Having ended their Big 12 play tied for third place in the conference standings, the Longhorns upset the No.

In the Big 12 preseason media poll, Texas was predicted to finish in second in the standings behind Oklahoma.

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With 1:11 left to play, Texas took over and put together an offensive drive that ended with a game-winning field goal for the Longhorns.

In the days leading up to the Kansas State-Texas game, Texas football quarterback Sam Ehlinger was named a semifinalist for the 2019 Wuerffel Trophy.

[7] The game started with Kansas State taking a 14-point lead in the first quarter and allowed Texas to score a touchdown, making it 14–7 at halftime.

Each team added 10 more points in the fourth quarter to make the final score a Texas win 27–24, punctuated with a 26 yard game-winning field goal by the Longhorns' Cameron Dicker just as the clock ran out.