From: trev@hubcap.clemson.edu (Trevor Bauknight)
Subject: Palmetto Football Tuesday #7 - October 13, 1992
Keywords: South Carolina Clemson Furman Citadel
Organization: Jes Grew Carriers -- Metaphysical Bunko Squad 
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Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 04:42:43 GMT

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             Palmetto Football Tuesday #7 - October 13, 1992

  questions and comments to: Trevor Bauknight - trev@hubcap.clemson.edu 
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State rundown:

Clemson 29 - Virginia 28
The Citadel 33 - UT-Chattanooga 13
Furman 6 - Marshall 48
Presbyterian 24 - Catawba 28
South Carolina State 31 - Morgan State 14
Wofford 77 - Lees-McRae 7
South Carolina idle
Newberry idle

                               The Week

   This was a big week in state football.  Clemson rallied from a 28-
point deficit with an overpowering running game and defeated the
Virginia Cavaliers in its greatest comeback.  The Citadel rushed
past another team on its way to one of the biggest matchups in 
Division I-AA this year against Marshall.  Wofford finally cruised
to a win, and South Carolina avoided a loss.
   Anyway, this issue includes sixth-week reviews statewide and a look 
ahead.  As always, thanks for reading!  Please feel free to let me in on 
good information, and send any correspondence to the address above.

Sixth week results:

                             Division I-A

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Clemson University (3-2, current ranking: AP #19)
   Tigers     (ACC * Coach: Ken Hatfield)

Clemson            29
Virginia           28

Notes:

   Unbelievable.  Clemson starting quarterback Richard Moncrief hobbled
to -3 rushing yards and no completions in the first quarter, while 
the Cavaliers jumped all over the helpless defense to take a 28-0 lead.
Coach Hatfield replaced Moncrief with redshirt freshman Louis Solomon,
who proceeded to direct the Tigers to 461 yards of offense and 29
unanswered points en route to the greatest comeback victory in Clemson 
history.

Team statistics:
                    Clemson            Virginia
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first downs         21                 21
rushing-net yards   58-402             41-136 
passing             5/17-88            15/30-243
sacks allowed       3                  3
total offense       75-490             71-379
  average gain      6.5                5.3
fumbles-lost        2-2                2-1
penalties-yards     11-95              4-36
posession           28:38              31:22

Next week:  Duke at Clemson, 1 pm

   Louis Solomon gets the start against Duke in Saturday's homecoming
affair at Death Valley.  Duke is coming off a big 45-14 win over the
Pirates of East Carolina.

Schedule and progress:
Sep  5 - Ball State         - won 24-10
Sep 12 - Florida State      - lost 20-24
Sep 19 - open
Sep 26 - at Georgia Tech    - lost 16-20
Oct  3 - UT-Chattanooga     - won 54-3
Oct 10 - at Virginia        - won 29-28
Oct 17 - Duke               - 1 pm     - won 33-21
Oct 24 - at NC State        - 1 pm     - won 29-19
Oct 31 - Wake Forest        - 1 pm     - won 28-10
Nov  7 - at North Carolina  - 1 pm     - won 21-6
Nov 14 - Maryland           - 12:10 pm - won 40-7
Nov 21 - South Carolina     - 1 pm     - won 41-24

ACC standings:

                       conf   all
   Florida State      5 0 0  5 1 0	
   Virginia           4 1 0  5 1 0
   Georgia Tech       2 1 0  3 1 0
   NC State           2 2 0  5 2 0
   North Carolina     1 2 0  4 2 0
   CLEMSON            1 2 0  3 2 0
   Duke               0 2 0  2 3 0
   Wake Forest        0 3 0  2 3 0
   Maryland           0 3 0  1 5 0
 
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University of South Carolina (0-5)
   Gamecocks  (SEC East * Coach: Sparky Woods)

South Carolina idle

Next week:  Mississippi State at South Carolina, 1 pm

   Things got ugly in Columbia this week, and the Gamecocks didn't even
take the field.  Two-thirds of the players met among themselves and
voted to ask Coach Woods to resign.  Woods said that he has no intention
of doing so and met with the team today before practice.  These 
distractions will certainly not help the Gamecocks when the Bulldogs
come to visit from Starkville, Mississippi.  MSU is hot, and the USC 
football is in trouble.
 
