TCU-Kansas 2021 Football Game Photos

 Photos by Tom C. "Midnite" Burke

TCU hosted the University of Kansas on November 20, 2021, in Amon G. Carter Stadium. The Frogs beat the Jayhawks, 31-28, to improve to 5-6, 3-5 in the Big 12. Kansas dropped to 2-9, 1-7 in the Big 12.

(photos above and below) Former TCU head football coach Gary Patterson (Coach P) and his wife, Kelsey (Mrs. P), helped honor TCU's senior football players on Senior Day at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Patterson, who is TCU's winningest head football coach, made his first appearance inside Amon G. Carter Stadium since parting ways with the school on October 31.

Former TCU head football coach Gary Patterson delivered the "Give ‘em hell, TCU!" portion of the Riff Ram video shown during the second quarter of the TCU-Kansas game. TCU fans saluted Coach P's appearance in the video with a standing ovation. Watch: here

TCU senior offensive guard Colson Altman (#65) is greeted by former TCU head football coach Gary Patterson.

(photos above and below) Former TCU head football coach Gary Patterson embraces TCU senior defensive tackle Corey Bethley (#94) and senior running back Emari Demercado (#3).

TCU's Corey Bethley (#94) celebrates Senior Day with family members.

TCU wide receiver Jack Powers (#89) poses for pictures during the Senior Day celebration.

TCU safety La'Kendrick Van Zandt enjoys Senior Day with family members.

TCU interim head football coach Jerry Kill (left) visits with Kansas head football coach Lance Leipold before kickoff of the game between the Horned Frogs and Jayhawks.

(photos above and below) Here come the Frogs! TCU offensive line coach Jarrett Anderson (in visor) leads the Horned Frogs out of the tunnel for their game against Kansas. Anderson has been part of the TCU football coaching staff for 23 years.

(photos above and below) Here come the Jayhawks!

TCU captains for the game against Kansas were (from left to right) Dominic DiNunzio (#84), Nook Bradford (#28), Dylan Horton (#98) and Max Duggan (#15). It was the first time being a captain for Bradford and DiNunzio, who never played football before arriving at TCU on an ROTC scholarship. The honorary TCU "Block T" captain was Kevin Haney (middle; #3 of 1978).

(photos above and below) TCU's victory over Kansas was the last TCU game to be coached in Amon G. Carter Stadium by interim head football coach Jerry Kill. Kills is 2-1 as TCU's interim head coach, with victories over Kansas and Baylor, and a loss to Oklahoma State. Kill's final regular-season game as the Horned Frogs' interim head football coach will be on Friday, November 26, against Iowa State, in Ames, Iowa.

Max Duggan (#15) started at quarterback against Kansas, despite a broken bone in a foot. He and offensive coordinator Doug Meacham talked through and executed an offensive strategy that totaled 492 yards (326 yards rushing, 166 yards passing) against the Jayhawks. TCU scored for the 366th consecutive game, moving it past Michigan (365, 1984-2014) for the second-longest streak in NCAA history. No. 1 is Florida at 421 games (1988-present). The Horned Frogs haven't been blanked since November 16, 1991, at Texas (32-0).

(photos above and below) Against Kansas, TCU quarterback Max Duggan (#15) completed 10-of-16 passes for 166 yards. Six of Duggan's passes were caught by receiver Derius Davis.

(photos above and below) TCU quarterback Max Duggan (#15) ran 14 times for 74 yards and one touchdown against Kansas. He was sacked three times by the Jayhawks.

(photos above and below) TCU quarterback Max Duggan (#15) had a one-yard touchdown run against Kansas in the third quarter. The touchdown and extra point gave TCU a 21-14 lead over the Jayhawks. Duggan's touchdown run came on a fourth-and-goal play. The rushing touchdown was Duggan's third of the season and 19th of his career, the most among current Horned Frogs.

After his one-yard touchdown run, TCU quarterback Max Duggan (#15) is congratulated by teammates, including running back Emari Demercado (#3) and quarterback Alex Honig (#12).

In the victory over Kansas, TCU running back Kendre Miller (#33) ran 12 times for 112 yards and one touchdown. This was Miller's third 100-yard effort in his last six games. Miller has four 100-yard performances in his career. Against Kansas, TCU had a 100-yard rusher, Miller, and a 100-yard receiver (103 yards,Derius Davis) for the first time since the 2020 regular-season finale when Miller (136 yards) and running back Zach Evans (130 yards) topped 100 yards rushing and wide receiver Quentin Johnston had 133 receiving yards against Louisiana Tech.

