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Gary Huff fires fi aro li By DOUG WILIAMS SpertEdtr TALLAHAS!-Florida State n passes and scored a th, as the Seminoles literaly w by Carolina, 49-18 here turday night. "We just got the living fin knocked outof us out there," said a dejected Paul Dietzel. "It was a real old fashioned lacing. We tried just about everything we could think of to try and get to Huff and just could not do it. He's a good one. There's no doubt about that." After a mediocre first quarter, when USC jumped out to a quick 10-0 lead on Glenn Morris' two yard scramble and Tommy Bell's 30 yard field goal. Huff took over. He led FSU on a 98-yard scoring drive in nine plays, hitting Rhett Dawson for the final 32 yards on a perfectly executed pass play. Frank Fontes converted, and the score tightened at 10-7. But then, USC made the first of two major mistakes in their kick return game. Dick Harris took the ensuing kickoff and raced to the Gamecock 35, where he fumbled. Six plays later, Huff connected with Kent Gaydos, who supposedly was incapacitated with an ankle injury, for 10 yards. After Fontes converted, the Seminoles had a lead that was not to dwindle. Once again, Harris fumbled the kickoff, and Huff took full ad vantage. On the second play of the drive, he lofted a high pass to Barry Smith down the left sideline, and FSU had scored their third touchdown in a span of 2:07 minutes. "We had a couple of really bad turnovers that pretty much changed the complexion of things," Dietzel said. "Those two fumbles hurt us badly. There's no denying that." Before the half ended, Huff scrambled five yards for Florida State's fourth touchdown of the quarter. Then he threw to Dawson for the point after, and the only thing that appeared to be left in doubt was the final score. After Carolina took the second half kickoff, linebacker John Lanahan snared a Morris aerial intended for Billy Freeman and danced 32 yards Into the end zone, increasing FSU's lead to 35-10. Down by four touchdowns, the Gamecocks fought back. Tommy Simmons blasted in from one-yard out for his sixth score of the season. Morris then hit tight end Freeman for the two point con version to narrow the margin to 17 points, 35-18. The Seminoles were not quite finished, however. Huff fired Gaydos and Dawson another scoring pass each, covering 18 and 23 yards, respectively, before head coach Larry Jones removed him from the game. The junior signal caller com pleted 26-41 passes for 366 yards and five touchdowns, equalling records for scoring passes that were set by previous Florida State standouts, Steve Tensi and Bill Cappleman. In addition, it was FSU's highest point, output since 1963, when the Seminoles crushed Furman, 49-6. It was just not a good night for the Gamecocks. USC lost four fumbles and had two passes in tercepted. Carolina rushers could pain only 56 yards on the ground, ve touchdowns za rout Larry Jones: Team Nabs Win although Billy Ray Rice was the game's leading rusher, with 69 yards on nine tries. "'Some of the things that we have been doing well all season just didn't work for us tonight," Dietzel siad. "There's not a whole lot you can say when you get the fire FSU's 'Got to a little ByCHARLI Assistant Sp "We've got to get it out of h extra," said Gary Huff with F ten points down. Then 98 yar Huff, the Seminoles' answer his squad to victory lane agai had promised to spell trouble attack. "That's what I told them in had to give a little extra becat going to give extra. We had to "Really, I just reminded th said the junior quarterback. thinking about it anyway." With third and six on his (See Jones, P COLDS1 COUNTI 18 Hol. Chamf 1-26 North 15 min froni Student Rati Snack Bar Electric Carts il ed by I knocked out of you as we did tonight. "'Florida State has a fine footbalM team. Huff is a fine passer and that Dawson is a real stud as a receiver. They are a better football team than I thought. We just could not cope with them. We've had some good ones. Now we've had a bad one." The Seminole offense em barrassed a USC defense that was ranked in the top 20 nationally in three major categories. Aside from scoring seven touchdowns (an eighth was called back due to a motion penalty), Florida State racked up 505 yards in total of fense, picking up 139 on the ground. Huff: 0 give extra E COLLINS orts Editor ere; we've got to give a little lorida State on it's own two, -ds later... to Joe Namath, had just led n over a Carolina team that for State's potent offensive the huddle," Huff said. "We ise we knew the defense was get together. em of what they had to do," "I like to think they were own six, Huff fired a pass age 7, Col. 5) rREAM tY CLUB lonship Course Irmo Exit campus Is lorida Tommy Simmons: Scores Touchdown Against an all senior secondary that Jones cited Friday as being perhaps Carolina's strongest point, Dawson caught nine passes for 140 yards, Smith grabbed five for 96, as did fullback James Jarrett. Gaydos captured only two, but DOWNTOI DA (Monday I Open Monday I double -Knit Suits (Inman Brooks-L $100-$11 double -Knit Slacks Reg. $2730 -Velour Shir Red - Gold- Navy - Bi Reg $20** Corduroy Je Navy - White - Red Reg. $2000 -SH OES assorted styles values $35 -TIES 8" to 100* -SHIRTS Values $25 (Downton SBRITTI Sta te' both went for touchdowns. Jimmy Mitchell had five receptions to lead the Gamecocks. "We've got another game ne'xt week," Dietzel concluded, in reference to the sellout game with Georgia. 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