TCU Dominates Arizona 49-28 Behind Strong Offensive Performance
TCU cruised to a 49-28 victory over Arizona in Week 13, with the Horned Frogs' offense putting on a balanced display. Ken Seals led the passing attack with 51 completions, while Savion Williams contributed 80 rushing yards and also caught passes out of the backfield. Eric McAlister led all receivers with 87 receiving yards.
The Frogs scored consistently throughout the game, posting 14 points in both the first and fourth quarters while adding 7 in the second and 14 in the third. Arizona kept pace early, scoring 7 in the first quarter, but couldn't maintain the offensive tempo. The Wildcats managed 6 points in the second quarter before going scoreless in the third.
TCU's defense delivered critical plays, including a 70-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Sterling Lane II in the fourth quarter that effectively sealed the victory. Defensively, Arizona made some key stops, including a 51-yard completion from Noah Fifita to Sam Olson in the opening quarter.
The victory was convincing enough to cover the 11-point spread, with the game finishing over the 60-point total.
AI-generated recap · Sep 2, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Arizona | 7 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 28 |
 TCU | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Arizona | TCU |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 30-47 | 21-29 |
| Pass Yards | 287 | 303 |
| Rush Yards | 39 | 149 |
| Total Yards | 326 | 452 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| 3rd Down | 10-19 | 7-12 |
| Penalties | 6-55 | 2-5 |
| Possession | 31:28 | 28:32 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Arizona Penalty, Illegal Formation (Tetairoa McMillan) declined
Trent Battle run for 3 yds to the ARIZ 34
Josh Hoover pass complete to Jack Bech for 10 yds to the ARIZ 24 for a 1ST down
Josh Hoover pass complete to JP Richardson for 5 yds to the ARIZ 19
Trent Battle run for 15 yds to the ARIZ 4 for a 1ST down
Trent Battle run for 4 yds for a TD (Kyle Lemmermann KICK)
Nate McCashland kickoff for 65 yds , Jeremiah Patterson return for 17 yds to the ARIZ 17
Quali Conley run for 2 yds to the ARIZ 19
Noah Fifita pass incomplete to Tetairoa McMillan
Noah Fifita pass complete to Tetairoa McMillan for 15 yds to the ARIZ 34 for a 1ST down
Noah Fifita pass incomplete to Tyler Powell
Noah Fifita pass complete to Jeremiah Patterson for a loss of 1 yard to the ARIZ 33
Noah Fifita pass incomplete to Chris Hunter
Michael Salgado-Medina punt for 33 yds, fair catch by JP Richardson at the TCU 34
Josh Hoover pass complete to Savion Williams for a loss of 1 yard to the TCU 33
Josh Hoover pass complete to Jack Bech for 7 yds to the TCU 40
Josh Hoover pass complete to DJ Rogers for 7 yds to the TCU 47 for a 1ST down
Trent Battle run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
(08:21) Shotgun Hoover,Josh pass incomplete short right to Bech,Jack thrown to ARIZ40 PENALTY TCU Ineligible Downfield on Pass (Deery,Coltin) 5 yards from TCU50 to TCU45. NO PLAY.
Josh Hoover pass intercepted by Jack Luttrell at the ARIZ 35.
Quali Conley run for 4 yds to the ARIZ 39
Quali Conley run for 5 yds to the ARIZ 44
Quali Conley run for 2 yds to the ARIZ 46 for a 1ST down
Noah Fifita pass incomplete to Chris Hunter
Arizona Penalty, Illegal Formation (Yards) declined
Noah Fifita pass complete to Quali Conley for no gain to the ARIZ 37
Michael Salgado-Medina punt for 33 yds , JP Richardson returns for 9 yds to the TCU 39
Savion Williams run for 11 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Josh Hoover pass complete to Eric McAlister for 40 yds to the ARIZ 10 for a 1ST down
Savion Williams run for 8 yds to the ARIZ 2
Savion Williams run for 1 yd to the ARIZ 1
Savion Williams run for 1 yd for a TD (Kyle Lemmermann KICK)
Noah Fifita pass incomplete to Jeremiah Patterson
Noah Fifita pass complete to Chris Hunter for 6 yds to the ARIZ 31
Noah Fifita pass complete to Sam Olson for 51 yds to the TCU 18 for a 1ST down
Quali Conley run for 1 yd to the TCU 17
Noah Fifita pass incomplete to Tetairoa McMillan
Noah Fifita pass complete to Chris Hunter for 17 yds for a TD (Tyler Loop KICK)
Tyler Loop kickoff for 65 yds , Jordyn Bailey return for 25 yds to the TCU 25
Cam Cook run for no gain to the TCU 25
Josh Hoover pass incomplete to Eric McAlister
Josh Hoover pass complete to Jack Bech for 8 yds to the TCU 33
Ethan Craw punt for 48 yds, fair catch by Jeremiah Patterson at the ARIZ 19
Quali Conley run for 2 yds to the ARIZ 21
Noah Fifita pass incomplete to Tetairoa McMillan
Noah Fifita pass complete to Tetairoa McMillan for 8 yds to the ARIZ 29 for a 1ST down
Noah Fifita pass complete to Chris Hunter for 8 yds to the ARIZ 37
Noah Fifita pass complete to Jeremiah Patterson for 16 yds to the TCU 47 for a 1ST down
Kedrick Reescano run for 4 yds to the TCU 43
Noah Fifita pass incomplete to Tetairoa McMillan
Quali Conley run for 6 yds to the TCU 37 for a 1ST down
PENALTY ARIZ False Start (Capra,Joey) 5 yards from TCU37 to TCU42. NO PLAY.
