The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, August 13, 1999, Page 7C, Image 31

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c Flashback game to give the Blue Devils their first shutout of the 1980s. ive •! first-half drives, but were continuously stymied by their ng run by Raynard Brown in the first half was nullified by a was without Ron Sally, its starting quarterback, and managed reat in the game, a field-goal attempt early in the fourth quarter terback Allen Mitchell completed eight of 11 passes for 87 yards ards. Hold, who previously had taken just seven snaps in his college an injured Mitchell in the fourth quarter and set up the game yard bomb to wide receiver Ira Hillary. lold's pass gave the Gamecocks a first down at the UGA 6-yard i it in from the one-yard line, giving USC probably its biggest , in 1983. It also was only Carolina's seventh win over the ie series. or happier for, a bunch of individuals than I am for this football is b< ice Stadium, a Gamecock trio of runners, Thomas Dendy, own, combined to rush 27 times for 220 yards, as Carolina went L928. loubt. USC was up 14-0 with less than five minutes gone in the dts never looked back. They nearly doubled the Wildcats in total 4 first downs. 8, threw two touchdown passes to wide receiver Wade, and the 3 5-0 in front of an overflow home crowd, r Danny Smith, who had caught only three passes between >ne of those for a touchdown, combined for five catches and four rack Craig Heyward and the Panthers. ;sy comeback in its first road game of the year to beat the ie ever. ie third quarter, USC scored three unanswered touchdowns, two d off Notre Dame's last drive after the Irish had gotten to within ur fambles, the last one of which set up the Gamecocks' final ie i urth quarter. |S d big in front of scouts from at least seven bowls and won big, longest winning streak in history at seven games. SC's ace reliever, was a big reason Carolina rolled up more 9 - than any Gamecock team since 1975. Hold completed nine hiding a 71-yard strike to Hillary in the second quarter. «ve didn't hold Hold," ECU coach Ed Emory said. and 18-10 after three quarters, came alive in the fourth and if the most thrilling games of the year. 28 with just 3:26 left, but Carolina, proving their comeback rds for the final score with just 50 seconds on the clock. Id us we were like the anvil and State was like the hammer, and iecond half," USC guard Del Wilkes said. "I think we did." it had a career-defining performance for Carolina, with 29 tack tted the statistics sheet, couldn't stop Dendy and USC, falling i making the score respectable in the fourth quarter. ; ’ *were intercepted seven times in the game, including four it Gilliard. Dendy rushed for 113 yards on 14 carries for the d scoring run. , surprised the nation by swamping No. 2 USC on national tele 6 were beaten by Navy's big plays and their own five turnovers n what their fans saw the week before. ess" and "ragged," Carolina avoided what would have almost and Orange Bowl bid with the loss. Hold, who would be inter in, had three of those in the game. Bowl 11984 fi Carolina 14 S „ ahoma St. 21 ' ... 