JAMES ATWELL Quarterback 1946 / 1947 Spartanburg, SC

Biography

Atwell was a player in the 1940 Shrine Bowl before enrolling at Presbyterian College. After serving as an Army Paratrooper during World War II (including fighting at the Battle of the Bulge) he transferred to USC in 1946. He was a reserve in 1946 but did throw a touchdown pass to Earl Dunham in the win over The Citadel that season. Atwell was the primary quarterback in 1947 and a had two-yard touchdown in the 21-19 victory over Clemson. Atwell was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in 1947. He was responsible for convincing All-ACC fullback John Saunders to go to USC rather than North Carolina coming out of high school in Virginia. He lived in Portsmouth, Virginia and Tarboro, N.C. before passing away in 2002.

Prior Schools
School	Location

Roster Listings
Year	Roster	Num	Pos	Ht	Wt	Yr	Gms	GS
1946	Game Program vs. Wake Forest	48	B	6-2	190	Jr	0	0
1947	Fill 1947						7	7

Depth Chart Appearances
Description	Position	Rank

Passing
Year	Att	Com	Pct	Yds	YPA	TD	Int	I%	3D Att	3D Conv%	NEWS	Rtg
1947	38	16	42.1	218	5.74
Tot

Rushing
Year	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
1947		36
Tot		36

Games Started
Date	Opponent	Position
1947-09-20	Newberry	Quarterback
1947-09-27	Maryland	Quarterback
1947-10-23	Clemson	Quarterback
1947-10-31	Miami (Fla.)	Quarterback
1947-11-07	Citadel	Quarterback
1947-11-15	Duke	Quarterback
1947-11-27	Wake Forest	Quarterback

Single Game Rushing Stats
Season	Game Date	Opponent	Att	Yds	TD
1947	1947-10-31	Miami (Fla.)	3	2	0

Single Game Passing Stats
Season	Game Date	Opponent	Att	Com	Yds	TD	Int
1947	1947-11-07	Citadel	2	2	32	0	0

Scoring Plays
Date	Opponent	Qtr	Time	USC	Opp	Play
1946-11-01	Citadel	3		19	7	Earl Dunham pass from James Atwell (kick failed)
1947-10-23	Clemson	2		14	6	James Atwell, 2-yd run (Pete Lane kick)