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THE BATTALION Thursday, August 19, 1954
10 Games Lined Up For Aggie Football Season
A 10-game schedule lies ahead
of the Aggie gridsters this year,
with all the Southwest conference
teams and four out-of-staters
ready ‘to meet the Aggies.
Here are the games, the date
and location of play, and a little
bit about the opposition:
Texas Tech
(Sept. 18—Here)
Although Texas Tech lost seven
starters from the powerful 1953
club, the Red Raiders are expected
to be just as tough in '54. Coach
DeWitt Weaver (Southwestemer
of 1953) has 23 lettermen back
from his national scoring cham
pionship team, Gator bowl victors
over Auburn.
The Raiders’ 11-1 record last
year may serve to prepare their
opponents better in '54 than their
3-7-1 mark of ’52 did last season.
The Aggies were the only team to
defeat Tech last fall, winning 27-14
before the largest crowd ever to
see a game in Lubbock—27,000.
The Raiders lost Bobby Cavazos,
second team all-America halfback,
plus 15 others. Most notable re
turnees: Quarterback Jack Kirk
patrick and Tackle Jerry Walker.
This opener in Kyle field will be
the 14th game between the two
schools in a series dating back to
1927. The Aggies hold an 11-2
advantage.
Oklahoma A&M
(Sept. 26—Dallas)
These two Aggie teams will meet
for the 8th time in the Cotton
Bowl this fall, with the Texans out
front, six games to one. The last
meeting was in 1952 at Dallas with
Texas A&M taking a hard-earned
14-7 victory.
Coach J. B Whitworth’s O-Ag-
gies return 12 of the 20 lettermen
from 1953 but their entire starting
line plus Fullback Earl Lunsford,
one of he nation’s top ground gain
ers, stays intact. Another bright
factor is Quarterback Fred Meyers,
who joined Whit’s Cowpokes from
the Army team. A great passer
and ball-handler, Meyers was the
starting QB for the Army fresh
men team, but a deficiency in
math caused him to leave the
Point.
Other outstanding stars are
Linemen Dale Mcinert, guard; Jack
Hutchison, tackle and End Bob La-
Rue.
I’niversity of Georgia
(Oct. 2—Athens, Ga.)
The Aggies are two games up on
Georgia and will play for the third
time in Athens this fall. First
meeting was the Presidential Cup
game at Maryland in 1950 with
A&M winning, 40-20. The second
meeting came last fall in Dallas,
the Aggies taking a 14-12 game
featured by Don Ellis’ edging Zeke
Bratkowski in passing.
The Georgia Brat is gone this
year and so is his favorite receiv
er, End John Carson. But Quar
terback Jimmy Harper is in the
driver’s seat now and he has much
help from Fullback Bob Clemens,
Capt. Joe O’Malley, Halfback Wen
dell Tarleton and Center Harold
Cook.
Georgia returns 20 and loses 13
lettermen.
University of Houston
(Oct. 9—Houston)
The Houston Cougars, like Geor
gia, still are seeking their first
win over the Aggies after tw-o
tries, but last year managed a
14-14 tie. In the series opener in
1952 the Aggies won, 21-13.
Coach Clyde Lee has 18 letter-
men back for 1954 and lost the
same number including such stal
warts as Quarterback Bobby Clat-
terbuck, Fullback Paul Carr and
Tackles Bob Chuoke and Buddy
Gillioz.
Leading candidates for stardom
this coming season are Fullback
Jack Patterson and Guard Jim
Blacks tone.
Texas Christian University
(Oct. 16—Here)
Kyle field will be the setting
for the 50th renew-al of the Aggie-
Homed Frog rivalry, dating back
to 1897. The Aggies lead TCU,
26 games won to 18 with five tied,
but in the last 10 years the Frogs
have won 7, lost 3 with one tie.
Wildest game in this recent period
was A&M’s 42-23 win in 1950.
Chief losses were Morgan Wil
liams at guard and Malvin Fowler,
Ray McKown and Ronald Fraley in
the backfield. Best men back arc
Halfback Ronald Clinkscale, and
Tackle Ray Hill.
Baylor University
(Oct. 23—Waco)
It’s getting to be the rule rath
er than the exception—these close
games between the Aggies and
Aggies Will Use
Split-T Offense
The offense to be used by the
Aggies this year is popularly
known as the Split-T. There are
many variations to this style of of
fense, first developed by Don Fau-
rot, and undoubtedly Paul Bryant
will have a few of his own to keep
the opposition off balance.
This was proved during the 1953
season when a young Kentucky
team surprised the experts by fin
ishing in second place in the S.E.C.
after a slow' start. The same type
offense is to be used again with
certain additions and changes ac
cording to the personnel available.
