Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas • 42

2-C THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS AlHksMTaxMSua MoniNov 131983 Murray Leads Past Arkansas 36-23 want meant to be" Texu AAM drove against a stiff srind to complete an 17-yard march and toe the game Murray did the honors with a 34-yard Jaunt through the middle of tho hue He raced unmolested to the end xooe The 13th Mu kickoff team then got Into the act with a hard hit on James Shibest causing him to fumble Tom Arthur pounced the toon ball setting the table far a short coring drive Murray capped a 30yard march with a S-yard pass to freshman Bod Boutina tm to uo U) as fr I I -M til n-M defeuive tackle Say Childress tod a path to Arkansu quarterback Brad Taylor Childress finished with IS tackles and tour came on sacks Tesu AAM totaled seven sacks in aU "We threw the blitzes at them because we knew they would throw the football" outside linebacker Billy Cannon explained "We laid our esrs back and went after the quar-tertuek AIl we have to tell Bay Children to get the quarterback' And he usually gets his man" Arkansas S4 overall and 3-3 in conference Jumped ahead at halftime behind a couple of AAM mistakes Safety Darrell Austin drew a 45-yard pass Interference peulty to set up a 1-yard Taylor plunge The extra point attempt wu missed by Horne But the Bazosbacks recovered a Murray fumble at the IS of the Aggies setting up Hone's 37-yard field goal with no time showing on the dock After Texu AAM 44-1 and 341 charged bad wife thru third period TDs the Basorbacks tried to make a game of it driving 10 yards in 11 plays far the touchdown and Own converting the twwpoint conversion to clou the margin to 34-17 Car! Miller accounted far the shtpointer on an 11-yard run and then caught the twnpotat conversion pan with 43 seconds remaining in the third quarter "Going Into the fourth said Taylor "we knew we could come back but we get any breaks It Just quarterback Kevin Murray who puaed far bur touchdowns and rushed far another be continues to took Impressive since assuming the Job of starter from Junior John Mazur Murray wu 21 of to far 1M yards and one Interception He ignited a 31-potat third ported AAM outburst His thru touchdown tosses were the most in a quarter this season "The good field position helped get the toad" said Murray We had a tot of enthusiasm at the stort of the second half and we took advantage of that and scored some potato" Arkanau turned the football over to the Aggies thru times Inside its 50 Defensive back Billy Brown provided the Aggiu with good field position twice on an interception at the II and a fumble recovery at the 1 Murray flipped 11-yard ton to Jimmy Teal and I yards to Rich Slier fallowing the turnovers poor played Intelligence win" said At-kansu Coach Lou Holts Tens AAM credit they played very well Except far thru turnovers in the aeeond half we had 13 turnovers in our first eight games "Despite the turnovers when they were on their 13 with 14 mhmtoa left I thought we were in great shape 1 wu thinking ahead about what we'd do nest but we never could get going after that point" True and that wu became of the Aggtes' defense Junior mi ByKENBKAZZLE Aset Sparta Editor 001AEGE STATION At tint glance it looked though It would be a punting couteit between Texaa AA1I apecialiti Kyle Stuard an Abibn Cooper ex and Arkanau specialist Greg Borne Stuard eaaOjr won the battle Tbsu AAM won the game wen IMS in the aeeond half Saturday In front of 51337 at Xjrle Field Courier if you will that 4T pointi were dmaued In the final nhsuteo alter a Arkaoiaa halftime lead The Ag-glei had been their own enemy with SS yarda hi penalties nnUlfying chance to put pointi on the acoreboard "I wu very concerned with the head coach Jackie Sherrill laid "We were moving