TOM AMREIN Running Back 1972 / 1975 Joppa, MD

Biography

Amrein played in the same high school backfield as fellow Gamecocks Jeff Grantz and Joey Swam. He was one of the standouts on the 1971 freshman team, then started four games at fullback as a sophomore. He caught touchdown passes of 31 and 10 yards from Dobby Grossman against Florida State that season. He also caught touchdown passes against N.C. State and Virginia Tech that year. He suffered a knee injury in fall camp in 1973 and missed the entire season. He came back as a reserve running back in 1974 and had a rushing touchdown against Duke. As a senior Amrein had a career high 68 yards rushing against Clemson and ran for a touchdown against Wake Forest and had a touchdown run in the Tangerine Bowl against Miami of Ohio. He lives in Maryland now.

Prior Schools
School	Location
Bel Air	Bel Air, MD

Roster Listings
Year	Roster	Num	Pos	Ht	Wt	Yr	Gms	GS
1972	1972 Media Guide	29	FB	6-0	184	So
1972	Program vs. Florida State	29	FB	6-0	183	So	5	5
1973	1973 Media Guide	29	HB	6-0	188	Jr
1974	1974 Media Guide	29	HB	6-0	193	Jr
1974	Program vs Georgia	29	HB	6-0	192	Jr
1974	Fall 1974	29	HB	6-0	192	Jr	0	0
1975	1975 Media Guide	35	RB	6-0	193	Sr
1975	Program vs Appalachian State	35	FB	6-0	188	Sr	0	0

Depth Chart Appearances
Description	Position	Rank
1972 Media Guide	Fullback	2nd String
1973 Media Guide	Right Halfback	Starter
1974 Media Guide	Right Halfback	Starter
9/28/1974 vs Georgia	Right Halfback	2nd String
1975 Media Guide	Fullback	Co-Starter

Passing
Year	Att	Com	Pct	Yds	YPA	TD	Int	I%	3D Att	3D Conv%	NEWS	Rtg
1975	3	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
1975
	Phillip Logan	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0.00
	Randy Chastain	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0.00

Rushing
Year	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
1972	34	119	3.5	0
1974	23	117	5.1	1
1975	69	336	4.9	2
Tot	126	572	4.5	3

Rushing from Play-by-Play
Year	Att	Yds	Avg	1D	Neg Rush	NR%	Stuff%	10+ Yds	10+ %	20+ Yds	3D Conv%	TD
1974	21	100	4.8	8	1	47.62	14.3	4	19.0	0	50.0	1
1975	4	18	4.5	1	0	50.00	25.0	0	0.0	0		0

Receiving
Year	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Com%	1D	CDT	CD%	BP%
1972	8	114	14.3	4
1975	3	34	11.3	0
Tot	11	148	13.5	4

Receiving by QB
Year	QB	Rec	Throws	Com%	Yds	1D	TD	Success Rate
1972
	Dobby Grossman	4	6	66.7	95	3	3	66.67
	Jeff Grantz	2	2	100.0	14	1	1	100.00
	Bill Troup	2	2	100.0	5	0	0	0.00
	Jackie Young	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0.00
1974
	Jeff Grantz	0	2	0.0	0	0	0	0.00
1975
	Jeff Grantz	3	5	60.0	21	0	0	20.00

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
1972				33	24.20	-2.67	11	54.5	22.99	25	20.32	0.46
1974				23	52.20	35.21	2	0	-2	0	33.21	1.33
1975	3	0.00	-3	55	67.30	61.23	5	20	-2.07	67	56.16	0.89

Kickoff Returns
Year	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
1975	2	22	11.0	0
Tot	2	22	11.0	0

Games Started
Date	Opponent	Position
1972-10-14	Appalachian State	Fullback
1972-10-21	Miami (Ohio)	Fullback
1972-11-04	Wake Forest	Fullback
1972-11-18	Florida State	Fullback
1972-11-25	Clemson	Fullback

