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By 1 A& fou i nize B sore verf riev.! are Jc the then reca Tl recoj Uni\ meel main rites spec! be rt nanci cial (i Job stude sorori they basis was d Sig Greet Univ< A&M. fall. In i (his sa approj For I( this U fully , them said he gies, ai and th system charact sity.” Kold nities ; ball” S y recogni said thj tions hi such as dent cai ■ Page 12 THE BATTALION ‘ FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 28. 1978 the sports Tigers bring All-America aerial attaci Rv A iV P I 1 1 I Y “II.. .si.. 'I 'tv V 1 tV lv»f rml LJ J pSYCHlAT/ilC HELP / tHIMK YOUR PROBLEM MS tHRT YOU CRM OMLY B£Rt oxher pussy catsl LOST TO MISSISSIPPI REBELS lost to MlSSISSl PPI STATE JlI^LOO^S BEAT THE HOUS7-ON COUGARS A dp IQ7Q By SEAN PETTY Battalion Stafl The Texas A&M Aggies will have to have their anti-aircraft guns loaded and ready Saturday when the Memphis State Tigers bring one of the strongest passing attacks in the country to Kyle Field. The Tigers aerial assault is di rected by an AP All-America quar terback and an AP All-America wide receiver who could spell double trouble for the untested Aggie’s de fensive secondary. Tiger quarterback Lloyd Patter son is the field general who owns most of Memphis State s passing re cords. Patterson was never expected to play quarterback for the Tigers who recruited him as a defensive back. Patterson has the most yards passing in a season (1,563), most touchdown passes in a season (14), most career yards gained passing (3,668), most career touchdowns "He reminds me of Joe Theis- mann when he was at Notre Dame. He can be scrambling around and then all of a sudden he will plant that foot and unload quickly and ac curately. ” Patterson’s prime target is 6-foot-3-inch Ernest Cray who is considered to be one of the top two receivers in the country along with SMU’s Emanuel Tolbert. Gray broke a 27-year-old NCAA record for average yards per reception. He averaged 25.9 yards per catch and had six touchdown catches. Memphis State has not Ml 1 111 i k against teams from Mini this year. The Tigers comelo[J Field with a 1-2 record losing opener to Ole Miss 14-7 rii third contest 44-14. But tkefi] have had gixxl luck againsti •vest Conference teams I passes (26), most career total offense (4,026), and most any other passing record you can think of. Patterson s iflensive ability does not stop at his arm. He has rushed for 358 yards "In my opinion, Ernest (Gray) is the best receiver in the nation," Bugbee said. "That is the opinion of some pro scouts, too. This year he’s averaging 25 yards a catch. He’s got 4.5 to 4.6 speed (in the 40-yard dash) and takes long strides and is real deceptive, especially to shorter defensive backs. " > Ernej | Grit mistake-tii Houston I Lloyd Patterson Memphis State’s only other offen sive threat is sophomore fullback, Richard Locke who has rushed for 214 yards this season averaging 4.9 yards per carry. "We haven't been running a tre mendous amount this year,” Bug- bee said. “I expect we will pass about 20 to 25 times this week. ’ October Monday Night Special We’ll Be Open Every Monday in October 5 p.m.-9 p.m. 20% O OFF; ALL PORTRAITS EXCELLENT FOR CHRISTMAS GIVING! V, Water polo results The Texas A&M water polo team has been touring California for the past week. Wednesday, the Aggies defeated San Francisco State 12-10. Steve Sampson was the leading scorer for Texas A&M with six points. Thursday morning, the Aggies suffered an eye injury to Mike Newsom and a hand injury to Boh Leland while playing Cal State Hayward. The Aggies were defeated 12-10. Again, Sampson led the Ag gies scoring with seven points. Thursday afternoon, the Aggies regrouped and defeated the Univer sity of Pacific 12-9. Dutchy Kuete- man led the scoring for the Aggies with four points. Coach Dennis Fosdick said Vicente Tavarez played “an outstanding game at goalie” for Texas A&M. md 15 touchdowns during his four vear career. Patterson, a 5-foot-11-inch. 175 pound senior from Memphis, is a scrambling quarterback because he has to Ik*. "He is a scrambler, real quick, said Jack Bugbee, sports informa tion director at Memphis State. Heck, he’s only 5-foot-ll so he can’t see over those big linemen.” Aggie head coach Emory Bellard is aware of Patterson’s ability and the threat he poses to the Aggies. "Memphis State has a truly out standing quarterback in Lloyd Pat terson, said Bellard. He s going to be a big problem for us. Although the Tiger’s offense may depend entirely on its success in the air, couch Bellard is concerned. "If you're not careful. Memphis State can burn you," Bellard said. "They mix things up and give you lots of different offensive looks. They can lull you into a false sense of security