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KEN WATSON
Fullback
1986 / 1990
Titusville, FL
Biography
Watson played in the Georgia-Florida All-Star Game in 1986 before redshirting with the Gamecocks that season. He was a standout in baseball and football at Astronaut where he played with fellow Gamecock Bobby Brown. Watson picked USC over Austin Peay and East Tennessee State and was honorable mention all-state as a senior. He saw his first playing time in 1987, earning rushing attempts in three games (Wake, N.C. State and Virginia Tech). He scored his lone TD on a pass from Todd Ellis in a 31-10 win over North Carolina in 1988, a season he spent at tight end when the Gamecocks converted from the run-and-shoot. Watson was moved to fullback in 1989 when Sparky Woods took over. He spent the next two seasons as a lead blocker and occasional ball carrier. Watson earned a tryout with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1991. He now works at Baptist Hospital in Columbia while also working as an assistant coach at Dutch Fork High School in Irmo.
Prior Schools
SchoolLocation
Astronaut Titusville, FL


Roster Listings
YearRosterNumPosHtWtYrGmsGS
1986 Media Guide 32 RB 6-2 220 Fr
1986 Game Program vs NC State 32 RB 6-2 220 Fr 0 0
1987 1987 Spring Game 32 RB 6-2 220 RFr
1987 1987 Media Guide 32 RB 6-2 220 RFr
1987 Program vs NC State 32 RB 6-2 220 RFr 0 0
1988 Spring 1988 32 RB 6-2 220 So
1988 Program vs North Carolina, other additions 32 TE 6-2 230 So 0 0
1989 Program vs Duke 32 RB 6-2 230 Jr 1 1
1990 Spring 1990 32 RB 6-2 230 Sr
1990 Program vs North Carolina 32 RB 6-1 240 Sr 1 1
Depth Chart Appearances
DescriptionPositionRank
1988 Media Guide Tight End Starter
Pre-Spring Practice 1990 Running Back Starter
1990 Media Guide Running Back Starter
Rushing
YearAttYdsAvgTD
1987 4 27 6.8 0
1989 16 74 4.6 0
1990 18 73 4.1 0
Tot 38 174 4.6 0
Rushing from Play-by-Play
YearAttYdsAvg1DNeg RushNR%Stuff%10+ Yds10+ %20+ Yds3D Conv%TD
1989 15 74 4.9 3 1 40.00 6.7 2 13.3 0 0
1990 2 3 1.5 0 0 100.00 50.0 0 0.0 0 0
Receiving
YearRecYdsAvgTDCom%1DCDTCD%BP%
1988 11 105 9.5 1
1989 2 7 3.5 0
1990 10 153 15.3 0
Tot 23 265 11.5 1
Receiving by QB
YearQBRec Throws Com% Yds 1D TD Success Rate
1988
Todd Ellis 11 17 64.7 104 7 1 58.82
1989
Dickie DeMasi 1 1 100.0 0 0 0 0.00
Todd Ellis 1 1 100.0 2 0 0 0.00
Pat Turner 1 1 100.0 5 0 0 0.00
1990
Bobby Fuller 6 14 42.9 90 4 0 35.71
Wright Mitchell 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
1987 3 66.70 4.1 0 4.1 1.37
1988 0 17 58.8 14.76 9 14.76 0.87
1989 15 60.00 16.73 3 0 -1.69 100 15.04 0.84
1990 13 61.50 16.63 15 33.3 12.88 17 29.51 1.05
Kickoff Returns
YearRetYdsAvgTD
1990 1 7 7.0 0
Tot 1 7 7.0 0
Games Started
DateOpponentPosition
1989-10-28 N.C. State Running Back
1990-11-17 Clemson Running Back
Single Game Rushing Stats
SeasonGame DateOpponentAttYdsTD
1987 1987-10-10 Virginia Tech 2 8 0
1987-10-31 N.C. State 1 5 0
1987-11-14 Wake Forest 1 14 0
1989 1989-10-21 Western Carolina 2 15 0
1989-11-04 Florida State 2 6 0
1989-11-11 North Carolina 10 47 0
1989-11-18 Clemson 2 6 0
