Page 10A THE BATTALION
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1979
Ag records fall despite 6-5 season
By KURT ALLEN
Battalion Sports Staff
Based on the win over Texas, as
well as three defeats, lost by a total of
five points, the Texas A&M football
team may have had the best 6-5 sea
son in the country.
However, for those who are not
completely convinced by that state
ment, then a quick comparison of
this season’s statistics with the re
cord book should provide compell
ing evidence.
During 1979, the Aggies shattered
a total of 11 individual and Texas
A&M team records.
Perhaps the most important re
cord broken this year came in the
rushing department. Having com
pleted his career at Texas A&M, tail
back Curtis Dickey set new marks
with 3,703 yards gained on 697 car
ries, while averaging 5.3 yards per
The record was held by fullback
George Woodard, who had rushed
for 2,864 yards on 612 carries before
this year. As a matter of comparison,
he finished his career with 2,911
yards on 625 attempts, for an average
of 4.7 yards per run.
Meanwhile, punter David Ap
pleby was quietly doing some career
mark breaking of his own. During
four years as starting punter, Ap
pleby kicked 226 times for 9,222 tot
al yards.
The old records were held by
Steve O’Neal, who punted 212 times
for 8,854 yards. Although not a new
high, Appleby’s career average was
40.8 yards per kick. The all-time av
erage is held by Phil Scoggin who
kicked for 41.9 yards per punt in
1964 and 1965.
Quarterback Mike Mosley has
taken over yet another career record
in the passing department. After
three years, he has completed 171 of
293 passes for a new percentage
mark of 58.4. That is considerably
higher than the old high of 52.0 per
cent set by Ray Graves in the early
1950’s.
Football rankings
United Press International
NEW YORK — The United Press
International Board of Coaches
top 20 college football ratings,
with first-place votes and won-
loss records in parentheses (13th
week):
1. Alabama (22) (11-0) 426
2. Sou. Calif. (4) (10-0-1) 393
3. Ohio State (3) (11-0) 377
4. Florida State (11-0) 326
5. Oklahoma (10-1) 308
6. Houston (10-1) 275
7. Arkansas (10-1) 238
8. Nebraska (10-1) 236
9. Brig. Young (11-0) 223
10. Pittsburgh (10-1) 192
11. Texas (9-2) 141
12. Purdue (9-2) 120
13. Washington (9-2) 97
14. Michigan (8-3) 49
15. Tulane (9-2) 25
16. South Carolina(8-3) 24
17. Clemson (8-3) 16
18. Temple (9-2) 10
19. Baylor (7-4) 8
20. Penn State (7-4) 3
Note: By agreement with the
American Football Coaches Asso
ciation, teams on probation by
the NCAA are ineligible for the
top 20 and national championship
consideration by the UPI Board
of Coaches. Those teams current
ly on probation are Oklahoma
State, Auburn and Memphis
State.
Basketball
rankings
United Press International
NEW YORK — The United Press
International Board of Coaches
top 20 college basketball ratings
for the week of Dec. 3, with first-
place votes and records in paren-
theses:
1. Indiana (25) (1-0) 429
2. Duke (2) (3-0) 379
3. Ohio State (2) (1-0) 350
4. Notre Dame (1-0) 289
5. Louisiana State (1-0) 268
6. Kentucky (3-1) 263
7. North Carolina (1-1) 197
8. UCLA (2-0) 192
9. Purdue (1-0) 146
10. DePaul (0-0) 144
11. St. John’s (2-0) 138
12. Syracuse (1-0) 128
13. Virginia (2-0) 108
14. Oregon State (2-0) 70
15. Louisville (1-0) 56
16. (tie) Marquette (1-0) 38
16. (tie) Georgetown(l-O) 38
18. (tie) Brig. Young(l-l) 23
18. (tie) Kansas (1-0) 23
20. Arkansas (1-0) 19
Note: By agreement with the
energy,
saver.
Mosley also owns the season mark
for passing percentage. Completing
82 of 142 passes, he averaged 57.8
percent. That breaks the mark Mos
ley set just last year when he com
pleted 80 of 139 passes for 57.6 per
cent.
Turning to team records, this
year’s squad set a passing record of
its own. Between them, the Aggies’
three quarterbacks completed 99 of
174 passes for an average of 56.9 per
cent. The old mark had been 55.1
percent, also set just last year when
92 of 167 passes were completed.
The Texas A&M defense this sea
son tied a rather obscure record
when it limited Brigham Young to
only 23 rushing attempts. In that
game, the Cougars only gained 52
total yards. The record for attempts
was originally set in 1955, when the
Aggies limited Baylor to 23
attempts.
One mark the team tied this year
that it would probably just as soon
forget involves total penalties accu
mulated in a single season. This
year, just as they did in 1955, the
Aggies racked up 75 penalties. In all,
Texas A&M lost 605 yards because of
the yellow flag.
Last but not least, of course, the
team set new attendance records for
a single game as well as a season.
Actually, the credit for shattering
the marks should go to loyal fans who
streamed into Kyle Field at an aver
age of 62,475-per-game.
There’s no telling how high the
average would have been if Kyle
Field had been finished on time.
However, enough work was done in
time by the Texas game to allow
69,017 people to squeeze in.
Appropriately enough, the record
crowd witnessed a Texas A&M win
over the Longhorns.
Comaneci is still No. 1
United Press International
FORT WORTH — Nadia
Comaneci, whose Olympic
achievements made her one of
the most recognized names in
sport, gave the best individual
performance Tuesday at the
World Gymnastics Champion- .
ships to begin her mission of re
gaining status as the No. 1 female
gymnast in the world.
No longer the sprite of a girl
who turned in perfect scores in
Montreal and caused an explo
sion of gymnastic popularity,
Comaneci overcame an occasion
al flaw in recording a score of
39.50 during the women’s team
compulsory phase of the week-
long meet.
That was enough, however, to
lift her ahead of the Soviet Un
ion’s Nelli Kim and Natalia Sha-
posnikova and also helped keep
the Romanian team close to the
Soviets in a bid for an upset in the
team competition. Tuesday’s in
dividual scores carry over
throughout the all-around event,
which ends Saturday night.
The USSR, having to do with
out defending world champion
Elena Mukhina who is nursing a
leg injury, had a 194.85 team total
and the
194.25.
lionianians posts
ca
r<
East Germany, the last tea
compete late Tuesday
moved into third place
193.85 and the Americans
assisted by a successfulprot,
a judge’s decision, wereini
place at 192.575.
The Soviet Union willl;
2.4 point lead over the Jap;| Texas A&M
and a 3.15 advantage ovi Lced about a
Americans into the criticalMenrollment
of exercises. Japan has not Me 1974, ac
team title in the world chant lased by Dr.
ships since 1958.
By Cl
Batta
American Basketball Coaches
Association, teams on probation
by the NCAA are ineligible for
top 20 and national championship
consideration by the UPI Board
of Coaches. Those teams current
ly on probation for 1979-80 are:
Alaska-Anchorage, Auburn, Cin
cinnati, East Carolina, Memphis
State, San Francisco.
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