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THE SUNDAY CONSTITUTION, September 16,1979 IC
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First downs
Rushes-vards
Passing yards
Return yards
Passes
Punts
Fumbles-lost
Penalties-vards
Iowa
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First downs
Rushes-vards
Passing yards
Return yards
Posses
Punts
Fumbles-lost
Penult Ies yards
First Downs
Yards Rushing
Yards Passing
Completions
Interceotlons Yards
Punts Ave
Fumbles Lost
Penaities-Yards
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Iowa
Oklahoma
the biggest role in the Cowboys’
ragged effort.
“The veterans started going out and
we had to fill their spots with freshmen
and sophomores...that’s wwhen Wichi-
ta really started getting after us.”
Ankerson’s field goals of 21 and 42
second quarter, sophomore Kelly
Phelps was put under the gun. He res-
ponded admirably.
After a pair of handoffs, Phelps was
faced with third-and-five from the
Iowa 45. He faked a dive play, dropped
back and fired a 27-yard completion to
Valora.
Two plays later Phelps ran the op-
tion right, faked a pitch and cut inside
for a 16-yard gain to the two. It took
Sims two of his patented swan dives to
put Oklahoma on the scoreboard for
the first time this season.
Rookie John Hoge broke the tie with
the first of three perfect placements.
Iowa had taken a 6-0 lead with a
steady 75-yard, 10-play drive in the
first quarter following a Sims fumble.
The Hawkeyes never faced a third-
down situation in the movement, which
Even with the painful injury, Boone
still managed three unassisted tackles
and was in on a dozen other stops.
Boone said he was somewhat
surprised at Wichita State’s ability.
“They were a good team all right but
we just weren’t up for them mentally,”
he said.
His new head coach agreed.
"Wichita State did a good job,"
Johnson said. “In fact, that’s the best
they’ve looked all year. They really
came after us, but again we let them
come after us.”
Boone was among those players
blaming Saturday’s injuries as playing
back that threat.
Comoran
Tenn. Tech
How Thev Scored:
linebackers George Cumby and Barry
Dittman gave him time to throw.
The Sooners gave Hoge a field-goal
opportunity from the 14 early in the
third quarter, but he pulled it left. On
the next possession, Sims broke for 20
yards and fumbled. Ray got the ball
back with a brilliant interception but,
guess what, OU fumbled.
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blended the running of Dennis Mosley
with the passing of southpaw Phil
Suess. That tandem collaborated for
the TD, Seuss scrambling and firing a
bullet to Mosley from 10 yards away.
The kick was wide right.
Iowa’s only other serious threat
came in the third quarter when stan-
dout Cedric Shaw partially blocked a
Darrol Ray punt. The Hawkeyes got
close enough for Scott Schilling to at-
tempt a 34-yard field goal. It sailed
wide right.
The rest of the crisp, windy after-
noon belonged to the Sooners. The
defense knew it immediately, but it
took the offense a little longer.
Iowa managed just four first downs
and netted minus-28 yards rushing in
the second half. Suess did complete 7
of 10 passes for 85 yards, when OU
By JOEY GOODMAN
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Cameron
University lived and died by the pass
Saturday night as the Aggies dropped
a 21-6 decision to NCAA toughie Ten-
nessee Tech.
The Aggies threw the ball a whop-
ping 37 times and completed 13, but it
was three interceptions that spelled
doom.
The Aggies matched the Eagles blow
for blow until the late going when
cellence. They rushed for 269 yards,
with Heisman Trophy winner Billy
Sims carrying 23 times for 106 paces
and two touchdowns. And they
surprised the Hawkeyes and the
Chinamen by completing 11 of 18
passes for 183 yards. Watts hit 10 of 17
for 156 paces, and tight end Forrest
Valora caught 5 for 95.
The 11th completion was one of the
keys to the victory. When Watts was
helped off the field with 6:13 left in the
HEISMAN DIVE. Oklahoma halfback Billy Sims dives over the
line from one yard out for the Sooners' first touchdown in Satur-
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game. Phil Breudigam boomed a
squibber on the kickoff and the ball
went all the way to the Tech six, where
Golden Eagle receiver Paul Felesky
recovered just before a host of Aggies
arrived on the scene.
The distance didn’t matter. Quar-
terback Jimmy Maynord hit split end
Glenn Roberts for 18 on first down,
then connected for a five-yard comple-
tion to Sam Smith. Then came the first
of two killing rushes.
Big tailback Ronald Bond broke off
right guard, cut to the outside and
raced 31 yards to a first down at the
Cameron 40. The touchdown was saved
on that play by safety Nate Miller, who
ran down the 195-pound sophomore and
shoved him out of bounds.
Maynord misfired on first down, but
Smith found a gaping hole around the
right side on an option, skirted the
sideline and easily scored on a beau-
tiful 40-yard scamper. Kicker Wayne
Anderson tacked on the conversion to
make it 14-6 with 11:07 left in the third.
