No. 7 Football holds on for 29-26 win at TCU

Saturday, November 11

Fort Worth, Texas

6:30 p.m. CT

University of Texas

9-1 , 6-1

TCU

4-6 , 2-5

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final F
Texas	7	19	0	3	29
TCU	6	0	0	20	26

11.11.2023 | Football

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Quinn Ewers threw for over 300 yards in his return as the Longhorns held off the Horned Frogs.

FORT WORTH, Texas – No. 7 Texas Football held off a second-half rally by TCU for a 29-26 win on Saturday night at Amon G. Carter Stadium. The Longhorns improved to 9-1 this season and sit alone atop the Big 12 standings.

Sophomore QB Quinn Ewers returned after missing the last two games to complete 22-of-33 passes for 317 yards and one touchdown. Sophomore RB Jonathan Brooks rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries before leaving the game early in the fourth quarter due to injury.

After TCU took an early 3-0 lead, Texas outscored TCU 26-3 for the remainder of the first half. An Adonai Mitchell touchdown reception, followed by a Terrance Brooks interception and a Brooks touchdown run, led to the Longhorns scoring 13 points in under a minute to close out the second quarter.

TCU outscored Texas 20-3 in the second half, but the Longhorns were able to hold off the Horned Frogs' comeback efforts. Up by three points and needing a first down late in the fourth quarter, Ewers hit Adonai Mitchell for 35 yards and a first down to ice the game.

Xavier Worthy hauled in 10 passes, the third time this season Texas had a receiver with at least 10 receptions in a game. It marked the first time since 2019 the Longhorns had three games with a player catching 10 or more passes. The three games are tied with 1999 and 2019 for third-most in a season in program history. The program record is five in 2008, followed by four in 2009.

Three players have had 10-reception games this season: Xavier Worthy (10 at TCU), Jordan Whittington (10 vs. Oklahoma) and Adonai Mitchell (10 against Kansas) Three different players with 10 receptions in a season is the most in program history. The only other season to feature multiple players with 10-plus receptions games was 2008 (Jordan Shipley, three times; Quan Cosby).

The Texas defense held TCU to just 19 rushing yards and without a touchdown in the first half. The Horns had three sacks and six tackles for loss.

UT limited TCU to 88 yards on the ground, marking the sixth time this season Texas has allowed fewer than 100 rushing yards. It was the fourth consecutive game the Longhorns have allowed fewer than 100 rushing yards.

KEY STATISTICS

Jonathon Brooks had a career long 73-yard reception in the first quarter to set up the Longhorns offense on the two-yard line. Brooks punched it in from two yards out to give Texas a 7-3 lead.
Adonai Mitchell hauled in a six-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter for his team leading ninth touchdown of the season. The score gave Texas a 19-6 lead late in the first half.
Terrance Brooks picked off TCU quarterback Josh Hoover late in the first half to earn his second interception in the last three games.
Jonathon Brooks found the end zone from 22-yards out to give the Longhorns a 26-6 lead going into halftime. The score was Brooks' 10th rushing touchdown of the season and his second of the game.
Bert Auburn hit three field goals in the game to extend his made field goal streak to 11. Auburn tied a career long with a 49-yard made field goal in the fourth quarter.

UP NEXT
Texas will travel to Ames, Iowa to take on Iowa State on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. CT with the game broadcast on FOX.