NAT VEAL Strong Safety 1976 / 1978 Hialeah, FL

Biography

An all-county linebacker at Miami Lakes, Veal saw time as a true freshman, backing up Jacyn Adamski at strong safety. He backed up senior Lance Garrett at that same position in 1977; one of his big plays that season was recovering a Wake Forest fumble at the Demon Deacon 12; the Gamecocks scored a touchdown immediately afterwards and went on to a 24-14 win. Veal took over as the starting strong safety in 1978 and once again a fumble recovery was one of the highlights of his season. Veal picked up a Georgia fumble at the Bulldog 32, setting up a George Rogers touchdown run in USC’s 27-10 upset of Georgia. He lives in Miami now.

Prior Schools
School	Location

Roster Listings
Year	Roster	Num	Pos	Ht	Wt	Yr	Gms	GS
1976	Program vs Wake Forest	27	DB	6-1	179	Fr
1976	Fall 1976	27	DB	6-1	179	Fr	0	0
1977	Georgia Tech, Clemson progams	27	DB	6-2	180	So	0	0
1977	Media Guide		DB	6-1	185	So
1978	Media Guide	27	SS	6-2	185	Jr	3	3
1978	Game Program vs. Duke	27	DB	6-2	185	Jr

Depth Chart Appearances
Description	Position	Rank
9/25/1976 vs. Georgia	Strong Safety	2nd String
1977 Media Guide	Strong Safety	2nd String
1978 Media Guide	Strong Safety	Starter
9/23/1978 vs. Duke	Strong Safety	Starter

Defense
Year	Solo	Ast	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	Int	PBU	QBH	FR	FF	BK	IP	CDS	RZS	IPP	YPT
1976	0	0	5	0.0	0.0		0	0	0	0	0
1977			37	3.0			1		1	1		10	5	0	19.7	5.24
1978	25	11	36	0.5	0.0	1	1	0		0		10	2	1	34.92	8.38
Tot	25	11	78	3.5	0.0	1	2	0	1	1	0	20	7	1	54.62

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
1978-09-23	Duke	Strong Safety
1978-10-07	Georgia Tech	Strong Safety
1978-10-21	Mississippi	Strong Safety

Scoring Plays
Date	Opponent	Qtr	Time	USC	Opp	Play

Defense - Tackles For Loss
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
1977	1977-10-29	N.C. State	2	6	NCS	35	Adams rush for loss of 2 (Nat Veal)
1978	1978-09-16	Kentucky	1	10	UKY	33	Deaton rush for loss of 1 (Nat Veal)

Defense - Passes Broken Up
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
1977	1977-09-17	Miami (Ohio)	1	10	MOH	23	Fortner pass for Hyde incomplete (Nat Veal)
1977	1977-10-08	Duke	1	10	DUK	19	Dunn pass for Patton incomplete (Nat Veal)
1977	1977-10-15	Mississippi	3	5	USC	41	Ellis pass for Q.Smith incomplete (Nat Veal)
1978	1978-09-30	Georgia	1	10	UGA	37	Jeff Pyburn pass for Russell incomplete (Nat Veal)

Defense - Interceptions
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
1978	1978-09-23	Duke	2	14	DUK	29	Dunn's pass intended for Lewis intercepted by Nat Veal returns 6 to D42

