Details and Photos of TCU's 59-17 Victory Over Tarleton State on September 10, 2022

 

TCU 59, Tarleton State 17
September 10, 2022
Amon G. Carter Stadium
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, Texas
Attendance: 43,197

Game Story: here
Game Statistics: here
Game Highlights: here
TCU Head Coach Sonny Dykes Discusses TCU's Win: here
TCU Quarterback Max Duggins Discusses TCU's Win: here
TCU Wide Receiver Jordon Hudson Discusses TCU's Win: here
TCU Linebacker Jamoi Hodge Discusses TCU's Win: here  
TCU Cornerback Josh Newton Discusses TCU's Win: here
Next TCU Football Game: against SMU; 11 am (Central), Saturday, September 24; Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas; either ESPN2 or ESPNU will broadcast the game 

 

Photos by Tom C. "Midnite" Madness

 

(photos above and below) Strange things can happen when the moon is full, but during the evening of Saturday, September 10, in Amon G. Carter Stadium, the TCU Horned Frogs easily won their 2022 home-opener, 59-17, over the Tarleton Texans. The TCU (Fort Worth) and Tarleton State University (Stephenville) campuses are just 77 miles apart, but this was the teams' first-ever meeting in football. Tarleton is a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), one of TCU's former conference homes. This was Tarleton's first game against a Power 5 opponent. With the victory, TCU improved to 2-0. TCU opened its 2022 season on Friday, September 2, in Boulder, Colorado. The Frogs defeated the University of Colorado, 38-13. TCU, 2-0, has a bye on Saturday, September 17. (above photo taken by Mary Burke)

(photos above and below) An announced attendance of nearly 44,000 for TCU Football's home-opener against Tarleton State University meant few open seats in Amon G. Carter Stadium Saturday night, September 10. The official capacity of The Carter is 46,000.

The TCU-Tarleton game was played two days after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, in Balmoral Castle, in the United Kingdom, and one day prior to the 21st anniversary of the September 11, 2001, Al-Qaeda attacks on the United States, including the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.

(photos above and below) On Saturday, September 10, against Tarleton State, Sonny Dykes made his first appearance in a game at Amon G. Carter Stadium as head coach of the TCU Horned Frogs. The 52-year-old Dykes, who was featured in the traditional Riff-Ram video during the game, was named TCU's head football coach on November 29, 2021, succeeding the legendary Gary Patterson, TCU's all-time winningest head football coach. This is Dykes' second overall season at TCU. He was an offensive analyst on Patterson's 2017 TCU team that posted an 11-3 record, played in the Big 12 Championship Game and finished the season with a No. 9 national ranking, its last top-10 appearance. With TCU’s 59-17 victory over the Texans, Dykes became the first TCU head football coach to win his opening two games since Dutch Meyer in 1934. He is the 11th Horned Frogs coach since Meyer, who guided TCU to its only national championships, in 1935 and 1938. Dykes was head coach at SMU the past four seasons (2018-21). He led the Mustangs to three consecutive winning records for the first time since the mid-1980s and their first back-to-back wins over TCU since 1992-93. Dykes also has served as head football coach at Cal (2013-16) and Louisiana Tech (2010-12). He is the son of legendary Texas Tech Head Football Coach Spike Dykes, who coached the Red Raiders from 1986-99.

(photos above and below) Here come the Horned Frogs!

(photos above and below) Here come the Texans!

(photos above and below) TCU's captains for the Frogs' game against Tarleton were: (from left to right) linebacker Dee Winters (#13), defensive lineman Dylan Horton (#98), wide receiver Quentin Johnston (#1) and offensive lineman Steve Avila (#79). Honorary captain was Bobby Stewart (center), a TCU Hall of Fame member. During his last two seasons with the Horned Frogs, Stewart was TCU's leading receive. His senior season, Stewart led the Southwest Conference in receiving, earned all-league honors, was named third-team All-American and won the Rogers Trophy as the TCU football team's Most Valuable Player. 

