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
SchoolLocation
Bamberg Bamberg, SC


Roster Listings
YearRosterNumPosHtWtYrGmsGS
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
DescriptionPositionRank
1965 Media Guide Wingback 3rd String
1966 Media Guide Fullback 2nd String
1967 Media Guide Left Halfback 2nd String
Passing
YearAttComPctYdsYPATDIntI%3D Att3D Conv%NEWSRtg
1967 2 0 0.0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00
Tot
Passing by Receiver
YearQBRec Throws Com% Yds 1D TD Success Rate
1967
Fred Zeigler 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.00
Rushing
YearAttYdsAvgTD
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
YearRecYdsAvgTDCom%1DCDTCD%BP%
1965 7 72 10.3 0
1967 1 15 15.0 0
Tot 8 87 10.9 0
Receiving by QB
YearQBRec 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
YearPass PlaysPass SRPass SPPRush PlaysRush SRRush SPPRecv PlaysRecv SRRecv SPPRecv FC%Tot SPPSPP/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
DateOpponentPosition
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
SeasonGame DateOpponentAttYdsTD
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
SeasonGame DateOpponentAttComYdsTDInt
1967 1967-11-18 Alabama 2 0 0 0 0
Single Game Receiving Stats
SeasonGame DateOpponentRecYdsTD
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
DateOpponentQtrTimeUSCOppPlay
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
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
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