Texas Christian 38, Southeastern Louisiana 17
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 7, 2013
Where: Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas
Temperature:
92°
Head Official:
Scott Novak
Attendance:
41170
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No. 25 Texas Christian 38, Southeastern Louisiana 17: Sophomore Trevone Boykin threw for two touchdowns in relief as the Horned Frogs pulled away from the visiting Lions just before the half.
Boykin went 9-of-13 for 133 yards as Texas Christian (1-1) scored 24 straight points to break a 14-14 tie. Starting quarterback Casey Pachall (left forearm) went 8-of-14 for 100 yards before getting knocked out of the game on an 8-yard run late in the first half.
Bryan Bennett went 12-of-23 for 132 yards and a 65-yard touchdown to Jeff Smiley and added 132 rushing yards for Southeastern Louisiana (1-1). TCU outgained the Lions 402-339, but the margin was just two yards at halftime.
Waymon James and B.J. Catalon had first-half rushing touchdowns for the Horned Frogs, but Bennett matched the scores with a 1-yard run and the pass to a wide-open Smiley to tie the game at 14 with 2:38 left in the first half. Pachall was hurt on the next offensive play, but TCU capped the drive on Jaden Oberkrom's 46-yard field goal.
Two plays after the Lions' third turnover, Boykin hit Josh Doctson for a 27-yard touchdown and added a fourth-quarter TD pass to Aaron Green. Deante Gray added two catches for 67 yards as the Horned Frogs succeeded through the air.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Sophomore DE Devonte Fields played the second half after missing the previous three halves as part of a two-game suspension. ... TCU has won 12 straight home openers, holding opponents to fewer than 17 points in nine of those games. ... Boykin had three catches for 25 yards before taking over at quarterback.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Southeastern Louisiana |
|
Texas Christian |
Bryan Bennett
|
Player |
B.J. Catalon
|
18 |
Attempts |
11 |
132 |
Yards |
59 |
7.3 |
Avg Yards |
5.4 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Receiving
Southeastern Louisiana |
|
Texas Christian |
Jeff Smiley
| Player |
Deante' Gray
|
4 |
Receptions |
2 |
72 |
Yards |
67 |
18.0 |
Avg Yards |
33.5 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary