The TCU Horned Frogs decimated the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns in the Isleta New Mexico Bowl, 31-3.

In the victory, Josh Hoover‘s 252 passing yards gave him the TCU record for passing yards in a single season, the cherry on top of a dominant win. He surpassed Heisman finalist Max Duggan and Trevone Boykin for the title.

TCU came to Albuquerque expecting to win against the Ragin’ Cajuns, who went 10-3 in the Sun Belt conference this season.

Hoover was on fire in the first quarter, completing 11 out of 12 passes for 114 yards.

UL defense held TCU to fourth-and-one after the Frogs failed to run the ball in. Hoover completed a pass to Eric McAlister for the Horned Frogs’ second touchdown of the game.

TCU defense had a big sack on Louisiana QB Ben Wooldridge on third down for a loss of seven, forcing the Ragin’ Cajun’s to punt on their second drive.

The Frogs slowed their roll at the beginning of the second quarter with an incomplete pass and a sack pushing them back to the 35-yard line. Kicker Kyle Lemmerman made a 45-yard field goal, inching forward the Horned Frogs lead.

Louisiana’s run game started strong in the second quarter, but a false start and a personal foul on the Ragin’ Cajuns cost them yards. TCU’s defense held Louisiana to their own 28-yard line and forced them to punt on 4th down.

Hoover and McAlister seemed to lose their edge in the second quarter. After three incomplete passes and a forced fumble, Lemmerman breezed through a 22-yard kick to put the Frogs up 20-0.

But what the second quarter offense lacked, the defense made up for with a pass broken by Abe Camara leading to the first interception of the game by Cam Smith.

In a dramatic fashion, the Horned Frogs went for it on fourth down with about 1:04 left in the half. A flag on the play ramped up suspense, but the flag was recalled and Hoover completed a pass to JP Richardson for a 20-yard-touchdown.

With just 14 seconds on the clock, TCU attempted to make a completion and gain yards before the end of the half, but Hoover was sacked.

The Frogs held a commanding 27-0 lead at the end of the first half. Louisiana and Tulane are the only two teams to not score in the first half of their respective bowl games this year.

Louisiana came through with an interception in the third quarter by defensive end Jordan Lawson, who returned it for 23 yards. It was their first in the game and his first career interception.

Louisiana kicker Kenneth Almendares put 3 points on the board in the fourth quarter – the Ragin’ Cajuns’ only score of the game. He also missed a 54-yard field goal that would have set the record for the longest field goal in the New Mexico Bowl’s 19-year history.

TCU’s Jordan Lester intercepted a pass to put TCU at their own 38-yard line, but an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Louisiana’s bench pushed the Frogs all the way to Louisiana’s 47-yard line.

The Frogs secured the 34-3 win over UL, ending their year 9-4.

This is the second-fewest points scored by any team in the bowl’s history.

There were 22,827 people in attendance.