Texas Tech could not stop TCU. And no, it is not much of an overstatement.
The Horned Frogs scored a school-record 82 points against Texas Tech Saturday in a 82-27 win as QB Trevone Boykin threw seven touchdowns before exiting the game for mercy reasons in the third quarter.
Boykin's seven touchdown passes are also a school record. And the 82 points is a record for Tech, as it's the most points the Red Raiders have ever given up in a game. The previous high for points against Texas Tech was 66.
However, the points-a-palooza is not close to an NCAA record. The most points scored against a major-college opponent is 100, when Houston scored 100 on Tulsa in 1968. Saturday's 109 combined points are also 27 points short of the record for combined points in a game between two major-college teams in regulation. Navy and North Texas scored 136 points in a 74-62 Navy win in 2007.
TCU scored 10 touchdowns and four field goals Saturday. They did punt twice, which is why it's not possible to say the offense was entirely unstoppable. But it was about as close as you could get. It's a stunning turnaround for an offense that scored less than 30 points eight times in 2013. TCU has scored 30 or more in every game in 2014.
The Horned Frogs rolled up 785 yards of offense on 86 plays, a nifty average of 9.12 yards per play. The only time a TCU drive went over 10 plays was its final possession of the game when the Horned Frogs were trying to run out the clock. And yes, they scored on that drive too.
Texas Tech was briefly in the game after the first quarter when the score was 24-17. But the Red Raiders were outscored 44-10 in the second and third quarters and lost QB Davis Webb, who had to be helped off the field with a leg injury.
In addition to the seven touchdowns, Boykin finished with 433 yards passing. Both Aaron Green and Trevorris Johnson each had 105 yards rushing and Deanté Gray had 165 yards and two touchdowns on four catches.
While the school records are nice, the win also vaults TCU into the College Football Playoff discussion even further. The Horned Frogs may be the outright favorites for the Big 12 now and Boykin will also now be considered one of the favorites for the Heisman Trophy along with Oregon's Marcus Mariota and Mississippi State's Dak Prescott.
For Texas Tech, well, it's going to be tough to salvage the season. The Red Raiders are 1-4 in the Big 12 and have games against Oklahoma and Baylor remaining. The defense, which already had a change in coordinators earlier this season, is clearly not improving and the offense is a serious question mark with or without Webb available at quarterback. The Red Raiders' matchup against Iowa State on November 22 could be a battle for ninth in the conference.
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