From: trev@hubcap.clemson.edu (Trevor Bauknight)
Subject: Palmetto Football Tuesday #5 - September 29, 1992
Keywords: South Carolina Clemson Furman Citadel
Organization: Jes Grew Carriers -- Metaphysical Bunko Squad 
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Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 02:54:27 GMT

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             Palmetto Football Tuesday #5 - September 29, 1992

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State rundown:

Clemson 16 - Georgia Tech 20
South Carolina 9 - Kentucky 13
The Citadel 15 - Army 14
Furman 0 - Georgia Southern 21
Newberry 10 - Elon 42
Presbyterian 14 - Lenoir-Rhyne 8
Wofford 42 - Catawba 17
Charleston Southern 37 - Guilford 13
South Carolina State idle

                               The Week

   All things considered, this week was an improvement over the last
two here in South Carolina.  While Clemson and Furman turned in
miserable performances in big games, the Citadel continued to roll
and South Carolina showed marked improvement.  Except for Newberry,
whose situation was described this week as "savagely unique," the
state's smaller schools appear to have finally woken up.
   Anyway, this issue includes fourth-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.

Fourth week results:

                             Division I-A

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Clemson University (1-2, current ranking: AP #25, CNN #24)
   Tigers     (ACC * Coach: Ken Hatfield)

Clemson            16
Georgia Tech       20 

Notes:

   The Tigers fell to 1-2 overall and 0-2 in the ACC Saturday with a
terrible loss to Georgia Tech, painting a grim picture for the rest
of the season and virtually assuring that they will finish no better
than second or third in the conference.  It was the third loss in 
four seasons to Shawn Jones and Co.  Jones passed for 260 yards, 
including two 65-yard scoring drives.  The Yellow Jacket defense, so
thoroughly embarrassed by Virginia last week, sacked Clemson QB
Richard Moncrief three times and held him to 6/22 passing for 82
yards.  When Clemson was forced, with 1:25 left in the game, to 
abandon the running game they had firmly established during the 
second half, Moncrief was able to complete only one of five passes,
and was sacked on 4th and 11 on the final play of the game.

Team statistics:
                    Clemson            Georgia Tech
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first downs         19                 17
rushing-net yards   61-252             34-101
passing             6/22-82, 0 int     21/34-260, 0 int
sacks allowed       3                  3
total offense       83-334             68-361
  average gain      4.02               5.31
fumbles-lost        0-0                1-1
penalties-yards     4-35               5-34
posession           34:40              25:20

Next week:  UT-Chattanooga at Clemson, 1 pm.

   Clemson faces its annual Southern Conference foe Saturday at Death
Valley when the Moccasins come down from Chattanooga.  UT-C dropped
its game with Central Arkansas 24-17 Saturday, presumably looking
ahead to their matchup with the Tigers this week.

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     - 1 pm     - did not play last year
Oct 10 - at Virginia        - 1 pm     - tied 20-20
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      4 0 0  4 0 0
   Virginia           3 0 0  4 0 0
   NC State           2 1 0  4 1 0
   North Carolina     1 1 0  3 1 0
   Georgia Tech       1 1 0  2 1 0
   CLEMSON            0 2 0  1 2 0
   Wake Forest        0 2 0  1 2 0
   Duke               0 2 0  1 3 0
   Maryland           0 2 0  0 4 0
 
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University of South Carolina (0-4)
   Gamecocks  (SEC East * Coach: Sparky Woods)

South Carolina      9
Kentucky           13   

Notes:

   The Gamecocks continued to struggle close to the goal line in an
otherwise good performance at Kentucky's Commonwealth Stadium.  USC
has 2 TDs in its 12 visits inside the opponent's 20-yard line this 
season.  The 0-4 start is the worst for the Gamecocks since 1940,
in spite of its best defensive showings in some time.  In last 
week's game against East Carolina, USC threw some wrinkles into
its offense, such as playing WR Toby Cates as an option QB in 
close.  Cates, after performing well in that capacity, was injured
for this week's game.  Neither Wright Mitchell or Blake Williamson
performed exceptionally well at QB, but Williamson was awarded the
starting position in next week's game at Alabama.  Coach Woods is
feeling that going with a younger QB is his duty now for the future.
Meanwhile, in late-breaking news, Wright Mitchell has given up his
scholarship and has left the team in response to Woods' decision.
It remains to be seen whether this is good news or bad.

