KURT WILSON
Defensive End
1986 / 1990
Middlesex, NJ
Biography
Wilson was All-State, All-Area and All-Conference as a senior at Middlesex High in 1985. He originally committed to Maryland but ended up with the Gamecocks. He played as a true freshman in 1986 and had three sacks in his first career start, at Wake Forest. Wilson won the starting left defensive tackle job in the spring of ’87 and finished tied for third in sacks on the team that year. He had two sacks in USC’s dominating 48-0 victory over N.C. State. Wilson started some in 1988 but was injured against Western Carolina; he returned from that injury but suffered an ankle injury against Navy and missed the last few games. He redshirted in 1989 as the ankle injury lingered but bounced back as a starter in 1990 when he was a co-captain and led the team in tackles for loss. Wilson went into coaching and teaching at the high school level and was head coach at The Hammond School in Columbia.
Prior Schools
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Roster Listings
YearRosterNumPosHtWtYrGmsGS
1986 Spring 1986 92 DT 6-2 245 Fr
1986 Spring Game 1986 92 DT 6-2 245 Fr
1986 Media Guide 92 DT 6-2 245 Fr
1986 Game Program vs NC State 92 DT 6-2 245 Fr 0 0
1987 1987 Spring Game 92 DT 6-2 245 So
1987 1987 Media Guide 92 DT 6-2 263 So
1987 Program vs NC State 92 DT 6-2 263 So 2 1
1988 Spring 1988 92 DT 6-2 263 Jr
1988 Program vs North Carolina, other additions 92 DT 6-2 263 Jr 1 1
1989 Program vs Duke 92 DT 6-2 263 Sr 0 0
1990 Spring 1990 92 DT 6-2 263 Sr
1990 Program vs North Carolina 92 DT 6-2 260 Sr 1 1
Depth Chart Appearances
DescriptionPositionRank
Pre-Spring 1986 (Media Guide) Right Defensive Tackle 3rd String
1986 Media Guide Defensive Tackle 3rd String
1987 Media Guide Left Defensive Tackle Starter
1988 Media Guide Left Defensive Tackle Starter
Georgia Tech game 10/15/88 Nose Guard Starter
Pre-Spring Practice 1990 Left Defensive Tackle Starter
1990 Media Guide Left Defensive Tackle Starter
Honors
AwardYear
1990 Rex Enright - Captain's Cup
Defense
YearSoloAstTklTFLSacksIntPBUQBHFRFFBKIPCDSRZSIPPYPT
1986 11 5 16 3.0 3.0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.5 1
1987 17 28 45 2.0 4.0 1 0 0 0 0 6 1 1 12.84 -2.67
1988 12 7 19 1.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 10.48 2
1990 10 44 54 9.0 1.0 1 7 0 0 0 16 5 4 31.75 1.42
Tot 50 84 134 15.0 8.0 2 11 0 0 0 30 7 5 56.57

IP - Impact Plays; CDS - Conversion Down Stops (3rd & 4th Down); RZS - Red Zone Stops; IPP - Impact Play Points; YPT - Yards Per Tackle
Games Started
DateOpponentPosition
1987-11-21 Clemson Left Defensive Tackle
1988-10-15 Georgia Tech Nose Guard
1990-11-17 Clemson Left Defensive Tackle
Game Defensive Stats
DateOpponentSOLOASTTKLTFLSKFFFRPBUQBHIPLCDPLRZPLIPP
1987-09-05 Appalachian State 0 2 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
1987-09-12 Western Carolina 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
1987-09-26 Georgia 1 3 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
1987-10-03 Nebraska 1 4 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
1987-10-10 Virginia Tech 1 3 4 0.0 0.0 0 1 0
1987-10-17 Virginia 0 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
1987-10-24 East Carolina 1 3 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
1987-10-31 N.C. State 3 2 5 1.0 2.0 0 0 0
1987-11-14 Wake Forest 2 3 5 0.0 2.0 0 0 0
1987-11-21 Clemson 3 3 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
1987-12-31 LSU 0 2 2 1.0 0.0 0 0 0
Scoring Plays
DateOpponentQtrTimeUSCOppPlay
Defense - Sacks
