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    THE BATTALION
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1977
Page 7
ichigan right on schedule
United Press International
|N ARBOR, Mich. — This could
iall over again, or so Michi-
Coach Bo Sehembechler would
[to think.
s the fourth game of the season
s was the case in 1975, Michi-
6mes off two so-so perform
ances to face its toughest opposition
to date in an undefeated, highly
rated team.
This time it’s Texas A&M, like
Michigan and fifth in the ratings to
Michigan’s No. 3 position.
“It’s sort of like 75,” Schembech-
ler said Tuesday in describing the
Wolverines’ season, “when we were
coming off two ties to Stanford and
Baylor and then beat Missouri.”
The Wolverines started off that
season with a 23-6 win over Wiscon
sin, a game that didn’t live up to its
onference notes.
leal exi
’ throttle*
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> compra ears that A ^ ie teams '
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ed. Mori
the sclii
Texas A&M’s 33-17 victory over Texas Tech
e in
have won their first three
thing A6cM didn’t achieve between
Both Texas A&M and Texas Tech have a lot going
brthem as far as recent history is concerned. For
he Aggies, the obvious fact is they won their
liggest road game of the year and now face Arkii
as, Texas and Houston at home. And for the Raid
ers, whose SWC record slipped to 1-1 after the loss?
be a sea](j|v ( ,||. four ti nes in the last ten seasons (and nine in
lop.
ive of 111 SWC INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS THRU SEPT. 24
riccant Ik
, he said i
) degree
lorehoiiK
)St the tq rkansas
/ level. I ouston
and (her ^
ercanm ^
the last 25) teams have come back from 1-1 starts to
win or share the championship.
KICKERS AGAINST THE WORLD: Tony
Franklin broke out of a mini-slump with his four
fourth-quarter field goals, another NCAA record, in
Texas A&M’s Saturday victory over Texas Tech —
and the Aggie ace immediately credited a former
Texas Longhorn with his improvement. Franklin
and 1972-74 Texas kicker Bill (Sure) Schott are good
friends and Schott spent a couple of days visiting
Franklin before the Virginia Tech game, studying
films of Franklin’s technique and correcting some
minor flaws that had cropped up.
igl
nd latwi
Theli
TOTAL
OFFENSE
Game
Punts
TOTAL DEFENSE
Game
Punts
C
Plays
Y’ds.
TD
Avg.
No-Avg.
Team
G
Plays
Yds.
TD
Avg.
No-Avg.
2
160
967
14
483.5
5-34.0
Texas
2
100
186
0
93.0
18-45.6
3
208
1375
15
458.3
15-42.3
Arkansas
3
225
704
2
234.7
25-35.1
3
221
1102
9
367.3
18-40.2
Tech
3
184
747
5
249.0
17-42.9
3
208
1080
9
360.0
14-44.6
A&M
3
210
773
4
257.7
20-41.0
3
216
1009
10
336.3
14-45.8
Baylor
3
225
972
6
324.9
20-40.5
3
190
945
11
315.0
18-39.7
Houston
3
228
1110
5
370.0
19-41.4
3
225
8&3
5
294.3
19-38.2
SMU
3
224
1152
9
384.0
15-40.1
3
201
698
4
232.7
25-36.5
TCU
3
244
1362
11
454.0
15-41.6
3 192 675
490, Texas (Virginia)
4
225.0
24-40.3
Rice
LOW YIELD: 82,
3 233 1525
Texas (Virginia)
16
508.3
15-42.3
PASSING
Player and School
•ord, SMU
Harris, TCU
IValker, A6rM
Jertel, Rice
jUipmei(fc u(ti Arkansas
larasileti illim, Tech
miredIn R,ce
lane, Texas
Pn^Pickham. Baylor
rfomuia
isonfei Texas (Boston College)
moved
nulrilici SCORING
■rhnirald Playcr & Scho01
• CftniC11 ileben, Texas
owayni anklin, A&M
replatfl Campbell, UT
empls ltle ' Ar 4 k .
r j jwins, Ark
® oodard, A&M
artificili 3NC FG: 57, Russell Erxleben, Texas (HC)
_ dx Bill Adams, Tech (A&M)
or pres
Att.
Comp.
Int.
TD
Pet.
Yards
Yds. Per
Comp.
Yds. Per
Game
Avg.
Comp.
74
37
5
4
50.0
484
13.1
161.3
12.3
50
21
5
2
42.0
292
13.9
97.3
7.0
30
18
3
2
60.0
261
14.5
87.0
6.0
45
17
4
0
37.8
130
7.6
43.3
5.7
26
15
3
2
57.7
236
15.7
78.7
5.0
26
15
1
3
57.7
206
13.7
68.7
5.0
29
15
5
I
51.7
209
13.9
69.7
5.0
14
9
1
1
64.3
226
25.1
113.0
4.5
28
12
3
1
42.9
106
8.8
35.3
4.0
YARDS.
