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Underdog Ponies stun Texas By DENNE FREEMAN AP Sports Writer DALLAS, (AP) Underdog Southern Methodist, given heart by Oscar Roan's bizarre 14-yard touchdown fumble return, followed the fanatical defense of hose guard Louis Kelcher and tackle Steve Morton to shock SUi-ranked Texas 18-14 Saturday and drop the Aggies Into a Southwest Conference first place tie. Texas sagged to a 4-1 SWC record and was tied with the winner of the Texas-Baylor game. The Mustangs built up a 1M lead over the heavily favored Aggies who closed the margin to 16-14 with less than five minutes to play on reserve fullback SPLASH1N' muddy Dwayne football game Saturday afternoon in San McMeans (45), Howard Payne fullback, finds some running room behind clearing blocks during the HP-SWTSU Lone Star Conference Marcos. But the Bobcats won, (Bulletin Photo) Jacket comeback ft It short, 17-7 SAM MARCOS-Howard Payne University's football Yellow Jackets staged a second half rally which fell short here Saturday and Southwest Texas State Bobcats scored a hard- fought 17-7 Lone Star Conference win before 6,000 drenched homecoming fans. As much as anyone else, it was the Yellow Jackets who defeated the Yellow Jackets in the rain-soaked game.

Repeatedly throughout the misty, chilly afternoon, HPU pass receivers dropped factor which kept the Paynemen from sustaining drives and scoring points. Ths loss dropped Coach Dean Slayton's team to a 4-5 season record and a 3-4 mark in conference action. The Bobcats retained at least a tie for the league's top spot. They are now 5-2 in LSC play and 5-3 for the year. The Bobcats looked tough at times in the first half, and.

appeared they might blow the smaller Jackets back to Brownwood when they Jumped to a two-touchdown and field goal lead, 17-0. But the Baptists came back rough in the second to limit the SWT squad to fewer yards than in the first half, and no points, Meanwhile the Jackets put one TD on the board. HOWARD PAYNE accounted cinches tie for LSC trophy KINGSVILLE, Tex. (AP) Fullback Don Hardeman and running back Larry Collins scored two touchdowns each as undefeated Texas rolled to its ninth football victory of the season Saturday, a 34-14 Lone Star Conference win over Sam Houston State. The victory assured Texas top-ranked in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), at least a tie for the LSC title.

They have a two-game lead with two games left. jumped off to a 7-0 lead, but Sam Houston went ahead briefly in the second period, 147, after quarterback Guildo Merkins dashed a yard for one touchdown and passed 30 yards to Mark Roth for another score. HPU 21 62 247 19 01 41 1 6 lor 39 1 1 lor 15 GAME ATA GLANCE First downs Yards rush ing Yards passing Passes completed Passes intcpt.by Ponts.airerage Fumbles lost Penalties SWTSU 13 270 50 1 015 3 6lor31.8 3 3 lor 29 for its only score of the game when the Jackets moved 80 yards in 11 plays. The drive was climaxed by a 10-yard pass from quarterback Rick Worley to Mike King on fourth down. Lynn Bilberry's PAT cut the SWT lead to 17-7 with 5:21 left in the third period.

Worley did a good Job for the Jackets, completing 19 of 40 passes for 247 yards and a touchdown. But he was ln tercepted three times, a statistic which could have been partially eliminated had Jacket receivers held on to the ball. The Jackets never did un- track their rushing attack, partly because of the soggy field, which yielded poor traction, and partly because of a stout SWT defense. Freshman Willie Phea was the only HPU rusher with any success when he got 78 yards in 28 carries. Mike Lambert, HPU tight end, had a good afternoon.

He dazzled the fans with a couple of spectacular catches and wound up with seven for 102 yards. King snared four for 51 yards, Altogether, the Jackets had 309 yards of total offense which bespeaks the trouble they had moving the ball into the end zone. SWT had 320 yards, 270 rushing and the other 50 passing, IN THE FIRST half, the Bobcats took command of the situation after Leon Savage picked off a Worley pass which should have been caught. The ball bounced out of the Intended HPU receiver's hands right into Savage breadbasket. Savage fell forward for a yard, setting up Southwest Texas in excellent field position at the HPU 47.

