ZION MCKINNEY
Wide Receiver
1976 / 1979
Pickens, SC
Prior Schools
SchoolLocation


Roster Listings
YearRosterNumPosHtWtYrGmsGS
1976 Program vs Wake Forest 41 FL 6-0 175 Fr
1976 Fall 1976 41 FL 6-0 175 Fr 2 2
1977 Georgia Tech, Clemson progams 41 FL 6-0 185 So 4 4
1977 Media Guide FL 6-0 190 So
1978 Media Guide 41 FL 6-0 190 Jr 4 4
1978 Game Program vs. Duke 41 FL 6-0 190 Jr
1979 Program vs Western Michigan 41 FL 6-0 200 Sr 4 4
9999 Gamecock Archives All-Time By # 41 WR 6-0 200 0 0
Depth Chart Appearances
DescriptionPositionRank
9/25/1976 vs. Georgia Flanker 2nd String
1977 Media Guide Flanker Starter
1977 Media Guide Kick Off Returns 2nd String
1978 Media Guide Flanker Starter
9/23/1978 vs. Duke Flanker Starter
10/27/1979 vs. Notre Dame Flanker Starter
10/27/1979 vs. Notre Dame Tight End 2nd String
Honors
AwardYear
1975 Shrine Bowl
1979 Steve Wadiak MVP
Passing
YearAttComPctYdsYPATDIntI%3D Att3D Conv%NEWSRtg
1976 1 0 0.0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00
1977 2 1 50.0 76 38.00 0 0 0.0 369.20
1978 1 0 0.0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.00
1979 2 0 0.0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00
Tot 6 1 16.7 76 12.67 0 0 0.0 0 123.07
Passing by Receiver
YearQBRec Throws Com% Yds 1D TD Success Rate
1976
Steve Swinehart 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.00
1977
Willie Scott 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.00
Phillip Logan 1 1 100.0 76 1 0 100.00
1978
Horace Smith 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.00
1979
Ben Cornett 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.00
Rushing
YearAttYdsAvgTD
1976 33 237 7.2 1
1977 13 110 8.5 0
1978 8 79 9.9 0
1979 7 11 1.6 0
Tot 61 437 7.2 1
Rushing from Play-by-Play
YearAttYdsAvg1DNeg RushNR%Stuff%10+ Yds10+ %20+ Yds3D Conv%TD
1978 9 73 8.1 2 2 55.56 33.3 2 22.2 2 50.0 0
Receiving
YearRecYdsAvgTDCom%1DCDTCD%BP%
1976 11 117 10.6 0
1977 15 178 11.9 1
1978 19 281 14.8 1
1979 23 387 16.8 4
Tot 68 963 14.2 6
Receiving by QB
YearQBRec Throws Com% Yds 1D TD Success Rate
1976
Ron Bass 9 18 50.0 102 7 0 44.44
Steve Swinehart 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.00
1977
Ron Bass 12 25 48.0 133 6 0 32.00
1978
Garry Harper 12 21 57.1 201 8 0 47.62
Skip Ramsey 2 3 66.7 29 2 0 66.67
1979
Garry Harper 23 41 56.1 386 19 3 51.22
Percy Reeves 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.00
Success Rate from Official Play-By-Play Stats
YearPass PlaysPass SRPass SPPRush PlaysRush SRRush SPPRecv PlaysRecv SRRecv SPPRecv FC%Tot SPPSPP/Play
1976 1 0.00 -1 27 59.30 35.01 19 42.1 8.37 11 42.38 0.9
1977 2 50.00 18 10 80.00 19.29 25 32 9.51 33 46.8 1.26
1978 1 0.00 -1 8 50.00 12.04 24 50 24.36 14 35.4 1.07
1979 2 0.00 -2 6 33.30 -1.25 42 50 65.53 9 62.28 1.25
Kickoff Returns
YearRetYdsAvgTD
1976 5 148 29.6 0
1977 1 17 17.0 0
Tot 6 165 27.5 0
Games Started
DateOpponentPosition
1976-10-23 Notre Dame Flanker
