CURTIS (COOTER) WILLIAMS Fullback 1965 / 1967 Bamberg, SC

Biography

Williams played in the 1964 North-South All-Star Game (played in August 1964) after leading Bamberg to a 13-0 record and the 1963 state championship as a senior. The quarterback of that team, he was one of three future Gamecocks (along with Ron Bunch and Danny Bonds) in a backfield called “The Four Horsemen”. Williams was also a standout pitcher in baseball. He started some at wingback in 1965, with his best game being against The Citadel but also picked up 27 yards on nine carries against The Citadel. In 1966 he moved to fullback where he backed up Jim Mulvihill, though a knee injury suffered in the spring sidelined him a good bit that year, especially after it was re-injured in the practice before the season opener with LSU and on a kickoff return against Tennessee. Williams played halfback and fullback in 1967, officially being listed behind Benny Galloway at left halfback. He scored touchdowns that year against Iowa State and Maryland. Williams went on to a career in education and became prinicipal of Richard Carroll Primary School in Bamberg.

Prior Schools
School	Location
Bamberg	Bamberg, SC

Roster Listings
Year	Roster	Num	Pos	Ht	Wt	Yr	Gms	GS
1964	1964 Freshman Football		FB		190	Fr
1965	1965 Media Guide	22	WB	5-11	194	So	2	2
1966	Fall 1966	21	FB	5-10	194	Jr	3	3
1966	1966 Media Guide	22	FB	5-11	195	Jr
1967	1967 Media Guide	22	HB	5-11	221	Jr
1967	Game Program vs. Maryland	22	FB	5-11	200	Sr	0	0

Depth Chart Appearances
Description	Position	Rank
1965 Media Guide	Wingback	3rd String
1966 Media Guide	Fullback	2nd String
1967 Media Guide	Left Halfback	2nd String

Passing
Year	Att	Com	Pct	Yds	YPA	TD	Int	I%	3D Att	3D Conv%	NEWS	Rtg
1967	2	0	0.0	0	0.00	0	0	0.0				0.00
Tot

Passing by Receiver
Year	QB	Rec	Throws	Com%	Yds	1D	TD	Success Rate
1967
	Fred Zeigler	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0.00

Rushing
Year	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
1965	26	86	3.3	0
1966	3	5	1.7	0
1967	14	54	3.9	2
Tot	43	145	3.4	2

Receiving
Year	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Com%	1D	CDT	CD%	BP%
1965	7	72	10.3	0
1967	1	15	15.0	0
Tot	8	87	10.9	0

Receiving by QB
Year	QB	Rec	Throws	Com%	Yds	1D	TD	Success Rate
1965
	Mike Fair	6	10	60.0	55	3	0	40.00
	Ben Garnto	1	1	100.0	22	1	0	100.00
1967
	Mike Fair	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0.00
	Ben Garnto	1	1	100.0	15	1	0	100.00

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
1965				23	60.90	23.23	11	45.5	6.56	29	29.79	0.88
1966				2	0.00	-1.75	0				-1.75	-0.88
1967	2	0.00	-2	15	46.70	10.94	2	50	1.78	0	10.72	0.56

Games Started
Date	Opponent	Position
1965-10-02	N.C. State	Wingback
1965-11-20	Clemson	Wingback
1966-10-15	Wake Forest	Fullback
1966-10-22	Tennessee	Fullback
1966-11-26	Clemson	Fullback

Single Game Rushing Stats
Season	Game Date	Opponent	Att	Yds	TD
1965	1965-09-18	Citadel	5	30	0
	1965-09-25	Duke	3	7	0
	1965-10-02	N.C. State	5	15	0
	1965-10-09	Tennessee	9	27	0
	1965-10-23	LSU	1	-1	0
	1965-11-06	Virginia	2	3	0
	1965-11-20	Clemson	1	5	0
1966	1966-10-08	N.C. State	1	3	0
	1966-10-15	Wake Forest	1	1	0
	1966-11-26	Clemson	1	1	0
1967	1967-09-16	Iowa State	7	29	1
	1967-09-23	North Carolina	1	2	0
	1967-10-07	Georgia	1	6	0
	1967-10-28	Maryland	5	17	1

Single Game Passing Stats
Season	Game Date	Opponent	Att	Com	Yds	TD	Int
1967	1967-11-18	Alabama	2	0	0	0	0

Single Game Receiving Stats
Season	Game Date	Opponent	Rec	Yds	TD
1965	1965-09-25	Duke	1	15	0
	1965-10-02	N.C. State	1	7	0
	1965-10-09	Tennessee	2	21	0
	1965-11-06	Virginia	1	22	0
	1965-11-13	Alabama	2	7	0
1967	1967-10-14	Florida State	1	15	0

Scoring Plays
Date	Opponent	Qtr	Time	USC	Opp	Play
1967-09-16	Iowa State	4		34	3	Curtis Williams, 2-yd run (Jimmy Poole kick)
1967-10-28	Maryland	1		14	0	Curtis Williams, 1-yd run (Jimmy Poole kick)

Receptions
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
1965	1965-09-25	Duke	3	10	DUK	45	Curtis Williams, 15-yd pass from Mike Fair
1965	1965-10-02	N.C. State	3	4	USC	26	Curtis Williams, 7-yd pass from Mike Fair
1965	1965-10-09	Tennessee	1	10	USC	20	Curtis Williams, 19-yd pass from Mike Fair (Stancell)
1965	1965-10-09	Tennessee	3	36	USC	49	Curtis Williams, 7-yd pass from Mike Fair (Gentry)
1965	1965-11-06	Virginia	2	14	USC	36	Curtis Williams, 22-yd pass from Ben Garnto
1965	1965-11-13	Alabama	1	10	ALA	46	Curtis Williams, 5-yd pass from Mike Fair
1965	1965-11-13	Alabama	1	10	USC	35	Curtis Williams, 2-yd pass from Mike Fair (Bobby Johns)
1967	1967-10-14	Florida State	2	9	USC	31	Curtis Williams, 15-yd pass from Ben Garnto