Schedule and progress:
Sep  5 - Georgia            - lost 6-28
Sep 12 - Arkansas           - lost 7-45
Sep 19 - East Carolina      - lost 18-20
Sep 26 - at Kentucky        - lost 9-13
Oct  3 - at Alabama         - lost 7-48
Oct 10 - open
Oct 17 - Mississippi State  - 1 pm     - did not play last year
Oct 24 - at Vanderbilt      - 2 pm     - did not play last year
Oct 31 - Tennessee          - 1 pm     - did not play last year
Nov  7 - Louisiana Tech     - 1 pm     - tied 12-12
Nov 14 - at Florida         - 1:30 pm  - did not play last year
Nov 21 - at Clemson         - 1 pm     - lost 24-41

SEC standings:

East                   conf   all 
 Tennessee            3-1-0  5-1-0
 Georgia              3-1-0  5-1-0
 Florida              2-2-0  2-2-0
 Kentucky             1-2-0  3-2-0
 Vanderbilt           1-2-0  2-3-0
 SOUTH CAROLINA       0-4-0  0-5-0
West
 Alabama              3-0-0  6-0-0
 Mississippi St.      2-1-0  4-1-0
 Auburn               2-2-0  4-2-0
 Ole Miss             2-2-0  3-2-0
 Arkansas             2-2-0  2-4-0
 Louisiana St.        1-3-0  1-5-0

                             Division I-AA

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The Citadel (6-0, current ranking: #4)
   Bulldogs   (Southern Conference * Coach: Charlie Taffe)

The Citadel       33
UT-Chattanooga    13

Notes:

   The Citadel ran the ball 73 times out of 75 snaps against the Moccasins
and rushed for 446 yards, holding the ball for over 36 minutes.  This
was a school-record eighth straight victory for the Citadel.  Quarterback
Jack Douglas rushed for 159 yards and fullback Everette Sands, the focus
of UTC's defensive efforts, managed 136 in the overwhelming offensive
effort.  The Citadel defense recorded eight sacks and held UTC's Kenyon
Earl to 61 yards passing.  The Citadel entered Saturday's matchup
leading Division I-AA in pass defense.

Next week:  Marshall at The Citadel, 2 pm

   The Thundering Herd rumbles into Charleston Saturday to take their 
turn at the Bulldogs.  Included is a concise preview of the game by
I-AA buff P.L. Dunn  (He knows more than I do about the Citadel's next 
opponent.)

From pdunn@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu Mon Oct 12 17:26:58 1992

"                        ...this game has all the makings of a classic.  The
Citadel is certainly a suprise team this year, both nationally and in the SC.
No one had them picked to finish higher than fourth in the league.  I think
that Marshall and the Citadel will meet later again as well--maybe in the 
nat'l championship--who knows?

The Citadel is almost certainly the best wishbone (or for that matter, the 
best option offense team) in the country at any level.  If they get the bone 
going this week it could be an easy game for them.  I really like the 
Citadel's composure (I watched TC play Marshall last year in Huntington) 
which comes from the environment in which they have to live down there.  I 
would really be suprised if they don't play mistake free ball.  I really 
like Douglas--he triggers that wishbone well.

TC's schedule so far may be a disadvantage to them.  Of the teams that they
have played, Arkansas, Wofford, and Army have all been wishbone or option
offenses.  East Tenn throws the ball (badly:-) and Appy and UTC are probably
half run--half pass teams.  The shutout at Appy was impressive; it is also
impressive that they scored 25 pts. against Appy's defense, which is supposed
to be so good.  UTC is/was probably the most overrated team in the league--
they lost to NAIA Central Arkansas at home a couple of weeks ago.  But there 
has not been an offense on the schedule so far that is comparable in style or
production to Marshall's.

As far as Marshall goes, it was probably favorable that they played Furman 
last week and did well against the option.  They always seemed to be getting 
at least one hat on the quarterback/pitch man, which is half the job in 
defending the wishbone.  The secondary played a good game (after getting 
pummelled at Missouri).   On the offense, Marshall is renowned for the 
passing game, but probably the best kept secret in I-AA football this year 
is the running game.  Marshall has got a veritable stable full of good backs,
including a couple of backs that could be great.  They are averaging 
something like 7.5 yards per rush, and looked really good Saturday night, 
and believe it or not, may actually have the capability to play ball-control 
if they have to.  Most of their drives against Furman involved running plays 
and short passes.  In the one 79 yard touchdown the Furman free safety blew 
an assignment, and the Marshall WR was twenty yards away from everyone on 
the field.

To the detriment of the Herd, Payton (the QB) has been sort of hot and cold
this season.  He was really hot against Furman but ice cold against Missouri
(which I wathced on SportsChannel tape delay).  His performance was really the
difference in that game.  He seems to make an occasional bad decision, which
might be a killer in Saturday's game.  Also, I think that the crowd might get
to Marshall.  Citadel crowds are known for rowdiness.  This will be the
toughest crowd Marshall has had to face this year.  Also, Marshall has never
won a game in J-H stadium."

PDunn

Thank you for that fine report.  I'd love to have more just like that...

