1. Full Moon Magic

Something improbable and wild was going to have to happen for TCU to walk out of Lubbock with a win. The Frogs had not won at Texas Tech since 1991 – before every member of the current team was born. As Saturday’s shootout progressed and the sun started to set, the wacky and wild became commonplace. Aaron Green’s miraculous reception is something we. will. never. ever. forget. Be thankful the magic ran out before Tech could carry another lateral into the end zone.

Aaron Green told us in August that the season would be a roller coaster. He was not kidding.

2. Precision and timing

With 485 yards passing, Trevone Boykin made picking apart the Tech defense look like surgery. He, Josh Docston, Aaron Green and true freshman Jarrison Stewart are finding the rhythm of in-game situations. At full operational capacity, even down a few key players, the 2015 Frog scoring machine will be a thing of beauty to behold.

3. Rewriting the books

Lost in the almost unfathomable statistics is the fact that Josh Doctson, with three (almost four) touchdown catches on the afternoon, inched within one scoring grab of tying Josh Boyce for most in a TCU career. Doctson, however, has accomplished the feat in two seasons plus four games and started his ascent into the record books as a walk-on athlete. In August, Trevone Boykin needed to average 263 yards-per-game passing to beat Andy Dalton’s all-time TCU record. He still has a lot of season lefft to play, but after four impressive games, he only needs 211 yards per game, not including a potential bowl performance. People have been working at these records for over a century, so setting them is a miracle in itself.

4. Don’t shoot yourself in the foot

Seriously, Frogs. The injury bug seems to have it out for you this year, and with each new athlete who goes down (get well soon, Ty Slanina), the margin for error diminishes. This is a lot to ask college students who are already working overtime, but don’t drop those interceptions, don’t tempt the officials with actions that can be parlayed into 15-yard penalties, and take every scoring opportunity presented. Continuing to win under such adverse conditions will require a lot of luck yes, but it also calls for eradicating errors.

5. Top 5? Best believe

Sure, the wins have not been so easy in 2015, but does TCU deserve one of the spots atop the national polls? Better believe it. They absolutely do. Champions find ways to win, and the Frogs remain unblemished despite Tech’s best shot. Find us another team in the country that can suffer setback after setback and still muster the killer instinct.

Running back Aaron Green cuts upfield near the end zone in the first quarter against Texas Tech. (Photo by Michael Clements)

Five Stats that Stood Out

1. TCU leads the nation with 13 players on defense making their first career starts this season. The national media is picking up on the Frogs’ injury woes, and either is dropping them in the polls or lauding TCU head coach Gary Patterson’s “next man up” attitude. Either way, the Frogs just keep playing ‘til the whistle blows. And now, with wide receiver Ty Slanina gone for the year, the offense is taking hits, too.

2. Josh Doctson’s epic performance earned him the Walter Camp Football Foundation National Offensive Player of the Week honor. He finished with 18 receptions for 267 yards and three touchdowns. The 18 catches were the most in a game by an FBS player this season while tying TCU and Big 12 single-game records. Doctson is one of just four players since the start of the 2013 season to have 18 receptions in a game. The 267 yards receiving broke the TCU single-game mark of 226, set by Jimmy Young against Wyoming in 2008. The 18 catches tie a TCU record set by Richard Woodley versus Texas Tech in 1990. The Big 12 mark of 18 was also tied. Doctson’s three touchdown catches gave him 21 in his career, ranking second on the Horned Frogs’ all-time list behind Josh Boyce (22, 2010-12). Doctson has accumulated over 2,000 yards receiving at TCU. His total of 2,051 ranks ninth in school history.

3. Trevone Boykin had himself a day too. He set new career highs in completions (34), attempts (54) and passing yards (485). The three touchdown passes increased his career total to 68, three behind Andy Dalton’s record of 71 from 2007-10. With 527 total yards against Texas tech, Boykin, who leads all active players nationally in total offense, went over the 10,000 mark for his career. He’s now at 10,250 yards.

4. With 55 points in Lubbock, the Frogs have scored at least 55 in three straight games for the first time in program history. TCU topped 700 yards in offense for a second-straight game after totaling 750 on the day. The Horned Frogs have now reached 700 yards six times in their history. Four of the six occasions have come in the last two seasons. The Horned Frogs’ 103 plays from scrimmage against the Red Raiders were second-most in school history, trailing only the 111 versus San Diego State in 2007. It was TCU’s third game in history with over 100 snaps.

5. TCU has won 12 consecutive games, dating back to last season. It is the nation’s second-longest active streak. Ohio State leads with 17. Since 1980, Patterson leads all college football coaches with the most 12-game winning streaks (6), breaking a tie with former Florida State coach Bobby Bowden.

Quarterback Trevone Boykin tied a career high with 485 yards passing and four touchdowns. He also caught a two-point conversion to help the Frogs beat the Red Raiders in Lubbock for the first time since 1991. (Photo by Michael Clements)

Five Tweets that Told the Tale

Never underestimate the heart of a champion
4-0 #TCU #MuteButton

— Aaron Green (@AaronGreen22) September 27, 2015

"ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!"

@IMGAudio of @TCUFootball's incredible game-winning touchdown against Texas Tech >> http://t.co/n1FZ1tpCmL!

— Brian Estridge (@brianestridge) September 27, 2015

Congrats to Josh Doctson (@JDoc_son), @WalterCampFF National Player of the Week pic.twitter.com/tvBML3PGVi

— TCU Football (@TCUFootball) September 27, 2015

@FrogsOWar now in gif form. pic.twitter.com/GAEItfF97t

— Mason Chreene (@Mason_BChreene) September 27, 2015

Trevone Boykin: 34-of-54 for 509 yards, four TDs, no INTs; 14 carries for 42 yards; and caught a two-point conversion.

— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) September 27, 2015