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v>x->xk.. <>. Spencer Clark hits the lint N. C. State's Dann Lute (4. OlUf fV5 L aids Ul By Bruce Ritchie Gamecock Staff Writer wnne tne uamecocK or pounded out 362 yards rui Saturday night, Spencer Clarl enjoying his second 100-yard ? in a row. The six-foot, 180-p tailback had played little season, before last week's cc at Notre Dame. In that g Clark rushed for 116 yard carries, scoring one touchdow The native of Fleming, Ga not play in me oamecocK s oj against North Carolina and been seeing only limited pi, time since. In 1977, Clark le team in rushing with ove yards for the year, but ank juries suffered against Duk< season hampered his runnin finished the season with on; yards on the ground in 1978. THE RETURN OF Clark's and agility has added divers the Gamecock's offense, l coach Jim Carlen points though, that Clark will pro continue to be a relief ma 4^111 I. I I O ixugei s ui lanuacK, running has added a lot t offense, but he isn't big enot play at fullback. That's wh like to have him in thei tailback with Dorsey," C said. Against the Irish last Clark was instrumental in bu the Gamecocks third period On a pitchout from quarte Garry Harper, Clark rac yards down the sidelines I USC ahead, 14-3. On shortei against N.C. State, the e senior ran for two touch* while a third was nullified holding penalty. All-American candidate C Rogers, who rushed for 217 against the Wolfpack, had n< but praise for his running Saturday night. "Spencer's d p-Jpp- fi V ^Bj i pt,;,:;:- . , ;::: : ::S$:?.^v; Britt Andrew ? with another big gainer fo 3) reaches in vain. ontributii SC off em ^ _ _i t_ n i 1 gooa jou, ne saiu. j known that he was a ] fense and I'm just glad that h shing it now." c was wind FOLLOWING USC's i this t0 Notre Dame, there >ntest worries ?f an emotiona ame the Gamecocks. Howe |s or^ fensive guard Steve G out, the opposite may b< confidence wasnj't sh Notre Dame, we know ., did good football team," h 3ener didn't want people gc i had thinking that it was .iusl aying d the Gettel, a 6-1, 255-p< r 700 says that Carolina \ le in- playing any different th e See CI g. He ly iss speed v_f - >uy 10 arlen jijr week, mmjM,: lead. BHHHte::: trback ' ^ ? put runs f^BSjp^R^f:lusive -JfiSlR downs by a leorge yards othing mate oing a of North Carolina night before a se 56,409 at Williams-B mK ^ ^ "Galloping Ge k Carolina's single : %*| record of 1,133 yar< |a? j| | Long in 1975, Long rjjp J starter for the N< Jr I Rogers has rushed W * this season and r< I Mi.. plateau against th now the first Carolina football 1 f?r 1)0()0 yards ? % EVEN AFTER s lit performance, Rogc m: ncnol ciiMiioH calf fuouu I ouuuuvu ovu "I don't have an % we've got three r play. Then I'll t """"? mented. In the first qi hauled in a 16-yi . < : . quarterback Garr> - gamecock up a Spencer Cla r (JSC as Carrying two defe imifV> 1 m I CilU^UlIC Willi llilll, ' a two-yard scamp end. On the night C n yards. U f I Although Clark much action before yard performance Dame, Saturday h< tk?same man who 1 ~ rushing two years i USC coach Jir /-ii _ ..i. J? J .. 1 _ uiarK aid not pia I've always beginning of these great back, not d?ln8 ? le's proving w practice play in said. Quarterback Sc narrow loss State on the boar< were some moments of the firs 1 letdown in one-yard run. IV ivor uc r?f_ Rnpprs rushpd fn ' ) MO VI ~ - ettel points broke the 1,000 yar e true. "Our laken after CLARK GAV1 that we're a another scoring o] e said. "We in the second peric >ing around 40 yards down the I t a fluke." play Harper, whc improved with eac Hind junior ball and followed t lasn't been the endzone to cor lan it has all touchdown run. ark, page 14 Midway throui Rogers break )lina wir illiam quarter Steve ft Writer "spine-tingling _ii 1 t? ni-, linphnrknr to c anopeu iur zi/ SC Gamecocks yard gain. Af er the Wolfpack down was nul State Saturday holding penal llout crowd of came in and bi trice Stadium. goal to give Ca orge" broke season rushing "In the first is set by Kevin we jsut got a [ is currently a Scott Wade sa ew York Jets, team, at least for 1,156 yards Wade added. ?Arhed another ie Pack. He is Gamecock in history to rush bj$^, in consecutive ;uch a stunning jj ;rs was still his _ i*i 1.1 ? auer me game. ? -- =v.r" ything to say, nore games to alk," he com- imp|M?^ra larter, Rogers ird pass from ' Harper to set irk touchdown. :nders into the Clark scored on er around left Kliliili^S )lark gained 103 had not seen IflMfiflBBgafijS : last week's 116against Notre looked like the ed Carolina in *g?. j n Carlwn said fflHBEEp iy much at the ason because he r 19 yards and dmark. - d when he raced Field. On the nest Garry Harp . has seemingly ,above) w/ h game, kept the .... , he dive man into blocking of nplete a six-yard State linebi Rogers gait eh the second ? w W \_/ ? W s rushing recor is sixth; Dorsey inflicted a COMING hit on a State the secon lear Rogers for a 12- picked up ter a Clark touch- in the fi lified becuase of a booming V ty, Eddie Leopard new Can ooted a 30-yard field fumbled t rolinaa 17-7 lead. from scri recovered half we played good, mistake v, fter it," linebacker for his se id. "State's a tough night. Hi: my body says so," Carolina version wi If ^ }3 ;<:: ?1_~-_LiV ' Ck>k^'^^K if er (10) rolls to his right t bile George Rogers head* Steve Gettell (68) and Spt vcker Joe Hannah (59) is r led 217 yards as the Gar 0-28. 50-28 ji BACK on the field in ri half thp r.flmprnrks the momentum they had rst half. Following a ;ick by John Tanner, the lecock walk-on, Smith he ball on the first play mage. The Gamecocks and capitalized on the 'hen Clark scampered in jcond touchdown of the s three-yard run gave a 23-7 lead. The conis blocked 11^ ;:'x w^;': x-:k ^^K&. $* M ^ rim Brltt Andrew ? GAMECOlCK o look for a reciever ? up fie Id behind the mcer Clark (35). N.C. fe fen ding on the play, necocks defeated the