and then zap you. " The Tiger’s biggest problem lies with their defense. They are very young and have giv en up a total of 61 {xiints in three games. And facing the fourth ranked rushing team in the nation (Texas A&M) is no time to have a big question mark banging ov er your defense s head. "We are a pretty young football team, said Bugbee. "Against Hous ton, our group of young people played great for four quarters. Against Mississippi State, those same young people looked like they bad never seen the option in their life. The roof just fell in. " heating the fumble-bound 17-3. "Our defense has no depth-wise," Bugbee said, ton had a lot of fumbles dtii penalties that hurt them. (Mi weakness is in the loss of WJ two top defensive players lasii! Keith Simpson (cornerWii Keith Butler (linebacker)." The Tigers are a big play! theii statistics show Oflid touchdowns they have scoreill season, four have come on; The longest was a Jl touchdown pass from Pattma| Cray against Houston another school record. Coach Bellard is concemdi the Tigers defensive front lint. "They hav e two fine linmil Pete Scatamacchia (noscHnli Wav ne Weedon (tackle),"fl said. “They are not as bigiskJ (.ollege or Kansas but Hki well drilled, cohesive balltmf Hopefully, the Aggie def®i) stall the "Lucky Lloyd" yas his teammates call bi phis State Air Show whiletlri octane I-Wish ground attach out the yardage and puts Arp on the hoard. The first Aggie borne a matches the Patterson-Grayi tion against the MoslevD combination. It should bra| teresting afternoon. * Sophom trates oi Adger / the Bos I Conference notes Li PACK’S PLASTER AND CERAMICS FALL SALE l l l l l l l l l Texas leads defensively University Studio Sept. 25 - Sept. 30 Special Sale Hours 9 A.M. - 9 P.M. 20% off all unpainted plasters, candles, and candle rinas. Reg. Store Mrs. Tues.-Wed. 1-9 FM 2223, Old Wheelock Hoad (off Tabor Road) 823-3965 7 AA AA AA AA ft A AA AA AA R* «m AA AA AA HA AAAA AA HA fUMm IUI 115 College Main Northgate 846-8019 THE MOVIE FOR THE HEAD SET. Bruno Bozzetto’s Allegro NonTroppo (a full-length animated movie) 1J^ Released by New Line Cinema An animated medley of satire, surrealism, spoofery, and general nonsense ■ set to superb music by Vivaldi, Debussy, Stravinsky, Dvorak, Ravel and Sibelius. . . MAT 302 3x105 li MSC Arts Committee Rudder Auditorium October 2-8 p.m. Admission $1.00 There's a bit of a gulf between the top defensive leaders in the South west Conference through the first three weeks of the football season and, not too suprisingly, the unde feated teams are the big defensive leaders. While six teams are showing po tent and versatile offenses, Texas, Texas A&M and Arkansas are far ahead in defense and all three stand 2-0 after two games. Texas is the SWC’s total defense leader with an average yield of 117.5 yards per game and 1.8 yards a play. The Ag gies are second at 149.0, while al lowing foes only 2.3 yards a try. Ar kansas stands third at 188.0 yards per game, while Houston is a distant fourth in giving up 321.5 yards a game. Offensively, the Cougars took the lead in their big victory over Utah and are now averaging 449 yards per game. Five others range from 404 yards to 346 per game, as the offen sive leaders are showing more ba lance between the run and the pass than in previous seasons. Houston is gaining 277.5 yards on the ground and 171.5 passing, Bay lor stands 146 running and 213.5 passing, Texas is 216 rushing and 125.5 passing, and Texas Tech is 121 rushing and 134.5 passing. Texas A&M is rushingh] yards a game and passing foe 87, hut the Aggies are coni| tosses at .54.2 percent and l*j their 24 efforts havi touchdowns. Four SWC teams are avn better that five yards an By NA jibe art of i ping was i barefoot 1 In Oct. 16, ; ie football w 64 and 65 ya Bcord. After three Franklin ho 1CAA recorc 13 school He was ah bphomore ye At the beg franklin had try, and Arkansas is a shade# ge, a .941 ex that at 4.9. Individually, Texas A&M'sG Dickey opened up a rushing led lings from f Baylor’s Greg Hawthorne W kansas" duo of Ben Cowinsmd)! lese expectat Eckwood. Dickey is averagiofl yards a games and 6.2atiu ! loints and th Happy 22nd Birthday To JANIE (R.A.) ROPER With Love, Our gang PIPES SNUFF SPITTONS PIPE RACKS ROLLING PAPER CIGARS - IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC LIGHTERS/FLUID IMPORTED CIGARETTES 3709 E. 29TH i scoring on three touch do win® the Aggies’ 37-2 victory College. Those score also give8 key the SWC scoring lead J 1 average of 12 points per game Baylor’s Steve Smith leadsSJI Mike Ford in completions!* tad scored 23 Many peopl ear but he ha ie season he (oals. And hi; heir usual dis What happ 'eking game? 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