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Now Dooley, Georgia's veteran head coach, seeks to
reinstate the ways of old. He pointed out that lossesGeorgia's
nine turnovers against Clemson-led to the loss.
"I DON'T KNOW if there's a great deal more to say about
the (Clemson) game Saturday because our base problem
was so evident," Dooley, in his 18th season as Georgia
general, said Tuesday. "I don't know who we could beat on
our schedule playing the way we did.
"Turnovers-that's our first order of business. Then we go
from there."
The Bulldogs fumbled five times against Clemson, losing
the ball four of those times. Georgia was much less
generous to opponents in 1980; they lost only 11 fumbles for
the entire season.
Quarterback Buck Belue, who led the Southeastern
Conference in passing efficiency last season, also employed
a new pattern against the Tigers. Belue threw five interceptions
to Clemson, compared to only nine such losses
for his 12 games in 1980. The turnover troubles even plagued
UGA's All-Everything tailback Herschel Walker. The
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Saturday's nationally Gamecock top 20 teams. In
televised clash between other games, fifth-ranked
Southern Cal and North Carolina hosts
Oklahoma, two of the titans Boston College, No. 6 Ohio
of college football, sets the St. plays at Stan rd,
Gamecock's two top-rated seventh-ranked Michigan
teams against each other. hosts Navy, and number
ABC-TV will carry the ten Notre Dame is at
game starting at 5 p.m. Purdue. Eighth ranked Pitt
is idle.
1 he (JamecocK s tnira Tenth-rated UCLA is at
ranked team, Texas, en- i0wa, number 11 Alabama
tertams number 14 Miami travels to Vanderbilt, 18th(Fla.)
and fourth-ranked ranked BYU takes on
Penn State visits number Colorado in Boulder, Col.
10 Nebraska as some of the Number 18 Georgia en
NCAA s top football powers tertains the Gamecocks,
hook up this week. number 19 Washington is al
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travels to Mississippi St. in number 14 Arizona St
another hook up match of hosts Washington St.
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"WE PLAYED MUCH better defense against Clemson
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that we beat ourselves."
Half of 1980's starting lineup returned to defend the
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took leave from Georgia's defensive unit, including the
entire secondary. The Bulldog defense, however, has shown
strength through the first three games. Georgia has held
opponents Tennessee (Ga. 44-0), California (Ga. 27-13) and
Clemson to an average of 57 yards rushing per game, and no
scores by run.
The Bulldogs have been more susceptible to the pass,
allowing 542 yards and two touchdowns in the three contests.
Offensively, Georgia is averaging 246 yards rushing and
145 yards passing per game. Walker has run loose for at
least 111 yards each game for a 148.7 yards-per-game
average.
"ONE THING I'm disappointed in Georgia is that their
defense is a little quicker than last year," USC Offensive
Coordinator Jack Fligg says. "The Georgia secondary
seems to oe aoie to run as quicK as last year's.''
Dooley had very high praise for the Carolina defense.
"We believe that the South Carolina defense is even
better than Clemson's," he said. "They returned a lot of
people.
"The left side of their (USC) line is experienced and
brutal," Dooley added, naming Phil Ellis, Andrew
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Vince Dooley is trying to teach new dogs old tricks.
Georgia, last season's national football champion,
scuttled the effective formula that led the Bulldogs to the
title during Saturday's game with Clemson. As a result, the
Tigers promptly handed Georgia its first loss in 16 games, a
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physically attack you."
DOOLEY IS WORRIED about his defense's adjustment to
the Gamecock offense.
"South Carolina gives a defense many different looks,"
Dooley noted. "That is a very big concern for us. Our
coaches counted 56 different formations for the USC offense
on the films, and that means a big burden for any defense."
The Bulldog mentor then cited similarities in Clemson's
and Carolina's teams. "They both have real strong
defenses, good kicking games and offenses that don't give v ^
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team to beat," Dooley continued, "plus they have the same j
psychological attitude as Clemson: they thought they
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FLIGG offered less praise for the USC offense.
"We're kind of struggling on offense," the coordinator
explained early this week. "We don't seem to be able to put
three or four good plays together. We're striving this week
in practice to get that consistency that you must have."
Fligg called the Duke performance "not the kind of of v | a
fensive game we would like to play each week." He said a~
far as passing, "We haven't been very successful at it."
"Ever since we've been here at USC and before that at
Georgia Tech, I've been impressed by Georgia," USC
Defensive Coach Richard Bell offered.
USC Soccer Team;
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By CHRIS HUGHES keeper Keith Mallon had
Staff Writer another fine performance
Midfielder David Burr in saving eight goals, in- I
scored two goals on assists eluding a penalty kick from
from John Nitardy and Tim David Hovey 15:25 into the
Berra to help USC' soccer second half. Hovey i
team defeat The Citadel 3-1 redeemed himself by
Wednesday evening in scoring later, accounting 1
Charleston. for The Citadel's only tally t . g
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Heidelberger headed in us" commented coach
Carolina's first goal off Mark Berson. "There were
defensive Back Roy lots of fouls, lots of stops.
Dunshee's throw-in just 24 We didn't get into a good
seconds into tne game. attacking rnytnm, out we
Burr netted his first goal at worked hard and kept our J
the 35:25 mark giving the composure in some difGamecocks,
now 6-1, a 2-0 ficult situations."
lead at halftime. The Gamecocks wil* : *
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