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Sport; Rogers becorm use By Tracy Helms Staff Writer Determination might win medals, but fortunately for the Gamecocks it doesn't always win football games. The scrappy Citadel Bulldogs made a full-hearteH charge similar to that of the Light Brigade Saturday before surrendering to a larger and more heavilyarmed South Carolina squad 45-24. Trailing 7-0 after the first 15 minutes, the Gamecocks relied on key pass com pletions and timely defensive plays for a secondquarter scoring outburst to contain the visitors from Charleston. "I want to congratulate (Citadel Coach) Art Baker on a super game," Carolina Coach Jim Carlen said afterwards. "They outcoached us, we just had better personnel " CITADEL STUNNED the crowd of 55,937 early, as the Bulldogs recovered Terry Bishop's opening-kickoff fumble on Carolina's 34-yard line and then scored six plays later when quarterback Tracey Schrader hit flanker Mark Slawson on a seven-yard strike after only 2:29 had elapsed. The Bulldogs then fell back on a tough and determined defense to maintain the margin throughout the first quarter. But Garry Harper threw for one score, ran for another, and kept alive a scoring drive with long completions to revive the USC offensive attack and propel the Gamecocks into the driver's seat from the second period. Harper connected on 35 K^^ ..,tf&&sG&' .... ^BT . '$$3i'Zs&?. ^:* ' /' Citadel's Stump Mitch ( Bulldogs Saturday. (Rhotc 3S nation's leading rusher thwarts dett ? "-'W \ - ? USC tight end DeWayne Chivers (49} is collared by a Citadel defender. (Photo by John Par net I) and 17-yard aerials to Harper threw to Tim DeWayne Chivers and Willie Gillespie for a six-yard TD o AL A oc-uu, respecuveiy, oetcre that gave the Gamecocks a George Rogers' two-yard 21-10 advantage with only plunge capped USC's first seconds left in the first half, scoring drive with 13:25 Bulldog fullback White had remaining in the first half. fumbled earlier . in . the quarter on the Carolina 17 to After Rogers rambled for stall an 83-yard Citadel runs of 14, 9 and 15 yards, march. and Citadel was summoned on a 48-yard pass in- . D . terference call, Harper ran *ho managed 179 two yards for Carolina's contest and second tallv. endlne a 75- became the nation s leading vard drive " " rusher, ran through the y Bulldog defense for a 16-yard scoring burst 7:16 into the EMANUEL WEAVER third quarter. Percy Reeves recovered a Bill White got 12 of his 75 yards in a fumble on Citadel's 37, and scoring sweep around the V T BBKH ^ 1 W&f. a T; ? m: Hi fjjp&l Sr W , Jj j /fl 9/1 leaps over a pile of Gamecock defenders in (JSC's ) by Dan Langendorf) ermirn right side also in the quarter. Wilford Alston darted 22 yards for Citadel's only score in the third quarter. Reserve quarterback Gerald Toney's two-yard run with 1:39 remaining in the game rounded out the Bulldog's scoring. Carolina's remaining points came on Eddie Leopard's 23-yard field goal and Gordon Beckham's 16-yard pass to Scott, both in the final period. Admittedly "tremendously proud" of his own players, Bulldog Coach Baker was impressed with his opponent. "South Carolina is undoubtedly one of the finest football teams in the country," he said. "I hope they go on and win a bowl game." CITADELS STUMP MITCHELL, who entered the game as the country's leading rusher, squeezed 146 vards out of the Gamecock defense in 27 attempts. The 5-9, 188-pound jitterbug drew heavy praise from Carolina middleguard Emanuel Weaver, among others. "Stump ran the option real good," Weaver cited. "He has tremendous speed, and is a lot better than we thought he'd be." Tllo C-d 9<Ut.rv\nrtH inninr M. IIV/ V TI -Wf/V pvuil\4 jUIIIUI added that he now has "a lot of respect for Citadel's offensive line. They really hit, and I felt it." Carolina's Carlen said that he "would like to have Stump, but I still think Rogers is the best back in the country. "George had to run in traffic again today, and he did it well," continued Carlen. "He makes more yards against an eight-man 45 24 victory over the edBul front fhan anvnnp nnnlH " ?v Both Carlen, who admitted he was "still not over the Georgia game," and Harper said USC's passing must improve. "I want to really work on it," stressed Harper, who completed eight of 16 passes for 146 yards. "We need to keep improving. Our Mitchc 1 i , f oets ic By Mai The nation's former leadir in the visitor's dressing ro Citadel in a 45-24 football st reassured