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THE BATTALION
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“I don’t think the
best team won
today. We had
opportunities to
score and we
should have
beaten them.”
— ISU receiver
Craig Campbell
“I’m really
proud of this
team because
they’ve gone
through a lot of
problems that
might have
made other
teams cave in.”
— A&M football
head coach R.C.
Slocum
“It’s deflating
when you drive
downfield and
get field goals
blocked.”
-ISU quarterback
Seneca Wallace
“The game
wasn’t pretty,
but it’s a ‘W.’
We’ll take them
how we can
get them.”
— A&M linebacker
Brian Gamble
By Kevin Espenlaub
THE BATTALION
With the help of a 65-yard,
Derek Farmer run with just
more than five minutes remain
ing, the Texas A&M football
team defeated the Iowa State
Cyclones (5-2, 3-2 Big 12)
Saturday by a score of 24-21 to
improve its record to 7-1 overall
and 4-1 in Big 12.
“It was a great battle against
a great opponent,” said A&M
head coach R.C. Slocum. “We
knew it was going to be a dog
fight and it was.”
Farmer’s sweep to the left
sideline was the longest of the
year for an Aggie and helped the
team survive an Iowa State drive
that was capped by a quarter
back sneak by Seneca Wallace.
The touchdown pulled the
Cyclones to within three points
of the Aggies with 1:23 remain
ing. The Iowa State onside kick
rolled out of bounds, and the
Aggies used four plays to run
out the clock and remain unde
feated at home for the season.
“I think a good team finds a
way to win games like this,”
said A&M quarterback Mark
Farris. “It’s real simple. It
comes down to winning and los
ing, and we’ve been able to get
it done. That’s the mark of a
good team.”
The Cyclopes began the
game by driving 75 Vards to the
Aggie 9-yard line before hav
ing a 26-yard field goal by
kicker Tony Yelk partially
blocked by defensive lineman
Rocky Bernard and turning the
ball over to the Aggies at the
20-yard line. The kick was the
first of four misses by Yelk
during the game.
After gaining possession,
the Aggies moved the ball on
an 80-yard drive that was high
lighted by a 42-yard run by
Dwain Goynes bringing the
Aggies to the Iowa State 13-
yard line. Seven plays later, the
Aggies took a 7-0 lead on a
one-yard rush by junior full
back Joe Weber.
Weber actually fumbled the
ball into the end zone during his
dive over the pile, but the referee
ruled that the ball had crossed the
goal line before the fumble.
Iowa State answered with a
five-play, 72-yard touchdown
drive after sophomore Cody
Scales’ punt more than one
minute into the second quarter.
Wallace hit Jack Whitver on
a fade route down the right side
line for a 54-yard catch that tied
the game after Yelk’s extra
point kick.
The Aggies wasted no time
in the second half, scoring on
their First possession on an 11-
play, 80-yard drive that ended
with sophomore running back
Keith Joseph punching through
the left side of the offensive line
for a two-yard touchdown run.
A&M stretched the lead to 10
with a 34-yard field goal by
Scales to open the,fourth?qqarter.
The Cyclones cut the lead on
See Survive on page 9.
GUY ROGERS • THE BATTALION
Freshman running back Derek Farmer tries to run through Iowa State defensive end Kevin DeRonde Saturday.
Farmer racked up 133 yards and one touchdown in 17 carries during the Aggies’ 24-21 victory at Kyle Field.
Specialty unit carries Ags
By Brian Ruff
THE BATTALION
GUY ROGERS • THE BATTALION
Texas A&M defensive tackle Marcus Jasmin knocks down a Tony Yelk
field goal attempt during the second quarter Saturday.
A number of things can go
wrong when a special teams unit
takes the field. Saturday, for the
Texas A&M football team,
everything that could have gone
wrong was executed flawlessly.
The extraordinary play of the
special teams unit let the Aggies
walk away from Kyle Field with
a narrow, 24-21, win.
“We take pride in our special
teams and work very hard on
them each week,” said A&M
head coach R.C. Slocum. “In
big games, special teams always
play a key role.”
Sophomore kicker Cody
Scales connected on a 34-yard
field goal early in the fourth
quarter, which was the differ
ence in the game.
Scales punted the ball five
times and averaged 43 yards per
punt. Scales was forced to take
the place-kicking job after an
injury left the Aggies without a
field-goal kicker. “That dual
role was not something that he
was jumping up and down
wanting,” Slocum said. “He had
half of it handed to him, and he
has done a good job.”
The Iowa State kicking game
did not have such a successful
outing, also depending on a
kicker faced with the punting
and place-kicking duties. Iowa
State redshirt freshman kicker
Tony Yelk failed to convert four
field goal attempts, points the
Cyclones desperately needed.
On the Cyclones’ first pos
session of the game, quarter
back Seneca Wallace drove
Iowa State down the field to
the Aggies’ 9-yard line.
After the Aggie defense held
strong, the Cyclones were
forced to attempt a 26-yard
field goal.
Senior defensive tackle
Rocky Bernard found a crack in
the Cyclone wall, got a hand on
the kick, and the ball fell short
of the crossbar.
“We knew that it was going
to come down to special teams,”
Bernard said.
“When you come into tight
ball games, you have to pay
attention to not just the offense
and defense, but the special
teams are real important.”
The Aggie special teams also
found some luck at Kyle Field.
With five minutes remaining
before halftime. Yelk attempted
another field goal from 48
yards, but the ball struck the left
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