NCAAF Game Recap - SMU at TCU
Sat Sep 16, 2017 3:30 PM EDT

ColSt
23
Bama
41
F
Tul
14
Okla
56
F
Clem
47
Lou
21
F
Tex
24
USC
27
F(1OT)
GASt
0
PSU
56
F
Fres
16
Wash
48
F
AF
13
Mich
29
F
Army
7
OSU
38
F
OkSt
59
Pitt
21
F
Wisc
40
BYU
6
F
LSU
7
MissSt
37
F
Sam
14
UGA
42
F
Mer
10
Aub
24
F
VaTec
64
ECU
17
F
K St
7
Vand
14
F
Stan
17
SDSU
20
F
SMU
36
TCU
56
F
OreSt
23
WaSt
52
F
Ill
23
SoFL
47
F
Tenn
20
Fla
26
F
UCLA
45
Mem
48
F
NM
14
Boise
28
F
UMass
21
Temp
29
F
Ariz
63
UTEP
16
F
IASt
41
Akr
14
F
ULLaf
21
TxAM
45
F
NIU
21
Neb
17
F
DelSt
16
WVU
59
F
UConn
18
UVA
38
F
Kans
30
Ohio
42
F
Furm
16
NCSt
49
F
Bayl
20
Duke
34
F
CoCar
23
UAB
30
F
NoCol
21
Colo
41
F
UtSt
10
Wake
46
F
TnTec
13
Ball
28
F
MidTN
3
MIN
34
F
NorTx
14
Iowa
31
F
C Mi
17
Syr
41
F
Mor
0
Rut
65
F
UNC
53
OD
23
F
Norf
14
JMU
75
F
ND
49
BC
20
F
Purd
35
MIZ
3
F
Colg
10
Buff
33
F
InSt
41
Lib
42
F
NCAT
35
UNCC
31
F
Kent
0
Marsh
21
F
B-C
0
FlAtl
45
F
App
20
TxSt
13
F
ArkPB
3
ArkSt
48
F
Idaho
28
WestMI
37
F
Tuls
51
Toled
54
F
IdSt
30
NEV
28
F
Oreg
49
Wyo
13
F
LT
23
W Ky
22
F
Sou
17
UTSA
51
F
AlaAM
0
SoAl
45
F
SMiss
28
ULMon
17
F
BGSU
7
NW
49
F
KY
23
SCar
13
F
Troy
27
NMS
24
F
AzSt
45
TxTch
52
F
Rice
3
Hou
38
F
Cin
21
MiaOH
17
F
SJSU
16
Utah
54
F
Miss
16
Cal
27
F
FLInt
Ind
Canc
GATec
UCF
Canc

TCU 56, SMU 36

Sep 16, 2017, 3:30 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

SMU (2-1)

16

6

7

7

36

(20) TCU (3-0)

7

21

7

21

56

Frogs over Ponies: No. 20 TCU rallies for 56-36 win over SMU
Sat Sep 16, 2017 8:54 PM

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) When TCU practices those last-play passes during the week, the 20th-ranked Horned Frogs usually do so against air without any defenders on the field.

SMU didn't offer much resistance for the real thing Saturday in what was a momentum-shifting play.

Jalen Reagor made a leaping 38-yard TD catch between four defenders who didn't jump with him on the final play of the first half, finally putting the Frogs ahead to stay in a 56-36 victory.

"It made a huge difference, just give us a little something going into halftime, kind of deflated them a little bit," quarterback Kenny Hill said. "That's the first time I've been in a game that I've ever seen a Hail Mary completed."

The Mustangs (2-1) led 19-7 before Hill threw three TD passes in the final 7 1/2 minutes of the second quarter. The last was Reagor's catch in a crowd of Mustangs who seemed more like observers than defenders.

"We knew they were going to throw it," SMU coach Chad Morris said. "We practiced it, we put our guys in position. They had one guy jump and we had nobody jump."

Darius Anderson ran for two touchdowns for TCU (3-0) in the second half, including the first drive after halftime. Speedy running back Kenedy Snell also scored twice, while Hill completed 24 of 30 passes for 365 yards and four touchdowns.

Snell had a 10-yard TD run and later turned a short pass into a 71-yard sprint to the end zone . That long score put TCU up 21-19 with 2:40 left in the first half. Snell and Reagor are both true freshmen from Waxahachie, Texas, less than an hour from the TCU campus

"Obviously we put it in so (Reagor) could jump there. We already knew he could do it," Patterson said when talking about the two newcomers. "We've been chasing Snell all through two-a-days."

Josh Williams kicked his third field goal for SMU after Snell's big play, but TCU still had time. Taking over at its 44 with 10 seconds left after the kickoff, Snell had an 18-yard run before a timeout to set up the final play.

SMU was trying to start 3-0 for the first time since 1984. That was before the Mustangs were shut down in 1987 and 1988 by crippling sanctions and the NCAA's so-called death penalty

Ben Hicks threw for 305 yards and two touchdowns for SMU with two interceptions, one returned 19 yards for a touchdown by linebacker Travin Howard. Trey Quinn, an LSU transfer, had seven catches for 116 yards with a 58-yard TD that put the Mustangs ahead only 2 1/2 minutes into the game.

