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

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As the Texas defense swarms Baylor ' s Walter Abercrombie, Bobby Johnson desperately grabs his face mask. The Bears ' first touchdown of the game came with 5:14 left in the half on a 64-yard, one-play drive. Baylor received the ball on its own 36-yard line after a 38-yard John Goodson punt. Jeffrey pitched out to Dennis Gentry who ran to the right side and, after a block by Mike Lively, went in for the score. The Longhorns had two chances to get deep into Bear territory in the first quar- ter. Once, quarterback Donnie Little was intercepted at the Baylor 20-yard line by linebacker Lester Ward, and later, Texas ' Steve Massey recovered a fumble by Gentry, but the Horns could not capital- ize on either too many errors. Then, with eight seconds remaining in the third period, Rick Mclvor came in for Little to engineer what looked like a Terry Elston come-from-behind-special. Mclvor hit Les Koenning with a 25-yard pass on first-and-IO, then John Walker ran for two yards to the Baylor 44-yard line to the end quarter. Two plays later, Maurice McCloney took Mclvor ' s 36-yard pass down to the Bear six-yard line. On second and five, Mclvor rolled right and tried to pass to a wide open Lawrence Sampleton, but the ball was deflected by Doak Field and intercepted on the goal line by Cedric Mack, dashing all hopes. Appearing far from prepared to end the season on a winning note, the Horns once again hurt themselves with penal- ties in the Texas A M game. Receiving eight for 97 yards, the I960 team became the most penalized squad in Texas history with a season total of 1 ,023. A controversial pass interference call on Mike Hatchett which set up the first Aggie touchdown prompted Hatchett to offer the overall feeling of the UT squad. I didn ' t think I interfered with the receiver. I felt like it was a bad call. Maybe the official was an Aggie. Even though Akers attributed the loss to a young team, it did not matter to the 15 graduating seniors. You think a lot about this being your last game here, Les Koenning said. But going out this way God, I couldn ' t be lower than I am today. Now we have one game left and I think, being a senior, that we should take this one home for us. The lost will- ingness and interest had returned at least to the seniors but was it too late to salvage their pride? As intense preparations for the clash against I3th-ranked North Carolina in the 22nd Bluebonnet Bowl began, it became obvious that the Texas Long- horns were smiling through clinched teeth. While a 7-4 record in the rugged Southwest Conference and a bowl invita- tion would be considered a successful season for many programs, to UT fans it was apparently a yawner. Without the quickness of Donnie Little and A. J. Jam Jones, the Longhorns seemed so much beefsteak for the hun- gry Tar Heels. Reduced to playing catch, North Caroline took aim at Texas quar- terback Rick Mclvor in the second half and completely stiffled any offensive effort by the Horns. The result was a 1 6-7 loss for UT which could have been worse except for a gritty, determined defense. When the offense was not clicking, which was nearly the entire second half of the sea- son, the young defense had to stay on the field longer than it should have, mak- ing the Texas defense subject to fatigue. continued Texas A M 125

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Long Hau continued The next week the Longhorns gained a bid to the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl by defeating the TCU Horned Frogs 51-26. More than 20,000 fans gathered at Amon Carter Stadium in Fort Worth to watch the Longhorns put forth their best offensive effort of the season. The Texas offense piled up 579 yards against the Horned Frogs as runningback Darryl Clark and quarterback Donnie Little each gained more than 100 yards against the SWC ' s worst defense. Showing some offense for one of the first times in the second season, Little completed 12 consecutive passes, rushed for a career high I 19 yards on 16 carries and scored three touchdowns. By the time TCU had thrown the last 39 passes, the Horns had scored their most points since beating Texas A M 57-28 in 1977. The Frogs, in losing their 13th straight to the Horns, were only in the game as long as Texas allowed, rushing for one first down and minus 43 yards. Much of those losses came on 10 quarterback sacks by the Horns for minus 94 yards as Texas ' front line bottled up TCU quarter- back Steve Stamp all day. Never having clearly shown where it was headed in this rollercoaster of a sea- Texas found itself at 7-2 and 4-2 in son conference play as the game against the Baylor Bears began. The unity of offense and defense which UT had found for one brief moment against TCU suddenly dis- appeared. Plagued by errors and incon- sistency, Texas was dealt its third loss a shutout, 16-0. A fan looks off in disgust as Texas fouls again] It feels real good to do what we set out to do go undefeated in conference play. Baylors ' All-American linebacker Mike Singletary said. Texas lost to Baylor I M

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Long Hau continued Famous Amos Lawrence and Kelvin i Bryant, rotating at tailback -for North Carolina, took advantage of this youth with their quickness. Lawrence rushed for 104 yards on 18 carries, including a 59- yard play for the game. Bryant, who ran the 100 in 9.3 and weighed 195 pounds, came on strong in the second half, rush- ing for 82 yards on 15 carries and catch- ing four passes for 3 I yards. Sophomore quarterback Rod Elkins guided the balanced Carolina offense, brilliantly passing 18 times, completing I I for 21 yards with no interceptions. In fact, Carolina played errorless football a Bluebonnet record. Even though Texas dominated the first half statistically and hogged the ball offensively, the Horns were their own worst enemies. Threatening on the first drive of the game, two consecutive pen- alties doomed the chance and John Goodson, who had been as consistent as the team, didn ' t even come close on a 37-yard field goal attempt in the first half. Goodson also fumbled a punt snap late in the third quarter that led to the only second half score, a field goal by North Carolina ' s Jeff Hayes. A crowd of 36,669, far below the 44,680 tickets sold, saw the lowest scor- ing Bluebonnet game since Texas beat Ole Miss 19-0 in 1966. The first half was a thriller, with both teams pulling out all stops with reverses, Carolina missing a two-point conversion on an old swing- gate play and some dazzling runs. It dwindled into a defensive struggle in the second half. Carolina controlled the ball as its defense shut down Texas with only two first downs, the last coming with only 4:14 left on a fourth-down run to the Longhorn 29. Carolina missed another scoring opportunity in the fourth quarter whe Hayes missed a chip shot 29-yard fiel goal. When the game ended, the Ta Heels were perched on the Texas 8-yan line content to let the clock run out. Texas did manage to score in the firs half but trailed North Carolina 13-7 a halftime. With only two first downs in th second half and the hope of a rally killed the Texas defense was forced to spen 20 minutes on the field. This imbalance caused several grum blings among the Longhorn defender about the offenses ineptitudes. In Texas disappointing loss to North Carolina. I 6-7 in the Bluebonnet Bowl, halfback John Walker carries the ball. 126 Bluebonnet Bowl