TCU Proved They Belonged in CFP With an Impressive Victory In 2014 Peach Bowl Game

Texas Christian, like its Big 12 Conference brethren the Baylor Bears, felt snubbed by being left out of the inaugural college football playoffs, despite an 11-1 record. So the Horned Frogs wanted to show the selection committee what they were missing in the way of Texas football. Boy, did they. TCU, ranked sixth, demolished No. 9 Ole Miss, 42-3 in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta on Wednesday, Dec 31, 2014. Those fans who ended up betting on the TCU Horned Frogs football team were sitting pretty.

Ole Miss came from the vaunted SEC West, considered by most people to be the toughest division in the toughest conference in college football, and sported wins over Alabama and Mississippi State. But they were no match for a TCU team on a mission. The rout started early, with TCU getting an early interception and starting its first drive at the Ole Miss 35. It took only two plays to score, with running back Aaron Green scoring on 31-yard pass on a trick play from receiver Kolby Listenbee. One minute into the game TCU had a 7-0 lead.

Things got worse from there for Ole Miss. Green scored the Horned Frogs’ second touchdown on a 15-yard run midway through the first quarter after TCU’s first sustained drive. After that, TCU was methodical, scoring 14 points in both the second and third quarters, shredding an Ole Miss defense that allowed fewer than 14 points a game during the regular season and continuing to capitalize on Ole Miss Turnovers. TCU’s final touchdown of the first half came on an interception in the Ole Miss end zone.

The other three touchdowns were on passes from TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin, who had a less-than-stellar performance, going 22 of 31 for 187 yards, with three interceptions. But it didn’t matter, because Ole Miss couldn’t get out of its own way. The Rebels managed only 129 yards of offense, including only 9 yards rushing, which was the team’s lowest total since 2005. Ole Miss quarterback Bo Wallace was 10 of 23 passing for 109 yards, with three interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown. He was sacked five times and had minus 14 yards rushing for the game.

The teams both committed four turnovers, but the difference was that TCU capitalized, while Ole Miss couldn’t capitalize on theirs. TCU committed three turnovers in the first half, but Ole Miss could only muster 59 yards of offense and four first downs. TCU, on the other hand, had 423 yards of total offense, using a balanced attack that produced 246 yards passing and 177 rushing.

Even when Ole Miss did move the ball, the Rebels were done in by mistakes. The team managed a sustained drive midway through the third quarter that got them to the TCU 8, but a bad snap on fourth down sailed past Wallace all the way back to the 26 yard line, and Ole Miss came away with no points. The Rebels avoided the shutout by eventually settling for a 27-yard field goal midway through the fourth quarter. The 39-point victory margin was still the largest in the history of the Peach Bowl.

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