October 17, 2015 Week 7 · Regular Season Belt defended

TCU defends the belt, 45–21, on the road at Iowa State.

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AP poll, week 7: TCU No. 3 at Iowa State unranked · No. 1 that week: Florida. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

TCU came in 350 days into reign #291, which began with a win over West Virginia, with 11 defenses already behind it; this was its 12th defense. TCU went on to defend it 1 more time before Oklahoma State took it on November 7, 2015, 371 days after the reign began.

For Iowa State this was its 6th shot at the belt; it had never held the belt. It still hasn’t: 7 attempts in all, every one of them a loss or a tie.

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

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Recap

TCU's defense dominated Iowa State throughout this Big 12 matchup, with Trevone Boykin orchestrating an efficient passing attack that kept the Cyclones off balance. Iowa State struck first with a Joshua Thomas rushing touchdown in the first quarter, but TCU answered immediately with Boykin finding Josh Doctson for a 20-yard score, then added two more TDs in quick succession to Kolby Listenbee and Doctson again to take control early. While Iowa State managed three touchdowns of their own—including an impressive 74-yard completion to Allen Lazard—TCU's superior efficiency showed in their third-down conversion rate, converting 9 of 13 attempts compared to Iowa State's 3 of 12. The Frogs sealed the win with two fourth-quarter touchdowns, including a Boykin rushing score, to cruise to a 45-21 victory and retain the belt.

Boykin's touchdown passes to Doctson and Listenbee in Q1 gave TCU early momentum after Iowa State's opening TD
Allen Lazard's 74-yard receiving touchdown kept Iowa State competitive but TCU's efficiency ultimately prevailed
Kyle Hicks' rushing touchdown in Q3 extended TCU's lead to a comfortable margin
Boykin's fourth-quarter rushing touchdown sealed the victory and kept the belt in Fort Worth

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

Iowa StateTCU

Total yards461621

Rushing yards115177

Passing yards346444

First downs2430

3rd down conv.3/129/13

Turnovers21

Penalties–yards8–557–75

Time of possession31:1828:42

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 12:43	Iowa State	+21 yd	Holden Kramer pass complete to Mitchell Harger for 21 yds to the TCU 15 for a 1ST down
Q1 14:47	Iowa State	+31 yd	Sam B. Richardson pass complete to Dondre Daley for 31 yds to the TCU 44 for a 1ST down
Q1 11:08	Iowa State	+2 yd	Joshua Thomas run for 2 yds for a TD, (Cole Netten KICK)
Q1 10:13	TCU	+20 yd	Trevone Boykin pass complete to Josh Doctson for 20 yds for a TD, (Jaden Oberkrom KICK)
Q1 11:08	Iowa State	+60 yd	Cole Netten kickoff for 63 yds , KaVontae Turpin return for 60 yds to the IowSt 38
Q1 7:30	TCU	+34 yd	Trevone Boykin pass complete to Josh Doctson for 34 yds to the IowSt 19 for a 1ST down
Q1 6:38	TCU	+21 yd	Trevone Boykin pass complete to Kolby Listenbee for 21 yds for a TD, (Jaden Oberkrom KICK)
Q1 6:01	Iowa State	+74 yd	Joel Lanning pass complete to Allen Lazard for 74 yds for a TD IOWA ST Penalty, Offensive Pass Interference ( Yards) declined, (Cole Netten KICK)
Q1 5:55	TCU	+25 yd	Trevone Boykin pass complete to Josh Doctson for 25 yds to the IowSt 18 for a 1ST down
Q1 5:13	TCU	+6 yd	KaVontae Turpin run for 6 yds to the IowSt 9 KaVontae Turpin fumbled, forced by Nigel Tribune, recovered by IowSt Nigel Tribune
Q1 1:49	Iowa State	+4 yd	Mike Warren run for 4 yds for a TD, (Cole Netten KICK)
Q1 2:08	Iowa State	+24 yd	Sam B. Richardson pass complete to Quenton Bundrage for 24 yds to the TCU 4 for a 1ST down
Q1 3:37	Iowa State	+38 yd	Sam B. Richardson pass complete to Allen Lazard for 38 yds to the TCU 38 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:55	TCU	+14 yd	Trevone Boykin pass complete to Charlie Reid for 14 yds for a TD, (Jaden Oberkrom KICK)
Q1 1:05	TCU	+40 yd	Trevone Boykin pass complete to Kolby Listenbee for 40 yds to the IowSt 24 for a 1ST down
Q2 11:46	Iowa State	+27 yd	Sam B. Richardson pass complete to Allen Lazard for 27 yds to the TCU 28 for a 1ST down
Q2 7:59	Iowa State	-8 yd	Mike Warren run for a loss of 8 yards to the TCU 18 Mike Warren fumbled, recovered by TCU Mike Tuaua
Q2 3:33	TCU	+20 yd	Kyle Hicks run for 20 yds to the IowSt 22 for a 1ST down
Q2 0:02	TCU	+23 yd	Jaden Oberkrom 23 yd FG GOOD
Q3 12:55	TCU	+47 yd	Trevone Boykin pass complete to Desmon White for 47 yds to the IowSt 21 for a 1ST down
Q3 11:24	TCU	+13 yd	Kyle Hicks run for 13 yds for a TD, (Jaden Oberkrom KICK)
Q3 4:56	Iowa State	+21 yd	Mike Warren run for 21 yds to the IowSt 48 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:36	TCU	+3 yd	Trevone Boykin run for 3 yds for a TD, (Jaden Oberkrom KICK)
Q4 14:52	TCU	+22 yd	Trevone Boykin run for 22 yds to the IowSt 3 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:36	TCU	+25 yd	Jaden Oberkrom kickoff for 65 yds , Jomal Wiltz return for 25 yds to the IowSt 25
Q4 8:45	TCU	+42 yd	Trevone Boykin pass complete to Josh Doctson for 42 yds for a TD, (Jaden Oberkrom KICK)
Q4 11:12	TCU	+20 yd	Trevone Boykin pass complete to Kolby Listenbee for 20 yds to the TCU 46 for a 1ST down
Q4 7:09	Iowa State	+21 yd	Sam B. Richardson pass complete to Quenton Bundrage for 21 yds to the TCU 49 for a 1ST down