Team statistics:
                    South Carolina     Kentucky
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first downs         13                 17
rushing-net yards   39-166             55-133
passing             7/20-49, 2 int     7/17-70, 1 int
sacks allowed       3                  3
total offense       59-215             72-203
  average gain      3.64               2.82
fumbles-lost        2-0                5-2
penalties-yards     6-60               3-25
posession           27:25              32:35

Next week:  South Carolina at Alabama, 2 pm.

   USC continues its brutal schedule next week at Alabama.  This could
conceivably turn into a defensive struggle, and the Gamecocks hope 
they will be able to muster enough points to get past the Tide.  Bama
is not a good place to have to play this season, particularly for a
team that is having trouble taking advantage of scoring opportunities.
The Gamecocks don't figure to have many such opportunities this week,
but an improving defense could keep Alabama's sputtering offense 
somewhat under control.

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         - 2 pm     - did not play last year
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            2-0-0  4-0-0
 Georgia              2-1-0  3-1-0
 Kentucky             1-1-0  3-1-0
 Vanderbilt           1-1-0  2-1-0
 Florida              1-1-0  1-1-0
 SOUTH CAROLINA       0-3-0  0-4-0
West
 Alabama              2-0-0  4-0-0
 Auburn               1-1-0  3-1-0
 Arkansas             1-1-0  1-3-0
 Louisiana St.        1-1-0  1-3-0
 Ole Miss             1-2-0  2-2-0
 Mississippi St.      0-1-0  2-1-0

                             Division I-AA

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

The Citadel       15
Army              14

Notes:

   The Bulldogs knocked off their second Division I-A opponent of the
season, giving them their sixth win in the last seven games against
higher division opponents.  Backup QB C.J. Haynes, who came into the 
game when Jack Douglas aggravated an ankle injury in the third quarter,
kept the game-winning drive going by completing a 9-yard pass to
Cornell Caldwell on 4th and 5 at the Army 45.  Jeff Trinh kicked the
winning 37-yard FG with 2:47 left in the game.  Haynes was 7/7 for 
100 yards passing.  Citadel fullback Everette Sands finished the day
with 173 yards, contributing heavily to the team total of 298 yards
on the ground.

Next week:  The Citadel at Appalachian State, 1:30 pm.

   The Dawgs return to Southern Conference play this week when they 
visit Boone, NC and the Mountaineers.  Appalachian is coming off a 
38-14 victory over East Tennessee State.
 
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. - 1:30 pm  - won 17-10
Oct 10 - UT Chattanooga     - 7 pm     - lost 26-33
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 (2-2, current ranking: dropped out)
   Paladins   (Southern Conference * Coach: Jimmy Satterfield)

Furman              0
Georgia Southern   21 

Notes:

   Feeling at the half that they should have been up 14-0 didn't help
the Paladins when Georgia Southern ran the opening kick of the second
half back for a touchdown.  That set the tone for the rest of the game,
and the Paladins suffered its worst defeat at home in quite some time.
 
Next week:  Virginia Military at Furman, 1:30 pm

   Furman returns to Southern Conference action Saturday against VMI,
a team against whom the Paladins have had much success recently.  VMI
is coming off a 48-6 victory over West Virginia Tech.

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  - 1:30 pm  - won 46-28
Oct 10 - at Marshall        - 7 pm     - lost 35-38
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             1 0 0  4 0 0
   Marshall            1 0 0  3 0 0
   Appalachian State   1 0 0  1 2 0
   East Tennessee St.  1 2 0  2 2 0
   UT-Chattanooga      0 0 0  2 1 0
   Western Carolina    0 0 0  2 1 0
   FURMAN              0 0 0  2 2 0
   Virginia Military   0 2 0  1 3 0
     
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South Carolina State University (1-2)
   Bulldogs   (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference * Coach: Willie Jeffries)

South Carolina St. idle

Next week:  South Carolina State at Jackson State

   Entering the fifth week of the season, the SC State Bulldogs have yet
to play a game at home in Orangeburg.  They travel this week to the
almost-as-friendly confines of Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia to 
take on the Tigers of Jackson State in the annual Palmetto Classic.

