Frogs Win First Game of Sonny Dykes Era: TCU 38, Colorado 13

TCU 38, Colorado 13
September 2, 2022
Folsom Field
University of Colorado
Boulder, Colorado
Attendance: 47,868

Game Story: here
Game Statistics: here
Highlights: here
TCU Head Coach Sonny Dykes Discusses TCU's Win: here
Colorado Head Coach Karl Dorrell Discusses Colorado's Loss: here
TCU Defensive Lineman Dominic Williams Discusses TCU's Win: here
TCU Defensive Back Mark Perry Discusses TCU's Win: here
TCU Receiver/Returned Darius Davis Discusses TCU's Win: here

Team Notes

• TCU won in Head Coach Sonny Dykes' debut with the Horned Frogs, after taking over for long-time TCU head coach Gary Patterson.
  
• Dykes is 2-1 as a head coach versus Colorado. While head coach at the University of California, he was 1-1 against the Buffs.
• TCU and Colorado met for the first time on the gridiron. The teams will play again on September 2, 2023, in next year's season opener in Fort Worth.
• TCU played in the state of Colorado for the first time since September 10, 2011, when it won 35-19 at Air Force.
• TCU has won its last eight games against Pac-12 opponents.
• TCU opened its season on a Friday for the first time since 2011 at Baylor.
• TCU scored for the 368th consecutive game, the second-longest streak in NCAA history. No. 1 is Florida at 423 games (1988-present). The Horned Frogs haven't been blanked since November 16, 1991, at Texas (32-0).
• TCU season captains Steve Avila, Dylan Horton, Quentin Johnston and Dee Winters took part in the coin toss.
• TCU wore a purple helmet, white jersey and purple pants. 

 
Individual Notes

Offense

• Quarterback Chandler Morris made his third career start. Also making his first career TCU start was center Alan Ali, who started 39 games at SMU over the previous four seasons.
• Morris was 13-of-20 passing for 111 yards while adding 18 yards rushing on four carries.
• Kendre Miller rushed for a team-high 52 yards on eight attempts, including a 3-yard scoring run.
• Emari Demercado's 43-yard touchdown run also marked a career-long carry.
• Derius Davis had a 27-yard touchdown run, his second career rushing score, to go with his 60-yard punt return for a touchdown.
• Max Duggan had a 33-yard gain on his first rushing attempt. He finished with 41 yards on three carries.
• Savion Williams had a career-high three receptions for 31 yards, tying Quentin Johnston for team-best honors.
• Redshirt freshman quarterback Sam Jackson scored his first career touchdown on a 7-yard run.
• Taye Barber had a reception for 9 yards. His 123 career catches are the most among current Horned Frogs.
• Trent Battle made his collegiate debut and had two carries for 4 yards.
• Jared Wiley had two receptions for 13 yards in his first game as a Horned Frog.
• True freshman Jordan Hudson had an 8-yard catch for his first career reception.

    
Defense 

• TCU's starting defense featured four newcomers: linebacker Johnny Hodges (Navy), cornerback Josh Newton (ULM), safety Mark Perry (Colorado) and 17-year-old true freshman nose tackle Damonic Williams. Also making his first TCU start was junior safety Abe Camara.
• Perry had four tackles against his former team.
• Jamoi Hodge, Dee Winters and newcomer Namdi Obiazor tied for team-high honors with five tackles each.
• Winters totaled 2.5 tackles for loss, including a sack for a loss of 12.
• Williams had his first collegiate sack in his collegiate debut, along with combining with Hodge on a fourth down red-zone stop to thwart a Colorado scoring threat on the game's opening series.
• Millard Bradford and Kee'yon Stewart both had two pass breakups.

Special Teams 

• Derius Davis returned a punt 60 yards for a touchdown. It tied KaVontae Turpin's TCU record of four career punt returns for touchdowns.
• Combined with a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against West Virginia last season, Davis has five career special teams scores. 
• Jordy Sandy placed two punts inside the 20-yard line, including one at the 1. He is donating $20 to Fort Worth's Hope Center for Autism for every punt inside the 20-yard line. 
• Griffin Kell's 33-yard field goal made him 30-of-40 in his career.
• True freshman Luke Laminack handled kickoff duties.