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

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l to l3. ill week w, Sharp, me even M de- on, and eir lead into the n mode ge. The oralized Chuck Aldine looks on as Don Cox wrestles a pass from the hands of a Whittier defender for an Aggie touchdown. AGGIES l3 - WHITTIER 20 Facing the strongest team in the history of Whittier College, the Aggies were 21-point underdogs. The opening play ran true to form with the Aggies trying a screen pass which was intercepted by the Poets and run back to the Mustangs 1 yard line. Even with this flashy start, it took the much heralded Poet team four plays to punch it over. The conversion missed and the score was 6 to O. The Aggies came bouncing back to march 60 yards and even the score. The remainder of the first quarter was played on the midfield stripes with the Mustangs coming out ahead in yards and downs. Late in the second quarter Whittier sur- prised the Aggies with a quick kick which bounced dead on the 1 yard line. Here was the crucial point in the game as a fumbled ball was recovered by the Poets on the 2-yard line. Once again it took the opposing team four downs to make a touchdown. The half ended with the score at T3 to 7. The second half started off with the Aggies on the offensive and picking up a score when Don Schramm got loose around left end and ran 30 yards to pay dirt. The Poets came back strong and made their only deserved touchdown of the game using a triple reverse around left end good for 20 yards and a score. This touchdown put the Poets ahead 20 to 13. The Aggies fought hard to even the score during the rest of the game. Twice they came within twenty yards but each march was due to end with an intercepted pass. Though the score was in favor of the Poets, the statistics were all in favor of the Aggies; first downs 'IT to 5 in favor of the Aggies. It was the consecutively good play of line men like $050, Dessert, Wilson, Martin, Anderson, and Robertson who stopped the high scoring Poet machine. The final gun went off with the score still standing at 20 to 13 and Whittier the winner. Leroy Sharp Joe Silva Ed Smith Halfback Halfback Center

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Archie Dessert prepares to apply the clincher as Bill Diaz makes the initial sop on a Red Raider from Southern Oregon. Backing up the play is Burt Ray, No. 42. AGGIES 31 - SAN FRANCISCO STATE 13 Playing one of the best games of the season, the Aggies looked like true champions downing the Gators by a score of 31 to 13. This contest was football the way the crowd likes it but not the way Coach Forbes wished it to be played. The team was still weak from injuries sustained in the two previous games; the backfield was made up of men brought up from J. V.'s to replace Collins, Sharp, Silva, and others. It was these replacements that received Bill Diaz' passes and brought the Aggies to victory. The opening half was a close game even though the Mustangs did score in the first few minutes of play. The Gators became a little more stubborn and put up a scrappy de- fensive fight but at no time did they ever get rolling. The superb defense line play of 5050, Martin, J. Anderson, A. Anderson, and Lehman held the Gators to a total gain of 50 yards, which really sounds like some kind of a record. At one time the Gators were leading 7 to 6; they intercepted a pass which was returned 30 yards for a touchdown. Their lead didn't last long and the Aggies scored again on a beautiful pass reception by Cox, who leaped high to get the ball and fell into the end zone for a touchdown ending the half with a score of 13 to 7. i The second half saw the new men getting accustomed to their positions and running their plays like veterans. They soon made another touchdown and brought the score up to 18 to 7. The high light plays of the game were Kuykendall's 45-yard touchdown run and the passing of Diaz to Cox and Schlange. The Aggies uncovered two defensive stars in the Anderson twins, who intercepted 6 of the Gator passes. The last quarter of the game found the Aggie third string scoring as the San Francisco lads seemed bewildered and demoralized i as time after time they made nothing against the Aggie line. ' Willis Ryder 1 Frank Saviez Gunther Schlange Tackle Fullback End Halfback Don Schromm

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Aggie line power is evident as a huge hole is opened in the Southern Oregon line for ball packer Bill Diaz. AGGIES i2 - CHICO 3 3 Playing for the first time under the new lights, the Aggies faced their old rivals. The stands were filled with a bipartisan crowd as many of the Wildcat supporters had made the iourney in hopes their team could dump the new conference champions. The first half was a see-saw affair and the ball never passed beyond the 20-yard line of either team. The spearhead of the ground attack was Chuck Aldine, who carried the ball 25 times for a 4-yard average. Chico was the first to score, recovering a fumble on the Mustang's 25-yard line. In desperation, after three futile ground plays, they sent in their kicker and the Aggies witnessed a phenomenal kick. From 35 yards out and at an angle, Chico's educated toe put the ball between the goal posts and the Wildcats were ahead 3 to O. The Aggies took to the field in the second half determined to win and soon got charge of the ball and marched to Chico's 20. i When two pass plays failed to score, Burt Ray was called to carry the ball on a guard sneak. He ran the play like an All American half and traveled 20 yards for the first touchdown of the evening. The conversian was missed and the score was 6 to 3. The remainder of the game the Mustang's strong forward wall continually pushed the Chico team back until they kicked from their own end zone. It was here that J. Anderson, playing his usual good game, blocked the kick and Robertson fell on the ball for another touchdown. The game ended with a final score of T2 to 3; the Aggies the undisputed For Western Champions for the first time in many years. Milan 5050 Chuck Stanley Tackle Guard FritI Strain Center