University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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The Razorbacks first got on the board at the start of the second quarter when Ish was successful on a 26-yard field goal. TCU came back on their next posse¬ sion and running back Jimmy Allen (6) dove into the endzone for the Horned Frogs’ first SWC touchdown of the year. Greg Porter (23) came in to kick the extra point and TCU went ahead 7-3. At the start of the second half, TCU’s Greg Porter kicked a field goal to up their lead to 10-3. However, on the Hogs’ next possession, they drove 53 yards in 10 plays to put Ordonez with¬ in field goal range. His field goal from the 24 proved to be successful and the Hogs moved closer to narrowing the Purple’s lead. The full moon seemed to be affecting one of the teams, with 8:00 to go the Purples still controlled the game. On second and ten Holtz called a little blitz of his own as Mark Dewey (88) and Teddy Morris (57) broke into the backfield causing Kevin Haney to idump his pass off to Arkansas’ Mike Massey (48) who returned the ball 30 yards for an Arkansas touchdown. Or¬ donez kicked the extra point and the score was tied 13-13 with eight min- - TV utes left in the game. As the clock ticked away, the Razor- backs regained possession of the ball, and with 10 seconds left, Ish was suc¬ cessful on a 44 yard field goal. The clock soon ran out as the Hogs squeaked by TCU 16-13 to put them 1-0 in SWC play. Arkansas traveled to Lubbock to begin its Murderer’s Row of Texas Tech, Texas, and Houston. After Ar¬ kansas’ squeeker against cellar deweller TCU, Arkansas’ inexperi¬ enced defense and sluggish offense stood primed for a baptism of fire against a highly touted Tech. Although the Texas Tech Red Raiders managed to score first they were not able to score again. Arkansas’ defense jelled into a fighting unit as the Hogs’ offense gained momentum and the Razorbacks walked away with a victory over Tech 20 - 6 . The Razorbacks kept excellent field possession most of the game and except for a fumbled punt, never let Tech start on their end of the field. Football 195

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Freshman Gary Anderson (43) highlighted the Hogs scoring attack as he returned a punt 67 yards for a touchdown, after being hit early by three Tech players. “I’ve been wondering when I’d break one. I’ve had several returns where one man tripped me up to stop a touchdown.” Kevin Scanlon (14) was 5 for 9 for 109 yards with no interceptions, and Roland Sales (21) led the Hogs in rushing with 107 yards. Arkansas had not beaten Texas since 1971; Texas had refused to play in Little Rock since then. Texas was the heavy favorite, Arkansas was the heavy underdog. The Longhorns lost; the Razorbacks won. On the first play of the game, Bobby Duckworth lined up at the tight end. Half of War Memorial Stadium knew the play was coming, and so did Texas, as Johnnie Johnson intercepted. Texas was unable to move the ball on its first two possessions, but kept the Hogs pinned in their territory. On their third possession, the Longhorns’ “Jam” Jones went around the right end untouched for a Texas TD. In the second quarter, the momentum switched to Arkansas. Kevin Evans intercepted a Donnie Little pass to give the Hogs good field position. On first and ten at the Texas 28, Kevin Scanlon pitched the ball to Gary Anderson at the last possible moment. Anderson hit the seam with one defender to beat. It was no contest as Anderson gave the defensive back one juke and high-stepped it into the end zone. The first half ended 7-7. The Hogs came out in second half and took it to the ' Horns. “Doughnut” Richardson stuck Little and Jeff Goff recovered the fumble. On third and six at the Texas 6, Scanlon hit Daryl Mason, who made a shoestring catch. The score was Arkansas 14, Texas 7. In the fourth quarter, the Razorbacks put on one of their most impressive drives of the season. On second and sixteen Scanlon threw a screen pass to Roland Sales. Sales brushed off the tackle of a Texas linebacker and picked up the first down. Four plays later, Ish Ordonez hit his 31-yard game winning field goal. Late in the game, Texas scored a fluke touchdown on a pass that was deflected by two Razorbacks and ended up in the hands of Longhorn tight end Lawrence Sampleton. Texas had a chance to tie the game, but 196 Football