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(g Pie Eagle Bryan College Station Saturday November 29 1975 Page IB Ags Hold Texas to 179 Total Yards Everyone Shines Brightly in the Tenth Straight Victory Uclans Win Trip SB To Roses New Phone Number Is 7795402 His The Quarter (Photo by Richard Htndonotu COOL CUSTOMER mtittf charge MfllfH tffV 14 lead and UCLA often ma ligned defense came up with the key plays as Southern Cal lost its fourth game in a row LOS ANGELES (AP John Sciarra passed to tight end Don Pederson for two touchdowns and UCLA overcame 11 fum bles riday to limp its way into the Rose Bowl with a hard fought 25 22 victory over arch rival Southern California defend as he was in on 14 tackles Ed Simonini was in on 10 and Garth Ten Napel and Tank Marshall eight each The Aggies now have only one more spot to make but their drive to the Cotton Bowl could stall just as easy there as Arkansas has only lost to Texas in SWC play But riday for the Aggies they eliminated one more roadblock They only need to fill their tanks one more 1 time for the trip to the hills If they win 2 there there will be lots of Aggie fans gladly offering free rides to Dallas and the Cotton Bowl their own 28 Shipman took them down to the Texas 35 where they were faced with a fourth and two Coach Emory Bellard opted for ranklin but he missed a 52 yarder with the wind this one wide right and the record 56679 fans on hand remained at the edge of their seats THE AGGIE defense kept Longhorns away however first forcing a punt and then a fumble to keep the score at 10 7 at the end of the third period Then Shipman shifted to high gear and with the big help of freshman fullback George Woodard who had 84 yards in 30 carries scored a touch down I An intercepted pass by Thompson gave the Ags the ball at their own 45 and they went the distance in nine plays lasting 4:36 At the Texas 21 Skip went around the a mad rush by linebacker Garth Ten Napel forced him to be carried to the sideline The next controversy will probably be whether a healthy Akins would have made a difference But it mattered little to the Aggies who dominated every statistic of the game THE AGS had 18 first downs while Texas allowed only 6 The Longhorns had 113 yards on the ground to the Ags 316 The total offense was Ags 341 Texas 179 In the first half the Ags controlled the football for 20:07 while Texas had it for 9:53 In that first half made 11 first gone overboard with a fabulous round up of gifts for every man Here are shirts ties sportswear slacks sweaters leather wear and more Hurry in with your list Our staff is ready to help you reputation and we so they have a better chance in the polls When was the last time Texas was ranked second nationally? Richard Osborne the big senior tight end who seems always to be involved in special plays against Texas caught one touchdown pass on a new play and felt he had another on a free pattern which was ruled incomplete caught the ball definitely I had it when I hit the ground I may have lost it then and the left side behind a Bean block to the 12 and from there Woodard went 3 yards then eight and then behind Welch for one and the TD with 11:05 left in the game TEXAS GOT back in the game driving from its own 27 to the Aggie 30 before it had to settle for a Erxleben 47 with the wind to make it 17 10 with 7:01 left The big play was a 36 yard pass from Constanzo to Jackson with Jackson a Caldwell product making a great catch But then burst who by the way led Aggie rushers with 126 yards on 17 carries put the game away for the Ags irst Jackie Williams and then Thompson again intercepted Constanzo passes to wreck any more Texas scoring threats LINEBACKER Jackson led the Ag downs while Texas had 4 had 194 yards rushing Texas 64 The Ags lost the toss and Texas kicked but took a lead on theirfirst possession a lead they never relinquished In eight plays ranklin booted a 31 yard field goal his 11th and a new personal record The big play was the second play of the game Roaches took the national championship and 1 think will be in the Cotton Bowl COURSE I think got the best team in the country It be right for CHRISTINAS GIT is Here At the start of the second half the Aggie engine started missing ut a little behind the rusty Shipman SHIPMAN UMBLED the ball away on the Ags first offensive play and it was only after the defense held that Shipman seteled down (The Ags got the ball back after holding on a fourth down and two at vantage before leaving the game with a back injury Jay picked up 22 yards on six carries COLLEGE STATION If Darrell Royal has his way the next national champion will come from the Southwest Conference and it be his Texas Longhorns or the first time in eight years the fell to the Texas Aggies and the tumble was far from a short one as the Kyle ield scoreboard showed the Ags a 20 10 winner Royal was liberal in his praise of the Aggies which held the top scoring team which had been averaging 353 points to a mere 10 while the Aggie offense was busy putting 20 on the board But according to Royal it could have beenworse thought our defense fought as valiantly as I have seen considering our offense did not put any points on die board and control the ball If it had not been for an excellent defense effort it could have been worse "added Royal THE AGGIE offense dominated the game not only in the (See ROYAL Page 3B) MIKE JAY quarterback looks for room to run against the Texas Longhorn defense Jay' quarterbacked the Ags to a 10 1 halftime ad before leaving the game (Continued from Page 1A) enough points to be assured of a victory It took Bubba Bean whose ar patented runs have been replaced by the three yards and a cloud of dust charges of George Woodard to put the Ags out of reach TEXAS HAD scored on a 47 yard field 1 goal with 7:01 left to make it 17 10 and the Ags got the ball on their own 20 S' After a fumble on a Bean to Shipman rra exchange and then Skip Walker bob 'bling a bad pitch Bubba got the Ags in high gear On third down and four Bean got a handoff Linemen rankie Myers Bruce Welch Mark Dennard to name a few opened up a hole big 1 enough to let Bubba either