Albuquerque Journal from Albuquerque, New Mexico • Page 101

COLLEGE FOOTBALL Sunday, September 28, 1997 H7. BYU Nips SMU in OT UTEP Ends 10-Game Skid; Polk Scores 2 TDs in Win ft Lobos' Tyner Is Keeping Focus AH in Family from PAGE HI That was the year he also got married, on Nov. 25. It was a pretty tough decision," Matt says. "I had two more years of football to play.

And we both had all that school to go. Football, school and getting married is a lot to juggle." -fit was very difficult to get married," Marci says, "School is a commitment itself. Then you add on the football. It was hard enough to get Then came 1996, and it wasn't as kind. In the season opener against New Mexico State, Matt suffered a broken left fibula.

He was so furious, he refused to let anyone help carry him off. He walked off the field with a broken leg. "The hardest time," Matt says, "was last fall AGGIES SUMMARY Saturday Pao UTEP 24, NEW MEXICO ST. 16 Htm Moles St. 316 Taxaa-BPaM 7 10 024 First Quartan UTEP Carpenter 5 pass from Rayboum (Bishop Kick) 9:57.

tacond Quartan UTEP FG Bishop 27, 14:56 UTEP-folk 2 run (Bishop kick), 11:01 NMSU Shaw 1 pass from Houghtaling (Cecava kick), :14. ThM Quartan NMSU Gregory 55 pass from Houghtaling (kick failed). 14:17 UTEP Polk 3 run (Bishop kick), 8:48. Fourth Quartan NMSU FG Cecava 27, 10:01 A 21,779. NMSU UTEP First downs 18 28 Rushes-yards 26-128 Passing 190 142 Comp-Att-Int 13-260 Return Yards 18 61 Punts-Avg.

5-39 343 Fumbles-Lost 21 3-2 Penalties-Yards 8-50 7-56 Time of Possession 21:58 38:02 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING NMSU, Manns 1687, Gregory 1-21, Houghtaling 4-11. UTEP. Polk 30-115, Johnson 15-73, Smith 11-59. PASSING NMSU, Houghtaling 15-35-2 181, Williams 1-1-0 9. UTEP, Strickland 11-220 128, Raybom 2-40 14.

RECEIVING NMSU, Gregory 6-97, Shaw 4-35, Manns 2-18. UTEP, Carpenter 4-56, Johnston 3-28, Natkln 2-19. CHARGING COUGAR: Brigham Young running back Kalanl Sitake picks up yardage against SMU on Saturday. BYU won In overtime. Williams, Texas Run Over Owls The Associated Press DALLAS The behemoths on Brigham Young's offensive line average 6 feet, 6 inches and 306 pounds.

The biggest guy on Southern Methodist's defensive line is 6-5, 290 pounds. When the No. 23 Cougars couldn't shake the pesky Mustangs in regulation, head coach LaVell Edwards decided to exploit the mismatch in overtime. Brian McKenzie ran for five yards on each of the first two plays, then weaved his way up the middle for a 15-yard touchdown that gave BYU a 19-16 Western Athletic Conference football victory Saturday. "We came down and had to score a touchdown to win the game, so we just pounded the ball," Edwards said.

The Mustangs (1-3, 0-1) tied the game at 13 on a 27-yard field goal by Roy Rios with 48 seconds left in the fourth quarter, then went ahead 16-13 on a 28-yarder by Rios in overtime. SMU missed a chance for a touchdown two plays earlier when Chris Sanders overthrew Rafiq Cooper in the end zone. The Cougars (2-1, 1-0 in the WAC), forced to settle for overtime after botching their last drive of the fourth quarter, needed just three plays to get McKenzie into the end zone. "I saw the seam; I just hit it," said McKenzie, who had 98 yards on 21 carries. "Nothing was going to stop me." TEXAS 38, RICE 31: At Houston, the Longhorns rediscovered their offense by putting the ball in Ricky Williams' hands.

"We knew we had to control the ball and run the ball," Williams said after rushing for 249 yards and a school record five touchdowns and held on for a victory over the Owls. Williams, who carried 28 times, scored on runs of 9, 48, 4, 25 and 15 yards as the Longhorns (2-1) tried to put behind them the humiliating 66-3 loss to UCLA in their last outing two weeks ago. It wasn't easy. Rice (2-2), which surprised Northwestern 40-34 last weekend, got two touchdowns from Michael Perry on runs of 40 and 66 yards. The Owls' spread- I claim MILLION and counting FINANCING http:www.8wordmedical.com 3 ST Sc Habit 0 jf JT7 AVAILABLE While for thousands one hair at a complete hair from PAGE HI With 1:33 left in the first half, UTEP had a 17-0 lead and had missed out on three other scoring opportunities.

At that point, the Miners had an impressive 18 first downs. The Aggies had one, which had come on back-to-back 5-yard runs by Denvis Manns. Then, with the Miners facing a third down, running back Paul Smith was hit by NMSU linebacker Enrique Ramirez and fumbled. Reginald Felder recovered for the Aggies, and the offense that had been nonexistent suddenly came to life. NMSU quarterback Ty Houghtal-ing hadn't completed a pass in the first 27 minutes of the game.

