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Tech's defense proves
too tough for USC
By RICH TAYLOR
Staff Writer
The USC football team marched into Atlanta's Bobby Dodd Stadium
on Saturday afternoon, owners of a 3-0 record and Top 25 national ranking.
Five turnovers, five sacks and eight dropped passes later, the Gamecocks
were 27-6 losers to Georgia Tech before a sell-out crowd of
46,011.
Tech extended the number of quarters they have not allowed opposing
offenses to reach the end zone to 12 and increased its overall record to
3-0. The Yellow Jacket defense held the Gamecock offense in check,
allowing only two Collin Mackie field goals of 29 yards and 47 yards.
"Georgia Tech played a great game," USC head coach Sparky Woods
said. "They dominated the game in every phase. They have a fine defense,
(and) a big, strong physical team. Tech out-toughed us and outexecuted
us."
After a scoreless first quarter in which Gamecock quarterback Bobby
Fuller was intercepted twice, Tech drove 88 yards in 17 plays to take a
7-0 lead with 4:34 remaining in the first half. On fourth-and-goal from
the one yard line, Yellow Jacket quarterback Shawn Jones scored untouched
around right end. The drive consumed 7:58 and nroved tn he a
confidence builder for the Tech team.
"I think the long drive was the key to the first half," Tech flanker
Bobby Rodriguez said. "It proved that we could move the ball on them."
Jones added, "I think it took a lot out of them. I think their defense got
tired. The length of the drive enabled our defense to regain their energy
and give us momentum."
The ensuing kick-off was fumbled by USC's Leroy Jeter and recovered
by Tech's Steve Pharr at the USC 37 yard line. The USC defense
stiffened inside the 10 yard line, and on fourth-and-goal from the two,
Tech settled for a Scott Sisson 20-yard field goal to give Tech a 10-0
lead with 1:24 left in the first half.
After receiving the Tech kick-off, USC was forced to punt after gaining
only two yards in three plays. Jason McGill fumbled Daren Parker's
kick, and Randy Bunch recovered the ball on the Tech 28 yard line.
Three plays later, with the clock showing :02, Mackie connected on a
zy-yara neia goal to cut the l ech margin to 10-3 at the half.
USC received the second half kick-off, stalled after picking up one
first down, and was forced to punt. Starting at their own 38, Tech
promptly drove 62 yards in nine plays, with Stefen Scotton going in from
the two. Sisson's point after gave Tech a 17-3 lead with 7:12 left in the
third quarter.
Two key plays in Tech's drive were completions of 23 and 29 yards to
Rodriguez, die latter advancing the ball to the USC five yard line.
I "Their secondary played deep, and I just found the seams and Shawn
put it in there," Rodriguez said. "I guess it's just the way their (secondary)
coaches have them play, but they do play soft."
USC marched 41 yards in seven plays on their next possession to the
Tech 29. After an incomplete pass on third-and-eight, Mackie was true
from 47 yards out to pull Carolina within 17-6.
On Tech's next possession, Erik Anderson intercepted a Jones pass,
but the Gamecocks were unable to move the ball offensively and had to
punt again.
USC's defense held Tech, but the ensuing punt was fumbled by Carl
Piatt and Tech took over at the USC 43 yard line.
Two plays later, Tech was in the end zone on a 20 yard touchdown
M-un by Jeff Wright. The point after left USC on the short end of a 24-6
score as the third quarter came to a close.
Tech added a 42 yard field goal with 7:52 left in the game to close out
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USC wide receiver Robert Brooks hauls in a kickoff in Saturday'
returned two kicks for 47 yards.
all scoring.
The Gamecock's offensive woes were well represented in their nextto-last
possession of the game when they were forced to punt when faced
with fourth-and-37, courtesy of a Marco Coleman sack.
Coleman, who broke up two passes and made eight tackles to go with
his sack, called Fuller tough. "He had to be (tough) to be able to take
some of those hits and get up and still do a pretty good job. He's a good
quarterback."
Fuller, intercepted only once before Saturday's game, was picked off
tnree times by lech. Two of the interceptions were made by AllAmerican
safety Ken Swilling. Fuller's troubles, however, were not
merely a product of poor passing.
"Tech's big linemen knocking him down had a lot to do with it,"
Woods said. "He wasn't as on target as he has been in the past, but we
weren't as open as we have been in the past. And we dropped a lot of
passes."
"I have a lot of confidence in Bobby. If we give him a chance to
throw the ball, he can do the job."
About his own performance, Fuller said, "it was not a good afternoon
for me, or anyone else on the team for that matter. I was really positive
that we would be able to get something going in the second half. We just
never executed on offense and seemed to get all the bad breaks. We'll be
back, though."
USC has an open date this week. They return to action Oct. 13 against
East Carolina in the 1:30 p.m. Homecoming game.
USC hires new swim coach
From Staff Reports attaining the person with the back
ground and experience of Kelly
The assistant head swimming Parker," Dixon said. "We are anxicoach
at the University of Arkan- ous to have Kelly on board as we
sas, Kelly Parker, has been named prepare for the 1990-91 season in
USC's women's head swimming the Metro and our upcoming rela
coach, according to an. announce- tionship with the Southeastern
ment made on Thursday by Direc- Conference the following season."
tor of Athletics King Dixon.
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