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Belt / 2015 season / Reign #291 · Game 1,494 of 1,643
October 10, 2015 Week 6 · Regular Season Belt defended

TCU defends the belt, 52–45, on the road at Kansas State.

Home · Challenger
Kansas State 45
AT
Away · Defending Holder
TCUAP No. 2 52

AP poll, week 6: TCU No. 2 at Kansas State unranked · No. 1 that week: Georgia. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

TCU came in 343 days into reign #291, which began with a win over West Virginia, with 10 defenses already behind it; this was its 11th defense. TCU went on to defend it 2 more times before Oklahoma State took it on November 7, 2015, 371 days after the reign began.

For Kansas State this was its 6th shot at the belt; it had held the belt once before.

It was the 3rd of 3 belt games between the two; going in, the series stood 1–1; all-time TCU leads 2–1. Every meeting →

AI-Written

Recap

TCU's defense delivered a crucial play in the third quarter when Derrick Kindred returned an interception 60 yards for a touchdown to extend the lead, but Kansas State's ground game kept them in the fight throughout. The Wildcats dominated time of possession 39:45 to 20:15 and converted third downs at a high rate (8-14), with Joe Hubener leading a relentless rushing attack that produced five touchdown runs. TCU's offense struck quickly early, with Aaron Green's 86-yard TD run in the first quarter and Josh Doctson's 32-yard TD reception setting a fast pace, but the Frogs had to weather a furious second-quarter assault where Kansas State scored four straight touchdowns to take control. In the final quarter, Trevone Boykin's 69-yard rushing touchdown with a two-point conversion sealed the belt retention for TCU despite Kansas State's late field goal.

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
 Kansas StateTCU
Total yards385543
Rushing yards228242
Passing yards157301
First downs2822
3rd down conv.8/145/9
Turnovers22
Penalties–yards3–3511–81
Time of possession39:4520:15

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 14:42TCU+86 ydAaron Green run for 86 yds for a TD, (Jaden Oberkrom KICK)
Q1 9:39Kansas State+2 ydJoe Hubener run for 2 yds for a TD, (Jack Cantele KICK)
Q1 7:46TCU+32 ydTrevone Boykin pass complete to Josh Doctson for 32 yds for a TD, (Jaden Oberkrom KICK)
Q1 9:39Kansas State+41 ydIan Patterson kickoff for 65 yds , KaVontae Turpin return for 41 yds to the TCU 41
Q1 0:39Kansas State+25 ydJoe Hubener pass complete to Kyle Klein for 25 yds to the TCU 39 for a 1ST down
Q2 12:51Kansas State+17 ydJoe Hubener run for 17 yds for a TD, (Jack Cantele KICK)
Q2 12:32TCU+29 ydTrevone Boykin pass complete to Shaun Nixon for 29 yds to the KanSt 46 for a 1ST down
Q2 11:32TCU+50 ydJaden Oberkrom 50 yd FG GOOD
Q2 12:51Kansas State+20 ydIan Patterson kickoff for 60 yds , KaVontae Turpin return for 20 yds to the TCU 25
Q2 6:56Kansas State+28 ydCharles Jones run for 28 yds for a TD, (Jack Cantele KICK)
Q2 4:56Kansas State+7 ydCharles Jones run for 7 yds for a TD, (Jack Cantele KICK)
Q2 3:55Kansas State+26 ydJoe Hubener run for 26 yds to the TCU 14 for a 1ST down
Q2 0:22Kansas State+1 ydJoe Hubener run for 1 yd for a TD, (Jack Cantele KICK)
Q2 0:08TCU+20 ydTrevone Boykin pass complete to KaVontae Turpin for 20 yds to the KanSt 45 for a 1ST down
Q3 13:16Kansas State-60 ydJoe Hubener pass intercepted for a TD Derrick Kindred return for 60 yds for a TD, (Jaden Oberkrom KICK)
Q3 14:43Kansas State+23 ydJoe Hubener run for 23 yds to the KanSt 48 for a 1ST down
Q3 8:00TCU+24 ydTrevone Boykin pass complete to Josh Doctson for 24 yds to the KanSt 14 for a 1ST down
Q3 10:13TCU+20 ydTrevone Boykin pass complete to KaVontae Turpin for 20 yds to the TCU 45 for a 1ST down
Q3 7:14TCU+8 ydAaron Green run for 8 yds for a TD, (Jaden Oberkrom KICK)
Q3 5:37TCU+0 ydTrevone Boykin pass intercepted Elijah Lee return for no gain to the TCU 42
Q3 4:30TCU+0 ydTrevone Boykin run for no gain to the TCU 21 Trevone Boykin fumbled, recovered by TCU Trevone Boykin
Q4 12:21Kansas State+1 ydJoe Hubener run for 1 yd for a TD, (Jack Cantele KICK)
Q4 7:55TCU+14 ydTrevone Boykin run for 14 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed )
Q4 6:07TCU+69 ydTrevone Boykin run for 69 yds for a TD, (Trevone Boykin pass to Josh Doctson for Two-Point Conversion)
Q4 1:47Kansas State+37 ydJack Cantele 37 yd FG GOOD
Q4 1:47Kansas State+31 ydIan Patterson kickoff for 60 yds , KaVontae Turpin return for 31 yds to the TCU 36
Q4 1:10TCU+55 ydTrevone Boykin pass complete to Josh Doctson for 55 yds for a TD, (Jaden Oberkrom KICK)
Q4 0:53Kansas State-20 ydJoe Hubener sacked by Montrel Wilson for a loss of 20 yards to the KanSt 5 Joe Hubener fumbled, recovered by TCU

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

Kansas State

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Joe Hubener13/331574.80170.2

TCU

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Trevone Boykin20/3030110.02292.3

Rushing

Kansas State

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Joe Hubener261114.3426
Charles Jones13755.8228
Justin Silmon6223.7010
Dominique Heath2147.008
Glenn Gronkowski166.006

TCU

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Trevone Boykin1112411.3269
Aaron Green1112111.0286

Receiving

Kansas State

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Deante Burton56513.0017
Kyle Klein45714.3025
Dominique Heath3268.7010
Zach Reuter199.009

TCU

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Josh Doctson815519.4255
KaVontae Turpin35719.0020
Shaun Nixon45112.8029
Ja'Juan Story22010.0011
Desmon White3186.006
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Interceptions

Kansas State

PlayerINTYDSTD
Elijah Lee220

TCU

PlayerINTYDSTD
Derrick Kindred1601

Kick Returns

Kansas State

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Dominique Heath11818.0180
Dalvin Warmack11212.0120

TCU

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
KaVontae Turpin512224.4410
Kyle Hicks11616.0160
Buck Jones166.060

Kicking

Kansas State

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Jack Cantele1/1100.0376/69

TCU

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Jaden Oberkrom1/1100.0505/58

Punt Returns

Kansas State

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Dominique Heath2189.0180

TCU

No recorded stats in this category.

Punting

Kansas State

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Nick Walsh521843.60063

TCU

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Ethan Perry39933.00049

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 400763433) · This game in the downloadable dataset