Redshirt freshman Chandler Morris (#2, photo above) started at quarterback for the Frogs in their season-opening win against the University of Colorado, in Boulder, Colorado, on September 2, but he suffered in that game what has been reported to be a sprained knee. Morris' injury kept him on the sidelines during the TCU-Tarleton State game. Against Tarleton, senior Max Duggan (#15, photo below), who replaced Morris after he was injured in the Colorado game, made his 30th career start at quarterback for the Frogs.

Against Tarleton State, TCU senior quarterback Max Duggan (#15, photos above and below) set career highs with 390 passing yards and five touchdown passes. He completed 23-of-29 passes, with no interceptions. He led the Horned Frogs to scores on seven of his eight series. The only non-scoring series was a missed field goal.

A crafty and hard-nosed runner, senior quarterback Max Duggan (#15, photos above and below) rushed only five times against the Tarleton State Texans. Duggan's overall performance earned him an Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award honorable mention player of the week award.

TCU freshman wide receiver Jordan Hudson (#7, photos above and below) was TCU's leading receiver against Tarleton, despite the efforts of Tarleton defenders Bryon Broussard (#6), linebacker Kyle Taylor (#37) and defensive lineman Blaine Hoover (#8). Hudson, a Preseason True Freshman All-American, caught five passes for 76 yards, including a 29-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Max Duggan in the third quarter, which with the point-after-touchdown gave TCU a 52-17 lead. The touchdown reception was Hudson's first career touchdown.

TCU senior wide receiver Derius Davis (#11) opened TCU's scoring on a 19-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter. He had two receptions in the game for 23 yards. Davis is off to a fast start in the 2022 season. The touchdown catch against Tarleton was his team-best third touchdown of the season. It was his 12th career touchdown via four different ways (five receiving, four punt returns, two rushing and one kickoff return). After TCU's season-opener against Colorado, Davis was named the Big 12's Special Teams Player of the Week and he was selected to the week one Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll for his versatility. Against Colorado, Davis had had two catches, a punt return for a touchdown and a rush for a touchdown.

After TCU's second touchdown of the game, the Horned Frogs attempted a two-point conversion. It was successful when senior wide receiver Derius Davis (#11) took a hand-off from quarterback Max Duggan and sprinted into the end zone.

TCU's Jared Wiley (#19, photos above and below) had one catch against Tarleton. It was a six-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter. After the reception, which was Wiley's first TCU touchdown, the senior tight end, who is a transfer from Texas, had an ankle tended to on the sidelines.

TCU sophomore wide receiver Quincy Brown (#88, photos above and below) caught three passes against Tarleton State, including two touchdown passes. He now has three career touchdown receptions.

TCU sophomore wide receiver Quincy Brown (#88, photos above and below) was injured during his second touchdown catch against Tarleton. It was a 17-yarder from quarterback Max Duggan in the third quarter.

TCU junior wide receiver Quentin Johnston (#1, photos above and below), a Preseason All-Big 12 selection, only had two catches for 22 yards against Tarleton. Through two games, Johnston has five receptions for just 44 yards.

TCU junior wide receiver Savion Williams (#18) had one reception for 16 yards against Tarleton.

Against Tarleton, TCU redshirt freshman quarterback Sam Jackson (#16, photos above and below) appeared in his second consecutive game this season. He completed four-of-four passes for 58 yards. He ran three times for 25 yards and one touchdown.

In the second quarter against Tarleton, TCU redshirt freshman quarterback Sam Jackson (#16, photos above and below) scored a touchdown on a one-yard run and leap. It was Jackson's second consecutive game with a rushing touchdown. Against Colorado, he scored a touchdown on a seven-yard run.

TCU's offensive line (photos above and below), expected to be one of the football team's strengths in 2022, dominated Tarleton State's defensive line. The Horned Frogs rolled up 630 yards of offense, their most in a game since totaling 688 yards in a 62-22 win at Baylor in 2016. The Frogs had 450 passing yards and 180 rushing yards. TCU's 59 points were their most since a 59-23 win at Kansas in 2020. The offensive line did not allow a sack by the Texans. TCU scored on nine of its 12 possessions in the game. The three non-scoring series ended with a missed field goal, a fumble out of the end zone and a punt. TCU scored for the 369th consecutive game, the second-longest streak in NCAA history. No. 1 is Florida at 425 games (1988-present). The Horned Frogs haven't been blanked since November 16, 1991, at Texas (32-0). TCU’s only punt in the Tarleton game came with less than two minutes to play. The Horned Frogs were close to their first game without a punt since a 38-7 win over Air Force in 2010.

