University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

The heavy rain did not dampen th Oregon State defenders attempt to tackle Texas ' A. J. " Jam " Jones who struggles for more yardage. Long Haul continued astroturf, the defense held Robinson, the nation ' s second leading rusher to only 37 yards on 20 carries. The offense stormed to an early lead, rushing for 292 yards and passed for 174. The lopsided victory gave Coach Akers a chance to look at freshmen and reserve players. ' It was the kind of game we needed, " Akers said. " We got to play a lot of players; they got some expe- rience in a real game instead of prac- tice. " For freshman running back Terry Orr, it was an especially happy victory. He snared the first touchdown of his collegi- ate career on a nine yard run in the fourth quarter on his 19th birthday, no less. The Longhorns met the Rice Owls the following week. " It was a sloppy game and we made a lot of mistakes, " com- mented Coach Akers. The Horns led Rice 35-7 through three quarters but allowed the Owls 21 fourth quarter points. Texas lost four fumbles, one inter- ception and was penalized for I 34 yards. " It makes me madder than anything in the world, " said offensive tackle Kenneth Sims. " We should never have let them back in the game. " In spite of the Longhorns ' carelessness, there were several outstanding individual performaances. Completing eleven of sixteen passes, including two touchdown completions for 306 yards, Donnie Little set a new Texas record. In addition, Little rushed for 84 yards on eight carries and another touchdown. Other outstanding offensive players were Maurice McCloney who had three receptions for 120 yards and Lawrence Sampleton who had three catches for 89 yards. Doug Shankle led the defense with 1 6 tackles. Feeling comfortable with a 28 point lead at the beginning of the fourth quar- ter, the Longhorns had been looking continued Rice 119