Texas A&M
Battalion Sports
October 25, 1982 Page 9
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Quarterbacks didn’t have an easy time in the
Aggies’ 49-7 victory over Rice Saturday, as
Rice defensive tackle Clenzie Pierson breaks
through the Aggie offensive line to hit Gary
staff photo by David Fisher
Kubiak after a pass during the third quarter
in the photo on the left. Rice was flagged
for roughing the passer on the play, giving
the Aggies a first down on the Owls’ 29-yard
staff photo by Octavio Garcia
line. In the right photo, Aggie defenders
Keith Guthrie and Ray Childress combine
to bring down Rice quarterback Doug John
son, who threw five interceptions on the day.
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Sports Editor
MRay Alborn found out Satur-
lay that memories and gim-
Kks don’t win football
lames.
Hn an effort to bring his team
can lead to (Bk to the happier times it en-
a pre-cam foyed during the 1980 season,
the mouth, ilhe Rice head coach used a uni
ear, oral caiict^ pipy against the Aggies,
n 2/.ODD peoBntering the game winless,
() deaths. |lborn resorted to a bit of su-
Aa is a white perstition in an attempt to de-
t may rangefftfeat Texas A&M. But he lost
iv area to a anyway, as Texas A&M waged a
led, harden' full-scale passing attack that util-
•utid. tied quarterback Gary Kubiak as
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a crafty, witty strategist, had his
best season with Rice in 1980,
when the Owls finished 5-6
overall and 4-4 in the Southwest
Conference. Rice defeated the
Houston Cougars 35-7 in the
final game of the season to give
Alborn and the Owls a lift enter
ing 1981.
But here’s the key: the Owls,
who for several years had been
identified by number (since
their jerseys bore no names),
wore names on their backs for
the first time ever in the victory
over the Cougars. Between that
game and the Owls’ 23-21 loss to
Texas Tech Oct. 16, however,
the Owls wore nameless jerseys.
Thus emerged Alborn’s stra
tagem for Saturday’s game with
the Aggies. It was a cleverly con
trived idea, but wearing those
names didn’t do the Owls an
ounce of good.
“When you’re 0-6 and you’ve
got kids out there busting their
tails, you’ve got to try anything,”
Alborn said after the Aggies
pounded the Owls 49-7. “Gim
micks don’t win football games,
but I thought that it would give
them a lift, and it did.”
But the lift didn’t last long.
When Rice started the game
by moving the ball from its own
20-yard line to the Aggie 26, it
looked as if Alborn’s manuever
would work. But after Aggie
free safety Domingo Bryant tip
ped a Doug Johnson pass into
the hands of linebacker Jeff Ful
ler, the Owls’ situation began to
worsen.
After holding Texas A&M on
third-and-18, the Owls moved
the ball from their own 5-yard
line to the Aggie 48, but the
drive stalled. Rice linebacker
Richard Gray intercepted a
Kubiak pass on the Aggie 36, but
three plays later, Fuller tipped
another pass into the hands of
cornerback Billy Brown.
As a result, Rice finished the
first quarter leading 6-2 in first
downs and 100-52 in total
offense, but was still locked in a
scoreless tie with the Aggies.
The Owls’ starting offensive
scheme featured a few tricks and
and some razzle-dazzle, includ
ing a couple of halfback passes
and an unbalanced line. Rice
kept the Aggies off-balance for
most of the first quarter, but af
ter Texas A&M broke loose four
minutes into the second quarter
for the game’s first score, the
Owls couldn’t muster the
strength to catch up during the
remainder of the game.
“I can’t find any fault with our
effort, though,” Alborn said.
“We had some kids banged up
and hurt, but they gave all they
had and that’s all you can ask.”
See MISTAKES page 10
by John P. Lopez
Battalion Staff
There’s just something aboui
playing Rice that brings out the
best in Aggie quarterback Gaiy
Kubiak.
Last year Kubiak chalked up
a Southwest Conference record
six touchdown passes and threw
for 253 yards while leading
Texas A&M to a 51-26 rout ol
the Owls. After such a produc
tive outing, one would think
Kubiak’s performance this year
would be rather uneventful.
