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No black ms Gamecocks fall By Johnny Boggs USC's football players came dressed for a funeral Saturday afternoon at Williams-Brice Stadium. But the funeral turned out to be their own. Two Gamecock turnovers late in the fourth quarter spoiled any hopes of a Carolina comeback as 13th ranked Clemson University downed an all-black clad USC team 22-13. "I THINK the uniforms backfired," Tiger defensive tackle Ray Brown said.''On a hot day like it was, everybody knows that black draws heat. Black is for funerals. All we had to do was bury the dead." But many Clemson players praised the Carolina team. "South Carolina's defensive team played a lot more emo : :*>*r.v;?^>fi>;- t\<; v 0'Vv- - '. '.. .i. *.i.x;>;. Six points USC running back Quinton Lewis rambles into the end zone for UJ USC players ref on Clemson, sea By Jafl Rogers Gamecocks It took a while after USC's 22-13 loss to game shovir Clemson's football team Saturday before many Gamecock seniors could speak, but "THEIR when they did, they held their heads high. people wher "It's hard to talk about it right away," said. kj, USC linebacker Mike Durrah said. "This is guard came I the last time I get to play against Clemson." helmet off.' "It rmilrl Have cone both wavs." USC defensive tackle Rickey Hagood said. "Last Durrah S; year, we were embarrassed, but this year we abuse ovei beat ourselves. The interception and fumble retaliated to (in the fourth quarter) kept us from on t*ie winning." Most of were please GAMECOCK OFFENSIVE lineman Rus- the coachir ty Russell, who played most of the fourth from last y< quarter with a concussion, also said the in- "I'm pre terception was the turning point of the game. said. "I'm "It really knocked the wind out of me," We have a Russell said. "It's not that 1 don't have confidence in my quarterback, but I somehow HAGOO P felt a pass wasn't going to get it. We had and added I moved the ball on the ground well to that when Morr point." "They gc 11 Sir* miartprhark Allen Mitchell, who the ball an ~ ? threw the pass that was intercepted in the end said. "Las zone by Clemson's Terence Mack, said he respect for didn't see Mack when he threw the pass. played clos "Underneath coverage gave me trouble all real tight t< game and all year," said Mitchell, who tied a Accordir school record with 18 interceptions this ing backs,' season. "Hopefully, I'll learn from it and do a feeling better the next chance I get to play throughout quarterback." "I'm gla makes it n THE GAME, the closest between the two one back. ^ schools since the Gamecocks beat the Tigere we're good in 1979, was much more intense, according back there to many USC players. "I'M G1 "I think it was a whole lot more intense," Hagood sa Hagood said. call goes w "I had a burning desire to beat Clemson," ^?a^ ? Durrah said. "I hate Clemson... 1 hate ,, timistic to orange- feeling car The most obvious showing of the game's "I thoi intensity came on the game's final play as Russell sai SportS igic 22-13 to archrival I tional. It was a lot different last year (when the Tigers won 24-6 in Death Valley)," tailback Stacey Driver said. 5 I CLEMSON QUARTERBACK Mike Eppley said, ,4USC has definitely improved, both offensively and defensively. We < knew it would be tough, physical and emotional." I Tiger head coach Danny Ford said he agreed with his j players. "You have to compliment South Carolina on a fine ^ 'ri ? : ? ...u.?AU.A iuoioau game, i ney nevei quu piayiug, even wucu mcy wen I nine or 12 points behind." 1 Clemson's win was its fourth straight over the Gamecocks, and its seventh in the past eight tries. But the margin Saturday j was the closest in the intrastate feud since the USC's 13-9 win MM* ky Jm Jxfcaan 5C's only tuuchdown against Clemson University Saturday. -. lect son and Tigers engaged in a postlg match. RUNNING back started kicking . _ i he was on the ground," Hagood :ked him back, and a Clemson jftgg jJMLtf ?pE|r|fe^ ]Pil in and pushed me, so I took his ,AI) to have Thomas back there," PL AM lid. "I know which ever way the ^e're going to be busting our butt ther." ? *h most of USC's players were opwards next year, the prevailing . t , . ne from Russell. A WW IIS KIR BSflM ight we played them tough," Clemson running back Stacey [ d. "I'm just sad it's over." zone. The Tigers won 23-12. . I'' ' J. }lemson CAROLINA HAD two chances in the fourth quarter to :ore, but turnovers by sophomore quarterback Allen Mitchell roved costly. After driving to the Hemson seven-yard line, Mitchell rolld right and threw im j the hands of defensive end Terence lack, who returned the ball to the 17 with 5:30 left in the ame. "The man crossed behind me, and he (Mitchell) threw it ight to me," said Mack, whose older brother Kevin plays ullback for the Tigers. Ford said, "I thought we were ahead by only eight points nd thought they could score, go for two and win the game." THE GAMECOCK defense held and after Dale Hatcher's mnt, USC took over at the Tiger 41. But after two incomplete passes, Mitchell fumbled the snap, nd Brown pounced on the ball at the 39-yard line with 3:03 :ft in the game. From there, the Tigers ran out the clock. "It was a heck of a game." USC head coach Joe Morrison aid. "They played well, and we played well, it was a good md exciting ballgame. "WE WERE concerned about turning the ball over coming nto the game. That has plagued us all year long, and it did oday. "The late interception hurt. If we could have taken it in and nade it 22-20 with five minutes or so left to play, anything :ould have happened. "We got into a position to win, but didn't take advantage of t. But it didn't happen, and that was it." Mitchell threw for 121 of Carolina's 179 passing yards. i ? __j r*v . . . m _ t._j r _ _ _ a* ngni ena uomimque Biasingame naa iour recepuons ior oj rards. DRIVER WAS the leading rusher for the Tigers with 113 fards on 19 carries, including a 35-yard jaunt in the third juarter that set up a Clemson touchdown to put Ford's team ihead 19-10. USC had two chances to go ahead late in the second half. Sm "Carolina," page 18 ^B " ".- -t ^g|^WB, ? ' K *f^/ HHwIr^^i"" fx m Jm^fA. Mm i n latf^l G&ni^Evk^V* j^Bf aJmm> - **&$&& - ^Bpp^ws^ . ** a&&7-^'f^L jTjl ^V99?&&^**8B JGSHi fcy Jm Jidnon river is swatted down by USC defenders as he dives toward the end