(photos above and below) TCU running back Kendre Miller (#33) had a 56-yard touchdown run against Kansas in the third quarter. The touchdown and extra point evened the score at 14-114. Miller's touchdown run was his team-best seventh of the season.

(photos above and below) TCU senior running back Emari Demercado (#3), playing in his final game in Amon G. Carter Stadium, rushed for 89 yards on 18 carries. The 89 yards were one shy of his career best of 90 rushing yards in the November 13 game against Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Demercado also scored a rushing touchdown in the win over Kansas.

(photos above and below) TCU senior running back Emari Demercado (#3), playing in his final home game, scored TCU's final touchdown against Kansas on a one-yard run in the fourth quarter. The touchdown and extra point gave TCU a 28-24 lead.

(photos above and below) TCU receiver/returner Derius Davis had six receptions for 103 yards against Kansas. He also rushed three times for 52 yards.  Against the Jayhawks, TCU had a 100-yard receiver (Davis) and a 100-yard rusher, Miller (112 rushing yards), for the first time since the 2020 regular-season finale when Miller (136 yards) and running back Zach Evans (130 yards) topped 100 yards rushing and wide receiver Quentin Johnston had 133 receiving yards against Louisiana Tech.

TCU receiver/returner Derius Davis (#11) on this play scored a 43-yard rushing touchdown against Kansas, less than five minutes into the game. Davis had 52 net rushing yards on three carries.

With help from center Steve Avila (#79), Derius Davis (#11) celebrates his first-quarter, 43-yard rushing touchdown against Kansas.

After his 43-yard touchdown run, TCU receiver/returner Derius Davis (#11) is congratulated by TCU quarterback Max Duggan (#15, photo above) and offensive guard John Lanz (#53).

(photos above and below) TCU wide receiver Mikel Barkley (#2) catches a 48-yard pass from quarterback Max Duggan. It was Barkley's first reception of the season.

TCU tight end Brent Matiscik (#42) carries the football near the goal line on a run in the third quarter against Kansas.

(photos above and below) Late in the fourth quarter against Kansas, TCU quarterback Max Duggan (#15) safely positions the football for a potential game-winning field goal as kicker Griffin Kell (#39, photo below) warms up on the sideline punter/holder Jordy Sandy (#31) waits for the field-goal team to be summoned.

(photos above and below) TCU kicker Griffin Kell (#39) kicked a 25-yard field goal with six seconds remaining in the game to give the Horned Frogs a 31-28 victory over Kansas. The game-winning kick capped a 14-play, 67-yard drive that was led by TCU quarterback Max Duggan over a span of four minutes and 40 seconds.        (Bottom photo by Mary Burke)

Kicker Griffin Kell (#39), punter/holder Jordy Sandy (#31), long-snapper Antonio Ortiz (#49) and other Horned Frogs celebrate Kell's game-winning 25-yard field goal. For the season, Kell has converted 14-of-18 field goal attempts.

TCU defensive end Dylan Horton (#98) sacks Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels (#6). The sack was Horton's third of the season, ranking him second on the team, behind defensive end Ochaun Mathis' four sacks. TCU's defense sacked Daniels twice.

Members of TCU's defense, including defensive end Khair Coleman (#11), defensive end Ochaun Mathis (#32) and defensive tackle Terrell Cooper (#95) surround Kansas quarterback Jalon Davis (#6). TCU's defense sacked Davis twice, intercepted him once and limited him to 37 rushing yards. Davis completed 22-of-30 passes for 255 yards.

TCU defensive tackle Terrell Cooper (#95) pressures Kansas quarterback Jalon Davis (#6). During the game, Cooper and defensive end Khari Coleman combined on a sack of Davis.

TCU cornerback Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson (#1) breaks up a pass intended for Kansas wide receiver Kwamie Lassiter II (#8). Against the Jayhawks, Hodges-Tomlinson had two pass breakups and six tackles.

(photos above and below) TCU linebacker Dee Winters (#13) chases and tackles Kansas running back Devin Neal (#4). TCU's defense limited Neal to 59 yards on 14 carries. He had a two-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. Against the Jayhawks, Winters had a team-best eight tackles and recorded his second interception of the season, tying him with Hodges-Tomlinson for the team lead.

TCU linebacker Dee Winters (#13) intercepts a pass thrown by Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels, to the delight of cornerback Kee'yon Stewart, linebacker Jamoi Hodge (#6) and safety Nook Bradford (#28).

