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Belt / 2014 season / Reign #291 · Game 1,484 of 1,641
November 8, 2014 Week 11 · Regular Season Belt defended

TCU defends the belt, 41–20, at home over Kansas State.

Home · Defending Holder
TCUAP No. 6 41
AT
Away · Challenger
Kansas StateAP No. 9 20

AP poll, week 11: Kansas State No. 9 at TCU No. 6 · No. 1 that week: Georgia. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

TCU came in 7 days into reign #291, which began with a win over West Virginia, with no defenses yet; this was its first defense. TCU went on to defend it 12 more times before Oklahoma State took it on November 7, 2015, 371 days after the reign began.

For Kansas State this was its 5th shot at the belt; it had held the belt once before.

It was the 2nd of 3 belt games between the two; going in, Kansas State led the belt series 1–0; all-time TCU leads 2–1. Every meeting →

AI-Written

Recap

TCU's defense and ground game controlled this matchup from start to finish, with the Horned Frogs scoring on their opening drive capped by a Trevone Boykin 2-yard TD run, then adding another TD pass to David Porter just 65 seconds later to jump out to a 14-0 lead. Kansas State answered with a 70-yard Jake Waters-to-Tyler Lockett touchdown but couldn't keep pace as TCU's rushing attack, led by Aaron Green's 65-yard TD run in the third quarter, continuously moved the chains and controlled time of possession 34:50 to 24:16. The belt holder's defense was stingy until late in the fourth quarter, and though Kansas State mounted a final-drive scoring push capped by a Joe Hubener 6-yard TD run, the Wildcats' early deficit and single turnover (an interception returned 30 yards by Chris Hackett) proved insurmountable.

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
 TCUKansas State
Total yards553410
Rushing yards33434
Passing yards219376
First downs2816
3rd down conv.8/175/14
Turnovers01
Penalties–yards4–355–68
Time of possession34:5024:16

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
WhenTeamYardsPlay
Q1 15:00TCU+30 ydJaden Oberkrom kickoff for 54 yds , Morgan Burns return for 30 yds to the KanSt 41
Q1 7:30TCU+20 ydTrevone Boykin pass complete to Josh Doctson for 20 yds to the KanSt 43 for a 1ST down
Q1 6:36TCU+34 ydTrevone Boykin pass complete to David Porter for 34 yds to the KanSt 2 for a 1ST down
Q1 6:06TCU+2 ydTrevone Boykin run for 2 yds for a TD, (Jaden Oberkrom KICK)
Q1 1:11TCU+10 ydTrevone Boykin pass complete to David Porter for 10 yds for a TD, (Jaden Oberkrom KICK)
Q1 0:42Kansas State+70 ydJake Waters pass complete to Tyler Lockett for 70 yds for a TD, (Matthew McCrane KICK)
Q1 1:11TCU+30 ydRyan DeNucci kickoff for 65 yds , Tyler Lockett return for 30 yds to the KanSt 30
Q2 0:50TCU+26 ydJaden Oberkrom 26 yd FG GOOD
Q2 0:50TCU+29 ydRyan DeNucci kickoff for 56 yds , Tyler Lockett return for 29 yds to the KANSASST 36 KANSAS ST Penalty, Offensive Holding (10 Yards) to the KanSt 28
Q3 13:36TCU+19 ydTrevone Boykin run for 19 yds for a TD, (Jaden Oberkrom KICK)
Q3 15:00Kansas State+40 ydIan Patterson kickoff for 65 yds , Kolby Listenbee return for 40 yds to the TCU 40
Q3 12:57Kansas State+21 ydJake Waters pass complete to Tyler Lockett for 21 yds to the TCU 48 for a 1ST down
Q3 9:30Kansas State+15 ydJake Waters pass complete to Curry Sexton for 15 yds for a TD, (Matthew McCrane KICK)
Q3 8:39TCU+65 ydAaron Green run for 65 yds for a TD, (Jaden Oberkrom KICK)
Q3 3:51Kansas State+24 ydNick Walsh punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Cameron Echols-Luper at the TCU 10 KANSAS ST Penalty, Kick Catching Interference (-15 Yards) to the TCU 25
Q3 3:06TCU+34 ydAaron Green run for 34 yds to the KanSt 37 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:50TCU+26 ydJaden Oberkrom 26 yd FG GOOD
Q4 8:39TCU+23 ydTrevone Boykin run for 23 yds for a TD, (Jaden Oberkrom KICK)
Q4 6:33Kansas State-30 ydJake Waters pass intercepted Chris Hackett return for 30 yds to the TCU 30
Q4 8:15Kansas State+25 ydJake Waters pass complete to Zach Trujillo for 25 yds to the KanSt 41 for a 1ST down
Q4 6:55Kansas State+30 ydJake Waters pass complete to Tyler Lockett for 30 yds to the TCU 12 for a 1ST down
Q4 1:41Kansas State+74 ydJoe Hubener pass complete to Curry Sexton for 74 yds to the TCU 6 for a 1ST down
Q4 1:36Kansas State+6 ydJoe Hubener run for 6 yds for a TD, (Matthew McCrane PAT BLOCKED)
Q4 1:36Kansas State+22 ydIan Patterson kickoff for 61 yds , Kyle Hicks return for 22 yds to the TCU 26

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

TCU

PlayerTDC/ATTYDSAVGINTQBR
Trevone Boykin123/342196.4087.0

Kansas State

PlayerTDC/ATTYDSAVGINTQBR
Jake Waters220/372917.9149.9
Joe Hubener02/38528.3099.9

Rushing

TCU

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Aaron Green181719.5165
Trevone Boykin171237.2323
Trevorris Johnson8253.1015
Kyle Hicks5153.0011

Kansas State

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
DeMarcus Robinson7213.009
Joe Hubener2126.016
Jake Waters720.304
Charles Jones3-1-0.302

Receiving

TCU

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
David Porter78412.0134
Josh Doctson45313.3020
Kolby Listenbee6315.2012
Ja'Juan Story22110.5013
Kyle Hicks2168.009
Ty Slanina188.008
Emanuel Porter166.006

Kansas State

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Tyler Lockett1119617.8170
Curry Sexton411428.5174
Zach Trujillo23919.5025
Kody Cook2189.0013
Charles Jones294.5010
Deante Burton100.000
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Interceptions

TCU

PlayerINTYDSTD
Chris Hackett1300

Kansas State

No recorded stats in this category.

Kick Returns

TCU

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Kolby Listenbee37525.0400
Kyle Hicks12222.0220

Kansas State

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Tyler Lockett37525.0300
Morgan Burns22713.5300

Kicking

TCU

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Jaden Oberkrom2/2100.0265/511

Kansas State

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Matthew McCrane0/00.002/32

Punt Returns

TCU

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Cameron Echols-Luper111.010

Kansas State

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Danzel McDaniel1-3-3.0-30

Punting

TCU

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Ethan Perry523446.82254

Kansas State

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Nick Walsh934137.90555

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data, split out by team. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back. Linked player names go to that player’s stat line in every other belt game they’ve appeared in.

Sources Box score at ESPN · Game record: College Football Data (id 400547886) · This game in the downloadable dataset