Player Detail

BEN GARNTO
Running Back
1965 / 1967
Columbus, GA

Prior Schools
School	Location

Roster Listings
Year	Roster	Num	Pos	Ht	Wt	Yr	Gms	GS
1964	1964 Freshman Football		QB			Fr
1965	1965 Media Guide	11	QB	5-11	193	So	3	3
1966	Fall 1966	11	WB	5-10	188	Jr	10	10
1966	1966 Media Guide	11	WB	5-10	194	Jr
1967	1967 Media Guide	11	HB	5-10	195	Sr
1967	Game Program vs. Maryland	11	HB	5-10	199	Sr	6	6

Depth Chart Appearances
Description	Position	Rank
1965 Media Guide	Quarterback	2nd String
1966 Media Guide	Wingback	Starter
1967 Media Guide	Right Halfback	Starter

Honors
Award	Year
1966	Steve Wadiak MVP
1967	East-West Shrine Game
1968	Hula Bowl

Passing
Year	Att	Com	Pct	Yds	YPA	TD	Int	I%	3D Att	3D Conv%	NEWS	Rtg
1965	3	1	33.3	22	7.33	0	0	0.0				94.93
1966	15	8	53.3	93	6.20	2	2	13.3				105.59
1967	8	3	37.5	32	4.00	0	0	0.0				71.10
Tot

Passing by Receiver
Year	QB	Rec	Throws	Com%	Yds	1D	TD	Success Rate
1965
	Curtis (Cooter) Williams	1	1	100.0	22	1	0	100.00
	John Breeden	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0.00
1966
	Benny Galloway	5	6	83.3	62	3	0	66.67
	Jimmy Killen	2	4	50.0	23	0	0	25.00
1967
	Fred Zeigler	0	2	0.0	0	0	0	0.00
	Rudy Holloman	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0.00
	Curtis (Cooter) Williams	1	1	100.0	15	1	0	100.00
	Mike Fair	1	1	100.0	10	1	0	100.00

Rushing
Year	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
1965	90	437	4.9	1
1966	99	440	4.4	1
1967	88	274	3.1	2
Tot	277	1151	4.2	4

Receiving
Year	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Com%	1D	CDT	CD%	BP%
1965	16	156	9.8	0
1966	19	243	12.8	2
1967	8	70	8.8	1
Tot	43	469	10.9	3

Receiving by QB
Year	QB	Rec	Throws	Com%	Yds	1D	TD	Success Rate
1965
	Mike Fair	13	17	76.5	147	9	0	58.82
1966
	Mike Fair	10	18	55.6	157	6	1	44.44
	Ted Wingard	6	7	85.7	63	2	1	42.86
	John Marcotsis	2	4	50.0	16	1	0	25.00
1967
	Mike Fair	9	20	45.0	64	3	1	30.00

Success Rate from Official Play-By-Play Stats
Year	Pass Plays	Pass SR	Pass SPP	Rush Plays	Rush SR	Rush SPP	Recv Plays	Recv SR	Recv SPP	Recv FC%	Tot SPP	SPP/Play
1965	3	33.30	0.62	82	41.50	55.06	17	58.8	25.26	23	80.94	0.79
1966	15	40.00	5.33	97	51.50	119.75	29	41.4	56.51	33	181.59	1.29
1967	8	37.50	1.91	85	44.70	16.86	20	30	4.91	33	23.68	0.21

Kickoff Returns
Year	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
1966	1	19	19.0	0
1967	3	63	21.0	0
Tot	4	82	20.5	0

Punt Returns
Year	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
1967	1	3	3.0	0
Tot	1	3	3.0	0

Games Started
Date	Opponent	Position
1965-09-18	Citadel	Tailback
1965-10-02	N.C. State	Tailback
1965-11-20	Clemson	Tailback
1966-09-17	LSU	Wingback
1966-09-24	Memphis	Wingback
1966-10-01	Georgia	Wingback
1966-10-08	N.C. State	Halfback
1966-10-15	Wake Forest	Wingback
1966-10-22	Tennessee	Right Halfback
1966-10-29	Maryland	Quarterback
1966-11-05	Florida State	Wingback
1966-11-12	Alabama	Tailback
1966-11-26	Clemson	Wingback
1967-09-23	North Carolina	Left Halfback
1967-10-07	Georgia	Left Halfback
1967-10-21	Virginia	Left Halfback
1967-10-28	Maryland	Left Halfback
1967-11-18	Alabama	Left Halfback
1967-11-25	Clemson	Left Halfback

