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Page 16 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1981 Sports Ag-Longhorn facts Kickoff: 2 p.m. Crowd: Expected sellout 70,016 (depends on tickets picked up by Texas and A&M students) Series: 88th meeting, Texas leads 61-22-5; series started in 1894. The Aggies have won last two games and four of last six Last year: The Aggies scored on their first four possessions of the second half to overcome a 7-0 halftime deadlock to whip the Lon ghorns 24-14 in Austin. The scrambling and passing of Aggie quarter back David Beal was the big factor in Texas A&M’s win Last week: Texas A&M rolled past TCU, 37-7 in Fort Worth, while Texas defeated Baylor 34-12 in Austin Coaches: Tom Wilson is in his third full season at Texas A&M; overall record 20-18. Fred Akers in fifth year at UT, overall record 44-13-1; he was 10-13 in two years at Wyoming Mutual radio: Frank and Steve Fallon will broadcast the game over Mutual’s 22-station network. KEAN, Abilene; KGNC, Amarillo; KLBJ, Austin; KJET, Beaumont-Port Arthur; KOBA, Bryan-College Station; KSIX, Corpus Christi; KBLD, Dallas; KTSM, El Paso; KNUZ, Houston; KVOZ, Laredo; KMHT, Marshall; KFYO, Lub bock; KBOR, McAllen-Brownsville; KBAT, Odessa-Midland; KOSA, San Angelo; WOAI, San Antonio; KDSX, Sherman-Dennison; KTEM, Temple; KOOI, Tyler; KNAL, Victoria; KK1K, Waco; KBIO, Wichita Falls Battalion football forecast Other SWC games: Rice hosts Houston Saturday Scores from past 10 A&M-Texas games: 1971 UT34, A&M 14 1972 UT 38, A&M 3 1973 UT 42, A&M 13 1974 UT 32, A&M 3 1975 A&M 20, UT 10 1976 A&M 27, UT 3 1977 UT 57, A&M 28 1978 UT 22, A&M 7 1979 A&M 13, UT7 1980 A&M24, UT 14 Texas at Texas A&M Houston at Rice Florida St. at Florida Notre Dame at Miami (Fla.) Penn St. at Pittsburgh Army - Navy LSU at Tulane Vanderbilt at Tennessee Chicago at Dallas Atlanta at Houston Season records: Texas beats Ags in volleyball Ritchie Priddy A&M by 2 Houston by 3 FSU by 6 Miami by 7 Penn State by 2 Navy by 14 LSU by 4 Tennessee by 7 Dallas by 13 Atlanta by 11 71-49 .592 Frank L. Christlieb A&M by 3 Houston by 14 FSU by 3 Miami by 7 Pitt by 7 Navy by 10 LSU by 14 Tennessee by 1 Dallas by 10 Atlanta by 3 76-44 .633 Rick Stolle A&M by 1 Hice by 1 FSU by 3 Miami by 7 Pitt by 4 Navy by 14 LSU by 10 Tennessee by 8 Dallas by 10 Atlanta by 7 79-41 .658 Gave Denley A&M by 3 Houston by 14 Horida by 7 Notre Dame by 6 Penn State by 3 Army by 1 LSU bv 6 Tennessee by 3 Dallas bv 10 Atlanta by 7 77-43 .642 Houston by 2 FSU by 7 Miami by 7 Pitt by 1 Navy by 14 LSU by 7 Tennessee by 7 Dallas by 10 Atlanta by 14 82-38 .683 A&M by 6 Rice by 9 Florida by 1 Miami bv S Penn St. by 3 Navy by 14 Tulane by 1 Tennessee bv Dallas bv 6 11 n Houston by 1 55-45 .550 [WARS ir Gen. ament t ireatem re is a st Pitt, Penn State game of week But r Indents, ■ ft it the' By Jaruzv “The ntlv al By EDDIE ELMS Battalion Kcporter The Texas A&M University Women’s volleyball team ended their regular season Tuesday night by losing to the University of Texas three games to two. The win gives Texas a record of 49-6 while Texas A&M fell to 39- 15 for the year. The Longhorns jumped out to a two-game lead, beating the Aggies 15-9 in the first game and 15-10 in the second game. The Ags, led by All-Southwest Conference performer Wendy Wilson, came to life in the third game and were able to outscore the Longhorns 15-13. The Aggies grabbed a 14-8 lead in the fourth game, but had trou ble putting the Horns away. The Ags held on to win it 15-13 tying the contest at two games each. The fifth game was all Texas. The Longhorns jumped out to an 11-4 lead which the Aggies could not overcome. Texas went on to win 15-6. This was the third time the Aggies have lost to Texas this season. Aggie coach Terry Condon said she expected a letdown after her team won the fourth game. “I think winning the fourth one was too much of a high, ’’ she said. Despite the loss Wilson said the team didn’t play that had. “We did a lot of good things tonight. The young players we ren’t intimidated this time by Texas, she said. Senior Kristen Bloom said the way the team came from behind to tie the Longhorns was a sur prise. “We