The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
4-4 , 2-3
Baylor
7-1 , 4-1
Football falls 31-24 at No. 16/18 Baylor
10.30.2021 | Football
Casey Thompson passed for 280 yards and two touchdowns in the loss.
WACO, Texas – Texas Football came up short, 31-24, at No. 16/18 Baylor on Saturday at McLane Stadium. Casey Thompson passed for 280 yards and two touchdowns in the loss.
KEY STATISTICS:
- The Longhorn defense made a big play early in the game, with B.J. Foster intercepting the second pass of the game and returning it to the Baylor 31-yard line.
- Texas scored four plays after the interception when Casey Thompson connected with Joshua Moore for a 10-yard touchdown pass.
- Baylor scored the next 10 points to grab its first lead of the game, 10-7, late in the first quarter.
- The Longhorns quickly retook the lead with a 63-yard strike from Thompson to Xavier Worthy in the final seconds of the first quarter.
- Texas opened the second half with a 75-yard touchdown drive that took 6:11 off the clock. Bijan Robinson capped off that drive with 1-yard TD run to make the score 20-10
- Baylor would then score the next 21 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter, to take control of the game.
- Cameron Dicker kicked a 27-yard field goal with 4:40 left in the game to trim the lead to 31-24.
UP NEXT
Texas remains on the road, traveling to Ames, Iowa to take on Iowa State on Saturday, Nov. 6. The kickoff time and television broadcast information is still to be determined.
Team Stats
TEX 7, BAY 0
TEX - Moore,Joshua 10 yd pass from Thompson,Casey (Dicker,Cameron kick) 4 plays, 31 yards, TOP 01:43
TEX 7, BAY 7
BAY - Sneed,R.J. 6 yd pass from Thornton,Tyquan (Hankins,Isaiah kick) 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 05:02
TEX 7, BAY 10
BAY - Hankins,Isaiah 38 yd field goal 9 plays, 53 yards, TOP 04:33
TEX 14, BAY 10
TEX - Worthy,Xavier 63 yd pass from Thompson,Casey (Dicker,Cameron kick) 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:32
TEX 21, BAY 10
TEX - Robinson,Bijan 1 yd run (Dicker,Cameron kick), 14 plays, 75 yards, TOP 06:11
TEX 21, BAY 17
BAY - Bohanon,Gerry 6 yd run (Hankins,Isaiah kick), 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:04
TEX 21, BAY 24
BAY - Sims,Ben 1 yd run (Hankins,Isaiah kick), 14 plays, 80 yards, TOP 05:36
TEX 21, BAY 31
BAY - Smith,Abram 32 yd run (Hankins,Isaiah kick), 3 plays, 53 yards, TOP 01:24
TEX 24, BAY 31
TEX - Dicker,Cameron 27 yd field goal 10 plays, 66 yards, TOP 03:19
