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October 10, 2015 Week 6 · Regular Season Belt defended

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

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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

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Joe HubenerKansas State13/331574.80170.2
Trevone BoykinTCU20/3030110.02292.3

Rushing

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Joe HubenerKansas State261114.3426
Charles JonesKansas State13755.8228
Justin SilmonKansas State6223.7010
Dominique HeathKansas State2147.008
Glenn GronkowskiKansas State166.006
Trevone BoykinTCU1112411.3269
Aaron GreenTCU1112111.0286

Receiving

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Deante BurtonKansas State56513.0017
Kyle KleinKansas State45714.3025
Dominique HeathKansas State3268.7010
Zach ReuterKansas State199.009
Josh DoctsonTCU815519.4255
KaVontae TurpinTCU35719.0020
Shaun NixonTCU45112.8029
Ja'Juan StoryTCU22010.0011
Desmon WhiteTCU3186.006
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Interceptions

PlayerINTYDSTD
Elijah LeeKansas State220
Derrick KindredTCU1601

Kick Returns

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Dominique HeathKansas State11818.0180
Dalvin WarmackKansas State11212.0120
KaVontae TurpinTCU512224.4410
Kyle HicksTCU11616.0160
Buck JonesTCU166.060

Kicking

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Jack CanteleKansas State1/1100.0376/69
Jaden OberkromTCU1/1100.0505/58

Punt Returns

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Dominique HeathKansas State2189.0180

Punting

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Nick WalshKansas State521843.60063
Ethan PerryTCU39933.00049

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.