Kansas 13, Louisiana Tech 10
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 21, 2013
Where: Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas
Temperature:
66°
Head Official:
Rick Loumiet
Attendance:
39823
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Kansas 13, Louisiana Tech 10: Matthew Wyman kicked a 52-yard field goal as time expired as the host Jayhawks snapped a 22-game losing streak against FBS opponents.
Jake Heaps completed 28-of-46 passes for 279 yards for Kansas (2-1), which took over on its on 5-yard line with 1:33 remaining and drove for the winning score. James Sims added 78 yards on the ground on 20 carries.
Redshirt freshman quarterback Ryan Higgins, making his first college start, completed 35-of-55 passes for 289 yards and a touchdown for Louisiana Tech (1-3) but also had a key fumble at the goal-line early in the fourth quarter that went out of bounds for a touchback.
Louisiana Tech, despite a pair of missed field goals by Kyle Fischer, still went into halftime with a 7-3 lead thanks to a 8-yard touchdown pass from Higgins to Hunter Lee, who made a sprawling catch in the end zone. Kansas, which twice failed going for it on fourth down, managed just a 39-yard field goal by Wyman with 2:20 left in the half.
The Bulldogs extended their lead to 10-3 in the third quarter when Fischer finally connected from 39 yards but the Jayhawks rallied to tie it when Heaps connected with tight end Jimmay Mundine for a 22-yard touchdown with 9:54 remaining. Louisiana Tech looked to take the lead late in regulation but running back Kenneth Dixon (129 yards) fumbled at the Jayhawk 5, setting the stage for Kansas' game-winning drive.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Kansas P Trevor Pardula averaged 57.6 yards on five punts, including a 78-yarder in the third quarter. ... Higgins started in place of Scotty Young, who is still nursing bruised ribs suffered a week earlier in a 24-15 loss to Tulane. ... Fischer broke a streak of four consecutive missed field goals with his 39-yarder in the third quarter.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Louisiana Tech |
|
Kansas |
Kenneth Dixon
|
Player |
James Sims
|
18 |
Attempts |
20 |
129 |
Yards |
78 |
7.2 |
Avg Yards |
3.9 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Receiving
Louisiana Tech |
|
Kansas |
D.J. Banks
| Player |
Tony Pierson
|
13 |
Receptions |
9 |
82 |
Yards |
82 |
6.3 |
Avg Yards |
9.1 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Louisiana Tech
|
443 |
154 |
289 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1.0 |
0 |
Kansas
|
396 |
117 |
279 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3.0 |
1 |