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solidpit's Wyoming Cowboys
Week 2 2009

Wyoming Cowboys
vs
Texas Longhorns

Box Score1st2nd3rd4thOT1OT2Final
Texas 0 10 14 21 70 52
Wyoming 21 7 0 17 76 58

Wyoming 58, Texas 52 2OT

It was obvious from the get-go that something was wrong with Texas. It could have been the record 35,000 Wyoming faithful, it could have been the mountain air, or it could be that Texas just simply overlooked the underdog Cowboys.

Whatever it was, it bit Texas in the butt quickly as Wyoming took advantage of the lethargic Longhorn offense and defense and jumped out to a 21-0 lead at the end of the 1st quarter. Carta-Samuels threw touchdowns and added another on the ground.

Texas figured out something in the second quarter, however, scoring 10 unanswered, cutting the lead to 21-10. Carta-Samuels, not willing to be outdone by his Longhorn counterpart, ran in a 9-yard touchdown with 16 ticks left on the clock, making it 28-10 at halftime.

Mack Brown must have said something to the Longhorns as they came out firing in the third quarter, scoring on two short-yardage runs to cut the lead to 28-24 at the start of the 4th quarter.

Texas was finished scoring yet, as Vondrell McGee added yet another touchdown, their 21st unanswered point, to give Texas the lead, 31-28. Carta-Samuels was not finished putting on his show though, as he threw a 31-yard strike to Greg Bolling to give the surprise Cowboys a 35-31 lead with 4:27 left.

Texas stalled on their next possession, giving the ball right back to the Cowboys. They were stalled as well, but within field goal territory. But Jake Scott kicked it a bit to far to the right, keeping the score right at 35-31.

Colt McCoy and the Longhorns would not let that opportunity go to waste, as McCoy threw his 3rd touchdown to James Kirkendoll, taking the lead 38-35 with only 2:42 left.

On the ensuing kickoff, breakout star Donate Morgan broke a few tackles and took it to the house. However, senior WR Greg Bolling got called for a block in the back call right as Morgan crossed the goal-line, leaving the Cowboys back at the Texas 39-yard line, still great field position.

Carta-Samuels would continue his heroics, scrambling for an 11-yard touchdown run with only 1:18 left on the clock, giving Wyoming the 42-38 lead. But Texas now had some momentum and the missed field goal looked bigger than ever.

On the kickoff, Jordan Shipley made a unShipley-like play and fumbled the ball, giving Wyoming the ball in around the Texas 35-yard line. The Texas defense would step up and stuff the Cowboys on three straight plays, leaving Scott to boot it in from 44 yards, making it a seven point game, 45-38.

Texas would now get the ball with :54 left, but McCoy was not going to be denied, throwing his 4th touchdown of the game to tie it up with :24 left on the clock. But Wyoming still had all three timeouts...

Carta-Samuels once again drove the Cowboys down the field, getting to the Texas 37-yard line with two seconds left. Would he make it? Will Wyoming win? Read in a few minutes to find out (I have to leave for a little bit)...

Where we last left off, Wyoming was about to kick the possible game-winning field goal with :02 seconds left.

Jake Scott lined up. The snap was perfect. The hold was perfect. The blocking was perfect. The kick... not so much. It hooked to the right and the game would head to overtime.

Texas wins the toss and elects to send their defense out first. Two plays later, Carta-Samuels is hurt. The good news is he'll only miss one or two plays. The bad news is that the next play is 3rd and long. So back-up quarterback Karsten Sween heads out. Texas sends eight players on a blitz leaving Donate Morgan wide open for an easy touchdown. 52-45 Cowboys.

It's now Texas' turn and they show no signs of slowing, capping it off with a 4-yard jet sweep to Malcolm Williams to send the game to double overtime.

Texas must start yet again. The defense holds tall and forces three straight losses. It's up to Longhorn kicker Hunter Lawrence to possibly save the game. The snap is perfect. The hold is perfect. The blocking is perfect. The kick... not so much. He too hooks it to the right and Wyoming has the ball with a chance to win the game.

Wyoming coach Dave Christensen showed no signs of settling for a field goal. Carta-Samuels would return to the game and continue his masterpiece. The Wyoming offense was unstoppable. The Cowboys eventually would hand it off to running back Darius Terry who would run it in for the game winning touchdown from one yard out. Giving the Cowboys their biggest upset in history.

Players of the Game

Wyoming

Austyn Carta-Samuels , QB  Note

Texas

Colt McCoy , QB  Note

Game Statistics
CategoryTexasWyoming
First Downs2522
Total Offense511559
Rushes-YDS36-6238-178
Passing YDS449381
Turnovers11
Total Yards706757
T.O.P.13:5314:07
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