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Battalion/Page 18
October 15,1982
UH-SMU tops league slate
TANK MCNAMARA
by Jeff Millar & Bill Hinds
SMU’s Eric Dickerson atop
race for SWC rushing title
UH fullback Dwyane Love
averaging 93 yards a game
Here’s a quick preview of Saturday’s Southwest
Conference games:
HOUSTON (2-2-1,1-0-1 in SWC) at SMU (5-0-
0, 2-0-0 in SWC), 7 p.m. — Mustangs seek to
protect No. 5 ranking and high offensive ranking
against team that has had the most success in
stopping Pony Express last three years. Eric Dick
erson and Craig James have averaged 179 yards a
game between them in three years at SMU, but
only 68 yards between them against Houston.
Dickerson leads SWC and vies for national
rushing championship with 152 yards per game,
James third in SWC with 87.4, but Dickerson has
totaled only 137 in three games against the
Cougars, James only 67. Cougars have also won
two of three in Dickerson-James era, lead SMU by
4-3 all-time, 4-2 in SWC play, and 3-0 in Dallas.
Teams are among nation’s offensive leaders,
Houston pacing SWC at 409.8 yards per game,
SMU third at 393, SMU leading SWC in rushing
at 297.2, Houston third at 246.4. Mustangs have
passed for six TDs during the last two weeks as
defenses have loaded up against their running
game.
Cougars’ Lionel W’ilson roaring back from ear-
ly-season injury, hitting 57.5 percent of his passes
and No. 2 in SWC total offense at 193.2 yards per
game. Game pits four of top five SWC rushers,
Cougars’ Dallas Wiggins (94.4 yards a game) rank
ed third and Dwyane Love (93.2) fourth. Both
teams have cut them close in SWC play, SMU with
a pair of three-point victories over TCU and
Baylor and Houston with a tie at Baylor and a
four-point victory over A&M.
BAYLOR (2-2-1, 1-1-1 in SWC) at TEXAS
A&M (2-3, 0-2 in SWC), 2 p.m. — Both teams
looking to rebound from narrow conference los
ses last week to avoid likely elimination from SWC
race. Second straight big challenge for Baylor de
fense, which last week checked SMU’s nationally-
ranked ground game only to lose, 22-19, on three
TD passes. SMU’s Eric Dickerson and Craig
James took 171.7- and 103.7-yard average
rushing marks into game and netted 95 yards
between them. This week it’s the Aggie passing
attack led by Gary Kubiak. Aggies lead SWC in
passing at 237.6 yards per game as Kubiak has
connected on 57.6 percent and also leads SWC in
total offense. Game matches three of SWC’s four
leading receivers —No. 1 Johnny Hector of A&M
with 6.3 catches per game, No. 2 Gerald McNeil of
Baylor with 4.8, No. 4 Donjonesof A&M with 3.8.
Aggies’Jimmy Teal and Mike Marshall also rank
among top 10 SWC receivers. Bear QB Mike
Brannan will miss his second straight game with a
hamstring injury. He’ll be replaced by David Man-
grum, who led the Bears to 13-0 lead over SMU in
first half last week and to 19-14 fourth-quarter
advantage.
The teams rank eighth and ninth in SWC total
defense, with Baylor yielding 356 yards per game
and the Aggies giving up 415.8. However, Baylor
pass defense ranks third in SWC, while Aggies
have been strong against rush but blitzed for
253.8 yards passing per game. Bears’ Alfred
Anderson sixth among SWC rushers with 81
yards per game, while Aggie ground game has
suffered due to injuries to Earnest Jackson, Hec
tor and Thomas Sanders. The Oldest Baylor foot
ball series and third-oldest Aggie series dates back
to 1899, has the Aggies leading by 44-27-7, by
31-24-5 in SWC play and by 15-9-1 in SWC play at
College Station. The Bears have won four
straight, including the last two at Kyle Field.
TCU (2-3) at MISSISSIPPI (2-3), 1:30 p.m. —
The Rebels have shown flashes of top play under
former Texas Tech coach Steve Sloan, coming
back from 14-0 deficit to lose to Arkansas by 14-
12, playing Alabama even through most of first
half and scoring a 28-19 victory over highly-
regarded Southern Mississippi. Last week’s 33-10
loss to Georgia was marred by seven interceptions
and one lost fumble as Mississippi gained almost
400 yards in first three quarters but continually
self-destructed. Mississippi’s offense will provide
another strong test for TCU’s defense, which has
played well enough to win despite injuries to top
linebackers Gary Spann and Joe Hines. Frog de
fense was strong against SMU and Arkansas, shut
Rice down in the final quarter last week as the
offense rallied for 10 points and 24-16 victory.
Frogs got six turnovers against Rice on four inter
ceptions and two fumbles. TCU averaging 4.5
yards per offensive play, even though ranking last
in SWC with 279 yards a game. Although ground
game is improved with Marcus Gilbert leading the
way, Frogs average 6.6 yards per pass attempt
with one of SWC’s most balanced attacks (154
yards rushing, 125 passing).
