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THE BATTALION
MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1977
Ags stop miracle-minded Bears Jo-ol
By PAUL ARNETT
Battalion Sports Editor
Man can’t stand prosperity.
The Aggies proved that quotation
by allowing the Baylor Bears to
come back from a 28-point deficit to
only lose bv 7. A&M defeated Baylor
38 : 31.
We just couldn’t stand the pros
perity that Baylor gave us in the first
half,” coach Emory Bellard said.
“Our offensive scheme worked well
throughout the game. The evidence
can be seen on the scoreboard. We
wound up with the 38 points.
"I thought David Walker played
an outstanding game. It was one of
the best he has ever played for us.”
Walker completed four passes in
nine attempts for 94 yards. Three of
his completions were for
touchdowns tying a school record.
“It was a good spectator game,”
Walker said. “I just wish we would
have poured it on them, but they
are a typical Baylor team. They
never give up.”
The miracle makers treated their
guests from down the river very
cordially in the first half.
Freshman quarterback Scott
Smith threw two interceptions and
David Seaborn fumbled the ball
deep in Baylor territory enabling
the Ags to lead at the half 35-14.
“I thought we would blow them
out in the second half,” Walker said.
Walker
“We felt good in the locker room,
and we were ready to take it to
them.’
The blowing out didn’t happen.
Early in the third quarter punter
David Appleby fielded a ground ball
from his center and was forced to
scramble to the sidelines. The Bears
bearded him out of bounds at the
30-yard line. Six plays later the
miracle workers of Waco were only
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The next offensive series for the
Ags was a short one. On the first
play Walker tried to pitch the ball to
Curtis Dickey, but was wrapped up
by a Baylor lineman causing the
pitch to pop into the air. Defensive
end Allen Stone caught the ball and
rambled to the A&M three-yard
line.
Five plays later Baylor was down
by seven points.
“That was the only play that re
sembled a fumble all afternoon,
Bellard said. “We had played very
sound fundamental football up until
that point. When things start going
wrong, they all seem to happen at
once.”
The Aggies transformed wrong
into right the remainder of the
game. Tony Franklin kicked a 48-
yard field goal and just missed one
from 30 yards late in the game.
“There is no doubt in my mind
that that field goal was good,”
Franklin said. “The ref was standing
too close to the goal posts to be able
to see if it was good or not. I
wouldn’t be so upset if it had been
close, but the damn ball was two
yards inside the post.”
That wasn’t the only close call of
the game.
Early in the fourth quarter the
Bears intercepted a Walker pass on
the Ags’ 33-yard line. On a fourth
down play. Smith dropped back to
pass looking for Ronnie Lee streak
ing down the sidelines. Lee caught
Smith’s pass on the A&M seven-
yard line, but appeared to be out of
bounds.
“He was at least three feet out of
bounds, Aggie eornerbaek Mike
Williams said. “I guess the ref had a
bad angle.”
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