don’t make a habit of com ing hack after losing two games and then winning two, she said. “Maybe we’ve learned something that will help us win at sectionals. The Aggies are ranked fifteenth in the NCAA while the Longhorns are the top seeded team in the AIAW. The NCAA playoffs begin for Texas A&M the first weekend in December. Their opponent and location of the game will he announced Monday. There is a possibility that the Aggies first game will be in G. Rollie White Coliseum. Bloom said the Aggies have a chance to do well in the playoffs if they play better. “Anybody is heatable this year. Anybody could win nationals. as college football winds down Com ■ situa ■inistn Tom United Press International To hear Coach Jackie Sherrill, you’d figure he was reaching for the top instead of just trying to stay there. “To he honest with you, we don’t have the same talent as Penn State,” Sherrill said Tuesday in discussing this week’s Pennsylva nia showdown between his top- ranked Pitt Panthers and No. 9 Penn State. “I voted them No. 1 during the preseason, and even this past week I voted them very high, continued Sherrill. “We have some areas on the team where our talent is as good or better as theirs, but overall we re not as good. “This is the best football team, since I’ve been around, that Penn State has ever had. The oddsmakers make Pitt a one-touchdown favorite to win the 81st meeting between the clubs. With 17 straight victories, the Sugar Bowl-bound Panthers sport the longest winning streak among the nation’s major colleges. That makes them an awfully inviting target for 8-2 Penn State. “It’s easy to coach for this game,” Penn State coach Joe Paterno said. “You don’t have to worry about motivating kids for this game. You don’t have to worry about details. You’ve got guys playing against buddies and that type of emotional stuff. “I really don’t need to tell you this — you’ve heard it before. The kids motivate themselves for this kind of game. Still, it is easy to coach — I’m not saying it’s easy to win — but it is easy to coach. ” Last year Pitt defeated the Nit- tany Lions 14-9 en route to an 11-1 season and a No. 2 natibnal rank ing behind Georgia. Paterno be lieves the 1981 version may be even better. “Pitt has a much better ba lanced running game than last year’s; they’re much harder to predict on the passing game," said Paterno. “It 11 be a much more dif ficult job defending them than last year. At the University of Kentucky, coach Fran Curci received his walking papers. Cliff Hagan, chairman of the ad hoc committee appointed by UK President Otis Singletary to investigate the foot ball program, made the announce ment. “It was the unanimous recom mendation of this committee that we exercise its option to terminate (Curci’s) contract,” said Hagan, also the UK athletic director. Curci was not immediately available to comment on his firing. The athletic association vote was 21-1 in favor of the ad hoc committee’s recommendation, with only former Gov. A. B. “Hap py” Chandler, a staunch Curci de fender, voting against his ouster. While Curci received the bad news. Bear Bryant prepared his Alabama squad to face traditional rival Auburn. With a victory, the Crimson Tide, 8-1-1, can give Bryant his 315th triumph as a col lege coach and top the mark of the legendary Amos Alonzo Stagg. “I’ll be glad when it is over,” said Bryant. “But, I don’t think our players will be worried about any record except trying to beat Auburn.” Bryant, despite his success, downplays his own role. “I haven’t won any football games,” said Bryant. "Yly players and my assistant coaches are the ones who should get the credit. If someone is foolish enough to erect a monument to commemorate my being credited with that record, there should be enough room on it to mention all the other people who played such a large part in whatever success I ve had. No. 6 Texas, which meets Ala bama in the Cotton Bowl on Jan. pnit nm 1, faces Texas A&M Thuni IkI prcv no doubt remembers la. 1 I ri^hl 24-14 loss to the Aggies. Imontl A&M, 6-4, will face 011 If the; State in the Independeiw Irikes, on Dec. 12. 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