Single Game Rushing Stats
Season	Game Date	Opponent	Att	Yds	TD
1965	1965-09-18	Citadel	5	24	0
	1965-09-25	Duke	1	7	0
	1965-10-02	N.C. State	5	91	1
	1965-10-09	Tennessee	11	40	0
	1965-10-16	Wake Forest	9	104	0
	1965-10-23	LSU	10	32	0
	1965-10-30	Maryland	10	37	0
	1965-11-06	Virginia	14	57	0
	1965-11-13	Alabama	13	45	0
	1965-11-20	Clemson	12	0	0
1966	1966-09-17	LSU	3	51	0
	1966-09-24	Memphis	4	15	0
	1966-10-01	Georgia	9	35	0
	1966-10-08	N.C. State	3	5	0
	1966-10-15	Wake Forest	7	3	0
	1966-10-22	Tennessee	13	55	0
	1966-10-29	Maryland	13	60	0
	1966-11-05	Florida State	18	91	1
	1966-11-12	Alabama	15	43	0
	1966-11-26	Clemson	14	82	0
1967	1967-09-16	Iowa State	6	29	0
	1967-09-23	North Carolina	7	20	1
	1967-09-30	Duke	14	32	0
	1967-10-07	Georgia	7	6	0
	1967-10-14	Florida State	8	48	0
	1967-10-21	Virginia	11	41	0
	1967-10-28	Maryland	16	60	0
	1967-11-04	Wake Forest	7	7	1
	1967-11-18	Alabama	7	20	0
	1967-11-25	Clemson	5	11	0

Single Game Passing Stats
Season	Game Date	Opponent	Att	Com	Yds	TD	Int
1965	1965-10-02	N.C. State	1	0	0	0	0
	1965-11-06	Virginia	1	1	22	0	0
1966	1966-10-08	N.C. State	1	1	10	1	0
	1966-10-15	Wake Forest	1	0	0	0	0
	1966-10-22	Tennessee	1	1	8	1	0
	1966-10-29	Maryland	4	1	4	0	1
	1966-11-05	Florida State	5	4	53	0	1
	1966-11-12	Alabama	3	1	13	0	0
1967	1967-09-16	Iowa State	1	1	7	0	0
	1967-10-14	Florida State	4	2	25	0	0
	1967-10-28	Maryland	1	0	0	0	0
	1967-11-18	Alabama	2	0	0	0	0

Single Game Receiving Stats
Season	Game Date	Opponent	Rec	Yds	TD
1965	1965-10-02	N.C. State	1	10	0
	1965-10-16	Wake Forest	2	3	0
	1965-10-23	LSU	4	28	0
	1965-10-30	Maryland	4	72	0
	1965-11-13	Alabama	5	43	0
1966	1966-09-17	LSU	3	51	0
	1966-09-24	Memphis	3	26	1
	1966-10-01	Georgia	2	23	0
	1966-10-08	N.C. State	1	7	0
	1966-10-15	Wake Forest	4	76	1
	1966-10-22	Tennessee	1	13	0
	1966-11-05	Florida State	2	16	0
	1966-11-12	Alabama	2	19	0
	1966-11-26	Clemson	1	25	0
1967	1967-09-23	North Carolina	1	13	0
	1967-09-30	Duke	1	1	0
	1967-10-07	Georgia	1	6	0
	1967-10-14	Florida State	2	27	0
	1967-10-21	Virginia	1	13	1
	1967-10-28	Maryland	1	6	0
	1967-11-18	Alabama	1	2	0

Scoring Plays
Date	Opponent	Qtr	Time	USC	Opp	Play
1965-10-02	N.C. State	3		10	0	Ben Garnto, 74-yard run
1965-10-02	N.C. State	3		10	0	Ben Garnto, 74-yd run
1966-09-24	Memphis	2		7	7	Ben Garnto, 3-yd pass from Ted Wingard (Jimmy Poole kick)
1966-10-08	N.C. State	1		7	0	Jimmy Killen, 10-yd pass from Ben Garnto (Jimmy Poole kick)
1966-10-15	Wake Forest	4		6	10	Ben Garnto, 34-yd pass from Mike Fair (pass failed)
1966-10-22	Tennessee	2		11	0	Johnny Gregory, 8-yd pass from Ben Garnto (Mike Fair run)
1966-11-05	Florida State	2		10	6	Ben Garnto, 1-yard run (Jimmy Poole kick)
1967-09-23	North Carolina	3		16	7	Ben Garnto, 1-yd run (Jimmy Poole kick)
1967-10-21	Virginia	3		15	17	Ben Garnto, 13-yd pass from Mike Fair (Garnto pass from Fair)
1967-11-04	Wake Forest	2		14	14	Ben Garnto, 1-yd run (Jimmy Poole kick)

