GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NCAAF: TEXAS (4-2) at IOWA ST (1-5)

NCAAF: TEXAS at IOWA ST

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
TEXAS (23) 56
IOWA ST 3 FINAL</div>

 

NCAAF: TEXAS at IOWA ST

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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TEXAS (23) 14 14 21 7 56
IOWA ST 0 3 0 0 3 FINAL

TEXAS-TD, J Shipley 58 YD PASS FROM C McCoy (R Bailey
KICK) 3:06 1st Qtr
TEXAS-TD, Q Cosby 6 YD PASS FROM C McCoy (R Bailey
KICK) 14:34 1st Qtr
IOWA ST-FG, B Culbertson 25 YD 3:45 2nd Qtr
TEXAS-TD, J Charles 8 YD RUN (R Bailey KICK) 9:29 2nd
Qtr
TEXAS-TD, J Shipley 5 YD PASS FROM C McCoy (R Bailey
KICK) 14:04 2nd Qtr
TEXAS-TD, N Jones 20 YD PASS FROM C McCoy (R Bailey
KICK) 2:13 3rd Qtr
TEXAS-TD, B Foster 39 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (R Bailey
KICK) 4:39 3rd Qtr
TEXAS-TD, C McCoy 44 YD RUN (R Bailey KICK) 12:10 3rd
Qtr
TEXAS-TD, J Chiles 11 YD RUN (R Bailey KICK) 5:53 4th
Qtr


TEXAS IOWA ST
First downs 28 14
Rushed-yards 39-216 29-93
Passing yards 298 135
Sacked-yards lost 1-5 1-8
Return yards 43 0
Passes 23-31-0 19-37-2
Punts 3-35.3 6-34.7
Fumbles-lost 0-0 2-1
Penalties-yards 6-60 4-38
Time of possession 29:05 30:55


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: TEXAS-John Chiles 9-54, Colt McCoy 4-50, Jamaal Charles 7-44,
Vondrell McGee 7-26, Antwan Cobb 5-25, Chris Ogbonnaya 3-19, Nic
Redwine 3-1, - Team 1-MINUS 3. IOWA ST-Jason Scales 19-77, J.J. Bass
6-11, Phillip Bates 2-10, Bret Meyer 2-MINUS 5.

PASSING: TEXAS-Colt McCoy 23-30-298- 0, John Chiles 0-1-0- 0. IOWA
ST-Bret Meyer 17-33-111- 2. Todd Blythe 1-1-21- 0. Austen Arnaud
1-3-3- 0.

RECEIVING: TEXAS-Nate Jones 7-125, Jordan Shipley 3-71, Quan Cosby
5-46, Billy Pittman 5-36, Chris Ogbonnaya 2-13, Jamaal Charles 1-7.
IOWA ST-Todd Blythe 3-37, Marquis Hamilton 3-23, Bret Meyer 1-21,
Phillip Bates 2-16, Ben Barkema 1-12, R.J. Sumrall 2-12, Houston Jones
1-6, Jason Scales 5-5, Derrick Catlett 1-3.


Att: 52,060</div>

 

AMES, Iowa (Ticker) -- Colt McCoy and Texas finally picked up aconference win.


McCoy passed for a season-high four touchdowns and ran foranother score Saturday as the 23rd-ranked Longhorns rolled totheir first Big 12 Conference victory this season, a 56-3thrashing of Iowa State.


It was the first win since September 22 for Texas (5-2, 1-2 Big12 South), which lost to rival Oklahoma in last week's annual"Red River Rivalry." The loss came seven days after theLonghorns suffered a 41-21 setback to Kansas state in Austin -the school's worst home loss under coach Mack Brown.

"I'm really proud of the guys today, to come out on the roadwith emotion after last week's Oklahoma game," Brown said. "Thereceivers played great. We protected the ball really well andin the second half we broke the turnover jinx we had."

"(The win) was really important for us," McCoy added. "To comeout of the week and get turnovers and not give them up wasreally important."


McCoy was one of the main culprits in the loss to Kansas State,tossing four interceptions. The sophomore bounced back with asolid performance last week against Oklahoma and was brilliantin this contest, completing 23-of-30 passes for 298 yards withno interceptions.


"We hadn't executed very well in the past two weeks," McCoysaid. "The spread is a big part of our offense, so when CoachDavis (offensive coordinator Greg Davis) said we'd throw thefootball around, it put a smile on my face. We executed thatwell and that's what won us the game."


The 205-pound McCoy also contributed on the ground with a44-yard TD run late in the third quarter, the longest run of hiscareer.


"We didn't want Colt to run it anymore," Brown admitted. "Wewanted him to keep throwing and get in rhythm and get hisconfidence going into the rest of the season. He has(scrambled) all year. He's made a lot of plays off of his feet,and we have worked on the scramble coverage a lot."

With star wide receiver Limas Sweed sidelined due to aseason-ending wrist injury, McCoy turned to senior wideout NateJones, who had seven catches for a career-high 125 yards.

McCoy tossed three TD passes in the first half, including a pairof scoring strikes to Jordan Shipley. Jamaal Charles ran foran eight-yard TD in the second quarter for Texas, which carrieda 28-3 lead into the break.


The contest marked the reunion of Texas and Iowa State coachGene Chizik, who spent the previous two seasons as theLonghorns' defensive coordinator.


"Texas has great athletes and great coaches," Chizik said."Mack Brown is a classy man. He is a phenomenal football coach,one of the best if not the best in the country. Most programswould aspire to be something like them. Today I thought thatwas evident."


"The only bad thing about today is Gene Chizik was on the othersideline, and we care a lot about him," Brown added.

Iowa State quarterback Bret Meyer struggled all day, finishing17-of-33 for 111 yards with two interceptions.


Jason Scales rushed for 77 yards on 19 carries for the Cyclones(1-6, 0-3 North), who fell to 0-7 all-time against Texas.