Monday, January 18, 1988AThe Battalion/Page 3B 1988 Cotton Bowl Classic Tim Brown, Notre Dame’s Heisman trophy win ner, clutches his towel and explains to an official Photo by Peter Rocha, Bryan/College Station Eagle why he tackled 12th man teamer Warren Barhost after a kickoff. otre Dame refusal to pass elps Ags win Cotton Bowl By Hal. L. Hammons Assistant Sports Editor DALLAS — Notre Dame’s unex- jplainable refusal to throw the ball in first down may have been the siggest factor in Texas A&M’s im pressive victory in the 1988 Cotton Jowl. The Irish only passed seven times in 17 first down opportunities Sn the first half. Quarterback Terry Andrysiak Scompleted five of the seven for 93 yards and four first downs. That amounts to an average of [18.6 yards per first down comple tion and over 13 yards per first lown pass attempt. But still Notre Dame insisted on tunning on first down. The Irish ran 10 times for 17 yards and no [first downs. Five yards was the [longest of them, and only three [netted more than two yards. The success passing was due to t&M’s reluctance to blitz on first Idown. Classic When the Irish passed on first down, they kept either a back or the tight end in the backfield, resulting in the Irish having six or seven men to block three or four Aggie rush ers. A&M was concerned with stop ping the rush to the extent that the pass went largely unchallenged. Heisman Trophy winner Tim Brown was left in single coverage most of the half. Of 105 receiving yards for Brown in the first half, 77 came on first down passes. After Notre Dame only got 29 yards-on 18 rushes in the first half, Aggie worries about the run were slight enough to risk the first down blitz. This and a double-team on Brown resulted in the Notre Dame Irish getting only 24 yards through the air. Brown did not catch a pass the entire half. Notre Dame eschewed the first down pass the entire second half, even with the first-down blitzing and a substantial scoring deficit. The first pass thrown by Notre Dame on first down in the second half was with less than five minutes remaining, when A&M led by 25 points. 10 20 30 40 50 40 30 20 10 footbal in itsty the ini' ived, ■ : said cnee t' /. idps® particf 4 hletic i . he s; | reive 4 bowl if ^ of lev ansas. FIRST HALF Rushes: 10 Rushing yardage: 17 Yards per attempt: 1.7 Passes: 7 Completions: 5 Passing yardage: 93 Yards per attempt: 13.3 SECOND HALF Rushes: 11 Rushing yards: 35 Yards per attempt: 3.2 Passes: 1 Completions: 0 Passing yards: 0 Yards per attempt: 0 35 rushing yards 0 passing yards AfP C* // ^^^^INTERFRATERNITY 4>KT COUNCIL ATTK/V PROUDLY PRESENTS. 4>K© B2T FRATERNITY SN B@n LIFE 2X x$ SEMINAR 2AE AT JANUARY 19th, 1988 SAM AX 7-10 p.m. STE FH ZACHARY 102 sn KA LECTURE HALL & UKA K£ LOBBY nM> **' Age Spin's. 1? f.h ..$< 1 IK Pens, etc • Hayride Football tkk^t for friend fill* ticket home Btumbril flair* Socks lihtry fee for ice cream eating, contest ole, Hione blit Statops . m m S S i*' f <|is! S . *' 4: Dear Mont m\4 Dad: HU I lev ate mvfi fine, I It I'm une l m jiM ih:uiklny, - \i sou hsue any -pa?" s ;> -u?. iha5'•» taking op 1.00 much Kfom at hmm; os so the hmk t l '> U'-v- a OUk< nt who v^told Itf h&ppy to take- ii ost vous t< r hi fie IMBEI S s \ it S «*; Homan Captlal 1 nve^Imenl: Choice of kuvesfmenl v$. esi mdiffetence cssves All for an economical Price It helps you in Business 101, Advanced Calculus, even Microbiology. It keeps track of personal spending to make sure ends are meeting. And helps write letters home to your financial advisors. The IBM 8 Personal System/2™ Model 25 Collegiate provides a great deal of economic aid. But the most economical feature is the price itself, thanks to a special student discount. The Model 25 Collegiate comes complete with a big 640KB memory, advanced graphics capabilities, a mouse and lots of software, including Microsoft" Windows 1.04, Write, Paint, Cardfile and IBM DOS 3.3. So order the Model 25 Collegiate from The Micro Computer Center. Buying it can prove to be a wise investment. x v. MicroComputerCeni'er ComputcrSales and Supplies Hours: 10 AM - 6 PM Mon - Fri 123E Memorial Student Center (409) 846-4081 Microsoft is a registered trademark of the Microsoft Corporation. IBM is a registered trademark and Personal Svstem/2 is a trademark of the International Business Machines Corporation. S IBM Corporation 1987