Gaps in Line
Basically the line will be balanc
ed with splits or gaps between each
lineman. These splits will vary
in size according to the play and !
defense. The other basic maneu- j
vor which distinguishes the Split-T
from the regular T comes from the i
quarterback. His ball handling and i
faking will take place as close to!
the line of scrimmage as possible.
The quarterback will also cany
the ball as much as any other!
member of the backfield.
Allows Passing
The passing attack is designed
to coordinate with the running at- i
tack as to backfield maneuvers and
faking by the quarterback. The
Split-T is not conducive to a wide
open type passing attack but it
does afford ample opportunity to
utilize this phase of the game.
In fact. Bryant’s 1953 club was
among the top teams in the coun
try in passes thrown for touch
downs.
Burden on Fullback
The fullback position this fall
will carry the burden of rushing
and faking if spring practice ses
sions are any indication. The
faking and running threat of the
fullback in this type offense is
essential for success.
A&M is fortunate to have two
seasoned lettermen in this spot.
Don Kachtik and Bob Easley will
provide strength and experience to
an otherwise small ajid inexperi
enced 1954 backfield.
Baylor. The 1953 game at College
Station was no exception, the
Bears nipping the Ags, 14-13, in
spite of a great aerial display by
A&M's Don Ellis- Both teams
went into that game unbeaten.
Seven points is the most that
has scperated these two clubs since
1949. The Aggies haven’t beaten
Baylor since 1947 but tied the
Bears in 1951 and came within a
point two other times. The rivalry*
is 50 games old, the 1954 battle
being the 51st game, with A&M out
front, 29 games to 14. Seven
games were tied.
The Bears return 12 lettermen
including six starters and lost 15
including five regulars. QB Fran
Cotton Davidson and Halfback Jer
ry Goody, both prominent players
in the last three Aggie games, are
gone, as are End Wayme Hopkins,
Tackle Bob Knowles and Guards
Bill Lucky and Pete Erben among
others.
Best returning Bears: Fullback
Allen Jones, Halfback L. G. Dupre,
Tackle Jim Smith and End Excell
Amyett.
University of Arkansas
(Oct. 30—Here)
Arkansas took a one-game lead
in the Aggie series with the 41-14
victory at Little Rock last fall.
The Porkers now lead A&M 13
games to 12 with two having been
tied.
This series dates back to 1903
with continuous play since 1934.
The rivalry the past five years has
been a see-saw affair, AU winning
three and the Cadets two.
Lamar McHan, great tailback for
the past three years, is gone this
year but Coach Bowden Wyatt has
a fine newcomer in Sophomore
George Walker'who is expected to
be every bit as sharp as the all
conference ace McHan.
Wyatt is in his second year at
Arkansas where he uses the single
wing offense.
Southern Methodist University
(Nov. 6—Dallas)
The Aggie-SMU series is the
“newest” of the rivalries on the
Aggie conference slate, beginning
in 1916. The Aggies hold a slight
margin over the Mustangs with 17
victories to 14 for SMU with five
games having been tied. In the
last 10 years each has won four
with two ties, but the Dallas club
has won two in a row over the
Aggies, last year’s 23-0 SMU vic
tory being the widest margin in
the series since A&M’s 39-6 vic
tory in 1944.
The 37th game in the series will
be played this fall in the Cotton
bowl. Coach Woody Woodard’s
Mustangs return 13 lettermen, and
lose the same number. Gone are
such stalwarts as Jerry Norton,
Don Miller, Jack Gunlock, and
Tiny Goss. But among those re
turning are End Ed Bernet, Tack
le Forrest Gregg, and Backs Frank
Eidom, Don Mcllhenny and Duane
Nutt
Rice Institute
(Nov. 13—Here)
Not since 1944 has A&M beaten
Rice. And the 1954 Cotton Bowl
champs appear to be strong again
this coming season. They’ll be fa
vored to extend their winning
streak over the Aggies to 10.
Although the Owls lost by grad
uation every linemen but Guard
Kenny Paul, replacements are more
than adequate and Paul is consid
ered one of the top linemen in the
Southwest.
The Owls lost all-America Full
back Kosse Johnson but retain that
terrific halfback—Dick Moegle —-
who was named to the all-time Cot
ton bowl team after his sensational
performance in the rout of Ala
bama last New Year’s Day.
The Aggie-Owl rivalry dates
back to 1916 and only the early-day
Aggie dominance keeps A&M
ahead in the series, 20 games to
15 for Rice with three ties. The
39th game is slated Nov. 13 at
College Station.
University of Texas
(Nov. 25—Austin)
Anyway you figure the 1954
conference race, the Texas Long-
homs come, out on top. Gaining
a share of the title last year heav
ily loaded with sophomores, the
Texans are top favorites to win
the crown outright.
Coach Ed Price welcomes back
seven starters, plus 62 percent of
the 1953 ball-carrying strength,
the same percentage of scoring
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