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UT baseballers enjoy huge success in pros Page D16 ports Page D13 Sunday, September 25, 1983 Section Austin American Statesman Top-ranked Cornhuskers roar back to stop UCLA Paul Schnitt Sports Editor UT overcomes penalty flags, spunky Eagles Have-nots take beatings I By KIRK BOHLS American-Statesman Staff 1 The two buses carrying the North Texas State football team pulled into a highway restaurant I north of Austin at 2:45 p.m. Satur- day for the pregame meal of top 2 1 T4 I I 1 A. Miiuui. ii naa ueen is lung trip k1 i And the flags flew What they said Longhorn notebook Longnorns were overconfident Team, individual statistics Page D7 school's administration has im- posed austerity on its debt-ridden I athletic program, you take the bus and ask questions later. Questions such as, "Why can't ma flu tha EVionrilu Clrioc?" nr V.

"Hey, wouldn't it be smarter to spend Friday night in Austin, get Second-ranked Texas overcame a horrendous first half and eventually North Texas State 26-6 Saturday night in a game that only Francis Scott Key could love. Saturday night, through the din of the battle, the crowd of 71,202 fans could see that the flag was still there. On practically every play, it seemed. The six officials rained 45 flags onto Memorial Stadium 13 against UT for 111 yards, 17 against NTSU for 145 yards and 15 that were declined but it was the Longnorns who had to flag down the upstart Eagles. AS INSPIRED IN the second half as they were inept in the first, the Horns scored on their first four possessions of the second 30 minutes to turn a 6-2 halftime deficit into a 26-6 lead with 8:53 to play.

"What did all the penalties mean? It means the officials are too good. Staff Photo by Taylor Johnson Edwin Simmons, 33, begins his 72-yard kickoff return, escorted by Kelvin Epps. I the lay of the land and have time to relax before the game?" I OH, WELL, the rooms NTSU's Eagles may have had designs on at the Hyatt Regency were already booked by the Texas football team. Hellraising Friday nights on the UT campus concern the Bruised Eagles Horns swarming defense makes life miserable for NTSU tuucucs, uicjr uaui iuc iiayaa I out of the athletic dormitory and check them into that local hotel where, I suppose, they will keep their mind on football. Must be nice if you've got the dough.

Ca m1AmA irk ttiA xxrirA rtt the on, they just wore us down. We were By RANDY RIGGS THE EAGLES' offensive game- They may be even better than I thought they were. We just couldn't do anything in the second half." UNTIL THE SECOND half, it seemed UT's defense would have to double as its offense end Ed Williams' sack of Carter for a safety in the first quarter represented the Horns' only first-half scoring. As it was, that was one of nine UT sacks for a loss of 65 yards, three of them by linebacker Ty Allert. The Horn offense finally got its act together in the final two quarters as it produced 24 points in just over 21 minutes.

The points came from close range on Mike Luck's 2-yard touchdown run, Rob Moerschell's 1-yard sneak, Jeff Ward's 27-yard field goal and John Walker's 1-yard dive, ensuring UT's 25th straight non-conference win in Memorial Stadium. TRAILING 6-2, the Horns regained the lead on Luck's 2-yard touchdown run, or spinning somersault, into the end zone behind guard Kirk McJunkin's clearing block. Un haves and have-nots. The Texases, Texas Arkansases, Penn States, Oklahomas, Alabamas and They led both teams in yardage, I'll say that," said a somber Fred Akers. "I've never seen a worse first half.

My first disappointment is that I didn't have them ready mentally ready." If the Horns' heads weren't in this game, they nearly had them handed to them by a NTSU team that failed I worth Texas states, UT-Arnng- Temnles and Wichita r. Vt-fTA4 ft (A tawAn A ftA a tfn i nc A.ru nave-nuts iiiuvc in nil i ci mil i.ii lica. ni ttui iuo aLia.it iiuauiiai ic playing pretty much the same 11 people all the way, and it seemed like they were bringing in new people on every play. "WHEN WE GOT behind, it turned into a no-win situation," Carter added. "You can't let yourself get into a deal like that against a team like Texas.

