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SOUTH BEND, IND. ? It cou
Gamecock football history. It
prominence to beat the 14th ranke
last 42 seconds of the game, 59,07!
unlikely that their Notre Dame tei
But pull it out they did as Notr
third quarter, waited until 1:36 of
Rusty Lisch threw a pass over the
yards to the ND 32-yard line. On
with Holohan for a 15 yard gain. 1
accounted for 18 more yards.
WITH THE ball at the USC ?
leading rusher, Vegas Ferguson fc
then called a timeout with 1:06 ren
Lisch's first down pass from the
and on the next play, Lisch faded
deflected back into his hands and
with seven yards to go for a first?
and hit tight end Dean Masztak f<
Stadium into an uproar. USC's sec
seen.
WITH 42 seconds left, Notre Da
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uc. v/uacn jLfctu L?evine ueciaea in
call. Lisch rolled to his left and fii
go-ahead score.
Down 18-17, USC attempted a c<
ball back ran four plays and then w
Coach Jim Carlen told his team
disappointed with the loss, that he i
Notre Dame had a 3-0 halftime 1<
to 6. USC rushed for 117 yards to I
Chuck Male's 40-yard field goal lab
AT THE END of the half, Male
short and the half ended with the Fi
When USC got the ball in the see
top ground gainer with 116 yards,
gains of eight and five yards.
Later Harper his Zion McKinney
Leopard converted the point after I
Notre Dame was then unable
Ferguson for a 12-yard gain. Firs
back Jim Stone down for a two-y*
Hastings and Robert Perlotte on 1
then batted down Lisch's pass anc
ball.
AFTER A DISASTROUS six-ya
control at the Notre Dame 49-yar<
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one play. Leopard added the extra j
Notre Dame could not move ag;
intended for Holohan. On fourth d<
USC 41. The next four plays saw
yards. Then it was a pass interfei
USC to the Notre Dame 21. USC c
where Leopard converted a 33-yard
Notre Dame drove 73 yards in fi
just before the third quarter ended.
AT THE END of the game Notr
field in seven plays and pulled out t
After the game, Vegas Fergusor
all the games this season, this was
They came ready to play ball."
Asked where he was hurt specifi<
wasn't surprised with South Caroli
and they were everything we saw a
GEORGE ROGERS gained 113 y
competition between the two ru
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ucicnac auu nes running agan
"Gaining yards is nothing if you do
Willie Scott said, "Notre Dame
won, we should have beat them. T1
they didn't want to be embarrassed
Soccert
By Richard Meyers
Gamecock Staff W/itor
The Carolina soccer tean
downed an aggressive Ap
palachian State squad Sunday a
the Graveyard by a score of 3-1
The victory gave the Gamecocks
who are rated the in the South, ai
11-3 record.
"This is the biggest game w<
have wonv in two years," US(
coach Mark Berson said. "I'n
very pleased with the way oui
players played. Appalachian Stat<
has an excellent team, but I'm no
surprised at the result today."
APPALACHIAN STAT*
dominated most of the first half
but found themselves trailing 2-0 al
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ild have been the greatest victory
could have given USC nation
d team in the nation and for all but tt
5 fans at South Bend thought it high]
im would pull this one out.
e Dame, down 17-10 at the end of tfc
the fourth quarter before quarterbac
middle to flanker Pete Holohan for ]
the next play, Lisch again connecte
rhen a pass to split end Ty Dickersc
, Lisch threw to the nation's fourt
>r 18 yards to the USC 17. Notre Dam
laining.
17 was batted down by Mark Bridge
back to pass, and when his throw wa
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down at the USC 14, Lisch scramble
>r a touchdown that sent Notre Dam
ondary was apparently nowhere to b
me decided they would not play for;
at workhorse Holohan would get th
ed a pinpoint pass to Holohan for th
[)meback that fell short. USC got th<
as forced to surrender the ball.
after the game that although he wai
.vas proud of his team
ead as they outpassed USC 175 yards
Motre Dame's 73. The only score was
e in the first quarter.
tried a 54-yard field goal but it was
ighting Irish clinging to a 3-0 lead,
ond half, Spencer Clark, who was th<
cracked the Notre Dame defense foi
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wmi a o^-yaiu luucnaown pass. ECln
for a 7-3 USC lead.
to move the ball after Lisch hi
t it was Ed Baxley hurling ND half
ird loss. Then excellent coverage b;
tfunter broke up a pass. Chuck Allei
I the Irish were forced to give up th<
rd punt by Dick Boushka, USC tool
i line. Spencer Clark took a handof
ight sideline for the 49-yard score or
joint and USC led 14-3
ain as Perlotte broke up a key pass
)wn, Boushka punted 34-yards to the
Rogers and Clark gain a total of 2J
rence call for 15 yards that brought
ontinued rushing to the 16-yard lin<
I field goal, giving USC a 17-3 lead,
ve plays to close it to a 17-10 margir
e Dame marched 80 yards down th<
he victory from the Gamecocks,
i, who gained 97 yards, said, "Out o
the most nhvsiral nnp u;e'uo
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;ally, Ferguson said, "Everywhere,
na's team. We watched them on filn
ndmore."
ards, but Ferguson said there was n<
nners. "I'm running against theii
nst our defense," Ferguson said
n'twin."
didn't reallv resrxv*t us w? hari i
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ie reason they came back is becausc
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earn wins
the intermission. Freshma
midfielder David Burr scored tt
first Gamecock goal with just ov<
i nine minutes remaining in the ha
i- and Brian Winstead slapped a sh<
t into the lower left-hand corner <
. the net with less than two minut<
i, left to give Carolina the halftin
n edge. The goal was Winstead's 14
of the season and turned out to I
b his fifth game winning goal.
1 Foward Ed Muehlheaush
i notched his seventh goal of tl
r season nine minutes into tl
5 second half to push USC's lead to
t 0. Appalachina goal keeper T<
Mackorell had stopped one she
but Muehlheausler chipped tl
; rebound past him.
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