Single Game Rushing Stats
Season	Game Date	Opponent	Att	Yds	TD
1972	1972-09-09	Virginia	2	4	0
	1972-09-16	Georgia Tech	6	30	0
	1972-09-23	Mississippi	2	8	0
	1972-09-30	Memphis	3	14	0
	1972-10-14	Appalachian State	2	10	0
	1972-10-21	Miami (Ohio)	1	2	0
	1972-10-28	N.C. State	3	12	0
	1972-11-11	Virginia Tech	4	11	0
	1972-11-18	Florida State	5	8	0
	1972-11-25	Clemson	6	20	0
1974	1974-09-14	Georgia Tech	7	27	0
	1974-09-21	Duke	8	39	1
	1974-10-05	Houston	4	25	0
	1974-10-12	Virginia Tech	4	26	0
1975	1975-09-13	Georgia Tech	6	21	0
	1975-09-20	Duke	8	36	0
	1975-09-27	Georgia	7	36	0
	1975-10-04	Baylor	8	33	0
	1975-10-11	Virginia	8	54	0
	1975-10-18	Mississippi	1	6	0
	1975-10-25	LSU	5	10	0
	1975-11-01	N.C. State	1	3	0
	1975-11-15	Wake Forest	11	60	1
	1975-11-22	Clemson	12	68	0
	1975-12-20	Miami (Ohio)	2	9	1

Single Game Passing Stats
Season	Game Date	Opponent	Att	Com	Yds	TD	Int
1975	1975-09-20	Duke	1	0	0	0	0
	1975-11-08	Appalachian State	2	0	0	0	0

Single Game Receiving Stats
Season	Game Date	Opponent	Rec	Yds	TD
1972	1972-09-09	Virginia	1	2	0
	1972-09-23	Mississippi	1	3	0
	1972-10-28	N.C. State	2	54	1
	1972-11-11	Virginia Tech	2	14	1
	1972-11-18	Florida State	2	41	2
1975	1975-09-13	Georgia Tech	2	15	0
	1975-12-20	Miami (Ohio)	1	19	0

Scoring Plays
Date	Opponent	Qtr	Time	USC	Opp	Play
1972-10-28	N.C. State	3		24	21	Tom Amrein, 30-yd pass from Dobby Grossman (Tommy Bell kick)
1972-11-11	Virginia Tech	4		13	38	Tom Amrein, 10-yd pass from Jeff Grantz (pass failed)
1972-11-18	Florida State	2		7	14	Tom Amrein, 33-yd pass from Dobby Grossman (Tommy Bell kick)
1972-11-18	Florida State	2		14	14	Tom Amrein, 10-yd pass from Dobby Grossman (Tommy Bell kick)
1974-09-21	Duke	1	06:54	7	7	Tom Amrein, 3-yd run (Bobby Marino kick)
1975-11-15	Wake Forest	2	00:48	21	0	Tom Amrein, 2-yd run (Bobby Marino kick)
1975-12-20	Miami (Ohio)	1		0	7	Rob Carpenter, 5-yd run (Johnson kick)

Receptions
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
1972	1972-09-09	Virginia	2	16	USC	39	Tom Amrein, 2-yd pass from Bill Troup
1972	1972-09-23	Mississippi	1	10	USC	20	Tom Amrein, 3-yd pass from Bill Troup (Dill)
1972	1972-10-28	N.C. State	1	10	NCS	30	Tom Amrein, 30-yd pass from Dobby Grossman, touchdown
1972	1972-10-28	N.C. State	1	10	USC	26	Tom Amrein, 24-yd pass from Dobby Grossman (Mike Stultz)
1972	1972-11-11	Virginia Tech	2	10	VAT	10	Tom Amrein, 10-yd pass from Jeff Grantz, touchdown
1972	1972-11-11	Virginia Tech	3	1	VAT	5	Tom Amrein, 4-yd pass from Jeff Grantz
1972	1972-11-18	Florida State	4	5	FSU	31	Tom Amrein, 31-yd pass from Dobby Grossman, touchdown
1972	1972-11-18	Florida State	2	10	FSU	10	Tom Amrein, 10-yd pass from Dobby Grossman, touchdown
1975	1975-09-13	Georgia Tech	3	22	GAT	41	Tom Amrein, 7-yd pass from Jeff Grantz
1975	1975-09-13	Georgia Tech	3	6	GAT	42	Tom Amrein, 6-yd pass from Jeff Grantz
1975	1975-09-13	Georgia Tech	3	13	GAT	19	Tom Amrein, 8-yd pass from Jeff Grantz (Lucius Sanford)