Flashback: Nov. 1, 1997
10/19/2007 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct. 19, 2007
On November 1, 1997 the Baylor Bears shocked the Texas Longhorns, defeating them 23-21 on Homecoming at Floyd Casey Stadium. Longhorn running back Ricky Williams rushed for 241 yards and two touchdowns, but it wasn't enough as running back Darrell Bush and the Bears combined for 241 yards rushing of their own.
Baylor received the opening kick and Bush opened up play with a 65-yard run to the
Baylor would close out the half with two Matt Bryant field goals, including one with time expiring. The Bears went into the break down 14-13.
Coming out of the break, the Bears' defense held strong, intercepting two James Brown passes to keep the Longhorns off the scoreboard. The strong defensive play also put the Bears in position to score, as Matt Bryant kicked his third consecutive field goal, and Watson threw a touchdown pass to Bradley Domel to make the score 23-14.
"I told them yesterday to just keep playing, playing hard, and something good would happen," said Baylor coach Dave Roberts. "It's nice to win. It's been a while."
In the fourth, Baylor pinned the Horns at their own 5 yard-line, but on the second play of their drive, Williams ran an 87-yard touchdown to put
"Give a lot of credit to Dave Roberts and the Baylor team," said
The win marks the last time Baylor defeated
