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

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Passing on almost every play and finding openings in the Texas secondary, which was hanging back to protect against the bomb, Brannan moved Baylor to the Texas six, but the Baylor jinx failed when DeAyala sacked Anderson. by Anne Gilmore Texas 53 Texas A M 16 . ' .-I On a cold, drizzly Thanksgiving Day, the Longhorns rolled up their fifth straight win of the season, stomping the Texas Aggies, 53-16. The ' Horns notched up seven touchdowns, six extra points, a field goal and a safety in piling up their biggest win over A M since a 52-14 drubbing in 1970. This may be the best effort club we ' ve had. They keep humping it, said Akers. Tailback Darryl Clark started the humping early when on the ' Horns ' first offensive play, he took a pitchout to the right and lofted a pass to flanker Herkie Walls for an 87-yard touchdown and a quick 7-0 lead. Three Ervin Davis touchdown runs of 2, 3 and 27 yards put Texas on top with a 27-0 first quarter lead. The Aggies came back in the second quarter. Billy Cannon returned a punt 57 yards to set up a short drive that ended with a 3-yard TD pass from quarterback Gary Kubiak to tight end John Kellen. On Texas ' next possession, tailback John Walker fumbled, setting up a 39-yard Aggie field goal. UT ' s lead had been shaved, 27-10. Texas then took the momentum back when quarterback Robert Brewer threw a 6- yard scoring pass to tight end Bobby Micho for a 34-10 halftime lead. Texas kicker Raul Allegre upped the lead to 37-10 in the third quarter with his longest field goal of the year a 51-yarder. The defense then got into the scoring when end Kiki DeAyala and tackle Tony Degrate sacked Kubiak in the end zone for a safety. Not much later the rout increased to 46-10 with a 32-yard bomb from Brewer to Walls. The two teams traded touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Texas ' running back Mike Luck scored on an 8-yard run and the Ag- gies ' second quarterback, John Elkins, passed eight yards to flanker Tommy Sugg with about a minute left. The Longhorn offense had a balanced at- tack, shredding the Aggies for 279 yards rushing and 222 passing. The defense held A M to 50 yards on the ground and 166 through the air. by Dougjohnson Texas 33 Arkansas 7 Before 68,000 in Memorial Stadium and millions more watching on national televi- sion, Texas remembered and revenged the 1981 Humiliation in Fayetteville with a 33-7 defeat of the Razorbacks. The game, which matched up two of the FIRST ROW: Michael Parker, Ronald H. Thompson, Willie Leon Manley.John G. Mia. David L. McWilliams, Fred S. Akers, Ronald E. Toman, Tommy Reaux, Kenneth D Dabbs. William Dean Campbell. SECOND ROW: Edgar A Day, Leslie J. Doenning. Bruce A. Taylor. Mark Gillis Weber. Clay Connolly McMordie, Richard Scoii Conley Harold L. Simpson. Glen T Swenum. Michael K. Stephens. THIRD ROW: Eric Warner Holle, Paul Kornegay Lud wick. Carl Allen Robinson. Darryl Wade Clark, Raul Enrique Allegre. Robert Edward Brewer. Bryan James Millard Julian Luis DeAyala, Larry Donnell Ford, McCurey Hercules Walls. Michael Andrew Poujol.John Anthony Herrei Daniel Cal McNair. Frederick Earl Acorn. Kirk Ericson Mcjunkin. FOURTH ROW: Michael George Chapman Adam Blayne Schreiber. Robert Anthony Micho. Douglas Arlin Dawson. Michael Edward Luck, Mike Alan Ruether Brent Paul Duhon. June James, Gregory Wallace Wright. David Jeffery Jones, Mark Edward Lang, Michael Loyce Brown, Jerry Don Gray. Ervm Charles Davis. Edward Eugene Williams. Tetrance Orr. Casey Arnold Smith. FIFTH ROW Anthony Ronald Edwards, Ralph David