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TCU Shuts Down Wolfe, Huskies

by Brian Carson

TCU QB Jeff Ballard threw for 258 yards and a touchdown and ran for three more as the Horned Frogs handed Northern Illinois the 37-7 defeat at the Poinsettia Bowl on Tuesday.

But the big story of the game was the TCU defense -which held NCAA rushing champion Garrett Wolfe to just 28 yards on 20 carries. Wolfe came in averaging 158.3 yards a game. Overall, the Huskies had minus-20 yards rushing, thanks to five TCU sacks.

The Horned Frogs are fourth nationally in run defense, allowing only 67.6 yards per game. TCU kept alive its string of not allowing a 100-yard rusher, one of only four teams to do so this year.

Lonta Hobbs broke the 100-yard barrier with 109 yards on 18 carries. The Horned Frogs have now been to eight bowl games in the last nine years with head coach Gary Patterson after appearing in only two from 1966-1997.

TCU ended the season at 11-2, while Northern Illinois finished up at 7-6.

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Posted in News on December 20th, 2006

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