Recurring penalties again hurt Texas against Missouri
The Longhorns drew seven penalties for 65 yards, while two more flags were declined in the 34-20 victory.
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Follow the full play-by-play and box score →Texas committed seven penalties for 65 yards in its 34-20 victory at Missouri, continuing a season-long pattern of pre-snap errors, holding calls and defensive mistakes. Including an illegal formation and a holding penalty that Missouri declined, the Longhorns were flagged for three offensive pre-snap violations and two holds.
A false start on tight end Michael Masunas came on third-and-5 with a little more than two minutes remaining, when Texas was trying to run out the clock. The penalty created third-and-long. After Michael Terry III gained six yards on the next play, Texas punted with Missouri still able to tie the game.
Brandon Baker was responsible for another false start and the more damaging of the two holding flags. His fourth-quarter hold erased a 34-yard completion to Emmett Mosley V that would have moved Texas to the Missouri 10 with the score tied 20-20. The Longhorns eventually punted, costing themselves at least three points.
Texas has been called for 10 accepted holding penalties this season, tied with false starts for its most frequent infraction. False starts, holding and pass interference account for 48.4 percent of the Longhorns’ accepted penalties.
The defense also helped extend Missouri scoring drives. Lance Jackson’s hands-to-the-face penalty added 15 yards to a 15-yard reception on the opening possession, and Warren Roberson later drew Texas’ ninth pass-interference flag of the season. Missouri finished that drive with a touchdown.
Ian Geffrard’s face-mask penalty aided a separate field-goal drive. All 10 of Missouri’s first-half points came on possessions helped by Texas penalties, and Jackson is tied for the team lead with five penalties.
Texas has improved from last season, when it averaged 8.3 penalties per game and finished with 108 flags for 906 yards across 13 games. The Longhorns now average 6.67 penalties and 63.0 penalty yards per game, ranking 80th and 99th nationally in those categories.
Why it matters
Texas has reduced its penalties per game from 8.3 last season to 6.67, but the same categories continue to produce costly mistakes. False starts, holding and pass interference make up 48.4 percent of the Longhorns’ accepted penalties.
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