But he completed four in a hurry, and NMSU scored on a 1-yard pass play from Houghtaling to Ryan Shaw. The score at halftiir was 17-7, though the Aggies just 59 yards of total offense. UTEP had 245. "We should have put them away in the first half," Bailey said. "We did make some mistakes that need to be corrected.

We should have put more points on the scoreboard. We didn't put them away like I wanted to." NMSU head coach Tony Samuel was disappointed with the way his team played in the first half. "We weren't on it, and we weren't sharp," he said. During halftime, the Aggies came up with some new offensive strategy. After taking the kickoff, NMSU went 80 yards on three pass plays, with Houghtaling hitting receiver Duane Gregory for a 55-yard touchdown.

The snap was bad on the conversion attempt, and the Miners still led 17-13. UTEP, however, came right back on its first possession of the half to ad-visor CI a Brakes a Alignments iinnnnnnnnnnnr WACSTATE option offense piled up 452 rushing yards and baffled Texas much of the afternoon. Williams' fifth touchdown, which gave Texas its first lead at 35-31 with 10:39 left in the game, was set up a fumble by Perry on the second play of the fourth quarter. The Longhorns recovered at their own 17 and drove to the Rice 48 before being forced to punt. But a roughing-the-kicker penalty against Rice's Andy Clifton gave Texas a first down.

The Owls took over at their 20 with 5:28 to go and marched to the Texas 12 with eight seconds left. Chad Nelson's pass into the end zone to Jason Blackwell was caught out of bounds. AIR FORCE 24, SAN DIEGO STATE 18 (OT): At Air Force Academy, Tim Curry intercepted Kevin McKechnie's pass at the 20-yard line and scampered 80 yards for a touchdown to give the unbeaten Falcons a win. On a first-and-15 play from the 18 the fourth play of the overtime period, McKechnie let go a pass that ended up in Curry's arms. San Diego State (1-3, 0-1 WAC), which kicked a 49-yard field goal with one second to play in regula Golfers only The National Golf Evaluation Center, a leading reserch and development company in Southern California, is now accepting goiters of all handicaps for a risk free test play on new lines of wedges emerging in the spring of '98.

If interested please call: Cathi l-(888)-878-7529 go 82 yards on 13 plays, with Joseph Polk scoring on a 3-yard run. That; gave the Miners a 24-13 Polk finished with 115 yards on 30' carries and scored two touchdowns for the Miners. Late in the third quarter, UTEP missed a 47-yard field goal. On the, first play of the fourth quarter, Nick Cecava missed a 37-yard field goal' for the Aggies on the artificial turf. With 10 minutes left in the Cecava hit a 27-yard field goal to' make the score 24-16.

The Aggies', were only a touchdown and two-, point conversion away from tying the game. NMSU had two more chances. The first one ended when the Aggies lost the ball on downs on the UTEP 35. New Mexico State got the ball one, final time on its own 20 with two minutes, left. But an interception' ended those hopes, and UTEP ran, out the clock.

823-4444 Sea CENTER LINE Tf at THE ASSOCIATED PRESS tion to tie the game 18-18, lost for the third straight week. Air Force (5-0 overall, 4-0 WAC) won its third straight overtime game, its first at Falcon Stadium. UNLV 41, ILLINOIS STATE 6: At Las Vegas, sophomore quarterback Jon Denton threw three first-half touchdown passes as the Rebels won a nonconfer-ence game. Denton hit 21 of 30 passes for 295 yards before leaving the game after three quarters. UNLV (2-2) now has doubled its 1996 victory total.

State colleges WESTERN (COLO.) STATE 27, N.M. HIGHLANDS 21: At Las Vegas, N.M., Zack Daniels scored twice in the fourth quarter as the Mountaineers (3-1, 1-0) rallied to beat the Cowboys (2-2, 1-1) in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. S.E. OKLAHOMA STATE 21, EASTERN N.M. 7: At Durant, Greg Ray rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns as the Savages (2-2) defeated the Greyhounds (3-1).

aTires X. 1 .1 Not to be ijfj nn.il 1 yy Balloon Fiesta Weekend! 691 5 Montgomery NE entire hair transplant clinics may to have placed millions of hairs, Dr. 5word is among a handful of doctors in the world that has personally transplanted over 1.7 million crafts of patients. And he has done it time. Find out how you can have a restoration in 1, 2, or 3 sessions.

when I got hurt." Marci was pregnant, and Matt had been happy to wait on her. Suddenly, his world was upside down. He felt as immobile as an overstuffed chair. "Everything went from me MARCI TYNER: Will get degree In May taking care of her to her taking care of me," Matt says. "That was really tough.

I felt helpless. I couldn't do anything. She was doing everything for me. "But we worked through it and stuck together, and everything was fine." He was fine to play football, too. Originally expected to be done for the year, Matt returned in time to play Southern Methodist on Oct.