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 @Cola -         - lost 6-17
Oct 10 - Morgan State        -         - won 21-0
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
   North Carolina A&T  1 0 0  4 0 0
   Florida A&M         1 0 0  3 1 0
   Delaware State      1 0 0  3 1 0
   Howard University   0 0 0  3 1 0
   SOUTH CAROLINA ST.  0 1 0  1 2 0
   Morgan State        0 1 0  1 2 0
   Bethune-Cookman     0 1 0  0 4 0

                              Division II

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Wofford College (1-3)
   Terriers   (Independent * Coach: Mike Ayers)

Wofford            42
Catawba            17 

Notes:

   Wofford returned to its old self Saturday in Salisbury, NC.  Their
fortunes followed those of Shawn Graves who rushed 19 times for 162 
yards and three touchdowns, including a 93 yard run, topping his 90
yarder in last week's loss to Lenoir-Rhyne.  Graves passed for another
touchdown, and became the NCAA's all-time record holder for TDs scored
by a quarterback (67) as well as Division II's record holder for rushing
TDs.  Salisbury police are investigating the theft of $3,900 in valuables
from the Terriers' locker room.
   
Next week:  Presbyterian at Wofford, 7 pm.

   If transitivity worked, Presbyterian could look forward to its
trip to Spartanburg Saturday.  The Blue Hose defeated the Bears of
Lenoir-Rhyne, ranked 7th nationally in NAIA and held them without
a touchdown in spite of allowing 391 yards of offense.  The Bears
defeated Wofford last week.  PCs defense will have its hands full 
again this week with Shawn Graves and the rest of the Terriers.

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       - 7 pm     - won 42-24
Oct 10 - Lees-McRae         - 2 pm     - did not play last year
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 (0-4)
   Indians (Independent * Coach: Mike Taylor)

Newberry           10
Elon               42

Notes:

   The Elon College Fighting Christians "ran the sweep, they ran the
fullback-belly and the counter trap, and that's it.  Maybe the option
a couple of times" (according to Newberry Coach Mike Taylor) and
managed to crush the hapless Indians in Burlington, NC.  Newberry
gave up 441 yards of offense in the loss.
 
Next week: Newberry at Charleston Southern, 1:30 pm.

   The Indians travel to Goose Creek Saturday to take on the Bucaneers
of Charleston Southern University.  The Bucs are coming off a big
victory over Guilford and will probably give the Indians fits, too.
 
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.  - 1:30 pm  - did not play last year
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 (1-2) 
   Blue Hose  (South Atlantic Conference * Coach: John Perry)

Presbyterian        14
Lenoir-Rhyne         8

Notes:

   The Blue Hose defense came through against the Bears from Lenoir-
Rhyne Saturday, holding them without a TD in spite of giving up 
almost 400 yards of offense.  The Hose were outgained nearly 3-1,
but managed to accomplish what L-R could not -- finding the endzone.
 
Next week:  Presbyterian at Wofford, 7 pm.

   The defense faces another test Saturday night in Spartanburg.
Wofford appears to have found the missing ingredients and PC
may have it coming to them.

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         - 7 pm     - lost 24-42
Oct 10 - Catawba            - 3 pm     - won 21-13
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 (2-2)
   Buccaneers  (Independent * Coach: David Dowd)

Charleston So.    37
Guilford          13

Notes:

   CSU backs Leroy Alexander and D'Angelo Dereef rushed for more than
100 yards each against 1-3 Guilford College to pull out a big win.
 
Next week:  Newberry at Charleston Southern, 1:30 pm.

   The Bucs entertain the struggling Newberry Indians this week in
Goose Creek, hoping to up their record to 3-2.  Newberry will not
have an easy time against anyone this season, but this inter-division
game may be a good matchup.
 
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           - 1:30 pm  - did not play last year
Oct 10 - at ETSU            - 2 pm     - did not play last year
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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