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Texas Tech Gets Past Kansas 30-17
October 01, 2005 | Football
Oct. 1, 2005
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LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Cody Hodges threw for 333 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score to lead No. 16 Texas Tech past Kansas 30-17 in each team's Big 12 opener Saturday night.
In the Red Raiders' first game against decent competition, Hodges had a few rough spots. He threw an interception and fumbled four times, losing two that the Jayhawks (3-1, 0-1) converted into points.
Hodges, though, didn't get much support from his offensive line as he has earlier this season. In Tech's first three games, the line allowed the first-team offense to scored pretty much at will. The Red Raiders (4-0, 1-0) led the nation in scoring coming into the Kansas game, having tallied 56, 80 and 63 points against two Division I-AA opponents and a Sun Belt Conference team.
Kansas defenders put pressure on Hodges throughout the game, forcing him to hurry numerous passes and sacking him four times.
He completed 34 of 52 passes and his yardage was a season low for when he's played in all four quarters. Jarrett Hicks caught nine passes for 112 yards - one of them a 4-yard TD pass.
But the Jayhawks' offense couldn't match the defense's effort, at least not in the first half.
In the second half, the Jayhawks came to life. Down 20-0, Kansas finally got on the scoreboard after a turnover by Tech. Hodges faked a pass and the ball slipped from his hands at his own 23. Jayhawks end Charlton Keith picked up the ball and returned it to the Tech 11.
The Jayhawks scored on their first play when John Cornish ran for a touchdown to whittle the margin to 20-7 early in the third quarter.
But Tech drove 56 yards in six plays on the ensuing possession and made it 27-7 when Hodges ran around end for 5 yards and a touchdown.
The Jayhawks found its rhythm three possessions later, driving 73 yards to pull within 27-14. The drive included four catches for 43 yards by Mark Simmons, who caught the last one for 17 yards and a touchdown to close within 27-14.
On Tech's ensuing possession, Hodges fumbled again and gave Kansas the ball at the Tech's 38. Five plays later, Scott Webb's field goal made it 27-17 Tech.
A career-best 46-yard field goal by Tech's Alex Trlica put the game out of reach at 30-17 with 4:44 remaining in the game.
Kansas made it tough on itself in the first half. On first down from the Jayhawks' 10, Tech linebacker John Saldi forced a fumble as Kansas quarterback Brian Luke attempted to pitch the ball to running back Clark Green. Saldi recovered the ball in the end zone to put Tech up 17-0.
On its next possession, Kansas drove into Tech territory for the first time with 9:08 remaining in the half before a pass from Luke was intercepted by Sylvester Brinkley.
But Tech immediately reciprocated when Hodges' pass to Danny Amendola was deflected by Jerome Kemp and intercepted by Rodney Fowler, who ran it back for an apparent touchdown.
But an illegal blocking penalty against Kansas called it back and the Jayhawks got the ball on Tech's 31. But even with a second chance the Jayhawks couldn't score. Kyle Tucker's field goal attempt from 51 yards out fell short.
Team Stats
KU 0, TT 7
TT - Hicks,Jarrett 4 yd pass from Hodges,Cody (Trlica,Alex kick) 12 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:48
KU 0, TT 10
TT - Trlica,Alex 41 yd field goal 8 plays, 43 yards, TOP 4:00
KU 0, TT 17
TT - Saldi,John 0 yd fumble recovery (Trlica,Alex kick)
KU 0, TT 20
TT - Trlica,Alex 39 yd field goal 8 plays, 42 yards, TOP 1:27
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KU 7, TT 20
KU - Cornish, Jon 11 yd run (Webb, Scott kick), 1 plays, 23 yards, TOP 0:07
KU 7, TT 27
TT - Hodges,Cody 5 yd run (Trlica,Alex kick), 6 plays, 56 yards, TOP 2:32
KU 14, TT 27
KU - Simmons, Mark 17 yd pass from Luke, Brian (Webb, Scott kick) 7 plays, 73 yards, TOP 2:23
KU 17, TT 27
KU - Webb, Scott 27 yd field goal 5 plays, 27 yards, TOP 0:54
KU 17, TT 30
TT - Trlica,Alex 46 yd field goal 10 plays, 34 yards, TOP 5:12