26. The next week, he played guard for the first time in his UNM career arid recorded 12 knockdowns in 36 plays against Tulsa. And life got better. On Dec. 6, 1996, Matthew Alan Tyner became a father.

"It was one of the most exciting things of my life," Matt says. "That was probably the best thing that's ever happened." I The baby was named Jackson Thomas Jackson being Marci's last name and Thomas being the first name of Matt's father. "It changed a lot," Matt says. "It added a lot more responsibility. It made me grow up a little bit and realize there was more to life than just playing a game and getting an education.

I've got a family now." Matt goes to school on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; Marci has classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This way, one of them always can be with Jackson. The toughest time is on weekends, particularly Friday nights. Even when the Lobos have a home game, the players stay in an Albuquerque hotel. "The weekends are probably the hardest," Marci says.

"He misses his dad. But we manage. It's only one more semester. That's probably what gets us through." Both will have their degrees by May. Marci would like to pursue a master's in social work.

She wants to work with kids. Matt would like to play pro football. He has come full circle and now is a center once again. He had 21 knockdown blocks in the 25-22 win last week over Utah State. Still, he realizes he'll have to have something else to fall back on.

After all, he has a family to support. tit's nearing 8 o'clock on a Friday night, and young Jackson Tyner begins to hover around the front door. He doesn't realize it's Friday, and that his father won't be home this night. But, soon, the phone will ring, and he'll hear his father's voice. When he does come home, Matt Tyner will pick up his boy in his large hands and raise him up high.

That'll be a good day. -1 A rt Alliu LIVE ON PAY-PER-VIEW TO ORDER OR FOR MORE TVKO IS A REGISTERED SERVICE "'X MuMI 505-255-4420 SWORD 'MEDICAL CENTER o(oj daunting SudJBUdQ Per tire Uahfa SSem 4 Year 48,000 Mile Warranty on all Installations 2 Year 24,000 Mile Warranty on Commercial Vehicles 'Financing Available wim we purcnase or or more wes ana we Parnelli Tire Buyer Package. lT Locally Owned Operated Since 1950 1 TE2i A UTOMOTIVE MA CHINE SHOP a. I 1 0 combined with any other tire offer. Excludes Economy 145R13 155R13 $22 17570R13 $27 18570R13 $28 18570R14 $30 19570R14 $32 35,000 MILE SAFARI SJR P21575R14 P23575R15 $65 31X10.50R15 $82 LT23585R16 $89 40,000 MILE lor Information rerjanllno limited warranties Retail prices may SI1 If 31X1 i I ftadials.

Otter Ends Oct 4th, 1997 I FR360 METRIC 17570R13 18570R14 $35 19570R14 $37 20570R14 $39 155R12 155R13 $30 17570R13 $39 18570R14 $42 19570R14 $44 20570R14 $46 55,000 MILE 45,000 MILE IB TRACAP DUELER HT 23575R15 0.50R1S $63 Premium LT LT23585R16 $79 LT24575R16 $79 40,000 MILE P23575R15 30X9.5R15 $93 31X10.5R15 $102 22575R16 $104 24575R16 $109 23585R16 $119 60,000 MILE vary slightly per stort. iVy 266-8733 888-4321 5:30 (a mmm mnmi immm EXPLORER GT 5000 $Prr3 BUY 3 GET VyM THE 4TH FREE! II nil ffm 19575R14 $70 UW LmJ LI 20575R14 S72 15580R13 15580R13 295535 SJ 17580R13 $24 18575R14 J35 1575R15 581 18580R13 $25 19575R14 $36 9W7SR Mn 18575R14 $26 20575R14 $38 20570R14 $74 19575R14 $28 20570R14 $45 20570R15 $80 20575R14 $30 20570R15 $47 21570R15 $85 35,000 MILE 60,000 MILE 80,000 MILE mmm mzm nmimi GTSS621 CHARGER SR CHARGER HR mi 20560HR15 $75 18560R14 18560R14 21560HR15 $80 19560R14 $45 19560R14 $54 19550HR15 $89 19560R15 $46 19560R15 $58 20550HR15 $95 20560R15 $51 20560R15 $60 20555HR16 $99 SSSli 22560R16 $70 24550HR16 $119 35,000 MILE I 45,000 MILE 60,000 MILE 1101 Second Street NWf Aft, KM 87102 iff ijw' -sS- 7PM CM. 97 505247-02S7 1-800-777-4829 YOU MUST HAVE A JERROLD CONVERTER TOVIEWTHI8 EVENT FIGHTERS SUBJECT TO CHANGE 1442 See your Pamelll reprasantatlve ALBUQUERQUE 1 1 1 Wyoming (Just So. of Central) ALBUQUERQUE 651 9 Menail! NE (Across from Coronado Mall) Store Hours: Monday-Friday 7:33 to 6:00 Sat Till INFORMATION CALL rlKkM 344-0690 Of TiME WAHMSR tNTRTAINMENT COMPANY. LP.

1 4.