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GoFrogs: Horned Frogs Edge Kansas State, 14-13
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Sophomore wide receiver Jalen Reagor hauled in a 67-yard touchdown catch and senior Darius Anderson ran for another as a missed extra point in the fourth quarter helped lift TCU to a 14-13 victory over Kansas State.

The Horned Frogs took advantage of a short field to score the first points of the contest. After Jawuan Johnson recovered a muffed punt by Kansas State at the 43-yard line, TCU needed just four plays to find the end zone less than three minutes into the game when Anderson rushed in from 4 yards out.

Kansas State would tie the score late in the first quarter on a 21-yard touchdown pass from Alex Delton to Malik Knowles as the two teams entered the locker rooms at halftime deadlocked at 7-7.

The Horned Frogs regained the lead with 5:26 left in the third quarter when Reagor won a jump ball down the middle of the field and took it 67 yards to the house to make it a 14-7 game.

The Wildcats looked to have tied it with 9:16 left in the fourth when Delton scored on a fourth-down quarterback keeper from the 1-yard line, but a missed extra point kept the Horned Frogs in front.

The TCU defense held strong down the stretch, forcing four consecutive incompletions late in the fourth quarter to seal the victory.

In his second career start, sophomore Mike Collins was 17-for-33 for 218 yards and a touchdown. He completed passes to eight different receivers with Jarrison Stewart leading the way with five catches for 54 yards, both of which were season highs.

Reagor had three receptions for 92 yards and a TD, while Anderson paced the Horned Frogs on the ground with 48 yards and a score.

UP NEXT
Kansas State hosts in-state rival Kansas at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10.

TCU travels to Morgantown, W.Va., to take on No. 13 West Virginia next Saturday.

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Team Notes


* TCU is now 112-5 under head coach Gary Patterson when allowing 17 points or less.
* TCU's last previous one-point win was a 24-23 victory over Kansas in 2016.
* TCU is 6-4 in one-point games with Patterson as head coach.
* The Horned Frogs' 14 points were their fewest in a win since a 14-10 victory at Clemson in 2009.
* Over the last five seasons, TCU's 44-18 overall record and 28-14 conference mark rank second in the Big 12.
* Playing without four injured defensive starters, TCU held Kansas State to 301 yards of offense and a 5-of-16 mark on third-down conversions.
* The Horned Frogs equaled a season-high with four sacks. TCU also had four sacks against SMU and Texas Tech.
* TCU's 57 yards rushing was its fewest in a win since totaling 54 in a 2012 victory at SMU.
* TCU is now 39-15 in regular-season games following a loss under Patterson.
* Since beginning Big 12 play in 2012, TCU is 4-3 against Kansas State.
* Patterson is 4-3 as a head coach versus Kansas State.
* TCU holds a 7-5 series lead over Kansas State.
* The Horned Frogs are 85-21 under Patterson at Amon G. Carter Stadium.
* TCU was in a 7-7 tie at the half for the second time (Iowa State) this season. The Horned Frogs are 14-3, including 2-0 this season, under Patterson when tied at the half.
* The 67-yard strike from Mike Collins to Jalen Reagor was TCU's longest pass play of the season and fifth of at least 50 yards. Reagor has been on the receiving end for three of them.
* The TCU defense recorded 80 total tackles, its most since a 96-tackle effort against Texas Tech in 2016.
* The Horned Frogs were plus-2 in turnover margin. Over the last 14 seasons, TCU is 107-14 when ahead (72-7) or even (35-7) in turnover margin. The Horned Frogs are 25-31 when on the negative side.
* The Horned Frogs equaled a season-best with three takeaways. TCU is 48-3 in its last 51 games when recording at least three takeaways.
* TCU scored for the 329th consecutive game. It's the nation's second-longest current streak and fourth all-time in NCAA history. The Horned Frogs haven't been blanked since Nov. 16, 1991, at Texas (32-0).
* TCU's team captains were Jaelan Austin, Ben Banogu, Arico Evans and Kellton Hollins. It was Evans' first time being a captain.
* TCU wore a purple jersey with white pants and a purple helmet. It's the first time the Horned Frogs have had this look since their 47-41 triple-overtime victory over Oregon in the 2016 Valero Alamo Bowl.

Individual Notes


* Jalen Reagor's 67-yard touchdown catch was the second-longest of his career, trailing only a 93-yard score in last year's Valero Alamo Bowl.
* Reagor had the 14th touchdown catch of his career, leaving him one shy of Stephen Shipley (15, 1989-92) for sixth on TCU's all-time list.
* Reagor had three receptions for 92 yards, giving him at least one catch in his last 14 games for the longest current streak by a Horned Frog. He has a reception in 22 of his 23 contests at TCU.
* Reagor has receiving touchdowns in four consecutive games. He is also the last player to accomplish that feat, doing so in the final four games a year ago. Prior to Reagor, current teammate Jaelan Austin was the last Frog with such an effort, recording touchdowns against SMU, Kansas, Oklahoma and West Virginia in 2016.
* Mike Collins' 67-yard touchdown pass to Reagor was the longest of his career.
* Jarrison Stewart equaled a season-high with five receptions for a season-best 54 yards. His career-high is six catches versus Baylor last season.
* Jaelan Austin finished with four catches for 39 yards, setting season highs in both categories. He had a pair of first-down catches on a key TCU fourth-quarter possession.
* Darius Anderson's 4-yard touchdown run was his third of the season and 12th of his career.
* Emari Demercado had a 7-yard reception for his first career catch.
* Jeff Gladney set a career-high with 10 tackles, including a career-best three for loss. He had his first career sack and forced fumble on the same play.
* L.J. Collier had a career-high eight tackles, including a career-best four for loss. He had three stops on a second-quarter Kansas State series.
* Markell Simmons had his first interception of the season and second of his career. He also tied a career-high with nine tackles.
* Jawuan Johnson tied for the team lead with 10 tackles. It's the third consecutive game he's either set or equaled a TCU career high in stops. He also had 10 tackles last week at Kansas.
* Johnson had his first fumble recovery as a Horned Frog and the fourth of his career.
* Ridwan Issahaku had his first sack of the season and third of his career.
* Weak safety Vernon Scott made his first career start and tied his career high with eight tackles, matching his total at Texas earlier this season.
* Andrew David had a season-long 55-yard punt, 1 yard shy of a career-long.
* On his only punt of the game, Adam Nunez pinned Kansas State at its own 5-yard line to begin its final possession.
 
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