The Texas Longhorns largely played poorly on the road in Ames agains the Iowa State Cyclones, but scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to take the lead with three minutes remaining.
A pass interference penalty helped Iowa State get into field-goal range — another pass interference penalty was declined thanks to a tough catch by the Cyclones — when an offsides penalty on 4th and 5 gave Iowa State a chance to kick a shorter field goal.
The distance between the initial 42-yard attempt that never happened and the eventual 36-yarder both made it an easier conversion and took critical time off the clock.