TCU Edges Baylor in High-Scoring Big 12 Showdown
TCU defeated Baylor 42-36 in a fourth-quarter thriller during Week 8 of the 2025 season. The Horned Frogs dominated the second quarter, scoring 21 points to establish early control, while Baylor mounted a furious comeback with 18 fourth-quarter points that nearly pulled off the upset.
Baylor's Sawyer Robertson led the passing attack with 318 yards and connected with receiver Ashtyn Hawkins for 95 receiving yards. TCU's ground game proved decisive, with Trent Battle rushing for 75 yards, including a crucial 65-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.
The game featured several momentum-shifting plays in the final quarter, including a 35-yard touchdown pass from Robertson to Kole Wilson for Baylor. However, TCU maintained enough cushion to secure the victory. The final score exceeded the over-under of 66.5, with a combined 78 points scored. TCU covered the 3.5-point spread as the home favorite, improving their record in the competitive Big 12 matchup.
AI-generated recap · Aug 8, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baylor | 7 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 36 |
 TCU | 0 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Baylor | TCU |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 25-52 | 22-31 |
| Pass Yards | 318 | 231 |
| Rush Yards | 121 | 196 |
| Total Yards | 439 | 427 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | 6-17 | 6-13 |
| Penalties | 5-44 | 6-75 |
| Possession | 31:48 | 28:12 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Nate McCashland kickoff for 65 yds , Kole Wilson return for 24 yds to the BAY 24
Bryson Washington run for 4 yds to the BAY 28
Sawyer Robertson pass incomplete to Ashtyn Hawkins
Sawyer Robertson pass incomplete to Josh Cameron
Palmer Williams punt for 51 yds , Jordan Dwyer returns for 9 yds to the TCU 30
Josh Hoover pass complete to Major Everhart for 9 yds to the TCU 39
Josh Hoover pass incomplete to DJ Rogers
Kevorian Barnes run for 2 yds to the TCU 41 for a 1ST down
Josh Hoover pass incomplete to Eric McAlister
Kevorian Barnes run for 2 yds to the TCU 43
Josh Hoover pass complete to DJ Rogers for 4 yds to the TCU 47
Easton Black punt for 28 yds
Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Ashtyn Hawkins for 6 yds to the BAY 31
Bryson Washington run for 6 yds to the BAY 37 for a 1ST down
Sawyer Robertson pass incomplete to Michael Trigg, broken up by Devean Deal
Sawyer Robertson pass incomplete to Michael Trigg, broken up by Jamel Johnson
Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Bryson Washington for 1 yd to the BAY 38 Baylor Penalty, Offensive holding (Kaden Sieracki) to the BAY 38
Palmer Williams punt for 57 yds , Jordan Dwyer returns for no gain to the TCU 4
Josh Hoover pass complete to Eric McAlister for 27 yds to the TCU 31 for a 1ST down
Kevorian Barnes run for 4 yds to the TCU 35
Josh Hoover pass complete to Eric McAlister for 8 yds to the TCU 43 for a 1ST down
Josh Hoover pass complete to Eric McAlister for a loss of 4 yards to the TCU 39
Kevorian Barnes run for 5 yds to the TCU 44
Josh Hoover pass incomplete to Jordan Dwyer, broken up by Caldra Williford
Ethan Craw punt for 48 yds
Bryson Washington run for 3 yds to the BAY 11
Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Ashtyn Hawkins for 41 yds to the TCU 48 for a 1ST down
Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Kobe Prentice for 3 yds to the TCU 45
Sawyer Robertson pass incomplete to Bryson Washington, broken up by Devean Deal
Bryson Washington run for 1 yd to the TCU 44
Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Josh Cameron for 7 yds to the TCU 37 for a 1ST down
Sawyer Robertson pass incomplete to Bryson Washington
Caden Knighten run for 1 yd to the TCU 36
Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Josh Cameron for 4 yds to the TCU 32
Sawyer Robertson pass incomplete to Ashtyn Hawkins for a 1ST down TCU Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Channing Canada) to the TCU 17 for a 1ST down
Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Josh Cameron for 15 yds to the TCU 2 for a 1ST down
Bryson Washington run for no gain to the TCU 2
Bryson Washington run for 1 yd to the TCU 1
Bryson Washington 1 Yd Run (Connor Hawkins Kick)
Kevorian Barnes run for 4 yds to the TCU 29
Josh Hoover pass complete to Jordan Dwyer for 8 yds to the TCU 37 for a 1ST down
Josh Hoover pass complete to Eric McAlister for 6 yds to the TCU 43
Kevorian Barnes run for 6 yds to the TCU 49 for a 1ST down
Kevorian Barnes run for 6 yds to the BAY 45
Kevorian Barnes run for 5 yds to the BAY 40 for a 1ST down
Kevorian Barnes run for 6 yds to the BAY 34
Kevorian Barnes run for 4 yds to the BAY 30 for a 1ST down
Josh Hoover pass incomplete to Eric McAlister, broken up by LeVar Thornton Jr.
