Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Carolina.Scares 8 Last N BY JIM HERSH Asst. Sports Editor "Anytime you can come that close to a nationally-ranked, un defeated team, you have to be disappointed not to win," USC quarterback Jeff Grantz said Saturday night. "But this team is a winner." Unfortunately, Carolina was not the winner on the scoreboard Saturday when Louisiana State beat the Gamecocks in the final Hodgin lungej Easy To Open Charge Account *100 (Umit) RITTON S th Ranked LSU in ute T minutes 33-29. LSU, 7-0, was rankedeighthlast week by UPI and ninth by the AP. The Tigers scored the winning touchdown with just 1:03 left in the game. Carolina had scored with 3:26 remaining to take a 29-26 lead, to the delight of the 51,039 fans who showed up at Williams-Brice Stadium. * The winning score was set up by a 48-yard pass from Mike Miley to split end Ben Jones on the r ht for second Carolina score Monday P U.S. Choice Sirloin Choice of Potato Salad Bar U Lurn~ Fi OPEN 11 In uchdo sideline. Jones broke' two at tempted tackles before safety C.A. Wilson knocked him out-of boundsat the USC 13. Five plays later Miley kept the ball off the right side for the touchdown from two yards out. After LSU scored late in the fourth quarter and the Gamecocks got the ball on their 26 with 1:03 left in the game, Grantz completed three passes to Woolbright to move the ball to the LSU 21. But with Thomas A. Price ight Stude $3.50 741 SALUDA AVE. - COLUMBIA. SOUTH s Specialty n( ff Beer tam1 Ieef' shk &Chi ps 00 A M 'TIL 12:00 PM Mon. - Sat. Green Street Five Points Nn Beai time running out Grantz was forced to run with the ball with seven seconds left. He got to the 14 but was cornered on the sideline by three LSU defensive players. "I knew there were only seven seconds left when I dropped back to pass so I wouldn't have been able to get out-of-bounds to stop the clock in time," Grantz said. "So I tried to cut back but they had'good pursuit and caught me." Carolina placekicker Bobby Marino missed -the extra point attempt after USC's first touch down of the game and Carolina's Paul Dietzel elected to try for the two-point conversion after their second touchdown. The two-point try also failed. Had Carolina made one of the extra points, they could have tied the game with a field goal when they got deep in LSU teritory in the fourth quarter. Had they made both extra points, a field goal could have won the game. LSU had to fight all the way for the -win and USC controlled the first quarter with a 12-0 lead. Running back Jay Lynn Hodgin scored both touchdowns on ten and five-yard runs. In the first quarter LSU's defense had difficulty stopping the USC veer, and particularly Grantz. Grantz ran the option to near perfection, keeping the ball for gains if LSU played the pitch man and pitching to Hodgin if LSU came-up to stop the quarterback. Grantz ran for 80 yards on 22 nt Specia Reservations 31tab FIVE POINTS CARC." NA 29205 los: BICY Quality European E Manufactured By: Psris-Sport. Falcen vn'Col CAT E'S I BoR Cedar Terrace 6420 Sumte PI 77E S1:15 to 8 p.m.IA ts USC carries; Hodgin 90 yards on 20 attemots. However, the Tiger's offense, which could not move the ball in the first quarter, also began to pick up yardage in the second quarter. LSU relied mainly on their running attack and had four runners with more than 50 yards in the game. Tailbacks Brad Davis, 156 yards on 25 carries, and Steve Rogers, 75 yards on 14 carries and led the attack. By the end of the game, USC's defense was barely sloWing LSU down. In -the second half, the LSU Coach Praises Gamecocks After a sigh of relief LSU Coach Charles McClendon paused and said, "one thing has to be said about this Carolina team. A lot of people said what a divided team they were after the rash of quitting, but really they are one of the most together teams we have played all season." McClendon added, "A team of quitters does not play like Carolina played tonight. These guys were playing for their coach. Paul Dietzel should be complimented on this and also the overall character of his players." Tigers had the ball five * times and scored three touchdowns ah a field goal. Nonetheless, USC stayed in the game and almost won it because their offense was able to move the ball against the Tiger's defense, which was ranked ninth in the nation before the game. The Gamecocks had more first downs, 24, rushing yardage, 216, passing yardage, 216, and total offensive yardage, 432, than any LSU opponent this year. PEED CLES licycles From $95.00 Gitane. Bottecchia. MaIno, Cinelli. Coinango lumbla See: OCT TAG E t9342 Shopping Center r Hwy. (2920?) -1209 Aen. through Sat.