the bail but we kept topping ouraalvoa with mistakes At halftime I Could tell they were a little down but I told them Arkanau hadn't done anything we had put potato on the hoard for them "The icy to the game wu in the second half whu we cored and then the 13th Mu kickoff team went down and knocked the ban out of the guy and we recovered the fumble and took It in" The Aggies got a great deal of productivity from beshnun it SMI MS a IHtl a SI-tM TRM AAM mnMh JB mnsisee ui ARK-TayMr 1 nm ARK-FG Harm AAM-MMlur (SnMilrick) AAM-Trirt 11 PM Uck) ab id tiu i mm McM ARK-MNtar IS nm Tmi AMMMnrMnM -MS 77 i -S-14 I4 a nat INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSMINO Artanm ttRMr IMS TMm 11-aTayUr Miami Vtcfc IC-M Murray I7-1LWMUP PASSIM ArtumM Taytaar 1 Sm Tartar (paaa ML AAM Mun-uy IHH Rt RtClIVIM Artaaaaa Parta i MK-MMUrSl MM A-SUW Bowl-Hungry SMU Thumps Red Raiders wu Impressed with SMU 1 think Auburn-SMU would be a good game and so would Georgta-SMU" Dupard rushed far 131 yards and scored a touchdown end Tech Coach Jerry Moore said of the Mustangs: "SMU to a very very weB-coaehed football team I wu Impreued with their running bada and McHbenny to a euper exciting IRVING Tho No 7 ranked Sootbern Methodist Mustangs kept their major bowl hopes flickering Saturn day with a devastating offensive performance They overwhelmed Texaa Tech 33-7 to a Southwest Conference meeting behind the UO rushing performances of Reggie Dupard and Jeff Atkina and quarterback Lence running and out in the fourth period Two punts of only 21 yards each by Dennis Vance befoed the Mustangs to both secood quarter scores ud a halftime lead Mcllhenny acored on a thru yard nm otter he paued 10 yards to Ron Morris ud 33 yards to Marquis Pleasant Harrell hooked and mined the extra point In the final two minutes of the first half Mcllhenny winged otriku of 31 yards to tight and Rickey Bolden and 33 yard to Morrta to setup Harrell's 2S-yird field goal with nine seconds left lb I dll MI r- So as i i b1 Irt ti lia tmtmr sit a-r IMU IS M-SI SMU-McUhamv I nm Wck MM) SMU-FO NarrcR TT-SffWtti 1 ran (Sam kick) SMU-Dupartf 1 ran (HarrcN Udi) SMU-FO NarraM IMUMcUhannr 7 ran (NarraN kick) SMU-Aiklm I rm (NarraM kick) A-3MM SMU Coach Bobby Collins aid of tho howl picture "If winning to not enough Fm not going to worry about it a teem done everything This team has earned major bowl invitation eon only road tho eeoru of tho other contender! ud take care of SMU Athletic Director Bob Hitch said Sugar Bowl representative Jim Higgins told him that "SMU to still the second teem in the Sugar Bowl behind the Mlchigan-Ofato State winner They ere (till trying to get one of thou two tumi "If they cant get ud we keep winning we should i chance to get to New With eeouta from the Sugar Sun and Liberty Bowls in the Texu Stadium preu box the Mustangs advanced their overall record to S-l and 3-1 in SWC play Tech dropped to 341 and 3-H Mcllhenny icorod oo three-yard run the Muo-tangs built a halftime toil But Tech cut tho deficit to 3-7 Tim Smith's one-yard nm to eap a 34-yerd drive on the Red first possession of the third quarter Dupard then gained (1 yards on 30-ysrd drive end scored from yard out Jeff Harrell hit a short field goal end Mcllhenny tallied ou a 7-yard run to put the game away Jeff Atktai the second half of the Muetang tailback tandem had 131 yards on 21 can riu ud scored from yard First down INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Tack SmHk 1443 Writ H) B-UA AMk 34 FASSINO TacfL Hart 4143 4k Mcr ran I Sl SMU MclRWWiy 4M-L US RECEIVING Tack Harm MS SmHk 3-11 SMU Marris Hk Ftoaaanl 4 4S Texas tailback Mike Brown (dark jersey) dives for a first down as Texaa Christian linebacker Robert Lyles (45) (AP Laserphoto) makes the tackle Texas won 20-14 Higgins the incoming pod' dot