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Page 12 THE BATTALION MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1980 Sports Ags fall short in heartbreaking loss to Coogs, 17-1 By RICHARD OLIVER Sports Editor Despite a spirited comeback against almost insurmountable odds, Texas A&M University dropped a close contest to Houston this weekend, 17-13. The game began at 11:33 p.m. Saturday, and didn’t end until 2:41 a.m. Sunday; the first time in this century an NCAA college football game has taken two days to play. Although the game began before a near-capacity crowd, by the time the final second ticked off, less than half PREGNANCY TERMINATIONS Free Pregnancy Testing Confidential Counseling (214) 369-5210 North Central Women’s Center Dallas, Texas 75243 remained. It was a shame, because the last minute provided more fire works than the rest of the game altogether. David Beal, who started his second game ever as an Aggie, was injured late in the second quarter, and Mike Mosley finished up for him. Beal, who suffered what is be lieved to be a broken wrist, had com pleted 4-of-8 passes for 74 yards and one touchdown. After three aborted drives, the Aggies recovered a Brent Chinn fumble at the Houston 35-yard line with 3:10 remaining in the first quar ter. On the first play after that, Beal Storage Space FOR RENT Secure • Well Lighted Various Sizes • Behind U-RENT-M In College Station The Storage Station 603-0551 <$msc AGGIE CINEMAtmWmfr. “THE THREE MUSKETEERS scheduled for TUES. 7:30 has been CANCELLED due to problems in scheduling. lofted a pass to Mike Whitwell in the end zone. Despite having Houston defender Butch LaCroix hanging all over him, Whitwell made an incredi ble catch, and the Aggies drew first blood, 7-0. But, the lead didn’t last long. Ear ly in the second quarter on his own five-yard line, Beal was hit as he pitched out, and the errant toss was recovered by Cougar lineman Greg Harmon. Two plays later, Eddie Wright ran it in from the three to tie it up. Mosley took over for the injured Beal to start the second half, and was ineffective for the most part until late in the game. Houston scored with 1:30 left in the third quarter to make it 14-7. The Cougars scored again late in the fourth quarter on a field goal by Jeff Shaffer, and upped the score to 17-7. Then, the Aggie machinery started to click. Whitwell, who made six fantastic catches during the game, including the TD grab, made a fine diving catch on a low Mosley throw, and then hauled in a 45-yard bomb from Mosley with a little over a minute left. Then, with 37 seconds left, Mos ley threw a desperation 36-yarder to ward David Scott, who was double- covered in the right corner of the end zone. Scott jumped and ripped the pass out of his defender’s hands for the Aggies’ final score to make it 17- 13. However, A&M did not roll over, recovering the ensuing onsides kick in Houston territory with 20 seconds left. On the first play following that re covery, Mosley rolled right and made for the sidelines upon finding everyone covered. Cougar lineman Hosea Taylor, however, caught up with Mosley and the quarterback threw the ball away. Taylor slammed Mosley out of bounds after that errant pass, causing A&M players and coaches to claim a late hit. Offi cials, however, called the foul on Mosley for intentional grounding and tacked the yardage against the Aggies. Mosley, meanwhile, was ob viously shaken and had to be assisted off the field by A&M trainers. Sophomore backup Gary Kubiak came in at that point. Kubiak had been redshirted, but with his three- second appearance on the field, lost his redshirt status for the year. With 16 seconds left, Kubiak threw a pass toward the open Whit well, who had once again freed him self from the Cougar defenders. The pass was far short, though, and was intercepted. After the game, the Aggies filed off the field to a hail of insults and ice from the Houston stands. In the lockerroom, a tearful and very angry bunch of players lashed out at they termed the “classless” football played by the Cougars. Head Coach Tom Wilson told the players not to worry, that their “day would come.” “They (Houston) play the way they do without class,” said freshman tight end Mark Lewis. “They just played like dogs — scratching, kick ing, and biting. It’s a shame we had to go out and lose like we did to a classless team. Mentally, we’ve been through a tough situation.” Cornerback Darrell Adams agreed. “We beat them, they know we beat them,” he said. “I don’t really see it as a loss, we just can’t show that on the scoreboard. “Taylor hit Mosley on the side lines, and the ref was right there but didn’t call it. The refs, they were just messin’ us. We’re still goin’ for it (the Cotton Bowl). We’re gonna lose one, sure, but we’re goin’ for it all.” Texas A&M finished the game with 361 total yards to Houston’s 317. Placekicker Alan Smith missed two field goals. QQOOOO&tSOOOOOOOOO CAMPUS THEATRE Photo by meant, b the Univi After v lvery bi lumni r appenir erogato From t the field - kickoffs, t Aggie fullback David Hill is dragged down from behind as he pushes for yardage this weekend against the Houston Cougars. Hill and the Aggies took it on the chin, 17-13, in the first two-day college football game this cen tury. The game started at 11:33 Satun “Yeah, night, and didn’t end until 2:41 Sundayms . ing because of the Phillies-Astros playoff Saturday. 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