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£ PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Dallas
"Cowboys’ 7-1 record is best in the
National Football League, but Coach
Tom Landry expects a key test here i
Sunday.
- "Now, we’ll find out if we’re a Super
Bowl contender,”. Landry said as his
team prepared to meet the Pittsburgh
Steelers.
The Steelers beat the Cowboys 21-17
in Super Bowl X. They beat the them
again last January by a 35-31 score in
Super Bowl XIII. And the they may be
beaded for another clash in Super
Bowl XIV in Pasadena, Calif.
“It would be a miracle for us to go 7-
1 in the second half. We're playing all
the contenders now," said Landry,
whose team leads Washington and
Philadelphia by one game in the
National Football Conference Eastern
.Division.
The second-half of the Cowboy
schedule includes two games each
’with Washington and Philadelphia,
plus single games with Houston and
Pittsburgh.
The Steelers, meanwhile, are 6-2
and they have a one-game lead over
Houston and Cleveland in the AFC
East.
"Right now, every game is a big
game,” said Steeler fullback Franco
Harris, who has come on strong after
the slowest start of his career by rush-
— ing for 319 yards in his last three
games.
“We’re half way through the
Houston running back Terald Clark (26) has his
jersey ripped from his back by Arkansas Razor-
back Trent Bryant (25) Saturday in Fayetteville.
. AP Laserphoto
Clark lost his shirt bat made a first down on the
play. Houston scored a 13-10 victory over Arkansas.
Hatfield’s field goal
Memphis State
scores shutout
against NTSU
By RANDY CUMMINGS
Sports Editor
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Stripped of
their usually potent offensive
weapons, North Texas State had
onlookers reaching for their record
books here Saturday night after their
22-0 drubbing by Memphis State.
It was a simple case of the Green
leaving their Mean at home and the
shutout defeat was something North
Texans had nearly forgotten. It had
been since the season opener of the
1976 season, against Mississippi State,
when the Eagles had last been sent to
the dressing room without any points
to boast.
Actually, North Texas didn't even
come close to evading the shutout
loss. Ahead 12-0 at the half, Memphis
State tacked on a 27-yard field goal in
the third period and then running back
Richard Locke added his second
touchdown in the game in the final
quarter on a two-yard run.
Meanwhile, the Mean Green
couldn't get their offense uncorked.
Tigers at their own 27 and 23, North
Texas gave up two short scoring
drives to the Tigers in the second
quarter.
It was only because of some stingy
defensive work on the part of the
Mean Green — that and two missed
extra point tries by MSU — that kept
the game within reach during the first
two quarters.
Memphis State had a pair of scoring
opportunities in the opening quarter,
but let both slip away. The first, after
taking the opening kickoff and driving
67 yards, came to an abrupt halt at the
3 when MSU freshman running back
Mike Dion got stopped in his tracks
and coughed up the ball.
Jarred loose by an NT defense that
had its back to the wall, the ball
popped into the air and was recovered
by cornerback David Morris at the 3.
Later in the period, Memphis State
marched down to the North Texas 23
before failing to get any points on the
board when kicker Rusty Bennett’s 30-
yard field goal attempt sailed to the
left of the uprights.
North Texas’ offense, meanwhile,
was reported missing in action.
Possessing the ball just over three
minutes the first period, they didn’t
fare much better in the second. NT's
passing (three-of-15) was non-existent
and their rushing attack was nearly as .
invisible, picking up just 31 yards in 15
trips during the entire opening half.
The Tigers were finally able to
capitalize on NT’s lackluster play
early in the second quarter, when
NT’s Marty Morrison let a punt return
slip through his hands and into MSU’s
at the Mean Green 27. Six offensive
plays later, the Tigers covered the
distance with fullback Richard Locke
slipping in untouched from 6 yards
• -T-T w Their ground game was stifled to just
gives Houston victory ===
• - * against MSU’s defense.
mark of 16 successful field goals in a also kicking two field goals in the final NT quarterback Jordan Case, who
row. The 5-7, 153-pound Mexican-born, period. left the game twice injured, hit just
“None of them came this late, of-15 with an interception. Backup Joe
though," he said. “There was quite a Stevenson also threw an interception
bit of wind, but when you kick, you and on a halfback pass by Bernard
don’t know whether it win be windy or
hot because it was gusty." . •
Hetfield said his first field goal
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP)
season. We can set the tempo right Kenny Hatfield used his foot, Josea
now. We can't be going back and Taylor used his head and it was just
forth,”, said Harris, enough to give the sixth-ranked
Pittsburgh got off to a 4-0 start Houston Cougars a 13-10 victory over
before losing two of three games, Arkansas and undisputed possession
including a 34-10 drubbing in Cin- of first place in the Southwest Confer-
cinnati. But the Steelers regained ence race. t. -
their old form last Monday night with Hatfield, whose 37-yard field goal
a 42-7 victory over Denver, tied the score at 10-10 with 13:15 left to
The Steeler offense was bolstered play, booted a game-winning 19-
Monday night by the return of wide yarder with just 1:12 remaining,
receiver Lynn Swann, who'd missed However, the Cougars couldn’t
two games with a hamstring pull, breathe easier until Taylor, a 6-foot-5
. Swann helped Terry Bradshaw pile up -defensive tackle, jumped On the back
267 passing yards against the Bron- of an offensive lineman and blocked a
cos. 42-yard attempt by Arkansas’ record-
. “When Swann’s out there, it's like setting Ish Ordonez with his helmet on
everything is right,” said Bradshaw, the final play of the game.