of the Sugar Bowl aald Baylor Whips Rice 48-14 No 2 Longhorns To 20-14 Win Over TCU Ralph Syard touchdown nm end Cody Carlson's lAyard scoring tou to Gerald McNdL -Bice 1-10 and 04 had taken a 7-0 toad on Kevin Trigg's 1-yard run ta the first quarter the Owls' first rushing touchdown staco Sept 2L In the third quarter Ceitou found Bruce Divio for 13-yard TD pau and Stoekemer took Tom Muecke pass II yards for a acore Freahman quartarbaek Eddio Burgoyne gave Bice a 3-yard ruihtagtoucbdown Reserve quarterback Phillip Massey wrapped up the scoring with a 3-yard touchdown run for Baylor tote ta the fourth quarter VACO (AP) Saturday evening ta the locker rooms under Baylor Stadium two Southwut Conferam football coaches were looking ta opposite directions Baylor's Grant Teaff architect of a 43-14 thumping of the Rice Owls Just moments earlier wu looking shead to a possible post-season bowl bid Ray Albora was looking for a Job The game ended Alton's tenure Rica head football coach after a six-year record of 13 wins S3 losses wu tough but life goes Alton uid "Vo have got to pick up get the resumes ready get out end find a Job Monday" Tuff wtou Beers were watched by repruentatlvu from the Independence end Bluebonnet howto arid he wu glad to have the Owls behind him came out steaming to uid "But wo were mentally ready for this Important game I thought wo played excellent detenu and we moved the ton wo had planned" Burning back Alfred AndercM scored two touchdowns ta four-minute van sparking 38-potat second-period Baylor outburst that put the game out of reach offenu wu sluggish early and could not erou midfield until Anderson ran I yardi to the Bice 43 with 35 seconds left ta the first quarter Two minutes later Anderson burst 23 yards for a touchdown and ho acored from 13 yardi out Just two minutes after that By halftime Baylor 741 and 441 ta SVC play led 23-7 on am I I- i-a aie Trtff ran (Hamrick Uck) riw Oiricracn ran UMracracn kick) Playing without two of Its top four rushers its top two offensive linemu and its No 1 punt returner Texu used 10 mph wind to aeon 17 third-quarter potato A SOyard punt into the wind ud 12-yard return took Texas to the TCU 40 Robinson broke off left tackle pulled away from linebacker Gary Spau ud scored An unsuccessful Apotat coaversion fry left Texu still trailing 14-12 John Thomas of TCU fumbled a towering Tcxsi punt at the TCU 13 and Dm HoBowsy recovered for Texas On thlrd-and-4 from tho TCU I quarterback Rob MoencheU hobbled the ball but got off pitchout to Brown who cored with 41 seconds remaining to the third quarter MoerscheU ran for two prints behind Brown's block TCU took over oo its 45 with 4:31 toft ud quarterback Anthony Gulley guided the Horned Trap against the ns-tton'i top-ranked detenu to the Longhorn 1L On fourth down however eornerback Fred Acorn dove ud tipped way possible touchdown pan to Dwayne May near the Texas goal Texu also stopped TCU on incomplete pass to May from the Texu 11 to the fourth quarter Texu raised its SVC record to (4 and- needs only win of its final two gum against Baylor ud Texas AAM to clinch berth in the Cotton BowL TCU fell to 1-7-3 for the sesson ud 141 in conference play Bkytcr McNM pmc km Ccrtccn IJImmcrccn kick) acricr a Daric pace fnm Car-Nan Ulmnaracn kick) aylar stackamar II pace (ram iMmcka IBanwft kick) ilea kMfpync I nm (Hamrick kick) karicr Himiy I nm (kick MIO A-IUN INOtVIOUAL STATISTICS RUSHIND Sica Triw knCcnin aw Rice bS RASSIIW Rica Manay IMS Bar mma HH a karicr Cancan am lit AMCkaSMN RaceiviM Rica Arimar RwnaW ML Raricr ROayN MC McNaR ML WM Ml AUSTIN Texu offenu wu tts own worst enemy Sunday for i hill until Coach Trad Akers told the No Aruked Longhorns to "sock it up believe In eeeh other end get it going" in 30-14 victory over Texu Christian Meanwhile the Texu