1976-11-13 Wake Forest Flanker
1977-09-10 Georgia Tech Flanker
1977-09-17 Miami (Ohio) Flanker
1977-09-24 Georgia Flanker
1977-10-01 East Carolina Flanker
1978-09-23 Duke Flanker
1978-10-07 Georgia Tech Flanker
1978-10-21 Mississippi Flanker
1978-11-25 Clemson Flanker
1979-09-15 Western Michigan Flanker
1979-09-22 Duke Flanker
1979-10-27 Notre Dame Flanker
1979-11-24 Clemson Flanker
Single Game Rushing Stats
SeasonGame DateOpponentAttYdsTD
1976 1976-09-04 Appalachian State 2 39 0
1976-09-11 Georgia Tech 3 26 0
1976-09-18 Duke 7 51 0
1976-10-02 Baylor 3 9 0
1976-10-16 Mississippi 6 41 0
1976-10-23 Notre Dame 4 23 0
1976-10-30 N.C. State 5 27 1
1976-11-13 Wake Forest 1 1 0
1976-11-20 Clemson 3 26 0
1977 1977-09-03 Appalachian State 5 48 0
1977-09-10 Georgia Tech 3 32 0
1977-09-17 Miami (Ohio) 2 17 0
1977-09-24 Georgia 2 7 0
1977-10-01 East Carolina 1 6 0
1978 1978-09-09 Furman 1 -2 0
1978-09-23 Duke 1 1 0
1978-10-07 Georgia Tech 3 0 0
1978-10-21 Mississippi 1 1 0
1978-11-18 Wake Forest 3 73 0
1979 1979-09-15 Western Michigan 2 13 0
1979-09-22 Duke 1 -1 0
1979-10-27 Notre Dame 1 3 0
1979-11-10 Florida State 1 -11 0
1979-11-24 Clemson 1 1 0
Single Game Passing Stats
SeasonGame DateOpponentAttComYdsTDInt
1976 1976-10-23 Notre Dame 1 0 0 0 0
1977 1977-09-17 Miami (Ohio) 1 1 76 0 0
1977-09-24 Georgia 1 0 0 0 0
1978 1978-11-25 Clemson 1 0 0 0 0
1979 1979-09-08 North Carolina 1 0 0 0 0
1979-10-06 Oklahoma State 1 0 0 0 0
Single Game Receiving Stats
SeasonGame DateOpponentRecYdsTD
1976 1976-09-11 Georgia Tech 1 14 0
1976-09-25 Georgia 3 27 0
1976-10-09 Virginia 2 18 0
1976-10-16 Mississippi 3 28 0
1976-11-20 Clemson 1 14 0
1977 1977-09-03 Appalachian State 3 60 0
1977-09-10 Georgia Tech 1 8 0
1977-09-17 Miami (Ohio) 2 23 0
1977-09-24 Georgia 7 81 1
1977-10-01 East Carolina 2 6 0
1978 1978-09-09 Furman 1 17 0
1978-09-16 Kentucky 3 25 0
1978-09-23 Duke 1 17 0
1978-09-30 Georgia 2 39 0
1978-10-14 Ohio 1 14 0
1978-10-21 Mississippi 4 38 0
1978-10-28 North Carolina 3 43 0
1978-11-04 N.C. State 2 64 0
1978-11-18 Wake Forest 2 24 1
1979 1979-09-08 North Carolina 1 12 0
1979-09-15 Western Michigan 1 20 0
1979-09-29 Georgia 2 29 0
1979-10-06 Oklahoma State 4 36 0
1979-10-20 Mississippi 1 17 0
1979-10-27 Notre Dame 1 62 1
1979-11-10 Florida State 1 35 0
1979-11-17 Wake Forest 4 63 2
1979-11-24 Clemson 2 26 0
1979-12-29 Missouri 6 87 0
Scoring Plays
DateOpponentQtrTimeUSCOppPlay
1976-10-30 N.C. State 4 27 7 Zion McKinney, 15-yd run (kick failed)
1977-09-24 Georgia 1 7 7 Zion McKinney, 20-yd pass from Ron Bass (Britt Parrish kick)
1978-10-21 Mississippi 4 00:09 18 17 Horace Smith, 80-yd pass from Garry Harper (Zion McKinney pass from Harper)
1978-10-28 North Carolina 4 08:18 22 24 Horace Smith, 49-yd pass from Skip Ramsey (Zion McKinney pass from Ramsey)
1978-11-18 Wake Forest 2 01:02 23 11 Zion McKinney, 14-yd pass from Garry Harper (kick failed)