165 , 211 376 /jXj 25^42-1 35.4 0 8 - 21 14 0 - 74 % ’ \ ck failed) iagler kick) ;!er kick) % Inis pass from Hilgerl USC 22, Clemson 21: Scott Hagler's re-try of an extra point gave USC its 10th win of the season, a heart-stopping conquest in front of 80,500 fans at Frank Howard Field. Hagler, who explained later that he missed the first attempt because he hesi tated when he heard an official's whistle, was given another chance when Clemson was penalized for having 12 men on the field. The win was USC's first against the Tigers since the George Rogers era and the first at Clemson since 1970. With it, the Gamecocks accepted an invitation to the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Fla. Oklahoma State 21, USC 14: Thurman Thomas and the Cowboys ruined USC's best chance for its first-ever bowl win with a late touchdown to seal the outcome. After the Gamecocks took their first lead of the game with less than five min utes left, at 14-13, OSU quarterback Rusty Hilger drove his team 88 yards downfield, culminating in a 25-yard touch down pass to tight end Barry Hanna and a two-point conversion throw to wide receiv er Jamie Harris. Hilger completed 25 of 42 passes for the game, six of those on the final drive. r South Carolina 38, Florida State 26 GAME STATISTICS • State USC Florida State 27 First Downs 15 25 1 244 Rushing Yardage 235 145 ] 192 Passing Yardage 239 348 1 436 Total Offense 474 493 14-25 Passes 9*18 22-49-7 | Return Yardage 69 15 2-1 Fumbles/Lost 4-4 2-2 5-36.0 Punts 6-40.0 4-34.8 4-35 Penalties 14-120 7-65 j Florida State 7 0 8 11 - 26 South Carolina 10 7 21 0 - 38 Attendance - 75.000 1 First Quarter FSU - Snipes 3 run (Schmidt kick), 8 38 1 USC - Dcndy 57 am (I lagler kick). 7:12 1 USC - I lagler 27 FG, 016 Second Quarter USC - Dcndy 2 run (Hagler kick). 1:14 Third Quarter USC - Brown 99 kickoff return (Hagler kick), 1:14 USC - Bradshaw 8 pass from Mitchell (Hagler kick). 11:17 • USC - D Smith 4 pass from Mitchell (Hagler kick). 5:28 1 USC - Hillary 50 pass from Mitchell (Hagler kick). :51 1 FSU - Hester 16 pass from Thomas (Hester pass from Thomas). 3:00 Fourth Quarter FSU - Schmid! 26 FG, 13:30 , FSU - Safety. Hold tackled in end zone. 4:42 ! FSU - (artcr 3 pass from McManus (pass failed), 3:02 USC leading rusher - Dendy, 14-113 yards USC leading passer - Hold 3-6 for 126 yards tl AT. USC leading receiver - Hillary, 3-74 yards USC leading tackier - Vogel, 2 UT. 10 AT, 12 TT. 1 PHI) 1 1984 USC Football Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown 1984 Statistics 1 Ira Hillary WR 5-10 184 Sr. Edgefield 27 catches for 564 yards, 3 TD's 2 Chris Wade WR 6-0 198 Sr. Athens, Ga. 11 catches for 258 yards, 4 TD’s 3 Skip Minton DB 6-0 188 Jr. Hialeah, Fla. 4 Emory Bacon WR 5-10 174 Sr. Reidsville, Ga. 2 catches for 19 yards 5 Eric Poole WR 6-0 182 Jr. Spartanburg 10 catches for 321 yards, 3 TD's 6 Kevin White QB 6-0 195 Fr. Charlotte 11 kick returns for 196 yards 7 Mike Hold QB 5-11 184 Jr. Tempe, Ariz. 64-137, 1385 yards, 8 TD'S 5 INT 112 rushes for 507 yards, 5 TD's 8 Tom O’Conor P 6-1 185 Jr. East Patchogue, N Y. 66 punts for 2664 yards, 40.4 Avg. 9 Quinton Lewis RB 6-0 198 Sr. Midway, Ga. 97 rushes for 598 yards, 4 TD's 10 Jones Andrews QB 5-11 175 Fr. Columbia 11 Allen Mitchell QB 6-0 170 Jr. Batesburg 53-99, 780 yards, 7 TD's, 7 INT 12 Bill Bradshaw WR 6-0 179 Sr. Spartanburg 15 catches for 305 yards, 1 TD 13 Chris Major DB 5-8 177 So. Valdosta, Ga. 3 INT, 28 UT, 25 AT, 53 TT 14 Ladd Fletcher WR 5-11 173 So. Atlanta 14 Todd Miller QB 6-1 176 Fr. Atlanta 15 James Chambliss DB 6-0 186 So. Cordele, Ga. 15 Ron Rabune QB 6-1 180 Fr. LaPalma, Calif. 