FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier ran for 2 touchdowns, together with a clinching 21-yarder with 2:06 left and the No. 10 Cougars survived with out injured operating again LJ Martin for a 17-10 victory over TCU on a wet Saturday evening.
Martin had two carries for 16 yards within the first quarter, however that was it due to an obvious decrease leg harm. The AP Massive 12 offensive participant of the 12 months final season was averaging 109.3 yards dashing whereas the Cougars had been scoring 44 factors a sport.
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Each groups had bother shifting the ball, with 72 of the 216 complete yards by BYU (4-0, 2-0 Massive 12) coming of the late drive. Bachmeier bounced off one in all his teammates on the line, then ran via a number of TCU defenders inside the ten to make it 17-7.
TCU (2-3, 0-2) bought a 44-yard discipline objective from Nate McCashland with 32 seconds left, however was then unable to get well an onside kick.
Matthias Bunn kicked a 49-yard discipline on the Cougars’ first drive after halftime to place them forward to remain. Bachmeier twice transformed third down with runs, one an 8-yard acquire after a fumbled snap.
TCU had solely 259 complete yards. Jaden Craig, the Harvard switch who was averaging 303.3 yard passing per sport, accomplished 18 of 25 passes for 187 yards with a landing and a pricey interception that was the sport’s solely turnover.
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The Cougars needed to go solely 16 yards in six performs after Faletau Satuala had a fourth-down interception and returned it 59 yards halfway via the second quarter. That arrange Bachmeier’s 9-yard keeper when he lunged into the top zone on third-and-goal.
On the play earlier than the TD, Bachmeier needed to chase down a nasty snap that bought by him, then was in a position to throw the ball out of bounds to keep away from an enormous loss.
TCU tied the sport when Craig threw a 13-yard TD cross to Kari Ashley with 27 seconds left within the half. That was an 8-play, 76-yard drive after the Frogs had solely 75 complete yards on their 22 performs within the sport earlier than that.
The takeaway
BYU: With out Martin within the backfield with him, Bachmeier gutted this one out for the Cougars. He completed with 66 yards dashing on 15 carries whereas finishing solely 11 of 24 passes for 62 yards.
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TCU: The Horned Frogs are 0-2 in Massive 12 play for the primary time since 2013, which was their second 12 months within the league. They went 2-7 within the Massive 12 and 4-8 general, nonetheless their solely eight-loss season since a 1-10 document in 1997.
Up subsequent
BYU is residence for a Friday evening sport in opposition to Iowa State (3-2, 1-1)
TCU has an open date earlier than enjoying at instate rival Baylor on Oct. 17.
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