It wasn’t.
Kubiak’s encore perform
ance against the Owls brought
down the house. He didn’t
throw six touchdown passes —
he threw five. But Kubiak log
ged 306 yards through the air
ways to top last year’s yardage
output by 53 yards and set a per
sonal best for his career as an
Aggie.
Kubiak said the Aggies’ con
vincing 49-7 victory came at the
perfect time for the offense,
which has been sputtering lately.
“We didn’t play real well last
week against Baylor,” he said,
“so we needed this win to help
our confidence. I think having
Johnny (Hector) and Earnest
(Jackson) back, and having
George (Smith) running the way
he has really opened up the pas
sing attack.”
Texas A&M Head Coach
Jackie Sherrill agreed that hav
ing the offense intact vastly im
proved the Aggie attack.
“For the first time in awhile,
we’re getting people back on
offense and they’re playing
together,” he said. “I think the
passing and running games go
hand in " ‘
a good balance between the two.
“Gary’s protection was very
good and I think he played ex
tremely well. I thought he did an
excellent job on his audibles and ‘
picking out his receivers. I think;
the offensive line did an excel- -
lent job.”
Kubiak echoed Sherrill’s sen--
timents on the line’s perform
ance.
“I went to the fourth or fifth
receiver at least four times,” he
said. “And any time you can do
that you have to credit the offen
sive line. They did a great job.”
Kubiak kept the Owl secon
dary off balance throughout the
game by targeting his passes to
nine different Aggie receivers,
but every time Kubiak wanted to
make a big play, it seemed like
Don Jones was on the end of one
of the Aggie quarterback’s
bombs.
Jones only caught three pas
ses, but all three were for touch
downs. Two of his TDs came on
the exact same play, Jones said.
“The play was designed to
send a decoy receiver to the
right and one to the left and
leave the middle open,” he said.
“It just worked perfect both
times. Kubiak was throwing
great today.”
On Jones’ first touchdown re
ception, the play worked so well
that the nearest Owl defender
was 10 yards away, but Jones
hobbled the pass and nearly
dropped it.
“I was so wide open that I
scared myself,” he said.
Kubiak’s other two touch
down passes were to Jimmy
Teal, who led the Aggie wide
in hand. We’d Tike to keep See DEFENSE page 10
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Sports Club Corner
|ruesday, October 26
Rodeo Club Meeting — 8 P.M. Kleburg 113
hursday, October 28
TAMU Men’s Soccer Team VS Texas Tech — 4 P.M. Drill Field
Friday, October 29
Aggie Rodeo VS Former Students — 8 A.M. in Snook Arena
Handball Club — Open Tournament at Woodstone Racquetball Club
Halloween Racquetball Classic (open tournament) 5 P. M. on the TAMU
Racquetball Courts
[Saturday, October 30
TAMU Women’s Soccer Team VS Baylor — 10 A.M. Penberthy
TAMU Men’s Rugby Team VS Heathens — 1 P.M. Drill Field
TAMU Women’s Soccer Team VS Metropolitan State — 3 P.M. Pen
berthy Intramural Complex
Aggie Rodeo VS Former Students — 8 P.M. Snook Arena
Halloween Racquetball Classic (open tournament) 9 A. M. on the TAMU
Racquetball Courts
[Sunday, October 31
Handball Club — Open Tournament at Woodstone Racquetball Club 8
A.M.
Halloween Racquetball Classic — FINALS TAMU Racquetball Courts.
Spook Sprint — TAMU Roadrunners and C&C Creations — 3 P.M.
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Get Your Teams Organized Today!
Get a diving start into this week’s Swimming Competition. On Monday, October 25 at 7 P.M. in P.L.
Downs Pool entries will be taken and preliminaries will be held for the Corps and Fish. On Tuesday,
October 25 at 7 P.M. in P.L. Downs Pool, entries will be taken and preliminaries will be for both Men’s
and Women’s Dorm and Independent. The preliminary swimming events will include: 200 yard freestyle
and medley relays, 100 yard individual medley, 100 yard freestyle, and 50 yard backstroke, free style and
butterfly. Divisionals will take place on Thursday, October 28 at 7 P.M.
