BCS-hopeful TCU now 10-0 after beating Utah 55-28
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Sunday, November 15, 2009; 2:47 AM
FORT WORTH, Texas -- TCU coach Gary Patterson immediately reminded everybody that the No. 4 Horned Frogs still have games left to play, making the expected 'we're not done' comments.
Yet, he actually smiled.
And deservedly so, even if he's not ready to talk about just how close they are to finally busting into the Bowl Championship Series.
"We've got two games left, we're not going to talk about anything else," said the typically staid and reserved Patterson.
With the hometown fans finally taking notice, and representatives from the major bowls watching, TCU crossed its last significant hurdle to an undefeated regular season with a 55-28 victory over No. 16 Utah on Saturday night.
"If the nation didn't think that this was enough style points, then I don't know what is," Patterson said. "We're just going to go about our business."
The Horned Frogs (10-0, 6-0 Mountain West) put the game out of reach with three touchdowns in a 2 1/2-minute span early in the second quarter and stretched their winning streak to 12 games since a last-minute loss last November at Utah (8-2, 5-1).
Utes, last season's BCS busters, had won 22 of 23.
TCU also has won 13 in a row at home since losing when the Utes last visited two years ago.
With a record crowd of 50,307 - a sellout at 79-year-old Amon Carter Stadium without the benefit of an instate opponent - and representatives from the Orange, Rose and Fiesta bowls watching from the athletic director's suite, the Frogs put on quite a show. Fans stormed the field when it was over.
"We made a big statement," said quarterback Andy Dalton, who was 17-of-29 passing for 207 yards with a TD.
Matthew Tucker had the first and last touchdowns (runs of 41 and 9 yards) for TCU, with five teammates getting into the end zone in between. It was the first time Utah gave up more than 50 points since 1996, and the most allowed since 1990. The lopsided game even caught the Frogs by surprise.
