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BY STEVE
Sports I
The fact that Clemson is ra
favorite over Carolina do
Dietzel one bit, but, while he
that spread, he doesn't exp
outcome.
Despite Clemson having a
the Gamecock's 4-6, and pla3
the Tiger's appear invinciblo
the game as a toss-up an
Gamecocks to emerge the ,
"This game is one in whici
to expect," Dietzel said Tue4
a major role and the kicking
Dietzel, who will be co
Carolina and probably his f
lifetime against the Tigers,i
at home. So, he doesn't thin]
matters.
"The site of the game doesn't
make any difference," Dietzel
said. "The poorest game we
played was right here at Carolina
(USC's 1971 loss in which quar
terback Glenn Morris .threw five
interceptions) and the best game
was up at Clemson (the 1968 game
in which Tyler Hellams' punt
return for a touchdown decided the
7-3-game.)"
Physically, Dietzel said,
Carolina is in fair shape for the
classic confrontation. Defensive
standouts Bill Cregar, Garry Mott
and Jerome Provence are all in
jured starters, who the coach
expects to be able to play.
Also, backup quarterback Ron
Bass will suit up and should be
ready to spell a full-speed Jeff
Grantz if needed.
Defensive coordinator Sam
Mitchell, -who has been scouting
the Tiger team, said Clemson's
offense is capable of beating a
team either with ball control or
with t4e big oav.
"If they can t move the football
on you, they come with the big
play," Mitchell said. "But its all
off the play-action pass so its
disciplined.
"But we've got to stop the cheap
touchdown," Mitchell continued.
"They bang at you all day and then
throw a long touchdown pass.
We've got to stop that."
But, Mitchell added, Clemson is
a fundamental' football team,
running a disciplined veer which
resembles that of North Carolina
State very mukch. Carolina, of
course, had great difficulty
stopping the Wolfpack veer in a 42
27 scorefest.
While Mitchell respects the Tiger
offense, Carolina's offensive
eoordinator, Bob Gatling, who
scouted the Clemson defense, had
Itikright tow, they're
playing as fine a defense .as any
team we've played against this
year," Gatling said, while singling
out almost every player in the
Tiger defensive line-up for special
Draise.
Whie the Tigers' record and the
game's location would seem to be
on the side of the Tigers, Carolina
does have at least one edge. Most
of the pressure would seem to be on
the Tigers also, as a possible in
vitation to the Tangerine Bowl
could rest on the game's outcome,
But for Carolina, the game will
merely serve as an indication of
just how successful the
Gamecocks' season turnabout was.
shaken
-dog role
PARKER
iditor
ted as an eight or nine point
esn't bother Coach Paul
sees the reasoning behind
ect that -to be the game's
better record, being 6-4 to
ring at Death Valley, where
3 this season, Dietzel rates
d, of course, expects his
vinners.
you really don't know what
iday. "Mistakes could plaF
game could rear its head.'
aching his final game at
inal collegiate affair, is 4-4
going 2-2 at Clemson and 2-2
k the.site of the game. really
P
CAROLINA
OFFENSE
Jeff Grantz (5-li,185)
Jay Lynn Hodgin (5-11,203)
Kevin Long (6-1,205)
Eddie Muldrow.(6-1,183)
Mike Farrell (5-10,173)
Steve Blackmon (6-3,210)
Buck Thompson (6-2,230)
Brad Kline (6-2,228)
Mike McCabe (6-5,234)
Jerry Witherspoon (5-11,230)
Bubba Shuggart (6-1,222)
Steve Young (5-9,175)
DEFENSE
Tony Pepper (6-0,203)
Hayden Duncan (5-11,218)
Kerry DePasquale (51-10,225)
Russ Manzarl (54,191)
Grahl Phillips (5-11,199)
Garry Mott (6-0,215)
Bill Cregar (6-0,204)
Andy Nelson (6-1,189)
.Henry Laws (6-0,167)
C.A. Wilson (5-9,149)
Hugh Bell (6-0,183)
Max Runager (6-2,195)
Home state make
Rivalry r
BY BILLY BAKER
Of The Gamecock staff
A USC football player who grew
up six miles from Clemson and
others who live far away both
expressed similar feelings towards
the intense intra-etate rivalry that
the Clemson-Carolina game is.
Steve Young, a sophomore place
kicker from Seneca, claimed the
game had personal meaning to
him. "It is definitely the biggest
game of the season for me," said
Young. "This past summer I
worked at a summer job with
several of the Cleaiisen players."
Young went to high school with
Tiger All-America candidate
Bennie Cunningham at Seneca and
worked with middle guard Willie
Anderson.
