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No. 17 Football falls to No. 13 Iowa State, 23-20
11.27.2020 | Football
The Longhorns missed a 58 yard field goal as time expired to drop to 5-3 this season.
AUSTIN, Texas – The No. 17 Texas Football team lost a heartbreaker, 23-20, to No. 13 Iowa State at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on Friday. The Longhorns missed a 58 yard field goal as time expired and dropped to 5-3 this season.
KEY MOMENTS
• The Longhorns opened up a 10-0 lead early in the first quarter, as senior QB Sam Ehlinger rolled off the left edge and scored from 17 yards out on UT's second drive of the game. Texas K Cameron Dicker booted a 21-yard field goal on the Horns' first drive of the game.
• After Iowa State cut the UT lead to three, Dicker connected on his second field goal of the first quarter – a 42-yard effort – to make it 13-6 in favor of Texas after the opening frame.
• The Cyclones responded with a 15-play, 67-yard drive that melted 8:00 off the clock. The Longhorns' defense held in the red zone though, forcing ISU to kick a 26-yard field goal that kept the scoreline in favor of Texas, 13-10.
• Iowa State went on another long drive to close out the second half, but a 40-yard field goal try went wide right, leaving it a three-point advantage for the Longhorns at the break.
• Junior JACK Joseph Ossai and junior LB DeMarvion Overshown combined on a two-yard tackle for loss to force Iowa State to punt on the opening possession of the third quarter. Texas took possession, drove down the field (8 plays, 89 yards, 3:46) and capped off a scoring drive with a seven-yard pass from Ehlinger to sophomore TE Jared Wiley.
• Sophomore DL Keondre Coburn registered the third sack of his career, dropping Iowa State QB Brock Purdy for a six-yard loss to force a field goal try in the red zone. The Cyclones converted the 29-yard effort to make it a 20-13 Texas lead late in the third quarter.
• After a third red-zone field goal, Iowa State took its first lead of the game with a three-yard touchdown run that came with 1:25 remaining in the fourth quarter. The score, by FBS rushing leader Breece Hall, gave the Cyclones a 23-20 advantage.
• The Longhorns had one final attempt to send the game into overtime, with Cameron Dicker attempting a 58 yard field goal. The kick missed wide left as time expired.
UP NEXT
The Longhorns close out the regular season with a two-game road swing in the state of Kansas. First up, Texas will visit Kansas State (4-4; 4-3 Big 12) next Saturday, Dec. 5, in Manhattan. A kickoff time will be announced following the conclusion of this weekend's games.
