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Spencer Clark hits the lint
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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^
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^^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