Iowa State. 6-3 overall, 5-2 in conference play. Ranked in the Top 20. 5 game win streak. Win their final 2 games, and an appearance in the Big 12 Championship Game was theirs...
Unfortunately, for the Cyclones, the Texas Longhorns had other ideas.
Texas came out firing on all cylinders on both sides of the ball. Scoring TD’s on 2 of their first 3 possessions, and held the Cyclones to just 3 points in the first half (3 punts, an interception, and the lone Assalley FG) on 5 drives. The Cyclones couldn’t recover with Montgomery in the 2nd half, and the dreams of a Big 12 Title Game appearance were over.