FRANK WRIGHT Defensive Tackle 1981 / 1984 Greenwood, SC

Biography

A standout at Greenwood High, Wright was named All-State and Lineman of the Year as a senior in 1979. He went on to be named Defensive MVP of the 1979 Shrine Bowl and was named a prep All-American by the National High School Coaches Association. Wright spent one season at the Tennessee Military Institute before joining the Gamecocks in 1981. He was good enough as a true freshman to see enough time to record 39 tackles and 5 sacks while backing up All-American Andrew Provence. He played especially well in a win over Kentucky, recording three sacks. Wright moved into the starting lineup full time the next season, teaming with Provence to form a strong interior line. Wright had good seasons in 1982 and 1983 but had his best season under new coach Joe Morrison in 1984. His best game may have been the nationally televised win over Florida State when he had a sack, two forced fumbles and four tackles. He was named All-State by the state’s sportswriters and played in the East-West Shrine Game for college seniors after the season. Wright was drafted by the New York Giants and spent time in camp with the Giants in 1985 and the Colts in 1986. He had a long career with Michelin North America and has been coaching the defensive line at Irmo High.

Prior Schools
School	Location

Roster Listings
Year	Roster	Num	Pos	Ht	Wt	Yr	Gms	GS
1981	1981 Media Guide		L	6-3	255	Fr
1981	Clemson 1981	71	DT	6-3	275	Fr	0	0
1982	1982 Progam vs Duke	90	DT	6-3	275	So	6	6
1983	1983 Media Guide	90	DE	6-3	283	Jr
1983	Program vs Notre Dame	90	DT	6-3	283	Jr	1	1
1984	Program vs Florida State	90	DT	6-3	270	Sr
1984	Gator Bowl Media Guide	90	DT	6-3	276	Sr	3	3

Depth Chart Appearances
Description	Position	Rank
9/26/1981 vs. Georgia	Left Defensive Tackle	2nd String
10/17/81 vs Virginia	Left Defensive Tackle	2nd String
10/17/81 vs Virginia	Right Defensive Tackle	2nd String
10/24/81 vs North Carolina	Left Defensive Tackle	2nd String
10/24/81 vs North Carolina	Right Defensive Tackle	2nd String
1982 Media Guide	Right Defensive Tackle	Co-Starter
11/20/82 vs. Clemson	Right Defensive Tackle	Starter
1983 Media Guide	Right Defensive End	Starter
1984 Gator Bowl vs Oklahoma State	Left Defensive Tackle	Starter

Honors
Award	Year
1979	Shrine Bowl
1984	East-West Shrine Game

Defense
Year	Solo	Ast	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	Int	PBU	QBH	FR	FF	BK	IP	CDS	RZS	IPP	YPT
1981	0	0	39	5.0	5.0		0	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	8.75	-5.5
1982	32	23	55	12.0	2.0		0	0	0	1	0	7	0	1	17.33	-0.56
1983	8	52	60	7.0	0.0		1	0	0	1	0	8	1	1	19.47	0.64
1984	14	68	82	8.0	2.0		1	0	0	4	0	25	3	2	51.18	1.55
Tot	54	143	236	32.0	9.0		2	0	0	8	0	42	5	4	96.73

IP - Impact Plays; CDS - Conversion Down Stops (3rd & 4th Down); RZS - Red Zone Stops; IPP - Impact Play Points; YPT - Yards Per Tackle

Games Started
Date	Opponent	Position
1982-09-04	Pacific	Right Defensive Tackle
1982-09-11	Richmond	Right Defensive Tackle
1982-09-18	Duke	Right Defensive Tackle
1982-10-02	Cincinnati	Right Defensive Tackle
1982-10-23	LSU	Right Defensive Tackle
1982-11-20	Clemson	Right Defensive Tackle
1983-09-03	North Carolina	Right Defensive End
1984-09-08	Citadel	Left Defensive Tackle
1984-11-10	Florida State	Left Defensive Tackle
1984-11-24	Clemson	Left Defensive Tackle

Game Defensive Stats
Date	Opponent	SOLO	AST	TKL	TFL	SK	FF	FR	PBU	QBH	IPL	CDPL	RZPL	IPP
1981-09-26	Georgia			1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0
1982-10-23	LSU	6	1	7	4.0	2.0	0	0	0	0
1983-10-22	LSU	3	1	4	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Scoring Plays
Date	Opponent	Qtr	Time	USC	Opp	Play

Defense - Sacks
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
1984	1984-11-10	Florida State	1	10	FSU	45	Kirk Coker sacked for loss of 4 (Frank Wright)