Darnell. John Yancy Haines. Rodney Ricardo Clayton. Ralph Donna Johnson, Alvm Bennett Jenkins. Monte Howard Dailey. Adrian Todd Harris, Dwight David Point. Jefferson Davis Abies, Joseph Raymond Monroe, Ronald Lynn Mullins, Scott Vincent Allen, Richard Hartley Benson, Rick E. Mclvor, Tommories Cade SIXTH ROW: Edward Thomas Hickey, Daivid Earl Fulbright. Kelvin Tyrone Epps. Robert Lee Smothers, Michael Alan Buchannan, James Patrick Moore, Bruce Charles Morns. Billboy Bryant. Russell Stuart Hays. Todd Russell Dodge. Bryan Allen Chester. Danny Johns Akers, Rippyjude Morales. Reynaldo Torres. Rolando Chacon Andrade, Craig Anthony Curry. SEVENTH ROW: Janes E. McKinney, William Carroll Kelly. Jerome Johnson. Johnny Ringo. Thomas Evan Leib, Pat Guerra. Mark Joseph Gabrisch. Michael Wesley Feldt, Mar- vin Robert Moerschell. Rocky Wayne Reid, Klmt Lavon Groves, John Walton Stuart. William P. Heathcock, Brian Joseph Donahue, Thomas J. Dilworth, Tony Degrate. EIGHTH ROW: Richard A. Peavy, Eric Marcel Jeffehes, Mark Errol Mitchell, Troy D. Taylor. James J. McDavid. Reginald Bergeron. William Brent Johnson, Kemper Scon Hamilton. Al M. Pawelekjohn Robert Teltschik. Ty Hunter Allen. Gene A. Chilton, Brandt L. Moffan. dint C. Henderson, Anthony Q. Byerly. NINTH ROW: Ronald Jay Robinson, Leroy Thompson, Blake C. Brawner, Stephen Todd Parks, Scott D. Bagley, Bruce P. Blackmar. John Carl Westerlund. Terry W. Steelhammer. John A. Manjano, Roben O. Studdard. Steven G. Eargle. Ricky MacHouston, Daniel Lee Ryan, Gary Manin Abrams, Christopher E. Duliban. TENTH ROW: Juan Conde. Donald Kent Eckhan, Jack Russell Hightower. Wendel Richard Weaver, Mark D. Miller, Chalmer M. Adams, Michael A. January. Troy Grant. Billy Ray Todd. Howard Hetrera. ELEVENTH ROW: Danny Carrillo. Thomas William Allen. Bradley Greer Hawkins, Daniel Alton Kniffen. Derrl Wayne Ohnheiser. Harris Isadore Argo. Roben Scott Jones. Ted David I iuftlunes, Cunis Wade McKinney. Russel Bradley Barton. Rodney Clifton Jackson. Mark Stone, Larry Falk, Dennis Bruce Farns. Bryan Robert Lasswell, Rodolfo Almaraz. Gordon G. Royall, Jeffery Martin Griffith. Football 239

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added a 52-yard field goal with nine seconds to play in the half. Texas took the lead back for keeps in the third quarter, when Brewer directed a 72- yard drive, with Darryl Clark sweeping left for the final seven yards. The Houston senior added another touchdown midway through the fourth quarter, capping a 44-yard march, with a score from two yards out. Late in the game, John Walker outran the TCU defense for a 61 -yard touchdown scamper, giving the Longhorns a 38-21 vic- tory. The ' Horns ' third straight win gave them a 6-2 record heading into the Baylor game at Waco. by Jeff Berger Texas 31 Baylor 23 On Nov. 20, 17th-ranked Texas defeated Baylor, 31-23. The ' Horns scored 17 points in a wild fourth quarter, piled up 454 yards of total offense for the game, and stopped a determined Bear offense on a fourth and one from the UT 6-yard line with 46 seconds left. The ' Horns scored first, after a 71-yard drive on a 2-yard run by freshman fullback Ervin Davis to lead 7-0. Baylor tied the score with a 23-yard screen pass play from quarter- back Mike Brannan to Mike Lively. The Bears then went ahead 10-7 on Ben Perry ' s 53-yard field goal, the longest of his career. But only three plays later, Brewer found Walls open for an 80-yard scoring bomb and a 14-10 halftime advantage for the ' Horns. In the third quarter, Baylor regained the lead with a 10-yard touchdown on a faked pitch to the right side by Brannan. Texas began the fourth quarter with a 34- yard Raul