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Texas running back Joe Bergeron (24) scores a touchdown during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game against Baylor, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo,The Daily Texan, Elisabeth Dillon) The Associated Press
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Texas running back Johnathan Gray, left, makes his way downfield during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game against Baylor, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo,The Daily Texan, Elisabeth Dillon) The Associated Press
By Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — Joe Bergeron ran for five touchdowns and Texas outlasted Baylor 56-50 Saturday night in another wild one in the Big 12, snapping the Longhorns' two-game losing skid.

Bergeron fell one touchdown short of the school record held by Heisman Trophy-winning running back Ricky Williams. David Ash passed for 274 yards for Texas (5-2, 2-2 Big 12), which overcame another dismal effort by its defense.

Baylor's Nick Florence passed for two touchdowns and ran for two. The Bears (3-3, 0-3) missed a chance to get a third straight win over Texas for the first time in a rivalry dating to 1901.

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Texas led 42-31 at halftime and the game was on pace to beat the Big 12 record total of 133 points set when Baylor lost 70-63 to West Virginia on Sept. 29.

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