Tuesday, October 23, 2001

Frogs Report Card
The Skiff reviews Saturday’s 38-20 win by the Horned Frogs.

A Passing offense

Junior quarterback Sean Stilley made his first collegiate start a memorable one, throwing for 273 yards and three touchdowns. No jitters, no quick feet for the Lake Highlands product as he completed 21-of-29 passes (72.4 percent) and no interceptions. Stilley got his receivers involved, with four TCU players finishing with more than 50 yards receiving. Junior receiver Adrian Madise led the Frogs with five receptions for 64 yards and one touchdown.

A- Rushing offense

Sophomore Corey Connally carried 31 times for 151 yards and a touchdown. Connally plugged away for most of his yards, running for chunks of five and seven yards. He did have one 34-yard sprint around the end that set up a TCU touchdown. Stilley rushed 12 times for 34 yards, including a 47-yard option keeper that set up the go-ahead touchdown.

B Passing defense

The TCU defense made sure the best aerial display by Army occurred when a paratrooper dropped into Amon G. Carter Stadium prior to kickoff. The Frogs held Army quarterback Chad Jenkins to 12-23 passes and 180 yards. The Frogs had some breakdowns in coverage, including a 42-yard touchdown bomb from Jenkins to Aris Comeaux. Back up quarterback Reggie Nevels did hit a 50-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter, after the contest was decided.

A- Rushing defense

Army entered the game attempting to move from its traditional running offense. In a way, TCU helped with that transition by taking away Army’s ground game. The Frogs held the Black Knights to 97 yards on 32 carries (3 yards per attempt). Quarterback Chad Jenkins led Army with 39 yards, 32 of which came on one play.

B Special teams

Special teams again performed well for the Frogs. Place-kicker Nick Browne hit on his only field goal attempt (29 yards) and made all six PAT. Junior punter Joey Biasatti averaged 40.5 yards on six punts, the first of which he shanked for 20 yards and set up Army’s first touchdown. Junior Jason Goss returned three punts for 35 yards.

— Matt Stiver