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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBEFt 17, 1976
Words of last year still remembered
Ags ready for Wildcat defense
By PAT EDMONDSON
In 1975, the root of Texas A&M’s
gridiron success stemmed predomi
nately from its phenomenal defense.
Melvin Robertson’s Maroon Maul
ers yielded a mere 80.3 rushing
yards per game last season. Through
the airways, opponents averaged
only 103.5 yards a game against
A&M defenders.
When the Ags visited Manhattan,
Kansas a year ago to face the Kansas
State Wildcats, a defensive standoff
was not anticipated. A&M had trou
ble with the stubborn ‘Cats, and
Viers
quarterback David Shipman’s 31
yard touchdown gallop late in the
third quarter was the only K-State
slip-up in a near flawless defensive
showing. Aggie kicking specialist
Tony Franklin added a 36 yard field
goal as the Ags shutout the Wildcats,
10-0.
Though Kansas State finished the
’75 season with a 3-8 record, their
defensive unit proved formidable.
They held A&M, Oklahoma, and
Nebraska to a total of four
touchdowns.
This is what primarily concerns
TAMU coaches and players as they
undergo final preperations for this
Saturday’s 4 p.m. rematch with Kan
sas State at Kyle Field.
It will be the fifth meeting be
tween the Aggies and the Big Eight
Conference represenative. The se
ries stands at 2-2. K State won the
opener by a 13-10 decision in 1912.
Both teams enter the game with
unblemished 1-0 records. The Ag
gies downed Virginia Tech, 19-0 last
week while the Wildcats surprised
Brigham Young University, 13-3.
Offensively, the Ags are coming
off an impressive performance both
on the ground and in the air. Aggie
backs David Shipman, David
Walker, George Woodard, Darrell
ISmith, Adgar Armstrong, Curtis
Dickey and David Brothers ac-
Bryant
counted for 199 yards rushing and
Shipman and Walker hit on 11 of 17
passes for 186 yards.
Sophomore-returnee George
Woodard provided most of the
punch as he banged out 111 yards up
the middle. He also caught a pair of
screen passes and blasted his way for
an additional 64 markers.
The Wildcats took advantage of a
Brigham Young punting miscue in
their victory last week. A bad snap
on a punt gave them the football on
the BYU two yard line and tailback
Tony Brown scored the ‘Cats first
TD of 1976. Bill Sinovic added a pair
of field goals, including a school rec
ord shot from 58 yards out which
bounced off the crossbar.
The ‘Cats return eight of last year’s
starters on defense. Standouts in
clude all-America prospect Gary
Spani, outside linebacker Carl Pen
nington, defensive ends Vic Chan
dler and Perry Viers, tackle Roy
jShine, and secondary men John An-
jdrews and Marvin Switzer. Senior
Jnose guard Theopilis Bryant was
credited with 13 unassisted tackles
against the Cougars last week and
was selected as the K-State defen
sive player of the week.
Sinovic got the honor for offensive
player of the week.
The Aggies will be relatively in
jury free going into the match-up.
Keith Baker is the only exception.
He is still recuperiating from appen
dix surgery he underwent three
weeks ago. Defensive tackle Edgar
Fields suffered a minor ankle injury
last week but is expected to be at full
strength for the contest.
Tailback Tony Brown (sore toe),
defensive end Vic Chandler (bruised
in-step), and tackle Ernie Navarro
(strained arch) were limited in work
outs this past week but are expected
to start.
A&M enters the game as a 15
point favorite.
Jack Dale and Tim Osborne will
air the game for Exxon over 17 Texas
stations.
Other action pits the Southwest
Conference versus the Southeastern
Conference. SWC represenatives
travel east as Houston meets
Florida, Baylor tackles Auburn,
SMU goes against Alabama, and
TCU squares off with Tennessee.
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Freshman
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Curtis Dickey
from Bryan
High School
gained 51
yards in six
carries last
week against
Virginia Tech.
An inch of day
light against
the Wildcats
may find Di
ckey alone in
the end zone.
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ty. An offense devoid of super run
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has forced him to the air too often.
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When Todd was drafted this year,
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Namath, in the second half of a
lucrative two-year contract, seems to
be taking his apparent phase-out
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backfield for Saturday’s game here
with North Texas State, and fullback
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list.
Royal said Campbell, suffering
from a first degree strain at the top of
the hamstring, ran “better Thurs
day, but that he “still wasn’t ready
to go all out.”
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