September 26, 2015 Week 4 · Regular Season Belt defended

TCU defends the belt, 55–52, on the road at Texas Tech.

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Recap

TCU's defense held firm in a high-scoring affair at Texas Tech, as the Frogs' opportunistic offense proved just enough to secure a 52-55 road victory and retain the belt. The game featured explosive plays from both sides, with TCU's Trevone Boykin connecting with Josh Doctson repeatedly—including four touchdown passes to the dynamic receiver—while Texas Tech's Patrick Mahomes and running back DeAndre Washington kept the Red Raiders in contention throughout. A critical sequence came at the end of the first half when Boykin led TCU on a frantic drive, capping it with a five-yard touchdown pass to Jarrison Stewart with just 15 seconds remaining to extend the Frogs' lead to 38-27. Though Texas Tech's offense generated 607 total yards and kept pace for much of the contest, TCU's superior time of possession (34:57 to 25:03) and third-down conversion rate (11-19 vs 7-15) ultimately wore down the Red Raiders in the second half.

Josh Doctson's four touchdown receptions, including the game-clinching 5-yard score with 15 seconds left in the half, established TCU's offensive dominance
DeAndre Washington's three rushing touchdowns kept Texas Tech competitive and nearly pulled off the upset at home
TCU's time-of-possession advantage (34:57) allowed the Frogs to control the game's tempo and keep Texas Tech's explosive offense off the field
The blocked 36-yard field goal attempt by Nigel Bethel in the second quarter prevented TCU from extending an early lead

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

Texas TechTCU

Total yards607750

Rushing yards215247

Passing yards392503

First downs3238

3rd down conv.7/1511/19

Turnovers00

Penalties–yards3–3210–110

Time of possession25:0334:57

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 15:00	TCU	+27 yd	Jaden Oberkrom kickoff for 65 yds , Jakeem Grant return for 27 yds to the TexTc 27
Q1 11:34	TCU	+28 yd	Trevone Boykin pass complete to Desmon White for 28 yds to the TexTc 10 for a 1ST down
Q1 10:51	TCU	+9 yd	Trevone Boykin pass complete to Josh Doctson for 9 yds for a TD, (Jaden Oberkrom KICK)
Q1 10:24	Texas Tech	+59 yd	Patrick Mahomes pass complete to Devin Lauderdale for 59 yds to the TCU 16 for a 1ST down
Q1 9:42	Texas Tech	+1 yd	DeAndre Washington run for 1 yd for a TD, (Clayton Hatfield KICK)
Q1 7:22	Texas Tech	-20 yd	TEAM run for a loss of 20 yards for a SAFETY
Q1 6:02	TCU	+38 yd	Trevone Boykin pass complete to Josh Doctson for 38 yds to the TexTc 23 for a 1ST down
Q1 3:34	TCU	+1 yd	Aaron Green run for 1 yd for a TD, (Jaden Oberkrom KICK)
Q1 7:22	Texas Tech	+26 yd	Taylor Symmank kickoff for 70 yds , KaVontae Turpin return for 26 yds to the TCU 36
Q1 2:02	Texas Tech	+26 yd	DeAndre Washington run for 26 yds for a TD, (Clayton Hatfield KICK)
Q1 3:34	TCU	+51 yd	Jaden Oberkrom kickoff for 65 yds , Jakeem Grant return for 51 yds to the TCU 49
Q1 0:29	TCU	+33 yd	Trevone Boykin pass complete to Jarrison Stewart for 33 yds to the TexTc 27 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:06	TCU	+36 yd	Jaden Oberkrom 36 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by Nigel Bethel
Q2 13:22	Texas Tech	+44 yd	Patrick Mahomes pass complete to Jakeem Grant for 44 yds for a TD, (Clayton Hatfield KICK)
Q2 13:10	TCU	+27 yd	Trevone Boykin pass complete to Desmon White for 12 yds to the TexTc 37 for a 1ST down TEXAS TECH Penalty, Personal Foul (Jah'Shawn Johnson) to the TexTc 48 for a 1ST down
Q2 10:49	TCU	+33 yd	Aaron Green run for 33 yds to the TexTc 24 for a 1ST down
Q2 9:46	TCU	+42 yd	Jaden Oberkrom 42 yd FG GOOD
Q2 6:05	TCU	+52 yd	Trevone Boykin pass complete to Josh Doctson for 52 yds for a TD, (Jaden Oberkrom KICK)
Q2 3:26	Texas Tech	+4 yd	Patrick Mahomes run for 4 yds for a TD, (Clayton Hatfield KICK)
Q2 0:30	TCU	+23 yd	Trevone Boykin pass complete to Jarrison Stewart for 23 yds to the TexTc 8 for a 1ST down
Q2 0:36	TCU	+27 yd	Trevone Boykin pass complete to Josh Doctson for 27 yds to the TexTc 31 for a 1ST down
Q2 0:15	TCU	+5 yd	Trevone Boykin pass complete to Josh Doctson for 5 yds for a TD, (Jaden Oberkrom KICK)
Q3 10:15	TCU	+25 yd	Jaden Oberkrom 25 yd FG MISSED
Q3 9:32	Texas Tech	+43 yd	DeAndre Washington run for 43 yds to the TCU 20 for a 1ST down
Q3 6:28	Texas Tech	+2 yd	DeAndre Washington run for 2 yds for a TD, (Clayton Hatfield KICK)
Q3 2:58	TCU	+7 yd	Aaron Green run for 7 yds for a TD, (Jaden Oberkrom KICK)
Q3 2:07	Texas Tech	+37 yd	Patrick Mahomes pass complete to Devin Lauderdale for 37 yds to the TCU 30 for a 1ST down
Q3 1:14	Texas Tech	+1 yd	Patrick Mahomes pass complete to DeAndre Washington for 1 yd DeAndre Washington fumbled, forced by Travin Howard, recovered by TexTc Jakeem Grant
Q3 0:44	Texas Tech	+37 yd	Clayton Hatfield 37 yd FG GOOD
Q4 14:19	TCU	+48 yd	Ethan Perry punt for 48 yds , Cameron Batson returns for a loss of 1 yard to the TexTc 14
Q4 13:51	Texas Tech	+44 yd	Patrick Mahomes pass complete to Jakeem Grant for 44 yds to the TCU 40 for a 1ST down
Q4 10:53	Texas Tech	+1 yd	DeAndre Washington run for 1 yd for a TD, (Clayton Hatfield KICK)
Q4 10:53	Texas Tech	+21 yd	Taylor Symmank kickoff for 65 yds , KaVontae Turpin return for 21 yds to the TCU 21
Q4 8:22	TCU	+21 yd	Kyle Hicks run for 21 yds for a TD, (Shaun Nixon pass to Trevone Boykin for Two-Point Conversion)
Q4 5:55	Texas Tech	+50 yd	Patrick Mahomes pass complete to Justin Stockton for 50 yds for a TD, (Clayton Hatfield KICK)
Q4 5:55	Texas Tech	+47 yd	Taylor Symmank kickoff for 65 yds , KaVontae Turpin return for 47 yds to the TCU 47
Q4 0:23	TCU	+4 yd	Trevone Boykin pass complete to Aaron Green for 4 yds for a TD, (Jaden Oberkrom KICK)