Perhaps Young's nerAnal
Dietzel and Parker
messma muumumgguu.
robable starting line
quarterback
running back
running back
wide receiver
wide receiver
tight end
tackle
guard
center
guard
tackle
placekicker
end
tackle
tackle
end
linebacker
linebacker
linebacker
secondary
secondary
secondary
secondary
punter.
s no difference
ecognized
reason for wanting to win is to
show Clemson why he deserved a
scholarship at USC. But, he was
overlooked by Clemson also. After.
the game, "win or lose", Young
said that he will be going home to
Seneca.
Scott Thomas will see plenty of
action this weekend from his
flanker position. 'The junior from
Camp Hill, Pa. saw his first
Clemson-Carolina game as a high
school recruit when he watched
from the sidelines.
"From the reactions of the fans
when I- was being recruited I got
the Idea that Clemson was an arch
rival," said Thomas. "It is. the
kind of game that will be very good
no matter where it is played."
"It Is like a scond season for us,
really. If we gooutand play the
best we can than I think we can
Clemson, Carolina
clash Saturday
Clemson, with a 6-4 record, will meet Carolina at its
Frank Howard Field Saturday before an estimated.
crowd of 52,000 people.
With its record the Tigers are in a similar situation to
USC's last year when the Gamecocks beat Clemson 32-20
in Columbia to end their season at 7-4. This year
Carolina takes a 4-6 record into the game, winning four
of its last five games.
Clemson, which had won two consecutive USC
Clemson games before losing last season, has a 40-28-3
edge in the 71-game series.
With a few exceptions Clemson has an experienced
team. The Tigers do start two freshmen on defense
tackles Thad Allen and Jeff Mills-and one on offense
split end Steve Gibbs, but four offensive and five
defensive starters are seniors.
Similar to Carolina, the Tigers have won four of their
last five games, and the lone loss in that stretch was a
29-28 game against Tennessee in which the Volunteers
scored in the late part of the fourth quarter to squeak out
the win.
..--- . .- Clemson has a high-scoring
offense which is capable of scor
UP gding points quickly. The Tigers
CLEMSON have scored 28 points to beat
OFFENSE Georgia, 54 to beat North Carolina
and 28 last week to beat Virginia.
Indicative of their explosiveness,
.Mark Fellers (6-2, 202) the Tigers scored on a 97-yard pass
Ken Calucutt (6-1, 188) play from quarterback Mark
Tony Mathews (64, 201) Fellers to flanker Craig Brantley
Steve Gibbs (6-3, 20o) in the Virginia game. In the same
Joey Walters (64, 167) game Fellers and Brantley also
Bennie Cunningham (6-5, 252) hooked-up on a 55-yard scoring
Gary Alexander (64, 236) pass, Brantley's only other
Curt Buttermore (64, 224) reception in the game.
Maret Cobb (6-2, 232 In the game Brantley, a junior,
Ken Peeples (6-2, 244) set a Clemson school record with
Neal Jetton (6-3, 237) 152 yards receiving on two catches,
Bob Burgess (6-2, 197) breaking the old record of 146
DEFENsEyards. Brantley, who was subbing
DEFENSEfor injured regular flanker Joey
Walters, is not expected to start in
Guy Gehret (6-1, 204) the game .aturday because
Thad Allen (6-2, 230) Walters has recovered from his
Jeff Mills (6-3, 225) injury.
Tom Boozer (6-2, 210) Clemson's top rusher this year is
Jimmy Williamson (6-1, 205) sophomore Ken Callicutt, who has
Willie Anderson (6-2, 211) gained 612 yards on 134 carries for
Tim Stough (6-2, 201) a 4.6-yard average and four toWh
Bill Wingo (5-8, 168) downs. Tony Mathews, a senio, is
Jim Ness (5-10, 17) next with 473 yards on 107 at
Dennis Smith (64, 170) tempts, a 4.4-yard average. Don
Mark Lee (6-2, 178) Testerman, with 348 yards on 61
Mitch Tyner (6-1W 215) carries, is Testerman's back-up
and the Tigeru third leading
rusher.
Mark Fellers, a senior, is
Clemson's quarterback and will
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Two freshman roommates, cneec eetos
Lance Garrett ' ~ Philip Logan, Dtniepaesnmntdb
seem to be looking forward to their Cesnwr id~gadWli
first Clemson-Carolina game. Adro,lnbce im
"Although I have never played in Wlimo,rvrakJmNs
one before, I can stil realize theanedTo BozrOfnsv
prestige involved, especially forplyrnoiaewrecnr
the seniors," said Garrett who is a MrtCb,gadKnPels
back-up defensive back and aCunghmadulctt
member of the specialty tams ngma gistcmm
from FayettevWHe, N,C. "I really pfnbe
want to play for the seniors Tc 11,Tc etUC3-0
because it will be their last game at teTgr etGoga2-4 h
Carolina and things have beenBulosbaCrlia51;
disappinting for them this year."Clmo ietoNrh arin
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Richmond, is the team's second 4-7 h iesba us1-3
unit split receiver who bopes thethBleDvsbstUC214
Gamecocks will pass a lot. "My Cesnba ot aoia5-3
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