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September 24, 1982
SWC slate opens this weekend
Here are notes on Saturday’s Southwest Conference
football games:
— LOUISIANA TECH (2-0) at TEXAS A&M (1-1),
6 p.m. — Tech scored 28 points in first quarter last week
en route to 49-12 victory over Central Michigan, hand
ing latter its 21st straight loss. Ronnie Williams sparked
Tech’s 28-7 opening victory over West Texas State by
scoring on pass, run and 74-yard punt return. Aggies
MISSISSIPPI (2-1) vs. ARKANSAS (2-0) at LIT
TLE ROCK, 7 p.m. — Razorbacks seek fifth 3-0 start in
Lou Holtz’s six years as head coach. Rebels off to first
2-0 start under former Texas Tech coach Steve Sloan,
but couldn’t sustain 7-7 first-quarter tie and fell to Ala-
.bama, 42-14. Second straight test against strong passing
attack for Razorbacks, who yielded 19 completions, 274
yards and two touchdowns in 29-17 victory over Navy
last week. Mississippi’s Kent Austin, in first year as
starter, hit 15 for 153 yards vs. Alabama. Arkansas
quarterback duo of Tom Jones and Brad Taylor remain
effective, Taylor pacing SWC in passing efficiency at
188.6 points and Jones hitting 56.7 percent. Once a
feading rivalry, teams renewed series last year for first
time since 1961 with Arkansas overcoming 13-3 deficit
for 27-13 victory to tie series at 14-14.
— TCU (1-1,0-0 in SWC) at SMU (2-0,0-0 in SWC), 7
p.m. — One of the series that solidified SWC football,
this is 65th meeting with SMU holding 29-28-7 edge
after winning last 10 meetings — longest victory string
for either team and SMU’s longest-ever against any
SWC opponent. Last Frog victory was 35-22 in Cotton
Bowl in 1972. Two of nation’s top offenses, SMU leads
SWC in total offense (489 yards per game) and rushing
offense (414.5), TCU is third in total offense (392.5),
second in passing (186), fourth in rushing (206.5).
SMU’s Eric Dickerson is first in SWC rushing (174) and
tandem (181.5), second in scoring (12.0 points per
game), Craig James is first in punting (46.4), third in
tandem (117.5), fourth in rushing (106.5).
— LAMAR (2-1) at HOUSTON (0-2), 7 p.m. —
Houston taking a break from top twenty opponents
after two straight losses. Lamar going for third consecu
tive win, beating Stephen F. Austin and Sam Houston
after taking a 30-0 season-opening loss to Southwest
Texas. Cardinals return 14 starters (5 offensive, 9 de
fensive) from their 4-6-1 1981 team that counted an
18-17 victory over defending SWC champion Baylor
among its victories. Last and only Houston-Lamar
meeting was 20-0 Houston win in 1975 season opener in
the Astrodome. Cougar veer offense off to a slow start,
currently ninth in the conference total offense stand
ings. Houston working on turnover problem (six
against ASU) that led directly to 17 of the Sun Devils’ 24
points in that 24-10 loss.
— MISSOURI (2-0) at TEXAS (1 -0), 7 p.m. — Texas
aiming at sixth straight 2-0 start after opening with
21-12 win over Utah. Tigers aiming to avenge 21-0 loss
in Columbia three years ago. Missouri prepares for
biggest test yet after solid wins over Colorado State and
Army. Horns gained 313 yards on the ground vs. Utes
with Darryl Clark gaining 162 on 20 carries, joining
Terry Orr to spark 75-yard clinching touchdown drive
' ri Cross country squad
second in five-miler
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t of . Bacilio Garcia of the Baylor
men’s cross country team outdis-
tpeneifit'anced members of a four-team
ough. field to win the Baylor Invita-
lireaks donal in Waco Thursday,
idling The Texas A&M squad, led
igointls by Jimmy Sterling’s fifth-place
finish, placed second in the team
d enoui standings behind the Bears.
Baylor totaled 32 points, fol
lowed by the Aggies’ 47, SMU’s
63 and UT-Arlington’s 74.
