TCU-Baylor Game Photos

Photos by Tom C. "Midnite" Burke

(photos above and below) TCU and Baylor played for the 118th time this past Saturday, November 19, in McLane Stadium, in Waco, Texas. TCU won, 29-28. For the third week in a row, the Frogs were in the spotlight of a pregame college football show. The Fox Big Noon Kickoff show was televised live from Waco prior to the TCU-Baylor game. Fox televised the game. ESPN College GameDay was in Austin for TCU's win over Texas on November 12 and the Big Noon Kickoff traveled to Fort Worth for TCU’s win over Texas Tech on November 5. The appearance in Austin was the second time GameDay was on site at a TCU game this season, having also been at the Frogs’ October 8 victory at Kansas. TCU's four combined appearances on the two pregame shows is more than anybody in the country.

Baylor University President Linda Livingstone (right) and her husband, Brad Livingstone, pose for pictures with fans at the Fox Big Noon Kickoff show prior to the TCU-Baylor football game in Waco on Saturday, November 19.

Tom and Mary Burke's longtime Waco/Baylor friends Eddie and Debbie Sherman. Eddie is a Baylor alum and letterman. He was a pitcher for the Baylor baseball team.

Fox Sports' "Cleatus the Robot" cheers for the Horned Frogs with TCU alum Mary Burke.

TCU alums Tom (back) and Mary Burke (middle) and their Waco/Baylor friends Taylor (front) and Clint Sherman (right) and their son, Jaycob, and Eddie (left) and Debbie Sherman, who are Clint's parents.

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

Here comes the "Baylor Line" (students)!

Here come Baylor's 25 seniors on Senior Day!

Here come the Baylor Bears!

(photos above and below) TCU's captains for the game were Quentin Johnston (#1), Dylan Horton (#98), Steve Avila (#79) and Dee Winters (#13). Avila and Johnston have been named a semifinalist for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, presented to a player who was either born in Texas, graduated from a state high school or plays at a Texas-based University.

TCU head coach Sonny Dykes (middle) and defensive coordinator Joe Gillespie (right).

TCU offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Garrett Riley talks with TCU quarterback Max Duggan (#15) during the TCU-Baylor game. Riley has been named a semifinalist for the Broyles Award, which annually honors college football’s top assistant coach.

Baylor head coach Dave Aranda (front, center)

(photos above and below) It took to the very last second to determine the winner of the TCU-Baylor game. TCU kicker Griffin Kell capped a comeback by the Horned Frogs when he converted a 40-yard field goal as time expired to give TCU a 29-28 victory over the Bears. The Horned Frogs won on a field goal on the final play of regulation for the first time since the 2014 season, when Jaden Oberkrom’s 37-yard kick beat West Virginia 31-30 in Morgantown. Oberkrom coached Kell on field-goal kicking. Kell’s field goal made him 12-of-13 on the season and 41-of-52 in his career. For his game-winning performance, Kell was named the Big 12’s Special Teams Player of the Week.

(photos above and below) TCU quarterback Max Duggan (#15) led the Frogs'
game-winning drive that was climaxed by Griffin Kell's 40-yard field goal. Earlier in the game, Duggan scored a touchdown on a seven-yard run. It was Duggan's 24th rushing touchdown of his career. He has sole possession of eighth place on TCU’s career rushing touchdown list. He broke a tie with Kenneth Davis (23, 1982-85). Duggan is second among quarterbacks, trailing Trevone Boykin, who is seventh, with 27  rushing touchdowns (2012-15). Against Baylor, Duggan had 50 rushing yards on eight carries.

(photos above and below) Against Baylor, TCU quarterback Max Duggan (#15), a Heisman Trophy candidate, made his 38th career start. He completed 24-of-35 passes for 327 yards and a touchdown, on a 26-yard pass to Gunnar Henderson. He was intercepted once, for only the third time this season. Duggan's performance against the Bears earned him the Manning Award Star of the Week honor. Duggan also has been named a semifinalist for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, which is presented to a player who was either born in Texas, graduated from a state high school or plays at a Texas-based University.

(photos above and below) TCU running back Kendre Miller (#33) scores a touchdown on a two-yard run in the second quarter of the Frogs' win over Baylor. The touchdown gave Miller a rushing score in all 11 games this year, the second-longest streak to begin a season in TCU history. TCU Board of Trustees member LaDainian Tomlinson ran for a touchdown in all 12 games in 2000. Miller's 12 consecutive games with a rushing touchdown is the longest active streak in the nation and ranks second al-time at TCU, behind only Tomlinson (15, 1999-2000). Miller has a team-best 14 touchdowns this season.

Against Baylor, TCU running back Kendre Miller (#33) ran 10 times for 41 yards. He left the game in the fourth quarter with an undisclosed injury. Miller has been named a semifinalist for the Doak Walker Award, which is presented to the nation's top running back. Miller has rushed for a team-best 1,188 yards, making him TCU’s first 1,000-yard rusher since Kyle Hicks had 1,042 in 2016. The 1,188 yards are the most by a Horned Frog since Aaron Green had 1,272 in 2015. Miller has been named a semifinalist for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, which is presented to a player who was either born in Texas, graduated from a state high school or plays at a Texas-based University.

TCU running back Emari Demercado (#3) carried the football eight times for 26 yards against Baylor.

TCU running back Emari Demercado (#3, photo above) scored a touchdown on a three-yard run, with 2:07 left in the fourth quarter of the Baylor game. The touchdown narrowed Baylor's lead to 28-26. The Frogs attempted to tie the game with a two-point conversion, but Duggan and Demercado couldn't connect on a swing pass, as the football fell harmlessly to the turf (bottom photo).

