Frog Report Card

Passing offense
Senior Sean Stilley had an efficient game at quarterback. He completed 11 of 18 passes for 255 years with no touchdowns. Kevin Brown, LaTarence Dunbar and Adrian Madise each averaged more than 25 yards a reception.

Rushing offense
Junior tailback Corey Connally received the heaviest workload for the second straight game and responded with 88 yards. Dunbar was an effective change of pace out of the backfield, rushing five times for 37 yards and one touchdown.

TCU still needs to find a way to convert short yardage third downs, as the Frogs were only five of 16 on third down conversions.

Passing defense
TCU’s secondary did not allow a deep pass the entire game. The Frog defensive backs held star Northwestern receiver Kunle Patrick to just four catches for 52 yards. Four defensive backs had five or more tackles.

Rushing defense
TCU’s D-Line caused four fumbles in the backfield, three by Wildcat quarterback Brett Basanez. Defensive star John Turntine was in the backfield as fast as Northwestern’s quarterbacks, causing two fumbles and recovering one for a touchdown. Senior LaMarcus McDonald was all over the field with 14 tackles. The Frog “D” compiled seven tackles for losses for 44 yards.

Special teams
First the positive. Senior punter Joey Biasatti pinned Northwestern inside its own 20-yard line four times. None of his punts were returned for positive yardage. The only downer of the entire game was the performance of TCU’s kick coverage unit.

They looked lost, especially in the first quarter, as Northwestern returned seven kickoffs for 270 yards. Jason Wright set a Northwestern school record for kickoff return yards in one game with 191 yards.