Texas Tech University Athletics
Texas Tech Athletics
7-4 , 4-4
Stephen F. Austin
6-5 , 4-2
Texas Tech Tops Stephen F. Austin, 58-3
November 24, 2001 | Football
Nov 24, 2001
By BETSY BLANEY
Associated Press Writer
LUBBOCK, Texas - Kliff Kingsbury threw five touchdown passes and Ricky Williams ran for two more scores to lead Texas Tech to a 58-3 victory over Stephen F. Austin on Saturday.
Kingsbury's fourth touchdown pass came before halftime and was the 49th of his career. It set a school record, surpassing Robert Hall, who had 48 between 1990 and 1993.
Kingsbury was 39-for-47 for 366 yards and ended the season with 50 TD passes.
The overmatched Lumberjacks (6-5) were held to six first downs and crossed into Tech territory only twice in eight possessions in the first half.
Tech (7-4) scored its first two touchdowns before SFA gained a first down. On Tech's first possession, Kingsbury completed passes of 14, 11 and 22 yards before Williams ran it in from 3 yards out.
The Lumberjacks took the ensuing kickoff but ran only one play before linebacker Jonathan Hawkins intercepted a pass by Michael Williams at the Jacks 28 and returned it to the 14.
Two plays later, Kingsbury found Trey Haverty in the end zone for a 7-yard touchdown pass.
When the Lumberjacks finally got a serious drive going midway through first quarter, another interception thwarted them. Joselio Hanson pulled in a pass by Williams at Tech's 2 and returned it to the Jacks 19. But a holding penalty erased Hanson's effort and Tech failed to sustain a drive.
Tech's offense continued its first-half scoring onslaught when they drove 77 yards and Kingsbury threw a 1-yard shovel pass to Williams to give Tech a 21-0 lead.
SFA threatened again after a faked punt late in the second quarter and David Crocker took the ball 24 yards down to the Tech 20. But two defensive stops by Tech moved the Lumberjacks back to the 33 and a 53-yard field-goal attempt was short.
Williams second score on the ground came midway through the third quarter when he scooted up the middle for 14 yards.
B.J. Symons took over from Kingsbury late in the game and threw his first career touchdown - a 4-yarder - to King Scovell for his first career TD.
Tech now awaits word on a bowl invitation. The likely ones are the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio or the Insight.com Bowl in Phoenix.
Team Stats
SFA 0, TT 7
TT - Williams, R. 3 yd run (Treece, R. kick), 6 plays, 43 yards, TOP 1:55
SFA 0, TT 14
TT - Haverty, Trey 7 yd pass from Kingsbury, K. (Treece, R. kick) 2 plays, 14 yards, TOP 0:41
SFA 0, TT 21
TT - Williams, R. 1 yd pass from Kingsbury, K. (Treece, R. kick) 13 plays, 77 yards, TOP 4:53
SFA 0, TT 28
TT - Welker, Wes 25 yd pass from Kingsbury, K. (Treece, R. kick) 5 plays, 55 yards, TOP 1:38
SFA 0, TT 34
TT - Paige, A. 20 yd pass from Kingsbury, K. (Treece, R. kickfailed) 6 plays, 67 yards, TOP 1:55
SFA 0, TT 37
TT - Treece, R. 25 yd field goal 11 plays, 57 yards, TOP 2:46
SFA 0, TT 44
TT - Williams, R. 16 yd run (Bishop, R. kick), 5 plays, 64 yards, TOP 8:03
SFA 0, TT 51
TT - Jones, D. 13 yd pass from Kingsbury, K. (Bishop, R. kick) 10 plays, 76 yards, TOP 4:00
SFA 3, TT 51
SFA - Rossner, Ryan 30 yd field goal 14 plays, 67 yards, TOP 7:46
SFA 3, TT 58
TT - Scovell, K. 4 yd pass from Symons, B.J. (Bishop, R. kick) 10 plays, 67 yards, TOP 5:10