At times, the seventh-ranked Baylor Bears played as if they were intoxicated by the beautiful weather in Austin, yet they awoke in the second half to hand the Texas Longhorns a 28-7 loss on Saturday to improve to 5-0.
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A 2-yard touchdown run from Jonathan Gray with 2:30 left averted the shutout for the Longhorns, who had not been blanked at home since a 30-0 whitewashing at the hands of Houston on November 6, 1976.
Texas had two opportunities to seize control of the contest during the first half, yet squandered both with devastating results for the Longhorns, who fell to 2-3 overall and 1-1 in the Big 12. Nick Rose’s field goal attempt was blocked by the Bears and ended up in the hands of Terrell Burt, who ran 62 yards for a touchdown that made it 7-0 with 10:20 left in the first quarter.
A goal line stand by the ‘Horns buoyed the offense, which embarked on a 98-yard drive before quarterback Tyrone Swoopes lost a fumble at the Bears 1-yard line in the final 30 seconds of the first half.
Baylor’s ground game took control in the second half, as the Bears amassed 283 yards on the ground, including 159 on 29 carries for Shock Linwood, who added 1-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter to break the game open. Bears quarterback Bryce Petty, who entered the game averaging 313 passing yards per game, tossed for only 111 yards, yet was also able to find both Antwan Goodley and Corey Coleman for 30-yard scoring strikes.
The Bears’ 390 yards of offense was a season-low, as Petty completed just 7 of his 22 attempts and converted just six of their 17 third down attempts.
Saturday’s win was the fourth for Baylor in the last five meetings between the two teams, while the loss marked the ninth straight time Texas has lost at home to a ranked opponent. The Longhorns last defeated a ranked foe in Austin on October 25, 2008, when they topped then-7th ranked Oklahoma State 28-24.
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