[BAYLOR FOOTBALL] Baylor Football Falls at TCU in 119th Meeting

[Ingram, Brent]

BAYLOR ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS – Nov. 18, 2023

Baylor Football Falls at TCU in 119th Meeting
Bears Conclude 2023 Schedule on Saturday, hosting West Virginia

By Jerry Hill, BaylorBears.com | Media Materials<https://baylor.app.box.com/s/kmivkwskpgdkj2u6v7ixn774v5634pjf>

For more information contact: Brent Ingram; 210-845-8651, brent_ingram at baylor.edu<mailto:brent_ingram at baylor.edu> or Max Calderone; 254-265-1639, max_calderone at baylor.edu<mailto:max_calderone at baylor.edu> or Colin Pirtle; 940-564-0351, colin_pirtle1 at baylor.edu<mailto:colin_pirtle1 at baylor.edu>



WACO, Texas – Stopped inside the 10-yard line on its first two possessions, TCU scored on essentially its next six drives and pulled away for a 42-17 win over the Baylor Bears Saturday afternoon in the first Bluebonnet Battle at Amon G. Carter Stadium.



Redshirt freshman quarterback Josh Hoover threw for 412 yards and two touchdowns and also scored on a three-yard run to help keep the Horned Frogs (5-6, 3-5) alive for a bowl berth, needing to beat 14th-ranked Oklahoma next week in Norman.



Baylor (3-8, 2-6) came up with a couple big defensive stops early, with Cooper Lanz forcing a fumble by Emani Bailey at the 2-yard line that was recovered by cornerback Caden Jenkins and returned out to the 31. And then, Bailey and Savion Williams were stopped for no gain on back-to-back plays from the 6-yard line to turn it over on downs.



The Bears trailed just 14-10 at the half and 21-17 midway through the third quarter, when Blake Shapen scored on a two-yard keeper. But TCU scored 21 unanswered points, the last one coming after Baylor went for it and failed on a fourth-down play from its own 31.



Shapen was 20-of-30 for 197 yards, hitting Dominic Richardson for a 10-yard TD pass in the first quarter, and also rushed nine times for 42 yards. Richardson added 67 yards on 17 totes, while freshman Dawson Pendergrass had 43 yards combined rushing and receiving on 15 touches.



After Baylor pulled within 21-17 on the Shapen keeper, the Horned Frogs put the game away with touchdown runs by Hoover, Bailey and Trey Sanders. TCU finished with 531 yards total offense, including 431 through the air.



The Bears return to McLane Stadium to close out the season with a Senior Day matchup against West Virginia (7-4, 5-3) next Saturday, Nov. 25, at a time to be announced. The Mountaineers have won three of their last four and blew out Cincinnati, 42-21, Saturday in Morgantown.



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Brent Ingram | Assistant AD for Communications
Men’s Tennis Sport Program Administrator
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 210-845-8651

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