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Game #5
Texas Tech 63, Arkansas State 25
October 14, at Lubbock
Attendance: 37,521

The No. 25-ranked Red Raiders exploded for their highest point total in a decade in crushing Arkansas State 63-25 in a non-conference game.

Tech rolled up five unanswered touchdowns beginning in the second quarter to post its seventh consecutive home victory. The big gun was Byron Hanspard, who rushed for 180 yards and scored four touchdowns.

Dane Johnson had a hand in three touchdowns. He returned an interception 66 yards before lateralling to Allen Wallace, who ran the last 10 yards for the TD. He set up two other scores with a 52-yard kickoff return and a 31-yard punt return.

TEAM

TEXAS TECH
ARKANSAS STATE

1

2

3

4

F

7

21

14

21

63

7

10

0

8

25

STATISTICS

First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Returns
Total Offense
Passes
Punting
Fumbles/Lost
Penalties
Third-Down Conversions
Fourth Down Conversions

TT

22
40-244
283
121
64-527
24-16-0
5-46.4
1-0
15-149
7-12
0-0

ASU

18
36-70
266
13
81-336
45-19-1
8-40.5
2-1
10-62
8-21
1-2

Rushers: TT-- Hanspard 17-180, 4 TD's; Hobbs 2-17, 1 TD; DuBuc 2-14; Lethridge 9-5, 2 TD's; Ervin 8-23; Jones 2-5. ARK--Walker 17-28; Tinsley 16-43; Covington 1-(5); Pettus 2-4.

Passing: TT-- Lethridge 15-23-0, 263; Cavazos 1-1-0, 20, 1 TD. ARK--Covington 19-43-1, 266, 3 TD's; Pettus 0-2-0.

Receiving: TT--Hanspard 5-76; McKenzie 3-33; Scovell 1-31; Fiebiger 1-5; Hobbs 1-25; Darden 1-32; Mitchell 1-13; Dubuc 1-11; Hart 1-37; Jones 1-20, 1 TD. ARK--Walker 8-104, 2 TD's; McIntosh 3-21 Murphy 2-40; Johnson 2-33; Austin 2-49, 1 TD; Thomas 1-8; Washington 1-11.

SCORING

TT--Byron Hanspard 6 run (Tony Rogers kick), 5:38 1Q

ASU--Corey Walker 41 pass from Johnny Covington (Jeff Caldwell kick), 3:27, 1Q

ASU--Caldwell 32 field goal, 13:25, 2Q

TT--Hanspard 47 run (Rogers kick), 11:10, 2Q

ASU--Derrick Austin 42 pass from Covington (Caldwell kick), 8:59, 2Q

TT--Zebbie Lethridge 1 run (Rogers kick), 7:28, 2Q

TT--Lethridge 1 run, (Rogers kick), :03, 2Q

TT--Hanspard 41 run (Rogers kick), 4:48, 3Q

TT--Hanspard 6 run (Rogers kick), 2;22, 3Q

TT--Rod Hobbs 14 run (Rogers kick), 14:54, 4Q

ASU--Walker 2 pass from Covington (L. Cunningham pass from Covington), 9:17, 4Q

TT--Allen Wallace 10 lateral after 66 int. return by D. Johnson (Rogers kick), 8:11, 4Q

TT--Ryan Jones 20 pass from Sone Cavazos (Rogers kick), 6:35, 4Q
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