The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, November 22, 1982, Page 10, Image 10
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Orange
By Johnny Boggs
CLEMSON ? There must
pants.
For the sixth time, the Ck
orange pants, and for the sixt
as Coach Danny Ford's 10th
USC 24-6 Saturday afternoon i
The Tigers first wore the <
the Gamecocks, and pulled a
donned orange when they ups
21-7 for the ACC chamDionshi
win the National Championsh
Earlier this year, the Tige
North Carolina 16-13.
"I THINK WE REPRESE1N
Ford said of Saturday's garr
terbacks played well, our b?
blocked well, and the defense
"I thought we measured uj
added. "We got better up the
and so did the quick screen in
up in the second.
"The screen has been such
put it in ourselves this week,'
the opportunity to call it."
USC took a 3-0 lead late ii
Fleetwood booted a 30-yard 1
took the ensuing kickoff and
2:38 to score.
SENIOR TAILBACK CLIF
yards out, and Bob Paulling
Clemson a 7-3 lead with 3:08 le
The touchdown was set up
lAx^nn n *t-CC CI
trui uan IU a wiuc-upcu ?JCU Oil
their own 40 to the USC nine-y.
"I saw him open," Jordan s
was open, but I knew he was
back come up.
"The play was called for th;
up, I go deep, and if he goes d
He came up and I just threw
Jordan said.
Clemson added another tow
the half, when Chuck McSwi
Paulling added the PAT, and
half time.
THE GAMECOCKS DROVI
for a first-and-goal situatio
period, but the Tiger defense s
Thomas Dendy swept aroui
pickup, but was nailed for a <
USC quarterback Bill Brack
third down and was nailed by
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South Carolina running bad
All-American froa safety Terr
Foutain Inn, S.C., gained 106
*> ranked seventh in the nation
i-clad Tige
be something to those orange ||p|r^
imson Tigers came out clad in jgjjji |
h time, Clemson was victorious ?
-ranked football squad downed fWr" ^
it Death Valley. fjj/F* ^ p!
>range britches in 1980 against ^
27-6 upset. Last year, Clemson
>vi vjeurgia 13-3, ueai Maryiana f MSgp
p and downed Nebraska 22-15 to L? iPp y
ip.
rs came out in orange to beat | jjgf
ITED our university very well,'' 8Bl|j?
le against USC. "All our quaricks
ran the ball well, the line
) well in the second half," Ford jttjfl'
j middle. The reverses hurt us, ^ Ji
the first half, but we measured | ^ i_~
a good play against us that we i - '
' Ford said. "But we never had ;
i the first quarter when Mark
leld goal. However, the Tigers BHKp
marched downfield 66 yards in
'F AUSTIN scored from nine- IL."
added the point after to give : !
ft in the quarter.
by a 51-yard pass from Homer USC's
wkstill,moving the Tigers from ,
3rd line. yaras on
aid. "I couldn't tell how far he li-yard lc
open when I saw the defensive Fleetw*
field goal
at. If the defensive back comes Eddie Le<
leep, then I throw a short pass. USC He
' the ball as hard as I could," had some
to have s<
chdown with 2:07 remaining in Coach Fo
ain scored on a one-yard run.
the Tigers took a 14-3 lead at THE T
final quai
added th<
2 to the Clemson three-yard line field goal
n midway through the third
itiffpnwl n
x-assuij
id the right end for a two-yard USC qi
>ne-yard loss on his next carry. 22 passes
?haw dropped back to pass on Clemsc
defensive end Joe Glenn for an terceptio
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k Thomas Dendy is brought to the ground b1
y Kinard in Saturday's football game. The fr
yards on 22 carries against the Tigers, a ti
against the rush going into the game.
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Chris Wade is surrounded by Clemsi
the reception, but Carolina fell 24 6
>ss, and Carolina had to settle for a fi
sod's 30-yarder tied a school recoi
s in a career at 27. Fleetwood shares
[>pard, who kicked 27 field goals fron
sad Football Coach Richard Bell sai<
! momentum going on the drive. I v
even points instead of three, but yc
rd and his team credit for stopping t
IflTCRS AnnF.n n tnnr>hHmi?n or?/4 t
VI WUVA1VIV TT A* UIAU j
rter. Austin scored from two-yards <
; PAT early in the period.Paulling 1
at the 7:37 mark to round out the sc<
g turned out to be a key in the ballga
larterbacks Bradshaw and Gordon
, completing 12 for 83 yards and one
m completed only nine of 15 pass
n, but picked up 161 yards in the air.
