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Red Raiders defeated the Horned Frogs 56-53 in
triple-overtime at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort
Worth on Saturday
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Tech entered the game ranked 17th in
the BCS Poll, 18th in the AP Poll and 20th in the USA
Today Coaches Poll
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TCU entered the game ranked 23rd in
the BCS Poll, 21st in the USA Today Coaches Poll and unranked in the
AP Poll
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Marked first road win against a ranked opponent
for the Red Raiders since upsetting then-No.1 Oklahoma in Norman last season
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Set the school record for combined points in a
game with 109, previous record was 108 from Tech’s 66-42 loss to Baylor last
season in Cowboys Stadium
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Marks the first time in Tech football history
that both teams have scored at least 50 points in a game
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The second largest crowd in TCU history, 47,894
took in this game
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Tech improves to 6-1 overall and 3-1 in Big 12
Conference play, while TCU falls to 5-2 overall and 2-2 in Big 12 play
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The overtime victory marked the first for the
Red Raiders since taking down Nebraska 37-31 on October 11, 2008 in Lubbock
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It marks the first road overtime victory since
Tech beat UTEP 38-35 September 9, 2006
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Red Raiders are now Bowl eligible for the 19th
time in the past 20 seasons
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The Red Raiders have played in 34 bowls, which
ranks 17th in the country, and have won their last two bowl
appearances beating Northwester 45-38 in the TicketCity
Bowl in 2010 and then against Michigan State in 2009 in the Alamo Bowl beating
the Spartans 41-31
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With the victory against TCU, the Red Raiders
have now beaten two conference champions from the 2011 season, West Virginia
(Big East Champs), and TCU (Mountain West Champs).
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Seth Doege finished 30-for-42 for 318 yards,
seven touchdowns and no interceptions
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Doege has now thrown 13 touchdowns in the past
two games, and the seven marks a new career-high
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Doege has thrown for more than 300 yards in five
games this season, and has done it now 14 times in his short career
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Doege moved past BJ Symons on the all-time
passing list taking over seventh place with 6,640 career yards
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Eric Ward finished the game with six catches for
61 yards and three touchdowns
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The three touchdown receptions tie a career-high
for Ward
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Kenny Williams carried the ball six times for 47
yards, the 47 yards coming on one run
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D.J. Johnson grabbed his first interception of
the season in the first quarter, first pick since grabbing two against Kansas
last season
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Cody Davis led the Red Raider defense in tackles
for the second-straight week with 11 nearly matching his 13 from last week, and
also grabbed an interception as well
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With Jace Amaro, Javon Bell and Bradley Marquez out, Austin Zouzalik and Alex Torres stepped
up
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Zouzalik, getting his
first start of the season, and Torres combined for 108 yards and two
touchdowns, both touchdown receptions going to Torres, including the game-winner
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Red Raiders now prepare to take on the Wildcats
on October 27 in Manhattan, Kansas with kickoff set for 2:30 p.m. and will be
aired on FOX