When you make the mistakes and get the penalties we were getting, it's hard to overcome them against a mediocre team, much less a good team like Texas." Despite being a sitting duck or Eagle for most of the game, Carter earned the respect of a Texas defense that had declared open warfare on him. For the game, Carter completed only eight of 20 passes for 148 yards. "He (Carter) was their best athlete," said Longhorn defensive end Eric Holle. "He reminds me a lot of (Rob) Moerschell, the way he runs. We're always teasing Moerschell after practice that we're going to break his legs because he makes us run so much, and that little guy was the same way.

He's quick and tough to get a hand on." American-Statesman Staff When questioned about the Texas Longhorn defense, North Texas State wide receiver Brady Davis had a question of his own. "Which defense?" asked the senior from Dallas. "Their first-half defense or their second-half defense? Their first-half defense was okay. Their second-half defense was damn good." THE SUM OF the two halves spelled a 26-6 Longhorn victory Saturday night before 71,202 Memorial Stadium onlookers. Texas limited an Eagle offense that had been averaging 423.7 yards a game to only 146.

The Horns, mostly because of nine sacks of quarterback Greg Carter for 65 yards in losses, held NTSU's offense to minus-2 yards rushing. Entering the contest, the Eagles had been averaging 228.7 yards. For Carter, it was a long night at the office. "Yeah, that's an understatement," said the 5-feet-10 senior quarterback as he slowly peeled off his uniform. "They're big and strong.

We knew that coming in, but as the game went plan was designed basically to get the ball outside on the option, with an occasional long pass thrown in to keep the Longnorns' man-to-man secondary honest But Texas' defense seldom allowed Carter and running backs Nathan Williams and Greg Lee to reach the corner, and the UT pressure on Carter foiled any hopes of having time to go for the home-run bomb. "They come at you real hard. Not necessarily with blitzes, just with a good hard rush by their front four," said North Texas coach Ccrky Nelson. So was Carter. At the half, he admitted he was feeling pretty good about things after guiding the Eagles to their lead.

But in the second half, when Texas buckled down, North Texas managed only four first downs, 55 yards offense and three pass completions. "We thought we would beat them deep because they play such a tight man-to-man," Carter said. "They seem to gamble that they can get to the quarterback before the quarterback can get the ball long to his receivers. Their gambling paid off tonight." sources, iaciuues ana in me quan- ty and depth of talent that pours out of the locker rooms: Also con- I sider the differing levels at which to see the distinction between its Division I-AA rating and UT's I-A status. For certain, very little separated the two teams in a first half that defied description, not to mention interest.

THE EAGLES (2-2) put a real scare into the Horns when they went ahead 6-2 on an 11-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Greg Carter to Brady Davis with 12:42 left in the first half. In the second half, however, North Texas mustered just four first downs and lost 24 yards rushing to finish with a minus-2 yards on the ground for the game. "Their defense may have intimidated our offense a little," said NTSU coach Corky Nelson. "But we just made too many stupid mistakes. Defensively, Texas played very well.

uiese auiicics aic pained cu auu provided creature comforts. I But despite this apparent caste system, the haves and have-nots 1 always manage to arrange an oc- casional marriage of mutual con- venience. The major powers are forever on the lookout for early til that touchdown with 9:48 remaining in the third quarter, UT had penetrated NTSU territory only once. The go-ahead score put the finishing touches on an 80-yard, 11-play drive to open the second half and put behind it one of the school's dreariest first halves in history. "In the second half, we decided this was our field and we were going to start acting like it," said Luck, whose 31 yards rushing were less See Horns, D7 IL.i season nnme oDDuneou uiai win attract a good crowd regardless Light winds postpone yacht 'race of century' Goal-line stumble hands SMU 21-17 win over TCU 5 and give them some competition, but not much of a test, leading into conference play.

