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Cowboys Pull Off Late Comeback to Defeat Texas, 30-27
September 26, 2015 | Cowboy Football
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AUSTIN, Texas - Ben Grogan's 40-yard field goal with six seconds left helped Oklahoma State cap off a late comeback and defeat Texas, 30-27, on Saturday at Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.
After rushing out to an early 14-3 advantage, the Cowboys (4-0, 1-0 Big 12) overcame a pair of second half turnovers to hold off the Longhorns and become the first team to beat Texas four-consecutive times at Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.
Despite trailing through a majority of the first half, Texas (1-3, 0-1 Big 12) stormed back to take its first lead of the game on Tyrone Swoopes' seven-yard run with just over five minutes left in the second quarter.
From there on, the two squads swapped leads three times over the final two quarters, beginning with J.W. Walsh's touchdown toss to Jeremy Seaton early in the third. As the quarter came to a close, Texas answered when cornerback Holton Hill picked off a misplaced throw from OSU quarterback Mason Rudolph and returned it 41 yards for a touchdown, putting the Longhorns on top, 27-24.
The Cowboys capitalized on a series of UT penalties late in the fourth, and used the second of Grogan's three field goals to tie contest, 27-27, with 1:33 left on the clock.
After holding the Longhorns to a three-and-out, Texas punter Michael Dickson fumbled the snap on a punt attempt and was forced into a off-balance kick that traveled only ten yards, giving Oklahoma State favorable field position for Grogan's game-winning field goal.
Outside of two interceptions and a fumble, Rudolph led the Cowboys offensively, throwing for 290 yards on 22-of-34 passing. Texas quarterback Jerrod Heard overcame seven sacks and only 48 yards from the Texas offense in the second half to finish with over 100 yards in both the passing and rushing categories.
Oklahoma State will look to maintain its unbeaten record next weekend, as the Cowboys host Kansas State on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Boone Pickens Stadium.
Team Stats
OSU 7, UT 0
OSU - Sheperd,Brandon 17 yd pass from Rudolph, Mason (Grogan, Ben kick) 9 plays, 69 yards, TOP 2:27
OSU 7, UT 3
UT - Rose, Nick 41 yd field goal 5 plays, 52 yards, TOP 2:04
OSU 14, UT 3
OSU - Walsh, J.W. 4 yd run (Grogan, Ben kick), 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:27
OSU 14, UT 6
UT - Rose, Nick 46 yd field goal 13 plays, 46 yards, TOP 6:26
OSU 14, UT 13
UT - Ridgeway, Hassa 34 yd fumble recovery (Rose, Nick kick)
OSU 17, UT 13
OSU - Grogan, Ben 34 yd field goal 12 plays, 58 yards, TOP 5:02
OSU 17, UT 20
UT - Swoopes, Tyrone 7 yd run (Rose, Nick kick), 11 plays, 97 yards, TOP 4:16
OSU 24, UT 20
OSU - Seaton, Jeremy 1 yd pass from Walsh, J.W. (Grogan, Ben kick) 13 plays, 98 yards, TOP 4:58
OSU 24, UT 27
UT - Hill, Holton 41 yd interception (Rose, Nick kick)
OSU 27, UT 27
OSU - Grogan, Ben 41 yd field goal 5 plays, 27 yards, TOP 2:30
OSU 30, UT 27
OSU - Grogan, Ben 40 yd field goal 2 plays, -4 yards, TOP 0:30