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

Iowa State

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Sam B. Richardson	22/36	251	7.0	0	62.1
Joel Lanning	1/1	74	74.0	1	100.0
Holden Kramer	1/1	21	21.0	0	100.0

TCU

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Trevone Boykin	27/32	436	13.6	4	0	97.8
Bram Kohlhausen	1/2	8	4.0	0	0	73.7

Rushing

Iowa State

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Mike Warren	22	78	3.5	1	21
Joshua Thomas	7	33	4.7	1	7
Tyler Brown	3	6	2.0	0	3
Trever Ryen	1	3	3.0	0	3
Joel Lanning	1	1	1.0	0	1
Sam B. Richardson	4	-6	-1.5	0	3

TCU

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Trevone Boykin	13	74	5.7	1	22
Kyle Hicks	7	53	7.6	1	20
Trevorris Johnson	8	37	4.6	0	8
Aaron Green	12	7	0.6	0	5
KaVontae Turpin	1	6	6.0	0	6

Receiving

Iowa State

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Allen Lazard	5	147	29.4	1	74
Quenton Bundrage	7	86	12.3	0	24
Dondre Daley	2	35	17.5	0	31
D'Vario Montgomery	2	28	14.0	0	16
Mitchell Harger	1	21	21.0	0	21
Jauan Wesley	3	16	5.3	0	9
Joshua Thomas	2	5	2.5	0	8
Ben Boesen	1	4	4.0	0	4
Trever Ryen	1	4	4.0	0	4

TCU

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Josh Doctson	10	190	19.0	2	42
Kolby Listenbee	6	101	16.8	1	40
Desmon White	4	78	19.5	0	47
Jarrison Stewart	2	15	7.5	0	9
Charlie Reid	1	14	14.0	1	14
Ja'Juan Story	1	13	13.0	0	13
KaVontae Turpin	1	11	11.0	0	11
Zach Allen	1	8	8.0	0	8
Shaun Nixon	1	8	8.0	0	8
Jaelan Austin	1	6	6.0	0	6

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Kick Returns

Iowa State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jomal Wiltz	1	25	25.0	25	0
Trever Ryen	2	18	9.0	9	0

TCU

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
KaVontae Turpin	1	60	60.0	60
Kolby Listenbee	1	19	19.0	19
Shaun Nixon	1	14	14.0	14

Kicking

Iowa State

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Cole Netten	0/0	0.0	0	3/3	3

TCU

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jaden Oberkrom	1/1	100.0	23	6/6	9

Punting

Iowa State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Colin Downing	2	81	40.5	0	0	46
Holden Kramer	1	30	30.0	0	0	30

TCU

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Ethan Perry	2	64	32.0	0	0	34

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 400763438) · This game in the downloadable dataset

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