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No. 15/16 Football falls to BYU, 40-21
09.07.2013 | Football
Davis and Bergeron accounted for three touchdowns.
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Brigham Young quarterback Taysom Hill ran for 259 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Cougars past No. 15 Texas, 40-21, Saturday evening at LaVell Edwards Stadium.
Texas quarterback David Ash went 19-of-34 for 251 yards and running back Jonathan Gray had 90 yards on 13 carries, but the Longhorns surrendered 550 rushing yards to BYU.
The Longhorns held an early 14-10 lead, but BYU scored 24 unanswered points – behind a pair of touchdown runs from Hill – to assume control.
Joe Bergeron's 2-yard rushing touchdown early in the second quarter gave Texas a 14-10 lead, but BYU answered less than three minutes later to take a lead it wouldn't surrender. On the ensuing drive after Texas' go-ahead score, the Cougars had their drive prolonged by a roughing the kicker penalty and scored four plays later on a 20-yard run by Hill.
A touchdown run of 10 yards by Paul Lasike and a 32-yard field goal by Justin Sorensen just before halftime gave BYU a 27-14 lead going into the break. Hill's 26-yard touchdown run with 10:02 left in the third quarter stretched the lead to 34-14.
Ash connected with Mike Davis for a touchdown for the second time in the game on a 23-yard pass midway through the fourth quarter to cut the deficit to 34-21, but Texas would get no closer.
Sorensen kicked a pair of field goals – one from 36 yards and the last from 24 – to complete the scoring.
Ash's first scoring play came on a 57-yard touchdown to Davis that gave Texas a 7-3 lead with 3:21 left in the first quarter. But just 64 seconds later, Hill answered with a 68-yard touchdown run to give BYU the lead.
Ash was injured midway through the fourth quarter and Case McCoy entered the game. Despite a 45-yard pass to Jaxon Shipley, the Longhorns couldn't get on the board in the final stanza.
Duke Thomas made his first career interception and Malcom Brown recovered a fumble as the Longhorns won the turnover battle 2-0. Jordan Hicks (15) and Cedric Reed (14) both had career highs in tackles. The game was delayed nearly two hours due to rain and lightning.
Team Stats
UT 0, BYU 3
BYU - SORENSEN,Justi 34 yd field goal 11 plays, 60 yards, TOP 2:49
UT 7, BYU 3
UT - Davis, Mike 57 yd pass from Ash, David (Fera, Anthony kick) 2 plays, 63 yards, TOP 0:41
UT 7, BYU 10
BYU - HILL,Taysom 68 yd run (SORENSEN,Justi kick), 3 plays, 76 yards, TOP 0:58
UT 14, BYU 10
UT - Bergeron, Joe 2 yd run (Fera, Anthony kick), 9 plays, 76 yards, TOP 3:17
UT 14, BYU 17
BYU - HILL,Taysom 20 yd run (SORENSEN,Justi kick), 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:41
UT 14, BYU 24
BYU - LASIKE,Paul 10 yd run (SORENSEN,Justi kick), 9 plays, 59 yards, TOP 2:26
UT 14, BYU 27
BYU - SORENSEN,Justi 32 yd field goal 9 plays, 77 yards, TOP 2:52
UT 14, BYU 34
BYU - HILL,Taysom 26 yd run (SORENSEN,Justi kick), 8 plays, 79 yards, TOP 1:51
UT 21, BYU 34
UT - Davis, Mike 23 yd pass from Ash, David (Fera, Anthony kick) 5 plays, 83 yards, TOP 1:33
UT 21, BYU 37
BYU - SORENSEN,Justi 36 yd field goal 9 plays, 51 yards, TOP 2:27
UT 21, BYU 40
BYU - SORENSEN,Justi 24 yd field goal 7 plays, 73 yards, TOP 2:29
