IHE BATTALION
Sams,
By KEVIN COFFEY
Assistant Sports Editor
A combination of a rugged
A&M defense and too much Bucky
Sams spelled the end to a 16-
game winning streak for the
Texas Shorthorns as the A&M
Fish won their season finale 10-8.
It’s hard to say which played
a bigger role in the dramatic vic
tory, the defense or Sams, but
between them they put an end to
three years of domination by the
Shorthorns.
Sams carried for 218 yards and
scored the only Fish touchdown
as he became the most prolific
runner in A&M Fish history with
a mark of 648 yards for the five
game season. He broke the rec-
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Defense Halt Texas Streak
ord of 546 yards held by Rodger
McFarland of the 1958 team.
The defense was magnificent as
it held the Shorthorns to 234
yards total offense and only the
eight points. Texas had been av
eraging 40.5 points and 410 yards
per contest.
During the initial period Tony
Blankenship stopped the only
Texas threat by intercepting an
errant pass on the A&M 11.
Sams then ran for 18 and 48
yards but an Ammons to Greeno
pass was intercepted by Mike
Featherstone at the Texas 41 to
stall the drive.
After the defense held the
Shorthorns again, the ensuing
Texas punt was fumbled by A&M
and Tommy Ingram recovered for
Texas on the Shorthorn 45.
The defense held- Texas for the
second time on the same drive and
the Fish took over on their own
18.
Sams then carried for seven
and six yards, Ammons kept for
10 and a 15-yard penalty on Tex
as brought the Fish out to their
48.
Sams went over right tackle,
cut for the sideline, and picked
up a Roy Murry block on way to
a 52-yard touchdown scamper. At
this point Sams had 160 yards on
10 carries and his name etched
in the record books.
Mark Stanley kicked the point-
after and the Fish led 7-0 with
8:04 remaining in the first half.
The half ended at 7-0 with
Sams carrying 12 times for 169
yards.
The Fish started the second
half like they were going to break
the game wide open but the Tex
as defense toughened.
The running of Sams and Hart
man brought them from their 23
to the Shorthorn 27 before the
drive ran out of gas. Mark Stan
ley, who did a great job of punt
ing often under a big rush, at
tempted a 44-yard field goal
which drifted outside the up
rights.
Texas took the ball on its 20
and proceeded to lose yardage
back to the 12 before a short punt
gave the Fish field position just
39 yards from the goal line.
The only offense the Fish could
muster was thanks to a 15-yard
face mask penalty but it was
enough to bring Stanley within
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his 37 yard effort was good and
the Fish led 10-0 with 3:49 left
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then had the ball on their own 20
with 2:38 remaining. All the Fish
needed to do was run out the
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After Sams gained another five
yards the exchange from Ammons
to Sams went haywire and Texas
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Texas ran three plays for nine
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Two teams with nothing on the
line but pride square off on Kyle
Field Saturday afternoon begin
ning at 1:30.
Rice and A&M have both lost
three conference matches and
have won a total of three games
all year.
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This series has been the most
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Since 1960 the series is tied
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and 18-13. Rice has won by scores
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Last year A&M won 18-13 in
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that saw Rice take a 13-12 lead
in the fourth quarter on a pass
from Bruce Gadd to Gary Butler.
A&M came back to score on a
pass from Joe Mac King to Mitch
Robertson. Rice’s Mark Williams
and A&M’s Pat McDermott each
kicked two field goals.
A&M’s other score was a 14-
yard run by Mark Green. Two
years ago in College Station, Rice
scored in the final minutes for a
18-17 win.
Many faces will be the same
from last year’s contest. Rice
quarterback Gadd, tight end But
ler and kicker Williams are all
back as are McDermott and
Green for A&M.
Green, injured since the TCU
game, is slated to be back in uni
form after a three week layoff
and give A&M more strength at
the halfback positions.
The two opposing coaches are
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conference ranks. Owl’s coach A1
Conover was an assistant under
former Rice mentor Bill Peterson
and Bellard is in his first year
from Texas.
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who leads the SWC in passing
and total offense with over 200
yards per game, tight end Butler,
who leads the conference in pass
receptions with 33 for 500 yards,
freshman Edwin Collins, who is
the conference’s second leading
receiver with 33 catches for 409
yards and four touchdowns, safe
ty Bruce Henley, who has four
interceptions and has returned 14
punts for 217 yards, and lineback
ers Rodrigo Barnes and LeRay
Brashers.
It will be another week for
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fullest with the acute passing of
Gadd and the catching of Butler
and Collins. A&M’s offense will
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A&M’s starting lineup will be
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