Houston at TCU

Saturday, October 23, 2004

TCU beat Houston 34–⁠27. It was their 24th meeting; after it, Houston led the series 13–⁠11.

AwayHouston3–⁠8 in 2004
27
HomeTCU5–⁠6 in 2004
34

Final at Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort WorthAttendance 36,276

At kickoff
82°F, mostly cloudy, wind 8 mph from the westWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Fort Worth Naval Air Station Jrb/Carswell Field (KNFW), 10 km from the stadium

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Houston0631827
TCU37141034

Standouts

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Player stats

Houston

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kevin Kolb25/4425630
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Anthony Evans1059024
Kevin Kolb1353043
Harold Taylor3703
Ryan Gilbert2503
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Vincent Marshall9123146
Perry McDaniel673041
Mark Hopkins118018
Donnie Avery217112
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Rocky Schwartz100

TCU

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tye Gunn16/2423421
Brandon Hassell4/65000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Robert Merrill30137015
Tye Gunn741213
Kenny Boyd829013
Brandon Hassell213017
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Cory Rodgers7100162
Quentily Harmon567137
Reggie Harrell363024
Cody McCarty135035

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

HoustonTCU
377Total yards513
270Passing yards288
121Rushing yards229
5.8Yards per pass9.5
4.0Yards per rush4.5
20First downs27
6–⁠17Third downs5–⁠15
2–⁠3Fourth downs1–⁠1
1Turnovers1
0–⁠0Penalties0–⁠0
15:30Possession20:02

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

TCU 75% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Tied 14–⁠14 in 28 meetings, counting the four since this game.

Recent meetings
2025TCU 17, Houston 14
2024Houston 30, TCU 19
2023TCU 36, Houston 13
2007TCU 20, Houston 13Texas Bowl
2004TCU 34, Houston 27
2003TCU 62, Houston 55

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