TCU junior running back Kendre Miller (#33, photos above and below) led the Frogs in rushing against Tarleton. He carried the football 13 times for 56 yards and one touchdown. He also caught a pass for 21 yards.

TCU junior running back Kendre Miller (#33, photos above and below) had a one-yard touchdown run in the first quarter against Tarleton. The touchdown was his second of the season and 11th of his career.

Against Tarleton, TCU senior running back Emari Demercado (#3, photos above and below) carried the football six times as part of TCU's rushing attack that produced 180 net yards on 37 carries.

TCU's defense, including senior defensive lineman Dylan Horton (#98) and junior linebacker Johnny Hodges (#57), limited Tarleton to 295 yards, including only 85 yards on the ground.

TCU's defense, including junior linebacker Jamoi Hodge (#6) and senior linebacker Dee Winters (#13) limited Tarleton redshirt freshman quarterback Beau Allen (#11), a transfer from the University of Kentucky, to 210 passing yards. Hodge led the TCU defense with five tackles.

During the Horned Frogs' victory over Tarleton, TCU senior cornerback Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson (#1) helps a referee signal one of the Texans' 10 incompleted passes.

TCU junior cornerback Josh Newton (#24) and defensive teammates celebrate his interception of a pass in the Tarleton game. It was Newton's first TCU interception and one of two the Horned Frogs recorded against the Texans.

With TCU's experienced placekicker, senior Griffin Kell (#39), sidelined by a reportedly minor injury, true freshman placekicker Luke Laminack (#99) handled TCU's placekicking chores against Tarleton. After missing the extra-point kick after the Horned Frogs' first touchdown and a 36-yard field goal attempt in the first quarter, Laminack was perfect on extra-point kicks and he nailed a 36-yard field goal attempt in the second quarter. It was his first career field goal.

Tarleton State redshirt freshman quarterback Beau Allen (#11, photos above and below), a transfer from the University of Kentucky, had a challenging day against the Horned Frogs. He completed only 11-of-25 pass attempts for 210 yards and one touchdown. He was intercepted twice.

Tarleton sophomore wide receiver Darius Cooper (#6, photos above and below) caught six passes for 117 yards and one touchdown against the Horned Frogs, despite the efforts of TCU defensive backs Mark Perry (#3, photos above and below) and Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson (#1, photo below). Cooper had the Texans' only touchdown reception against the Horned Frogs. It was a 21-yarder in the second quarter.

Against TCU, Tarleton senior running back Ontario "Mookie" Douglas (#1, photos above and below) accumulated 23 rushing yards on six carries.

Tarleton redshirt freshman running back Deangelo Rosemond (#39, photos above and below) had 23 yards on nine carries and scored the Texans' only rushing touchdown against the Horned Frogs on a one-yard run in the third quarter.

With its 59-17 victory over Tarleton State University, TCU has won 20 of its last 21 home-openers. This was the only home game for TCU in September, after opening the season with a 38-13 win over the University of Colorado, in Boulder, Colorado, on September 2. The Frogs have a bye on Saturday, September 17. On Saturday, September 24, at 11 am (Central), TCU will close out its September schedule with the traditional "Iron Skillet" game against SMU, at 11 am (Central), in Gerald J. Ford Stadium, in Dallas. Either ESPN 2 or ESPNU will broadcast the game. It will be TCU head coach Sonny Dykes’ first game back at SMU, where he coached for four years (2018-21). Dykes was 30-18 as the Mustangs’ coach and was 25-10 over the final three seasons. He led the Mustangs to three consecutive winning records for the first time since the mid-1980s and their first back-to-back wins (2019 and 2021; the 2020 game was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic) over TCU since 1992-93. Prior to playing the Horned Frogs, SMU (2-0) will play the University of Maryland, in College Park, Maryland, at 6:30 pm (Central), on Saturday, September 17. FS1 will broadcast the game.