Noah Fifita pass complete to Quali Conley for 4 yds to the TCU 38
Noah Fifita pass complete to Jeremiah Patterson for 2 yds to the TCU 36
Noah Fifita pass complete to Tetairoa McMillan for 1 yd to the TCU 35
Tyler Loop 53 yd FG GOOD
Josh Hoover pass complete to Carson Bruno for 3 yds to the TCU 22
TCU Penalty, Offensive Holding (Yards) declined
Josh Hoover pass incomplete to Jack Bech
Ethan Craw punt for 42 yds
Noah Fifita pass complete to Tetairoa McMillan for 11 yds to the ARIZ 47 for a 1ST down
Noah Fifita pass incomplete
Noah Fifita pass complete to Tetairoa McMillan for 9 yds to the TCU 44
Noah Fifita pass complete to Chris Hunter for 7 yds to the TCU 37 for a 1ST down
(04:57) Shotgun Reescano,Kedrick rush middle for 1 yard gain to the TCU36 (Hodges,Johnny) PENALTY ARIZ Holding (Doost,Alexander) 10 yards from TCU37 to TCU47. NO PLAY.
Noah Fifita run for no gain to the TCU 47
Noah Fifita pass complete to Tetairoa McMillan for 32 yds to the TCU 15 for a 1ST down
Quali Conley run for no gain to the TCU 15
Noah Fifita sacked by NaNa Osafo-Mensah for a loss of 11 yards to the TCU 26
Noah Fifita pass complete to Jeremiah Patterson for 1 yd to the TCU 25
Tyler Loop 43 yd FG GOOD
Josh Hoover pass incomplete to Eric McAlister
Josh Hoover pass complete to JP Richardson for 8 yds to the TCU 33
Josh Hoover run for 3 yds to the TCU 36 for a 1ST down
Josh Hoover pass incomplete to Jack Bech
Josh Hoover pass complete to Eric McAlister for 24 yds to the ARIZ 40 for a 1ST down
Josh Hoover sacked by Julian Savaiinaea for a loss of 8 yards to the ARIZ 48
Josh Hoover pass incomplete to Blake Nowell
Josh Hoover pass complete to Savion Williams for 19 yds to the ARIZ 29 for a 1ST down
Josh Hoover pass complete to Trent Battle for no gain to the ARIZ 29
TCU Penalty, Intentional Grounding (-15 Yards) to the ARIZ 44
Josh Hoover pass complete to JP Richardson for 24 yds to the ARIZ 20
Savion Williams run for 20 yds for a TD (Kyle Lemmermann KICK)
N. Fifita takes a knee
End of 2nd Quarter
Tyler Loop kickoff for 41 yds , Dominique Johnson return for no gain to the TCU 24
Savion Williams run for 7 yds to the TCU 31
Josh Hoover run for 6 yds to the TCU 37 for a 1ST down
Josh Hoover pass complete to Savion Williams for 2 yds to the ARIZ 37
Josh Hoover pass complete to JP Richardson for 9 yds to the ARIZ 28
Trent Battle run for 2 yds to the ARIZ 26
Savion Williams run for 2 yds to the ARIZ 24 for a 1ST down
Josh Hoover pass complete to JP Richardson for 23 yds to the ARIZ 1 for a 1ST down
Trent Battle run for 1 yd for a TD (Kyle Lemmermann KICK)
Quali Conley run for 5 yds to the ARIZ 30
Noah Fifita pass complete to Jeremiah Patterson for 2 yds to the ARIZ 32
Noah Fifita pass incomplete to Sam Olson
Michael Salgado-Medina punt for 35 yds , JP Richardson returns for 33 yds to the ARIZ 34
Josh Hoover sacked by Tre Smith for a loss of 4 yards to the ARIZ 38
Josh Hoover pass complete to JP Richardson for 38 yds for a TD (Kyle Lemmermann KICK)
Noah Fifita pass complete to Chris Hunter for 1 yd to the ARIZ 26