Allegre field goal that tied the game, 17-17. The ' Horns then surged ahead 24-17 when Brewer threw to Walls for a 52- yard TD. Baylor countered with an 80-yard scoring drive of their own, 44 yards of which came on a bomb from Brannan to wide receiver Bruce Davis. The score came on a 7-yard pass to McNeil over UT ' s right cor- nerback Fred Acorn. But Baylor still trailed 24-23 when Mossy Cade broke up Brannan ' s two point conversion attempt. After Baylor ' s last touchdown, Texas was trying to run down the clock, but Clark was not about to quit. He popped through a huge hole over the left tackle at the Bear 38 and sprinted all the way to the two before being pushed out of bounds. Two plays later, Davis bulled over for his second touchdown of the game and a 31-23 lead; but ironically, Clark ' s effort left Baylor with enough time to mount one last attack. Running back Mike Luck cuts outside to elude the grasp of Aggie linebacker Bobby Strogen during Texas ' 53-16 win. After defeating Baylor, Coach Fred Akers accepts the Sun Bowl committee ' s invitation to play North Carolina. 2}8 Football

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' Horns ' Snowed-In ' at Sun City nation ' s top offensive and defensive teams, was expected by oddsmakers to be a close game. But after a 46-yard touchdown pass from Arkansas ' s Brad Taylor to Gary Ander- son tied the game, the ' Horns dulled the Razorbacks and dominated the next three quarters both offensively and defensively. After a 37-yard touchdown pass from Robert Brewer to Herkie Walls on the first play of the second quarter, the ' Horns never looked back. They subjected the Hogs to their 48th loss in the 64th meeting between the universities. Turnovers stopped six Hog drives three lost fumbles and three pass interceptions. The Texas defense sacked the Hog quarterbacks six times, each ending a potential drive. The Texas offense continued its scoring output with 137 yards rushing and 181 yards passing. Running back Darryl Clark gained 97 yards to become the first Longhorn since Earl Camp- bell to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a single season. Teammate Brewer broke a school record with 12 touchdown passes in a single season. The ' Horns ' final test of the season would come on Christmas Day at the Sun Bowl in El Paso against the Atlantic Coast Conference ' s North Carolina. by Reuben Galceran Texas 10 North Carolina 26 The ' Horns managed to shake off two mid -season losses and win six contests to earn a bid to the Sun Bowl in El Paso. UT led early with a touchdown coming from a blocked punt which Ronnie Mullins fell on in the end zone. The teams traded field goals in the second quarter and at halfttme, the ' Horns had the upper hand, 10-3. Despite that lead, the game as a whole was one of missed opportunities for Texas. Three times in the second quarter, the Longhorns got control of the ball in North Carolina ter- ritory, but achieved only a lone Raul Allegre field goal. After the half, the ' Horns twice took possession in the Heels ' end of the field, but the two series faltered. The first ended on a fumble, and the second died when a swarm- ing Carolina defense twice stopped powerful ' Horn fullback Ervin Davis at the one-yard line. The Heels plunged onward for 23 fourth quarter points, taking the lead on three field goals, a touchdown and a fumble recovery in the end zone. by Jeff Berger 1 Texas cheerleaders brave the snow to sing the Eyes. I Longhorns Kiki DeAyala (31) and Richard Peavy (42) cut off UNC ballcarrier. The blizzard-like conditions and the Tar Heels took their toll on the ' Horns. Texas lost 26-10. 240 Football