Texas Christian 43, Oklahoma State 40
(AP Photo/Sam Hodde)
By STEPHEN HAWKINS
AP Sports Writer
FORT WORTH, Texas - Kendre Miller scored on a 2-yard run in the second overtime and 13th-ranked TCU beat No. 8 Oklahoma State 43-40 in a matchup of the Big 12's last remaining undefeated teams.
Horned Frogs fans stormed the field after Miller got into the end zone for the Horned Frogs (6-0, 3-0 Big 12), who had gone into the fourth quarter trailing by two touchdowns.
The teams traded touchdowns in the first overtime, with receivers getting wide open for big plays.
Max Duggan threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to a wide-open Quentin Johnston on the second play of overtime for TCU. The Cowboys were then facing fourth-and-9 when Spencer Sanders found Braydon Johnson by himself for a 23-yard gain to the 1, setting up Dominic Richardson's tying TD run.
Oklahoma State (5-1, 2-1) got the ball to start the second overtime, but after a holding penalty and three incomplete passes in a row, the Cowboys had to settle for Tanner Brown's fourth field goal, a 52-yarder.
Miller finished with 104 yards rushing on 22 carries, including another TD on a 3-yard run in the fourth quarter. Duggan completed 23 of 40 passes for 286 yards and two touchdowns, while Johnston had eight catches for 180 yards.
Sanders ran for touchdowns on Oklahoma State's first two drives of the game, but was only 16-of-36 passing for 245 yards with a touchdown and an interception.
The Cowboys jumped out to a 24-7 lead only five minutes into the second quarter on an incredible catch by John Paul Richardson, who was tangled with cornerback Josh Newton, reached out his right and pulled the ball into his chest.
TCU used a little trickery to score to tie the game at 30-30 with 1:57 left in regulation. After a shift in the backfield for running back Emari Demarcado to take the shotgun snap, he handed the ball right back to Duggan, who found tight end Jared Wiley wide open in the right flat for a 10-yard touchdown. Wiley had a 13-yard catch two plays before that on that eight-play, 94-yard drive.
That followed a sequence when Sanders threw an interception with 7:18 left on a deep ball to Johnson, who appeared to get pushed by Bud Clark before the safety came down with the ball on the TCU 8. The Horned Frogs went three-and-out, but then Oklahoma State did the same before TCU's tying drive.
THE TAKEAWAY
Oklahoma State: After taking the big lead in the second quarter, the Cowboys managed only two more field goals by Brown and didn't score another touchdown until the overtime.
TCU: Duggan, the senior who lost his starting job going into the season with new coach Sonny Dykes, has thrown 16 touchdowns in his five starts since taking back over after Chandler Morris sprained his left knee in the season opener.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
OkSt | TCU |
| OkSt |
TD |
10:25 |
Spencer Sanders 29 yard TD run (Tanner Brown Extra Point) |
7 |
0 |
| OkSt |
TD |
4:33 |
Spencer Sanders 8 yard TD run (Tanner Brown Extra Point) |
14 |
0 |
| TCU |
TD |
1:40 |
Max Duggan 1 yard TD run (Griffin Kell Extra Point) |
14 |
7 |
| Second Quarter |
OkSt | TCU |
| OkSt |
FG |
13:32 |
Tanner Brown 35 yard field goal |
17 |
7 |
| OkSt |
TD |
10:04 |
John Paul Richardson 22 yard TD pass from Spencer Sanders (Tanner Brown Extra Point) |
24 |
7 |
| TCU |
FG |
3:38 |
Griffin Kell 47 yard field goal |
24 |
10 |
| TCU |
FG |
0:02 |
Griffin Kell 35 yard field goal |
24 |