Trent Battle run for 4 yds to the BAY 26
Josh Hoover pass complete to Eric McAlister for 9 yds to the BAY 17 Baylor Penalty, personal foul (Tyler Turner) to the BAY 8
DJ Rogers 8 Yd pass from Josh Hoover (Nate McCashland Kick)
Sawyer Robertson pass incomplete to Caden Knighten
Sawyer Robertson pass incomplete to Josh Cameron, broken up by Vernon Glover
Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Josh Cameron for 16 yds to the BAY 41 for a 1ST down
Caden Knighten run for 5 yds to the BAY 46
Caden Knighten run for 1 yd to the BAY 47
Sawyer Robertson pass incomplete to Kobe Prentice
Sawyer Robertson pass incomplete to Josh Cameron
Josh Hoover pass complete to Jordan Dwyer for 7 yds to the BAY 39
Kevorian Barnes run for 4 yds to the BAY 35 for a 1ST down
Josh Hoover pass incomplete to Eric McAlister
Kevorian Barnes run for 3 yds to the BAY 32
Kevorian Barnes run for no gain to the BAY 32 TCU Penalty, Offensive holding (Ben Taylor-Whitfield) to the BAY 42
Josh Hoover pass incomplete to Jordan Dwyer
Ethan Craw punt for 42 yds
Bryson Washington run for a loss of 3 yards to the BAY 17 Bryson Washington fumbled, recovered by TCU Paul Oyewale
Kevorian Barnes run for 12 yds to the BAY 5 for a 1ST down
Kevorian Barnes 5 Yd Run (Nate McCashland Kick)
Nate McCashland kickoff for 62 yds , Kole Wilson return for 25 yds to the BAY 28
Bryson Washington run for 4 yds to the BAY 32
Sawyer Robertson pass incomplete to Michael Trigg, broken up by Jevon McIver Jr.