Noah Fifita pass complete to Tetairoa McMillan for 4 yds to the ARIZ 30
Noah Fifita pass complete to Tetairoa McMillan for 27 yds to the TCU 43 for a 1ST down
Quali Conley run for 17 yds to the TCU 26 for a 1ST down
Noah Fifita pass incomplete to Sam Olson
Kedrick Reescano run for 5 yds to the TCU 21
Kedrick Reescano run for 2 yds to the TCU 19
Noah Fifita pass complete to Chris Hunter for 5 yds to the TCU 14 for a 1ST down
Noah Fifita pass complete to Sam Olson for 7 yds to the TCU 7
Quali Conley run for a loss of 2 yards to the TCU 9
Noah Fifita run for 6 yds to the TCU 3 for a 1ST down
Quali Conley run for 1 yd to the TCU 2
Quali Conley run for a loss of 1 yard to the TCU 3
Noah Fifita pass complete to Chris Hunter for no gain to the TCU 3
Chris Hunter 3 Yd pass from Noah Fifita (Noah Fifita Pass to Jeremiah Patterson for Two-Point Conversion)
Cam Cook run for 2 yds to the TCU 27
Josh Hoover pass complete to Eric McAlister for 23 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Cam Cook run for 7 yds to the ARIZ 43
Cam Cook run for 4 yds to the ARIZ 39 for a 1ST down
Josh Hoover pass incomplete to Eric McAlister
Savion Williams run for 30 yds to the ARIZ 9 for a 1ST down
Cam Cook run for 1 yd to the ARIZ 8
Ken Seals run for 2 yds to the ARIZ 6
Cam Cook run for 6 yds for a TD (Kyle Lemmermann KICK)
Noah Fifita pass complete to Quali Conley for 15 yds to the ARIZ 40 for a 1ST down
Noah Fifita pass complete to Tetairoa McMillan for 8 yds to the ARIZ 48
PENALTY ARIZ False Start (Capra,Joey) 5 yards from ARIZ48 to ARIZ43. NO PLAY.
Noah Fifita pass incomplete to Chris Hunter
Noah Fifita pass complete to Devin Hyatt for 17 yds to the TCU 40 for a 1ST down
Noah Fifita pass incomplete to Devin Hyatt
Noah Fifita pass incomplete to Chris Hunter
Noah Fifita pass complete to Jeremiah Patterson for 8 yds to the TCU 32
Noah Fifita run for no gain to the TCU 32
Jeremy Payne run for 2 yds to the TCU 34
Ken Seals pass incomplete to Drake Dabney
PENALTY ARIZ Offside (Darton,Kevon) 5 yards from TCU34 to TCU39. NO PLAY.
Ken Seals pass complete to DJ Rogers for 36 yds to the ARIZ 25 for a 1ST down
Jeremy Payne run for a loss of 5 yards to the ARIZ 30
Jeremy Payne run for 30 yds for a TD (Kyle Lemmermann KICK)
Cole Tannenbaum pass complete to Devin Hyatt for 3 yds to the ARIZ 28
Cole Tannenbaum pass incomplete to Rex Haynes
Cole Tannenbaum pass incomplete to Rex Haynes
Michael Salgado-Medina punt for 42 yds, fair catch by JP Richardson at the TCU 30
Dominique Johnson run for 1 yd to the TCU 31
Dominique Johnson run for 7 yds to the TCU 38
Dominique Johnson run for 2 yds to the TCU 40 for a 1ST down
Ken Seals pass complete to Parker Clark for 15 yds to the ARIZ 45 for a 1ST down Arizona Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Emmanuel Karnley) to the ARIZ 30 for a 1ST down
Trey Sanders run for a loss of 1 yard to the ARIZ 31
Trey Sanders run for 1 yd to the ARIZ 30
Sterling Lane II 70 Yd Fumble Return (Tyler Loop Kick)
K. Seals takes a knee
K. Seals takes a knee