Receptions
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
1965	1965-10-02	N.C. State	2	24	USC	19	Ben Garnto, 10-yd pass from Mike Fair
1965	1965-10-23	LSU	2	5	LSU	42	Ben Garnto, 10-yd pass from Mike Fair (Joseph)
1965	1965-10-23	LSU	1	10	USC	32	Ben Garnto, 6-yd pass from Mike Fair
1965	1965-10-23	LSU	2	9	LSU	40	Ben Garnto, 10-yd pass from Mike Fair
1965	1965-10-30	Maryland	1	10	USC	35	Ben Garnto, 21-yd pass from Mike Fair
1965	1965-10-30	Maryland	2	13	UMD	47	Ben Garnto, 16-yd pass from Mike Fair
1965	1965-10-30	Maryland	1	10	UMD	43	Ben Garnto, 17-yd pass from Mike Fair
1965	1965-10-30	Maryland	1	10	USC	22	Ben Garnto, 16-yd pass from Mike Fair
1965	1965-11-13	Alabama	1	10	USC	36	Ben Garnto, 11-yd pass from Mike Fair (Somerville)
1965	1965-11-13	Alabama	1	10	ALA	36	Ben Garnto loses 1 on pass from Mike Fair (Chatwood)
1965	1965-11-13	Alabama	2	10	USC	20	Ben Garnto, 11-yd pass from Mike Fair (Sherrill)
1965	1965-11-13	Alabama	1	10	USC	31	Ben Garnto, 24-yd pass from Mike Fair
1965	1965-11-13	Alabama	1	10	ALA	35	Ben Garnto loses 4 on pass from Mike Fair (Sherrill)
1966	1966-09-17	LSU	1	10	USC	24	Ben Garnto, 16-yd pass from Mike Fair
1966	1966-09-17	LSU	2	12	USC	46	Ben Garnto, 19-yd pass from Mike Fair, fumble, recovered by (Grezaffi)
1966	1966-09-17	LSU	3	7	USC	28	Ben Garnto, 3-yd pass from Mike Fair
1966	1966-09-24	Memphis	2	10	USC	45	Ben Garnto, 8-yd pass from Mike Fair
1966	1966-09-24	Memphis	1	3	MEM	3	Ben Garnto, 3-yd pass from Ted Wingard, touchdown
1966	1966-09-24	Memphis	3	19	USC	45	Ben Garnto, 15-yd pass from Ted Wingard
1966	1966-10-01	Georgia	3	14	USC	43	Ben Garnto, 13-yd pass from Ted Wingard
1966	1966-10-01	Georgia	1	10	USC	35	Ben Garnto, 10-yd pass from Mike Fair
1966	1966-10-15	Wake Forest	1	10	USC	28	Ben Garnto, 13-yd pass from Mike Fair
1966	1966-10-15	Wake Forest	3	10	WFU	47	Ben Garnto, 4-yd pass from Mike Fair
1966	1966-10-15	Wake Forest	1	10	WFU	34	Ben Garnto, 34-yd pass from Mike Fair, touchdown
1966	1966-10-15	Wake Forest	1	10	USC	45	Ben Garnto, 25-yd pass from Mike Fair
1966	1966-10-22	Tennessee	3	12	UTN	43	Ben Garnto, 13-yd pass from Ted Wingard (Murphy, Young)
1966	1966-11-05	Florida State	2	1	FSU	34	Ben Garnto, 19-yd pass from John Marcotsis
1966	1966-11-05	Florida State	3	18	USC	26	Ben Garnto loss of 3 on pass from John Marcotsis
1966	1966-11-12	Alabama	1	10	USC	22	Ben Garnto, 16-yd pass from Ted Wingard (Johns)
1966	1966-11-12	Alabama	3	7	USC	37	Ben Garnto, 3-yd pass from Ted Wingard (Hall, Thompson)
1966	1966-11-26	Clemson	2	14	CLM	43	Ben Garnto, 25-yd pass from Mike Fair (Craig)
1967	1967-09-23	North Carolina	1	10	UNC	28	Ben Garnto, 13-yd pass from Mike Fair
1967	1967-09-30	Duke	2	9	USC	33	Ben Garnto, 1-yd pass from Mike Fair
1967	1967-10-07	Georgia	1	10	USC	32	Ben Garnto, 6-yd pass from Mike Fair
1967	1967-10-14	Florida State	1	10	FSU	40	Ben Garnto, 21-yd pass from Mike Fair
1967	1967-10-14	Florida State	1	10	FSU	46	Ben Garnto, 6-yd pass from Mike Fair
1967	1967-10-21	Virginia	4	2	UVA	13	Ben Garnto, 13-yd pass from Mike Fair, touchdown
1967	1967-10-28	Maryland	1	10	USC	48	Ben Garnto, 6-yd pass from Mike Fair
1967	1967-10-28	Maryland	2	6	USC	48	Ben Garnto, loss of 4 on pass from Mike Fair
1967	1967-11-18	Alabama	3	6	ALA	49	Ben Garnto, 2-yd pass from Mike Fair (Bob Childs, Bobby Johns)