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TOM AMREIN
Running Back
1972 / 1975
Joppa, MD
Biography
Amrein played in the same high school backfield as fellow Gamecocks Jeff Grantz and Joey Swam. He was one of the standouts on the 1971 freshman team, then started four games at fullback as a sophomore. He caught touchdown passes of 31 and 10 yards from Dobby Grossman against Florida State that season. He also caught touchdown passes against N.C. State and Virginia Tech that year. He suffered a knee injury in fall camp in 1973 and missed the entire season. He came back as a reserve running back in 1974 and had a rushing touchdown against Duke. As a senior Amrein had a career high 68 yards rushing against Clemson and ran for a touchdown against Wake Forest and had a touchdown run in the Tangerine Bowl against Miami of Ohio. He lives in Maryland now.
Prior Schools
SchoolLocation
Bel Air Bel Air, MD


Roster Listings
YearRosterNumPosHtWtYrGmsGS
1972 1972 Media Guide 29 FB 6-0 184 So
1972 Program vs. Florida State 29 FB 6-0 183 So 5 5
1973 1973 Media Guide 29 HB 6-0 188 Jr
1974 1974 Media Guide 29 HB 6-0 193 Jr
1974 Program vs Georgia 29 HB 6-0 192 Jr
1974 Fall 1974 29 HB 6-0 192 Jr 0 0
1975 1975 Media Guide 35 RB 6-0 193 Sr
1975 Program vs Appalachian State 35 FB 6-0 188 Sr 0 0
Depth Chart Appearances
DescriptionPositionRank
1972 Media Guide Fullback 2nd String
1973 Media Guide Right Halfback Starter
1974 Media Guide Right Halfback Starter
9/28/1974 vs Georgia Right Halfback 2nd String
1975 Media Guide Fullback Co-Starter
Passing
YearAttComPctYdsYPATDIntI%3D Att3D Conv%NEWSRtg
1975 3 0 0.0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00
Tot
Passing by Receiver
YearQBRec Throws Com% Yds 1D TD Success Rate
1975
Phillip Logan 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.00
Randy Chastain 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.00
Rushing
YearAttYdsAvgTD
1972 34 119 3.5 0
1974 23 117 5.1 1
1975 69 336 4.9 2
Tot 126 572 4.5 3
Rushing from Play-by-Play
YearAttYdsAvg1DNeg RushNR%Stuff%10+ Yds10+ %20+ Yds3D Conv%TD
1974 21 100 4.8 8 1 47.62 14.3 4 19.0 0 50.0 1
1975 4 18 4.5 1 0 50.00 25.0 0 0.0 0 0
Receiving
YearRecYdsAvgTDCom%1DCDTCD%BP%
1972 8 114 14.3 4
1975 3 34 11.3 0
Tot 11 148 13.5 4
Receiving by QB
YearQBRec Throws Com% Yds 1D TD Success Rate
1972
Dobby Grossman 4 6 66.7 95 3 3 66.67
Jeff Grantz 2 2 100.0 14 1 1 100.00
Bill Troup 2 2 100.0 5 0 0 0.00
Jackie Young 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.00
1974
Jeff Grantz 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0.00
1975
Jeff Grantz 3 5 60.0 21 0 0 20.00
Success Rate from Official Play-By-Play Stats
YearPass PlaysPass SRPass SPPRush PlaysRush SRRush SPPRecv PlaysRecv SRRecv SPPRecv FC%Tot SPPSPP/Play
1972 33 24.20 -2.67 11 54.5 22.99 25 20.32 0.46
1974 23 52.20 35.21 2 0 -2 0 33.21 1.33
1975 3 0.00 -3 55 67.30 61.23 5 20 -2.07 67 56.16 0.89
Kickoff Returns
YearRetYdsAvgTD
1975 2 22 11.0 0
Tot 2 22 11.0 0
Games Started
DateOpponentPosition