From there the big 'Cats marched to the HP 10 where Carl Andreas put SWT ahead with a 26-yard field goal with 8:10 left in the first quarter. After the field goal, the teams traded punts until the hosts put together another scoring drive which covered 62 yards in only SMU II First Downs Rushes-yards Passing Yards Return Yards Passes Punts Fumbles lost Penalties yards Texas 19 65J30 70 20 5 152 346 11 686 0 so 000 8-27 62 679 Texas SMU 0 0 7 7-M 1 9 0 2-18 Jerry Honore's second one-yard touchdown run of the day. The Mustangs punted to the Aggies who gained posession on their 13-yard line with 2:28 left. Morton sacked Aggie quarterback David Walker in the end zone for a safety in the final minute to put the game away. is now 7-2 for the year.

SMU is 6-3 overall and 3-2 in SWC play. Playing in a steady rain be- fore 44,463 brave souls in the Cotton Bowl SMU took advantage of a monumental break In the first quarter on a fumble by Mustang fullback David Bostick. The ball squirted forward 13 yards and Roan plucked It off the soggy Astroturf and rolled for the touchdown. A fumble recovery by Kelcher, who made 18 tackles in the game, set up a 21-yard field goal by Ted Thompson. SMU made it 16-0 at halftime on Ricky Wesson's 2-yard run.

The touchdown was set up on an intercepted pass returned 43 yards by Thompson. The 6-5, 275-pound Kelcher roamed from sideline to sideline, fending away blocks from the brawny Aggie offensive line to make tackle after tackle. The Mustangs shut down the Aggie offense effectively in the first half and the Cadet scoring punch picked up only when Honore, the hero of last week's victory over Arkansas, entered the game for the first time in the third quarter. Honore gained 65 yards on 16 carries in the second half as he attempted to rally the hard- pressed Cadets. which entered the game as the second best defensive team in the nation, by allowing an average of only 204 yards per contest, surrendered 225 yards to the Mustangs on the ground.

Ironically, SMU tried only two passes but each was ruled out because of inter- ferences by the Aggie defense. Wayne Morris was the workhorse for the Mustangs against the muscular Aggie defensive line, carrying 19 times for 112 yards. SMU was effective in collaring heralded halfback Bubba Bean, who gained only 74 yards in 16 trips over the slippery turf. All the SMU points resulted from Aggie mistakes. was charged with interference twice on SMU's first touchdown drive which resulted in Bostick's fumble and Roan's alert touchdown run.

Kelcher's fumble recovery led to Thompson's field goal and Thompson's interception preceded Wesson's touchdown romp. Frustrated Baylor bombs 'Horns three plays. Big play in the thrust was a 50-yard strike from Lary Frank to Robert Miller. Frank had pulled in the HPU linebackers and secondary with a play action fake into the middle, then dropped back and hit the wide open Miller. Miller daught it about the 30 and outran what few defenders there were to give the "Cats another score with 1:04 left in the opening quarter.

Andress gave SWT a 10-0 cushion with his kick. SWT'S SECOND touchdown followed a Howard Payne fumble which was recovered by Savage on the Bobcat 3. The Jackets had put together their only drive of the half which penetrated to the SWT 9. Tailback Phea took a handoff from Worley, burst up the middle to the 3 only to see the ball squirt loose. It took the Bobcats only 5 plays to cover the 97 yards.

Quarterback Frank got five yards around end, but pitched out as he was hit to Kevin Jurgajtis, who turned on the afterburners and roared for the final score. Andress 1 kick was true, giving the hosts a 17-0 advantage at halftime. Howard Payne was led defensively by Elray Evans, who figured in 10 tackles, and his running mate, Aesse Tello, who was credited with 12. Defensive end David Smith was in on 13 tackles and defensive back Robert Quails picked off a pass and recovered a fumble. WACO, Tex (AP) Baylor wiped out 18 years of bitter frustration Saturday as quarterback Neal Jeffrey pierced the Texas secondary for twp 'touchdown passes and ran for another score in a 34-24 Southwest Conference football victory.

