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Citadel beats the odds,
out-duels USC in upset
By RICH TAYLOR
Staff Writer
Thp Pitnrtpl RiillHncxs pmntpH for 10 nnints in the tramp's final four
minutes to post a 38-35 victory over the heavily favored Gamecock football
team. A Saturday afternoon Williams-Brice Stadium crowd of
63,000 witnessed the Gamecock's first loss to a Division 1-AA opponent
since 1982, when Furman shocked USC 28-23. The Gamecocks were last
defeated by The Citadel in 1950, before USC Coach Sparky Woods was
born.
The Gamecocks took the lead 35-28 with 8:02 left in the game on a
44-yard touchdown run by Rob DeBoer, who led USC with 104 yards
rushing on 16 carries. But The Citadel was not through. After returning
the ensuing kickoff to their own 44 yard line, the Bulldogs used nine
consecutive running plays to move to the USC 20. On fourth-and-11,
Howard Barnard kicked a 37-yard field goal to pull the 'Dogs to 35-31
with 3:11 remaining.
Robert Avriett's onside kick was recovered by Tbrrence Forney at the
USC 41, providing The Citadel with the opportunity needed to pull out
the upset Ultimately, Bulldog fans were not disappointed.
After a one-yard gain on first down, Bulldog quarterback Jack Douglas
passed complete to Terrance Young for 24 yards, placing the ball on the
USC 16. Two running plays found the 'Dogs with a first down at the
USC 3.
On first-and-goal, fullback Everette Sands gained two yards to the
USC 1. After two rushes hv Rav Wimbush. The Citadel faced fourth
and-goal, with the nose of the football resting about six inches from the
goal line. With the Gamecock defense looking for the fullback up the
middle, Douglas faked a hand-off and scored on a keeper around left
end. Barnard's point after put The Citadel up 38-35 with only :22
remaining.
'The defense we were in, both ends were slanting hard inside," USC
defensive end Corey Miller said. "Their quarterback faked it to the fullback
and turned it up. It was really a good call on their part."
Carolina had one last chance to win the game, but Bobby Fuller's
"Hail Mary" pass was intercepted as time ran out.
"The Citadel's offensive football team did an excellent job," USC
Coach Sparky Woods said. 'They're a tough football team and played
harder than we did at times. Certainly, we tackled poorly and our kicking
game is still terrible. Penalties took good field position away from us. I
did a very poor job of coaching this week."
The Citadel quarterback Douglas rushed for 104 yards on 22 carries,
while passing for 125 yards on seven completions in nine attempts.
Sands gained 105 yards on 20 carries, including a seven-yard scoring
jaunt that evened the score at 28-28 with 9:25 left in the fourth quarter.
Overall, The Citadel's wishbone attack racked up 271 yards rushing
against a USC defense ranked fourth in the nation coming into the game.
"We knew what we had to do, and we did it," Douglas said. "We read
in the newspaper that our wishbone couldn't run against Carolina, that
only Oklahoma's wishbone could. Well, call me Jamelle Holieway (former
Oklahoma quarterback).
"I hope we shut up all the critics. They said we didn't have a snowball's
chance in hell to beat USC. Personally, this is a real big win for
me.
"I was recruited by USC, but they said I was too small and had a weak
arm," Douglas said.
The Citadel led 14-0 at the end of the first quarter on two one-yard
scoring runs. USC's Fuller passed 18 yards to David Pitchko and 75
yards to Eddie Miller to even the score at halftime. According to Douglas,
however, USC's pulling even at the half was anything but
discouraging.
"When we jumped out to a 14-0 lead, it gave us a lot of momentum,"
Douglas said. "Even though we were tied at halftime, we knew we could
move the ball on them. We had excellent execution throughout the game
and had the numbers in our favor at crunch time. South Carolina's defense
is good against the pass, but we were able to exploit their weakness
against the run."
The Citadel offensive guard DeRhon Robinson said the game was won
at the line. "We proved that we could play with them early. There was
great execution today," he said. "Coach said that if everyone beats their
man, we'll win. And that's what happened. We were ready for this game.
We got up early, but (we) give South Carolina credit few fighting back.
"In the end, it came down to who wanted it the most, and we did,"
Douglas said.
Carolina's loss ruined a career best performance by wide receiver David
Pitchko. The 5-foot-10-inch, 175-pound junior caught seven passes
few 117 yards and one touchdown. Few the second week in a row, freshman
tailback Rob DeBoer led the Gamecocks in rushing, including two
fourth quarter touchdowns.
The Citadel loss drops USC to 4-2 on the season, while The Citadel
improves to 4-3.
The schedule gets no easier for USC in the coming weeks, t he uamecocks
travel to Raleigh to meet N.C. State on Saturday before returning
home to face nationally ranked Florida State Nov. 3.
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laturday's Atlantic Coast Conference clash pitted the second-rated dese
in the nation against N.C. State's seventh-rated defense. But while
mson has been holding teams to 71 yards a game on the ground, the
lfpack has been concentrating on the air, limiting their adversaries to
5 yards passing.
Tie result was nearly a wash. N.C. State (4-4, 2-4) netted 328 yards
221 in passing. The Tigers had 326 yards ? 180 on the ground.
It was a real hard fought game on both sides," Clemson Coach Ken
field said. "People have a tendency to underestimate N.C. State. They
a good game plan for us and I'm just thankful we came out on top.
We thought they would overplay die run and that played a big part in
;oming out with the passing to start with."
t turned out to be just a passing phase ? one that opened up the run
Clemson (6-2, 3-2). In the waning minutes, the Tigers rushed on evdown.
Eventually, with the help of one of four N.C. State fumbles,
back Howard Hall scored a one-yard touchdown that proved to be the
erence.
Tie Wolfpack's fourth fumble, on the kickoff after Hall's score, elimi;d
any last-minute comebacks.
we just cannot Keep maKing cosuy mistakes agamst top aeiensive
ts like we faced today," N.C. State Coach Dick Sheridan said.
Tie Tigers gave up three fumbles, but their miscues usually came at
; opportune moments.
loth offenses had some prolific passing.
Volfpack quarterback Terry Jordan completed 22 of 26 passes for 221
ds. DeChane Cameron led the Tigers with 182 yards passing, hitting
of 26 attempts.
lut a big difference was found in Clemson running back Ronald Wilns.
He finished with 95 yards on 26 carries, 87 yards coming in the
ond half.
Tie Tigers, trailing 14-9 at halftime, struck early in the third quarter
in Cameron hit Derrick Witherspoon on a 56-yard pass, Clemson's
gest pass play of the season. That set up a 14-yard touchdown pass to
ry Smith and Cameron ran for the two-point conversion to put the
ers up 17-14.
Sanson's John Johnson blocked David Hartman's 23-yard field-goal
mpt in the third quarter, but Tony Kennedy fumbled on the next play
N.C. State was able to get in position for a 22-yarder by Hartman to
the score at 17-17.
n the first quarter, Clemson used its running game to march 59 yards
set up a 38-yard Chris Gardocki field goal with 10:11 left
J.C. State struck back quickly when Charles Davenport, a backup
rterback playing split end, made his first catch of the season on a pass
n Jordan and raced 60 yards down the sideline for a touchdown and a
Wolfpack lead.
ordan's passing set up Davenport's second touchdown on a 19-yard
erse. That 86-yard drive was the longest of the season against
mson.
n the second quarter, Greg Manior fumbled and Clemson's Dexter
/is ran the ball back for a 52-yard touchdown. An attempted two-point
version pass from Jordan to Terry Smith fell incomplete and the Tis
trailed 14-9.
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