1972-10-14 Appalachian State Fullback
1972-10-21 Miami (Ohio) Fullback
1972-11-04 Wake Forest Fullback
1972-11-18 Florida State Fullback
1972-11-25 Clemson Fullback
Single Game Rushing Stats
SeasonGame DateOpponentAttYdsTD
1972 1972-09-09 Virginia 2 4 0
1972-09-16 Georgia Tech 6 30 0
1972-09-23 Mississippi 2 8 0
1972-09-30 Memphis 3 14 0
1972-10-14 Appalachian State 2 10 0
1972-10-21 Miami (Ohio) 1 2 0
1972-10-28 N.C. State 3 12 0
1972-11-11 Virginia Tech 4 11 0
1972-11-18 Florida State 5 8 0
1972-11-25 Clemson 6 20 0
1974 1974-09-14 Georgia Tech 7 27 0
1974-09-21 Duke 8 39 1
1974-10-05 Houston 4 25 0
1974-10-12 Virginia Tech 4 26 0
1975 1975-09-13 Georgia Tech 6 21 0
1975-09-20 Duke 8 36 0
1975-09-27 Georgia 7 36 0
1975-10-04 Baylor 8 33 0
1975-10-11 Virginia 8 54 0
1975-10-18 Mississippi 1 6 0
1975-10-25 LSU 5 10 0
1975-11-01 N.C. State 1 3 0
1975-11-15 Wake Forest 11 60 1
1975-11-22 Clemson 12 68 0
1975-12-20 Miami (Ohio) 2 9 1
Single Game Passing Stats
SeasonGame DateOpponentAttComYdsTDInt
1975 1975-09-20 Duke 1 0 0 0 0
1975-11-08 Appalachian State 2 0 0 0 0
Single Game Receiving Stats
SeasonGame DateOpponentRecYdsTD
1972 1972-09-09 Virginia 1 2 0
1972-09-23 Mississippi 1 3 0
1972-10-28 N.C. State 2 54 1
1972-11-11 Virginia Tech 2 14 1
1972-11-18 Florida State 2 41 2
1975 1975-09-13 Georgia Tech 2 15 0
1975-12-20 Miami (Ohio) 1 19 0
Scoring Plays
DateOpponentQtrTimeUSCOppPlay
1972-10-28 N.C. State 3 24 21 Tom Amrein, 30-yd pass from Dobby Grossman (Tommy Bell kick)
1972-11-11 Virginia Tech 4 13 38 Tom Amrein, 10-yd pass from Jeff Grantz (pass failed)
1972-11-18 Florida State 2 7 14 Tom Amrein, 33-yd pass from Dobby Grossman (Tommy Bell kick)
1972-11-18 Florida State 2 14 14 Tom Amrein, 10-yd pass from Dobby Grossman (Tommy Bell kick)
1974-09-21 Duke 1 06:54 7 7 Tom Amrein, 3-yd run (Bobby Marino kick)
1975-11-15 Wake Forest 2 00:48 21 0 Tom Amrein, 2-yd run (Bobby Marino kick)
1975-12-20 Miami (Ohio) 1 0 7 Rob Carpenter, 5-yd run (Johnson kick)
Receptions
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
1972 1972-09-09 Virginia 2 16 USC 39 Tom Amrein, 2-yd pass from Bill Troup
1972 1972-09-23 Mississippi 1 10 USC 20 Tom Amrein, 3-yd pass from Bill Troup (Dill)
1972 1972-10-28 N.C. State 1 10 NCS 30 Tom Amrein, 30-yd pass from Dobby Grossman, touchdown
1972 1972-10-28 N.C. State 1 10 USC 26 Tom Amrein, 24-yd pass from Dobby Grossman (Mike Stultz)
1972 1972-11-11 Virginia Tech 2 10 VAT 10 Tom Amrein, 10-yd pass from Jeff Grantz, touchdown
1972 1972-11-11 Virginia Tech 3 1 VAT 5 Tom Amrein, 4-yd pass from Jeff Grantz
1972 1972-11-18 Florida State 4 5 FSU 31 Tom Amrein, 31-yd pass from Dobby Grossman, touchdown
1972 1972-11-18 Florida State 2 10 FSU 10 Tom Amrein, 10-yd pass from Dobby Grossman, touchdown
1975 1975-09-13 Georgia Tech 3 22 GAT 41 Tom Amrein, 7-yd pass from Jeff Grantz
1975 1975-09-13 Georgia Tech 3 6 GAT 42 Tom Amrein, 6-yd pass from Jeff Grantz
1975 1975-09-13 Georgia Tech 3 13 GAT 19 Tom Amrein, 8-yd pass from Jeff Grantz (Lucius Sanford)