detenu No 1 in college foothill ihut out Southwut Conference fee TCU and ox-tended to 30 quarters a string in which it hu allowed only one touchdown TCU which hu woo only om game ud tied two this euon had only 30 yardi total offenu and one first down on a penalty at halftime but led 144 on SOyard fernbfe return by linebacker Robert Lyles ud 40-yerd interception return by safety Byron Lin wood After fruhmu Jeff second 33-yerd field gul feUbtek Ronnie Robinson playing one week after he separated his shoulder Ignited Texu' comeback with a 40-yard scoring run "Vo eamo in it hilftima ud I uw a lot of guys crying their hearts out" uid Robinson "There were whole tot of guys really hurting in then I derided right then that I could go I'm Just glad the doctors gave me the OK to get in men ud that 1 wu able to do something" Texu also scored in the third quarter an g-yard run by Michael Brown which finished the (coring The victory wu 13th straight over TCU ud extended its season record to A0 the half we knew we had some settling down to do cross the uid Akers told them with 30 minutes left we had to get together rack It up believe in each other and get it going It wu Decenary to regain some offensive eonflduee a first step toward reestablishing our football team Akers added "Wa tried not to put Robinson In the ball game to protect hie shoulder But the doctor told ho could play if we needed Urn and we needed him He got tho good AGU From Page 1C 4 Rritumyarril 17 4-1 TCU I II UT FG DM TCU LyMa kmMff rrturn (Om rumlui lfiit kick) LT TCU Unwririri RrifCriUMn ratam Ttmtaf SCORB av QUARTSRS Ira SWT 7 IS 17 ACU I 7 9CONING IUMMARV i kick) UT FG WM 31 ut 4i ran Ink hub UT Braun rw iMraradB ran) A 41 IM TCU a INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING TCU CrtMun 14-37 Alton 1S-H Oavto M7 Twi Braun 17-71 RMHwn HA Orr 4 to Byarto 11-M FASSING TCU Gfeltoy IM-41 Twm DMB tl-lt 1-41-17 UT Mchur 4M-4 IS i RKCBIVING TCU MMM MX Ar 4HI Ml toraarry 1-IL May 1-L Taut Byarly 1 41 4 It Orr Ml Mkna Ml lm ytrBi I OmMr run (Clara kick) I Saurian 1 rm (Clara Wck) i ciara Haw ni A LamMa Ktnaiar i rm (taa Janaa Wck) I Oara NaM aaal I Mar a rm (Oarfc Wck) Maaia ran (Ctark Wck) I Caaatv 1 ran (Clara Wck) I Lanahatar 1 run (Kick CaHari) Starts ran (Clara Wck) A Arkwr Oripaaaar aaaa tram Allan Malduado felt the clou gamu the put two years may havo worked ta the Boteeto' favor read when they thought our win in the last two gamu won fluku and that they should have won ud that fired up a little" he said knew the eufennee was the line and this wu a Mg game we hid to win wen successful running the option ud wo Jut stayed with this basics Vo felt they didn't pursue wen and that we could cut them off We know we could go outside them This is the beet played this you but we've hen getting tetter each The WUoests lost linebacker Scott Reedy earlier whu he n-taund his knee and defeuive backs Mark WIIsm and Brian Beaty had to make the meet tackles 12 and 11 respectively passed to Anthony Culpepper for 3-yard touchdown with 1:04 left Proffitt who had been brlUtont ta ACU's last two victories never got un-traeked against the Bobcats and wound hitting I of 27 passu for 140 yards He didn't day moat of the fourth quarter never got rolling we mode too many to uid they have a good chib" Bob Shipley rushed for 43 yards and went over the 100-yard rushing plateau for a career but it was lost in the onslaught think the game would have been different had we tou able to (core when we had that good drive in the third he said Just had a breakdown ta our pau protection ud Pm to blame much anyone After that thing! Just went their From Page 1C McMurry (P Art 11 TMUj naria 4Nj Laiiskalar Mi Gaakln 14 aw Mar Start 4M ACU RuaMnt Prawn Malar 144 47 SMatay 447j Allan WT Faaakw MaWanaria 414174 1 ML ms