January 2, 2016 Postseason Neutral site Belt defended

TCU defends the belt, 47–41, at a neutral site over Oregon.

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Recap

Oregon came out firing in the first quarter, with Vernon Adams Jr. orchestrating a devastating offensive display that saw the Ducks score three touchdowns in the opening frame, including a 37-yard strike to Darren Carrington and two rushing TDs by Royce Freeman. The Ducks extended their lead to 20-0 before TCU could respond, but the Horned Frogs mounted a second-half comeback led by Bram Kohlhausen, who threw two touchdown passes and added a rushing score in the third quarter to bring TCU within striking distance. Despite Oregon's early dominance and a 47-yard field goal from Aidan Schneider in the second quarter, TCU's defense tightened and Kohlhausen's efficient passing game kept the Horned Frogs in contention, ultimately allowing TCU to hold on to the belt with a 47-41 victory at home.

Royce Freeman's three rushing touchdowns in the first quarter put Oregon up 20-0 early and established complete offensive control
Charles Nelson's interception of Bram Kohlhausen in the second quarter stalled a TCU drive and kept Oregon's lead intact
Bram Kohlhausen's 26-yard TD pass to Jaelan Austin and 2-yard rushing TD in the third quarter sparked TCU's comeback and proved decisive in a close final score

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

TCUOregon

Total yards545419

Rushing yards174186

Passing yards371233

First downs2721

3rd down conv.4/184/16

Turnovers11

Penalties–yards8–835–24

Time of possession35:4224:18

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 9:29	Oregon	+37 yd	Vernon Adams Jr. pass complete to Darren Carrington for 37 yds for a TD, (Aidan Schneider KICK)
Q1 7:31	Oregon	+28 yd	Taj Griffin run for 28 yds to the Oregn 49 for a 1ST down
Q1 6:21	Oregon	+30 yd	Vernon Adams Jr. pass complete to Evan Baylis for 30 yds to the TCU 16 for a 1ST down
Q1 5:12	Oregon	+4 yd	Royce Freeman run for 4 yds for a TD, (Aidan Schneider KICK)
Q1 4:29	TCU	+29 yd	Bram Kohlhausen pass complete to KaVontae Turpin for 29 yds to the Oregn 43 for a 1ST down
Q1 0:27	Oregon	+5 yd	Royce Freeman run for 5 yds for a TD, (Aidan Schneider KICK)
Q1 1:59	Oregon	+44 yd	Vernon Adams Jr. pass complete to Darren Carrington for 44 yds to the TCU 40 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:49	Oregon	+42 yd	Tony Brooks-James run for 42 yds to the TCU 5 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:30	Oregon	+5 yd	Tony Brooks-James run for 5 yds for a TD, (Aidan Schneider KICK)
Q2 11:44	TCU	+24 yd	Bram Kohlhausen pass complete to KaVontae Turpin for 24 yds to the Oregn 36 for a 1ST down
Q2 5:13	Oregon	+8 yd	Ian Wheeler punt blocked by Garrett Kaufman recovered by DeForest Buckner run for 8 yds to the Oregn 22 for a 1ST down
Q2 3:19	TCU	+0 yd	Bram Kohlhausen pass intercepted Charles Nelson return for no gain to the Oregn 33
Q2 0:32	Oregon	+47 yd	Aidan Schneider 47 yd FG GOOD
Q2 2:31	Oregon	+24 yd	Royce Freeman run for 24 yds to the TCU 44 for a 1ST down
Q3 15:00	TCU	+20 yd	Tony James pass complete to Aaron Green for 20 yds to the TCU 45 for a 1ST down
Q3 10:52	TCU	+24 yd	Jaden Oberkrom 24 yd FG GOOD
Q3 10:31	Oregon	-20 yd	TEAM run for a loss of 20 yards to the Oregn 29 TEAM fumbled, recovered by Oregn Jeff Lockie
Q3 10:52	TCU	+43 yd	Jaden Oberkrom kickoff for 65 yds , Charles Nelson return for 43 yds to the Oregn 43
Q3 8:14	TCU	+25 yd	Bram Kohlhausen pass complete to Emanuel Porter for 25 yds to the Oregn 42 for a 1ST down
Q3 4:18	TCU	+26 yd	Bram Kohlhausen pass complete to Jaelan Austin for 26 yds for a TD, (Jaden Oberkrom KICK)
Q3 0:36	TCU	+2 yd	Bram Kohlhausen run for 2 yds for a TD, (Jaden Oberkrom KICK)
Q4 12:31	Oregon	-5 yd	TEAM run for a loss of 5 yards to the 50 yard line TEAM fumbled, recovered by Oregn Jeff Lockie , return to the 50 yard line
Q4 8:31	TCU	-3 yd	Bram Kohlhausen sacked by Tyson Coleman for a loss of 3 yards to the Oregn 17 Bram Kohlhausen fumbled, forced by Tyson Coleman, recovered by TCU Kyle Hicks , return for 0 yards
Q4 11:15	TCU	+36 yd	Bram Kohlhausen pass complete to Aaron Green for 36 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Q4 9:47	TCU	+21 yd	Bram Kohlhausen pass complete to Jarrison Stewart for 21 yds to the Oregn 16 for a 1ST down
Q4 7:45	TCU	+34 yd	Jaden Oberkrom 34 yd FG GOOD
Q4 3:32	TCU	+2 yd	Aaron Green run for 2 yds for a TD, (Shaun Nixon pass to Buck Jones for Two-Point Conversion)
Q4 4:29	TCU	+29 yd	Bram Kohlhausen pass complete to Jaelan Austin for 29 yds to the Oregn 32 for a 1ST down
Q4 0:19	TCU	+22 yd	Jaden Oberkrom 22 yd FG GOOD
Q4 0:19	TCU	+48 yd	Jaden Oberkrom kickoff for 65 yds , Charles Nelson return for 48 yds to the Oregn 48
Q5 0:00	TCU	+7 yd	Bram Kohlhausen pass complete to Emanuel Porter for 7 yds for a TD, (Jaden Oberkrom KICK)
Q5 0:00	Oregon	+1 yd	Royce Freeman run for 1 yd for a TD, (Aidan Schneider KICK)
Q6 0:00	Oregon	+44 yd	Aidan Schneider 44 yd FG GOOD
Q6 0:00	TCU	+46 yd	Jaden Oberkrom 46 yd FG GOOD
Q7 0:00	TCU	+8 yd	Bram Kohlhausen run for 8 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed )
Q7 0:00	Oregon	-6 yd	TEAM run for a loss of 6 yards to the TCU 23 TEAM fumbled, recovered by Oregn Jeff Lockie

