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The Battalion londay, September 16,1991 Page? Liturgy Jdder. Scoreboard Carey :30 lation. I and lilding :hose >.m. to aters. d tion. r. Cali ship at first NFL Philadelphia 24 Dallas 0 letroit 17 Kami 13 fettsburgh 20 Jew England 6 Washington 34 phoenix 0 Breen Bay 15 Tampa Bay 13 i Minnesota 17 Mn Francisco 14 ■eveland 14 ■inncinnati 13 Atlanta 13 MnDiego 10 BA. Raiders Bdianapolis 16 0 ?nver fattle 16 10 Buffalo 23 p.Y. Jets 20 at NY. Giants 17 See Newcomers Page 10 plica go 20 See Dp Page 10 Jon 3715 . Call swc Baylor Colorado. 16 14 Rice 36 Northwestern 7 ■anderbilt 14 BvfU 11 id ional, Pregon 28 ter. ffexas Tech 13 >r more " U 22 Ball State 16 67 593- al 7 lation. First at 8 p.m Call at me is • more risty 13 o lerof ft lists un. ^ gies get revenge Youngsters carry Aggies to 45-7 victory over Tigers By Scott Wudel The Battalion The Texas A&M football team looked as if it hadn't missed a beat Saturday. More than eight months after it trounced Brigham Young 65-14 in the Sea World Holiday Bowl, the Aggies were still in stride, rolling over Louisiana State University 45-7 in the season opener at Kyle Field. A&M, 1-0, handed the Tigers their second loss of the season and spoiled for mer A&M player and assistant coach Curley Hallman's homecoming. A&M's youth was forced to step in during the second quarter. The Aggies, minus two starters, senior quarterback Bucky Richardson and junior fullback Doug Carter, reeled off 28 points during the second quarter to give A&M a lead it would never relinquish. Junior Kent Petty and redshirt fresh man Jeff Granger took over the quarter- backing chores, while freshmen Rodney Thomas and Clif Groce replaced the in jured fullback Carter. A&M redshirt freshman tailback Greg Hill exploded for 212 yards and two touchdowns while carrying the backfield load in his first game in an A&M uniform. Hill's numbers broke the NCAA record for most yards gained by a fresh man playing in his first game. Former Baylor running back Walter Abercrombie held the previous record since Oct. 21, 1978, after rushing for 207 yards against Texas A&M. A&M head football coach R.C. Slocum said he was proud of the way the team pulled together after the loss of Richardson and Carter. "We had a lot of enthusiasm," Slocum said. "I said all along that we have a lot of young, eager guys and that I JAY JANNER/ The Battalion See Freshmen/ Page 8 Redshirt freshman Greg Hill stole the show touchdowns on 30 carries. Hill broke the NCAA Saturday in A&M’s 45-7 victory over LSU at record for most yards by a freshman in a first Kyle Field. Hill rushed for 212 yards and two collegiate game. Hill reaches new heights By Steve O'Brien The Battalion For A&M football fans, the anticipa tion is over and the Greg Hill show has begun. For Hill, the talking has ended and the records have begun to fall. Hill, a 5-11 190 pound redshirt fresh man, rushed for 212 yards on 30 carries in the Aggies' victory over LSU Satur day. Hill's performance broke the NCAA yardage record for a freshman debut. Hill also broke the A&M record for most yards in a game by a freshman. The record was held by former A&M All- America running back Darren Lewis, who rushed for 194 yards on 16 carries against TCU in 1987. Lewis' mark was set in the Aggies' tenth game of the season. It took Lewis, the Southwest Confer ences all-time leading rusher, more than half of the 1987 season to break his first record. It took Hill little more than two hours. Hill's performance was a surprise to him. "I didn't even know anything about an NCAA record," he said. "I didn't even know I had a 200-yard game. I thought I had like a 130 or 140. "At halftime I thought I had about 30 yards, then they gave the quickie stats. They said I had a 98 yards on 15 carries, and I said, 'hey, two more yards and I'll be over a 100. That'll be alright.'" But Hill would get much more than just over 100 yards. Besides breaking the yardage record, the tailback from Carter High School in Dallas, ran for two touch downs, including a 35-yard dash. "I didn't even know who's record it was at first then they told me I had a chance to break (Lewis') record," he said. "So I said, 'hey, let's go for it.' (The assis tant coaches) told me I needed four yards to break the A&M record. Then I came out, and I thought that was it. Then they came over and told me I need ed four more yards to break the NCAA record." Hill's performance comes after all the See Hill/ Page 8 ATTENTION A&M BUSINESS MAJORS TEXAS COMMERCE BANCSHARES, INC. Texas Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | Vi Texas Commerce Bank Representatives will be interviewing on campus this fall for the following position: CREDIT ANALYST Become a member of our winning team. 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