Southwest Roundup : Arkansas Clinches Title, 33-3

Cotton Bowl-bound Arkansas remained unbeaten Saturday and clinched its first Southwest Conference title since 1965.

Kendall Trainor set a conference record with his 16th and 17th consecutive field goals as the Razorbacks romped to a 33-3 Southwest Conference victory over Baylor at Waco, Tex.

The previous 7 Arkansas-Baylor games were settled in the fourth quarter, but No. 11-ranked Arkansas put this one away early.

It was Arkansas’ biggest victory over Baylor since 1977, when the Razorbacks won, 35-9. The Razorbacks, favored by a touchdown, lost 3 of their previous 4 games in Waco.

Texas A&M;, which faces Arkansas next week, is 4-0 in the conference but is not eligible because it is on probation.

Arkansas extended its record to 9-0 overall and 6-0 in the SWC. Baylor dropped to 4-5 and 0-5.

Houston 66, Texas 15-- Quarterback Andre Ware passed for 304 yards and 5 touchdowns, and Chris Witherspoon rushed for 218 yards in 11 carries as the Cougars crushed the Longhorns at Austin, Tex. It was the largest margin of defeat for Texas in 84 years.

Texas (3-5, 1-3) had not lost by that many points since a 68-0 defeat to the University of Chicago in 1904. It was the only time the Longhorns allowed more points than Saturday.

Texas, which fell behind, 35-3, at halftime, has lost 4 consecutive games for the first time since 1956.

Houston (6-2, 3-2) scored its most points since beating Mississippi State, 74-0, Oct. 4, 1969. The Cougars, who beat Texas, 60-40, last season, had 619 yards of offense to 148 for Texas and scored 9 touchdowns despite controlling the ball for just 21:39.

Texas Tech 23, Texas Christian 10--Quarterback Billy Joe Tolliver broke a school passing record as the Red Raiders whipped the Horned Frogs in at Ft. Worth.

Tolliver’s 29-yard scoring pass to split end Eddy Anderson in the third quarter was the 32nd of his career and broke the school record he shared with Ron Reeves.

Texas A&M; 56, Louisiana Tech 17-- Quarterback Bucky Richardson scored 3 touchdowns, and Darren Lewis rushed for more than 100 yards for the sixth straight game as the Aggies (5-3) won a non-conference game at College Station, Tex.