17 (of 30),
241 yards,
xx Mike
Ford,
SMU (NTS);
LONG: 88,
Jon Aune
to Alfred
RUSHING
TD
0
0
3
0
4
4
XPT
13
10
0
14
0
0
FG
3
6
0
4
0
0
Pts.
22
28
18
26
24
24
Came
Avg.
11.0
9.3
9.0
8.7
8.0
8.0
Player & School
Cowins, Arkansas
E. Campbell, Tex
xDickey, A&M
Woodard, A&M
Whittington; SMU
Plays
54
36
48
60
49
Yds.
476
243
325
291
267
TD
4
3
1
4
2
Play
Avg.
8.8
6.8
6.8
4.8
5.4
Game
Avg.
158.7
121.5
108.3
97.0
89.0
Vater polo team
inexperienced
MOST YARDS: 203 (21 carries), Ben Cowins, Ark
(Okla. St.); LONG: 80, Greg Hawthorne, BU (Tech)
billing. This year Michigan drubbed
Illinois, 37-9, under similar circum
stances.
In 1975 Michigan shocked a lot of
people by playing consecutive 19-19
and 14-14 ties with Stanford and
Baylor before stunning a Missouri
team that was “undefeated and
ranked pretty high at the time” with
a 31-7 score.
They weren’t ties, but Michigan
did surprise more than a few folks by
the way it stumbled through wins
over Duke, 21-9, and Navy, 14-7,
the past two weeks.
The Wolverines have con
sequently dropped from first to third
in the ratings, a fact which im
mensely pleases Sehembechler this
week but would annoy him were it to
happen at the end of the season.
“I do find it difficult to get them
motivated for Duke and Navy,” he
said, “but I will not have that prob
lem Saturday. We will play hard, I
know that.
“This is an experienced Texas
A&M offensive team. All of their
backs and key people are experi
enced. But they are most impressive
defensively. Their defense has really
come on. ”
Sehembechler termed the Michi
gan pass defense “terrible, inexcusa
ble,” against Navy but that likely
won’t be much of a problem against
A&M, which uses a Wishbone of
fense and is not that much of a threat
to come in throwing the ball all over
the field.
Texas A&M senior quarterback
David Walker has thrown three
more times than his Michigan coun
terpart, Rick Leach, (30-27) and
completed two more passes (18-16)
for a lot more yardage (261-188).
Both have thrown two touchdown
passes.
Rushing appears to be even, at
least the top runners from both
teams are.
Aggie sophomore halfback Curtis
Dickey has gained 325 yards (48
rushes) and junior fullback George
Woodard 291 yards (60 rushes) while
the Wolverines’ juniors Harlan
Huckleby and Russell Davis have
comparable statistics.
Tailback Huckleby has gained 352
yards on 65 rushes while fullback
Davis has run the hall 57 times and
gained 287 yards.
BATTALION CLASSIFIED
Call 845-2611
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By MARIE HOMEYER
job 0|! Battalion Staff
lentasi his weekend the Texas A&M
) go. Soi er Polo team will he one of six
include! is competing in a tournament to
jounul held in the P.L. Downs
nt (feed torium.
ries A Southern Methodist Uni-
tionfoi ty, Lamar University and the
g to rfifl -'ersity of Texas will be playing
nutrilin ivn University and New Mexico
e University. The games start at
jrstpM p. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday,
inthfi) &M will meet New Mexico
veaW e at 8 p.m. Friday night and
•jcultuif wn University at 4:30 p.m.
ssciend irday.
he Aggies are inexperienced 1
ainjuili npared to last year’s NCAA
van)| ppionship team. There are only
basicPrtuniing members of the team
restric
had a 19-4 record last season.
|s year the polo team has a record
jiwins and 3 losses.
It’s been a fun year, ’’ Coach Den-
[.Fosdick said. “The players have
ood attitude — a better really,
here thrashing for the skill.
IWe have no experience. But the
rers are slowly but surely catch
ing on.
Go-captains, Steve Sampson and
Bob Leland, a returning letterman,
lead the scoring the for Aggies.
Sampson has scored 16 points in six
games and has assisted on 7 goals.
Lefand has made 1 II points in seven
games.
Scott Harris, a holdover from last
year, has scored 12 points and as
sisted on 12 more. George Dallam
has had eight assists and scored six
points. Chuck Burr has scored five
points.
“We’re trying to teach skills to
guys who haven’t played before,”
Fosdiek said. "Burr is one of our
best swimmers. Leland is the fas
test. Meek is right with him and
Sampson and Harris are able men.
“Our team is being and strong.”
Leland is a 6-3, 185 pound junior
from College Station; Sampson, a
6-6, 210 pound junior from Belmon,
Ca.; Burr, a 6-foot, 183 pound
sophomore from Benbrook, Tex.;
Harris, a 6-1 junior from Dallas who
weighs 190 pounds; and Dallam, a
6-2 freshman who weighs 165
pounds and is from Camphill, Pa.
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