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6-4 , 3-4
Kansas State
9-2 , 6-2
Longhorns defeated by No. 16/17 Kansas State, 17-13
11.19.2011 | Football
Nov. 19, 2011
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AUSTIN, Texas- Texas (6-4, 3-4 Big 12) outgained No. 16/17 Kansas State (9-2, 6-2 Big 12) by nearly 200 yards, but the Wildcats held on for a 17-13 victory over the Longhorns Saturday evening before 100,705 at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.
Texas and Kansas State traded scoreless opening possessions in the first quarter before the Wildcats' Emmanuel Lamur intercepted UT quarterback David Ash off of a tipped pass and returned the ball 15 yards to the Texas 16. K-State picked up one first down before settling for a 20-yard field goal from Anthony Cantele with 7:10 left in the first quarter.
Early in the second quarter, Texas downed a Justin Tucker punt at the Wildcats' one-yard line, and a three-and-out resulted in a short field for the Horns on their next possession. Tucker booted a 48-yard field goal on the ensuing possession to knot the score at three with 10:12 left in the first half.
K-State found the end zone just before halftime, as quarterback Collin Klein threw to Chris Harper for a 16-yard touchdown to give the Wildcats a 10-3 lead with nine seconds remaining in the half.
K-State's Ty Zimmerman intercepted the ball on the Horns' first drive of the third quarter and returned the ball to the Texas 37. Seven plays later, K-State's Klein plunged into the end zone from three yards out to give the Wildcats a 17-3 lead with 6:59 left in the third quarter.
Texas, however, closed the gap on its next possession. Wide receiver Marquise Goodwin took a reverse for 27 yards down the left sideline to the K-State 409, and four plays later, quarterback Case McCoy found tight end Blaine Irby for a 36-yard touchdown to cut the K-State lead to 17-10 with 3:43 left in the third quarter.
Texas drove deep into K-State territory midway through the fourth quarter, as running back Cody Johnson ripped off a 55-yard run that took the Horns to the K-State 23. After an eight-yard run from running back Joe Bergeron set up first and 10 from the K-State 11, the Wildcats held and Tucker kicked a 26-yard field goal to cut the lead to 17-13 with 4:27 left in the game.
Texas got the ball back twice more, and although the Horns had the ball at midfield in the final minute, Texas could advance no further.
Team Stats
KSU 3, UT 0
KSU - Cantele, A. 20 yd field goal 8 plays, 13 yards, TOP 3:53
KSU 3, UT 3
UT - Tucker, Justin 48 yd field goal 4 plays, 7 yards, TOP 1:40
KSU 10, UT 3
KSU - Harper, Chris 16 yd pass from Klein, Collin (Cantele, A. kick) 8 plays, 54 yards, TOP 2:42
KSU 17, UT 3
KSU - Klein, Collin 3 yd run (Cantele, A. kick), 7 plays, 37 yards, TOP 3:49
KSU 17, UT 10
UT - Irby, Blaine 36 yd pass from McCoy, Case (Tucker, Justin kick) 6 plays, 81 yards, TOP 3:08
KSU 17, UT 13
UT - Tucker, Justin 26 yd field goal 9 plays, 78 yards, TOP 4:23