Defense - Tackles For Loss
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
1981	1981-10-31	N.C. State	3	2	NCS	18	Larmount Lawson rush for loss of 11 (Frank Wright)
1982	1982-10-30	N.C. State	2	10	NCS	42	Miller rush for loss of 6 (Frank Wright)
1983	1983-10-29	N.C. State	1	10	USC	23	Haywood Jeffires rush for loss of 12 (Frank Wright)
1984	1984-10-20	Notre Dame	1	10	NDM	24	Allen Pinkett rush for loss of 3 (Frank Wright)
1984	1984-10-27	East Carolina	2	3	ECU	27	Bunn rush for loss of 2 (Frank Wright)
1984	1984-11-03	N.C. State	1	10	USC	12	Evans rush for loss of 1 (Frank Wright, Paul Vogel)

Defense - Passes Broken Up
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
1984	1984-11-03	N.C. State	2	7	USC	37	Evans pass for Britt incomplete (Frank Wright)
1984	1984-11-24	Clemson	3	4	CLM	40	Mike Eppley pass for Stacy Driver incomplete (Frank Wright)

Defensive Plays
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
1981	1981-10-24	North Carolina	1	10	UNC	25	Tyrone Anthony rush for no gain (Frank Wright)
1982	1982-09-25	Georgia	2	5	USC	32	Young rush for 4 (Frank Wright)
1982	1982-10-30	N.C. State	1	10	USC	20	Miller rush for 3 (J.D. Fuller, Frank Wright)
1983	1983-09-24	Georgia	2	3	USC	3	McCluskey rush for 1 (Frank Wright)
1983	1983-10-29	N.C. State	2	10	NCS	23	Isom rush for 3 (Frank Wright, Paul Martin)
1983	1983-11-19	Clemson	1	10	CLM	32	Stacy Driver rush for no gain (James Seawright, J.D. Fuller, Frank Wright)
1983	1983-11-19	Clemson	1	10	CLM	47	Kevin Mack rush for 7 (Frank Wright)
1983	1983-11-19	Clemson	1	10	USC	36	Kenny Flowers rush for 8 (Frank Wright)
1983	1983-11-19	Clemson	3	1	CLM	35	Kevin Mack rush for 2 (Frank Wright, Rickey Hagood)
1983	1983-11-19	Clemson	1	10	CLM	43	Kenny Flowers rush for 3 (Frank Wright)
1984	1984-09-08	Citadel	1	10	USC	46	McGrier rush for 2 (Frank Wright, Glenn Woodley)
1984	1984-09-22	Duke	2	5	DUK	36	Steve Slayden rush for 1 (Frank Wright)
1984	1984-09-29	Georgia	1	10	UGA	30	Todd Williams rush for 4 (Frank Wright)
1984	1984-09-29	Georgia	1	10	USC	39	Todd Williams rush for 1 (Frank Wright) + SC personal foul
1984	1984-10-06	Kansas State	1	10	KST	26	David Smith rush for no gain (Frank Wright, Carl Hill)
1984	1984-10-06	Kansas State	1	10	USC	37	Lemuel James rush for 1 (Frank Wright)
1984	1984-10-06	Kansas State	1	10	KST	20	Lemuel James rush for 2 (Frank Wright)
1984	1984-10-13	Pittsburgh	1	10	PIT	22	Charles Gladman rush for 6 (Frank Wright)
1984	1984-10-20	Notre Dame	1	10	USC	11	Jefferson rush for 2 (Frank Wright)
1984	1984-10-20	Notre Dame	2	5	NDM	43	Smith rush for 1 (Frank Wright)
1984	1984-10-27	East Carolina	2	14	USC	31	Baker rush for 5 (Paul Vogel, Frank Wright, James Seawright)
1984	1984-10-27	East Carolina	2	10	USC	22	Bunn rush for 4 (Willie McIntee, Frank Wright)
1984	1984-11-03	N.C. State	1	10	NCS	18	J.Greene rush for 5 (Paul Vogel, Frank Wright)
1984	1984-11-03	N.C. State	2	2	USC	16	Evans rush for 4 (Paul Vogel, Frank Wright)
1984	1984-11-03	N.C. State	1	10	NCS	32	Evans rush for 5 (Frank Wright)
1984	1984-11-10	Florida State	2	14	FSU	41	Cletis Jones rush for 5 (Frank Wright, James Seawright)
1984	1984-11-10	Florida State	1	10	USC	45	Cletis Jones rush for 2 (Frank Wright, Tony Guyton)
1984	1984-11-10	Florida State	3	25	FSU	27	Cletis Jones rush for 5 (Paul Vogel, Danny Miller, Frank Wright)
1984	1984-11-10	Florida State	1	10	FSU	43	Greg Allen fumble, caused by (Frank Wright) recovered by (Carl Hill) at FSU 44
1984	1984-11-10	Florida State	2	10	FSU	23	Roosevelt Snipes fumble, forced by (Frank Wright) recovered by (Bryant Gilliard) at FSU 31
1984	1984-11-24	Clemson	3	1	USC	13	Mike Eppley rush for 1 (Frank Wright)
1984	1984-11-24	Clemson	2	10	CLM	24	Stacy Driver rush for 2 (Frank Wright)