Virginia picked up right where they left off last week when they lost to FCS school William & Mary. It didn't help that their second game of the season was against last year's #1 ranked defense in TCU. The Cavaliers never took a snap in the redzone and only had seven first downs. Two of those first downs came on touchdown passes in the fourth quarter. At that point TCU had already flexed their superiority and the game was out of hand.
TCU held Virgina to just 177 yards of total offense, 83 of which came on a single touchdown pass in the fourth quarter. The Frogs only forced 1 turnover the entire game but had a couple of key special teams plays that aided their effort. Two of these plays came courtesy of Cavalier return man Chase Minnifield when he fair caught the ball on the three yard line and decided to let another go, which was downed on the three yard line.
Like expected, the defense was as solid as ever and the offense looked like it was being run by a seasoned veteran in Andy Dalton. Dalton finished 15/21 for 177 yards and a touchdown. The rushing game featured 9 different ball carriers that combined for 50 carries and 203 yards in the dominating victory over Virginia.
Final Score: No. 16 TCU 30, Virginia 14
The Horned Frogs host Texas State next week before they travel back to the land of the ACC to take on the Clemson Tigers September 26.
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