TCU linebacker Dee Winters (#13) is congratulated on his interception by defensive end Khari Coleman (#11) and safety Abraham Camara (#14).

(photos above and below) In the second quarter, TCU's defense stopped a Kansas drive and forced the Jayhawks to attempt a 45-yard field goal, which kicker Jacob Borcila missed. The Frogs won the game by three points, on a field goal by Griffin Kell with six seconds remaining in the contest.

(photos above and below) Against the Horned Frogs, Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels (#6) completed 22-of-30 passes for 255 yards. He threw two touchdown passes, both coming in the fourth quarter when the Jayhawks roared back from a 14-point deficit to tie the game at 28-28, with less than five minutes remaining.

Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels (#6) picks up the football from an errant snap before TCU defensive end Ochaun Mathis (#32) can make a play on the loose football.

On one of his six rushes against the Horned Frogs, Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels (#6) tries to elude TCU safety Nook Bradford (#28). Daniels had 37 rushing yards in the game.

(photos above and below) Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels (#6) had a 14-yard touchdown run in the first quarter against the Horned Frogs. The touchdown and extra point tied the game at 7-7.

(photos above and below) Against TCU, Kansas running back Devin Neal (#4) ran 14 times for 59 yards.

In the second quarter, Kansas running back Devin Neal (#4) scored a touchdown on a two-yard run. The touchdown and extra point gave the Jayhawks a 14-7 lead over TCU.

In the fourth quarter against the Horned Frogs, Kansas wide receiver Luke Grimm (#11) caught a 28-yard touchdown pass from Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels. Things looked grim for the Jayhhawks when Grimm was shaken up on the play, but he was able to walk off the field unaided.

Kansas fullback Jared Casey (#47) eluded TCU linebacker Shadrach Banks (#19) to catch a pass from Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels. Against the Horned Frogs, Casey caught four passes for 34 yards and one touchdown.

Kansas fullback Jared Casey (#47) beats TCU linebacker Dee Winters (#13) to snare a 10-yard touchdown pass from Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels. The touchdown and extra point tied the game at 28-28, with less than five minutes remaining in the game.

(photos above and below) Against the Horned Frogs, Kansas wide receiver Kwamie Lassiter II (#8) caught eight passes for 101 yards, despite the efforts of TCU linebacker Shadrach Banks (#19), safety Nook Bradford (#28) and cornerback Kee'yon Stewart (#2).

Kansas running back Amauri Pesek-Hickson (#23) ran nine times for 28 yards in the Jayhawks 31-28 loss to the Horned Frogs.

Pressure by the Kansas defense forces TCU quarterback Max Duggan (#15) to fumble, but the Frogs recovered the loose football.

Kansas defensive end Kyron Johnson (#15) had one of the Jayhawks' two sacks of TCU quarterback Max Duggan (#15).

(photos above and below) Pressure from Kansas defenders Nick Channel (#41) and Cam'Ron Dabney (#16) caused TCU receiver/returner Derius Davis (#11) to fumble a punt. Channel recovered the fumble.

Injuries caused TCU quarterback Chandler Morris (#14) and wide receiver Quentin Johnston (#1) to miss TCU's game against Kansas.

Because of an injury, TCU safety T.J. Carter (#7) missed TCU's game against Kansas.

TCU running back Zach Evans' turf-toe injury kept him out of TCU's game against Kansas, He reportedly is out for the rest of the season.

(photos above and below) Injured TCU running back  Zach Evans led the cheering on the sideline for the Horned Frogs.

 

Kansas head football coach Lance Leipold (right) congratulates TCU interim head football coach Jerry Kill on the Horned Frogs 31-28 victory over the Jayhawks in TCU's final home game of the emotional 2021 season.

After TCU's 31-28 victory over Kansas, TCU interim head football coach Jerry Kill is interviewed by ESPN sideline reporter Tori Petry. The TCU-Kansas game was broadcast on the Big 12 Now Channel on ESPN+.

(photos above and below) TCU players, coaches, fans, cheerleaders, Showgirls, band members and other celebrate TCU closing out its 2o21 home football season with a 31-28 win over the University of Kansas.     (photo above by Mary Burke)

TCU kicker Griffin Kell enjoys his 15 minutes of fame. Kell kicked a 25-yard field goal with six seconds remaining in the game to give TCU a 31-28 victory over Kansas. TCU will play its last regular-season game of 2021 on Friday, November 26, against Iowa State, in Ames, Iowa. The Horned Frogs need a victory over the Cyclones to even their record at 6-6 and become bowl-eligible.