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The University Daily Kansan
Monday, November 16, 1998
LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas is back to where it started the year: Hoping to play spoiler and trying to lead Ricky Williams into college football history.
Six straight wins under the leadership of redshirt freshman Major Applewhite has allowed Texas fans to dream big. Had
Record-breaking efforts fail to stop Texas Tech
The Associated Press
Williams: Needs 62 yards to set NCAA rushing record.
the Long-
horn s
upped the streak to
eight by
beating
Texas Tech
and Texas
A&M (10-1,
7-0), they
would've
played
Kansas at
State (10-
7-0) for the
Bid title.
But Tech ended all that Saturday night (7-3, 4-3) scored touchdowns on their last three drives, the final one with 25 seconds left, and took a 42-35 victory.
"Texas Tech played a good ball game, and we didn't make the plays we needed to," said receiver Wane McGarity, who caught four touchdown passes and became the first Longhorn
"We were not that consistent," Williams said. "They were excited and played with more emotion than we did."
With 141 yards against Tech, Williams upped his career total to 6,020 yards, making him the second Division I-A player to surpass 6,000. The other is Tony Dorset, whose 6,082 yards for Pittsburgh has been the record since 1976.
a season.
Texas' loss clinched the Big 12 South crown for Texas A&M and reduced the importance of its meeting the day after Thanksgiving. The incentive for the Longhorns (7-3, 5-2) now is to make the Aggies stumble into the conference championship game against Kansas State, while also helping themselves jockey for a better bowl bid.
Texas Tech's Ricky Williams had seven more yards than his same-named foe. The Red Raiders star said he got a big charge out of rushing more than the other Williams.
to have 1,000 yards receiving in a season.
Although Williams became the highest rusher Tech had allowed in 15 games, it wasn't enough for the Longhorns.
But the main focus of the A&M game will be Williams and the 63 yards he needs to become the leading rusher in the history of major-college football.
"Texas Tech played a good ball game, and we didn't make the plays we needed to."
"I wished him luck and congratulated him on a great season," the Tech sophomore said. "I told him I hope he wins the big prize (the Heisman Trophy)."
Texas receiver
Wane McGarity
pity). Williams scored the second of Tech's three fourth-quarter touchdowns to put the Red Raiders ahead 35-28 with 5:02 left. McGarity's fourth touchdown tied the game at 35 with 2:18 to play.
2.18 to play.
Tech answered with an 82-yard drive capped by a 3-yard touchdown plunged by quarterback Rob Peters. Peters threw for a career-high 322 yards, including 150 in the fourth quarter.
Tech had chances to win its previous three games — all to ranked teams — in the closing minutes but lost all three. "Texas trailed or was tied in the fourth quarter of its last three games and had won all three.
The victory ended late-game trends for both teams.
WILLIAMS' RECORDS
1. The N1 1CMA Division IA records owned or tited by Texas running back Ricky Williams, with old records in parenthesis: Career rushing touchdowns: 71 [64],
Anthony Thompson, Indiana, 1986-89
Career total touchdowns: 74 (65, Thompson)
**Career points scored (overall)** 446 (423)
Roman Anderson, Houston, 1988-91
Career points scored (non-kickers): 446
(394, Thompson)
Games with a touchdown: 32 (31, Ted Brown, North Carolina State, 1975-78; Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh, 1973-76; Glenn Davis, Army, 1943-46)
Games with two or more locations: #1
(20). Thompson
- Fostest to 1,000 rushing yards: 5 games (tied record by seven other players)
Consecutive 300-yard games: 2, 318 yards vs. Rice; 350 vs. Iowa State (1 by several players)
(20, thompson)
■ Most touchdowns in consecutive seasons
52 (fied Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State,
1987-8B)
[tied record set]
Rushing touchdowns in consecutive games: 11, 6 vs. Rice, 5 vs. Iowa State (tied record set by Kelvin Bryant, North Carolina, 1981, 6 vs. East Carolina and 5 vs. Miami, Ohio)
NCA Division I LA records Williams is chasing, with his totals in parentheses.
Highest career average yards per carry (minimum 781 attempts): 6.13, Archie Griffin, Ohio State, 1972-75 (6.23)
Grittin, Ohio State, 1972-73 (6.23)
Career rushing yardage: 6,082, Dorsett
(6,020)
All-purpose yardage: 7,172. Napoleon McCallum. Naval 1981-85 (6,911)
200-yard games: 11, Marcus Allen,
USC, 1978-81 (10)
Source: The Associated Press
Tennessee clinches victory in final minutes
Vols score final 18 points of contest
Tennessee remained undefeated after scoring the last 18 points against the Razorbacks. Travis Henry's 1-yard dive with 28 seconds left capped a final three minutes that almost defied belief.
The Associated Press
those that Arkansas (8-1, 5-1 SEC) outplayed the Vols (9-0, 6-0) on their home field and appeared to have won when it held on fourth down and took possession at the Tennessee 49 with 1:54 left.
No. 3 UCLA 36, Washington 24
At Seattle, UCLA got a 77-yard punt return by Ryan Roques and five field goals from Chris Sailer to clinch the Pac-10 championship and at least a trip to the Rose Bowl.
