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
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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
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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.
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