Defensive Plays
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
1977	1977-09-03	Appalachian State	3	8	APP	15	Hamilton rush for 5 (Nat Veal)
1977	1977-09-10	Georgia Tech	3	10	GAT	39	Moriarty, 7-yd pass from Hardie (Nat Veal)
1977	1977-09-17	Miami (Ohio)	3	13	MOH	48	Warth, 10-yd pass from Fortner (Mike Tisdale, Nat Veal)
1977	1977-09-17	Miami (Ohio)	1	3	USC	3	Holman rush for 2 (Nat Veal, Bill Janus)
1977	1977-09-17	Miami (Ohio)	2	10	MOH	34	Hyde rush for 2 (Nat Veal)
1977	1977-09-17	Miami (Ohio)	1	10	MOH	44	Fortner rush for 13 (Nat Veal, Mark Dantonio)
1977	1977-10-01	East Carolina	2	11	ECU	47	Kolanko, 13-yd pass from Green (Nat Veal)
1977	1977-10-08	Duke	2	10	DUK	19	Adessa, 10-yd pass from Dunn (Nat Veal)
1977	1977-10-15	Mississippi	1	10	USC	46	Gordon rush for 4 (Nat Veal)
1977	1977-10-15	Mississippi	3	6	UMS	24	Ellis rush for 12 (Nat Veal)
1977	1977-10-15	Mississippi	2	9	UMS	37	Williams rush for no gain (Roger Woolbright, Nat Veal)
1977	1977-10-15	Mississippi	3	24	UMS	32	Coleman rush for 6 (David Prezioso, Nat Veal)
1977	1977-10-22	North Carolina	2	10	UNC	35	Mel Collins rush for 7 (Steve Bernish, Nat Veal)
1978	1978-09-09	Furman	2	9	FUR	4	Stowers rush for 1 (Tim Singleton), fumble, forced by (Tim Singleton), recovered by (Nat Veal)
1978	1978-09-09	Furman	2	13	USC	43	Simmons, 17-yd pass from Henderson (Nat Veal)
1978	1978-09-16	Kentucky	1	10	UKY	20	Wilson, 13-yd pass from Deaton (Rick Sanford, Nat Veal)
1978	1978-09-16	Kentucky	2	7	UKY	16	Hill rush for 15 (Nat Veal)
1978	1978-09-16	Kentucky	2	25	UKY	16	Williams, 14-yd pass from Deaton (Nat Veal)
1978	1978-09-16	Kentucky	3	1	USC	44	Brooks rush for 3 (Nat Veal, Scott Wade)
1978	1978-09-16	Kentucky	2	10	UKY	45	Wilson, 12-yd pass from Deaton (Nat Veal)
1978	1978-09-16	Kentucky	3	10	UKY	36	Wilson, 16-yd pass from Deaton (Nat Veal)
1978	1978-09-23	Duke	1	9	USC	9	Mike Dunn keeps left for 1 (Nat Veal)
1978	1978-09-23	Duke	1	10	DUK	24	Greg Rhett around right for 15 (Nat Veal)
1978	1978-09-23	Duke	3	1	DUK	29	Ned Gonet up middle for 7 (Rick Sanford, Nat Veal, Scott Wade)
1978	1978-09-23	Duke	3	4	DUK	42	Rhett on pitch left for 7 (Robert Perlotte, Nat Veal)
1978	1978-09-23	Duke	2	19	DUK	24	Dunn around left end for 5 (Nat Veal)
1978	1978-09-23	Duke	3	8	DUK	31	Greg Rhett out of bounds right for 4 (Nat Veal)
1978	1978-09-23	Duke	1	10	DUK	35	Rhett up middle for 8 (Roger Woolbright, Nat Veal)
1978	1978-09-23	Duke	2	2	DUK	43	Mike Dunn around right end for 14 (Chuck Allen, Nat Veal)
1978	1978-09-23	Duke	0	0	USC	3	Duke attempts 2-pt conversion; Dunn stopped off right side; DUKE 16 USC 12
1978	1978-09-30	Georgia	3	6	UGA	34	Scott, 11-yd pass from Jeff Pyburn (Nat Veal)
1978	1978-09-30	Georgia	1	15	UGA	32	McClendon rush for 10, fumble, recovered by (Nat Veal)
1978	1978-09-30	Georgia	1	10	USC	48	Arnold, 9-yd pass from Buck Belue (Nat Veal)
1978	1978-09-30	Georgia	2	1	USC	39	Buck Belue rush for 13 (Nat Veal)
1978	1978-10-07	Georgia Tech	1	15	GAT	26	Eddie Lee Ivery, 8-yd pass from Mike Kelley (Nat Veal)
1978	1978-10-28	North Carolina	3	8	USC	47	Amos Lawrence rush for 4 (Scott Wade, Nat Veal)
1978	1978-10-28	North Carolina	3	6	UNC	31	Amos Lawrence rush for 15 (Nat Veal)
1978	1978-10-28	North Carolina	2	3	UNC	37	Amos Lawrence rush for 6 (Nat Veal)
1978	1978-10-28	North Carolina	1	10	USC	26	Amos Lawrence rush for 6 (Nat Veal)
1978	1978-11-18	Wake Forest	1	10	WFU	22	David Webber passes complete to Johnson on delay for 4 (Nat Veal)