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Bear Bachmeier runs for 2 TDs as No. 10 BYU overcomes loss of LJ Martin to beat TCU 17-10

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Hawkins, S. (2026, October 4). Bear Bachmeier runs for 2 TDs as No. 10 BYU overcomes loss of LJ Martin to beat TCU 17-10. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/bear-bachmeier-runs-for-2-tds-as-no-10-byu-overcomes-loss-of-lj-martin-to-beat-tcu-17-10/article_1c5fe667-366b-5ece-8557-d9141918b53b.html

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Bear Bachmeier led the No. 10 BYU Cougars to a 17-10 victory over TCU in a rainy game, running for two touchdowns after teammate LJ Martin left with an injury. Despite limited offensive production overall, Bachmeier's crucial runs late in the game secured the win. TCU managed only 259 total yards and dropped to 0-2 in Big 12 play this season.

Written by AI on 2026-10-04, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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BYU, ranked 10th in college football, faced TCU on a rainy Saturday night at TCU's home field. BYU running back LJ Martin left the game early with an apparent injury, having only two carries for 16 yards before halftime. Despite losing their leading rusher from last season, who averaged 109.3 yards per game and was named AP Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, BYU's quarterback Bear Bachmeier stepped up by running for two touchdowns to secure a 17-10 victory over TCU. With the win, BYU improved their record to 4-0 overall and 2-0 in the Big 12, while TCU fell to 2-3 overall and 0-2 in conference play. Bachmeier's key late-game touchdown with 2:06 remaining clinched the win for BYU.

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Topics

BYU Big 12 Cougars FORT WORTH TCU

Subjects

TCU ORG · 7× Bachmeier PERSON · 5× Cougars ORG · 5× BYU ORG · 3× Big 12 ORG · 2× Martin GPE · 2× Bear Bachmeier PERSON · 1× FORT WORTH GPE · 1× LJ Martin PERSON · 1× Texas GPE · 1×

Narrative

BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier ran for two touchdowns, including a clinching 21-yarder with 2:06 left and the No. 10 Cougars survived without injured running back LJ Martin for a 17-10 victory over TCU on a rainy Saturday night.

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2026-10-04 · Toronto Star

Bear Bachmeier runs for 2 TDs as No. 10 BYU overcomes loss of LJ Martin to beat TCU 17-10 · assertive framing

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Cougars → run → night

Martin had two carries for 16 yards in the first quarter, but that was it because of an apparent lower leg injury. asserted

that → have → injury

The AP Big 12 offensive player of the year last season was averaging 109.3 yards rushing while the Cougars were scoring 44 points a game. asserted

Cougars → average → points

Both teams had trouble moving the ball, with 72 of the 216 total yards by BYU (4-0, 2-0 Big 12) coming of the late drive. asserted

72 → have → drive

Bachmeier bounced off one of his teammates at the line, then ran through several TCU defenders inside the 10 to make it 17-7. asserted

it → bounce → 10

TCU (2-3, 0-2) got a 44-yard field goal from Nate McCashland with 32 seconds left, but was then unable to recover an onside kick. asserted

TCU → get → kick

Matthias Bunn kicked a 49-yard field on the Cougars’ first drive after halftime to put them ahead to stay. asserted

Bunn → kick → them

Bachmeier twice converted third down with runs, one an 8-yard gain after a fumbled snap asserted

one → convert → snap

TCU had only 259 total yards. asserted

TCU → have → yards

Jaden Craig, the Harvard transfer who was averaging 303.3 yard passing per game, completed 18 of 25 passes for 187 yards with a touchdown and a costly interception that was the game’s only turnover. asserted

that → average → touchdown

The Cougars had to go only 16 yards in six plays after Faletau Satuala had a fourth-down interception and returned it 59 yards midway through the second quarter. asserted

Satuala → have → quarter

That set up Bachmeier’s 9-yard keeper when he lunged into the end zone on third-and-goal. asserted

he → set → goal

On the play before the TD, Bachmeier had to chase down a bad snap that got by him, then was able to throw the ball out of bounds to avoid a huge loss. asserted

that → have → loss

TCU tied the game when Craig threw a 13-yard TD pass to Kari Ashley with 27 seconds left in the half. asserted

Craig → tie → half

That was an 8-play, 76-yard drive after the Frogs had only 75 total yards on their 22 plays in the game before that. asserted

Frogs → have → that

Without Martin in the backfield with him, Bachmeier gutted this one out for the Cougars. asserted

Bachmeier → gutte → Cougars

He finished with 66 yards rushing on 15 carries while completing only 11 of 24 passes for 62 yards. asserted

He → finish → yards

They went 2-7 in the Big 12 and 4-8 overall, still their only eight-loss season since a 1-10 record in 1997. asserted

They → go → 1997

Up next TCU has an open date before playing at instate rival Baylor on Oct. 17. asserted

TCU → have → Oct.