All Masters and CoRec events will be swum on Monday, November 1 at 7 P.M. The Masters events
will include but not be limited to: 50 yard back stroke, breast stroke, free style, and butterfly. The CoRec
events will include the 200 yard medley and free style and the 100 yard sweat shirt relay.
Get your teams organized today!
TAMU Racquetball Club
Sponsors Open Tournament
The TAMU Racquetball Club will be sponsoring this weekend’s
Halloween Racquetball Classic. This tournament is open to all
Texas A&M Students, Staff, and Faculty. The tournament begins
on Friday, October 29 at 5 P.M. and continues at 9 A.M. on
Saturday, October 30. The finals are slated for Sunday, October
31. Entries will be accepted through Tuesday, October 26 at 7
P.M. in the IM-REC Sports Office, 159 East Kyle. A $7.00
individual or $10.00 doubles entry fee will be collected with all
entries. For further information contat Phil Mani at 693-9451.
Spectators are welcome!
At Manor East Mall
BREAKFAST EVERY
MORNING
IM GAME PLAN
WEIGHTLIFTING: If you like to pump iron, this contest if for you!
Entries for the weightlifting contest open today, October 25, and will
continue to be open through Tuesday, November 2. The contest is
scheduled for Tuesday, November 9 at 5:15 P.M. The Men’s Division will
be held in the weightlifting club room, 256 G. Rollie White. The Women’s
Division will be held in the Adaptive P.E. Room in 149 East Kyle.
RACQUETBALL DOUBLES: Remember, entries for the racquetball
doubles tournament close tomorrow, October 26 at 7 P.M. Stop by the
IM-REC Sports Office in 159 E. Kyle to register. Play begins Monday,
November 1 in East Kyle.
GOLF SINGLES TOURNAMENT: Due to rain, the Golf Singles
Tournament will now be held on Sunday, October 31 at 8 .M. at the
TAMU Golf Course. We will be accepting entries until Thursday, October
28 at 7 P.M. A green fee of $4.50 for faculty/staff, $3.50 for students and
free to the TAMU Golf Course Members. Green fees will be collected
when you come to the IM-REC Sports Office and sign up for a tee time.
FUN RUN: If you enjoy a good five kilometer (3.1 mile) run, then this
special event is for you! Entries for the Fun Run will be accepted until 8:30
A.M. on Saturday, November 6 at the event site. Divisions include: men
and women, individuals and/or teams. The time and date of the Fun Run is
9 A.M., Saturday, November 6. For further information contact Tom Weis
in the Intramural-Recreational Sports Office, 159 East Kyle, 845-7826.
VOLLEYBALL: Attention spikers! Volleyball play begins tonight, Octo
ber 25. Be sure to come by the IM-REC Sports Office and check your
schedule-
SOCCER: Play begins tonight, October 25. Don’t miss your first soccer
game — be sure to check your schedule by the IM-REC Sports Office, 159
East Kvle.
SPORTS CLUB ASSOCIATION: There will be a meeting tonight,
October 25 at 6:30 P.M. in 162 East Kyle.
Rules & Regulations
Update
From time to time our office must update our Intramural-
Recreational Sports rules found in our handbook. When this
occurs, we will try to get the work out to you by posting a notice in
the IM-REC Sports Office and/or putting a story in our
McDonald’s Intramural Highlight section of the Battalion. Please
note the following change that will affect the Organization Eligi
bility Section of the 1982 Intramural Handbook.
An intramural participant must be affiliated with the organiza
tion for which he is competing in the dorm division. To be
affiliated with a dorm:
“An off-campus freshman or first semester transfer student must
be formally ‘adopted’ by a dorm as outlined in the ‘Adopt A Fish’
resolution passed by the Residence Hall Association on Septem
ber 21, 1982.”
The Adopt-A-Fish program was designed to involve the off-
campus freshmen and first semester transfer student in campus
life. It is the hope of the IM-REC Sports Office and its Advisory
Committee that the aforementioned change will support the
RHA’s new program.
If you have any questions as to this notice of change or any other
rule or regulation in the 1982 Handbook, please feel free to
contact the IM-REC Sports Office at 845-7826.