Baylor's first victory over Texas since 1956 gives the Bears a shot at their first SWC title In 50 years and their first trip to the Cotton Bowl, which was started as a post-season classic in 1937. Twelfth-ranked Texas led 24-7 First Downs Rushes yards Passing Yards Return Yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards Texas Baylor Texas 17 58-273 50 9 Baylor 24 46-125 351 57 4-13-3 2032-2 529 3-43 3-1 1-1 449 4-52 0-24 13-34 when a host of Baylor defenders led by linebacker Johnny Greene blocked Mike Dean's punt and Johnny Slaughter recovered at the Texas 17 early in the third quarter. A five-yard penalty gave Baylor a crucial first down after the Longhorns had apparently stopped Steve Beaird short of a first down. Jeffrey scored on fourth down on a oneyard run. The senior quarterback from Overland Park, hit Ricky Thompson on a 54-yard pass play to bring the score to 24-21.

Baylor took the lead moments later after Ron Burns belted Texas quarterback Marty Akins who fumbled at the Texas 33. Phillip Kent scooted six yards on a reverse for a 28-24 Baylor lead. Bill Hicks booted a 35 and 25- Royal wishes Bears well in dressing room visit Low leads Wildcats by Tarleton, 56-14 ABILENE, Tex (AP) Freshman quarterback Dean Low hit 13 of 21 passes, three of them for touchdowns in the second half, here Saturday night to lead Abilene Christian College to a 56-14 victory over Tarleton State. The Wildcats pushed their record to 6-3 for the season and 5-2 in the conference. Tarleton dropped to 1-8 for the year and 0-7 In conference.

Low rifled two of his touchdown passes to split end David Henson. WACO, Tex. (AP) Texas Coach Darrell Royal paid a rare visit to an opposing team's dressing room Saturday to tell the victorious Baylor Bears he hoped they win the Southwest Conference football title. "As sick as I am," over Texas' 34-24 loss to Baylor, Royal said, "I told their team after the game that if we can't win the conference I hope Baylor does. They've waited a long time." Fifty years to be exact, since 1924.

"Don't look back-go all the way," Royal told the happy, shouting Bears. Baylor's upset victory, stunning in that the Bears overcame a 24-7 Texas lead in the second half, pushed their record in the SWC to 3-1, with games left against Texas Tech, Southern Methodist and Rice, Texas fell to 3-2 and must play Texas Christian and Texas A team with two losses has never won the SWC. Texas now 4-1, would have to lose for Baylor to get the Cotton Bowl invitation since the Aggies beat the Bears. "The championship was on the line," said Baylor Coach Grant Teaff. "They've closed out all the other bowls on us.

I guess the Cotton Bowl is the only one left," The SWC winner automatically goes to the Cotton Bowl, and Baylor has never represented the conference in that post-season classic, which began in years after Baylor's last title. "As far as moving forward our program, I'd have to say it's the greatest victory," said Teaff. "One of the things that makes it great is that I have so much respect for Darrell and their program. It's a class op- Brownwood Bulletin SPORTS Sunday, November 10,1974 Page 1-B eration." One other memorable occasion when Royal visited a team that had Just beaten the Longhorns was in 1964 when Arkansas nipped Texas 14-13, in a game that cost Texas its second consecutive national championship. Texas defensive tackle Doug English said Baylor quarterback Neal Jeffrey, who hit 20 of 31 passes for 351 yards, was a "super passer." But, said Texas punter Mike Dean, "where it all started" was when Baylor defenders blocked his punt, setting up the Bears' second touchdown.

"I guess I was reading the laces on the ball. I took too long to get it East Texas rallies to tumble Sul Ross DEL RIO, Tex. (AP) Craig Howell burst through for a two- yard touchdown in the third quarter here Saturday to cap an East Texas come-from-behind 21-10 victory over Sul Ross in a Lone Star Conference game. Sul Ross had moved Into a 104) lead in the first half on a touchdown pass from Ricky Watts to Ronnie Davis and a 22-yard field goal by Rocky White. East Texas is now 6-3 for the year and 4-3 in the conference.

Sul Ross is 1-7 and" 1-6. off." The SWC title is "In our hands now," said Baylor linebacker Derrell Luce. Said Jeffrey, a senior, "All those four years of work paid off. We were down in the valleys and now we're on the mountain." yard field goals for the final margin after a Dean punt carried for only 22 yards. Baylor opened the scoring on a short pass from Jeffrey to Alcy Jackson, who carried it 69 yards for a touchdown.