1979-10-27 Notre Dame 3 7 3 Zion McKinney, 62-yd pass from Garry Harper (Eddie Leopard kick)
1979-11-17 Wake Forest 2 7 0 Zion McKinney, 12-yd pass from Garry Harper (Eddie Leopard kick)
1979-11-17 Wake Forest 3 14 6 Zion McKinney, 27-yd pass from Garry Harper (Eddie Leopard kick)
1979-12-29 Missouri 1 6 0 Zion McKinney, 20-yd pass from Garry Harper (run failed)
1979-12-29 Missouri 3 14 17 Garry Harper, 11-yd run (Zion McKinney pass from Garry Harper)
Receptions
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
1976 1976-09-11 Georgia Tech 3 3 USC 42 Zion McKinney, 14-yd pass from Ron Bass (Rhino)
1976 1976-09-25 Georgia 2 6 USC 43 Zion McKinney, 11-yd pass from Ron Bass, fumble, recovered by (UGA)
1976 1976-09-25 Georgia 2 11 UGA 21 Zion McKinney, 12-yd pass from Ron Bass
1976 1976-09-25 Georgia 3 9 USC 25 Zion McKinney, 12-yd pass from Ron Bass
1976 1976-10-09 Virginia 2 9 USC 41 Zion McKinney, 12-yd pass from Ron Bass (Brancati)
1976 1976-10-09 Virginia 1 10 USC 35 Zion McKinney, 6-yd pass from Ron Bass (Blount)
1976 1976-10-16 Mississippi 2 10 UMS 29 Zion McKinney, 4-yd pass from Ron Bass
1976 1976-10-16 Mississippi 3 6 UMS 25 Zion McKinney, 17-yd pass from Ron Bass (Nasif)
1976 1976-11-20 Clemson 3 11 USC 29 Zion McKinney, 14-yd pass from Ron Bass (O.J. Tyler)
1977 1977-09-03 Appalachian State 3 8 APP 33 Zion McKinney, 17-yd pass from Ron Bass (Showalter)
1977 1977-09-03 Appalachian State 2 10 USC 32 Zion McKinney, 41-yd pass from Ron Bass (Falden)
1977 1977-09-10 Georgia Tech 3 10 GAT 13 Zion McKinney, 8-yd pass from Ron Bass (Lowe)
1977 1977-09-24 Georgia 1 10 UGA 37 Zion McKinney, 13-yd pass from Ron Bass (Henderson)
1977 1977-09-24 Georgia 3 6 UGA 20 Zion McKinney, 20-yd pass from Ron Bass, touchdown
1977 1977-09-24 Georgia 2 8 USC 32 Zion McKinney, 4-yd pass from Ron Bass (Zambiasi)
1977 1977-09-24 Georgia 1 10 USC 40 Zion McKinney, 6-yd pass from Ron Bass (Swoopes)
1977 1977-09-24 Georgia 1 10 UGA 39 Zion McKinney, 19-yd pass from Ron Bass (Zambiasi)
1977 1977-09-24 Georgia 2 9 UGA 19 Zion McKinney, 9-yd pass from Ron Bass (Henderson)
1977 1977-09-24 Georgia 2 8 USC 22 Zion McKinney, 10-yd pass from Ron Bass (Zambiasi, Williams)
1977 1977-10-01 East Carolina 3 3 USC 19 Zion McKinney, 10-yd pass from Ron Bass (Randolph), fumble, recovered by McKinney
1977 1977-10-01 East Carolina 2 10 ECU 28 Zion McKinney loss of 4 on pass from Ron Bass (Holley)
1978 1978-09-09 Furman 2 9 USC 33 Zion McKinney, 17-yd pass from Garry Harper (Freeman, Ellis)
1978 1978-09-16 Kentucky 2 14 UKY 14 Zion McKinney, 6-yd pass from Garry Harper (Greg Motley)
1978 1978-09-16 Kentucky 1 10 USC 40 Zion McKinney, 13-yd pass from Garry Harper (Hayden)
1978 1978-09-16 Kentucky 2 18 USC 18 Zion McKinney, 6-yd pass from Garry Harper
1978 1978-09-23 Duke 2 10 DUK 45 Harper's pass complete to McKinney for 17 (Somers, Penn, Brooks)
1978 1978-09-30 Georgia 3 18 UGA 40 Zion McKinney, 18-yd pass from Garry Harper (Kelly)
