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IHilM mm mmm co ' s. JHV rou KicKer uavey capf. his 50-yard field goal it uprights. The senior kickt the Seminoles defeat (JSC Cappele outofF t/ _ By Stave Riddell Assistant Sports Editor TALLAHASSEE. FLA. Kicking has become an impc part of college football these and little Davey Cappele 1 A. a. jt lunud ouate piuveu u it Gamecocks Saturday night. The 5-9, 155-pound ki< specialist from Vero Beach, booted four field goals against to tie a school record for the ffeld goals in a game by an kicker. "I am proud of Davey pelen," FSU coach Bobby Bo said. "He did an excellen kicking for us. I'm glad foi because I know how muc wanted that record." CAPPELEN TIED the ma U- . n I- rn i__ 1 1 uy r i aim r untes uat'K in against Wake Poorest with ki< 18, 27, 29 and 50 yards. "Wit! doubt, this is my best game e Cappelensaid. Kicking before 49,490 spect the largest home crow Seminole history, Cappeler hnfh /iaai nnri urt/ltv WVHI VIA/I OHU HI^UiVAllCai 111 I the four field goals. He di excited, however, when he the 50-yarder. "On the long one, coach B( r said he didn't want to try it, told him that I could mak Cappelen said. "He aske< twice if I was sure I could mi UntU T t/vlJ T cxuu uuui tuned l IUIU linn 1 i:ui HOLDING FSU kicking re r is not a new experience for pelen. He holds records for field goals in FSU in history, extra points in a season a career, and is also the all leading scorer in Seminole his "I felt good about the las because it iced the cake," pelen said. "It tied the recor /V ?. . . . .. uiai 1$ someining i ve waniec since I got here. I had chan Biilra S^h j^ /l HLw.. * Kg?y -?_ :"j. v^\l PPlv ^piflilRilB M:^'.y,'. Jhl ^\VIKlrtiffiaA^LS^^ i / .? . . mion iarms in tne air) rejoices at i the first half sailed through i 9d four field goals Saturday to hi 27-7. n gets a kicl 'SU victory do it in other games, but I ble Tonight I finally did it." ~T Cappelen's final field goal rtant creasecj the Seminoles' lead to and virtually put the game 01 n ? reach. ' n( The 50-yard field goal wi . in? personal high for Cappelen. Fla lon8est kick previously was i htqp yarder against Florida in 197 most knew that I had the leg for lo FSU kicks, but the situations haven't come up for me to Cap- Cappelen said. >wden CHHBH t job * him SJBP* 0 rk set cords .T-iy JBL Cap- *grW' most ?| 5, most f' f '" '/ . md a pj|?| ' "*' -' ' l-time *tory. one d*and George Rogers folio 1 to do Dorsey (34) after taking ces to Gordon Beckham (14). ISeminol By Brett Friedlander Sports Editor TALLAHASSEE. FLA. ? Prior I to Saturday's game with USC, there were some who questioned whether or not Florida State was as good as their number-six national ranking. If there was any doubt before the game, it was erased by the time the Doak Campbell Stadium clock had run out. The Seminoles ignored the humid, rainy weather conditions and came out passing. (The result was a convincing 27-7 victory over the Gamecocks. The FSU offense, led by quarterback Wally Woodham, took advantage of some early USC turnovers and jumped out to a 13-0 lead mid-way through the second quarter. AlTT'IT'IJ TIIL1 noma ITCP hm rn a &iii a iaj ^aui^, uuv^ v,v/av.u gjj Jim Carlen had nothing but praise I for the undefeated Seminoles, who m are coached by Bobby Bowden. f J While at West Virginia, Bowden I . i served as offensive coordinator ^ under Carlen. "I was impressed with Florida State. They did a lot of good v things," he said. 4They are a very ^ $ good football team who had a hot night. I don't think our kids were H* flat." mm The win over the Gamecocks was FSU's ninth in a row this ter season without a loss. However, fje despite their fine record, the I Seminoles have been criticized for p playing a weak schedule and have thus been virtually excluded from consideration for a major New t Years Day bowl game. After their performance Saturday (a scout from the Orange Bowl was in attendance), the ociuuiuies siwr ims risen in vaiue considerably. One of their newlyfound supporters is Carlen. "I think Florida State is a very deserving football team," the w it. Gamecock coach