The Bruins (9-0, 7-0), No. 2 in the
Bowl Championship Series rankings behind Tennessee, still have their sights on the Flesta Bowl that will determine the national title.
Washington (5-5, 3-4) must beat Washington State next week to avoid its first losing season in 22 years.
At Gainesville, Fla., Doug Johnson threw for 360 yards and four touchdowns, and Travis McGriff caught 13 passes for 222 yards as Florida (9-1, 7-1 SEC) won its sev-
years.
No. 4 Florida 33, South Carolina
14
South Carolina (1-9,0-8) lost its ninth straight.
enth straight to stay alive in the national title race.
est 7
No. 5 Florida St. 24, Wake For-
At Winston-Salem, N.C., Mario Edwards set a school record with four interceptions and the Seminoles (10-1, 7-1) claimed the ACC title with the win against Wake Forest (3-7, 2-6).
No. 7 Ohio St. 45. Iowa 14
No. 7 Ohio St. 45, Iowa 14
At Iowa City, David Boston caught two of Joe Germaine's three touchdown passes, and Joe Montgomery scored on an 80-yard run as Ohio State (9-1, 6-1 Big Ten) saw to it that it didn't stumble against Iowa (3-7, 2-5) after losing its No. 1 ranking last week.
No.15 Michigan 27, No.8 Wis.
oignin 19
At Ann Arbor, Mich., Clarence Williams rushed for 121 yards, and Anthony Thomas added 102 yards and two touchdowns as No. 15
Michigan amassed 257 yards rushing against Wisconsin (9-1, 6-1 Big Ten).
The Wolver
The wolves in (8,2,7,0) can ensure their first back-to-back trips to the Rose Bowl in six years with a win Saturday at Ohio State.
No. 9 Arizona 27, California 23
At Berkeley, Calif., Keith Smith threw for two touchdowns and Trung Candidate score on a 54-yard run as Arizona (10-1, 6-1 Pac-10) won its fifth straight.
Cal (5-5, 3-4) lost for the fourth time in five games and remains one
die.
No. 12 Notre Dame 30, Navy 0
victory shy of becoming bowl eligible.
At Landover, Md., Autry Denson became Notre Dame's career rushing leader and the most lopsided rivalry in college football history
Ivain江 in College stayed that way as the Irish (8-1) beat Navy (3-6) for the 35th straight time. Denson ran for
two touchdowns and gained 107 yards on 25 carries to pass Allen Pinckett as the most prolific runner in Notre Dame history with 4,192 career rushing yards.
No.14 Tulane 49, Army 35
At West Point, Shaun King threw for three touchdowns and ran for three at Tulane (9-0, 5-0 Conference USA) clinched at least a tie for its first conference title since 1949.
King finished with 332 yards on 23-of31 passing and gained 135 yards on 17 carries against Army (2-7, 2-3).
Syracuse 28, No.16 Virginia
Tech 26
At Syracuse, Donovan McNabb hit Stephen Brominski with a 13-yard touchdown pass on the last play of the game to keep Syracuse
(6-3, 4-1) in line to win its third straight Big East title.
virginia Tech (7-2,
4-2) lost despite
scoring 14 points
on defense and special
teams, including
what appeared
to be the game-winning ones on a two-point conversion attempt by
Syracuse with 12:23 remaining.
No. 17 Georgia 28, Auburn 17
At Auburn, Olandis Gary's 11-yard touchdown run with 14:55 to play broke open a close game and gave Georgia the victory against Auburn (3-7, 1-SEC).
Abdou (6-7, 7-2), Georgia (7-2, 5-2) survived three interceptions from Quincy Carter and a horrendous kicking game while keeping its hopes alive for consecutive 10-win seasons.
No. 19 Penn St. 41, Northwestern
41, Northwestern 10
51, Arizona State 19
At State College, Pa., Eric McCoorran for 127 yards and turned his own fumble into a 57-yard touchdown for Penn State (7-2, 4-2) as northwestern (2-9, 0-8) finished winless in the Big Ten three years after making the Rose Bowl. No 20 Oregon 51, Arizona State
No. 21 Virginia 30, North Car Colline 12
At Eugene, Ore., Akili Smith passed for 397 yards and four first- half touchdowns as Oregon (8-2, 5-2 Pac-10) beat Arizona State (5-5, 4-3).
At Charlotteville, Va., Thomas Jones ran for 180 yards and one touchdown, and Virginia (6-2, 6-2 ACC) kept the North Carolina (4-5, 3-3) offense out of the end zone.
No.23 Air Force 10, No.25 Huoming 3
At Laramie, Wyo., Blane Morgan passed for 96 yards and a touchdown as Air Force (9-1, 6-1) took control of the WAC Mountain Division by beating Wyoming (8-2, 6-1).
No. 24 Miami 42, Temple 7 At Philadelphia, Edgerrin James ran for 137 yards and three scores, and Miami (6-2, 4-1 Big East) forced seven turnovers by Temple (2-8, 2-4).
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