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THE BATTALION Page 11
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1980
‘The best team did not win’
Oakland combo paces Oilers
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Staff photo by Pat O’MaDey
United Press International
HOUSTON — It’s a rare occasion
when a 130-yard rushing perform
ance by Earl Campbell is oversha
dowed.
But that’s what happened Monday
night in a gem of an NFL game when
the Houston Oilers scored more
points in the first half than they had
in any game all year — and then
needed two additional touchdowns
to subdue the New England Patriots
38-34.
Quarterback Kenny Stabler pas
sed for 258 yards and three touch
downs in his finest hour as an Oiler,
and Patriots quarterback Steve Gro
gan passed for 374 yards and four
touchdowns while under pressure to
play catch-up the entire game.
The Oilers jumped into a tie atop
the AFC Central Division with the
Cleveland Browns, while the loss
dropped New England into a tie for
the AFC East lead with the Buffalo
Bills. All four teams are 7-3.
The Patriots’ effort was such that
they left the field believing they
were the better team.
“The best team did not win
tonight,” Patriots head coach Ron
Erhardt said.
Oilers head coach Bum Phillips
said the game reminded him of
Houston’s 35-30 win over Miami on a
Monday night in 1978. After last sea
son that game was selected by ABC-
TV as the best Monday night game
ever.
“They said that we had the out
standing Monday night game of the
‘70s,” Phillips said. “And buddy, I’m
going to tell you something, they are
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the outstanding game of the ‘80s.”
NFL rushing leader Campbell,
who has 1,094 yards now, gained 199
in that game against Miami. But in
the context of recent performances,
his 130 yards Monday seemed almost
insignificant.
Stabler said the Patriots played
“great” defense.
“We ran more to the right side,”
he said. “It wasn’t intentional. We
just had to make adjustments to their
personnel. They were shutting us off
pretty well on the left.”
Stabler added that the Patriots
“did a good job on Earl. He made
some great, great runs but just
couldn’t get the yards. We had to
take up the slack with our passing
game.”
Erhardt reflected, “We gave up
too many points in the first half. ”
The Oilers’ “Oakland Connection”
was responsible for the uncharacter
istic early lead. Heroes of the mo
ment were Stabler, tight end Dave
Casper and safety Jack Tatum, all of
them Oakland Raiders last season
and since traded to the Oilers.
Stabler, whose Monday night re
cord improved to 10-1-1, showed
some antagonism toward the man
who traded him, Raiders’ general
partner Al Davis.
“I hope Mr. Davis is watching his
television tonight,” Stabler said.
“Our guys — Casper and Tatum —
played a pretty good ballgame, huh?
I’d have to say all the trades were
good ones for this team.”
Ironically, an underthrown Stab
ler bomb ignited the Oilers’ 21-point
second quarter when the pass was
tipped by two Patriots defenders into
the hands of Oilers tight end Mike
Barber for a 79-yard touchdown.
On the next Oilers series, as
Campbell found the going rough,
Casper asserted himself by catching
three passes. A hamstring injury
briefly forced him from the game,
but he returned just in time to grab a
4-yard scoring pass.
“I’m pleased with the way this
team came back,” Grogan said.
“We’ve got nothing to be ashamed
of. We were up against a great foot
ball team and on their home field.
From the sound of it out there, it’s
one of the toughest places I’ve ever
played.”
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200 yard butterfly — Hoche,
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100 yard freestyle — Ranzau,
48.279, 1st; Craig Buchmann,
48.966, 3rd.
200 yard backstroke — Weaver,
1:59.179, 1st.
500 yard freestyle — Jaster,
4:51.411, 1st; Londrigan, 4:55.492,
3rd.
Three meter diving — J. Mason,
224.0, 1st; K. Mason, 191.3, 2nd.
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200 yard freestyle — Lilli Cole,
203.7, 1st; Shelley Carbone, 204.0,
3rd.
50 yard freestyle — Kristi McMa
hon, 26.55, 1st; Kathy Mitten,
26.89, 2nd.
100 yard individual medley —
Tracy Johnston, 1:02.03, 1st; Cindy
Green, 1:08.12, 3rd.
100 yard butterfly — Cathy
Cargen, 1:04.36, 1st; Gail Otten,
1:10.45, 2nd.
100 yard freestyle—Cole, 58.49,
1st; McMahon, 59.64, 2nd.
100 yard backstroke — Carbone,
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500yard freestyle—Philis Burns,
5:27.5, 1st; Elyse Robeck, 5:31.17,
2nd.
100 yard breastroke — Michon
Breisacher, 1:10.51, 1st; Johnston,
1:10.99, 2nd; Marsha Mitten, 1:15.5,
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