his teammates tha [ "I got 145, man, I think Citadel's star tailback Stun they slapped palms. (The bets were mostly all parisons. Mitchell, a 5'9", 18i rusner in me Citadel's hist Trophy candidate George Roi The similarities continued both play for South Carolina the two of them, they had the game in the nation. j THE 145 MITCHELL refer of yards he ground out again the nation. He had his team some yardage. He did. Mitchi yards on 27 carries. \ Stump wento/er 4,000 yard: gained 179 for the day, is mark. i imnK ttogers is good, r obviously irritated at having over again. "He may be the b think I'm just as good as he better but I'm just as good.'' Mitcheli faced some of th< likely to encounter this seaso Rogers. The Charleston met didate for the "Heisboy Tropl small size. His choice of T1 questioned. But Stump is as proud of hi through the football line and: desire, always to attend the crushed by doubters. "Nobody else wanted me, small," Mitchell laughed w memory. "But you can judge judge the size of a man's hear HIS COACH, Art Baker I Furman, spoke in a hoarse v third game of the season S under another to illustrate compared. The top hand repr ! "I'd put Stump about this t with his hands held less th Stump ran behind some of th I think Stnmn would I'm p choice." While Stump downplays his he says he follows the rus statistics. "Rogers is number one," yards rushing, "He's been ta I've also been taken out of a me today. It's the first time I this year besides (teammate I MITCHELL. EVER OPT team, said his team has gain* turn has sparked the 21 year "I impressed a lot of people myself." In the third quarter with U! second down and two call. ; Mitchell took a handoff from Toney and ran through a gr< run of the day, 22 yards. It was typical of the die! ternoon that saw the team * 14th ranked team in the na never, until the last second w< There are pages of statistic three touchdowns in one gar l>een on. These pages list the the most touchdowns in the t at Camden County high scIkh to the team, however, probal yardage he gains, the speed run. "We came out losers becau Mitchell said. "Take the mis win but 1 can say the game wi lldogs A M offensive line had done a great job pass blocking ? I had all day to throw." The game dropped Citadel to 5-3 and raised Carolina to 7-2, as well as providing Carlen with his 100th career coaching victory, who says "I just wish that we could have gotten it last week." ;11 wins >r team k Platte ig rusher stood by his locker om after USC defeated the lootout Saturday. He quietly t they had won their bets, you got your money," The ip Mitchell told a friend, as the same. So were the cornB pornd tailback, the leading ory against (JSC's Heisman gers. Both were born in Georgia, i college teams and between j top two rushing averages per I red to was the total number st one of the best defenses in i betting that he would gain ell finished the game with 146 s for his career. Rogers who approaching the 5,000 yard Mitchell said after the game. \ to defend himself over and est. He'd think that but I also s is. I'm not saying I'm any 3 harshest comparisons he's >n by trying to match up with lia said Mitchell was a cantoy." He was criticized for his le Citadel as a college was is school as he is of crashing spinning for a first down. His University of Florida, was they all thought I was too 'ith a twinge of hurt from a person's size but vou can ! t." formerly head strategist ol oice after his team lost their aturday. He kept one hand how Rogers and Mitchell esented Rogers. ar behind him," Baker said, an one inch apart "And it e people they have out there, [oing to keep Stump, he's my > contrasts with other hacks, hing leaders closely in the he conceded, according to Ken out 01 a lot 01 games out lot of games. He out rushed ve been outrushed by a back i Danny Miller." IM1STIC about his Citadel ?d a lot of confidence which in old, St. Mary's. Ga native. , I feel, because 1 impressed SC leading 28-10, faced with a ?t the Carolina 44-yard line, backup quarterback Gerald >up of players for his longest hard Citadel effort that at struggle to keep up with the tion "We didn't back down e were trying to score." son Mitchell. How he scored ne or the all-star teams he's fact that Mitchell has scored cam's history or what he did >1 in Georgia. What he means bly will never show up in the he has, or the distances he's c** u;<k marln a fmi; wielabAo M takes away. I can't say we'll 11 be a lot closer."