In Progress: No. 16 Utah Tries To Hand No. 4 TCU First Loss Of Season
Fort Worth, TX (Sports Network) - Matthew Tucker scored two of the Horned Frogs' five rushing touchdowns, as fourth-ranked TCU shredded the Utes for 342 yards on the ground and took a big step towards both a BCS berth and a MWC championship with a 55-28 dismantling of No. 16 Utah at Carter Stadium.
Ed Wesley had a rushing score and 137 of those yards on 12 carries while Jeremy Kerley and Antoine Hicks also logged rushing TDs for the Horned Frogs (10-0, 6-0), who ran their win streak to 12 games and remained one of only six teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision that is still undefeated.
Andy Dalton directed the offense on eight scoring drives and finished 17-of-29 for 207 yards with a 16-yard touchdown to Ryan Christian, who topped the receiving corps with five grabs for 48 yards.
TCU came in fourth in the BCS rankings, the highest rated school outside of the BCS conferences, and needs to get by Wyoming and New Mexico to achieve perfection in the regular season. The two opponents have a combined record of just 4-15.
In addition, the Frogs are looking at taking a second Mountain West Conference title since making the switch from Conference USA in 2005. Both Utah and BYU are now 5-1 in conference play with both of their collective league losses coming at the hands of the Horned Frogs.
It was the program’s first win against Utah since September, 15, 2005 -- the Horned Frogs’ first ever MWC game.
Jordan Wynn was 16-of-32 for 219 yards, one touchdown and one costly interception -- returned 15 yards for a touchdown by Tank Carder.
Eddie Wide was bottled up the stingy TCU defense, but managed to score amid a 14-carry, 25-yard showing. Shaky Smithson punched in two rushing scores, gaining 23 yards on five touches.
David Reed hauled in six passes for 111 yards, including a 50-yard TD for the Utes (8-2, 5-1), whose lone previous loss came back on September 19, a 31-24 setback at Oregon. Since then the team had won six straight games.
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