October 20, 2012 Week 8 · Regular Season Belt defended

Texas Tech defends the belt, 56–53, on the road at TCU.

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Recap

Texas Tech's defense proved stingy enough to preserve the belt despite a furious second-half rally by TCU. The Red Raiders jumped to an early 7-3 lead on Seth Doege's 5-yard touchdown pass to Eric Ward, but TCU answered with Matthew Tucker's 4-yard rushing touchdown to take a 10-7 advantage. Texas Tech then dominated the second quarter, with Doege connecting on two more touchdown passes to Darrin Moore and Eric Ward to build a commanding 21-13 halftime lead. TCU refused to go away quietly, with Jaden Oberkrom's three second-half field goals (32, 32, and 45 yards) keeping the Frogs close, and a late Doege touchdown pass to Alex Torres with a two-point conversion made it 53-49 with under seven minutes remaining. The final tally of 56-53 represented a narrow escape for Texas Tech, which held off TCU's comeback bid to retain the belt.

Seth Doege's 33-yard touchdown pass to Darrin Moore in Q2 that extended Texas Tech's lead to 21-13
Trevone Boykin's interception to Cody Davis in Q3 that stalled TCU's momentum at the Texas Tech 8-yard line
Jaden Oberkrom's three consecutive field goals in the second half that kept TCU within striking distance
Seth Doege's 8-yard touchdown pass to Alex Torres with a successful two-point conversion in Q4 that sealed the belt for Texas Tech

Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score

TCUTexas Tech

Total yards516389

Rushing yards18471

Passing yards332318

First downs2821

3rd down conv.5/175/13

Turnovers30

Penalties–yards8–629–90

Time of possession31:5527:24

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play

When	Team	Yards	Play
Q1 12:37	TCU	+19 yd	Trevone Boykin pass complete to Skye Dawson for 19 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 13:20	TCU	+20 yd	Trevone Boykin pass complete to Skye Dawson for 20 yards to the TexTc 22 for a 1ST down.
Q1 14:00	TCU	+28 yd	B.J. Catalon rush for 28 yards to the TexTc 42 for a 1ST down.
Q1 12:37	TCU	+0 yd	Jaden Oberkrom extra point GOOD.
Q1 7:42	TCU	+10 yd	Trevone Boykin pass intercepted by D.J. Johnson at the TCU 33, returned for 10 yards to the TCU 33, TEXAS TECH penalty 10 yard Illegal Block accepted.
Q1 4:55	Texas Tech	+5 yd	Seth Doege pass complete to Eric Ward for 5 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 4:55	Texas Tech	+0 yd	Ryan Bustin extra point GOOD.
Q1 4:00	TCU	+27 yd	Trevone Boykin pass complete to Skye Dawson for 27 yards to the TexTc 46 for a 1ST down.
Q1 3:00	TCU	+37 yd	Aundre Dean rush for 37 yards to the TexTc 14 for a 1ST down.
Q1 0:49	TCU	+32 yd	Jaden Oberkrom 32 yard field goal GOOD.
Q2 12:56	Texas Tech	+22 yd	Ryan Erxleben punt for 42 yards, returned by Skye Dawson for 22 yards to the TexTc 31.
Q2 8:13	TCU	+4 yd	Matthew Tucker rush for 4 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 8:13	TCU	+0 yd	Jaden Oberkrom extra point GOOD.
Q2 6:37	Texas Tech	+33 yd	Seth Doege pass complete to Darrin Moore for 33 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 6:37	Texas Tech	+0 yd	Ryan Bustin extra point GOOD.
Q2 3:28	Texas Tech	+29 yd	Seth Doege pass complete to Eric Ward for 29 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 3:28	Texas Tech	+0 yd	Ryan Bustin extra point GOOD.
Q2 0:22	TCU	+41 yd	Jaden Oberkrom 41 yard field goal GOOD.
Q3 9:21	TCU	+0 yd	Trevone Boykin pass intercepted by Cody Davis at the TexTc 8, returned for no gain to the TexTc 8.
Q3 4:09	TCU	+32 yd	Jaden Oberkrom 32 yard field goal GOOD.
Q4 14:49	TCU	+45 yd	Jaden Oberkrom 45 yard field goal GOOD.
Q4 11:40	Texas Tech	+22 yd	Ryan Erxleben punt for 43 yards, returned by Skye Dawson for 22 yards to the TexTc 48, TEXAS TECH penalty 5 yard Illegal Motion accepted.
Q4 6:40	Texas Tech	+8 yd	Seth Doege pass complete to Alex Torres for 8 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 6:40	Texas Tech	+0 yd	Two-point conversion attempt, Seth Doege pass to Darrin Moore GOOD.
Q4 4:01	Texas Tech	+20 yd	Kramer Fyfe kickoff for 59 yards returned by Skye Dawson for 20 yards to the TCU 26.
Q4 4:06	Texas Tech	+47 yd	Kenny Williams rush for 47 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 4:06	Texas Tech	+0 yd	Ryan Bustin extra point GOOD.
Q4 2:25	TCU	+0 yd	Jaden Oberkrom extra point GOOD.
Q4 2:25	TCU	+60 yd	Trevone Boykin pass complete to LaDarius Brown for 60 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 1:10	TCU	+36 yd	Trevone Boykin pass complete to Skye Dawson for 36 yards to the TexTc 45 for a 1ST down.
Q4 0:18	TCU	+42 yd	Jaden Oberkrom 42 yard field goal GOOD.
Q5 15:00	TCU	+8 yd	Trevone Boykin pass complete to Josh Boyce for 8 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q5 15:00	TCU	+0 yd	Jaden Oberkrom extra point GOOD.
Q5 15:00	Texas Tech	+6 yd	Seth Doege pass complete to Eric Ward for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q5 15:00	Texas Tech	+0 yd	Ryan Bustin extra point GOOD.
Q6 15:00	Texas Tech	+25 yd	Seth Doege pass complete to Jakeem Grant for 25 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q6 15:00	Texas Tech	+0 yd	Ryan Bustin extra point GOOD.
Q6 15:00	TCU	+0 yd	Jaden Oberkrom extra point GOOD.
Q6 15:00	TCU	+7 yd	Trevone Boykin pass complete to B.J. Catalon for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q7 15:00	TCU	+38 yd	Jaden Oberkrom 38 yard field goal GOOD.
Q7 15:00	Texas Tech	+8 yd	Seth Doege pass complete to Alex Torres for 8 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Trevone BoykinTCU	26/44	332	7.5	4	2	51.8
Seth DoegeTexas Tech	30/42	318	7.6	7	0	86.8

