University of California Davis - El Rodeo Yearbook (Davis, CA)

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Archie Dessert and Ed Martin gang up on a Southern Oregon ball carrier, stopping Coming up to help are Willis Ryder and Stan Robertson. AGGIES 33 - HUMBOLDT 6 In true championship style, the Mustangs won their first conference game by the convincing score of 33 to 6. 1 The evening's work was packed with thrills as the Aggies played spasmodic football. The opening kickoff was taken by the $15,471:: Lumberiack's left half and after runningvthrough the better part of the Mustangs he was hit on the 50 by A. Dessert and fumbled the my. Here ball. Here the Aggies took the ball and marched 50 yards for the first score without relinquishing the ball. The conversion was missed a final 30 and after only 5 minutes of play the score was 6 to 0. 0' 3 There were many outstanding plays but the shining star was little Kenny Kuykendall who carried the ball 13 times without loosing alayerglas i a yard. On one of the plays, Kenny hit the center of the line on a quick opener and went 87 yards for a touchdown. The half time Omar; ; score was 20 to 70 but the new period found a new and inspired Lumberjack team. This inspiration was soon to die but not until the t Lumberiacks had crossed the goal line. cores but i The Aggies, under the generalship of Diaz, bounced back to score again on a series of pass and running plays and this was the turning point of the game. On the returning kickoff, the Lumberiacks let the ball fall dead in the end zone and B. Lewis, playing heads up football, fell on it for another Aggie score. The rest of the evening saw very little good football with the game getting rough and the game ended with the final score of 33 to 6 in favor of the Aggies. ,r 5w Kt Bi Dial Bob Hunt Bill Huyck Sanfotd Johnson Fullback Quarterback 9.9 1, Quarterback Tackle

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1.. n i no ,1 ,4 . If . V a Chuck Aldine of the Aggies tries in vain to catch a Diaz pass which has iust been deflected by 0 Stanford Brave defender. AGGIES 14 - STANFORD BRAVES 6 Against the strong Stanford Braves and an even stronger wind, the Mustangs made their 1949 home debut. The 2:00 pm. kickoff saw Collins boot a long ball which put the opponents deep in their own territory. The Stanford boys, facing a strong wind, had to keep to the ground and for awhile it looked as if the big but slow backfield was going to be too much for the Mustangs. With their goal line at their backs, the defensive linemen dug in and stopped the Red machine on their own twenty. Here the Aggies took the ball and after making a first down, Bill Diaz let fly with a 35-yard pass to Stan Robertson who ran the final 30 for the first home field touchdown of the season. Frank Saviez Ghe nose'Q with a swing of the foot made the score 7 to O. The Braves were next to score but were losing their spirit as the hard-hitting Aggie line was getting a taste of blood. Such players as Leavitt, Ray, Strain, Ryder, Martin, Cannon and Lehman were making bone-crushing blocks and tackles which resulted in seven fumbles for the Stanford team. The Aggies' offensive started to roll with Collins taking the brunt of it carrying the ball 15 times for a 4-yard i average. Twice more the Mustangs moved within scoring distance but it took Diaz to punch it over and make victory sure. The wind was so strong that even going with it pass receivers were overshot and as a result the game was one of few scores but many exciting and breath taking ground plays. The final gun found the Aggies ahead 14 to 6. Don Cannon Bl Collins Tackle Fullback Archie Dessert I Center

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Don Cox attempts a lateral to Don Schramm after catching a pass thrown by Bill Diaz Schramm dropped the ball and Southern Oregon recovered. AGGIES T4 - SOUTHERN OREGON 13 Keeping their conference record perfect by defeating the Red Raiders of Southern Oregon by one point, the Aggies played their best game of the year. The game was played on the Aggies' home field under a blazing sun which drained the strength from both teams. In every department, it was the most evenly matched game which had ever been played on the Aggie field. This was a game which was decided by the toe of Saviez and fought for by the forward wall of both teams. Each team was out- standing in line play as was shown by the goal line stands of both teams. It was the Aggie's depth that was the telling tale as Coaches Forbes and Oswald kept fresh men coming in to relieve the tired forward wall. The Raiders were the first to score on an end sweep run by Campbell, making the score 6 to 0. The conversion was missed. The Aggies bounced back when Diaz' 30-yard pass was taken by Schlange, who then ran another 20 yards, putting us on the Raider's 30. Schram hit end for 28 yards and Diaz pushed it over for a tie score. Saviez made the extra point and the Aggies led 7 to 6 as the half ended. The second half opened and saw the ball change hands 7 times in 3 minutes. This was caused by a series of fumbles and blocked kicks which resulted in the most hysterical 3 minutes of football in Mustang history. The Raiders were to score again as they surprised the Aggies by changing their formation from the T to the double T and made a 35-yard touchdown run. This time the kick was good and the score was 13 to 7. Once again Diaz' arm was the telling factor as he completed three passes in succession. The last pass to Gunther Schlange was grabbed from between two defenders to make the score. Frank Saviez came in to make the winning point. The game ended with the Mustangs on the Raiders' one yard line with a final score of T4 to T3. ha . ' ii A Ken Kuykendall Bob Leavitt Don lehman Halfback Guard Fullback