Sawyer Robertson pass incomplete to Michael Trigg, broken up by Kaleb Elarms-Orr
TCU Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Jamel Johnson) to the BAY 47 for a 1ST down
Bryson Washington run for 4 yds to the TCU 49
Sawyer Robertson run for 4 yds to the TCU 45
Michael Turner run for 13 yds to the TCU 32 for a 1ST down
Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Kole Wilson for 12 yds to the TCU 20 for a 1ST down
Sawyer Robertson run for no gain to the TCU 20 Baylor Penalty, Offensive holding (Sidney Fugar) to the TCU 30
Michael Turner run for 5 yds to the TCU 25
Sawyer Robertson pass incomplete to Michael Trigg
Sawyer Robertson pass incomplete to Michael Trigg
Connor Hawkins 42 Yd Field Goal
Rhett Armstrong kickoff for 65 yds , Jacobe Hayes return for 23 yds to the TCU 23
Josh Hoover pass incomplete to Major Everhart
Josh Hoover pass complete to Major Everhart for 4 yds to the TCU 27
Josh Hoover pass incomplete to Jordan Dwyer Baylor Penalty, off-side (Matthew Fobbs-White) to the TCU 32
TCU Penalty, false start (Quinton Harris) to the TCU 27
Josh Hoover pass complete to DJ Rogers for 13 yds to the TCU 40 for a 1ST down
Josh Hoover pass complete to DJ Rogers for 5 yds to the TCU 45
Jeremy Payne run for 4 yds to the TCU 49
Jeremy Payne run for 3 yds to the BAY 48 for a 1ST down
Josh Hoover pass complete to Jordan Dwyer for 41 yds to the BAY 7 for a 1ST down
Jeremy Payne run for 1 yd to the BAY 6
Josh Hoover run for no gain to the BAY 6
Jordan Dwyer 6 Yd pass from Josh Hoover (Nate McCashland Kick)
Nate McCashland kickoff for 53 yds , Kole Wilson return for 16 yds to the BAY 28
Caden Knighten run for 5 yds to the BAY 35
Rhett Armstrong kickoff for 65 yds , Jacobe Hayes return for 26 yds to the TCU 26
Josh Hoover pass complete to Jordan Dwyer for 6 yds to the TCU 32
Kevorian Barnes run for 9 yds to the TCU 41 for a 1ST down
Josh Hoover pass complete to Jordan Dwyer for 40 yds to the BAY 19 for a 1ST down
Kevorian Barnes run for 2 yds to the BAY 17
Josh Hoover pass complete to Eric McAlister for 11 yds to the BAY 6 for a 1ST down
Chase Curtis run for 3 yds to the BAY 3
Ka'Morreun Pimpton 3 Yd pass from Josh Hoover (Nate McCashland Kick)
Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Josh Cameron for 8 yds to the BAY 33
Bryson Washington run for 2 yds to the BAY 35 for a 1ST down
Sawyer Robertson pass incomplete to Michael Trigg
Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Kobe Prentice for 6 yds to the BAY 41
Michael Turner run for 5 yds to the BAY 46 for a 1ST down
Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Josh Cameron for 9 yds to the TCU 45
Michael Turner run for 5 yds to the TCU 40 for a 1ST down
Sawyer Robertson pass incomplete to Kobe Prentice
Michael Turner run for 5 yds to the TCU 35
Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Kole Wilson for 6 yds to the TCU 29 for a 1ST down
Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Michael Trigg for 9 yds to the TCU 20
Michael Turner run for 2 yds to the TCU 18 for a 1ST down
Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Josh Cameron for no gain to the BAY 35
Jadon Porter 18 Yd pass from Sawyer Robertson (Sawyer Robertson Pass to Josh Cameron for Two-Point Conversion)
Josh Hoover pass complete to Jordan Dwyer for 3 yds to the TCU 28
Kevorian Barnes run for a loss of 4 yards to the TCU 24
Josh Hoover pass incomplete to Eric McAlister
Ethan Craw punt for 49 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the BAY 19 , Josh Cameron returns for 2 yds to the BAY 26 Baylor Penalty, illegal block (Caden Jenkins) to the BAY 19
Michael Turner run for 12 yds to the BAY 31 for a 1ST down
Michael Turner run for 2 yds to the BAY 33
Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Ashtyn Hawkins for 14 yds to the BAY 47 for a 1ST down
Caden Knighten run for 5 yds to the TCU 48
