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^uammmmamaKXsmaaatmKaBmaEamammmmsammmiiMimum 1111*1 i M I r^ 1* i Carolina enas ~ 7 ff a tunv / J111A / ' By Mike Hunt Sports Editor The jinx is over. I Georgia has fallen. Most of Carolina's football players were no more than a couple of years old the last time a USC team beat the Bulldogs. But the Gamecocks made it look so easy Saturday night that it was as if they had been doing it all their lives. The effortless, nearly flawless. Derformance of Carolina meant a little more than the second win of the season for the Gamecocks. It was the Bulldogs, if you recall, that started USC's downward slide to a 1-6 finish last season. But this year's 27-10 win and last year's 15-13 loss were similar in nearly all aspects. Except one. The Gamecocks were able to convert on turnovers. LAST YEAR, Carolina refused to do anything with the ball after repeated tries by Georgia to give the game away. But this year was different. Rick Sanford intercepted a poorly thrown Toff PvKlirn nooa in fVia mirlrlln nf fko flilfil Gnoan nlonn ? ?/! At VVt* Jh JVUAII AAA WIV IBIIUVUV VI U1V UIU U IJUOl 1^1 U^V^Il plOJTO CUIU If yards later, USC increased their 13-10 halftime lead to 20-10 on a Garry Harper sneak. And in the fourth quarter, the Gamecocks forced Georgia's leading ground gainer, Willie McClendon, to fumble. Eight plays and 42 yards later, the game was over. "This is the best we've played and the best win for our team since I've been at Carolina," said a typically unemotional Jim Carlen after the game, uur piayers ana coacnes deserve a nana, we eliminated our mistakes tonight and I credit the coaching staff for that." BUT. BESIDES the coaching staff, the offensive line had to be commended for blowing out Georgia's six-man front to make room for George Rogers and Johnnie Wright. nm 1 i .1 ? ??- - ? ? - ? * ? ~ - ? * ine supnomure runriingducks, wno comDinea ior Z04 yaras on ttie ground, had nothing but praise for their line. "They really played super. Coming off the line and blowing the defense back was the key to the game," said Wright. ' "I can't ask for no more. Hey, what can I say? Our line really blocked great out there," said Rogers. ERSKINE RUSSELL, Georgia's defensive coach, said he didn't think USC's line would have been able to stick it to the Bulldogs like they did. Carolina's tackles, George Schechterly and Bill Lane, thought otherwise. { "After the first couple of plays, we got it down. We played just like we practice," said Lane. "We weren't actually surprised that we could j move the ball on them." "We moved the ball on Duke, we move the ball on Kentucky, we I 41 I?11 nr- 4 a ? o 1- - niuvcu uic uan un cvciyunc. we jusi fame oui on Georgia ana cut aown on our mistakes," said Schecherly. If observed, the column where game mistakes are recorded would lead one to believe that someone switched the totals. Georgia, a team famous for its no-mistake play, turned the ball over five times as opposed to USC's two. And those two turnovers by Wright and Rogers, Carlen said, occurred because both backs were worn out from playing the entire game. But more than just not turning the ball over, Carolina dominated Georgia in nearly every aspect of the game. First downs (27 to 10), rushing (323 to 203), total offense (426 to 309), total plays (82 to 50) and time of possession (USChad the ball 23:27 in the second half) all proved Carolina's total control over the Bulldogs. See USC, page i *jflV^^^^gSMU^jA '' ' Ss^ "Hi '^W jyP^ft ^<j| |M J^^pFK^' 6 ?f^w l&EaPi f!te&i? ? >?|P|-:;:#^/ vfi^S MmBMW8B 1EP? C^lEL^iMBR^^T^r1^ Fred Sinclair (73) celebrates a Georgia turnover.# I George Rogers c Turnout By Brett Friedlander Asst. Sports Editor The year was 1959 ?19 years ago to be precise. The Georgia Bulldogs came to Columbia nationally ranked with a 2-0 record. On that day, Coach Warren Giese's Gamecocks beat Georgia in every facet of the game and claimed a 30-14 victory over the Fran Tarkenton-led Bulldogs. The year is 1978. The Georgia Bulldogs came to Columbia nationallv ranked (lRth hv thp Associated Press) with a 2-0 record. Saturday night, Coach Jim Carlen's Gamecocks beat Georgia in every facet of the game and claimed a 27-10 victory over the Bulldogs. IN BETWEEN the two games, Carolina could manage only two ties with Georgia. 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