University of the Ozarks - Aerie Yearbook (Clarksville, AR)

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Coaching Staff: Head Coach- Don Jones, Assistant Coach- Marvin La Student Assist- Y, ant Coach-Ernest Whorton. 1961 OZARKS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Sept. Oct. Oct. Oct, Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov. 30 7 14 21 28 4 ll 18 Ozarks Ozarks Ozarks Ozarks Ozarks Ozarks Ozarks Ozarks Henderson State State Teachers Livingston State Southern State Ouachita College Harding College Arkansas A8cM Arkansas Tech THE MOUNTAINEERS-1961 Front Row: Randall Taylor, Mack Landthrip, Charles McKinney, Charles Puiyear, Larry Langley. Second Row: Robert Hart, Leon Pendergrass, james Hatchett, Buddy Gilliland, David Evans, Wayne Benbow, Steve Cavender, Charles Short, James Tittle. Third Row: Phil Collins, Horner Askins, Wayne Cook, Kenneth McFerran, Gary Stillings, Dan Carey, Charles Smith. Back Row: Rodney Carter, jim Tolbert, Vernon Adair, Terry Smith. fnot shown-jim Youngj . X862 9F 0249,- tmu. new 4? STAFF 'P RQ snare 533158 344, UF 86,2 0249 W 0 STAFF w WAIIYH- Dfinzg st WEE f.-.1 -.-- .U -5 A-1...-Lau ----.ta--W--1LJ---gJe..,..if,.-aaa,Manu f -,

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Mountaineers, 46-6 ASTC Bears Eat Up Conway, Oct. 7 - The Mountaineers had great hopes as they traveled to Conway to do battle with powerful Arkansas State Teachers Collee, butt things didn't work out and the Mountaineers were 'defeated 46-6. The Mountaineers' only tally came on a run by quarterback Vernon Adair. Terry Smith attempted the PAT, but it went wide. The leading ground gainers for Ozarks were Adair, who carried 19 times for 42 yards, and Steve Cavender, who carried seven times for 27 yards. For ASTC, McConnaughey carried five times for 71 yards, and Ayers carried nine times for 65 yards. Clarksville, Oct. 14 - The Mountaineers los t Ken McFerran goes for short yardage against Southern State their third game of the season to the Livingston QA1a.y State College Tigers I3-7. It was a game de cided by the breaks, and Livingston made its own by blocking a punt on the Mountaineer two yard line. Tiger halfback Bob Cooper then went over for the winning touchdown and a pass to end B111 Higginbotham added the PAT. The Tigers' first score came after a 91 yard drive with fullback Tom Abston going the final three yards. They tried a run for the PAT and were stopped. The Mountaineers scored on a I9 yard drive set up by Horner Askins recovering a fumble. Adair carried over from the eight, and Intres kicked the extra point. David EVBIIS, H8lfb3Ck Kenneth MCFCIIQH, Fullback Philip C0llll'lS, Halfb3CK nminr Junior Sophomore -Q