GREG WELCH
Running Back
1985 / 1987
Hillcrest, SC
Biography
The Class AAA Back of the Year in 1984, Welch was a co-captain of that year’s Shrine Bowl squad before picking the Gamecocks over North Carolina and East Carolina. Welch rushed for 3,287 yards and 34 touchdowns in his high school career. He tantalized USC fans against East Carolina his freshman year when he ran for touchdowns of 15 and 55 yards in a 52-10 win over East Carolina. He suffered a knee injury against N.C. State and missed the last three games of 1985 and all of 1986. The knee affected him on and off in 1987 but he showed flases of his old form, especially in a two touchdown performance against Virginia. It looked he might be all the way back in the spring of 1988 when he rushed for 132 yards and two scores in the spring game, but in August 1988 he was declared academically ineligible for the season.
Prior Schools
SchoolLocation
Dalzell Hillcrest, SC


Roster Listings
YearRosterNumPosHtWtYrGmsGS
1985 Media Guide 44 RB 6-2 200 Fr
1985 Program vs Michigan 44 RB 6-2 200 Fr 0 0
1986 Spring 1986 44 RB 6-2 200 So
1986 Spring Game 1986 44 RB 6-2 200 So
1986 Media Guide 44 RB 6-1 205 So
1986 Game Program vs NC State 44 RB 6-1 205 So 0 0
1987 1987 Media Guide 49 RB 6-1 207 So
1987 Program vs NC State 49 RB 6-1 207 So 0 0
1988 Spring 1988 49 RB 6-1 207 Jr
Depth Chart Appearances
DescriptionPositionRank
Pre-Spring 1986 (Media Guide) Running Back 4th String
Honors
AwardYear
1984 Shrine Bowl
Rushing
YearAttYdsAvgTD
1985 13 118 9.1 2
1987 21 132 6.3 2
Tot 34 250 7.4 4
Receiving
YearRecYdsAvgTDCom%1DCDTCD%BP%
1985 5 37 7.4 0
1987 1 -2 -2.0 0
Tot 6 35 5.8 0
Success Rate from Official Play-By-Play Stats
YearPass PlaysPass SRPass SPPRush PlaysRush SRRush SPPRecv PlaysRecv SRRecv SPPRecv FC%Tot SPPSPP/Play
1987 3 100.00 31.58 0 31.58 10.53
Single Game Rushing Stats
SeasonGame DateOpponentAttYdsTD
1985 1985-08-31 Citadel 2 6 0
1985-10-05 Pittsburgh 1 6 0
1985-10-26 East Carolina 4 77 2
1985-11-02 N.C. State 6 29 0
1987 1987-09-12 Western Carolina 4 31 0
1987-10-10 Virginia Tech 2 26 0
1987-10-17 Virginia 8 45 2
1987-10-24 East Carolina 5 15 0
1987-11-14 Wake Forest 2 15 0
Single Game Receiving Stats
SeasonGame DateOpponentRecYdsTD
1985 1985-10-05 Pittsburgh 1 4 0
1985-11-02 N.C. State 4 33 0
1987 1987-12-31 LSU 1 -2 0
Scoring Plays
DateOpponentQtrTimeUSCOppPlay
1985-10-26 East Carolina 4 06:07 45 10 Greg Welch, 15-yd run (Scott Hagler kick)
1985-10-26 East Carolina 4 04:56 52 10 Greg Welch, 55-yd run (Scott Hagler kick)
1987-10-17 Virginia 2 14:48 14 0 Greg Welch, 3-yd run (Collin Mackie kick)
1987-10-17 Virginia 4 01:33 58 10 Greg Welch, 4-yd run (Collin Mackie kick)