Garcia finished the five-mile
course in 24:21, while Sterling
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lardirat .ended the event with a time of
itdoest ‘24:58. Other Aggie finishes in
clude Jim Bolleter, sixth at
25:10; Aaron Rimerez, eighth at
rdealJ 25:33; Craig Weise, 12th at
uldbetl '26:13, and Jeff Kurtz, 16th at
)assionl '26:34.
c. Vince Stark, one of the
Aggies’ top runners, could not
compete in the meet because of
sickness.
After placing second in the
deainl!§A&M Invitational last weekend,
the women’s cross country team
will compete in an eight-team
meet hosted by Rice Saturday.
Running the two-mile course for
the Aggies will be Suzanne Shef
field, Lisa McCorstin, Esther
Dedrick, Debbie Noel, Stacie
Reich and Paula Odom.
In other weekend sports ac
tion, the women’s volleyball
team opened play today against
Nebraska in the Husker Invita
tional in Lincoln, Neb. The
Aggie Ladies, ranked No. 15 in
the nation, are slated to play
Southwest Missouri Saturday at
10 a.m., with the final round of
the tourney scheduled for
Saturday at 4 p.m.
Texas A&M, which has a 7-0
record, is tied with Texas for
first in the Southwest Confer
ence.
Pre-game activities at the
Texas A&M-Louisiana Tech
game in Kyle Field at 6 p.m.
Saturday will recognize 1982
accomplishments of the Aggie
w omen’s softball and golf teams.
During the spring, Coach Bob
Brock’s softball team gave Texas
A&M its first varsity national ti
tle since the 1939 football team’s
crown. The women’s golf team,
coached by Kitty Holley,
claimed its first state champion
ship and wms led by All-America
Shirley Furlong and runner-up
Monica Welsh.
The Aggie softball team may
soon have a new' home on the
Texas A&M campus. Plans have
been initiated to convert the
southwest quadrant of the Pen-
berthy Intramural Complex
into a softball park that will be
used for both the varsity team
and the intramural program.
A four-man committee in
cluding Brock, Associate Athle
tic Director for Finance Wally
Groff and Intramural Director
Dennis Corrington is now' in the
process of drawing blueprints
for the park. The facility may be
ready for use in the spring.
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Collins is running against Lloyd Bentsen for a Texas seat in the
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in last six minutes. Texas defense bent to allow Utah 223
yards rushing but only 82 by air, ranking them ninth
and first, respectively, in SWC stats. Horns and Tigers
have met 11 times with Texas owning 7-4 edge, includ
ing last four in 1931, ’45, ’46 and ’79.
— BAYLOR (1-1) at TEXAS TECH (1-1), 7:30 p.m.
— 41st meeting between Raiders and Bears will be
setting for Tech homecoming with Baylor trying for
fourth straight win over Tech and to improve on 23-16-
1 series lead dating to 1929. Tech owns 13-10-1 edge in
Lubbock and 12-10 lead in conference play. Baylor was
off last week after dropping 21-14 decision at Ohio
State. Tech came back from 14-0 loss to New Mexico to
post 31-30 win over Air Force in home opener Satur
day, after being behind four times. Alfred Anderson
rushed 73 yards vs. OSU after 105 in opener vs. North
Texas, ranked fifth in SWC. Bears’ Gerald McNeil third
in SWC receiving with 4.5 catches per game. Baylor
quarterback Mike Brannan producing 147.5 yards per
game total passing and running. Tech’s Gabe Rivera
credited with 22 tackles in two games. Tech coach Jerry
Moore is ’61 graduate of Baylor. Baylor’s Grant Teaff
coached at Tech for three years.
— RICE (0-2) at LSU (1-0), 7:30 p.m. — Owls seek to
escape second straight 0-3 start with repeat of 17-7
victory over LSU in ’80. Tigers won a close one last year,
24-14, to take 33-13-4 all-time series lead. LSU is most
successful SWC foe through the years with 87-41-10
reading (Oklahoma distant second with 42-40-3 read
ing). Tigers have won 13 and tied one in last 15 meet
ings with Owls. Despite losing first two games. Owls
rank second in SWC total defense (282 yards per game)
and second in rushing defense (98.5). Rice offense aver
aging 339 yards per game with improved ground game
averaging 193.
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