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ON THE LOOSE. Oklahoma's Billy Sims breaks through the line en route to a 20-yard gain dur-
ing the third quarter of Saturday’s game with Iowa. He fumbled at the end of the play, but fin-
ished the day with 106 yards rushing and two touchdowns. r (Staff Photo)
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depth became a key factor. But it
wasn’t until the closing minutes of the
contest when the Eagles put the game
out of reach.
It was nip-and-tuck after Cameron
scored with 12:16 left in the third
quarter on a Thomas Penn seven-yard
run. Joe Hugon pulled the conversion
kick wide left and the Aggies trailed by
just a single point.
That touchdown came after a
Cameron fumble recovery and a
whirlwind five-play drive that covered
46 yards. Flanker Kirk Summers got
17 on the first play and quarterback
Penn hit Steve Gray for 11 more and a
first down at the 18. Curtis Jones got
three and Cedric Maddox eight more
on an option to set up Penn’s scoring
play.
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By HERB JACOBS
NORMAN — It was the same song,
seventh verse Saturday as Oklahoma
University opened its football season
with a lacklustre 21-6 victory over the
University of Iowa before a packed
house at Owen Stadium.
The Sooners have not been defeated
in their autumn unveiling since Barry
Switzer became king of the mountain
seven seasons back. By the same
token, they have seldom been impres-
sive in their ritualistic debut.
They were not impressive Saturday.
It took a pair of fourth-quarter touch-
downs and a super defensive perfor-
mance to repel the invaders from the
tall corn country.
And it may have been a costly win.
Split end Steve Rhodes went out in the
third quarter with a cracked bone in
yards in each of the first two quarters
had staked the Cowboys to a 6-0 lead
before injuries and a revitalized
Shocker attack began telling on the 0-
State defense.
Freshman quarterback whiz Prince
McJunkins, Muskogee, made good his
return to Oklahoma turf by rallying
Wichita to its lone touchdown late in
the first half.
Replacing starting quarterback
Terry George, another freshman who
was unable to move Wichita in the first
quarter, McJunkins drove the
Shockers 74 yards in 14 plays before
Mike Green, of nearby Pawnee,
his ankle; he may be through for the
year. Offensive tackle Louis Oubre and
defensive tackle John Goodman also
departed early with ankle injuries, and
are questionable for next week’s
meeting with Tulsa.
In addition, nose guard Richard
Turner missed a couple of series
because of a physical problem, and
quarterback J.C. Watts twice was
helped to the sidelines.
To compound matters, the Sooners
couldn’t find the handle on the slippery
pigskin. They put it on the patchwork
artificial surface seven times, and
Iowa accepted the gift five times.
Hawkeye Coach Hayden Fry said his
hard-hitting defense was responsible
for the fumbles, but the Big Red grid
history book indicates otherwise.
The Sooners showed signs of ex-
Wichita st.
Oklahoma St.
OSU—FG Ankerson 21
OSU—FG Ankerson 42
WSU—Green 2 run (kick tolled)
EVEN THOUGH TECH had taken
control, the game was still far from
over. The Cameron defense played a
key role in keeping it that way until the
final minutes.
Early in the fourth period, the Gol-
den Eagles marched from their 20 to a
first-and-goal at the Cameron six. An
offsides penalty moved the ball three
yards closer, but it wasn’t enough.
Three straight times Tech tried the
middle of the line and could get just
two yards to the one. Coach Don Wade
opted to go for the touchdown on fourth
down, but Cameron tackle Mark Nash
slipped through the line and tripped up
Bond for a three-yard loss to give the
Aggies new life.
Penn tried the line three times, and
thanks to a nine-yard burst on second
down, was able to maintain the drive
with a first down at the 15 at the 9:04
mark. Mike Stevenson got two on first
down, but Penn’s long pass in the
direction of Joe Tucker was short of its
■ .target and Tech’s Greg Bauer stepped
plunged over from the two. in front and made the interception at
McJunkins completed the day with the Cameron 48. He returned it 21
143 net yards total offense, including a yards to set up Tech with a first down
61-yard junket in the fourth quarter at the Cameron 97
that had Wichita threatening at the
Cowboys’ 17. The threat later died with IT TOOK JUST two plays to 1ock
the missed field goal try. things up. Maynord hit Roberts for 16
A Band Day crowd of about 42,000 yards on the first play, then got the
basked in the September sun while the touchdown himself on an amazing 11-
Cowboys struggled on the Lewis yard run on the option right. Ander.
Stadium artificial turf below. son-s kick was true and the final mar.
