The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
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Kansas State
6-3 , 3-3
Football outlasts No. 16/20 Kansas State
11.09.2019 | Football
Cameron Dicker kicked his second game-winning field goal of the season as time expired.
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Football drove the length of the of field and setup Cameron Dicker for his second game-winning field goal of the season as the Longhorns outlasted No. 16/20 Kansas State, 27-24, on Saturday at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.
Key Statistics
- Kansas State started the game with back-to-back touchdown drives to take a 14-0 lead halfway through the first quarter.
- Texas got on the board in the second quarter, using an 80-yard touchdown drive. Sam Ehlinger connected with Colin Johnson for a 21-yard touchdown pass.
- The Longhorn defense forced a turnover to stop a Wildcats drive, when Brandon Jones forced a fumble that was recovered by Moro Ojomo.
- The Texas defense got another stop near the end of the half to keep the score 14-7 at halftime.
- Texas started the half strong, with a 75-yard touchdown drive that included 54 yards on the ground by Keaontay Ingram. The drive was capped off by a 34-yard game-tying touchdown run by Ingram.
- After a Kansas State punt, the Longhorns took their first lead of the day on a 36-yard field goal by Cameron Dicker.
- Brandon Jones engineered a great punt return, weaving 53 yards down to the Kansas State 21-yard line. The great return set up a 12-yard rushing touchdown by Ingram to give Texas a 24-14 lead.
- With the score, Ingram went over the 100-yard rushing mark for the fourth time in his career. He finished with a career-high 139 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries.
- The Wildcats answered with their own big special teams play, a 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.
- Kansas State kicked a game-tying field goal with 6:45 left in the game to make the score 24-24.
- Texas took the ball, ran off the remaining 6:45 and Cameron Dicker kicked his second game-winning field goal of the season to give the Longhorns the 27-24 win.
Up Next
Texas heads back on the road for the next two weekends, starting with a game at Iowa State. The Longhorns and Cyclones kick off at 2:30 p.m. in Ames, Iowa and the game will be broadcast on FS1.
Team Stats
KS 7, UT 0
KS - Knowles, Malik 70 yd pass from Thompson, S. (Lynch, Blake kick) 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:34
KS 14, UT 0
KS - Gill, Wykeen 19 yd pass from Thompson, S. (Lynch, Blake kick) 8 plays, 63 yards, TOP 4:17
KS 14, UT 7
UT - Collin Johnson 21 yd pass from Sam Ehlinger (Cameron Dicker kick) 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:52
KS 14, UT 14
UT - Keaontay Ingram 34 yd run (Cameron Dicker kick), 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:43
KS 14, UT 17
UT - Cameron Dicker 36 yd field goal 7 plays, 52 yards, TOP 2:33
KS 14, UT 24
UT - Keaontay Ingram 12 yd run (Cameron Dicker kick), 3 plays, 21 yards, TOP 1:03
KS 21, UT 24
KS - Youngblood, J. 98 yd kickoff return (Lynch, Blake kick)
KS 24, UT 24
KS - Lynch, Blake 45 yd field goal 9 plays, 45 yards, TOP 3:58
KS 24, UT 27
UT - Cameron Dicker 26 yd field goal 13 plays, 67 yards, TOP 6:45
