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THE BATTALION Page 7
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1981
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First victory over A&M in three years
Longhorns roll past Aggies 21-13
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By RITCHIE PRIDDY
Sports Editor
i The Texas Agpies and the Texas
j Longhorns mixed it up Thursday
in their annual showdown and the
jj end result had the Horns on top
21-13.
I The game, witnessed by a Kyle
I Field record crowd of 71,731 fans,
ended a two-year Aggie domi-
I nance over the Longhorns. In
1 1979 the Aggies defeated Texas
[13-7. Last year they won 24-14 in
| Austin.
The Aggies opened the game by
holding the Horns on their first
possession, following a punt the
Agsdrove 65 yards in 11 plays with
relative ease for a 3-0 lead and it
looked as if the Texas A&M domi
nance over Texas would continue.
The Aggies’ first play from
scrimmage gave the fans and the
Longhorns an indication of things
to come. Texas A&M opened up
its offense early and on first down
quarterback Gary Kukiak over
threw a wide-open Mike Whitwell
at the Texas 30.
David Hardy’s 35-yard field
goal with 8:31 left in the opening
period capped the drive, giving
the Ags a three point lead.
The Texas A&M defense held
again and Kubiak again got things
rolling. On first down he hit Whit
well over the middle for 48 yards
and a first down on the Texas 15.
Whitwell’s catch gave him the
Texas A&M all-time lead in pass
receptions. Whitwell finished the
day with two catches for 98 yards.
The Texas defense stiffened
and Hardy was called on to hoot a
27-yard field goal, giving the
Aggies a 6-0 lead with 5:06 re
maining in the first quarter. Har
dys kick capped a 63-yard drive in
four plays and the fans expected a
runaway.
The Texas offense, however,
id a few things to say about that
as it marched 80 yards in 12 plays
to take a 7-6 lead entering the
second period.
Texas quarterback Robert
Brewer carried the hall in from a
ward out for the touchdown.
Just as the Aggies dominated
Ithe first quarter, the second be
longed to the Longhorns. Texas
scored all of its points in the
second stanza via the one-yard
plunge by Brewer, a 60-yard run
hyTexas tailback John Walker and
a 38-yard pass from Brewer to
wide receiver Herkie Walls.
Walker, subbing for the injured
A). Jones, was the leading ball
carrier in the game with 178 yards
[on 36 carries.
Walker’s run came after a mis
sed Hardy 46-yard field goal
attempt with 9:28 remaining in
the half.
j The Ags had gotten the ball on a
Walker fumble after defensive
tackle Fred Caldwell hit the 6-1,
204-pound tailback, jarring the
ball loose. Linebacker Will
Wright caught the fumble in mid
air and returned it to the Aggie 32.
“I didn’t know what was going
on,” Wright said. “I didn’t know I
could run with the ball. I guess I
was just in the right place in the
right time.
The Longhorns got the ball on
their own 29 and after three tries
up the middle Walker went
around left end for 60 yards, giv
ing the Horns a 14-6 lead over the
Aggies with 7:44 left in the half.
Five plays later Texas scored
lagain. This time Brewer hit Walls
I with a scoring strike just over the
I outstretched hands of cornerback
[Darrell Adams. The scoreboard
[ read 21-6 with 6:09 left.
However, first-half action
| wasn’t over yet. Kubiak, nursing a
[ sore right shoulder, was hit sever
al times hy the Texas pass rush.
Twice, the defense was called for
roughing the passer, which led
John Elkins
many to believe that Texas was
gunning for Kubiak’s shoulder.
With 4:03 remaining defensive
end Kiki DeAyala hit Kubiak,
reinjuring his shoulder and send
ing him to an early shower.
“I don’t feel that way, Kubiak
said when asked if he thought
Texas was going for the bruised
shoulder. “When Texas and A&M
get together it s a tough game and
everyone’s going to take some big
licks. That’s just part of the game.
The half ended with the Lon
ghorns leading 21-6, but the
Aggies weren’t content to leave it
that way.
Sophomore quarterback John
Elkins replaced Kubiak and led
the Aggies 80 yards in eight plays
for their only touchdown of the
day to open the second half and
end the day’s scoring.
Elkins connected with Whit-
Mike Whitwell
well for 50 yards to the Texas five.
Two plays later Elkins hit flanker
Don Jones for the touchdown to
pull the Aggies to within eight
points of Longhorns.
“That makes me feel real good,
Elkins said of his first touchdown
pass. “It was only my second com
pletion, too. I’m pleased with
that, but I missed a couple of pas
ses that I should have hit.
Elkins finished the day with five
completions for 90 yards and a
touchdown pass. He also rushed
seven times for 22 yards.
The Texas defense, coupled
with the punting of John Goodson,
continually kept the Aggies in
poor field position.
“They kept punting us in a hole
down there, Elkins said. “It’s
kind of hard to go 80 yards against
the number one defense in the
conference. That’s no excuse.
Mike Little
though, because we cOuld have
done it.
“We came back and scored the
second half and I thought we were
going to come right back and do it,
hut, we couldn’t get it all
together. ”
Linebacker Mike Little said the
Longhorns’ scoring drives gave
them the momentum which the
Aggies held in the first quarter.
“Those big plays cost us,” line
backer Mike Little said. “We were
in there all the time. We had a few
big plays, too. Ours, obviously.
weren’t quite as big as theirs. If we
had played a little longer it would
’ve turned around the other way. ”
The Texas defense held the
Aggies to 240 yards total offense,
160 yards shy of their 400-yard per
game average.
Tailback Johnny Hector paced
the Aggies on the ground with 49
yards on 11 carries. The Ags could
manage only 94 yards on the
ground.
Texas, meanwhile, had 342
yards in total offense.
The game marked the last
appearance in Kyle Field for 10
Aggie seniors. Kent Adams, Tem
ple Aday; Keith Baldwin, David
Bandy, Dan Davis, John Dawson,
Larry Edmondson, Mike Little,
Ricky Lopez and Mike Whitwell
completed their home careers.
The Aggies, 6-5, face the Okla
homa State Cowboys Dec. 12 in
the Independence Bowl in
Shreveport, La., while Texas, 9-1-
1, travels to Dallas to meet Alaba
ma in the Cotton Bowl.
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