(photos above and below) TCU wide receiver Gunnar Henderson (#27) caught a 26-yard touchdown pass from TCU quarterback Max Duggan (#15) in the third quarter. The score pushed TCU ahead 20-14, but TCU kicker Griffin Kell missed the extra point. Kell redemmed himself with his game-winning 40-yard field goal as time expired in the game.

(photos above and below) TCU wide receiver Quentin Johnston (#1) caught four passes for 48 yards against Baylor's defense, including cornerback Mark Milton (#3). Johnston has been named a semifinalist for the Biletnikoff Award, presented to college football's outstanding receiver. Johnston tops TCU with 49 receptions and 764 receiving yards. His five touchdown catches tie Derius Davis for the team lead. Johnston has been named a semifinalist for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, which is presented to a player who was either born in Texas, graduated from a state high school or plays at a Texas-based University. 

When the game was on the line in the fourth quarter, TCU wide receiver Quentin Johnston was out of the game after aggravating a high ankle sprain that has bothered him the past several games. ALso out of the game was Miller and receiver/returned Derius Davis.

TCU wide receiver Taye Barber (#4) caught a team-best five passes for 108 yards against Baylor's defenders, including cornerbacks Lorando Johnson (#11) and Mark Milton (#3). This was Barber's second 100-yard game of the season and fourth of his career. He had a 77-yard reception, which was his third catch this season of at least 70 yards. Barber has 153 receptions in his career, the most by a current Horned Frog.

TCU wide receiver Savion Williams (#18) had a career-high four receptions for 54 yards against Baylor. Williams had a crucial nine-yard reception as part of TCU's game winning drive in the final seconds.

(photos above and below) TCU safety Bud Clark (#26) defends a pass intended for Baylor wide receiver Monaray Baldwin (#80). Baldwin caught six passes for 123 yards against the Horned Frogs, who gave up 269 passing yards to the Bears.

TCU safety Bud Clark (#26), along with teammates Namdi Obiazor (#4), Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson (#1), Mark Perry (#3), Shadrach Banks (#19) and George Ellis III (#93), celebrates his interception that stopped a Baylor scoring drive late in the second quarter. As a result, the game was tied, 14-14, at halftime. The interception was Clark's team-best fourth of the season. He also had five tackles in the game.

TCU linebacker Johnny Hodges (#57) pressures Baylor quarterback Blake Shapen (#12). Hodges tied with teammates Millard Bradford and Mark Perry for team-high honors with seven tackles. Hodges had 1.5 tackles for loss and combined with defensive lineman Dylan Horton on a sack.

TCU cornerback Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson (#1) brings down Baylor wide receiver Monaray Baldwin (#80). Hodges-Tomlinson had five tackles in the game.

Baylor running back Dillon Doyle (#5) is stopped by a wall of TCU defenders, including linebacker Dee Winters (#13), defensive lineman Dylan Horton (#98), linebacker Jamoi Hodge (#6), defensive lineman Damonic Williams (#52) and linebacker Johnny Hodges (#57).

TCU linebacker Jamoi Hodge (#6) and safety Mark Perry (#3) bring down Baylor running back Craig Williams (#0).

(photos above and below) Baylor quarterback Blake Shapen (#12) completed 21-of-30 passes against the Horned Frogs. He threw one touchdown pass and one interception. He was sacked once.

(photos above and below) Baylor running back Craig Williams (#0) shredded TCU's defense by rushing 19 times for 112 yards. He had a long run of 20 yards.

(photos above and below) Baylor tight end Kelsey Johnson (#87) and teammates, including Dillon Doyle (#5), Ben Sims (#8) and Connor Galvin (#76), celebrate his two-yard touchdown run in the second quarter that gave Baylor a 14-7 lead over TCU. In the fourth quarter, Johnson caught a 12-yard touchdown pass from Shapen that gave Baylor a 21-20 lead.

In the first quarter, Baylor kicker John Mayers (#95) missed a 46-yard field attempt.

(photos above and below) Baylor wide receiver Monaray Baldwin (#80) was a one-man wrecking crew against TCU. Baldwin caught six passes for 123 yards against the Frogs, including linebacker Johnny Hodges (#57) and safety Mark Perry (#3). Baldwin also rushed three times for 10 yards and returned four kickoffs for 69 yards.

(photos above and below) Baylor running back Qualan Jones (#28) scored a touchdown on a 10-yard run in the first quarter that gave Baylor a 7-0 lead less than six minutes into the game. Jones ran with the football five times for 30 yards. He caught one pass for four yards.

(photos above and below) Baylor running back Richard Reese (#29) ran 10 times for 56 yards against the Horned Frogs, including safeties Millard Bradford (#28) and Bud Clark (#26). Reese also scored a touchdown on a one-yard run in the fourth quarter that gave Baylor a 28-20 lead over the Frogs.

(photos above and below) Down 28-20 to Baylor after the Bears' Richard Reese scored on a one-yard touchdown run, TCU responded with nine points over the final 2:07 of the game. TCU kicker Griffin Kell's (#39) game-winning field goal as the clock expired set off a wild celebration of TCU players and coaches.

Amidst TCU's game-winning celebration, TCU head coach Sonny Dykes (upper middle) is interviewed by Fox TV, which had broadcast the game.

The Horned Frogs beat Baylor, 29-28, to remain as one of four unbeaten (11-0) FBS teams in the country. They remain in the national championship playoff picture as the fourth-ranked team in the country.

TCU's regular-season finale is against Iowa State, on Saturday, November 26, in Amon G. Carter Stadium, in Fort Worth, Texas. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 pm (Central). Fox will televise the game.