Texas Tech Athletics
5-3 , 3-2
Iowa State
4-3 , 3-2
Red Raiders Fall Late in Ames
October 27, 2018 | Football
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Texas Tech's Alan Bowman was forced into a safety with 4:39 left, Hakeem Butler added a 48-yard TD catch from Brock Purdy just over two minutes later and Iowa State rallied to beat the Red Raiders 40-31 on Saturday.
Bowman's two-point blunder was the break the Cyclones (4-3, 3-2 Big 12) needed to clinch their third straight win behind Purdy, their star freshman, after a 1-3 start.
With the game tied at 31, Bowman fumbled the snap, retrieved the ball and flung it away with his foot in the end zone as a hard-charging JaQuan Bailey approached. Bowman failed to get the ball back to the line of scrimmage though, putting Iowa State ahead 33-31.
"That's not good enough. It's on me," Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said. "We've got to get better quick."
Butler, who had four catches for 148 yards, then corralled a beautiful pass from an inconsistent Purdy to put a weird and wild game out of reach.
Bowman had 323 yards passing for Texas Tech (5-3, 3-2), but he also had three picks. Iowa State linebacker Marcel Spears had two of those interceptions, and he brought one back for a touchdown.
THE TAKEAWAY
Texas Tech: The Red Raiders blew a massive opportunity to take charge in the Big 12 standings with home games against Oklahoma and Texas. Tech wasted an early 10-0 lead, committed 10 penalties and rushed for just 30 yards.
UP NEXT
Texas Tech hosts Oklahoma on Nov. 3.
Team Stats
TTU 7, ISU 0
TTU - Leggett, Thomas 0 yd blocked punt return (Hatfield, C. kick)
TTU 10, ISU 0
TTU - Hatfield, C. 28 yd field goal 8 plays, 34 yards, TOP 2:53
TTU 10, ISU 7
ISU - Montgomery, Da. 1 yd run (Assalley, C. kick), 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:49
TTU 10, ISU 14
ISU - Kolar, Charlie 9 yd pass from Purdy, Brock (Assalley, C. kick) 7 plays, 89 yards, TOP 3:12
TTU 17, ISU 14
TTU - Bowman, Alan 1 yd run (Hatfield, C. kick), 12 plays, 85 yards, TOP 4:20
TTU 17, ISU 17
ISU - Assalley, C. 27 yd field goal 6 plays, 33 yards, TOP 2:24
TTU 17, ISU 24
ISU - Spears, Marcel 41 yd interception (Assalley, C. kick)
TTU 24, ISU 24
TTU - Wesley, Antoine 31 yd pass from Bowman, Alan (Hatfield, C. kick) 8 plays, 65 yards, TOP 2:42
TTU 24, ISU 31
ISU - Montgomery, Da. 1 yd run (Assalley, C. kick), 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:40
TTU 31, ISU 31
TTU - Allen, Dakota 0 yd fumble recovery (Hatfield, C. kick)
TTU 31, ISU 33
ISU - TEAM 15 yd safety
TTU 31, ISU 40
ISU - Butler, Hakeem 48 yd pass from Purdy, Brock (Assalley, C. kick) 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:14