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
B.J. CatalonTCU	12	72	6.0	0	28
Matthew TuckerTCU	12	59	4.9	1	14
Aundre DeanTCU	3	37	12.3	0	37
Trevone BoykinTCU	15	16	1.1	0	10
Kenny WilliamsTexas Tech	6	47	7.8	1	47
Sadale FosterTexas Tech	7	24	3.4	0	12
Eric Stephens Jr.Texas Tech	7	22	3.1	0	8
Seth DoegeTexas Tech	5	-20	-4.0	0	5

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Skye DawsonTCU	10	154	15.4	1	36
LaDarius BrownTCU	2	70	35.0	1	60
Josh BoyceTCU	7	52	7.4	1	16
Brandon CarterTCU	2	21	10.5	0	15
B.J. CatalonTCU	3	19	6.3	1	7
Matthew TuckerTCU	1	10	10.0	0	10
Cam WhiteTCU	1	6	6.0	0	6
Darrin MooreTexas Tech	5	63	12.6	1	33
Eric WardTexas Tech	6	61	10.2	3	29
Austin ZouzalikTexas Tech	5	55	11.0	0	14
Alex TorresTexas Tech	5	53	10.6	2	13
Jakeem GrantTexas Tech	3	45	15.0	1	25
Tyson WilliamsTexas Tech	3	31	10.3	0	14
Eric Stephens Jr.Texas Tech	2	9	4.5	0	7
Sadale FosterTexas Tech	1	1	1.0	0	1

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Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
D.J. JohnsonTexas Tech	1	15	0
Cody DavisTexas Tech	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Skye DawsonTCU	2	34	17.0	20
Josh BoyceTCU	1	16	16.0	16
Sadale FosterTexas Tech	2	26	13.0	15

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jaden OberkromTCU	6/6	100.0	45	5/5	23
Ryan BustinTexas Tech	0/0	0.0	0	6/6	6

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Skye DawsonTCU	5	60	12.0	22	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Ethan PerryTCU	3	135	45.0	0	0	50
Ryan ErxlebenTexas Tech	8	378	47.3	0	0	60

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back.

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