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; upab who of the ' s in (lit: start iw rol (hep ways al close Grulich and Company celebrate Aggie cornerback Carl Grulich is con gratulated by defensive end Jacob Green and linebacker Cal Peveto after he intercepted a Memphis St. pass in the fourth quarter which set up the Aggies’ second touchdown and in sured the victory. Battalion photo by Pat O’Malley ampbell. Oilers pound 31-10 United Press International HOUSTON — Earl Campbell lulled through Cleveland for three gmchdowns and 76 yards Sunday to Ip the Houston Oilers beat the rmerly undefeated Browns 31-10 d produce a three-way tie for the C Central Division lead. | Oilers cornerback J.C. Wilson in- rcepted a Brian Sipe sideline pass d scored from 34 yards out to Hiearhead Houston’s defense, which protected the Oilers biggest lout in two seasons. Campbell, the 5-11, 220-pound attering ram who led the NFL in i w fen ushing, scored on runs of two, two j. t | ie jj, nd one yards and increased his sea- tecHlaii on touchdown total to seven. »thissfi if theyi dal to * :juarterli The Browns showed no re- , ,i emblance of the team that beat the I Mas Cowboys 26-7 Monday. They ,, ''1 to muster a ground game in he absence of injured halfback heg Pruitt and scored only on iipe’s one-yard run and Don Coc- roft’s 44-yard field goal. ally slit* nd can* division. Houston, Cleveland and Pittsburgh are all 4-1. The Oilers led 10-3 when three Sipe incompletions, one a dropped pass by Cleo Miller in the end zone, stalled a Browns drive inside Hous ton’s 15-yard line. Cockroft then shanked a 32-yard attempted field goal and the Oilers responded by storming 80 yards for a 17-3 lead on Campbell’s second scoring run. The drive took Houston six plays, with Tim Wilson running for 19 yards and quarterback Dan Pasto- rini throwing to tight end Mike Barber for 35 more. Ahead the entire game, Pastorini passed only 13 times, completing 8 for 102 yards. Sipe, who completed 18 of 35 passes for 225 yards, was forced to pass most of the game. In the final two minutes of the first half, with Houston leading 17-3, J.C. Wilson onfidw' 1 d that is Sipe s fumble on the game’s sec- md play handed Houston a Toni 7 ritsch 28-yard field goal, but it was he Browns’ inablility to finish a long Irive early in the second quarter hat severly dented their hopes of emaining unbeaten through five 'ames. Houston’s win and the Pittsburgh iteelers 17-14 loss to Philadelphia Jroduced a knot at the top of the The Corps of Cadets gets its news from the Batt. | Beeonte a (mi*4 I of time Fellowship of l EJVTHUSIASM !! Hear II■% Richard Maples* First Baptist Church/Bryan Texas Avenue at 27th Street Special Student Service at8 : 30a.m. Sundays. SWC roundup THE BATTALION MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1979 Page 13 Bears stalking Coogs United Press International Two Southwest Conference teams have opened their league seasons against the Baylor Bears this year and both of them —Texas A&M and Texas Tech — have lost. ’ Now the Houston Cougars will start their conference campaign against Baylor and if the Bears win this one they will have cleared three of the biggest hurdles the league has to offer en route to the SWC crown and the Cotton Bowl berth. There will be nothing but family feuds taking place next weekend in the SWC following the biggest weekend of intersectional action this season. That action was highlighted by Texas’ 21-0 blitzing of Missouri in a game that demonstrated the quality of the Longhorns’ highly touted de fense. But while fourth-ranked Texas was gaining in national prestige, Baylor was coming back from a one-sided loss to Alabama and tak ing out some of its frustrations on Texas Tech. The Bears whipped the Red Raiders, 27-17, in much the same way they had beaten Texas A&M two weeks before. Baylor ran the ball, and ran it some more, coming from 10 points behind thanks chiefly to a blocked punt that the Bears converted for the tying touchdown in the second quarter. “We put that loss to Alabama (a 45-0 whipping) out of our minds the day after the game,” said Baylor coach Grant Teaff. “We didn’t actu ally feel as bad about the loss as the score indicated. It was only 17-0 going into the fourth quarter. “Sure we were embarrased to be defeated like that. But we didn’t think it was quite as bad as the score indicated. Then you think that we fell behind to Tech, 10-0, and you can see that this team was just not going to lose again.” Now, having a 2-0 SWC record and a 3-1 mark overall, Baylor will visit the Astrodome Saturday night to take on the eighth-ranked Cougars, unbeaten in three interse ctional games. Houston blasted West Texas last Saturday, 49-10. Baylor has lost to Houston all three years the Cougars have been in the conference, but last year Houston won by only two points and the year before that by only four points. “The last couple of years we have played Houston very tough,” said Teaff. “They had better teams than we did in those games. They are supposed to be better than we are again this year, but we are going to play hard. We are millions of miles from being in the Cotton Bowl, but we are closer than some people.” The other matchups next Satur day — all of them night games — will have Texas (2-0) opening its con ference schedule at home against the down-trodden Rice Owls (1-3), who were pulverized by Oklahoma Saturday night, 63-21; Texas A&M (2-2), a 17-7 winner over Memphis State, and Texas Tech fighting for survival in Lubbock; and Arkansas (3-0) beginning SWC play in Fort Worth against winless TCU (0-3). Arkansas, a 33-8 winner over Tulsa last weekend, will be going after its 21st consecutive victory over TCU, which fell to Texas- Arlington in its last outing, 21-14. SMU, having lost for the first time this year to Tulane last Satur day night, will take the week off. Although Baylor and SMU are both 2-0 in league play and share the early conference lead, Arkansas, Houston and Texas have been the most impressive clubs so far. Texas' defense has not allowed a touchdown, defending champion Houston has wins over UCLA and Florida to its credit and Arkansas has looked powerful against less- than-potent opposition. And of those three teams, Hous ton figures to have much the tough est test next Saturday. “Baylor is the strongest, physical team we played last year,’’ said Houston coach Bill Yeoman. “They’ve got hordes of huge line men and great backs, so they shouldn’t be any different now. “We’ve just got to rear back and firm up our frame of mind. ” all shorts stepped in front of wide receiver Dave Logan, intercepting a pass and ran untouched for his first pro touchdown. Sipe, however, continued to throw and before halftime passed the Browns into position for his short scoring run. Pruitt, the Browns leading rusher, did not play due to a sore right knee. Campbell, who entered the game with 491 yards and a 4.3 average, collected bis 76 yards on 18 carries. The Oilers margin of victory was their largest in regular season play since they beat the Chicago Bears 47-0 in 1977. The Oilers defense held Cleve land scoreless in the second half and Houston’s offense only tallied one time at the end of a 66-yard drive which Cleveland helped keep alive by a roughing-the-passer penalty on third down. when you buy a t-shirt. BRING THIS COUPON & COME ON OVER to (T^gteBOOKsRi OPEN 8—7 pm NORTHflAIE Thanks to you, I still have a home. For over 30 years, Smokey has been asking you to be careful with fire. During that time, you've helped cut the number of careless fires in half. So from Smokey Bear and all of us who live in the forest, thanks for listening. And keep up the good work. A Public Service of This Magazine A The Advertising Council vn n njijTjyi) n n n n-nji MS ‘‘In the rich tradition of old San Francisco” RECOGNIZES JACOB GREEN AS AGGIE PLAYER OF THE WEEK! K This week’s Swensen’s player of the week is Texas A&M defensive end Jacob Green. 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