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	QBR
Patrick MahomesTexas Tech	25/45	392	8.7	2	84.5
Trevone BoykinTCU	34/54	485	9.0	4	84.3
KaVontae TurpinTCU	1/1	18	18.0	0	99.0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
DeAndre WashingtonTexas Tech	22	188	8.5	4	43
Patrick MahomesTexas Tech	8	36	4.5	1	15
Justin StocktonTexas Tech	7	12	1.7	0	4
Aaron GreenTCU	28	162	5.8	2	33
Trevone BoykinTCU	14	42	3.0	0	10
Kyle HicksTCU	2	30	15.0	1	21
Shaun NixonTCU	2	8	4.0	0	9
KaVontae TurpinTCU	1	5	5.0	0	5

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jakeem GrantTexas Tech	8	126	15.8	1	44
Devin LauderdaleTexas Tech	3	110	36.7	0	59
Justin StocktonTexas Tech	1	50	50.0	1	50
DeAndre WashingtonTexas Tech	3	31	10.3	0	24
Reginald Davis IIITexas Tech	3	28	9.3	0	19
Ian SadlerTexas Tech	2	25	12.5	0	14
Jonathan GilesTexas Tech	3	12	4.0	0	5
Cameron BatsonTexas Tech	2	5	2.5	0	6
Le'Raven ClarkTexas Tech	0	5	0.0	0	5
Josh DoctsonTCU	18	267	14.8	3	52
Jarrison StewartTCU	5	88	17.6	0	33
Desmon WhiteTCU	4	64	16.0	0	28
Ty SlaninaTCU	2	32	16.0	0	18
Kyle HicksTCU	1	18	18.0	0	18
Emanuel PorterTCU	1	11	11.0	0	11
Ja'Juan StoryTCU	1	10	10.0	0	10
KaVontae TurpinTCU	1	9	9.0	0	9
Aaron GreenTCU	2	4	2.0	1	4

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Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Jakeem GrantTexas Tech	2	78	39.0	51
Justin StocktonTexas Tech	1	6	6.0	6
KaVontae TurpinTCU	3	94	31.3	47

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Clayton HatfieldTexas Tech	1/1	100.0	37	7/7	10
Jaden OberkromTCU	1/3	33.3	42	6/6	9

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Cameron BatsonTexas Tech	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
KaVontae TurpinTCU	1	14	14.0	14	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Taylor SymmankTexas Tech	3	157	52.3	68
Ethan PerryTCU	3	130	43.3	48
Trevone BoykinTCU	1	18	18.0	18

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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