Kansas Jayhawks vs TCU Horned Frogs Match Player Stats On Nov 14, 2015

The Sports Xchange
Nov 14, 2015

FORT WORTH, Texas -- TCU running back Aaron Green rumbled for a career high 177 yards as the 15th-ranked Horned Frogs made up for the loss of the injured quarterback Trevone Boykin by going to the ground game in a 23-17 victory over winless Kansas.

Boykin exited the game after one quarter with a right ankle injury, and the Frogs (9-1, 6-1 in Big 12) were tied with the winless Jayhawks 10-10 at halftime.

TCU turned to Green and redshirt freshman Foster Sawyer in the second half to break the game open. Green ran for 1114 of his yards after the break and Sawyer threw his first career touchdown pass, finding wide receiver Shaun Nixon on a run-and-catch with 11:51 left in the game to put the Frogs up 20-10.

A field goal pushed the lead to 13 before Kansas (0-10, 0-7) tried to rally, getting a 10-yard scoring pass from Ryan Willis to Tyler Patrick to make it a one-score game with 6:19 remaining.

But TCU linebacker Ty Summers intercepted Willis with 2:54 remaining to end the Kansas upset bid.

Boykin, who was 5 for 8 for 54 yards in the first quarter, watched the second half from the sideline. He watched a TCU defense that was gashed for 222 yards in the first half hold Kansas without a first down in the third quarter.

Without Boykin TCU focused on its rushing attack in the second half. The Frogs had 154 of their 280 rushing in the half.

TCU's lone touchdown in the first half came on a dazzling 49-yard punt return by freshman KaVontae Turpin in the first quarter. Turpin switched directions three times before crossing the goal line with 9:45 remaining in the first quarter. Jaden Oberkrom's 42-yard field goal four minutes later put the Frogs up 10-0.

But with Boykin out of the game, the TCU offense evaporated and Kansas got a spark. The Jayhawks got on the board with a 42-yard field goal from Matthew Wyman late in the first quarter.

Kansas, which had trailed at halftime in every game this season, tied the game early in the second quarter when running back Taylor Cox squirted up the middle from three yards out to cap a 7-yard drive.

Willis threw for 203 yards and a touchdown. Running back Ke'aun Kinner totaled 80 rushing yards.

NOTES: Turpin's punt return in the first quarter extended TCU's streak of games with a first-quarter touchdown to 23-consecutive games. It is the longest streak in the country. ... TCU kicker Jaden Oberkrom was successful on all three his field-goal tries, giving him 74 on his career. He's one behind Oklahoma's Michael Hunnicutt for most field goals in Big 12 history. ... Kansas safety Fish Smithson, who had an interception, became the first Kansas player to reach double figures in tackles in five-straight games since 2000.