No. 9/9 Football loses to TCU, 33-31

Saturday, October 3

Austin, Texas

11 a.m. CT

University of Texas

2-1 , 1-1

TCU

1-1 , 1-1

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

TCU

Texas

10.03.2020 | Football

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The Longhorns move to 2-1 overall and 1-1 in the Big 12 this season.

No. 9/9 Football loses to TCU, 33-31

AUSTIN, Texas – Despite battling back from a 9-point deficit early in the second half, No. 9/9 Texas (2-1, 1-1) came up short late falling to TCU (1-1, 1-1), 33-31, at Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

KEY STATISTICS

TCU scored on their second possession of the game with an 11-play, 67-yard drive to five the Horned Frogs a 7-0 lead.
Texas countered on their next drive with senior Sam Ehlinger connecting on a 5-yard touchdown pass to sophomore Jake Smith to even the score, 7-7.
After TCU scored a touchdown on their next possession, Texas struck quickly with a 4-play, 63-yard drive that took just 1:12 to execute, highlighted by an Ehlinger 45-yard touchdown pass to junior Brennan Eagles. The touchdown pass was the 80th of Ehlinger's career, which ranks second behind Colt McCoy (112) in UT history.
TCU added pair of second quarter fields goals, giving the Horned Frogs a 20-14 lead heading into the half, then tacked on another field goal on the opening drive of the third quarter.
Ehlinger connected for his third touchdown pass of the day, a 7-yard toss to sophomore Roschon Johnson, to cut the TCU lead to 23-21.
Following a TCU field goal on their first possession of the fourth quarter, Texas took the lead on sophomore Malcolm Epps' 7-yard touchdown reception. Junior Keaontay Ingram ran in the two-point conversion to give Texas a 29-26 advantage.
The Horned Frogs regained the lead with a touchdown to make it 33-29 with 4:01 remaining. TCU regained the ball on a fumble recovery at their own 1-yardline with 2:32 to play, pushing the ball to their own 15, before running the ball out of their end zone for a safety as time expired to close out the scoring at 33-31.
Ehlinger completed touchdowns to at least four different receivers for the second time this season, having connected on touchdowns with seven receivers in the season opener against UTEP.
The Longhorns had three players collect double-digit tackles, with junior Caden Stearns tying a career-high with 12, while sophomore Keondre Coburn and junior Joseph Ossai added 11 apiece.
Ossai had a game-high 3.5 tackles for loss, including a sack, and Coburn set a career-high with two. In all, six Longhorns registered a tackle for loss.

NEXT

Texas and Oklahoma will meet in Dallas on Saturday, Oct. 10 at the Cotton Bowl for the AT&T Red River Showdown. The Longhorns and Sooners will kick off at 11 a.m. CT in a game televised on FOX.