? vHBnran ttavia i^ai o
W * & The'defea
:::j;m 14 games, a
m fans. to smi
Ipy what is qui
performanc
man gained
the Tigers,
nation agair
jlft IN 10 GAr
play agains
. 'w between hir
f # the USC fr
"* week agaim
t "* used *
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y damson's results wen
V1 .imnM most of the
eshman from and use his
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Coach Rich;
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nil uDituiutjis 111 ooiuruay s game ai ueai
i.
teld goal. - The Tigers, 8-1-1,
rd for the most ground, netting 20S
; the record with rushing.
11977 to 1980.
d, "I thought we CAROLINA FINIJ
/ould have liked Bell said his No. 1 pr
iu've got to give
is." "We'll meet tomor
he said. "We are al
field goal in the down on mistakes, p
)ut and Paulline WP nlavpfl uroc annir)
ricked a 44-yard
wing. The Tigers will cl
Bowl in Tokoyo ag.
me. ward to our trip to J
Beckham threw to have much time t
interception. entire week to get n
es with one in- win the conference
complish that."
jy dandy, Ga
leyers <|
? Long, sad faces, several i n
sliding down their cheeks, 1 "
JSC's football locker room after "f j
cks lost to Clemson 24-6 at Death ? ?
day. 001
t was Carolina's 10th in its last q$||
md there wasn't a lot for USC
le about, with one notable exnomas
Dendy.
>-9,174-pound tailback, turned in
ickly becoming his "average"
e. The relatively small fresh- ??
106 yards on 22 carries against ^aj,
a team ranked seventh in the or '
ist the rush. Der
VIES this season (Dendy did not
t Georgia), he gained 848 yards out<
ries. His 6.2 yards-per-carry mj(j
better than George Rogers' 5.8- S0IT
1980, when the former USC w0l
k won the Heisman Trophy.
d he is aware some people have D
ing the inevitable comparison imp
nself and Rogers, the holder of bac
eshman rushing record of 623 (jep
I-- j xi i ?
Ljf.nuy passed mai marK last last
>t Navy. the
o watch him," the soft-spoken Rjc]
in, S.C., native said. "I thought res<
jat ballplayer." C0H
THOUGH Dendy and Rogers Si
ved similar results, they used can
ethods to get there. and
ming styles contrast greatly," the!
. "I try to avoid a lot of people. I first
vhat you call a 'finesse' runner,
1 not going to run over anybody if H
yan
nes Dendy ran head-on into the Si
ich defenders as 6-3, 310-pound Bel!
rd William Perry and 6-3, 252- pGii
t tackle Dan Benish, and the
2 less than productive. However, "
time he was able to get outside bac
small, speedy frame to outrun war
wording to IJSC Head Football bet!
ardBell. thrc
cs, 24-6 i
h Valley. Wade picked up 12
also outgained the Gamecocks on the
i yards, while Carolina had 145 yards
3HES the season with a 4-7 record, and
iority now is recruiting.
row (Sunday) and then get on the road,"
so going to try to figure out how to cut I
penalties. droDDed balls
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but we helped them some.''
ose their season Saturday at the Mirage
ainst Wake Forest. "We're looking forfapan
now," Ford said. "We're not going
o practice, and Wake Forest has had the i
iady for us. But we're going over there to
championship, and I hope we can ac1mpr.nr.k5
nnt
>aaawwwa?w IW t.
I try to avoid a lot of people,
uess I'm what you call a
nesse" runner, because I'm not
ing to run over anybody if I
i help it/
? USC running back
Thomas Dendy
He has great acceleration, speed and
inr'O " Rail eoirl :_1 /j in
. uvit ouiu. X1C O (I 1UI qUlCKCI VH.4U
4.45 in the 40-yard dash, according to
idy) than most people think."
I KNEW WE were running pretty good
>ide on them," Dendy said. "Up in the
Idle they have a pretty good defense, but
letimes when I got on the outside they
ild miss a lot of tackles.
}
enay s accomplishments this season are
tressive, considering he was listed as a
kup wide receiver on the preseason
th chart. Luckily for USC, that didn't
long. A 90-yard rushing performance in
SPPnnH Oamo rif ?1
? Quiov v/i me acct&uii againsi
hmond proved Dendy, then playing
irve tailback, had a bright future in
ege football.
milar efforts followed against LSU (18
*ies for 97 yards), Furman (13 for 105)
Navy (20 for 155), and Dendy finished
season as the team's lpnriinc*
4 UOIICI , ttilVl
: on the team in touchdowns with four,
is recent performances have moved him
P^AIlH in / 1 .
in me uuiiuii among iresnmen in
is-per-carry and total yards rushing.
uch performances brought a smile to
I's face after a season full of disapltments
and mistakes.
He's one of the real quality running
ks in the country. He's unselfish, and he
its to get better, and I think he'll get
er every year. I hope we can recruit
;e or four more players just like him."