NCAA Football Recap (Fresno St-Texas Tech)
Posted: Sun September 20, 1998 at 2:01 a.m EDT
TEXAS TECH 34, FRESNO ST 28
LUBBOCK, Texas (Ticker) -- Ricky Williams broke the 200-yard
barrier for the second time in three games and Kyle Shipley's
fumble recovery for a touchdown gave Texas Tech a 34-28 victory
over Fresno State.
Williams ran for 244 yards and a pair of touchdowns, but the Red
Raiders (3-0) blew an 18-point lead and trailed by a point until
Shipley picked up Jamie Kimbrough's fumble at the 1 and fell
into the end zone with 48 seconds remaining.
After the teams exchanged field goals, Williams scored from
three and 14 yards on back-to-back possessions to give Texas
Tech (3-0) a 17-3 lead. He added a 72-yard jaunt and also
caught two passes for 20 yards.
Williams has 665 yards in three games. After amassing 251 yards
in the season opener against Texas-El Paso, Williams had 170
yards last week against North Texas.
Red Raiders quarterback Matt Tittle completed 8-of-17 passes for
109 yards, including a 26-yard touchdown to Donnie Hart with
five seconds left in the first half to give Texas Tech a 24-6
halftime cushion.
Fresno State (0-2) battled back in the second half. Kimbrough
scored from one yard out and the Bulldogs got a score of their
own on a fumble recovery by Frank Battle to draw within 24-19 at
the start of the fourth quarter. Kimbrough finished with 40
yards on 24 carries.
Chris Birkholz kicked a 46-yard field goal to give Texas Tech a
27-19 lead with seven minutes to go.
But Jeff Hanna booted a 50-yarder and Justin Johnson returned an
interception 33 yards for a score to give Fresno State a 28-27
lead with with four minutes to play.
Bulldogs quarterback Billy Volek completed 19-of-32 passes for
349 yards. Charles Smith caught five passes for 80 yards and
Kimbrough had five catches for 55 yards. Saleem Mahdi added 79
yards with two catches.
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