The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, November 21, 1977, Page Page 6A, Image 8
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Comebacl
Hy VINCE IUOOKE
Asst. Sports Editor
Near the end of the third quarter of t
game Saturday, the Tiger fans had ev
The scoreboard had just flashed a
sburgh had accepted a bid to the Gal
ville, Fla Now it wa& no secret Cle
? urgh's opponent if they could win
against the Gamecocks.
SINCE THE Tigers were leading :
Clemson fans roared and pulled ou'
maps. They were content to just sit
game while waiting for a formal invit
Bowl scouts, who were sitting in tlu
comply.
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The (iamccocks' Spencer (iai
as he looks for running room
Resurgent f
hpln Carolit
By KAMA WILSON
Sports I'Ulitor
Last year anyone who may have
asked who I SC's wide receiver
was probably didn't follow
Gamecock l<K?tball too closely.
Carolina's top receiver in 197(5,
iJmi i.ogan s name ucquenuy
appeared in the Sunday morning
headlines after Ciamecock victories.
With 41 catches lor (>78
yards last year, Logan became
USC's leading career receiver in
yards and second in number of
receptions.
ANOTHKK NICK thing about
I.ogan was his status as a junior.
Along with then junior Hon Bass,
Carolina s ivtt passing Ku,,,c' w<^
expected to be a strong part of the
offense.
k almosts
But it woi
maturely. T1
quarter to s<
he Carolina-Clemson plays. So fu
erything figured out. moved in fro
i message that Pitttor
Bowl in Jackson- Itwasenoi
mson would be Pitt- Bowl scouts
their season finale bowl persor
arisen. It lot
24-7 at the time, the But with 1
I their Florida road terback Ste\
back and enjoy the He complete
ation from the Gator throw to Jer
i press box ready to drive gave C
shock and m
1HW
k cuts upfield Ciemson defens<
1 against the yards, includin]
Massing ganr
ia comebacl
{ MIHHL
ft^r"~ I^fe;v;^3W iriTrt
Phil Logan
itops Clem
ild turn out Clemson was celebrating
ne Gamecocks came back lighting in the l
core 20 points on a variety of heart-sto
irious was the Gamecock comeback, US<
? a _r /~*1 rtn r> A .. 'iL 1 . 4n 1 ?fi it -
Ill UI ^leillbUIl, Willi 1 .40 1UII 111 IIIC J.
jgh to silence the Tiger fans and send the <
running to telephones to inform the rest
inel in Jacksonville a serious problen
)ked as if Clemson was going to lose.
[hat little time left in the game, Tiger
'e Fuller showed why he is so well thougl
id four passes for 76 yards, including a 2C
ry Butler who was open in the end zone
luiiiMjn a ji-z/ win, ruviveo mu 1 lger ians
ade the bowl scouts breathe a sigh of relic
ngg BB
snhftfi
38* flVv .jjfll
ifr^rf ani
Stephen McCormack THE GAMECOCK
e. Clark led all rushers with 157
% a 77-yard touchdown run. ie,
Logan
mm
k effort
However, the expectations didn't
prove so reliable this season.
IJSC s passing game had lost most
of its effectiveness, evident in the
Gamecock's past four games prior
to a 31-27 loss to Clemson Saturday.
Logan, who has faced doublecoverage
since flanker Zion
McKinney's injury against East
miwm'i i i imI munlt ImiI
V'UIUIIIIU, WCltHI I 1IIUV.II UUl
exercise running down the
sidelines. Four alternating runningbacks
essentially controlled
the offense.
Hut Carolina's passing game,
like an old friend, came back in the
second half Saturday to the offense.
Logan, who scored one
touchdown and set up another on
receptions, was an essential part of
See LOGAN, Page 7
son
pre- BUT IT didn't do nnythinj
uunh snakebit once again, losing the
pping by less than a touchdown.