1978 1978-09-30 Georgia 2 7 UGA 23 Zion McKinney, 21-yd pass from Garry Harper (Hipp)
1978 1978-10-28 North Carolina 1 10 USC 35 Zion McKinney, 14-yd pass from Garry Harper (Bobby Cale)
1978 1978-10-28 North Carolina 3 6 USC 27 Zion McKinney, 17-yd pass from Skip Ramsey (Bernie Menapace, Bobby Cale)
1978 1978-10-28 North Carolina 2 7 USC 43 Zion McKinney, 12-yd pass from Skip Ramsey (Bobby Cale)
1978 1978-11-04 N.C. State 3 7 USC 24 Zion McKinney, 13-yd pass from Garry Harper
1978 1978-11-04 N.C. State 4 10 USC 47 Zion McKinney, 52-yd pass from Garry Harper (Woodrow Wilson)
1978 1978-11-18 Wake Forest 3 9 WFU 13 Garry Harper throws complete to Zion McKinney on a down and out for 10 yds (Ervin)
1978 1978-11-18 Wake Forest 1 14 WFU 14 Garry Harper throws complete to Zion McKinney for a touchdown (USC 23, WFU 11)
1979 1979-09-08 North Carolina 1 10 USC 32 Zion McKinney, 12-yd pass from Garry Harper
1979 1979-09-15 Western Michigan 1 10 WMI 47 Zion McKinney, 20-yd pass from Garry Harper
1979 1979-09-29 Georgia 2 7 UGA 39 Zioni McKinney, 4-yd pass from Garry Harper
1979 1979-09-29 Georgia 3 5 USC 30 Zion McKinney, 24-yd pass from Garry Harper
1979 1979-10-06 Oklahoma State 3 6 USC 44 Zion McKinney, 13-yd pass from Garry Harper
1979 1979-10-06 Oklahoma State 1 10 USC 48 Zion McKinney, 11-yd pass from Garry Harper (Dixon)
1979 1979-10-06 Oklahoma State 1 25 USC 46 Zion McKinney, 5-yd pass from Garry Harper (Corker)
1979 1979-10-06 Oklahoma State 1 10 OKS 19 Zion McKinney, 7-yd pass from Garry Harper (Chandler)
1979 1979-10-20 Mississippi 1 10 UMS 19 Zion McKinney, 17-yd pass from Garry Harper (White)
1979 1979-10-27 Notre Dame 3 3 USC 38 Zion McKinney, 62-yd pass from Garry Harper, touchdown
1979 1979-11-10 Florida State 1 10 USC 44 Zion McKinney, 35-yd pass from Garry Harper
1979 1979-11-17 Wake Forest 2 8 WFU 43 Zion McKinney, 14-yd pass from Garry Harper (Owens)
1979 1979-11-17 Wake Forest 3 7 WFU 12 Zion McKinney, 12-yd pass from Garry Harper, touchdown; OG Steve Gettel injured
1979 1979-11-17 Wake Forest 3 6 WFU 31 Zion McKinney, 10-yd pass from Garry Harper (Crocker)
1979 1979-11-17 Wake Forest 2 20 WFU 27 Zion McKinney, 27-yd pass from Garry Harper, touchdown
1979 1979-11-24 Clemson 2 10 USC 45 Zion McKinney, 19-yd pass from Garry Harper
1979 1979-11-24 Clemson 3 2 CLM 28 Zion McKinney, 7-yd pass from Garry Harper (Eddie Geathers)
1979 1979-12-29 Missouri 3 7 USC 49 Zion McKinney, 9-yd pass from Garry Harper
1979 1979-12-29 Missouri 2 7 UMO 39 Zion McKinney, 7-yd pass from Garry Harper
1979 1979-12-29 Missouri 1 10 UMO 20 Zion McKinney. 20-yd pass from Garry Harper, touchdown
1979 1979-12-29 Missouri 1 10 UMO 33 Zion McKinney, 15-yd pass from Garry Harper + UM roughing the passer
1979 1979-12-29 Missouri 3 11 USC 47 Zion McKinney, 25-yd pass from Garry Harper (Johnnie Poe)
1979 1979-12-29 Missouri 1 10 UMO 38 Zion McKinney, 11-yd pass from Garry Harper (Steve Crapo)