Caden Knighten run for 9 yds to the TCU 39 for a 1ST down
Sawyer Robertson pass incomplete to Kole Wilson, broken up by Vernon Glover
Michael Turner run for 8 yds to the TCU 31
Michael Turner run for 5 yds to the TCU 26 for a 1ST down
Sawyer Robertson pass incomplete to Ashtyn Hawkins
Caden Knighten run for 3 yds to the TCU 23
Caden Knighten run for no gain to the TCU 23
Connor Hawkins 41 Yd Field Goal
Josh Hoover pass complete to Eric McAlister for 5 yds to the TCU 30
Trent Battle run for 5 yds to the TCU 35 for a 1ST down
Trent Battle 65 Yd Run (Nate McCashland Kick)
Sawyer Robertson pass incomplete to Michael Trigg
Sawyer Robertson pass incomplete to Kobe Prentice for a 1ST down TCU Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Bud Clark) to the BAY 40 for a 1ST down
Michael Turner run for 5 yds to the BAY 45
Michael Turner run for 1 yd to the BAY 46
Sawyer Robertson sacked by Zach Chapman and Devean Deal for a loss of 7 yards to the BAY 39
Palmer Williams punt for 45 yds
Kevorian Barnes run for 6 yds to the TCU 22
Kevorian Barnes run for 2 yds to the TCU 24
Josh Hoover pass incomplete to Eric McAlister TCU Penalty, inelgible downfield on pass (Yards) to the TCU 24
Ethan Craw punt for 60 yds , Josh Cameron returns for no gain to the BAY 14
Caden Knighten run for 12 yds to the BAY 26 for a 1ST down
Sawyer Robertson pass incomplete to Kole Wilson
Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Ashtyn Hawkins for 6 yds to the BAY 32
Caden Knighten run for 1 yd to the BAY 33
Sawyer Robertson run for no gain to the BAY 33
Josh Hoover pass complete to Major Everhart for 12 yds to the BAY 21 for a 1ST down
Jeremy Payne run for 3 yds to the BAY 18
Jeremy Payne run for 4 yds to the BAY 14
Kevorian Barnes 14 Yd Run (Nate McCashland Kick)
Sawyer Robertson pass intercepted Jamel Johnson return for no gain to the TCU 30
Kevorian Barnes run for 3 yds to the TCU 33
Kevorian Barnes run for 1 yd to the TCU 34
Trent Battle run for 1 yd to the TCU 35
Ethan Craw punt for 39 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the BAY 40 , Josh Cameron returns for 14 yds to the BAY 40
Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Ashtyn Hawkins for 6 yds to the BAY 46
Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Michael Trigg for 36 yds to the TCU 18 for a 1ST down
Sawyer Robertson sacked by Bud Clark for a loss of 9 yards to the TCU 27
Sawyer Robertson pass intercepted Vernon Glover return for no gain to the TCU 26
Keaton Thomas 24 Yd Fumble Return (Sawyer Robertson Run for Two-Point Conversion)
Kevorian Barnes run for no gain to the TCU 47 TCU Penalty, personal foul (Coltin Deery) to the TCU 38
Kevorian Barnes run for 2 yds to the TCU 40
Kevorian Barnes run for 2 yds to the TCU 42
Kevorian Barnes run for 1 yd to the TCU 43
Ethan Craw punt for 50 yds , Josh Cameron returns for no gain to the BAY 5
Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Ashtyn Hawkins for 7 yds to the BAY 12
Sawyer Robertson pass incomplete to Michael Turner
Sawyer Robertson pass incomplete to Michael Trigg
Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Michael Trigg for 11 yds to the BAY 23 for a 1ST down
Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Josh Cameron for 13 yds to the BAY 36 for a 1ST down
Sawyer Robertson pass incomplete to Josh Cameron
Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Ashtyn Hawkins for 15 yds to the TCU 49 for a 1ST down
Sawyer Robertson pass complete to Josh Cameron for 14 yds to the TCU 35 for a 1ST down
Sawyer Robertson pass incomplete
Kole Wilson 35 Yd pass from Sawyer Robertson (Connor Hawkins Kick)
Sawyer Robertson pass incomplete Baylor Penalty, Offensive holding (Koltin Sieracki) to the BAY 42
Sawyer Robertson pass intercepted Namdi Obiazor return for no gain to the TCU 48
Josh Hoover run for a loss of 1 yard to the TCU 48