AT THE SAME time, the weak sisters jump at the opportunity to play a major power, dreaming of pulling a stunning upset and having their moment of glory. Indeed, on those rare occasions a Cincin- nati will shock a Penn State or a Lamar will blindside a Baylor. Usually, the outcome isn't in doubt, although Saturday night 71,000 mostly Texas fans must I have wondered if the upset of all upsets was unfolding before them at Memorial Stadium. North Tex-" as fought valiantly but, alas, UT's muscle prevailed and quickly put the game away in the third period. Yet even a good whipping is worth I it for the have-nots because Ole Miss stuns Razorbacks Tech stops fumbling Bears Oklahoma State routs Aggies Owls break losing streak Oregon Ducks upset Houston Page D9 Knight-Ridder News Service NEWPORT, R.I.

A funny thing happened to the Race of the Century Saturday between the yachts Liberty and Australia II. It never happened. Light and shifty winds on Rhode Island Sound prevented the New York Yacht Club from laying a proper course for the final race of the best-of-sev-en America's Cup series. Liberty then called for a lay day Sunday, delaying the decisive battle until Monday afternoon. Meanwhile, Australia II owner Alan Bond said he will file a protest if American skipper Dennis Conner follows an announced plan to change Liberty's ballast to suit Monday's weather conditions.

Bond contends that such changes are illegal in a postponed race. His threatened action could result in the Cup being decided in a committee room instead of on the ocean. there a hefty paycheck waiting, I such as the $120,000 that North Texas State will clear from Satur- day game witn ine Longnorns. SOME OF THIS is changing be- cause of television's big bucks to help finance expensive athletic I programs. Foootball schedules are established several years in advance, but I think you're going to find that as future years' sched- ules are worked out, the emphasis i outside the conference will be on top-flight intersectional battles.

I Athletic directors are smart 1 enoueh to fieure out that if you y. AP By BRAD BUCHHOLZ American-Statesman Staff FORT WORTH For 12 years, they have come close so many times. But the TCU Horned Frogs never came closer to beating SMU than they did Saturday night in Amon Carter Stadium. All they needed was one yard. With SMU leading 21-17, all the Frogs needed was one more yard to take the lead in the waning moments.

Third and goal at the SMU 1, with 2:36 to play. The Frogs ran twice but could not score. "I thought we had it. You just can't come any closer than we did tonight," said TCU head coach Jim Wacker. "(But) they stuffed us, that's all there is to it" THE END CAME ON fourth and two, one play after SMU's Dwayne Anderson stopped Blanford Paul for a one-yard loss on third down.

TCU quarterback Anthony Sciaraffa took the snap, started to roll right on a simple veer option play. But before he could raise his arm to pitch, Sciaraffa stumbled. And within an instant Anderson and Clarence McDade fell on top of him to end the game. "It all happened so fast" said a subdued Sciaraffa, who had moved his team 46 yards on the final drive. "I think I just stumbled before I could pitch.

I saw the (pitch man). It was Blanford Paul. But I was falling down, and I couldn't get my balance to pitch. "Yeah, if I could have pitched, it would have been a score. I tell you, it can't go on this way all year long." SO ON THE STRENGTH of SMU's odd-man goal line stand, the Mustangs improved their season record to 3-0 and increased the nation's longest unbeaten streak to 19 games.

After coming close for three straight weeks, Wacker's Frogs fell to 0-2-1 before a crowd of 34,405 the largest crowd to watch a TCU home game in more than 10 years. Although SMU outgained the Frogs in every offensive category, this was avery close game. In fact, the Frogs led 17-14 with 6:16 to TCU safety Allanda Smith, 11, stops Lance Mcllhenny in the first half, but the Frogs couldn't stop the Pony quarterback's game-winning 80-yard touchdown pass in the second half. gie Dupard scored four plays later on a one-yard run. scneauie Auourn ana iexas urai one of the networks just might uront tn Ki-rkaHroci that 0m flnH play after Ken Ozee hit a 47-yard field goal.

But on the very next play after kickoff, SMU quarterback Lance Mcllhenny dropped back, pumped once and threw an arching 80-yard touchdown pass to Ron Morris to put the Mustangs ahead for good. After beating TCU's Reginald Cottingham in single coverage along the right sideline, Morris caught Mcllhenny's pass on his fingertips near midfield, bobbled it once and ran untouched for the score. Mcllhenny enjoyed the second best passing day of his Mustang career completing nine of 18 passes for 181 yards. Morris, the freshman from Cooper, accounted for 110 of those yards on four receptions. And the night's best running performance came from Fort Worth native Jeff Atkins, who gained 111 yards in 17 carries in his first full game in the SMU backfield.

