TCU lost its starting quarterback in the first quarter. The top two running backs exited with injuries. A standout linebacker who had just returned from an injury didn’t make it through the first half.
Yet, somehow with a third-string quarterback and a third-string running back and a number of other reserves on the field, TCU managed to beat its biggest rival on Saturday at McLane Stadium.
TCU 16, Baylor 9.
“That was a gutsy win,” coach Gary Patterson said. “You want to know what kind of heart and what this program is about, you just need to watch that ballgame.