Iowa State-TCU Game Notes

Dec. 31, 2005

Recap | Final Stats

HOUSTON, Texas - Iowa State-TCU Game Notes

-ISU is now 2-7 all-time in bowl games.
-Iowa State gave up just its second opponent opening drive touchdown of the season...Baylor scored a touchdown on its opening drive on Oct. 8.
-LaMarcus Hicks intercepted his fifth pass of the season and sixth of his career...his five interceptions ties for seventh on ISU's single-season interception chart.
-Todd Blythe scored two touchdowns, giving him 18 in his career, which is a school record.
-Blythe is now third on ISU's single-season receiving yard chart, moving past Tracey Henderson (1984, 941) with 1,000 yards in 12 games...he is just the third player in ISU history to record 1,000 yards in a season (1. 1,073-Lane Danielsen, 14 games in 2002; 2. 1,051-Tracy Henderson, 11 games in 1983).
-Blythe's nine touchdown catches this season ties the school record he set last year.
-Blythe is now fourth on ISU's career receiving yard record book, moving past Otto Stowe (1968-70, 1,751) with 1,833 career yards.
-Blythe joins Ike Harris (1972, Liberty Bowl), Dexter Green (1978, Hall of Fame Bowl) and Chris Anthony (2000, Insight.com Bowl) as Cyclones to score two touchdowns in a bowl game.
-Blythe has now scored eight touchdowns in his last five games (Texas A&M-4, Kansas State-1, Colorado-0, Kansas-1, TCU-2).
-Blythe recorded his third 100-yard receiving game this season (105 yards) and sixth of his career.
-Bret Meyer's 48-touchdown pass to Todd Blythe is the longest scoring play from scrimmage in a bowl game for ISU.
-Meyer's 39-yard run was his longest of his career.
-Meyer's three touchdown strikes is an ISU bowl record.
-ISU recorded its second safety of the season in the second quarter (Illinois State, Sept. 3).
-Jon Davis caught his second touchdown of the season, his second game in a row with a touchdown catch (Kansas).
-ISU recorded its first 2-point conversion of the season (ISU is 1-for-1) with a Ben Barkema catch from Bret Meyer.
-Bret Meyer moves into second-place on ISU's season passing yard list with 2,876 yards.
-TCU's 84-yard touchdown strike was the longest scoring play ISU gave up this season.
-ISU's 17 points scored in the second quarter is the second-most points scored in a quarter in ISU bowl history (20 points- 2nd quarter 2000 Insight.com Bowl).
-ISU tallied a season-high eight sacks.
-Jason Berryman had a career-high 4.5 sacks.
-ISU committed a season-high four turnovers (two interceptions, two fumbles).
-ISU's 34 net rushing yards is the lowest of the season and lowest total since tallying 17 rushing yards vs. Oklahoma on Oct. 19, 2002.
-Austin Flynn caught three passes, tying for No. 6 on the ISU single-season reception list with 56.

Players Mentioned

Ben Barkema

Ben Barkema

Jason Berryman

Jason Berryman

Todd Blythe

Todd Blythe

Jon Davis

Jon Davis

Austin Flynn

Austin Flynn

LaMarcus Hicks

LaMarcus Hicks

Bret Meyer

Bret Meyer

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