The loss almost certainly eliminated Texas' hopes for a seventh consecutive SWC championship and also dampened a possible alternative bid to the Longhorns from the Gator Bowl. The Baylor victory was made possible by an aroused defense in the second half which held Texas, the nation's third leading rushing team, to 52 yards on the ground and a total offense of 80 yards. The Bears scored 27 points to Texas' zero in the final two quarters. Baylor had never beaten a Darrell Royal Longhorn squad Eden-Valley Mills game here Friday Brownwood's Cen-Tex Stadium will be the site Friday night for the Eden-Valley Mills high school football game to decide the District 6-B championship. Eden, 9-1 for the year and coached by Bill Beasley, won the district's west zone title while Valley Mills, 7-2-1 and coached by Jack Roberson, won the east zone.

The game will begin at 8 p.m. Friday. Tickets will be $1.50 and 50 cents at the game with no advance sales. Brownwood Chamber of Commerce's athletic committee will host the game. before, although the Bears knocked Texas out of a SWC co- championship in 1957 by tying them 7-7.

The game, played in a drizzle which further dampened the already wet artificial turf, was unusual In that Texas stayed in an offense which featured two tight ends until the fourth quarter. Baylor countered with a goal-line type defense that had nine men on the line of scrimmage with two defensive backs only five yards deep. Jeffrey completed 20 of 31 passes for 351 yards with only one interception. It appeared for a brief time that Baylor Coach Grant Teaff had given up on Jeffrey after he threw his lone interception as sub Mark Jackson ran a series of plays. Baylor's victory was its fifth against three losses and extended its SWC mark to 3-1.

Texas fell to 6-3 over the season and 3-2 in the conference. Baylor still must play Texas Tech, Southern Methodist and Rice, while Texas finishes out against Texas Christian and league-leading Texas SWC STANDINGS 3 1 3 1 3 2 32 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 6 2 6 3 6 3' 5 4 PCI. .778 By The Associated Press CONFERENCE ALL GAMES Pet. 0 .800 .750 .600 .600 .600 .400 .250 .000 .00 .722 .667 .667 .556 .188 .111 .750 Texas Baylor Texas Tech Texas SMU Arkansas Rice TCU Houston not competing for SWC title LAST WEEK'S RESULTS-Arkansas 25, Rice Baylor 34, Texas 24; SMU 18, Texas 14; Texas Tech 28, TCU 0. THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE'.

-SMU at Arkansas, 1:30 p.m.; Texas Tech at Baylor, 2 p.m.; Rice at Texas 1:30 p.m.; Texas at TCU, 2 p.m.; Memphis State at Houston, 7:30 p.m. Tech storms into bowl date with win over TCU Upsets thin college grid powers By ALEX SACHARE AP Writer Upsets wreaked havoc among the powerhouses of the college football world Saturday as four of the nation's top seven clubs- including top-ranked Ohio State-went down to stunning defeats. None was more more Michigan State's 16-13 victory over Ohio State. Levi Jackson's electrifying ny Stolz learned for certain that eastern Conference battle to his team had pulled off the upset Georgia 17-16 and seventh-rated of the season. Penn State was beaten by North It took Big Ten Commissioner Carolina State 12-7.

Wayne Duke that long to con- The remainder of the Top Ten firm what a delirious, dis- managed to survive. Second- believing capacity crowd of ranked Oklahoma blanked 533 at Spartan Stadium had just Missouri 37-0, third-rated Ala. Michigan State had held on a goal-line stand with Seconds to play and Ohio State, out of timeouts, had not gotten its final play off in time from the one-yard line. 88-yard touchdown run late in In the day's other major up- the fourth quarter putMlchigan sets, fifth-ranked Texas AiM bowed to Southwest Conference foe Southern Methodist 18-14, State on top, but it was not until nearly half an hour after the game that Spartan Coach Den- No. 6 Florida lost a South- bama had little trouble disposing of Louisiana State 30-0 in a nationally televised game and No.

4 Michigan took over first place in the Big Ten by beating Illinois 144. Eight-ranked Notre Dame had the weekend off, No. 9 Nebraska defeated Iowa State 2313 and No. 10 Auburn topped Mississippi State 24-20, In the Second Ten, No. 11 Southern California beat Stanford 34-10; No.