"When you play an opponent such as TCU and what they've built here, it comes down to four or five plays. We did some really, really good things today, but we did some things that were costly, very critical mistakes," third-year coach Chad Morris said. "If we can learn from today, then it'll be a win down the road."

COURT OUT OF SESSION

Courtland Sutton matched an SMU record with four touchdown catches last week against North Texas. He had one catch for zero yards against TCU, and on that play took a hard hit from a 326-pound defensive tackle.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

While the Horned Frogs won going away, they were big favorites going into the game and there likely will be little room for them to move up much in the next poll - if at all.

THE TAKEAWAY

SMU: In their third season under coach Chad Morris, SMU showed it has more offensive weapons than only Sutton. It was a big improvement overall, considering the Mustangs lost 33-3 at home to TCU last season.

TCU: The Frogs' defense gave up 463 total yards and some big plays even while containing Sutton. That will be a concern for Patterson going into Big 12 play. But there is plenty of experience on that defensive unit, so the players will know how to respond. There were also the three lost fumbles by the offense.

"Really, to be honest with you, we didn't play well on either side," Patterson said. "We got to 3-0. That's what the plan was."

UP NEXT

SMU: After its only non-conference road game, the Mustangs return home to play Arkansas State in their last game before AAC play.

TCU: The Horned Frogs open their Big 12 schedule at No. 9 Oklahoma State (3-0) next Saturday.

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Passing

SMU Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
B. Hicks 37 17 45.9 2 305 61 2 70.2
T. Quinn 1 1 100.0 0 34 34 0 118.8
TCU Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
K. Hill 30 24 80.0 4 365 71 0 156.9

Rushing

SMU Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
K. Freeman 12 57 4.8 34 2
X. Jones 8 37 4.6 18 0
TCU Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
D. Anderson 14 89 6.4 38 2
K. Hicks 11 84 7.6 41 0

Receiving

SMU Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
T. Quinn 7 116 16.6 58 1
J. Proche 3 93 31.0 61 1
TCU Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
K. Turpin 7 88 12.6 27 1
J. Reagor 3 79 26.3 38 1

Fumbles

TCU F FL
K. Turpin 1 1

Returning

SMU KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
K. Johnson 3 19.7 0 23 0 0 0
T. Quinn 2 14.0 0 19 0 0 0
TCU KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
S. Olonilua 3 16.7 0 25 0 0 0
K. Turpin 1 25.0 0 25 0 0 0

Punting

SMU Punt Yds Avg LgPu
J. Sackville 2 87 43.5 45
TCU Punt Yds Avg LgPu
A. Nunez 2 71 35.5 41

Takeaways

TCU Int Yds InTD
R. Texada 1 1 0
T. Howard 1 19 1

Team Stats Comparison

SMU TCU
Points For 36 56
Total Yards 463 619
Rushing Yards 124 254
Passing Yards 339 365
Passing Completions / Attempts 18/38 24/30
Turnovers 2 3
Interceptions Thrown 2 0
Fumbles - Lost 0/0 3/3
First Downs 19 30
Penalties - Yards 5/53 11/94
Time Of Possession 08:08 52:52
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 6/14 8/13
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 1/2 1/3
Punts - Average Yards 2/44 2/36

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter SMU TCU
SMU 02:12 TD Trey Quinn 58 yd pass from Ben Hicks (missed kick) 6 0
TCU 04:00 TD Kenedy Snell 10 yd run (Jonathan Song kick) 6 7
SMU 06:39 TD Ke'Mon Freeman 1 yd run (Josh Williams kick) 13 7
SMU 09:59 FG Josh Williams 29 yd FG 16 7
2nd Quarter SMU TCU
SMU 02:50 FG Josh Williams 34 yd FG 19 7
TCU 07:30 TD Shaun Nixon 11 yd pass from Kenny Hill (Jonathan Song kick) 19 14
TCU 12:20 TD Kenedy Snell 71 yd pass from Kenny Hill (Jonathan Song kick) 19 21
SMU 14:43 FG Josh Williams 21 yd FG 22 21
TCU 15:00 TD Jalen Reagor 38 yd pass from Kenny Hill (Jonathan Song kick) 22 28
3rd Quarter SMU TCU
TCU 04:28 TD Darius Anderson 4 yd run (Jonathan Song kick) 22 35
SMU 13:21 TD Ke'Mon Freeman 34 yd run (Josh Williams kick) 29 35
4th Quarter SMU TCU
TCU 01:33 TD Darius Anderson 38 yd run (Jonathan Song kick) 29 42
TCU 06:25 TD KaVontae Turpin 27 yd pass from Kenny Hill (Jonathan Song kick) 29 49
TCU 07:17 TD Travin Howard 19 yd interception return (Jonathan Song kick) 29 56
SMU 08:10 TD James Proche 61 yd pass from Ben Hicks (Josh Williams kick) 36 56

Game Information

Stadium: Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas
Attendance: 44,489
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