Kansas Faceoff With TCU Draws Record Crowd at Home Opener
The game featured J D Cleavinger of the Big Eight as head linesman with refs Turlington and Grant, plus Cowboys Irvin on the KU sideline. KU roster included seven true freshmen as travel squad. TCU built early momentum, turning eight straight third downs and losing two fumbles, while drawing a $100,000 traveling guarantee and posting the second-best home-opening attendance in TCU history at 37,313. Last season KU hosted Oklahoma for 40,418.
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Eric Vann
Jason Thoren
Dewey Houston
DE Lamar
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Brett
McGraw
Shane
Rooney
Fort Worth
TCU
Horned Frogs
Lawrence
Oklahoma
KU-TCU Stats Show Quarter by Quarter Scoring
Kansas and TCU combined for a high scoring game with Andre Davis pacing TCU receivers and Preston leading KU rushers. Key names include Jim Moore and George Wilte for KU, while Knake and A Davis top TCU in rushing and receiving. Attendance reached 37,313.
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Une Henley
Levine
Mark Sanders
Asheiki Preston
Costello Good
Eric Yanni
Ashaundal Smith
van Davis
TCU
Andre Davis
Kol Woods
Jimmy Oliver
Max Knake
KU — Preston
Matt Johiner
Knake
Jim Moore
George Wiilte
Sanders
Oliver
A. Davis
John Washington
Chris Rasteld
Brianares
Jason Tucker
Ond Darrin Simmons
Beau Stephens
Frogs defense stifles Kansas in 31-21 win
Defensive coordinator Pat Henderson, in his first year at TCU, devised a stopgap plan at halftime to blunt Kansas's two tight end attack. The plan yielded a 346-yard Kansas output, with no long plays aside from L.T. Levine's 35-yard TD. TCU improvements and three lost fumbles kept the Frogs ahead.
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Frogs
van Davis
Asheiki
North Carolina
New Mexico
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Preston
George White
Pat Sullivan
Sullivan
Jayhawks Fall To TCU 31-21 In Rough Hard-Nighting Clash
Kansas led early behind Davis with a scoring drive but TCU answered and seized the game. Reeder kicked a 47 yard field goal to cut KU's lead to 21-17. Davis fumbled late after TCU took a 24-21 edge, and the Frogs added another TD. Hempstead and the KU line downplayed absences of Preston and Henley while asserting focus. KU (2-1) hosts Alabama-Birmingham next at Memorial Stadium.
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Hempstead
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Reeder
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George White
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Levine
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Keith Rodgers
John Washington
Oliver
Brew
A. Davis
Billy Thompson
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