Steve Sloan leads Ole Miss
against strong TCU defense
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TEXAS TECH (2-3,1-2 in SWC) at RICE (0-5,
0-2 in SWC), 7:30 p.m. — The surprising Raiders
have a chance to even their record at 3-3 and have
won their last three visits to Rice Stadium, with the
last loss there coming in 1974. Tech showed near
flawless last-half offense two weeks ago in 24-15
victory over Texas A&M and strong defense last
week in 21 -3 loss to Arkansas, holding Razorbacks
scoreless in last half with four turnovers. Tech
offense clicked on three third-quarter TD drives
against the Aggies, then managed only three
points vs. Arkansas on an 83-yard return of open
ing kickoff by Leonard Harris. Owls led TCU well
into third quarter last week before yielding scor
ing drives of 72, 36 and 66 yards and dropping a
24-16 decision. Tech’s Anthony Hutchison SWC’s
No. 9 rusher with 59.6 yards per game, Rice’s
Deron Miller No. 5 receiver with 18 for 188 yards
and one TD.
In addition to Harris’ 83-yard kickoff return
vs. Arkansas, he has punt returns of 51 and 42
yards and averages 11.5 yards on 15 punt returns.
Tech noseguard Gabe Rivera and Rice DT Clen-
zie Pierson among top defensive players in SWC.
QB Michael Calhoun regained his startingjob for
Owls, running for one TD and passing for
another to have a hand in 28 of the 29 TDs Rice
offense has scored in last two seasons.
the team.”
Although Brannan has an
advantage in experience as a
quarterback, Mangrum said the
Bear offense has been running
just as well with him at the helm.
“It’s really been encouraging
having the offensive line and
backs support me as much as
they have,” he said. “I think
that’s been a big factor in giving
me confidence.
“The coaches were pleased
with my performance last week
against SMU. but I wasn’t. 1
thought there were a lot of
things I could have done better.
There’s always room for im
provement. After I saw the film
of the game I decided to really
work hard and have a better
overall performance against
A&M.”
Mangrum said Saturday’s
game against the Aggies is im
portant for him because he once
again wants to prove that he can
be the starting quarterback. But
he said it’s more important for
the Baylor team because the
Bears need to get back on the
winning track.
“It’s a very important game
for us,” Mangrum said. “We’ve
been going downhill since we
beat Tech. We tied Houston and
lost to SMU since then. So we
really have to rebound from
those two games, even though 1
thought we should have won
them both.”
Mangrum said the tie and loss
were disappointing, but he said
the Bears have been having
good practices this week and are
anxious to face the Aggies.
“We’ve been working real
hard and running sprints and
we’re going to be in full pads
until Thursday, which is un
usual for us, so we should lie
ready,” Mangrum said.
Mangrum also said he didn't
think the Aggie secondary,
which has been the target of sev
eral bombs this season, would lie
thrown against any more than
other secondaries the Bears will
have faced.
“I don’t think we’ll do anv-
thing that we don’t normally
do,” he said. “As far as people
saying they have a weak secon
dary, that may be true, but you
never know if they are going to
come out and play the best game
they have all year. 1 don't think
there’s a weak team in the con
ference. Especially A&M, be
cause they need this win just as
much as we do.
“A&M is really a good team. I
don’t think their record shows
how good they are,” he said.
“They’ve had ball games where
they’ve done a few things wrong
or had a big play against them
that made the difference. I think
both ofienses are going to do a
good job and the game is going
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Baylor’s offense Saturday
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close game. We are not bv;
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lightly.”
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Baylor will w in or lose Saturdj i
depends on how good theBa ^ e ‘
offense plays. 1 * e
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everything." he said. 'WP a ' v ‘
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per receiver and probably ot [{nt 1
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line is probably as gotxl as anti P 5 [ "
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have any one player that is il 1 K '
Herschel Walker-type. So i ® ml '
need to execute our plays rign |^ son
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Men’s golfers tied for sixth;
women’s soccer triumphs 3-0
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Ml. II
by Frank L. Christlieb
Sports Editor
After a rough first 18 holes at
the Harlingen Country Club,
the fourth-ranked Aggie men’s
golf team is tied for sixth place in
the Pan American Invitational.
And in Rochester. N.Y., the
13th-ranked Aggie women’s
soccer dub raised its record to
5-0 bv defeating the 19th-
ranked University of Rochester
3-0 4 hursday in the first match
of a four-day trip to New York.
The top four members ol
Coach Bob Ellis’ traveling squad
for the tourney opened the
three-day Harlingen tourney
Thursday by shooting a total of
299, putting Texas A&M in a
sixth-place tie with Northeast
Louisiana in the 12-team tour
nament.
While the Aggies finished the
day tied for sixth in Harlingen,
New Mexico State leads the 5 4-
hole event with a score of 292,
while Hardin-Simmons and
Baylor are tied for second at
294. Tourney host Pan Amer
ican shot 297 to finish the day in
fourth place.
Other scores include Houston
Baptist, 298; Lamar, 300;
Texas-El Paso, 301; Rice. 3® ill
Texas lech, 306, aucl thelnjl
versity of Dallas. 323
For the Aggies, Runny Bin it
led the way with a 73, while Sc
Lee and Sandy Pierce shot's m
Duane Standley shot a 70 an
Gary Krueger finished the da it
with 77.
Texas A&M’s lowest lot it
scores were taken to arrive all c
299 total.
Coach Boh Ellis said Aggi
(. oacn Boh Lths said Aggi<
didn't open the tournamenlj
well as he hoped thev would
“They reallv didn’t plaviin
well,” he said. “We were fit
over par going into the lasthd y
and we finished six over. Wei f
still got two more days, so 1 hop
we can improve.
The women’s soccer dif|
competing against several \a
ty teams on their four-mat
trip, took a 2-0 halftime lead
goals by Carol Smith and Laui|
Estes. The Aggies' final goaUa
scored in the second half
Tina Luft.
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