TCU avoids letdown with 54-7 romp over Wyoming

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Jimmy Young made sure TCU avoided a letdown after an eventful week.

Young had a school-record 226 yards receiving and caught three touchdown passes to help No. 15 TCU defeat Wyoming 54-7 Saturday night.

The Horned Frogs (8-1, 5-0 Mountain West) ended BYU’s 16-game winning streak with a 32-7 win last week that vaulted them up the polls and into the initial Bowl Championship Series standings at No. 14.

TCU coach Gary Patterson was worried that his team would overlook a struggling Wyoming team. Young apparently took Patterson’s warning to heart.

“We handled it well,” said Young, who had five receptions. “We knew Wyoming wouldn’t back down. Coach made sure we forgot about BYU quickly.”

Young had scoring catches of 60, 55 and 39 yards, and hauled in a 65-yarder to set up another touchdown as TCU won their fourth straight game.

Jimmy Oliver had the TCU record with 206 yards receiving against Texas Tech in 1994. Young is just the second player in school history to have a 200-yard receiving game.

Young’s big day helped the Horned Frogs pile up 444 yards of offense.

“Everybody looks for style points all time,” Patterson said. “Maybe its just my defensive nature, but I’m just looking for a win.”

Andy Dalton completed 16-of-22 passes for 334 yards and he threw four touchdown passes. The Horned Frogs, who led 38-7 after three quarters and rested most of their starters in the fourth, have outscored their opponents 140-28 during their winning streak.