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Behren Morton leads late TD drive as Texas Tech posts 23-22 upset for No. 11 Cyclones' first loss
AMES, Iowa (AP) Behren Morton drove Texas Tech 71 yards for the winning touchdown with 19 seconds left, and the Red Raiders denied No. 11 Iowa State its best start in program history with a 23-22 upset Saturday.
Tahj Brooks's 5-yard touchdown run came after the Cyclones had taken their first lead on Rocco Becht's 44-yard touchdown pass to Carson Brown with 2:11 to play.
“I’m so proud of this football team,” Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire said. “It’s a huge win for us because we get bowl eligible and it keeps us in the mix.”
Brooks ran 25 times for 122 yards to go over 4,000 for his career. He has gone over 100 yards in all nine of his games this season.
“(Tahj Brooks) is one of the players I have the utmost respect for,” Iowa State coach Matt Campbell said. “I think he's one of the great players in this conference, so a lot of praise to him for sure.”
The Red Raiders (6-3, 4-2 Big 12) got the win after dropping consecutive games to Baylor and TCU.
Iowa State (7-1, 4-1) was trying for its first 8-0 start, and it had multiple opportunities to do it but fell short.
Becht threw for 315 yards and two touchdowns, Jayden Higgins caught 10 passes for 140 yards.
“We deserve this loss because we didn't play to our standards,” Becht said.
Morton, who was knocked out of last week's game against TCU with an injury to his left (non-throwing) shoulder, was 21 of 40 for 237 yards and two touchdowns. He was intercepted twice.
The Red Raiders overcame three false starts on their winning drive, and Morton converted a fourth-and-7 with an 8-yard pass to Josh Kelly. Brooks scored the decisive TD after taking a direct snap.
Tech knocked off its highest ranked opponent since beating a No. 5 West Virginia in 2012.
Texas Tech: The Red Raiders achieved bowl eligibility for a fourth straight year, including three in a row under coach Joey McGuire.
Iowa State: The Cyclones failed to find enough points against a Tech defense that came in having allowed the most points in the Big 12 (288).
Iowa State could drop significantly after its first loss.
Texas Tech: hosts No. 23 Colorado next Saturday
Iowa State: visits Kansas next Saturday.
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Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 21 | 24 |
Rushing | 8 | 6 |
Passing | 12 | 16 |
Penalty | 1 | 2 |
3rd Down Conv | 6-15 | 5-17 |
4th Down Conv | 1-2 | 1-2 |
Total Net Yards | 366 | 465 |
Total Plays | 74 | 77 |
Avg Gain | 4.9 | 6.0 |
Net Yards Rushing | 129 | 133 |
Rush Attempts | 34 | 38 |
Avg Rush Yards | 3.8 | 3.5 |
Yards Passing | 237 | 332 |
Comp. - Att. | 21-40 | 23-39 |
Yards Per Pass | 5.1 | 8.0 |
Penalties - Yards | 10-84 | 8-59 |
Touchdowns | 3 | 2 |
Rushing TDs | 1 | 0 |
Passing TDs | 2 | 2 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
Fumbles - Lost | 1-0 | 2-1 |
Int. Thrown | 2 | 1 |
Punts - Avg | 5-39.2 | 3-41.3 |
Return Yards | 0 | 15 |
Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 1-13 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 1-0 | 2-2 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
B. Morton
2 QB
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B. Morton | 21/40 | 237 | 2 | 2 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
T. Brooks
28 RB
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T. Brooks | 25 | 122 | 1 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Morton
2 QB
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B. Morton | 8 | 6 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Williams
RB
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J. Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Kelly
3 WR
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J. Kelly | 19 | 8 | 127 | 2 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Douglas
5 WR
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C. Douglas | 6 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Eakin
8 WR
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C. Eakin | 3 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Tharp
80 TE
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M. Tharp | 3 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Brown
4 WR
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J. Brown | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Brooks
28 RB
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T. Brooks | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Williams
RB
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J. Williams | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
J. Rodriguez
10 LB
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J. Rodriguez | 9-4 | 2.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Lewis
25 DB
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C. Lewis | 4-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Lux
0 DB
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B. Lux | 4-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Horn
4 DB
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M. Horn | 3-5 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Baskerville
9 DB
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C. Baskerville | 3-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
I. Smith
17 LB
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I. Smith | 3-4 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Esters III
11 LB
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C. Esters III | 2-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Roberts
13 LB
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B. Roberts | 2-5 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. McAlpine
95 DL
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T. McAlpine | 1-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. McCarty
1 DB
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A. McCarty | 1-0 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Cofield
51 DL
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J. Cofield | 1-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
H. Dyson III
33 LB
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H. Dyson III | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Dingle Jr.
35 LB
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M. Dingle Jr. | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Rigsby
94 DL
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B. Rigsby | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Jordan
7 DB
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B. Jordan | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q. Ledet Jr.
5 DL
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Q. Ledet Jr. | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
G. Garcia
99 K
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G. Garcia | 1/1 | 44 | 2/2 | 5 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
J. Burgess
41 P
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J. Burgess | 5 | 39.2 | 1 | 45 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
J. Williams
RB
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J. Williams | 4 | 21.3 | 28 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Brown
4 WR
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J. Brown | 1 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
R. Becht
3 QB
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R. Becht | 23/39 | 332 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
A. Sama III
24 RB
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A. Sama III | 13 | 74 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Hansen
26 RB
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C. Hansen | 11 | 46 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Jackson
12 RB
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J. Jackson | 6 | 12 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Becht
3 QB
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R. Becht | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Higgins
9 WR
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J. Higgins | 16 | 10 | 149 | 1 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Noel
13 WR
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J. Noel | 9 | 6 | 68 | 0 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
G. Burkle
84 TE
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G. Burkle | 6 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Brown
32 WR
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C. Brown | 1 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Moore
82 TE
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T. Moore | 3 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Hansen
26 RB
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C. Hansen | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Jackson
12 RB
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J. Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
T. Onyedim
11 DE
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T. Onyedim | 3-3 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Verdon
7 DB
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M. Verdon | 3-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Freyler
17 DB
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B. Freyler | 3-6 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Goodwin
34 LB
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B. Goodwin | 2-5 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Singleton
58 DL
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J. Singleton | 2-1 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Ebel
47 LB
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K. Ebel | 2-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Petersen
52 DE
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J. Petersen | 2-3 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Neal
31 DB
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M. Neal | 2-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Z. Hawk
53 DL
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Z. Hawk | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Mendeszoon
6 DE
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M. Mendeszoon | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Porter
10 DB
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D. Porter | 1-0 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Brezina
9 LB
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C. Brezina | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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