1990 1990-09-08 North Carolina 3 10 0
1990-09-22 Virginia Tech 1 2 0
1990-09-29 Georgia Tech 1 3 0
1990-10-13 East Carolina 5 26 0
1990-10-20 Citadel 1 5 0
1990-11-10 Southern Illinois 4 18 0
1990-11-17 Clemson 1 6 0
1990-11-24 West Virginia 2 3 0
Single Game Receiving Stats
SeasonGame DateOpponentRecYdsTD
1988 1988-09-03 North Carolina 1 8 1
1988-09-10 Western Carolina 1 8 0
1988-09-17 East Carolina 3 40 0
1988-10-08 Virginia Tech 3 28 0
1988-10-15 Georgia Tech 1 6 0
1988-11-12 Navy 1 4 0
1988-12-28 Indiana 1 11 0
1989 1989-10-07 East Carolina 1 2 0
1989-11-04 Florida State 1 5 0
1990 1990-09-01 Duke 1 9 0
1990-09-29 Georgia Tech 1 20 0
1990-10-20 Citadel 1 11 0
1990-10-27 N.C. State 1 16 0
1990-11-03 Florida State 1 13 0
1990-11-10 Southern Illinois 2 43 0
1990-11-17 Clemson 1 3 0
1990-11-24 West Virginia 2 38 0
Scoring Plays
DateOpponentQtrTimeUSCOppPlay
1988-09-03 North Carolina 4 04:14 31 10 Ken Watson, 8-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Collin Mackie kick)
Receptions
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
1988 1988-09-03 North Carolina 3 7 UNC 8 Ken Watson, 8-yd pass from Todd Ellis, touchdown
1988 1988-09-10 Western Carolina 3 3 WCU 47 Ken Watson, 8-yd pass from Todd Ellis
1988 1988-09-17 East Carolina 2 6 USC 35 Ken Watson, 4-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Brian McPhatter)
1988 1988-09-17 East Carolina 1 10 USC 19 Ken Watson, 21-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Mike Applewhite)
1988 1988-09-17 East Carolina 3 12 USC 23 Ken Watson, 15-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Wright)
1988 1988-10-08 Virginia Tech 1 10 USC 8 Ken Watson, 13-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Cockrell)
1988 1988-10-08 Virginia Tech 2 6 VAT 47 Ken Watson, 10-yd pass from Todd Ellis
1988 1988-10-08 Virginia Tech 1 10 USC 46 Ken Watson, 5-yd pass from Todd Ellis + VT face mask
1988 1988-10-15 Georgia Tech 2 10 USC 30 Ken Watson, 6-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Malone)
1988 1988-11-12 Navy 2 7 NAV 31 Ken Watson, 4-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Pimpo)
1988 1988-12-28 Indiana 3 9 USC 28 Ken Watson, 10-yd pass from Todd Ellis (Brian Dewitz)
1989 1989-10-07 East Carolina 2 7 USC 18 Ken Watson, 2-yd pass from Todd Ellis (George Koonce)
1989 1989-11-04 Florida State 2 10 FSU 47 Ken Watson, 5-yd pass from Pat Turner (Wyche)
1989 1989-11-18 Clemson 1 5 USC 47 Ken Watson, shovel pass from Dickie DeMasi, fumble, recovered by (Tyrone Mouzon)
1990 1990-09-29 Georgia Tech 1 10 USC 25 Ken Watson, 20-yd pass from Bobby Fuller (Jay Martin)
1990 1990-10-27 N.C. State 1 10 USC 17 Ken Watson, 16-yd pass from Bobby Fuller (David Merritt)
1990 1990-11-03 Florida State 1 10 USC 22 Ken Watson, 13-yd pass from Bobby Fuller (Adams)
1990 1990-11-17 Clemson 3 10 CLM 49 Ken Watson, 3-yd pass from Bobby Fuller (Levon Kirkland)
1990 1990-11-24 West Virginia 1 10 USC 40 Ken Watson, 8-yd pass from Bobby Fuller (Grant)
1990 1990-11-24 West Virginia 2 6 USC 12 Ken Watson, 30-yd pass from Bobby Fuller (Collins)