Freshman Edition
1,
The Battalion
Section Two
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1966
Index For
A&M Sports
This section of the fresh
man edition is devoted tc'
sports, an integral part of
life at Agrgrieland.
Many of Texas A&M’s
most famous traditions, in
cluding the 12th Man and the
Aggie Bonfire revolve
around sports events and it
is on these occasions that the
Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band
makes its presence fully felt.
A rundown on each Aggie
team plus traditional infor
mation is included in this
section.
Ags Picked As Darkhorses
1966 Aggie
Schedule
DATE FOE, SITE
Sept. 17 Georgia Tech at
Atlanta
Sept. 24 Tulane at New
Orleans
Oct. 1 *Texas Tech at
College Station
Oct. 8 LSU at Baton Rouge
Oct. 15 *TCU at College
Station
Oct. 22 *Baylor at Waco
Oct. 29 * Arkansas at
College Station
Nov. 5 *SMU at Dallas
Nov. 12 *Rice at Houston
Nov. 24 *Texas at Austin
^Southwest Conference
Games
Freshman
Schedule
DATE
Oct. 5
» Oct. 20
Nov. 3
Nov. 10
Nov. 19
FOE, SITE
TCU at Fort Worth
Baylor at Waco
Rice at College
Station
Texas Tech at
Midland
Texas at College
Station
TEXAS A&M FOOTBALL CHIEF
Gene Stallings, who was summoned back to his alma mater in 1965 to
direct the Texas Aggies up the comeback trail, will again direct the Ag
gies. Under Stallings’ guidance, the Aggies posted a surprising 3-7
record in 1965. Bom in Paris, Tex., March 2, 1935, he lettered in football,
basketball and golf at Paris High School and served as captain of all three
squads. At A&M, he played end three years under Coach Paul (Bear)
Bryant, was all-South west Conference his junior season and tri-captain
his senior year. He coached the A&M Fish and seven years at Alabama
under Bryant before returning to his alma mater.
Gene Stallings approaches his second season
as head coach of the Texas Aggies with a squad
that should be better than the one that posted a
3-7 record in 1965.
No predictions are forthcoming out of Aggie-
land about the 1966 record, but experts have
picked the Aggies as the dark horse of the South
west Conference.
THERE ARE problems and uncertainties facing
Stallings and his ’66 squad as they prepare for a
new season.
Replacing 14 lettermen, 11 of whom played a
lot of football, is one of the prime problems.
Admittedly, there is more overall talent among the
1966 candidates but, on the other hand, there is
a woeful lack of experience.
Stalling’s formula for producing winning foot
ball teams stresses a strong, aggressive defense and
a sound kicking game. Those two phases of play
were below par at the close of spring training.
With the departing 14 lettermen went a large
measure of the defense and all of the punting.
Linebacker Joe Welbom, tackle John Nilson, end
Jerry Kachtik, guard Tom Murrah, halfback Jim
Kauffman and safety Jerry Nichols were defen
sive regulars. Phil Scoggin did all of the punting,
leading the SWC in that department and setting
school records in the process.
AS MANY AS seven or eight sophomores could
start on A&M's defensive unit. And, a track hurdler
could wind up as the Aggie punter.
This isn’t to say that the Aggie larder is com
pletely bare of football talent. In transfer Mau
rice (Mo) Moorman, the Aggies have a potentially
great tackle. But, the 6-5, 250-pounder has yet
to prove himself in the battle arena because he
hasn’t played a down of varsity college football.
Too, there are several solid performers like
guards Don Koehn and Gary Kovar, end Ed Bred-
ing, center Jim Singleton, halfback Bill Sallee, full
back Dan Schneider, linebacker Robert Cortez, de
fensive end Grady Allen and middle guard Ken
Lamkin.
Others must come on strong during fall practice
to provide A&M with a nucleus for a solid team.
Size, speed and depth are improved over 1965
but the Aggies, overall, still will be relatively small,
slow and lacking in reserves.
CHIEF LOSSES — The Aggies lost 14 letter-
men from the 1965 squad, 11 of whom started at
one time or another. In addition, they lost punter
Bill Scoggin who averaged 43.6 yards on 88 kicks
(See Darkhorse, Page 4)
TOP 1966 AGGIE PROSPECT
Even though Maurice (Mo) Moorman has never played a
down of varsity football, he is picked by the Texas Football
magazine for the all-Southwest Conference team. The 6-5,
250-pounded, transfer from Kentucky may be one of the
few Texas Aggies to play both way. He will handle the
strong tackle assignments on offense and either middle
guard or linebacker on defense. Moorman played at St.
Xavier High School in Louisville, Kentucky, where he made
all-State and all-American. He played freshman football
at the University of Kentucky before transfering to A&M.
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