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Javelina Football to Be Televised Live on ESPN3 for Homecoming Game Oct. 21 1987 Football To Celebrate Anniversary This Fall The 1987 Texas A&I football team is celebrating its 30th anniversary this fall. The squad won the Lone Star Conference championship and compiled a 9-2 record. VOLUME XVII, NO. 50 KINGSVILLE, TEXAS 78363 JULY 19, 2017 New to the NCAA at that time, the Javelinas still didn’t receive a berth in the national playoffs. That first invitational Javelina Football to Be Televised Live on would come the next year. The 1987 squad defeated Southwest Texas, Idaho State, ESPN3 For Homecoming Game Oct. 21 Lamar and Cameron in non- National television will come streamed live on ESPN3. The Javelinas will be our fans and communities the conference games and went 5-1 to Texas A&M-Kingsville and NCAA Division II announced celebrating homecoming on that opportunity to watch some of the in the LSC with victories over the Javelina football team Oct. its fall schedule last week and it date. most exciting teams across the Central Oklahoma, Texas A&M- 21 when a Lone Star Conference includes the Javelina game with It will be the first time the nation.” Commerce, West Texas A&M, game in Javelina Stadium is Tarleton State. Javelinas have been included on ESPN3 is ESPN’s live Eastern New Mexico and Abilene the annual schedule. multiscreen sports network, Christian. The games on ESPN3 are a destination that delivers The lone conference loss was part of an ongoing three-year thousands of exclusive sports to Angelo State, 13-6. agreement to highlight Division II events annually. It is accessible Javelina running back Johnny athletic events. on computers, smartphones, Bailey, who would become college The first 18 games of tablets and connected devices football’s all-time leading rusher in the televised schedule are through the ESPN ap. The his four seasons with the Javelinas, predetermined matchups. network is available nationwide was the LSC outstanding back as Four additional flex games— at no additional cost to fans who a sophomore as he captured the highlighting crucial matchups— receive their high-speed internet conference rushing (1,598) scoring will be finalized later in the season connection or video subscription (120) titles. and played in November. from an affiliated service provider. Quarterback Darcy Davis and “The collaboration with It is also available at no offensive lineman Moses Horn ESPN provides a continued cost to U.S. college students and were elected captains of the team. opportunity to showcase Division U.S.-based military personnel Bailey, who became college II’s balanced student-athlete via computers, smartphones and football’s most honored player experience,” Terri Steeb Gronau, tablets connected to on-campus in his career, was on three All- vice president of Division II, said. educational and on-base military America first teams: Associated “The student-athletes who will broadband and Wi-Fi networks. Press Little All-America, be featured in these games have NCAA Division II Fall Football American Football Coaches made incredible achievements Schedule on ESPN3 Association All-America and on and off the field, and we’re Saturday, Sept. 2 - Notre Football News All-America. excited to share their abilities Dame (Ohio) at Shepherd (W. He also won the Harlon Hill with a broad national audience on Va.). Trophy, which goes to the NCAA ESPN3.” Saturday, Sept. 2 - East Division II player of the year; was All 18 of the games scheduled Central Oklahoma at Oklahoma Texas Male Amateur Athlete of the are conference matchups. Baptist. Year, South Texas Sportsman of “The quality of Division II Saturday, Sept. 9 - Bowie the Year and All-LSC. football continues to rise,” Steve (Md.) State at Winston-Salem Horn, an offensive lineman, Mullins, incoming chair of the State (N.C.). was Associated Press Little All- Division II Football Committee, Saturday, Sept. 9 - Albany Dynamic Duo America first team and Football said. “We are proud to provide (Continued on Page 16) Javelina backs Johnny Bailey (20) and Heath Sherman (23) formed one News All-America first team. He of the best backfield duos in college football history when they were was the LSC Lineman of the Year. teammtes in 1986-88. They ended their careers as the top two career Tight end Mike Dyal was AP rushers in Texas college football history and held dozens of NCAA (Continued on Page 7) Division II and Lone Star Conference records. Five Schools Join NCAA DII Ranks EVERYONE KNOWS THAT the Javelina football team has NCAA Division II will won seven national championships. have five new members this fall, But what a lot of people may not realize is that at least bringing its membership to 308. two additional teams could, and should, be celebrating national The Division