Cyclones Fall To Texas, 48-45, On Late Field Goal

AUSTIN, Texas – Texas drove the length of the field in 22 seconds and kicker Nick Rose hit a 21-yard field goal to lift Texas to a 48-45 win over Iowa State Saturday night at Darrell K. Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium.

Keys of the Game
A back-and-forth affair was decided on the game's final possession as Rose hit the game-winner with three seconds left to give Texas the win.

The Rose field goal came after Sam Richardson led the Cyclones on a brilliant six-play, 75-yard drive in 51 seconds to tie it up. Richardson hit Bibbs for the game-tying score, but the Longhorns had one more strike in them.

After a wild first half, the third quarter included just a pair of field goals, one by each team. Cole Netten's 21-yarder tied the school record for consecutive field goals made with 11.

In the fourth quarter, Texas went back on top with a Malcolm Brown rushing TD. That play was eventually answered when Aaron Wimberly went into the end zone from eight yards out to tie it at 38. Texas scored again 1:19 left but the Cyclones had another answer with the Richardson-to-Bibbs strike.

In the opening half, the Longhorns jumped out to a quick 14-0 lead with 7:22 left in the first quarter, but the Cyclones responded scoring the next three touchdowns. Bibbs hauled in a four-yard pass from Richardson to cut the deficit to a TD. Jevohn Miller then returned a Texas' fumble 51 yards for a score to tie it at 14-14. On ISU's next offensive possession, Lazard caught a fade from Richardson and the Cyclones went up 21-14.

The Longhorns responded with a pair of touchdowns, including a 74-yard interception return by Dylan Haines with 2:50 left. Richardson and the Cyclones quickly answered with a 13-play, 75-yard drive that resulted in a five-yard TD run from Richardson to tie it at 28-28 with three seconds left in the half.

Offensive Players of Note...
Richardson accounted for 381 total yards, connecting on 36-of-55 passes for 345 yards. He also had 36 yards on 15 carries.

E.J. Bibbs caught a career-best 10 passes for 73 yards and two touchdowns, while Allen Lazard and D'Vario Montgomery tied career-highs with eight and nine receptions, respectively.

Aaron Wimberly had his best rushing outing of the season with 110 yards on 14 carries.

Defensive Players of Note...
Defensively, T.J. Mutcherson and Nigel Tribune led the way with nine tackles. Tribune also had an interception and Jevohn Miller added seven stops and a fumble recovery.

Cyclone Quick Hits
*Miller's fumble return for a TD, which was his first career takeaway, was the Cyclones' first defensive score since the 2012 Liberty Bowl (Jeremy Reeves, INT return). It was the first fumble return for a TD since Steve Paris against Colorado in 2005.
*E.J. Bibbs has a catch in 19-straight games. He has five touchdown catches in the last three games.
*Nigel Tribune had his second interception of the season and the third of his career.
*This marks the fifth time in Richardson's career he has had a rushing and passing touchdown.
*Cole Netten tied the school record with his 11th consecutive field goal make (Jeff Shudak).

Next Up
Iowa State has next weekend off before playing host to Oklahoma on Nov. 1. Kick time and television information has yet to be announced.

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E.J. Bibbs

E.J. Bibbs

Allen Lazard

Jevohn Miller

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D'Vario Montgomery

D'Vario Montgomery

T.J. Mutcherson

Cole Netten

Cole Netten

Sam Richardson

Nigel Tribune

Nigel Tribune

Aaron Wimberly

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