The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
04.15.2017 | Football
The Orange team stuffed the White team on the final play of the game to claim victory.
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AUSTIN – In Texas Football's first public showcase of the Tom Herman era, the Orange-White Spring Game did not disappoint. In front of a large crowd inside of Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium, the game came down to the final play.
With the score tied 51-51, Herman placed the ball down at the 2-yard line with a fourth-and-goal, sudden-death situation. The Orange team came up with a huge stop, stuffing freshman Toneil Carter's rush attempt to give them a one-point win.
The offense found the end zone four times in the game, as quarterback Shane Buechele connected with wide receiver Collin Johnson twice. The first touchdown was on a 14-yard pass while the second was from 29 yards out. After a Buechele 1-yard rush accounted for the offenses' third touchdown of the game, freshman quarterback Sam Ehlinger found WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey from 35 yards out for a touchdown.
Transfer kicker Joshua Rowland connected on 3-of-4 field goals in the game, with makes from 28, 31 and 36 yards out. His only miss came from 49 yards out.
Buechele passed for 369 yards on 23-of-39 passing in the game. He had two touchdowns and one interception – which redshirt freshman Chris Brown hauled in. Ehlinger passed for 148 yards and a touchdown. Johnson hauled in a game-high eight catches for 117 yards and two scores. Reggie Hemphill-Mapps had five catches for 84 yards.
Defensively, John Bonney and Donovan Duvernay tied for the game-high with six tackles. DL Jordan Elliott and DL Chris Nelson had two sacks.
The scoring system for the game was as follows:
Offense
Touchdown – 6 points
Field Goal – 3 points
2-point Conversion – 2 points
Extra Point – 1 point
Explosive Play (12+ run/17+ pass) – 3 points
2+ First Downs on a Drive – 1 point
Defense
3-and-out – 1 point
Sack – 2 points
Missed FG – 3 points
Turnover – 3 points
4th Down Stop – 3 points
Touchdown – 6 points
TFL – 1 point
Stopped Drive – 1 point
Penalty
5-yard Penalty – (-1 point)
10-yard Penalty – (-2 points)
15-yard Penalty – (-4 points)