Schedule and progress:
Sep  5 - at Arkansas        - won 10-3
Sep 12 - Wofford            - won 30-13
Sep 19 - ETSU               - won 28-7
Sep 26 - at Army            - won 15-14
Oct  3 - at Appalachian St. - won 25-0
Oct 10 - UT Chattanooga     - won 33-13
Oct 17 - Marshall           - 2 pm     - lost 31-37
Oct 24 - at W.Carolina      - 2 pm     - won 38-13
Oct 31 - open
Nov  7 - Newberry           - 2 pm     - did not play last year
Nov 14 - Virginia Military  - 2 pm     - won 27-14
Nov 21 - at Furman          - 1:30 pm  - won 10-6
     
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Furman University (3-3)
   Paladins   (Southern Conference * Coach: Jimmy Satterfield)

Furman            6
Marshall         48

Notes:

   Furman suffered its worst loss to a Southern Conference opponent
since 1969 (a 77-14 loss to Davidson) Saturday when it traveled to 
Huntington, West Virginia to take on the Thundering Herd of Marshall 
University.  And this one could have been worse, as Marshall missed
several scoring opportunities.
 
Next week:  Furman idle

Schedule and progress:
Sep  5 - Liberty            - won 31-13
Sep 12 - at North Carolina  - lost 0-28
Sep 19 - Presbyterian       - won 43-7
Sep 26 - Georgia Southern   - lost 0-21
Oct  3 - Virginia Military  - won 41-13
Oct 10 - at Marshall        - lost 6-48
Oct 17 - open
Oct 24 - at Appalachian St. - 1:30 pm  - lost 23-26 in 3 OTs
Oct 31 - at ETSU            - 2 pm     - won 52-23
Nov  7 - Western Carolina   - 1:40 pm  - won 42-14
Nov 14 - at UT-Chattanooga  - 1:30 pm  - won 24-21
Nov 21 - The Citadel        - 1:30 pm  - lost 6-10

Southern Conference standings:

                        conf   all
   CITADEL             3 0 0  6 0 0
   Marshall            2 0 0  4 1 0
   Western Carolina    1 0 0  3 2 0
   FURMAN              1 1 0  3 3 0
   Appalachian State   1 1 0  2 3 0
   East Tennessee St.  1 2 0  4 2 0
   UT-Chattanooga      0 1 0  2 3 0
   Virginia Military   0 4 0  1 5 0
     
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South Carolina State University (2-3)
   Bulldogs   (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference * Coach: Willie Jeffries)

South Carolina St.  31
Morgan State        14

Notes:

   The Bulldogs of South Carolina State broke a three-game losing streak
in its first home-game of the season with a victory over the Bears of Morgan 
State Saturday.  Junior Frankie Sanders of Blackville, SC rushed for 145
yards and two touchdowns in the win.
 
Next week:  Bethune-Cookman at South Carolina State

   Bethune-Cookman rolls into Orangeburg Saturday to take an intensified
SC State team.  B-C is coming off a 26-7 loss to Howard which featured
a six-minute bench-clearing brawl and five player ejections.

Schedule and progress:
Sep  5 - at Newberry         - won 42-17
Sep 12 - at Florida A&M      - lost 20-33
Sep 19 - Southern University - lost 18-19
Sep 26 - open
Oct  3 - Jackson State       - lost 3-41
Oct 10 - Morgan State        - won 31-14
Oct 17 - Bethune-Cookman     -         - lost 21-24 in OT
Oct 24 - NC Central          -         - did not play last year
Oct 31 - at Delaware State   -         - lost 14-19
Nov  7 - Howard              -         - won 10-6
Nov 14 - at Charleston So.   -         - won 12-0
Nov 21 - at NC A&T           -         - lost 21-49

MEAC standings:
                        conf   all
   Florida A&M         3 0 0  5 1 0
   Delaware State      1 0 0  4 1 0
   North Carolina A&T  1 1 0  5 1 0
   Howard University   1 1 0  4 2 0
   SOUTH CAROLINA ST.  1 1 0  2 3 0
   Morgan State        0 2 0  2 3 0
   Bethune-Cookman     0 2 0  0 5 0

                              Division II

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Wofford College (2-4)
   Terriers   (Independent * Coach: Mike Ayers)

Wofford           77
Lees-McRae         7  

Notes:

   Wofford needed a big victory to salvage something from its disappointing
season.  And it got one in a homecoming blowout of Lees-McRae.  "We did
a lot of things right today," stated Wofford Coach Mike Ayers.  In the 
process, Shawn Graves rushed for three touchdowns and set the NCAA 
Division II record for career touchdowns.  He is seven shy of the all-
division record of 79 held by Joe Dudek.