acu ma Prawn 4SM4 aw Altaa ana Mackriaam SWT Pacahrtw Daary 411 kaafcar St 4 Malar 4 ACU NacrtvMt DaHran Ml Kirk Kl Ml Culpappar 4V MalMa Ml I dMt knew what the deal VQlte Joe who like Vayne JohniM played hii last game for McMurry established one man school record career kickoff return average IM when Panhandle kicked off once ud It wu ihost ud away from him However to failed to break the career punt return yard average record of 131 when to returned only two for 17 yards total and wound up with a 10-yird average Team Honors McM Coach The McMurry Indiana give their game toll to the defeuive unit Saturday an honor well deserved it wu major factor ta the 6-0 victory over Panhandle State ta the final game of the Bobcats From Page 1C wide a 40-yarder However Panhandle State wu cafiad for roughing the holder five-yard penalty ana the Indian gut tho down over That moved the ball to the Panhandle 21 but Bon King wu stopped short of a lint down fins had movement ud Rm had movement and we thought to had made it" uid offensive coach Cliff Odenwskl Just to show it want fluke later the Indians had fourth and inch at the Panhandle 34 but this time Codo-pony broke through to uO JohniM far yard loss end Panhandle took over go outside wide enough that play" Odenwsld said "JofansM went over tackle but the linebacker shot through the inside and got Panhandle had 173 yardi total offenu but 121 came ta the first half and moat wu the opMlng drive been nothing wrong with our detenu all Coach Rodney Murphy uid But he explain why the Indiana make first downs when they needed inches cored the next five times they had the balL Sttton laid Southwut Texas simply However captain Chuck Falfon didn't keep it long the group went into the weight room where FiIIm presented the ball to defensive eoach Dick Morrow who to retiring from coaching The Indian took the ball away from him only to autograph It for him "I'm gonna relax I'm tired of coaching" Morrow uid He plan to make use of camper he ud his wife own tho offenu set the tempo and the defense turned the game Into the runaway "Once we start blitiing ud putting preuure an offenu nobody eu play with to uid smiling they had to pass tong-yardage situations they tried these widuti and It wu easy for to However Cusco's partner st the corner Adrian Simpaon had no Idea It would turn out to to so easy "I didn't anticipate rout" said Simpson wtou two Interceptions give him a LSC-tesding eight for the seasM still fed like ACU hu a good team I believe we Juet wanted tt mare tou then ud we know how to day the Mg ACU went Into the locker room it halftimo trolling ulv 17-7 deipite dominance of the first half And the Wildcats appeared to to making run at the deficit when they drove to the SWTSU 17 their first imttirlon of the second half From then however the Bobcats suked Proffitt three consecutive plays ud ACU ended up with a fourth-ud-41 st the 41 The Wildcats wen never heard from again the Bobcats ICORI OUARTBRI tat NR TMN I I I McJMwry 1 I SCORING HMMDARV MCM OuNta PO McM Orifta 17 PS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Pnharita MMnr Ftaritan ta4L Crita ML StapMR-Mn I Hunt SHPilM I KMmty ll-mtau 7 MeMuffy nniiwt: Man M-M RtalMr MS Rln Ml Culliini I Prank I taUM PUMnSta RMktaC Rmimt 17-77 17 HL McMurry pwln: Wnlktr 17 ydt I hHi Mckmm 1 11 ydL 1 Mt Pknhnndta racrMn: Srita IM Hkfrin IM Cattan I inktat Ptaritan I II Rriaa ML Rny l-L Firm in McMurry rncririna: Cnmpkril 7M Jn MX Cnurdmin I IX CmnkU 1-7 knew we had to throw tho football to move tho ball boceuu we nm right at he uid quarterback have good night ud a lot of it backfired Then wen a few dropped passu and than the interceptions it made our defense stay the field too invent teen able to mike om of thou on year" to uid "I dMt know why tt hu become such obstacle for.