Horned Frogs cruise past SDSU, 55-12
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Andy Dalton threw two touchdown passes and ran for two more as No. 6 TCU won its 11th straight with a 55-12 win over San Diego State on Saturday.
TCU (9-0, 5-0 Mountain West) remained in the chase for a BCS bowl berth by staying undefeated.
The Horned Frogs jumped in front with touchdowns on five of their first six possessions. Dalton scored on runs of 13 and 7 yards as TCU held a 31-6 halftime lead. He also hit Ryan Christian on TD passes of 44 and 29 yards.
San Diego State (4-5, 2-3 MWC) struggled against TCU’s top-ranked defense, managing just a 30-yard TD pass from Ryan Lindley to DeMarco Sampson and two field goals by Lane Yoshida.
TCU’s 11-game winning streak is the nation’s third-longest behind Florida’s 18-game one and Texas’s 13-game streak. Iowa had won 13 straight before losing to Northwestern earlier Saturday. The top-ranked Gators took on Vanderbilt later Saturday.
The Horned Frogs have outscored their last four opponents, 175-25. TCU, which gained a season-high 578 yards in last week’s 41-0 win at UNLV, had 551 against the Aztecs.
Dalton, who left the game late in the third quarter, finished 14 of 20 for 239 yards. He also rushed for 44 yards on five carries. Christian had three catches for 106 yards.
TCU ran the ball for 312 yards.
The Horned Frogs’ defense, ranked first in the country in total defense, produced four turnovers that led to 13 points. The Aztecs, who had their two-game winning streak snapped, gained just 279 yards.
Lindley completed 16 of 34 passes for 164 yards.
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| Scoring Summary | ||
| TCU: Edward Wesley 5 yd run (Ross Evans kick) | ||
| TCU: Andy Dalton 13 yd run (Ross Evans kick) | ||
| San Diego St.: Lane Yoshida 45 yd FG | ||
| TCU: Andy Dalton 7 yd run (Ross Evans kick) | ||
| San Diego St.: Lane Yoshida 48 yd FG | ||
| TCU: Ryan Christian 44 yd pass from Andy Dalton (Ross Evans kick) | ||
| TCU: Ross Evans 25 yd FG | ||
| TCU: Ryan Christian 29 yd pass from Andy Dalton (Ross Evans kick) | ||
| TCU: Joseph Turner 4 yd run (Ross Evans kick) | ||
| San Diego St.: DeMarco Sampson 30 yd pass from Ryan Lindley (blocked XP) | ||
| TCU: Matthew Tucker 30 yd run (Ross Evans kick) | ||
| TCU: Ross Evans 48 yd FG | ||
| Team Statistics | ||
| San Diego St. | TCU | |
| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 16 | 28 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 279 | 551 |
| Total Plays | 62 | 73 |
| Average Gain | 4.5 | 7.5 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 92 | 312 |
| Rushes | 25 | 53 |
| Average per rush | 3.7 | 5.9 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 187 | 239 |
| Completions-attempted | 17-37 | 14-20 |
| Sacked | 0 | 0 |
| Yards Lost | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL TURNOVERS | 4 | 0 |
| Interceptions | 2 | 0 |
| Fumbles Lost | 2 | 0 |
| OTHER | ||
| Penalties | 5 | 5 |
| Penalty Yards | 40 | 65 |
| Time of Possesion | 26:38 | 33:22 |
| Punts | 6 | 4 |
| Punt Average | 36.67 | 31 |
| Return Yards | 184 | 110 |
| Passing | |||||||
| San Diego St. | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YDS/ATT | |
| Ryan Lindley (0) | 16 | 34 | 164 | 1 | 2 | 4.8 | |
| Drew Westling (0) | 1 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | |
| TCU | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YDS/ATT | |
| Andy Dalton (0) | 14 | 20 | 239 | 2 | 0 | 12.0 | |
| Rushing | |||||
| San Diego St. | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | |
| Brandon Sullivan (0) | 17 | 75 | 0 | 4.4 | |
| Walter Kazee (0) | 5 | 14 | 0 | 2.8 | |
| Drew Westling (0) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Anthony Miller (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| TCU | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | |
| Matthew Tucker (0) | 9 | 79 | 1 | 8.8 | |
| Edward Wesley (0) | 12 | 77 | 1 | 6.4 | |
| Joseph Turner (0) | 13 | 61 | 1 | 4.7 | |
| Andy Dalton (0) | 5 | 44 | 2 | 8.8 | |
| Jai Cavness (0) | 4 | 29 | 0 | 7.3 | |
| Jercell Fort (0) | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2.4 | |
| Yogi Gallegos (0) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | |
| Marcus Jackson (0) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| Skye Dawson (0) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Receiving | |||||
| San Diego St. | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | |
| DeMarco Sampson (0) | 6 | 81 | 1 | 13.5 | |
| Alston Umuolo (0) | 2 | 23 | 0 | 11.5 | |
| Roberto Wallace (0) | 2 | 18 | 0 | 9.0 | |
| D.J. Shields (0) | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4.5 | |
| Jon Toledo (0) | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23.0 | |
| Brandon Sullivan (0) | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | |
| Walter Kazee (0) | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | |
| Anthony Miller (0) | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | |
| Preston King (0) | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | |
| TCU | ATT | YDS | TD | AVG | |
| Ryan Christian (0) | 3 | 106 | 2 | 35.3 | |
| Antoine Hicks (0) | 3 | 32 | 0 | 10.7 | |
| Jimmy Young (0) | 2 | 33 | 0 | 16.5 | |
| Jeremy Kerley (0) | 2 | 25 | 0 | 12.5 | |
| Logan Brock (0) | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18.0 | |
| Evan Frosch (0) | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15.0 | |
| Curtis Clay (0) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | |
| Bart Johnson (0) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | |
