Slammed! No. 4 TCU thrashes Kansas, allowing Big 12-record 21 yards in 43-0 rout
That was a no-doubter.
Quarterback Kenny Hill threw five touchdown passes, two to freshman Jalen Reagor, and the Horned Frogs’ defense humiliated the Kansas offense in a 43-0 rout Saturday night at Amon G. Carter Stadium, allowing a Big 12-record 21 yards.
After five years of close games against one of the perennially worst teams in the Big 12, fourth-ranked TCU (7-0, 4-0) obliterated the Jayhawks in a prime-time telecast on FOX and left no potential for a stain on their College Football Playoff resume.
The 43 points were the most TCU has scored in the Kansas series, and the margin of victory alone was more than the 35 points that had decided the previous five TCU wins.
Kansas (1-6, 0-4) finished the third quarter in negative yardage and with only three first downs, one on its opening possession and the others by penalty. At one point, the Jayhawks went three-and-out on eight consecutive possessions.
Until their final possession, Kansas had 4 yards on 42 plays, including four sacks among 11 tackles for loss.
TCU was not close to the team low-yardage record. The 1932 Horned Frogs allowed negative-32 against Hardin-Simmons.
The final 12:49 was played with a running clock because of approaching bad weather. The clock operator allowed extra seconds to click off after an incompletion.
Hill connected on scoring passes to Reagor in the second and third quarter, to Desmon White in the first quarter, John Diarse in the second quarter and Taj Williams in the third quarter. For Williams, it was his first reception of the season, making him the 19th player with a catch for TCU this year and 11th with a touchdown reception.
TCU remained one of six undefeated Power 5 teams, now pointed to a potential Top 25 matchup at Iowa State next week.
The Frogs also remained alone in first place in the Big 12.
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Kansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
TCU | 10 | 14 | 19 | 0 | — | 43 |
First quarter
TCU—D.White 6 pass from Hill (Song kick), 8:28
TCU—FG Song 19, 1:41
Second quarter
TCU—Reagor 22 pass from Hill (Song kick), 8:53
TCU—Diarse 67 pass from Hill (Song kick), 4:54
Third quarter
TCU—Reagor 15 pass from Hill (kick failed), 12:34
TCU—Taj.Williams 26 pass from Hill (Song kick), 9:02
TCU—Turpin 90 punt return (kick failed), 6:46
KAN | TCU | |
First downs | 4 | 23 |
Rushes-yards | 31-(min | 42-191 |
Passing | 46 | 284 |
Comp-Att-Int | 8-18-0 | 20-28-0 |
Return Yards | 67 | 95 |
Punts-Avg. | 11-34.5 | 5-31.0 |
Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 1-0 |
Penalties-Yards | 4-40 | 7-55 |
Time of Possession | 26:58 | 33:02 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Kansas, D.Thompson 5-10, Stanley 2-9, Herbert 6-8, Martin 7-2, Hampton 1-(minus 5), Schadler 1-(minus 6), (Team) 2-(minus 9), Sims 2-(minus 11), Bender 5-(minus 23). TCU, Anderson 12-62, Hicks 10-57, Reagor 2-24, Snell 5-17, Robinson 5-15, Hill 2-14, D.White 1-10, Olonilua 3-3, (Team) 2-(minus 11).
PASSING—Kansas, Bender 7-16-0-38, Stanley 1-2-0-8. TCU, Hill 19-26-0-278, Robinson 1-2-0-6.
RECEIVING—Kansas, B.Johnson 4-35, Hampton 2-5, Kerr Johnson 1-8, Sims 1-(minus 2). TCU, Diarse 4-130, Reagor 3-43, Turpin 2-27, Hicks 2-11, Anderson 2-2, Taj.Williams 1-26, Thomas 1-19, Hunt 1-8, D.White 1-6, Da.Davis 1-6, Nixon 1-4, Snell 1-2.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
This story was originally published October 21, 2017 at 10:16 PM with the headline "Slammed! No. 4 TCU thrashes Kansas, allowing Big 12-record 21 yards in 43-0 rout."