Poinsettia Bowl Wrapup II-- The Game
By coaching his team to a win in the Poinsettia Bowl, Gary Patterson tied Dutch Meyer-- the inventor of spread football-- for most wins as a TCU head coach.
Horned Frogs (31) @ Bulldogs (24)
Wednesday, Dec 21, 2011, 8:00 PM EST
San Diego County Poinsettia Bowl - Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA
| Final - 12.21.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCU Horned Frogs | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
Stories
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GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCU | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Louisiana Tech | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Scoring Drives |
|---|
| Quarter 1 |
| 8:30 left: Louisiana Tech Field Goal - 23-yarder by Matt Nelson. |
| Quarter 2 |
| 14:11 left: T-C-U Field Goal - 25-yarder by Ross Evans. |
| 11:37 left: Louisiana Tech Touchdown - 2-yard pass from Colby Cameron to Quinton Patton. (Matt Nelson extra point is good). |
| 11:37 left: |
| 0:26 left: T-C-U Touchdown - 7-yard run by Ed Wesley. (Ross Evans extra point is good). |
| 0:26 left: |
| Quarter 3 |
| 9:54 left: T-C-U Touchdown - 1-yard run by Matthew Tucker. (Ross Evans extra point is good). |
| 9:54 left: |
| 7:18 left: Louisiana Tech Touchdown - 2-yard run by Hunter Lee. (Matt Nelson extra point is good). |
| 7:18 left: |
| 2:10 left: Louisiana Tech Touchdown - 61-yard pass from Colby Cameron to Myles White. (Matt Nelson extra point is good). |
| 2:10 left: |
| Quarter 4 |
| 7:49 left: T-C-U Touchdown - 1-yard run by Luke Shivers. (Ross Evans extra point is good). |
| 7:49 left: |
| 4:26 left: T-C-U Touchdown - 42-yard pass from Casey Pachall to Skye Dawson. (Ross Evans extra point is good). |
| 4:26 left: |
| Team statistics | TCU | Louisiana Tech |
|---|---|---|
| Time of Possession | 36:28 | 23:32 |
| First Downs | 22 | 19 |
| Passing Yards Completions-Attempts Interceptions | 15-29 1 | 21-43 1 |
| Rushing Yards Attempts | 190 51 | 96 27 |
| Punt Return Yards | 18 | -2 |
| Turnovers Fumbles-Lost Interceptions | 2 1-1 1 | 2 2-1 1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 7-66 | 6-31 |
| Punts-Average | 5-43.8 | 5-43.2 |