It was junior halfback Ed Smith’s gin was arranged with 728 to go
TD plunge midway through the third After that, it was just a matter of
quarter that finally brought the fans to pride as the Aggies gamely tried to put
their feet k ... , something on the board. The coaching
The Cowboys only touchdown came staff used sophomore quarterback
on their first possession of the second Boone Copeland the rest of the way,
haf . . , t .u but the Golden Eagles exploded
Smith dived over from the one on a everyone on the pass rush and made
third-and-goal play, ending a 54-yard, life miserable for the Altus product,
nine-play drive Split end James The statistics were hardly close at
Cowins had earlier ignited the drive all. Tech rushed for a whopping 399
with a 20-yard gain on a reverse. yards and added another 146 in the air
Ankerson completed the scoring in The hosts collected 29 first downs
the fourth frame, booting his seventh Tech’s two quarterbacks - Maynord
field goal of the year The three- and Mike Keough - connected on 10 of
pointer from 27 yards out put the 21 attempts. Maynord was intercepted
Cowboys out of reach. once, that an amazing theft in the end
On the day. Cowboy fullback Worley zone by free safety Miller midway
Taylor led both teams with 122 rushing through the second period.
yards in 26 carries. McJunkins was
high for Wichita with a net gain of 82 TECH GAVE THE Aggies some heip
yards in 18 carries. by fumbling five times and losing four.
Cowboy senior quarterback Harold And the hosts were tagged for 75 yards
Bailey endured a hectic afternoon, in penalties, including two holding
passing for 92 yards via eight comple- infractions that negated first-down ef
tions in 20 attempts. Bailey was sacked forts
for losses three times by a determined Cameron also got a boost from
Wichita front four who rushed his reliable punter Joe Hugon, who
every throw, boomed seven punts for a 42.1-yard
Lawton Eisenhower product Tony average
Newry gained 34 yards in 10 carries for Bond was obviously the ringleader in
Wichita in his first complete game the rushing column. He raced for 158
since a leg injury sidelined him early yards on 20 carries to lead al rushers
in the year Newry s longest gain was a Smith added 80 more, Maynord 65 and
nine-yard trip after taking a pitchout Leroy Chapman 62 on just two carries,
a third- Chapman set up Tech’s final scoring
chance when he raced 60 yards to a
first down at the Cameron nine with
less than three minutes to go. But the
never-say-die Aggie defense tossed
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Okla—Sims 1 run (Hoge kick)
Okla—Sims 3 run (Hoge kick)
Oklo-Wotts 1 run (Hoge kick)
A—71,187
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING - Iowa, Mosely 22-79, McKIllip 6-19.
Oklahoma, Sims 23 106, Joiner 12-59
PASSING — Iowa, Seuss 13-19-139. Oklahoma,
Watts 10-17-157.
RECEIVING - Iowa, Reid 5-52, Mosely 3-41.
Oklahoma, Valora 5-95, Rhodes 3-60
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Tech- Smith 1 run (Anderson kick), 7-0,
13:28 2nd.
Cam — Penn 7 run (kick failed), 7-6, 12:16
3rd.
Tech.- Smith 40 run (Anderson kick), 14-6,
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OSU—Smith 1 run (Ankerson kick)
OSU-FG Ankerson 27
A—42,000
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING - Wichita State, McJunkins 18-82,
Newry 10-34. Oklahoma State, Taylor 26-122, An-
derson 3-21.
PASSING — McJunkins 10-5-0-61. Oklahoma
State, Bailey 20-8-0-92
RECEIVING - Wichita State, Hobson 4-54.
Okicoma State, Taylor 3-45, Ingram 3-40.
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By STEVE PATTERSON
STILLWATER — Besides Colin
Ankerson’s bare foot and a host of in-
juries that had depleted their ranks
earlier in the day, foremost on the
minds of most Oklahoma State Cow-
boys late Saturday was their next op-
ponent, Arkansas.
In fact, it was visions of Razorbacks
all last week that made it admittedly
hard for the upstart Cowboys to con-
centrate on Saturday’s opponent, the
victory-starved Wichita State
Wheatshockers.
Thanks to three field goals off the toe
of Ankerson and some clutch defense,
the Cowboys managed a 16-6 win —
their second in the season in as many
tries.
But rookie head coach Jimmy John-
son was not impressed.
“We’re 2-0 and that’s about all I can
say about that one,” he sighed when
the afternoon was complete.
“We talked earlier in the week about
the problem of playing the Wichita
State between last week’s big win and
Arkansas next week," he said. “I think
our worries were justified."
Johnson cited “extremely sloppy
play” and "poor execution" as the
main sources of his frustration Satur-
day. But he admitted, "We had ex-
pected those things in this game.”
What Johnson and his coaching staff
did not expect was the devastating toll
injuries would take among Cowboy
starters.
“You don’t expect a Dexter Manley
to go out in the first half. You don't
expect Rick Antle to go to the hospital.
And you don’t expect Curtis Boone to
be slowed by an injury the whole
game,” Johnson said.
Boone, a 6-2, 225-pound Lawton
MacArthur product, said he felt fine
Saturday until pregame warmups.
"It’s a groin muscle I pulled last
week against North Texas,” the junior
defensive tackle said. "It really
bothered me today. I couldn’t cut and I
couldn't move laterally."
Reflecting the mood of his team-
mates, all of whom were anxious to put
the Wichita struggle behind them,
Boone vowed he would play against
Arkansas.
“I really don't care how bad it hurts
this week, I’ll be ready to play next
Saturday, "ghe said.1
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