II Membership championship anniversaries this fall…but aren’t. Committee voted to advance The 1967 Javelinas should be having their 50th championship California State-San Marcos, anniversary and the 1977 squad should be celebrating its 40th Concordia (Calif.), Concordia- anniversary . Portland (Ore.), Embry-Riddle How’s that? (Fla.) and Oklahoma Baptist to In 1967, the Javelinas went undefeated and the 1977 squad active Division II status after the was 8-1-1. schools completed the required The reason given for the 1967 club not making it was that process. Texas A&I officials chose not to play in the postseason. The team As active members, the had compiled the undefeated mark and had a great finish with a schools will be eligible to compete in NCAA championships and vote victory over previously unbeaten Southwest Texas. An A&I official at the NCAA Convention, along said it was figured that a playoff would be anticlimactic. with other benefits. In 1977, the Javelinas had a tie with Abilene Christian and The committee recommended a one-point loss to East Texas State (now Texas A&M-Commerce). the progression of five other The Javelinas had won three national titles in a row, and schools that are working through logically should have been selected to defend their titles. But ACU the membership process. was chosen, and won the national championship. Westminster (Utah) was approved Both the 1967 and 1977 teams played games that rank as the best to begin the third year of the ever in not only Javelina history but in Lone Star Conference as process and Auburn-Montgomery well. (Ala.), Biola (Calif.), Davenport The 1967 classic game with Southwest Texas is one for the (Iowa) and Purdue-Northwest ages. (Ind.) were approved to begin their A standing-room-only crowd of 14,000 filled Javelina second year. Stadium for an afternoon game. All home games were in the The committee voted to remove Emmanuel (Ga.) and afternoon that year after a hurricane blew down the stadium lights Spring Hill (Ala.) from the earlier in the season. membership process. Both John Kardow kicked a game-winning, 28-yard field goal schools previously had been with 1:18 remaining to give the Javelinas their win. required to repeat one year of the Kardow, also a linebacker, had seven tackles on defense and three-year process which is the had an interception. maximum permitted by Division II Still at the Top Kardow was able to kick the field goal despite having lost a legislation. Jeff Wildenberg (15), who played for the Javelinas in 1969-73, is the toenail earlier in the week in a dormitory accident. If a school cannot complete all-time leading career scorer for the basketball team. He had 1,842 Quarterback Gene Walkoviak substituted for freshman starter the membership requirements points in those four seasons. Karl Douglas, after the latter was injured, and led the Javelinas on a within the established timeline, it 68-yard drive that setup Kardow’s kick. He completed three of four is removed from the process and passes on the drive and 59 yards. must wait a year to reapply. Kardow’s kick wasn’t the only spectacular scoring play of the game. Freshman wideout Dwight Harrison had a 100-yard kickoff return. The return was actually 104 yards but 100 has to be recorded as the official distance. He had four receptions for 114 yards and one was a 55-yard reception that setup a score. The Border Bandits, or Javelina defensive unit, had three pass interceptions, two stopping Bobcat drives inside Javelina territory. L.E. Ramey Golf Course - Kingsville Larry Pullin had eight tackles and one of the interceptions and Ed Scott had a pickoff, his seventh of the season. Scott’s Host - Texas A&M-Kingsville interception came with the Bobcats at the Javelina 16-yard line. PAGE 2 (Continued on Page 3) Upcoming Javelina Events Aug. 5 – Beach Volleyball: Adults 4’s Beach Night Tournament in Kingsville, Javelina Courts. Contact Tanya Allen at (361) 593-2413 or at [email protected] for more information. Linebacker Butch Riley, defensive lineman Ray Hickl, Football: Team reports for start of preseason workouts. defensive guard Carlos Saldana and defensive back James Hill had Aug. 14 - Volleyball: Team reports for start of preseason workouts. eight tackles each. Aug. 19 - General: Riviera Communications & Gulf Coast Scott Powers had seven tackles. Broadband Javelina Club Annual Kickoff BBQ in SWT scored first and that was followed by Harrison’s 100-yard Kingsville, Northway Coliseum, 5:30 p.m. run to tie the game, 7-7. Aug. 26 - Women’s Golf: Inaugural Golf Tournament in Kingsvile, L.E. Ramey Golf Course, 9 a.m. Phone (936) 645- After the Bobcats had gone in front by a score, freshman 9136 to register or for more information. Douglas had a three-yard run for a touchdown to tie it at 14-14.
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