13 |
| Third Quarter |
OkSt | TCU |
| OkSt |
FG |
11:38 |
Tanner Brown 34 yard field goal |
27 |
13 |
| TCU |
FG |
5:51 |
Griffin Kell 34 yard field goal |
27 |
16 |
| OkSt |
FG |
1:25 |
Tanner Brown 32 yard field goal |
30 |
16 |
| Fourth Quarter |
OkSt | TCU |
| TCU |
TD |
9:22 |
Kendre Miller 3 yard TD run (Griffin Kell Extra Point) |
30 |
23 |
| TCU |
TD |
1:57 |
Jared Wiley 10 yard TD pass from Max Duggan (Griffin Kell Extra Point) |
30 |
30 |
| OT |
OkSt | TCU |
| TCU |
TD |
|
Quentin Johnston 25 yard TD pass from Max Duggan (Griffin Kell Extra Point) |
30 |
37 |
| OkSt |
TD |
|
Dominic Richardson 1 yard TD run (Tanner Brown Extra Point) |
37 |
37 |
| 2nd OT |
OkSt | TCU |
| OkSt |
FG |
|
Tanner Brown 52 yard field goal |
40 |
37 |
| TCU |
TD |
|
Kendre Miller 2 yard TD run |
40 |
43 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Oklahoma State |
TCU |
| First downs |
20 |
27 |
| Rushing |
7 |
15 |
| Passing |
12 |
11 |
| Penalty |
1 |
1 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
6-17, 35% |
3-13, 23% |
| 4th down efficiency |
1-1, 100% |
0-1, 0% |
| Rushes-Yards |
41-141 |
43-224 |
| Passing Yards |
245 |
286 |
| Return Yards |
23 |
125 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
16-36-1 |
23-40-0 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
2-4 |
1-4 |
| Punts |
6 |
6 |
| Fumbles Lost |
1-0 |
2-1 |
| Penalties - Yards |
6-49 |
4-40 |
| Oklahoma State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| S. Sanders |
16 |
36 |
245 |
1 |
1 |
| TCU Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| M. Duggan |
23 |
40 |
286 |
2 |
0 |
| Oklahoma State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| D. Richardson |
22 |
72 |
3.3 |
1 |
| S. Sanders |
11 |
68 |
6.2 |
2 |
| J. Nixon |
3 |
15 |
5.0 |
0 |
| B. Presley |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| O. Gordon |
1 |
-3 |
-3.0 |
0 |
| TCU Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| K. Miller |
22 |
104 |
4.7 |
2 |
| E. Demercado |
9 |
62 |
6.9 |
0 |
| M. Duggan |
11 |
57 |
5.2 |
1 |
| D. Davis |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Oklahoma State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| D. Richardson |
3 |
79 |
26.3 |
0 |
| J. Richardson |
5 |
51 |
10.2 |
1 |
| B. Presley |
4 |
39 |
9.8 |
0 |
| B. Johnson |
3 |
38 |
12.7 |
0 |
| B. Cassity |
1 |
38 |
38.0 |
0 |
| TCU Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| Q. Johnston |
8 |
180 |
22.5 |
1 |
| T. Barber |
2 |
29 |
14.5 |
0 |
| J. Wiley |
2 |
23 |
11.5 |
1 |
| S. Williams |
3 |
19 |
6.3 |
0 |
| K. Miller |
1 |
17 |
17.0 |
0 |
| E. Demercado |
2 |
10 |
5.0 |
0 |
| D. Davis |
5 |
8 |
1.6 |
0 |
| Oklahoma State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| TCU Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| B. Clark |
1 |
0 |
| Oklahoma State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| T. Hutton |
6 |
278 |
46.3 |
| TCU Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| J. Sandy |
6 |
236 |
39.3 |
| Oklahoma State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| TCU Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| D. Davis |
4 |
44 |
11.0 |
| Oklahoma State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Nixon |
1 |
23 |
23.0 |
| TCU Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| D. Davis |
3 |
45 |
15.0 |
| E. Demercado |
2 |
36 |
18.0 |
| Oklahoma State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| TCU Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
