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By Doug Hall
Sports Writer
At 5-11, 185 pounds, and with
speed that is more comparable to a
turtle than a hare, Shea Walker is
not your typical major college foot
ball wide receiver.
But, he will, in all probability, be
Texas A&M’s all-time leading pass
receiver after Saturday’s 2:30 p.m.
game with the Arkansas Razorbacks
in Little Rock’s War Memorial Sta
dium.
Walker, a senior three-year letter-
man out of Port Arthur Jefferson,
needs only five catches against the
Hogs to surpass Jeff Nelson’s cur
rent record of 92 catches.
But for Walker to break that re
cord, the Kevin Murray-led offense
must be able to beat the Southwest
Conference’s third-ranked second
ary. The Aggies, who have averaged
240.1 yards per game through the
air this season, will have their work
cut out for them because the Razor-
backs have surrendered only 156.3
yards per game via the pass.
Something is going to give.
There has been much speculation
that the Aggies could come out flat
against the Razorbacks because of
the week-long break in their sched
ule, but Walker thinks just the oppo
site.
“The week off has definitely
helped us out,” he said. “There were
quite a few of us that were banged
up and bruised after the SMU game.
That week gave us a chance to catch
our breath and a couple of more
days to watch film and get ready for
them.”
Walker also isn’t worried about
the Aggies lacking incentive to beat
the Hogs, even though the Aggies’
second straight SWC title was vir
tually locked up with Baylor’s 29-14
victory over the Hogs in Waco last
Saturday.
“I'm not worried about
(the record). It woidd be
nice to break, or bold the
record, but it means more
to me to be in a position to
hold our own destiny, un
like last year when we had
to rely on other tennis to
put us in that position. "
— A&M wide receiver
Shea Walker
Shea Walker
“Their loss doesn’t affect us,”
Walker said. “We’ve still got three
games to play. Mathematically, we
know that there are a lot of teams
that could go. We’ve got to play our
games one week at a time, just like
we have all year.
“In the Southwest Conference,
you can’t afford to do that (look
ahead). UT has a lot of talent, Ar
kansas has a lot of talent, and two of
our three games are on the road.”
Walker, however, is not the only
Aggie receiver in pursuit of Nelson’s
record. Tight end Rod Bernstine,
who leads the SWC this year with 46
catches, but trails Walker’s 88 career
catches by two, also is trying to place
his name in the Aggie record book.
“Rod is a great receiver,” said
Walker, who is third on the team
with 30 receptions, one behind Keith
Woodside. “I don’t have any dif fer
ent feelings toward Rod making all
those catches. He works hard in
practice. I think he feels the same
way about me.”
Walker also said having
Bernstine, running back Woodside
and receivers Tony Thompsi
Rod Harris all able tom
( hitch catches, the Aggieofl
much more diversified—an
greater threat to opponents
"We have a lot of flesi
Walker said, “and you need
Ik* successf ul on offense, lii
more ef ficient to spread li
around.”
As far as Walker 's concern
A&M receiving record takes:
seat to a productive offense
( hatnpioushtp team.
“I'm not worried about :
cord)," he said. "It would be
break, or hold the record,
means more to me to be inapt:
to hold our own destiny, uni
year when we had to rely or.
teams to put us in that position
From a personal star
Walker said he’s still within
judgment on whether the ye
been a success.
“Personally, I always feel tt
my hardest critic," he said. "1st
feel like I could do better.
“After Thanksgiving, Hit
know what kind or veal it’s bee
A&M hopes to ovoid 75 scenario
By Tim Stanfield
Sports Writer
“Dec. 6, 1975: A day that will live
in infamy for all Texas A&M foot
ball fans.”
That could well have been the
only way to de- ~
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everywhere, as they watched their
previously undefeated team get hu
miliated on national television by the
Arkansas Razorbacks, 31-6.
Coach Emory Bellard’s 1975
A&M team was 10-0 and ranked No.
2 in The Associated Press and
United Press International polls
when it took the field that day in
War Memorial Stadium in Little
Rock.
In a move similar to the 1969-70
Arkansas-Texas shootouts, the game
had been moved to the first Satur
day in December for TV purposes.
ABC billed the Aggies as “a defi
nite contender for the national title.”
Led by a vicious defense that in
cluded 10 starters who would be
named to various All-Southwest
Conference teams, A&M was a huge
favorite to beat Arkansas.
But little did anyone know just
how badly things would turn out for
Bellard’s “Next Year’s Champions.”
Starting cjuarterback Mike Jay had
been injured the previous week
against Texas and could not play.
Fullback George Woodard reinjured
a pulled leg muscle in pregame
drills.
Since A&M’s wishbone offense
featured the fullback and depended
on the quarterback to run the of
fense smoothly, that left A&M vir
tually unarmed.
The hosts dominated the A&M
offense and showed flashes of being
able to dent the nearly-impregnable
Aggie defense.
When place-kicker Tony Franklin
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SWC Football
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Conference
L T Pts
OP
W
L
All Games
T Pts
OP
Texas A&M
5
0
0
179
90
7
1
0
260
160
Arkansas
4
2
0
151
104
7
2
0
248
132
Baylor
4
2
0
180
110
6
3
0
238
132
232
228
SMU
4
2
0
172
114
5
4
0
232
Texas Tech
4
2
0
147
153
6
3
0
213
Texas
3
2
0
109
92
4
4
0
168
154
TCU
1
5
0
130
180
3
6
0
233
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Rice
1
5
0
99
232
2
6
0
133
277 |
Houston
0
6
0
60
146
1
8
0
105
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missed a chip-shot field goal attempt
in the first quarter, it gave the sellout
crowd even more reason to scream.
And the Hog fans did. “Hey, hey,
ho, ho, Arkansas in the Cotton
Bowl” was the cry, and it got louder
as the scoreless game progressed.
Late in the first half, Arkansas
quarterback Scott Bull hit wide re
ceiver Teddy Campbell with a touch
down pass to break the drought.
With the 7-0 halftime lead, the
Hogs kept pressure on the A&M de
fense early in the third quarter. Mid
way in that period, the Aggie de
fensive unit cracked and ended any
hopes for success.
Arkansas set up a touchdown run
with a long pass play and upped the
score to 14-0.
Bellard inserted freshman quar
terback Keith Baker into the lineup
on A&M’s next possession, but
Baker fumbled the ensuing snap
and the Razorbacks recovered. The
resulting field goal put Arkansas
ahead 17-0.
Shipman re-entered the game,
and two possessions later was re
sponsible for the play that summed
up the game for both sides.
From inside the Aggies’ 10-yard
line, Shipman took the snap but was
1
E
hit hard and fumbled (he
the end zone.
As he f utilely crawled onhiil
toward the ball, no fewer than
Arkansas players beat hinti
ball. That touchdown put ikB
at 24-0, leaving the Hogs:
fans overwhelmed with joy.
For the humiliated Aggiesj
gan a long night’s journe'
reached a full decade in lenf
fore the 1985 A&M squad
clutch games and the' 1
champonship.
Coach Jackie Sherrill’s
would suffer two humiliating
outs iu Arkansas before
team beat (he Razorbacks I'll
Kyle Field on the way tothetiik
Now A&M rides into
Rock” leading the league
games. But this Aggie team
know the meaning of “quit'
an offense that is one-dimeis
Certainly A&M should winan
Cotton again in January.
But then the Aggies shoulf
won that one 1 I years ago,too
Now is the time to pub
those awful memories tied to •
I he Hog fans surely will rentiK
Aggies of ”1 ley, hey, ho, hoJ 1
sas in the ( iotton Bowl.”
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