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	INT	QBR
Bram KohlhausenTCU	28/45	351	7.8	2	1	90.2
Tony JamesTCU	1/1	20	20.0	0	0	81.6
Foster SawyerTCU	1/1	0	0.0	0	0	1.6
Vernon Adams Jr.Oregon	13/19	197	10.4	1	0	91.5
Jeff LockieOregon	7/15	36	2.4	0	0	2.3
Ian WheelerOregon	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Aaron GreenTCU	25	101	4.0	1	12
Bram KohlhausenTCU	11	45	4.1	2	14
KaVontae TurpinTCU	5	16	3.2	0	9
Kyle HicksTCU	6	12	2.0	0	8
Royce FreemanOregon	26	130	5.0	3	24
Tony Brooks-JamesOregon	3	50	16.7	1	42
Taj GriffinOregon	4	41	10.3	0	28
DeForest BucknerOregon	1	10	10.0	0	10
Charles NelsonOregon	2	6	3.0	0	6
Kani BenoitOregon	2	5	2.5	0	3
Vernon Adams Jr.Oregon	4	-8	-2.0	0	4
Jeff LockieOregon	3	-17	-5.7	0	1

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Shaun NixonTCU	9	71	7.9	0	19
Jaelan AustinTCU	4	67	16.8	1	29
KaVontae TurpinTCU	5	65	13.0	0	29
Aaron GreenTCU	2	56	28.0	0	36
Emanuel PorterTCU	4	53	13.3	1	25
Jarrison StewartTCU	2	39	19.5	0	21
Tony JamesTCU	1	19	19.0	0	19
Kyle HicksTCU	2	2	1.0	0	5
Kolby ListenbeeTCU	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Darren Carrington IIOregon	7	107	15.3	1	44
Dwayne StanfordOregon	3	32	10.7	0	15
Evan BaylisOregon	1	30	30.0	0	30
Bralon AddisonOregon	5	29	5.8	0	15
Royce FreemanOregon	2	23	11.5	0	17
Charles NelsonOregon	2	12	6.0	0	12

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Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Charles NelsonOregon	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Charles NelsonOregon	5	120	24.0	48	0
Bralon AddisonOregon	1	3	3.0	3	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jaden OberkromTCU	4/4	100.0	46	3/3	15
Aidan SchneiderOregon	2/2	100.0	47	5/5	11

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Desmon WhiteTCU	1	9	9.0	9
Garrett KaufmanTCU	1	2	2.0	2
Bralon AddisonOregon	1	1	1.0	1

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Ethan PerryTCU	5	180	36.0	0	0	45
Ian WheelerOregon	6	227	37.8	0	0	43

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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