Missouri Valley Conference

BASIC OFFENSE: Split-T.

1955 RECORD: Won 2, lost 8.

LETTERMEN RETURNING: 14 of 29.

WATCH FOR: Dwaine Underwood, G; Joel Favara, B; Duane Wood, B.

THE DOPE: The Aggies will depend on sophomores almost entirely this year. Normally, a team so overbalanced with young players would automatically be written off, but these are not ordinary sophomores. They are the graduates of a freshman team which tied the formidable freshmen of Oklahoma. Coach Cliff Speegle views the situation with something less than alarm: "We have more depth, better speed, improved passing and less experience than any Aggie club since 1950." Speegle contemplates a wide-open game, based on the passing of sophomore Quarterback Johnny Allen, a Pawnee Indian who moves in in place of Tom Pontius, drafted by the Army. Unfortunately, unless Speegle's youngsters are wise beyond their years, the Aggie defense will be gullible. In fact, they may be as wide-open defensively as offensively. Sixteen of the top 22 players are sophs.

1956 SCHEDULE (1955 score):

Sept. 22—at Kansas State (28-0)
Sept. 29—Ark. at Little Rock, N (0-21)
Oct. 6—at Wichita, N (7-14)
Oct. 13—at Tulsa (14-0)
Oct. 20—Houston (13-21)
Oct. 27—Kansas (7-12)
Nov. 3—at Texas Tech (6-24)
Nov. 10—at LSU, N (no game)
Nov. 17—Detroit (0-7)
Dec. 1—Oklahoma (0-53)