Texas Christian 41 - 20 Kansas St. (Final)

I apologize for all you Texas Christian fans who were looking forward to a detailed live-blog of this game.  But there were lots of other things going on tonight.  We had the season finale of Doctor Who, we had a great Alabama/LSU game that went to overtime, we had a high-scoring Big XII-style shootout between Ohio State and Michigan State.  Meanwhile, for the first time since September, we had a UCFC game that was really lopsided.  Texas Christian led 17-7 at the half, and 31-14 after three quarters, and their victory was never seriously in doubt.  K-State had no response for the Texas Christian running game, as the Frogs ran for 334 yards to only 28 for the Wildcats.  Texas Christian finished with 553 total net yards, compared to 404 for the Wildcats.  It was that kind of game.

This was the sixth appearance by K-State in the UCFC in the last three seasons, and the Wildcats are 3-3 in those games -- having lost their last three appearances in a row.  Their overall record in UCFC play falls to 3-9.  They will probably have to hope that the title stays in the Big XII in order to get another shot next year.

As for Texas Christian, they are also 3-3 in UCFC play over the last three seasons, but they are 3-1 this year and 33-19-6 all-time.  They have now passed Oklahoma and moved into 11th place on the list of all-time UCFC victories.  Perhaps even more importantly, they have made it through the most difficult stretch of their schedule, at least on paper.  They only have three games left in the regular season (home games in ALL CAPS):

November 15:  at Kansas (3-6)
November 27:  at Texas (5-5)
December 6:  IOWA STATE (2-7)

That game at Texas will be difficult, as the Longhorns -- who mauled West Virginia 33-16 today in Austin, Tex. -- now appear to be playing better than their record indicates.  But the other two games should not be all that difficult and if Texas Christian can win out, they will be guaranteed a share of the Big XII title and they will have a good shot at the NCAA playoff.  Given that Texas Christian last won the National Championship in 1938, that would be a pretty big deal.