12 Texas was upended 34-24 by Baylor; No. 13 Miami of Ohio edged Kent State 19-17; No. 14 Maryland blitzed Villanova 41-0; No. 16 Arizona State fell before Brlgham Young 21-18; No. 17 Oklahoma State beat Kansas State 29-5; No.

18 California outscored Washington 52-36, and the teams tied for 19th both won, Texas Tech beating Texas Christian 28-0 and Pitt defeating Temple 36-24. No. 15 Houston had the weekend off. Ohio State's loss left just four major college teams undefeated LUBBOCK, Tex. (AP) Don Roberts orchestrated four Texas Tech scoring drives Saturday and Texas Tech rode a 280 Southwest Conference victory over Texas Christian into a Peach Bowl date Dec.

28, with Vanderbilt. Tech got another glittering performance from tackle Ecomet Burley and his defensive colleagues as the 19th-ranked Red Raiders stung TCU with its 8th straight loss. The Raiders, now 6-2-1 and a mathmatical contender in the SWC chase, diffused the Horned Frogs' semi-potent passing attack as they rolled toward formal acceptance of their fourth bowl venture under the fiveyear reign of Coach Jim Carlen. Rufus Myers capped a 60- yard drive with a two-yard touchdown burst in the second quarter and Billie Taylor flashed 8 yards to wrap up a 69- yard snoring maneuver in the third period. Cornerback Selso Ramirez and Curtis Jordan stole a pair of TCU First Downs Rushes yards Passing Yards Return Yards Passes Pun Is Fumbles lost Penalties yards Texas Christian Texas Tech Texas Tech 9 20 38 127 65325 80 6 0 5 303 938 0-1 7 000 0 7 7 61 250 8 39 12 3 46 0- 0 14 28 third period.

So stout was the Tech defense that the hapless Horned Frogs could register only one first down In the first two quarters and didn't get their second one until several minutes had expired in the second half. Quarterback James Harris added the final touch of indignity to the Frogs when he intercepted a TCU pass in the end zone as time ran out. With the game somewhat in doubt, Ramirez Intercepted a fourth quarter TCU pass, re- turning it 14 yards and giving Tech possession at the Christian's 41. Three plays later Hoskins romped 28 yards for the clencher touchdown. Jordan followed that act with an interception of his own to give the Raiders possession at the TCU 45 and Roberts guided them in for the touchdown in 12 plays.

TCU's ace running back Mike Luttrell was held to 36 yards rushing on 13 carries and fleet- footed Ronnie Little ton matched that total on 10 trips. For the Raiders, Hoskins racked up 102 yards and Roberts 63. TCU starter Lee Cook completed but 2 of 18 passes for 38 yards and his alternate, Jlmmie Dan Elzner, hit only three of 12 for 42 yards. and untied: Michigan and Ala- TCU passes to set up two more bama, 9-0; Oklahoma, and Tech touchdowns in the final Ells quarter. Cliff Hoskins streaked 28 yards for the iirst and Taylor skipped two-yards for the other.

A homecoming crowd of 40,189 shrugged off the threat of Yale, 7-0. The unranked routed Penn 37-12 in an Ivy League battle. And the rash of defeats left the selection committees for a couple of postseason bowl rain and watched under leaden games who announced their se- skies as Raiders came alive lections during the week, with a under I rts' direction after generous portion of egg on their start'ng quarterback Tommy faces. Duuven failed to ignite the Vanderbilt, named to appear Raider attack, in the Peach Bowl, was solidly But it was the Tech defense whacked by Kentucky 38-12, that stole the show, picking off while Florida, named to meet four interceptions and not sur- Nebraska in the Sugar Bowl, rendering their first completion lost to SEC rival Georgia 17-16, until five minutes deep in the Bi-district talks Monday in Abilene Officials from Brownwood and Snyder are expected to meet at 10 a.m. Monday in Abilene to determine the date and site of a bi-district football game between the two schools, Brownwood has won the playoff berth in District 4-AAA while Snyder will be the 3-AAA representative.

Both can rail down clear-cut district titles Friday night when the lions travel to Graham and the Tigers visit Brownfield. Both Brownwood and Snyder officials are reported to be favoring Abilene as a neutral site for the bi-district game which will be played either Nov. 22 or 23..