take a car or A train through Bubba did the rest HE WENT untouched past the and used split end Carl Roaches as a lead blocker and raced towards the flag in the endzone Raymond Clayborn grabbed him at the 1 flag however to give the Ags first and 5 at the Texas one half yard line 27 Woodard had two tries and Bean tried 1 2 to sweep the right side but the ball 6 ended up back at the two Tony 1 ranklin who missed four field goals during the contest made it 20 10 with a 19 yarder with 3:57 left to play and gave the Ags the needed breathing room 1 rom then on the Ags turned it over to the defense and they coasted across the finish line for the victory jr 1 THAT DEENSE as usual made Some exceptional plays to make things ieasier for the Ag victory The defense V5 caused and recovered two nf fniir lumoies ana uuerceptea tnree lea Constanzo passes The controversy over whether super quarterback Marty Akins would play or not ended when the senior started the ball game But he lasted until 14:15 remained in the second quarter before quarter put the Bruins behind 7 6 But then Southern Cal moved ahead 14 6 on quarter back Vince four yard (See UCLA Page SB) Texas '0'7 0 Texas 10 0 0 ranklin 31 Osborne 4 pass from Jay (ranklin kick) Clayborn 64 punt return (Erxleben kick) Woodard one run (ranklin kick) Erxleben 47 ranklin 19 56679 Ricky Bell the lead ing rusher gained 136 yards to fall just six yards short of Ed national collegiate record of 1881 yards rushing in a season But one yard run in the first period gave USC a 7 0 lead with just 4:04 gone Eddie five vard run PAT THOMAS the vocal All American with 34 seconds left in the first cornerback was elated They could have had James Street in there at quarterback today and it have made any dif ference go into the Arkansas game with (See AGS Page 3B) BMKAMtRIURO vvmiiuj UUIIU 3705 SIH OPEN 9 6 MON SAT Sciarra running the UCLA Veer' attack mostly on the ground completed just three passes But his completions of 18 and 19 yards to the 6 foot 3 defender made a good play He may have Pederson gave the Bruins a 25 14 rm 4 A 'n flrwt wt knocked it out of my hands 1 just don know I thought I had control of the ball but the referees said no On the first TD pass it was a new play We had two tight ends (Gary Haack was the other) in and they were looking for Woodard (George) up the middle I was wide open It was a good call think we played well offensively the San Antonio product said was awfully good On a couple of our fumbles I felt we really had somebody on our side because i of the good bounces Last year those same fumbles would have bounced into hands" Ags Partake of Steer At Turkey Day Game BY JERRY WAGGONER Eagle Managing Editor and they drove the distance in 16 plays Bean had 11 yard run and Jay a 12 yarder before Bean went around the right comer behind a Skip Walker block to the Texas 4 SKIP GOT three behind Welch at left guard but then tackle Glenn Bujnoch jumped offsides to put the ball back at the Texas six Bean got two yards before Jay5 stepped back and hit tight end Richard Osborn who had circled behind all the Texas defenders' for the touchdown with 2:22 left in the first quarter ranklin made it 10 0 The Ags kept up the pressure but Clayborn put Texas batk" in the bailgame CLAYBORN TOOK a 50 yard Mark Stanley punt at his own 36 and after getting past the first line of persuit followed a wall of blockers down the left sideline for a 64 yard touchdown Russell Erxleben made it 10 7 left in the first half i A 59 yard Roaches kickoff return gave the Ags a chance for a 45 yard field goal but ranklin missed Then on the Ags next possession Jay led the Ags to the Texas 16 from the Ags own 33 There ranklin missed a 32 yarder with the wind A Texas fumble in the waning seconds scooped up by Jackie Williams a reverse at the Ags own 23 and raced 8ave another chance with seven down the left sideline to the Texas 30 seconds remaining Hie 59 yarder was 7 WOODARD GOT the Ags one more wide ri8ht hald a 10 7 half first before Texas halted the drive at time lead the 14 There ranklin kicked Clayborn gave Texas good field position after the kickoff against a 15 mph wind with his runback to the Aggie 36 But six plays later running back Jimmy Walker fumbled and linebacker Robert Jackson recovered at the Ag 20 rom there Jay put the Ags in gear TOUGH DEENSE IT WAS this kind of defense that kept the offense at bay most of the day All America cornerback Pat Thomas (28) came diving in to upset Ted Constanzo (10) Longhorn quar terbackThdmas' and the rest of the Aggie defense limited the explosive Longhorns to only' 179 total yards (Photo by Richard Henderson) Praises BY BARRY DONNELLY Eagle Sports Writer COLLEGE STATION Chokesville USA That was a paraphrased name related to me no think that sure Ohio StateAggieland the past few years years during thinks the same thing got the which the Aggies had some fine teams but everyone said they folded when the Orangeand White clad Longhorns of Texas lined upagainst them The traditional Turkey Day game far too many times in the past had ended with theAggies munching on crow rather than turkey But riday the Aggies dined on prime Steer instead of turkey and it may have been the best meal in the lives of all concerned with Aggie football TEXAS 20 University of Texas 10 Ah how sweet the sound! And how long in coming! While the pangs of hunger were subsiding all Aggies realized that the real feast is yet to come All agreed that up to now this was the biggest victory in their careers from coach Emory Bellard to the waterboys But they know that win will be only an empty plate if they beat Arkansas next week for the conference title a trip to the Cotton Bowl and at least a shot at the national championship 2 The second ranked Aggies definitely will be in a bowl the Cotton or the Liberty depen ding upon the outcome of the Arkansas game All American linebacker Ed Simonini perhaps expressed the sentiment of everyone best "I had my greatest win ever yet This was the biggest win up to now but my biggest win will come when we get to play for O' A SR 1 El XKr 1 it i iL i VIAL! 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