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College Station, Texas
Tuesday, November 16, 1971
THE BATTALIOI
A&M keeps title hopes alive with 18-13 win over Ric
e
By JOHN CURYLO
Battalion Sports Editor
Refusing to be beaten, the Tex
as Aggies, behind twice in the
game, evened their season record
at 5-5 by downing the Rice Owls
18-13 in Houston Saturday.
A 14 yard run by Mark Green
in the second quarter and a seven
yard pass from Joe Mac King to
Mitch Robertson in the fourth
period were the touchdown plays.
Field goals of 27 and 28 yards
in each of these quarters by Pat
McDermott tied and broke the
school career record of 13 held
by Charles Riggs.
King completed eight of 18
passes for 128 yards, three of
them going to tight end Homer
May for 52 yards. Green ran for
90 yards on 31 carries, and Steve
Burks got 40 in six tries, 32 of
them on one play.
For Rice, Stable Vincent ran
25 times for 92 yards, and Bruce
Gadd completed 15 of 26 passes
for 191 yards and one touchdown.
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He threw two interceptions. Gary
Butler was his leading receiver,
catching five for 101 yards. Bob
Brown hauled in eight Gadd aeri
als for 73 yards.
Rice’s Mark Williams tried a
field goal of 53 yards in the first
period, but it was short. Williams’
attempt was the result of a fourth
and eight situation after Rice had
moved from their own 23 to the
A&M 36. Vincent had run 11
yards for one first down, and
Gadd had hit Butler for 24 for
another. On third and five, a
screen pass to Butler was stopped
for a three yard loss by Max
Bird, setting up the kick.
Williams got another chance
with three minutes gone in the
second quarter. In five minutes
of playing time, the Owls had
gone from their 38 to the Aggie
10. Four first downs had been
made on the ground, and the
A&M defense stiffened. With
first and 10 at the 14, Cliff Crab
tree was stopped after a two yard
gain. Vincent got only two, being
tackled by David Hoot. Hoot
knocked down a pass in the end
zone for Butler, and Williams
kicked the 27 yard field goal.
After a Robertson punt of 39
yards to the Rice 10, Steve Lueb-
behusen intercepted a Gadd pass,
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returning it 12 yards to within
12 of a touchdown. Green got two
yards in as many tries, and King
overthrew Billy Joe Polasek, so
McDermott toed one from the
17 to tie the score.
Mike Bellar kicked off to Pres
ton Anderson, who returned it
13 yards, but Charles Billingsley
jarred the ball loose, and Mike
Bunger recovered it at the 13.
Two plays later, Doug Neill and
Ralph Sacra cleared the way for
Green’s 14 yard scoring run. Mc
Dermott’s extra point try was
wide after a penalty nullified a
good conversion, and A&M led,
9-3.
The Owls bounced back, with
Williams making the 28 yard field
goal with 3:20 to go in the half.
A pass from Gadd to Butler was
good for 52 yards, with the tight
end from Conroe getting away
from Brad Dusek. Hoot finally
knocked him out of bounds at the
12.
Here the Aggie defense got
stingy again. Bird caught Gadd
for a loss of three and Hoot
tipped a pass intended for But
ler, forcing the field goal, which
made it 9-6.
King passed 26 yards to May
for a first down, and Green and
Neill picked up two yards each
to set up an unsuccessful 57 yard
field goal attempt by Roberto
Pay an.
Statistically, the first half be
longed to the Owls. Eight first
downs to five, 165 yards to 103
and 40 plays to 28 were Rice’s
credits. However, a lost fumble
and an intercepted pass set the
Aggies up for scores twice.
The wind kept A&M from try
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EIGHT WHITE JERSEYS caused Rice’s Preston Ander
son to fumble a second quarter kickoff. Mike Bunger (47)
recovered the loose ball on the 13 yard line, and two plays
later, Mark Green scored a touchdown for the Aggies. A&M
went on to win, 18-13. (Photo by Mike Rice)
ing a 49 yard field goal in the
middle of the third quarter. A
fumble recovery by Boice Best
was made possible by Kent Fin
ley and Grady Hoermann’s jarring
tackle of Steve Ogletree.
Late in the period, Green sand
wiched runs of one and eight
around a plunge for three by Neill
to get a first down. The drive
continued into the fourth stanza
with a 21 yard pass from King to
Polasek. Burks ran for six, and
Todd Christopher fell on his fum
ble to keep the drive alive at the
Rice 36.
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King hit Robert Murski on the
right sideline for nine yards and
a first down. Green took a pitch-
out for nine, then ran through
the middle for two more and an
other first down. Little more
could be gained, and McDermott
kicked a 28 yarder to break the
school record and put the Aggies
in front 12-6 with 12:19 remain
ing.
Rice stormed back, going 81
yards in eight plays to score. A
pass to Brown for 16, a 13 yard
run by Vincent, a piling on pen
alty, and another pass to Brown
for 13 yards, set up the Gadd-to-
Butler pass for the touchdown
of 18 yards. Butler fought off
tackles by Bird, Lee Hitt and
Dusek to go over near the right
flag. Williams’ PAT made it 13-
12.
Four big pass plays put the
Aggies back on top. A 12 yard
look-in to Burks on third and
seven was good for a first down.
Then, on third and 13, King hit
Joey Herr cutting over the middle
for 27 big yards to the Rice 28.
May was next, catching another
King aerial on the right sideline
for 21 yards.
May fell on his already cracked
wrist, and went out of the game.
In his place, Robertson caught
King’s pass over the middle after
the quarterback had rolled out
to the left. An underthrown pass
to Neill was unsuccessful for the
conversion, but A&M led 18-13
With 6:46 to play.
The Owls got moving again
twice, but the Aggie defense rose
to the occasion both times. Gadd
was stopped short of a first down
at the A&M 28 on a fourth and
four, and Hitt intercepted a pass
at the 39 on a third and 10 to
stop another drive.
A 74 yard punt by Robertson
had given Rice the ball on their
own 20. Standing on the 11, the
Abilene senior booted it complete
ly out of the Owl end zone.
Both offensively and defensive
ly, big plays spelled victory for
the Aggies. In their fourth
straight win, Hoot was credited
with 15 tackles and one knocked
down pass. Hoermann had
stops and a blocked pass. Van
Odom and Best each had nine
tackles, and Best a fumble re
covery.
Bland Smith and Bill Wiebold
got eight tackles each, with Smith
knocking down one of Gadd’s
passes. Luebbehusen made seven
tackles, but his pass interception
was the big play for him. Hitt
had six tackles and intercepted
a pass, in addition to knocking one
down.
Only the University of Texas
Longhorns are left for A&M. For
the Aggies to take the conference
crown, they need help this week
end. Rice must beat TCU, and
Texas Tech must win against Ar
kansas to set up a showdown for j
the championship on Thanksgiv
ing Day.
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