No. 18 Cyclones Fall At No. 13 Texas, 24-10

AUSTIN, Texas – No. 18 Iowa State had its five-game winning streak snapped at No. 13 Texas, 24-10, on Saturday night at Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium. With the loss, Iowa State falls to 6-4 overall and 5-3 in the Big 12, while Texas improves to 8-3 and 6-2 in conference play.

The Longhorns jumped out to a 17-3 halftime advantage, as UT quarterback Sam Ehlinger was 12-of-15 passing for 137 yards with one passing and one rushing touchdown. Texas opened the night with a nine-play, 80-yard drive that culminated in a 7-yard Ehlinger touchdown run to give UT a 7-0 lead.

Iowa State responded on its second drive, as Connor Assalley made a 40-yard field to capitalize on a 44-yard drive highlighted by Johnnie Lang's 14-yard rush into Texas territory.

Texas went 94 yards in 10 plays to open the second quarter, with running back Keaontay Ingram accounting for 61 of those yards. Ingram finished the drive with a 19-yard catch and run on a pass from Ehlinger to extend the lead to 14-3. Longhorn kicker Cameron Dicker drilled a 44-yard field goal with just two seconds left in the first half to make the score 17-3.

Texas' back-up quarterback Shane Buechele, who played the second half for the Longhorns, found Lil'Jordan Humphrey for a 27-yard touchdown with 36 seconds remaining in the third quarter to give UT a 24-3 advantage.

Tarique Milton set up Iowa State's lone touchdown of the night with a 47-yard punt return late in the fourth quarter. The return gave ISU first and goal at the UT 6, and David Montgomery punched it in the end zone two plays later on a four-yard scamper.

Players of Note…
Hakeem Butler hauled six catches for 99 yards, including a 37-yard reception.

Greg Eisworth recorded a team-high 12 tackles, including nine solo stops, as well as one forced fumble.

Marcel Spears had six solo tackles and two tackles for loss.

Cyclone Quick Hits
*Tonight's attendance of 102,498 is the largest ever for an Iowa State game (100,142 at Texas in 2010).
*David Montgomery moved into 10th in Iowa State history in career rushing yards at 2,507, passing Dwayne Crutchfield (2,501).
*Corey Dunn had a 61-yard punt in the fourth quarter, second-longest of his career.
*Greg Eisworth posted his second career game with at least 10 tackles (14 vs. Oklahoma).
*Kene Nwangwu made his first career start at running back.
*Lawrence White made a career-high 10 tackles (previous high: 9 vs. Akron).

Up Next
Iowa State returns home on Saturday to face Kansas State at MidAmerican Energy Field at Jack Trice Stadium. The game will start at 6 p.m. and be televised by FS1.

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Team Stats

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Kyle Kempt

Players Mentioned

Connor Assalley

Hakeem Butler

Corey Dunn

Greg Eisworth II

Johnnie Lang Jr.

Tarique Milton

David Montgomery

Kene Nwangwu

Lawrence White IV

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