No. 13/14 Football defeats No. 18/18 Iowa State, 24-10

Saturday, November 17

Austin, Texas

7 p.m. CT

University of Texas

8-3 , 6-2

Iowa State

6-4 , 5-3

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Iowa State

Texas

Photo by: Patrick Meredith / Texas Athletics

No. 13/14 Football defeats No. 18/18 Iowa State, 24-10

11.17.2018 | Football

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The Longhorns improved to 8-3 on the season and 6-2 in the Big 12 Conference.

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AUSTIN, Texas — Steady quarterback play from Sam Ehlinger and Shane Buechele and key defensive stops gave The University of Texas (8-3, 6-2) the edge over Iowa State (6-4, 5-3), 24-10, on Saturday night on Senior Night at Darrell K Royal Texas Football Stadium. The Longhorn victory marked UT's 376th all-time in Memorial Stadium, which was hosting its 500th game. With the victory, coupled with West Virginia's loss at Oklahoma State, Texas will clinch a spot in the 2018 Big 12 Championship Game with a win next Friday at Kansas.

KEY STATISTICS

After an empty possession on Iowa State's opening drive, Sam Ehlinger dodged Cyclone defenders to complete a 7-yard touchdown run, capping a 9-play, 80-yard drive to give the Longhorns an early 7-0 lead.
Iowa State quickly responded with a 40-yard field goal from Connor Assalley to cut into the Texas lead, 7-3.
Ehlinger connected with running back Keaontay Ingram for a 19-yard touchdown reception, extending the Texas lead, 14-3, at the 9:53 mark of the second quarter.
Sophomore safety Chris Brown intercepted Brock Purdy, setting Texas up at the Iowa State 36-yard line. Despite the favorable field position, Cameron Dicker was unable to knock through the 29-yard field goal, as the Texas lead held at 14-3.
A 39-yard run from Tre Watson set up a 22-yard Dicker field goal during the waning seconds of the first half as the Longhorns entered the locker room with a 17-3 advantage.
Junior quarterback Shane Buechele started the second half in relief of Ehlinger but was unable to lead a scoring drive on Texas' opening drive of the third quarter.
On the ensuing Iowa State drive, the Texas defense forced the Cyclones to attempt a 49-yard field goal, which hit off of the left upright as the Texas lead stood at 17-3.
On his second drive under helm, Buechele led the Texas offense down the field, linking up with Lil'Jordan Humphrey for the 27-yard touchdown reception, as the Texas lead would increase to 21, 24-3, with 36 seconds left in the third quarter.
Redshirt senior quarterback Kyle Kempt replaced Purdy late in the fourth quarter but was unable to ignite the Iowa State offense as the Cyclones punted away to the Longhorns, still trailing 24-3 with 3:26 left in the game.
A 43-yard punt return and a face-mask penalty on the kick return gave Iowa State field position in the red zone at the Texas 6-yard line. Running back David Montgomery would finish off a quick two-play drive with a 4-yard scamper into the end zone. The Cyclones would cut the lead to 24-10 with 1:36 remaining in the game.
Texas recovered an attempted on-side kick by Iowa State but running back Daniel Young fumbled the ball on the ensuing possession, giving the ball back to the Cyclones with 1:26 left in the game.
Texas linebacker Joseph Ossai sacked Kempt, forcing a fumble, which defensive end Charles Omenihu recovered to seal the game. Buechele would take kneel-downs to end the game and the Longhorns would march on to a 24-10 victory over the Cyclones.