“With Swann back, and all the other “I just said a little prayer and took
players they've got, they are very •off,” Taylor said. “I jumped on
difficult to handle,” said Landry. somebody’s back. I just took off and
Dallas’ Tony Dorsett has rushed for tried to get it as high as I could. My
over 100 yards in his last four games, head was down and I got it with my
and Cowboy quarterback Roger helmet. I never blocked a kick before.
Staubach leads the NFC in passing. I think it would have been good if it
The series between the two teams is hadn't hit me. I believe it was high
tied at 10 victories each. Pittsburgh enough.”
has won the last three games. The miss ended Ordonez’ NCAA
junior had been successful on his first
10 attempts this season, including a
35-yarder barely 2% minutes into the
game to give Arkansas a 3-0 lead.
“Ordonez said he felt “like he hit the
ball well. With the wind behind me I
thought I had a definite advantage. I
set the ball back as far as I normally
do. After the ball was snapped, the
would have been wide but the wind of
15 mph, with gusts to 24, carried it
between the uprights.
Hatfield's game-winning boot came
Jackson, the toss ended up in Mem-
phis State hands a third time, leading
to the Tigers’ final score.
Jackson, who had two, 100-yard
efforts entering the game, had one of
his lowest career outings with just 29 *
> next thing I knew, somebody was past
the line of scrimmage.” ■ 12 plays after an interception by
The last-ditch attempt came after Houston linebacker Grady Turner,
Robert Farrell made a leaping catch who also recovered an Arkansas
of a 25-yard pass at the Houston 25. fumble as he slid out of bounds late in
Arkansas called a timeout to stop the the first period at the losers’ 25 to set
clock with four seconds left and up a 5-yard touchdown run by Terald
Houston then called a timeout of its Clark.
own to let Ordonez think things over. The victory was Houston's 200th
"I’m used to the pressure,” he said, since the school began playing on the
“The timeouts didn't affect me. The major college level in 1946. It also
distance of the kick was exactly the gave the Cougars their best start ever
same as I kick every day in practice. I with a 7-0 record, 4-0 in conference
play. Arkansas, which began the day
'didn't choke. I had a good snap and
the hold was perfect."
The game was a replica of
Houston's 13-10 victory over Baylor
three games earlier, with Hatfield
tied with Ohio State for fourth place in
the Associated Press ranking suffered
its first setback in seven games and
dropped to 3-1 in SWC action.
yards for the night. Fullback Lee
English was only able to manage 18 to
the cause.'
Reaching the MSU 32-yard line in
the first half as their best drive, North
Texas drove to the Tigers’ 28 late in
the fourth period. The threat was
wiped out, though, when ball carrier
Milton Collins fumbled the ball.
Coming out for the second half just
12-0, North Texas was actually in
better shape than the numbers on the
scoreboard indicated. By all rights,
the Tigers should have been sitting on
an even larger margin.
Two miscues by Mean Green
specialty teams staged MSU’s only
scores. Handing the ball over to the
out. ~
NTSU
11
42
100
10-27
0
5-33.4
2
4-44
NTSU
MSU
YARDSTICK
First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Passes
Passes Int. by
Punts
Fumbles Lost
Penalties
Score by Quarters
0 0
0 12
MSU '
23
286
39
2-7
3-
4-33.7
1
6-37
0 0-0
3 7-22
Scoring Summary
MSU ■- Locke 6 run. Kick failed
MSU ■ Dion 3 run. Pass failed
MSU Bennett 27 FG.
MSU - Locke 2 run. Bennett kick.
Attendance: 19,251.
Rider spoils Denton Homecoming with 9-7 win
Rider's first possession of the night The Rider quarterback didn t waste
proved to be just an indication of time getting the touchdown as he hit
things tocome. After a 39-yard kickoff tight en^ Craig Stevenson with a 1-
return by Troy Williams put Wichita yard pass and Stevenson lateraled to
Falls in excellent field position at its Williams, who scampered the final 5-
own 40. Quarterback John Duke, yards for the score. Rider faked the
fullback Mark Dawson and Williams extra point kick, but the pass for the
then began to hammer away at the two-point conversion failed and
Bronco defense, putting together a 14 Denton held a 7-6 halftime lead. . .