Next week:  Wofford at Newberry, 1 pm

   And he figures to get a few of those Saturday when the Terriers travel
to Newberry to take on the hapless Indians.  Newberry was idle this week,
and hopes to take advantage of a sputtering Wofford team.

Schedule and progress:
Sep  5 - at Elon            - lost 27-41
Sep 12 - at The Citadel     - lost 13-30
Set 19 - Lenoir-Rhyne       - lost 28-35
Sep 26 - at Catawba         - won 42-17
Oct  3 - Presbyterian       - lost 27-41
Oct 10 - Lees-McRae         - won 77-7
Oct 17 - at Newberry        - 1 pm     - won 49-6
Oct 24 - open
Oct 31 - Winston-Salem      - 7 pm     - won 42-35
Nov  7 - at VMI             - 1:30 pm  - did not play last year
Nov 14 - Bowie State        - 2 pm     - did not play last year 

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Newberry College (1-4)
   Indians (Independent * Coach: Mike Taylor)

Newberry idle

Next week:  Wofford at Newberry, 1 pm

Schedule and progress:
Sep  5 - SC State           - lost 17-42
Sep 12 - at Lenoir-Rhyne    - lost 11-26
Sep 19 - Gardner-Webb       - lost 16-65
Sep 26 - at Elon            - lost 10-42
Oct  3 - at Charleston So.  - won 28-12
Oct 10 - open
Oct 17 - Wofford            - 1 pm     - lost 6-49
Oct 24 - at Lees-McRae      - 1:30 pm  - won 41-19
Oct 31 - at Catawba         - 1:30 pm  - lost 7-33
Nov  7 - at The Citadel     - 2 pm     - did not play last year
Nov 14 - Fayetteville St.   - 1 pm     - did not play last year
Nov 21 - open               
Nov 26 - at Presbyterian    - 2 pm     - lost 17-32

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Presbyterian College (2-3) 
   Blue Hose  (South Atlantic Conference * Coach: John Perry)

Presbyterian       24
Catawba            28

Notes:

   The visiting team won for the sixth straight time in this "compelling
South Atlantic Conference series."  Catawba surged in the fourth quarter
for fourteen points, including a disputed touchdown dive on fourth-and-
goal with 1:29 left in the game.  It was a tough call, considering that
Catawba would have had an overtime period to work with had they tied, but
in retrospect, it was a very good call...the one by the coach, that is.
:-)
     
Next week:  Presbyterian at Elon, 2 pm

   The Blue Hose travel to Burlington, North Carolina Saturday to go 
against the class of the South Atlantic Conference, the Elon College
Fighting Christians.  Elon is having a great season, and is coming
off a 23-3 win over conference foe Mars Hill.  PC is having a better
year than most expected, but is still inconsistent.  The Blue Hose
will have to be at the top of their game to beat Elon.

Schedule and progress:
Sep  5 - at Fairmont        - lost 10-12
Sep 12 - open
Sep 19 - at Furman          - lost 7-43
Sep 26 - Lenoir-Rhyne       - won 14-8
Oct  3 - at Wofford         - won 41-27
Oct 10 - Catawba            - lost 24-28
Oct 17 - at Elon            - 2 pm     - lost 14-38
Oct 24 - at Mars Hill       - 2 pm     - won 35-30
Oct 31 - Wingate            - 3 pm     - lost 14-27
Nov  7 - Gardner-Webb       - 2 pm     - won 10-8
Nov 14 - at Carson-Newman   - 1 pm     - lost 20-48
Nov 26 - Newberry           - 2 pm     - won 32-17

                             Division III

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Charleston Southern University (2-4)
   Buccaneers  (Independent * Coach: David Dowd)

Charleston So.      0
East Tennessee St. 62

Notes:

   The Buccaneers from Goose Creek traveled to Johnson City, Tennessee
to give the East Tennessee State Buccaneers fans something to cheer
about at homecoming.  

Next week:  Charleston Southern at Alabama-Birmingham, 1:30 pm

Schedule and progress:
Sep  5 - Methodist          - won 20-19
Sep 12 - at Gardner-Webb    - lost 0-56
Sep 19 - Newport News       - lost 7-28
Sep 26 - Guilford           - won 37-13
Oct  3 - Newberry           - lost 12-28
Oct 10 - at ETSU            - lost 0-62
Oct 17 - at Alabama-Birm.   - 1:30 pm  - lost 19-33
Oct 24 - at Davidson        - 1:30 pm  - lost 17-33
Oct 31 - at The Citadel JV  - 1 pm     - lost 9-10
Nov  7 - open
Nov 14 - SC State           - 1:30 pm  - lost 0-12
 
Trevor Bauknight         trev@hubcap.clemson.edu    ...gatech!hubcap!trev
 
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