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
1987 1987-10-31 N.C. State 2 5 NCS 30 Preston Poag sacked for loss of 5 (Kurt Wilson)
1987 1987-10-31 N.C. State 3 10 NCS 25 Preston Poag sacked for loss of 7 (Kurt Wilson)
1987 1987-10-31 N.C. State 1 10 NCS 41 Shane Montgomery sacked for loss of 5 (Kurt Wilson)
1990 1990-09-29 Georgia Tech 2 8 USC 41 Shawn Jones sacked for loss of 10 (Kurt Wilson)
Defense - Tackles For Loss
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
1990 1990-09-22 Virginia Tech 1 10 VAT 45 Vaughn Hebron rush for loss of 2 (Kurt Wilson)
1990 1990-10-13 East Carolina 1 10 ECU 32 Cedric Van Buren rush for loss of 3 (Kurt Wilson)
1990 1990-11-03 Florida State 1 10 USC 17 Sean Jackson rush for loss of 3 (Kurt Wilson, Corey Miller)
Defense - Passes Broken Up
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
1990 1990-09-22 Virginia Tech 1 10 VAT 33 Will Furrer pass incomplete (Kurt Wilson)
Defensive Plays
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
1986 1986-11-22 Clemson 1 10 USC 28 Tracy Johnson rush for 1 (Kurt Wilson)
1987 1987-10-10 Virginia Tech 1 3 USC 3 E.Jones rush for 1 (Kurt Wilson)
1987 1987-11-21 Clemson 1 15 CLM 22 Wesley McFadden up middle for no gain (Kurt Wilson)
1987 1987-11-21 Clemson 1 10 CLM 33 Wesley McFadden up the middle for no gain (Kurt Wilson)
1988 1988-09-03 North Carolina 2 10 UNC 35 James Thompson, 5-yd pass from Deems May (Kurt Wilson)
1988 1988-09-03 North Carolina 2 3 UNC 33 Kennard Martin rush for 1 (Kurt Wilson)
1988 1988-09-03 North Carolina 1 10 USC 26 Kennard Martin rush for no gain (Kurt Wilson)
1988 1988-10-08 Virginia Tech 3 2 USC 32 Brown rush for no gain (Kurt Wilson)
1988 1988-10-08 Virginia Tech 1 10 VAT 49 Bryant rush for 4 (Kurt Wilson)
1988 1988-12-28 Indiana 2 5 USC 39 Miller for no gain (Kurt Wilson)
1988 1988-12-28 Indiana 2 20 USC 39 Anthony Thompson, 5-yd pass from Dave Schnell (Kurt Wilson)
1988 1988-12-28 Indiana 2 10 IND 44 Anthony Thompson rush for 1 (Kurt Wilson)
1990 1990-09-08 North Carolina 3 2 UNC 29 Eric Blount rush for 1 (Corey Miller, Kurt Wilson)
1990 1990-09-22 Virginia Tech 2 7 USC 11 Vaughn Hebron rush for 6 (Kurt Wilson)
1990 1990-09-22 Virginia Tech 3 1 USC 5 Vaughn Hebron rush for no gain (Kurt Wilson)
1990 1990-09-29 Georgia Tech 1 10 GAT 35 Steffen Scotton rush for 9 (Kurt Wilson)
1990 1990-09-29 Georgia Tech 1 10 USC 43 Steffen Scotton rush for 2 (Kurt Wilson)
1990 1990-09-29 Georgia Tech 2 5 GAT 27 T.J. Edwards rush for 3 (Kurt Wilson)
1990 1990-10-13 East Carolina 1 10 ECU 1 Jeff Blake rush for 1 (Kurt Wilson)
1990 1990-10-27 N.C. State 3 1 NCS 31 Gary Downs rush for no gain (Kurt Wilson)
1990 1990-10-27 N.C. State 1 10 NCS 30 Greg Manior rush for 1 (Kurt Wilson)
1990 1990-10-27 N.C. State 2 5 USC 27 Cotton rush for 3 (Kurt Wilson)
1990 1990-11-03 Florida State 3 7 FSU 23 Amp Lee rush for 2 (Joe Reaves, Kurt Wilson)
1990 1990-11-03 Florida State 1 5 USC 5 Amp Lee rush for no gain (Keith McDonald, Kurt Wilson)
1990 1990-11-03 Florida State 1 10 FSU 34 Amp Lee rush for 5 (Kurt Wilson)
1990 1990-11-03 Florida State 2 3 USC 36 Amp Lee rush for 6 (Kurt Wilson, Patrick Hinton)
1990 1990-11-03 Florida State 1 10 50 Paul Moore rush for no gain (Kurt Wilson)
1990 1990-11-03 Florida State 1 5 USC 5 Harris rush for 2 (Kurt Wilson)
1990 1990-11-24 West Virginia 1 10 USC 20 Jones rush for 3 (Kurt Wilson, Marty Dye)
1990 1990-11-24 West Virginia 3 5 USC 23 Beasley rush for no gain (Kurt Wilson)
1990 1990-11-24 West Virginia 2 5 USC 35 Ford rush for 8 (Kurt Wilson, Dickie DeMasi)