play drive that ate up almost seven The Broncos didn t solve their
minutes of the first ouarter Denton turnover problem at halftime because
finally halted Rider with a goalline after taking second ickol
stand, taking over 3t the one. . Devereaux fumbled and John
After two offside penalties against Williams recovered for Rider at
Rider got the Broncos out of the hole, Denton's 36
three plays later Denton tailback Pete The Raiders used nine plays and
Devereaux fumbled and Rider's Noelmoved to the Denton one before Dana
Spraggins recovered at the DHS 36. Embertson kicked a 18-yard field goal
Loosing the football must have with 6:03 left in the third quarter to
become contiguous because Duke give Rider a 9-7 lead.
fumbled on the next play and Denton’s 8 From that point on the Raiders
Larry Jackson recovered at the 41. controlled the ball and the clock as
Three plays later Danny Ledbetter Denton had possession of the football
turned the pigskin loose for Denton, ’ just 4:50 to Rider’s 12:38
halting the Broncos drive at the Rider While Denton’s winning streak was
. broken at six, Devereaux kept alive
point "or the "necona quarter idTon his sarins of 100-yard rushing nights.
Denton put together a three play, 49 The junior tailback had 106 yards on
yard drive for its one and only score of 16 carries and is now just 94 yards
the night ‘ away from the 1,000 yard mark this
After a five-yard procedure penalty season, the Dlav of offensive
pushed Denton back to the Rider 49, „ Bateman cited the Play ouensiyS
Ledbetter ripped off a 14-vard gain to linemen Lee Hitch, Pat Smith and
the 35 and on the following play Steve Goldman for their blocking
00 ano on mDe 1HOwS Play, while Calvert Marion Vaughner
Devereaux ran over right tackle, cut while Scott Calvert, Marion auenner
back across the field and raced 35- and Billy Ewton turned in strong
yards for the touchdown. Thomas performances on defense,
hsha aDenton will try to rebound from the
for a 70 lead when 7:14 left to the first loss Friday when R.L. Turner visits
half.. Bronco Field for the Broncos' final
Just when it looked as if the Denton home game of the season
defense was ready to take control of
the Rider offense on the Raiders' next Denton
possession, Duke got off a 71-yard 74s
quick kick that rolled dead at Den- o
ton’s one. 17
have to now ” The Broncos were unable to pick up 3
Going into the game the Broncos the first down and Jay Carrico punted 230°
from his own endzone and following
Williams' 17-yard return, Rider had Renton
great field position at the Denton 26
with 1:12 left in the quarter.
Duke then found Spraggins on two
straight passing tries that gave the
Raiders a first and goal from the six.
By LARRY McBRIDE
Staff Writer
All things must come to an end
sooner or later, and the Denton
Broncos are probably wishing today it
would have been later.
The Denton Broncos had opened up.
the 1979 season with six straight
victories, playing near perfect foot-
ball, but Friday night all that ended.
The Broncos had four turnovers
against the Witchita Falls Rider
Raiders and when all was said and
done, the Raiders had eked out a 9-7
victory over the Broncos at Denton
High’s 1979 Homecoming.
The best defense against a big play
offense is to keep the ball away from
them and that’s what Rider did. The
Raiders ran 71 offensive play to
Denton’s 36 and with the help of the
turnovers. Rider kept the Broncos in
poor field position most of the night.
“We were just out-coached and out-
played,” said Denton head coach Jim
Bateman. “We let them control the
ball and the ballgame. We couldn’t
stop them defensively and couldn't
move the ball offensively because of
the turnovers.”
The loss by 'Denton set up a
showdown in the District 6-4A race for
this week when the Lewisville Far-
mers and Rider, both 2-0 in league
play, meet in Witchita Falls Saturday
night. Denton is now 1-1 in 6-4A action
along with Witchita Falls High while
R.L. Turner and Newman-Smith are
0-2. Wichita Falls beat R.L. Turner,
21-0, Friday night while Lewisville
and Newman-Smith had the night off.
“I definitely don't think we're out of
the district race," Bateman said.
"We’ve just got to forget about Rider
and win the next three games. I think
our bunch will comeback because
they want to win and they know they
YARDSTICK
First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Passes
Passes I nt. By
Fumbles Lost
W.F. Rider
14
170
52
9-15
Wichita Falls Rider’s Noel Spraggins (85) goes low
to make the tackle on Denton Broncos' Pete
Decereaux (24) during action Friday night at
Staff photo by ROBERT HART
Denton's homecoming. Rider used a ball control
offense and capitalized on Denton turnovers to take
a 8-7 win.
had just six turnovers in their first six
games, but by halftime Denton had
already coughed up the football twice
and then in the second half a fumble
and a pass interception helped Rider
defeat the Broncos for the second year
in a row.
Pane it lee
Score By Quarter
0 7 0
0 63
2-54.5
7.37
-1
.. 9
Scoring Summary
OHS - Devereaux 35 run.
kick.
RHS . Williams 5 run following lotoral
from Stevenson after 1-yard pass from
Duke Pass failed.
RHS Embertson 18 FG.
Bresnahan
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