Football

First Half Action
Texas   Kansas
11 First downs 11
21 Rushes 13
146 Rushing yards 32
14-9-1 Passing
(comp-att-int)
24-14-1
84 Passing yards 150
35 Total
offensive
plays
37
230 Total offense 182
0 Return yards 31
4-34.2 Punting 2-43.5
0-0 Fumbles-lost 0-0
5-54 Penalties-yds 2-10
15:01 Time of
possession
14:59
Briefly
Despite losing starting QB John Nielsen to an apparent ankle injury in the second quarter, KU forged a halftime lead thanks to three Johnny Beck field goals. ... Fourth-stringer Brian Luke was 5-for-8 for 67 yards in Nielsen's place.

Texas Leaders
Rushing: Cedric Benson 12-105.
Passing: Vince Young 9-for-14 for 84 yards (one intercepted).
Receiving: Limas Sweed 5-40.

Kansas leaders
Rushing: Austine Nwabuisi 2-18.
Passing: John Nielsen 9-for-15 for 83 yards.
Receiving: Brandon Rideau 4-58.

Final Totals
Texas   Kansas
29 First downs 17
49 Rushes 27
292 Rushing yards 40
40-22-2 Passing
(comp-att-int)
41-23-1
289 Passing yards 308
89 Total
offensive
plays
68
581 Total offense 348
0 Return yards 47
7-32.9 Punting 6-40.7
0-0 Fumbles-lost 2-1
10-103 Penalties-yds 3-23
1-5 Sacks by
(No.-yards)
2-15
33:50 Time of
possession
26:10
Briefly
Kansas scored two touchdowns in a four-minute span in the fourth quarter for a 23-13 lead, but UT responded with two TDs in the final 4:12 - including the winner with 11 seconds left - for the victory. ... The killer for KU was an offensive pass-interference call on Charles Gordon on third-and-seven from the KU 26 on the possession between UT's fourth-quarter TDs. Kansas punted away that possession, and Texas capitalized.

Games to remember
Texas: Vince Young 22-for-40 passing for 289 yards, TD, 19 rushes for 114 yards, TD; Cedric Benson 28 rushes for 161 yards, TD.
Kansas: Brian Luke 14-for-25 passing for 225 yards, TD.

Games to forget
Kansas: John Nielsen hurt his ankle in the second quarter, left the game and didn't return.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING (carries-yards)
Texas: Cedric Benson 28-161, Vince Young 19-114, Tony Jeffery 1-15, Will Matthews 1-2.
Kansas: Clark Green 10-39, Austine Nwabuisi 4-21, John Randle 7-4, John Nielsen 3-3, team 1-(minus-1), Brian Luke 2-(minus-16).

PASSING (comp.-att.-yards)
Texas: Young 22-for-40 for 289 yards (two intercepted).
Kansas: Luke 14-for-25 for 225 yards, Nielsen 9-for-15 for 83 yards, Gordon 0-for-1 for 0 yards (one intercepted).

RECEIVING (receptions-yards)
Texas: Jeffery 7-131, Limas Sweed 6-50, Benson 3-18, Bo Scaife 2-41, David Thomas 2-33, Nate Jones 2-16.
Kansas: Mark Simmons 8-135, Brandon Rideau 4-58, Lyonel Anderson 4-39, Gary Heaggans 2-26, Marcus Henry 1-21, Gordon 1-21, Green 1-5, Randle 1-4, Nwabuisi 1-(minus-1).

PUNTING (No.-average)
Texas: Richmond McGee 7-32.9.
Kansas: Kyle Tucker 6-40.7.

TACKLING LEADERS
Texas: Derrick Johnson 8, Aaron Harris 7, Cedric Griffin 6, Michael Griffin 6.
Kansas: Nick Reid 14, Charles Gordon 11, Rodney Harris 10, Gabriel Toomey 7.

SCORE BY QUARTERS
  1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
Texas 0 7 6 14 27
Kansas 3 6 0 14 23

Officials: Cooper Castleberry (r), Jim Jankowski (u), Fred Hutchinson (lm), Drew George (lj), Brad Van Vark (bj), Bobby Bernard (fj), Freeman Johns (sj).
Attendance: 38,714.
Time of game: 3:30.

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