The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
5-0 , 2-0
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Kansas
4-1 , 1-1
No. 3/5 Football handles No. 24/24 Kansas, 40-14
09.30.2023 | Football
The Longhorns racked up 661 yards of total offense and held the Jayhawks to just 260 yards.
AUSTIN, Texas – No. 3/5 Texas Football used a strong second half and a balanced offensive attack to roll to a 40-14 win over No. 24 Kansas on Saturday at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.
The Longhorns racked up 661 yards of total offense, the seventh-most in program history, and featured an extremely balanced attack with 336 rushing yards and 325 passing yards. The Texas defense was stingy throughout the game, allowing just 260 total yards of offense to the Jayhawks.
Jonathan Brooks had a huge game, rushing for a career-high 217 yards on 20 carries and punching in a pair of touchdowns. CJ Baxter was also effective, carrying the ball 16 times for 68 yards.
Quinn Ewers went 25-of-35 passing for 325 yards and one touchdown, while also rushing for 40 yards and a pair of scores.
Adonai Mitchell was the Longhorns' leading receiver, catching 10 passes for 141 yards and one touchdown. Xavier Worthy caught seven passes from Ewers for 93 yards.
The Longhorns had a 300-yard passer, a 200-yard rusher and a 100-yard receiver for only the second time in program history. The only other time was 1999 vs OU (M. Applewhite - 328 passing; H. Mitchell – 204 rushing; M. Flowers - 111 receiving).
KEY STATISTICS
- The Longhorns jumped out to an early 7-0 lead, with an 88-yard touchdown drive. Ewers was outstanding on the drive, going 4-for-4 with 45 yards passing before finishing off the drive with a 30-yard touchdown run.
- Texas settled for a field goal on its second drive of the game, a 26-yarder by Bert Auburn to make the score 10-0.
- The Jayhawks found their way into the endzone early in the second quarter to trim the Texas lead to 10-7.
- Auburn kicked his second field goal of the game, a 30-yarder, to extend the Longhorns' lead to 13-7.
- Texas started the second half with a score, as Brooks exploded for a 54-yard touchdown run to give the Longhorns a 20-7 lead.
- Kansas answered quickly with a 58-yard touchdown pass from Jason Bean to Trevor Wilson to make the score 20-14 early in the third quarter.
- The Longhorn defense forced a turnover in the third quarter, with Jahdae Barron recovering a fumble. Texas turned that turnover into points as Brooks rushed for his second touchdown of the game to bring the score to 26-14.
- Texas created some breathing room in the fourth quarter with a 9-yard touchdown pass from Ewers to Mitchell to give the Longhorns a 32-14 lead.
- Ewers rushed for his second touchdown of the game to finish off the game.\
UP NEXT
Texas takes on Oklahoma in the Allstate Red River Rivalry game at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas on Saturday, Oct. 7 at 11 a.m.
Team Stats
KAN 0, TEX 7
TEX - Ewers,Quinn 30 yd run (Auburn,Bert kick), 7 plays, 88 yards, TOP 02:45
KAN 0, TEX 10
TEX - Auburn,Bert 26 yd field goal 14 plays, 76 yards, TOP 06:26
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KAN 7, TEX 10
KAN - Hishaw,Daniel 18 yd run (Keller,Seth kick), 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:55
KAN 7, TEX 13
TEX - Auburn,Bert 30 yd field goal 5 plays, 63 yards, TOP 02:50
KAN 7, TEX 20
TEX - Brooks,Jonathon 54 yd run (Auburn,Bert kick), 5 plays, 71 yards, TOP 01:31
KAN 14, TEX 20
KAN - Wilson,Trevor 58 yd pass from Bean,Jason (Keller,Seth kick) 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:52
KAN 14, TEX 26
TEX - Brooks,Jonathon 1 yd run (), 5 plays, 32 yards, TOP 01:52
KAN 14, TEX 33
TEX - Mitchell,Adonai 9 yd pass from Ewers,Quinn (Auburn,Bert kick) 8 plays, 72 yards, TOP 03:25
KAN 14, TEX 40
TEX - Ewers,Quinn 1 yd run (Auburn,Bert kick), 12 plays, 75 yards, TOP 05:51