Z had "It was an exciting game f(
?ame. Carlen said, "but it was the
simply because of the effort *
Gator Which was an accurate si
of the scored more points (27) in 24
1 had given up in any single game
quarter, runningback Spencer
Bass and sprinted 77 yards for
quar- against the Tigers in 1977. Ste
tit of. downs of 11 yards and one y;
' yard Tjie final USC touchdown re;
1 ,,c sorcery. On fourth and ten at
; from
yator scouts
tut Clemson
By MATT WAKI)
(iamecock Staff Writer
At G:05 p.m. Saturday Pittsburgh i
Gator Howl, but the opponent of the Fa
between five teams in the country. Oik
consideration as a possible team in 11
However, the Tigers still had theii
Carolina. And if the Tigers were to go
to play in the Gator Bowl, they had to c
CATOIt ItlHll Pro^irtnnl I
Williams-Brice Stadium when Clemsc
meeting. The Tigers showed Ade thro
the team to go to the Gator Bowl as the
Yet not even Ade believed the I uric
made in the final quarter of play. W
load for first timo in th?? 0?nw> ')1
'? ?w* O"?
had been calm and relatively cjuiet, b
searched for a phone. Ade needed to {.
executive vice-president George K.
watching the North Carolina-Duke ga
g(X)d chance Clcmson was going to b<
possible contention for the Gator Ho'
sidered.
But Ade's fears were quieted by
Fuller and wide receiver Jerry But I
yard touchdown pass with 49 seeo
Clemson on top for good, 31-27.
AFTKK THK game Ade and other
the Clemson locker room to ask tlx
terested in accepting a bid to the GaW
Ade said to the Tigers in their loci
president I would be more than happj
this great Clemson team in the Gator
Clemson head coach Charley
statement for the Tigers. "Mr. Ad<
would be more than happy to attend t!
wim mai announcement, the Cler
ecstatic. It looked as if they were s
Tigers, who had been 3-6-2 in 1976, ha
country's top bowls.
Pell said the game between Carolir
game which exemplifies the colleg
manv UDS and downs in th<> swnnH h.
with all this excitement," Fell said. "
for sure is thank goodness for Stev
PKI.1.SAI1) the winning touchdou
was a play to stop the clock rather thi
"We were in our two minute offen;
to be thrown to the sidelines to sto
Steve (Fuller) has the option to go
( Butler) also has an ontinn tn <'h;inon
Although the Tigers have played
North Carolina and Notre Dame
Clemson game was the toughest o
year.
"We had opportunities to win ag
Notre Dame, hut in both games w<
plays when we needed them most,"
behind tonight our players used th<
their last two outings to mill this unn
* * ? ?"
I,
? for the Gamecocks were
?ir fourth game of the season ^ ,
>r the fans," USC coach Jim
hardest loss I've ever had
our players gave."
tatement. The Gamecocks
i minutes than Clemson had
all year. Late in the third !
01 _ A i. _ ?t i? l
v^iarK iouk a pucn irom non
a touchdown, the longest run
ve Dorsey then ran for touchard.
;embled something similar to
the Clemson 20, with 2:01 left
See CAROLINA, Page 7
_ _ )
wornea,
gets bid
received an invitation to the a
nthers was still to be decided I
3 of these teams given serious >
le Gator Bowl was Clemson. j
r annual final game against ft
to Jacksonville, Fla. Dec. :10 i
lefeat the Gamecocks.
. Ade, was in the press box at [
in and Carolina had their 75th '
ugh three quarters they were
?y built a 24-() lead.
>us comeback the Gamecocks
'hen the Gamecocks took the
-24, Ade, who up to that time
ecame excited and frantically
;et in contact with Gator Bowl
Olsen, who was in Durham tme,
to inform him there was a I
e defeated and other teams in 11
w\ would now have to be con- |
Clcmson quarterback Steve
er as they connected on a 20
nds left in the game to put
Gator Bowl officials went to
L* Tigers if they would he in>r
Bowl.
terroom, "As the Gator Bowl
! and extremely proud to have
Bowl Dec. 30." *
Fell made the acceptance
i thn rii>mvnn IVwith.-ill
he Gator Bowl."
nson football players became
ielling tickets to heaven. The
(1 made their way to one of the
la and Clemson was the kind of
[e spirit. "This game had so
alf that it was hard to keep up
The only thing I can really say
e Fuller."
n throw from Fuller to Butler
an go for a score.
>e and that pass was supposed
? ?l,w,L '? I>,,ll ...wl "Will
J/ mi: LIULI\, I i:ii ?diU.
lo another receiver and Jerry
his route."
two nationally-ranked teams,
, Pell believes I he Carolina
ne the I igers have played an
;iinct hritli Mnrtli ^'irniinn :nul
2 just didn't come up with the
Pell said. "When our team fell
b experience they gained from f
tie out. They remembered what
See CLEMSON, page 7