PAT TURNER Free Safety 1985 / 1989 Canton, GA

Biography

Turner was an honorable mention All-State quarterback his senior season at Cherokee, where he often teamed up with future Gamecock WR Vic McConnell. He redshirted his freshman season, then competed in the spring of ’86 with classmate Todd Ellis for the starting quarterback job. Turner broke his collarbone in the spring game and had some problems with his shoulder in fall camp in ’86, but saw some playing time in relief of Ellis, with his most work coming in a win over East Carolina. He threw touchdown passes against the Pirates (39 yards to Hardin Brown) and Wake Forest (43 yards to Sterling Sharpe) while showing some good running ability as well. Turner decided to transfer to Georgia Tech after that season, but then changed his mind after one spring practice. Unfortunately that one spring practice meant he had to sit out the 1987 season. When Turner returned to the field in 1988 he was a free safety. He spent most of the season backing up all-star senior Ron Rabune, but did get a start against N.C. State. Turner moved to outside linebacker in 1989 when Sparky Woods took over and was contributing on defense, including a big fumble recovery at the N.C. State three yard line and an interception against Western Carolina. Todd Ellis’ injury against the Wolfpack though suddenly shifted Turner back to his old position, and he saw playing time at quarterback against North Carolina, Clemson and Florida State, with his longest completion being a 14-yarder to Skeets Thomas against the Tigers.

Prior Schools
School	Location
Cherokee	Canton, GA

Roster Listings
Year	Roster	Num	Pos	Ht	Wt	Yr	Gms	GS
1985	Media Guide	12	QB	6-2	190	Fr
1985	Program vs Michigan	12	QB	6-2	190	Fr	0	0
1986	Spring 1986	12	QB	6-2	190	RFr
1986	Spring Game 1986	12	QB	6-2	190	RFr
1986	Media Guide	12	QB	6-3	195	RFr
1986	Game Program vs NC State	12	QB	6-3	195	RFr	0	0
1987	Program vs NC State	12	QB	6-3	195	So	0	0
1988	Spring 1988	12	QB	6-3	200	Jr
1988	Program vs North Carolina, other additions	12	DB/QB	6-3	203	Jr	1	1
1989	Lindy's 1989 Annual	12	LB	6-3	203	Sr
1989	Program vs Duke	12	OLB	6-3	218	Sr	0	0

Depth Chart Appearances
Description	Position	Rank
Pre-Spring 1986 (Media Guide)	Quarterback	2nd String
1986 Media Guide	Quarterback	2nd String
11/1/1986 vs NC State	Quarterback	2nd String
Georgia Tech game 10/15/88	Free Safety	2nd String

Passing
Year	Att	Com	Pct	Yds	YPA	TD	Int	I%	3D Att	3D Conv%	NEWS	Rtg
1986	14	10	71.4	152	10.86	2	1	7.1				162.96
1989	7	3	42.9	23	3.29	0	1	14.3	3	33.3	-1.14	70.17
Tot	21	13	61.9	175	8.33	2	2	9.5	6	33.3		132.03

Passing by Receiver
Year	QB	Rec	Throws	Com%	Yds	1D	TD	Success Rate
1989
	David Pitchko	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0.00
	Skeets Thomas	1	1	100.0	14	1	0	100.00
	Ken Watson	1	1	100.0	5	0	0	0.00
	George Rush	1	1	100.0	4	0	0	100.00
	Keith Bing	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0.00

Rushing
Year	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
1986	11	59	5.4	0
1989	5	-7	-1.4	0
Tot	16	52	3.3	0

Rushing from Play-by-Play
Year	Att	Yds	Avg	1D	Neg Rush	NR%	Stuff%	10+ Yds	10+ %	20+ Yds	3D Conv%	TD
1989	4	5	1.3	1	2	75.00	50.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0

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
1989	7	28.60	3.83	5	20.00	-3.44	0				0.39	0.03

Defense
Year	Solo	Ast	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	Int	PBU	QBH	FR	FF	BK	IP	CDS	RZS	IPP	YPT
1988	11	5	16	1.0	0.0		0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3.94	17.83
1989	8	5	13	1.0	0.0	1	1	0	3	0	0	4	3	0	13.67	7
Tot	19	10	29	2.0	0.0	1	1	0	3	1	0	5	3	0	17.61

IP - Impact Plays; CDS - Conversion Down Stops (3rd & 4th Down); RZS - Red Zone Stops; IPP - Impact Play Points; YPT - Yards Per Tackle

Games Started
Date	Opponent	Position
1988-10-29	N.C. State	Free Safety

Single Game Rushing Stats
Season	Game Date	Opponent	Att	Yds	TD
1986	1986-09-13	Western Carolina	1	4	0
	1986-10-25	East Carolina	6	29	0
	1986-11-15	Wake Forest	4	26	0
1989	1989-11-04	Florida State	1	5	0
	1989-11-11	North Carolina	1	5	0
	1989-11-18	Clemson	3	-17	0

Single Game Passing Stats
Season	Game Date	Opponent	Att	Com	Yds	TD	Int
1986	1986-10-25	East Carolina	5	4	72	1	0
	1986-11-08	Florida State	1	1	20	0	0
	1986-11-15	Wake Forest	8	5	60	1	1
1989	1989-11-04	Florida State	4	2	9	0	0
	1989-11-18	Clemson	3	1	14	0	1

Scoring Plays
Date	Opponent	Qtr	Time	USC	Opp	Play
1986-10-25	East Carolina	4	10:27	38	3	Hardin Brown, 39-yd pass from Pat Turner (Scott Hagler kick)
1986-11-15	Wake Forest	3	11:52	45	7	Sterling Sharpe, 43-yd pass from Pat Turner (Scott Hagler kick)

Defense - Passes Broken Up
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
1989	1989-10-28	N.C. State	3	3	USC	43	Shane Montgomery pass for Jackson incomplete (Pat Turner)

Defense - Interceptions
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
1989	1989-10-21	Western Carolina	3	3	WCU	44	Todd Cottrell's pass deflected by Robert Gibson, intercepted by Pat Turner

Defensive Plays
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
1988	1988-09-24	Georgia	2	12	UGA	46	Broom, 3-yd pass from Greg Talley (Matt McKernan, Pat Turner)
1988	1988-10-15	Georgia Tech	2	6	GAT	38	Jerry Mays rush for 8 (Pat Turner)
1988	1988-10-29	N.C. State	1	10	NCS	39	Naz Worthen, 8-yd pass from Shane Montgomery (Pat Turner)
1988	1988-10-29	N.C. State	3	2	NCS	10	Naz Worthen, 10-yd pass from Shane Montgomery (Pat Turner)
1988	1988-11-05	Florida State	1	10	FSU	32	Bruce LaSane, 53-yd pass from Casey Weldon (Pat Turner)
1988	1988-11-05	Florida State	2	10	FSU	44	Lawrence Dawsey rush for 25 on reverse (Pat Turner)
1989	1989-09-02	Duke	2	1	DUK	23	Jones up the middle for 20 (Pat Turner)
1989	1989-09-16	West Virginia	3	9	USC	24	Major Harris scrambles for 8 (Pat Turner)
1989	1989-10-07	East Carolina	2	8	ECU	18	Van Buren, 13-yd pass from Jeff Blake (Pat Turner)
1989	1989-10-28	N.C. State	2	10	NCS	2	Aubrey Shaw rush for 1, fumble, recovered by (Pat Turner)