16 Scott Hagler PK 5-9 160 So. Dublin, Ga. 8-13 FG s, 45-45 PAT, 69 TP 17 Scott Stevenson DB 5-10 178 So. Rialto, Calif. 18 Jim Desmond QB 6-1 188 Jr. Miami IV tooci renneii yo o-i inu rr. vero neacn, ria. 20 Bryant Gilliard DB 6-0 192 Sr. Hinesville, Ga. 9 INT, 40 UT, 85 AT. 125 TT, 1 Sack 21 Rick Rabune DB 5-10 171 Sr. LaPalma, Calif. 2 INT, 19 UT, 47 AT, 66 TT, 1 Sack 22 Earl Johnson DB 6-0 191 Sr. Daytona Beach. Fla. 1 INT. 12 UT, 16 AT, 28 TT 23 Joe Brooks DB 6-1 178 So. Warner Robbins, Ga. 3 INT. 23 UT, 61 AT, 84 TT, 4 TFL 24 Hinton Tayloe DB 5-9 171 Sr. Hollywood, Fla. 1 INT, 11 UT, 12 AT, 23 TT 25 Greg Philpot DB 5-10 174 So. Largo, Fla. 25 Shaun Sadler DB 5-8 166 Jr. Chattanooga, Tenn. 6 AT. 6 TT 26 Sterling Sharpe WR 5-11 189 So. Glennville, Ga. 27 Brad Edwards DB 6-2 205 Fr. Fayetteville, N.C. 28 Otis Morris DB 5-9 181 So. Griffin, Ga. 20 UT, 36 AT, 56 TT 29 Jerry Dunlap RB 5-8 176 So. Lorain, Ohio 29 punt returns /or 183 yards 30 Raynard Brown RB 5-8 179 So. Greensboro, N.C. 71 rushes for 394 yards, 4 TD's, 11 kick Ttturns for 344 yards, 1 TD 31 Thomas Dendy RB 5-10 181 Jr. Fountain Inn 103 rushes for 664 yards, 8 TD's 32 Kent Hagood RB 5-11 215 Jr. Easley 82 rushes for 561 yards, 4 TD's 33 Danny Arnold DB 5-9 170 Fr. Melbourne, Fla. 33 Robert Hill WR 6-1 185 Fr. Tifton, Ga. 34 Charles Holland DB 5-10 185 Fr. Charlotte 35 Michael Norwood RB 5-10 190 Fr. Warner Robins, Ga. 35 Rodney Walker LB 6-2 210 Fr. Forsyth, Ga. 36 Thad Johnson RB 5-10 200 Fr. Hoboken, Ga. 4 rushes for 20 yards 39 Brian Burns P 5-11 180 Jr. Laurens 40 Mark Hardy RB 5-10 190 Fr. Tarpon Springs, Fla. 41 Danny Smith TE 6-3 205 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. 6 catches for 94 yards, 3 TD's 42 Shed Diggs LB 6-2 205 Fr. _ Fort Myers, Fla. 4 UT, 30 AT, 34 "IT, 2 TFL, 2 sacks 43 Michael Hooten DE 6-4 220 Fr. Kinston, N.C. Tt IdUl vugv.1 l *- L J ■ vjivvwv 11 iv. x ii’i, iu ui, ijuni, rvn u, ( ml, i julu 45 James Seawright LB 6-2 218 Sr. Simpsonville 30 LIT, 118 AT, 148 TT, 8 TFL, 1 sack 46 David Shively DB 5-10 183 So. Dunwoody, Ga. 1 UT, 1 AT. 2 TT 47 James Sumpter DE 6-1 219 Sr. Camden 14 UT, 54 AT, 68 TT, 6 TFL, 3 sacks 48 Matthew McKeman LB 6-2 218 Fr. Daytona Beach, Fla. 49 Anthony Smith RB 5-9 194 So. Irwinton, Ga. 25 rushes for 137 yards 50 Leonard Burton C 6-4 235 Jr. Memphis 51 Woody Myers LB 6-5 220 Fr. Kingstree 52 Gleen Peacock LB 5-11 220 So. Vienna, Ga. 2 AT, 2 TT 53 Fitzgerald Davis DE 6-3 254 So. Siloam, Ga. 10 UT, 50 AT, 60 TT, 9 TFl, 4 sacks 54 Roy Hart DL 6-0 242 So. Tifton, Ga. 2 UT, 9 AT, 11 TT, 3 TFL 55 Tom Garner C 6-2 236 Sr. Roswell, Ga. 57 Carl Womble OT 6-4 268 Sr. Savannah, Ga. 58 Tracy Evans C 6-0 204 Sr. Imio 59 Mike Lindsay C 6-5 240 Fr. Spartanbutg 60 Tommy Chailkin DE 6-0 211 Fr. Bethesda, Md. 18 AT, 18 TT, 1 TFL 61 Curtis Kilgore LB 6-2 218 Fr. Lakeland, Fla. 61 Joe Todd LB 5-10 202 Fr. Walpole, Mass. 62 Del Wilkes OG 6-3 255 Sr. Columbia 63 Ray Carpenter OG 6-3 243 So. Rock Hill 64 Brian Achenbach OG 6-4 240 So. Miami 65 Randy Harwell C 6-3 235 Fr. Randolph, Ohio 66 John Barnard PK 6-0 160 Fr. Richmond, Va. 66 Chris Kirkland OL 6-5 235 Fr. Forest Park, Ohio 67 Bill Barnhill OT 6-4 252 Sr. Smyrna, Ga. 68 Jim Pepe DB 5-11 169 Fr. Upper Saddle River, N.J. 68 Scott Waltman DB 5-9 169 Fr. Lake City 70 Dru Mims OT 6-4 276 Fr. Orangeburg 71 Jeff Teague OT 6-7 287 So. Gaffney 72 David Poinsett OT 