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College Station, Texas
Tuesday, November 7, 1972
THE BATTALION
Ferguson Intercepted Six Times By Secondary
Aggies Drop Arkansas For SWC Win
FOR
BEST
RESULTS
TRY
BATTALION CLASSIFIED
(Continued from page 1)
tables were turned on Arkansas'
Frank Broyles who won his first
SWC game here 15 years ago,
coming with an 0-6 record.
Needless to say, it was not an
offensive extravaganza. It was
especially frustrating for Arkan
sas which had been averaging al
most 200 yards a game on the
arm of Ferguson and tailback
Dickey Morton who had averaged
112 yards a game rushing. Fer
guson hit but nine of 26 passes
for 115 yards and Morton ran 19
times for 88 yards.
The Razorbacks never went be
yond the A&M 27-yard line until
13:30 left in the fourth quarter
when fullback Marsh White
hopped over from the two-yard
line for the Razorbacks lone
score.
For A&M, the defense won the
game giving the offense great
field position on the intercepted
passes. A&M’s lone touchdown
drive was only 26 yards after one
of Ellis’ interceptions.
The field goal was set up on
a good drive by the Aggie of
fense. The drive began at the
Razorback’s 20-yard line and in
ten plays, A&M’s drive stalled at
the nine where McDermott did
his thing with what turned out
to be the margin of victory.
The Aggies had numerous
chances to make the game a run
away, but the offense never real
ly got untracked. But, as usual,
the Aggie defense did a superb
job keeping the opposition away
from its goal.
The game began with Dean
throwing an interception from
the Aggie 32-yard line after one
first down.
Arkansas took over at A&M’s
41-yard line. Three plays later,
Murski intercepted for A&M at
the 35.
With 6:17, Ferguson completed
his first pass of the afternoon,
but the defense stiffened at its
own 27-yard line and Mike Kirk
land missed a field goal attempt
from that point. That was the
closest Arkansas got to the Aggie
goal.
An interesting fact in Satur
day’s contest was that even
though the offense had trouble
moving the football, it controlled
the pigskin for over 35 minutes
while Arkansas had it for only
25.
The Aggies return to action
this Saturday for a game against
another offensive giant, SMU, in
Dallas for a 2 p.m. contest in the
Cotton Bowl. Next home tilt will
ning at 1:30 p.m.
FINAL STATS
A&M
12 First Downs
begin-
57-140
Rushes-Net Yards
44-161
6-30
Penalties
4-44
77
Net Yards Passing
115
9-40.7
Punts
3-37.3
5-11-2
Passes
9-26-6
Score by Quarters:
ARK
68-217
Total Offense
70-276
Ark —
0 0 0
7 — 7
16
0-0
Fumbles
3-1
A&M—
0 3 7
0 —10
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DEFENSIVE END MAX BIRD (87) PAID A DEAR PRICE in the Aggie win over
Arkansas with a sprained knee but it all seemed worth it when the final gun sounded. The
Aggies put a halt to the six-game losing streak with the first SWC win for both the Ag
gies and Emory Bellard (at right). Assisting Max off the field is student trainer Jim
Kotch (left). It is not known as to how long Bird will be out of the lineup. (Photo by
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By BILL HENRY
Battalion Sports Editor
In the dressing room of the
Texas Aggies Saturday after
noon, it wasn’t the Texas Boy’s
Choir, but the sound of the Ag
gie War Hymn sounded great
just the same.
It was a long time coming for
the Aggies. Six games in fact.
Six games of sad tears, quiet
ness and broken dreams quickly
mellowed into a sight of happy
tears, back-slapping and sliding
around in the showers.
“I’m a happy son-of-a-gun,”
coach Emory Bellard said after
he and his Aggies won their first
Southwest Conference game to
gether.
“I’m proud for all the people
connected with Texas A&M. I
am proud for our coaching staff
that stayed in there and worked
hard every week, but most of all,
I’m proud for the players be
cause they never quit and kept
coming back week after week.”
It was a time of everyone con
gratulating everyone else on the
team for heroics performed.
“The defensive line rushed like
gangbusters,” cornerback Robert
Murski (who intercepted two
passes) said. “Everyone was just
great.”
“Our line blocked well, but it
was our defense that won the
football game for us,” fullback
Brad Dusek said.
“The whole defense did a great
job,” middle linebacker Kenny
Stratton (who replaced injured
Grady Hoermann throughout
most of the game) said.
“Ferguson is a great quarter
back, hut our defense is well
drilled during the week. Coach
Robertson (defensive coordinat-
tor) and Coach Young (lineback
ers) do a great job.”
“It was a great win, I’ll tell
ya,” tight end Homer May said.
“Defense played a great game.
Arkansas’ defense was real
tough. We could move the foot
ball on offense, but we couldn’t
score.”
For some other players, it was
a beginning of a new career. It
was the first varsity action for
freshman Dennis Smelser and
runningback Ronnie Hubby.
“I’ll always remember my first
start on the varsity,” Smelser
said. “I’ve never been so nerv
ous before a football game in my
life as I was for this one. Ark
ansas’ defense was a lot quicker
than the freshman teams we’ve
played but they didn’t hit any
harder.”
“Arkansas’ defense had more
pursuit and had harder initial
blows than the freshmen we’ve
played,” Hubby said. Hubby took
over for the injured Bubba Bean
late in the second quarter.
There was also talk of oppon
ents and of themselves.
“Dickey Morton is a lot faster
than I thought he was,” corner-
back Corky Sheffied said. “The
secondary was playing back be
cause of the pass threat and
Morton got to the corner faster
than we could come up on him.”
“We simplified our attack, or
the plays we used, and I think
we blocked better than we have
been.
“Our front four rushed for 2
or 3 steps and looked for the
draw or handoff and then went
in hard for Ferguson,” defensive
tackle Boice Best said. “We were
raising our arms hoping to
block off his view some and also
to perhaps tip a few of his
passes.”
Another chapter is written for
the Texas Aggies but it seems
hard to let this one go as it has
been so long in coming. The con
fidence gained in beating a team
like Arkansas may let the Ag
gies get to be a little better sing
ers in the dressing room.
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