"Jeff certainly gave us a spark tonight" said SMU head coach Bobby Collins. "We came In expecting to have a tough football game. We found a way again to win a football game. It's the type of team that knows how to win." IN THE END, THE Mustangs won by rolling up 395 yards on offense and limiting the Horned Frog veer to 82 net yards rushing. Still, SMU had problems putting the ball in the end zone.

At one point the Mustangs crossed the 50 yard line six times against the Frogs put scored only once. Ironically, It was the Frogs who scored first when Chris Williams blocked a Whit Smith punt In the first period and ran 37 yards for a touchdown. But SMU tied the score on Its last possession of the first half, when Mcllhenny threw 47 yards to Marquis Pleasant and Reg- dish out about $500,000 to each 1. Nebraska (4-0-0) beat UCLA, 42-10 2. Texas (2-0-0) beat North Texas State, 26-6 3.

Ohio State (2-1-0) lost to Iowa, 20-14 4. Arizona (4-0-0) beat Fullerton State, 37-10 5. North Carolina (4-0-0) beat William Mary, 51-20. 6. Alabama (3-0-0) beat Vanderbilt, 44-24 7.

Iowa (3-0-0) beat Ohio State, 20-14 8. Oklahoma (2-1-0) beat Tulsa, 28-18 9. Washington (2-1-0) lost to Louisiana State, 40-14 10. Southern Cal (1-1-1) lost to Kansas, 26-20 11. Auburn (2-1-0) beat Tennessee, 37-14 12.

West Virginia (4-0-0) beat Boston College, 27-17 13. Notre Dame (1-2-0) lost to Miami of Florida, 20-0 14. Georgia (2-0-1) beat South Carolina, 31-13 15. Florida (3-0-1) beat Mississippi 35-12 16. Pittsburgh (2-1-0) lost Maryland, 13-7 17.

Michigan (2-1-0) beat Wisconsin, 38-21 18. So. Methodist (3-0-0) beat Texas Christian, 21-17 19. Boston College (3-1-0) lost to West Virginia, 27-17 20. Florida State (2-1-0) was idle.

After a scoreless third quarter, SMU appeared to wrap the game up when the Mustangs drove 55 yards on 11 plays and went ahead 14-7 on Atkins' five-yard TD run. But TCU tied the score again by scoring their first offensive touchdown in nine quarters. Using flanker James Maness (6 catches, 121 yards) Sciaraffa moved the Fross 54 vards in six pained Joe Paterno and Tom Os-i borne to play In the August Kickoff Classic at the Meadowlands in New Jersey, they took the money I lots of it and ran. I NEXT YEAR THE Horns not only play Auburn here but take on Penn State at the Meadowlands. UT's athletic director Deloss I Dodds can probably safely count on another half-million dollars in network revenue.

It's good for the fans, but where does that leave the North Texas States In the future? Maybe riding the bus up and down the highway fruitlessly looking for a major-col-, lege opponent and a good payday. plays before lofting a 20-yard touchdown pass pfil.W' to Dan Sharp with 11:58 to play. gwJS- Texas (2-0-0) beat North Texas State, 26-6 Texas Tech (1-1-0) beat Baylor (2-1-0), 26-11 Houston (2-2-0) lost to Oregon, 15-14 Texas (1-2-0) lost to Oklahoma State, 34-15 Rice (1-3-0) beat Southwestern Louisiana, 22-21 Arkansas (2-1-0) lost to Mississippi, 13-10 Southern Methodist (3-0-0) beat Texas Christian 21-17 In the end, the Frogs came so close. All they needed was a yard. But on this night one yard was just too far.

"I saw you, Blanford," Sciaraffa said later, motioning to his teammate In the TCU locker room. "I could see you outta the corner of my eye. I just couldn't pitch the.