total yards
404
469
Rushes/yards
44-205
37-218
Passing yards
199
251
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
18-32-0
18-36-1
Time of possession
32:00
28:00
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Kansas State
Passing
Will Howard
18/32, 199 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Deuce Vaughn
26 carries, 130 yards, TD
Receiving
Phillip Brooks
6 receptions, 48 yards
TCU
Passing
Max Duggan
18/36, 251 yards, TD, INT
Rushing
Max Duggan
15 carries, 110 yards, TD
Receiving
Quentin Johnston
4 receptions, 139 yards
No. 2 Michigan (Fiesta Bowl / CFP Semifinal)No. 3 TCU Horned Frogs (12-1) vs No.2 Michigan Wolverines (13-0)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 3 Horned Frogs
14
7
20 10 51
No. 2 Wolverines
0
6
24 15 45
at State Farm Stadium • Glendale, Arizona
Game information
1st quarter
2nd quarter
3rd quarter
4th quarter
Statistics
No. 3 TCU
No. 2 Wolverines
First downs
19
25
Total yards
488
528
Rushes/yards
41-263
40-186
Passing yards
225
342
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
14-29-2
21-35-2
Time of possession
27:35
32:25
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
No. 3 TCU
Passing
Max Duggan
14/29, 225 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Emari Demercado
17 carries, 150 yards, TD
Receiving
Quentin Johnston
6 receptions, 163 yards, TD
No. 2 Michigan
Passing
J. J. McCarthy
20/34, 343 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Donovan Edwards
23 carries, 119 yards
Receiving
Ronnie Bell
6 receptions, 135 yards, TD
No. 1 Georgia (National Championship)No. 3 TCU Horned Frogs (13-1) vs No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs (14-0)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 3 Horned Frogs
7
0
0 0 7
No. 1 Bulldogs
17
21
14 13 65
at SoFi Stadium • Los Angeles, California
Game information
1st quarter
2nd quarter
3rd quarter
4th quarter
Statistics
No. 3 TCU
No. 1 Georgia
First downs
9
32
Total yards
188
589
Rushes/yards
28-36
44-254
Passing yards
152
335
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
14-23-2
20-28-0
Time of possession
23:01
36:59
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
No. 3 TCU
Passing
Max Duggan
14/22, 152 yards, 2 INT
Rushing
Emari Demercado
14 carries, 59 yards
Receiving
Derius Davis
5 receptions, 101 yards
No. 1 Georgia
Passing
Stetson Bennett
18/25, 304 yards, 4 TD
Rushing
Kenny McIntosh
8 carries, 50 yards
Receiving
Brock Bowers
7 receptions, 152 yards, TD
Personnel
Roster
Coaching staff
Rankings Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP — — — — RV 17 13 8 7 7 4 4 4 3 3 2 Coaches — RV RV RV RV 18 15 8 7 7 4 4 4 3 4 2 CFP Not released 7 4 4 4 3 3 Not released
Players drafted into the NFL
References
^ "Sonny Dykes introduced at TCU Horned Frogs' new coach" . ESPN . November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021 .
^ "TCU Officially Hires SMU's Sonny Dykes As New Coach" . KTVT . November 29, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021 .
^ "Baylor Makes First Appearance Atop Big 12 Football Media Preseason Poll" . July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022 .
^ "Big 12 Announces Media Preseason Football Team" (PDF) . Big 12 Sports . July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022 .
^ Drew Davison (December 2, 2021). "TCU football's 2022 schedule is out. Here's how it lines up for new coach Sonny Dykes" . Fort Worth Star-Telegram . Retrieved December 8, 2021 .
^ "2022 Football Schedule Announced" . Texas Christian University, Department of Athletics . December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021 .
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