JOHN SAUNDERS Fullback 1957 / 1959 Churchland, VA

Prior Schools
School	Location
Churchland	Churchland, VA

Roster Listings
Year	Roster	Num	Pos	Ht	Wt	Yr	Gms	GS
1957	Game Program vs. Texas	33	FB	6-1	210	So	0	0
1958	Fall 1958	33	FB	6-1	210	Jr	8	8
1959	Game Program vs NC State	33	FB	6-1	200	Sr	1	1

Depth Chart Appearances
Description	Position	Rank
1959 Pre-Season	Fullback	Starter

Honors
Award	Year
1958	ACC Blocking Trophy
1958	All-ACC
1958	Jacobs Blocking Trophy
1959	North-South Shrine Game

Rushing
Year	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
1957	35	146	4.2	1
1958	128	653	5.1	6
1959	27	104	3.9	0
Tot	190	903	4.8	7

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
1957				23	39.10	20.75	0				20.75	0.9
1958				94	55.30	71.31	0				71.31	0.76
1959				27	37.00	23.14	0				23.14	0.86

Games Started
Date	Opponent	Position
1958-09-20	Duke	Fullback
1958-10-04	Georgia	Fullback
1958-10-11	North Carolina	Fullback
1958-10-23	Clemson	Fullback
1958-11-01	Maryland	Fullback
1958-11-15	Virginia	Fullback
1958-11-22	N.C. State	Fullback
1958-11-27	Wake Forest	Fullback
1959-09-19	Duke	Fullback

Single Game Rushing Stats
Season	Game Date	Opponent	Att	Yds	TD
1957	1957-09-28	Wofford	7	29	0
1958	1958-09-20	Duke	10	44	0
	1958-10-04	Georgia	8	41	1
	1958-10-11	North Carolina	9	29	0
	1958-10-23	Clemson	19	69	1
	1958-11-01	Maryland	19	73	0
	1958-11-08	Furman	15	152	1
	1958-11-15	Virginia	11	116	1
	1958-11-27	Wake Forest	19	67	1
1959	1959-09-19	Duke	2	3	0
	1959-11-13	Miami (Fla.)	4	13	0
	1959-11-21	N.C. State	9	55	0
	1959-11-28	Wake Forest	12	33	0

Scoring Plays
Date	Opponent	Qtr	Time	USC	Opp	Play
1957-09-28	Wofford	4		20	0	John Saunders, 12-yd interception return (Heyward King kick failed)
1958-10-04	Georgia	2		16	0	John Saunders, 3-yd run (Alex Hawkins pass from King Dixon)
1958-10-23	Clemson			6	6	John Saunders, 1-yd run (pass failed)
1958-11-08	Furman	2		18	0	John Saunders, 10-yd run (run failed)
1958-11-15	Virginia	4		28	14	John Saunders, 26-yd run (pass incomplete)
1958-11-22	N.C. State	4		12	0	John Saunders, 3-yd run (run failed)
1958-11-27	Wake Forest	1		6	0	John Saunders, 2-yd run (pass failed)

Defense - Tackles For Loss
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
1957	1957-09-28	Wofford	1	10	WOF	36	Hall rush for loss of 1 (John Saunders)

Defense - Passes Broken Up
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
1959	1959-11-21	N.C. State	3	15	NCS	19	Roman Gabriel pass for George Vollmer incomplete (John Saunders)

Defense - Interceptions
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
1957	1957-09-28	Wofford	2	15	WOF	3	Pass for Richardson intercepted by John Saunders, returned for TD
1958	1958-11-27	Wake Forest	3	12	USC	47	Norm Snead pass intercepted by John Saunders at SC 38, returned 9 yards

Defensive Plays
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
1957	1957-10-12	Furman	3	4	USC	4	Weir rush for 1 (Dwight Keith, John Saunders)
1957	1957-10-12	Furman	1	10	FUR	20	Siminski, 3-yd pass from Baker (John Saunders)
1957	1957-11-09	North Carolina	3	12	UNC	38	Marquette rush for 4 (John Saunders)
1958	1958-11-22	N.C. State	2	7	NCS	36	Harrell rush for 9 (John Saunders, Harvey Shiflet)
1958	1958-11-22	N.C. State	3	5	USC	12	Trowbridge rush for 2 (Corky Gaines, John Saunders)
1958	1958-11-22	N.C. State	1	10	NCS	46	Nelson rush for 18 (John Saunders)
1958	1958-11-27	Wake Forest	1	10	WFU	24	Ledford rush for 5 (John Saunders)
1958	1958-11-27	Wake Forest	1	5	USC	49	MacLean rush for 1 (John Saunders)
1958	1958-11-27	Wake Forest	3	3	USC	47	Ledford rush for 3 (Jerry Frye, John Saunders)
1958	1958-11-27	Wake Forest	3	9	USC	43	Bell, 13-yd pass from Carpenter (John Saunders, Jake Bodkin)
1958	1958-11-27	Wake Forest	1	15	USC	22	Manning, 5-yd pass from Carpenter (John Saunders)