6-4 262 Fr. Plantation, Fla. 73 Don Norman DE 6-1 210 Jr. Albany, Ga. 75 Ray Bingham OG 6-3 250 Fr. Kingstree -iA n,rvr I-V \Y'-,r,. ahniU 77 Jim Walsh OG 6-2 265 Sr. Savannah, Ga. 78 Anthony Nathan DL 6-3 270 Fr. Walhalla 79 Bill Lasse OT 6-5 265 Fr. Chicago 80 Hardin Brown WR 5-10 160' Fr. Red Springs, N.C. 81 Ty Rietkovich TE 6-4 220 Sr. West Columbia 82 Curtis Hill TE 6-2 231 Jr. SUoam, Ga. 83 Harry South DE 6-1 225 Sr. Savannah, Ga. • 3 UT, 15 AT, 18 TT, 1 TFL 84 Kenneth Robinson LB 6-0 220 Jr. Charleston 1 UT, 2 AT, 3 TT, 2 TFL, 2 sacks 85 Carl Hill LB 6-2 195 Fr. Memphis 86 Jay Frye LB 5-11 192 Sr. Columbia 9 AT, 9 TT 87 Chad Holton TE 6-3 195 Fr. Barboursville, W.Va. 88 Willie Mclntee DE 6-2 224 So. Lilly, Ga. 13 UT, 67 AT, 80 TT, 6 TF1, 4 sacks 89 Chris Corley TE 6-3 248 Sr. Irmo 19 catches for 389 yards, 3 TD s 90 Frank Wright DT 6-3 260 Sr. Greenwood 14 UT, 68 AT. 82 TT, 8 TFL, 2 sacks 91 Ricky Daniels DE 6-2 216 Fr. Valdosta, Ga. 3 UT, 25 AT. 28 TT, 1 TFL 92 George Hyder DE 6-1 227 So. Anderson 2 AT, 2 TT 93 Tony Guyton DE 6-0 205 Jr. Dublin, Ga. 13 UT, 69 AT, 82 TT, 9 TFL, 3 sacks 94 Glenn Woodley DT 5-11 235 Sr. Charlotte 15 UT, 74 AT, 89 TT, 11 TFL, 3 Sacks 95 Brendan McCormack DL 6-5 235 Fr. , Chicago 2 UT, 2 AT, 4 TT 96 Lennie Rivera DL 6-3 255 Fr. Concord, N.C. 1 UT, 6 AT, 7 TT 96 Sam Taylor LB 6-1 210 Fr. Atlanta 3 AT, 3 TT 97 David Thanepohn DL 6-4 280 Fr. Louisville, Ga. 97 Sam Wesley DL 6-3 220 Fr. Detroit 98 Kevin Hendrix DE 6-3 227 Fr. Taylorsville, N.C. 99 Dan Miller LB 6-0 229 St). Fort Myers, Fla. 5 UT, 41 AT, 46 TT — ' ■ _ _ Navy 38, South Carolina 21 GAME STATISTICS use Navy Irst Downs 21 19 lushing Yardage 102 196 “assing Yardage 286 156 otal Offense 388 352 •asses 18-32-4 11-22-2 leturn Yardage 20 58 'umbles/Lost 4-1 3-1 •unts 5-33.4 5-34.8 ■enables ( 6-36. . ■ | 6-30 lavy ^ 7 17 7 38 outh Carolina 0 7 0 14 —21 attendance - 27,234 -#jr kj&W lrst Quarter 1 - Smith 1 nin (Solomon kick). 2:52 . ecood Quarter JSC - Mitchell 2 run (Hagler kick), 11:50 f - Weiler 15 pass from Misch (Solomon kick), 3:50 bird Quarter f - Clouse 53 run (Solomon kick), 12:44 1 - Solomon 21 FG, 6 29 1 - Weiler 11 pass from Misch (Solomon kick), 4:56 ourth Quarter 1 - Smith 7 run (Solomon kick), 14:32 JSC - Lewis 1 run (U-wis pass from Hold). 9 58 JSC - I’oolc 81 pass from Hold (pass failed). 2;03 JSC leading rusher - Dendy. 10-61 yards JSC leading passer - Hold. 1.3-25-3 for 205 yards JSC leading receiver - U’wis. 4-60 yards JSC leading tackier - Vogel. 4 UT. 14 AT. 18 IT v South Carolina 22, Clemson 21 GAME STATISTICS USC Clemson First Downs 17 20 Rushing Yardage 268 220 Passing Yardage 112 98 Total Offense 380 318 Passes 6-25 8-21-1 Return Yardage 5 26 Fumbles/Lost 2-1 1-0 Punts 8-39.9 8-3«.l Penalties S-45 ^6l ** . \ Clemson -7 14 0 0 21 South Carolina 0 10 2 : 10 22 Attendance - 80,500 First Quarter CU - Flagler 9 run Ogwebuike kick), 1:46 Second Quarter USC - Hagler 23 FG, 13 05 CU - Driver 1 run Ogwebuike kick), 7;54 CU - Griffin 12 run Ogwebuike kick), 2:50 USC - Lewis 5 run (1 laglcr kick), -A2 Third Quarter USC - Safety. Kpploy tackled in end zone by Guyton and Mclntce, 12:25 Fourth Quarter USC - Hagler 41 FG, 7:19 USC - Hold 1 run (Hagler kick). :54 USC leading rusher - Lewis. 11-85 yards USC leading passer - Hold 6-24 for 112 yards USC leading receiver - Wade. 2-51 yards USC leading tackier - Seawright. 15 IT. 3 TFI. f-10)