said. "I don't know to measure them against I in- some of the other top teams 27-7 because I haven't seen them all, it of but they are definitely one of the top ten teams in the country." is a His FSU ESTABLISHED its a An. 4 m -mi uuiiiiuautc uuui uic upcitlii(j 7. "I kickoff. Taking the ball on their nger own 18-yard line, the Seminoles just took 12 plays to drive 82 yards for ' try their first touchdown of the evening. In the drive, Woodham nl3lfSl?B5B'"tfri '"mSSEB^K^wm Wr HWf^W^M BSRI^MLm**. ws the blocking of fullback Ste\ f a pitchout form reserve auartarbm The (JSC tailback, being chased / rs, Harper star in c t eb wiiii-/ L completed four of seven passes as the Seminoles collected six first downs. Less than four minutes later, the home team increased its lead to 10 0. After FSU defensive end Scott Warren recovered a Gamecock fumble, kicker Davey Cappelen converted on the first of his four field goals in the game from 18 yards out. "Turnovers hurt us in the first half, but I credit Florida State," wm KMi UHBHBK 'That Rogers is a great one, he scared us to death. He's so strong and is an exceptional runner FSU coach Bobby Bow den Carlen commented. "I said coming i into the game that they were the s best team we've played and I stil say that. I thought we got whippec \ good." One bright spot for USC was the play of Ail-American candidate George Rogers. "Big George' ! gained 186 yards on 21 carries anc accounted for all but 70 yards ol Carolina's offensive output. In the , game, he became USC's all-time leading career rusher. Dassing the legendary Steve Wadiak. In the second quarter, Rogers took a hand-off from quarterback i Garry Harper, broke off tackle anc ; got to the outside. Using his breakaway speed, the Carolina i tailback ntitrarwl spupral FSI ^ UW I V* M*A. vy defenders 80 yards down the neai sideline for the Gamecocks' onlj i score. fl?< i&iSmfik. ' '.-"^mM^- _^V Jta| ?. -JC J I ?<*? ? ? - * ?? /e rs>u s scott McLean f60), g ik Gamecocks 27-7loss to the i M iefeat JSC 27-7 I "THAT Rnr.RRS i? a arpat nno he scared us to death," Bowden said. "He's so strong and is an exceptional runner. He can break tackles and carry people with him for extra yards." Another bright spot for the Gamecocks was the passing of Harper. Although he completed only three of his 11 aerials for 51 i yards, the junior from Hialeah, Fla., threw better than he has all " season. Several times during the contest Harper had a receiver drop a well thrown pass and two of them were dropped in the endzone. "That kid (Harper) can really throw the ball," Woodham said. "Their receivers dropped some balls. We didn't think Harper could pass as well as he did." v , !i AFTER BEING riddled for 145 yards through the air during the first half, USC's improving secondary stopped Woodham and his replacement Jimmy Jordan cold for the remainder of the game. The publicized quarterbacking duo completed only six of 13 passes in the final half. Throughout the third quarter, f the Gamecock defense held the Seminoles and gave the ball back to the offense in good position. But every time Carolina began moving the ball, mistakes forced them to give it up again. Finally, early in the fourth quarter, the Seminoles began to move the ball on the weary USC defense. Starting on their own 25 yard line, FSU took 11 plays to get the ball into the endzone. Jordan J passed to tight end Sam Childers 1 for the final seven yards. A two I point conversion gave the Seminoles a 24-7 edge with 9:55 J remaining. s Cappelen's fourth three-pointer ' ftf tha niraninrr roa nr? i *11 Ia^ah VTA uiv V f Vtllllg UI1CV IlllllUlCO let LCI I completed the scoring. AFTER THE game, a tired USC team reflected on the strong Seminole team they had just faced. "They were an excellent football team and I respect them," Harper said. "They're number-six and 1 they deserve it." Flanker Zion McKinney agreed I with hie nnarlorKonlr "VkmiVn ^?1IIVJ/ I C UIC [ best team we've played so far," he said. "Where they go is up to the bowl committees, but they're 9-0 so they must have something." ,?.?? . ww i/ii ?. ? narnvs in MO Semi notes in Tallahassee.