ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Josh Hoover passed for four touchdowns to help TCU beat Louisiana-Lafayette 34-3 on Saturday in the New Mexico Bowl. Hoover was 20 for 32 for 252 yards with an interception. Eric McAlister had eight catches for 87 yards and a TD for the Horned Frogs (9-4).

After a slow start to the season, the Horned Frogs end the year winning six of their last seven and have plenty of momentum heading into 2025.

Louisiana got a boost with Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Year Ben Wooldridge got the green light to play in the New Mexico Bowl. However, his return wasn’t enough to deter TCU from having one of its best defensive performances of the year. The defense pitched a shutout in the first half as the Ragin’ Cajuns were held to just 68 yards.