DARRELL AUSTIN Center 1971 / 1973 Union, SC

Biography

Austin was named All-State and a Scholastic All-American as a senior at Union and played in the North-South All-Star Game before joining the Gamecocks in 1970. After a year with the freshman team Austin took over as a starting offensive tackle in 1970 and started all eleven games. The coaching staff tried all the team’s linemen on both offense and defense during 1972 spring practice and then decided to move him to defense; he ranked sixth on the team in tackles. Moved back to offense in 1973 Austin began the year as the starting left tackle but early in the season swapped places with Buck Thompson and started at center for five games. Austin proved to be the team’s top lineman, grading out as the leader for example in a close loss to an LSU team with a standout defensive line. He was one of the team’s captains that season while also winning the Black Spur for the team’s offensive lineman and was named All-State by the South Carolina Sportswriters Association. He played in the East-West Shrine Game that year and went on to play seven seasons in the NFL with the Broncos (1974), Jets (1975-79) and Buccaneers (1980). His younger brother Mark also started at center for the Gamecocks.

Prior Schools
School	Location

Roster Listings
Year	Roster	Num	Pos	Ht	Wt	Yr	Gms	GS
1971	1971 Media Guide	70	OT	6-4	225	So
1971	Progam vs Wake Forest	70	OT	6-4	219	So	11	11
1972	1972 Media Guide	70	DT	6-4	239	Jr
1972	Program vs. Florida State	70	DT	6-4	237	Jr	9	9
1973	1973 Media Guide	70	OT	6-4	241	Sr
1973	Programs vs Ohio, Miami (OH), Houston	70	OT	6-4	234	Sr	8	8

Depth Chart Appearances
Description	Position	Rank
1971 Media Guide	Left Tackle	Starter
10/2/1971 vs. Memphis State	Left Tackle	Starter
10/23/1971 vs. Florida State	Left Tackle	Starter
1972 Media Guide	Left Defensive Tackle	Starter
1973 Media Guide	Left Tackle	Starter
11/17/1973 vs. Florida State	Center	Starter

Honors
Award	Year
1973	East-West Shrine Game
1973	Rex Enright - Captain's Cup

Defense
Year	Solo	Ast	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	Int	PBU	QBH	FR	FF	BK	IP	CDS	RZS	IPP	YPT
1972	2	37	39		1.0				1	0		23	3	4	52.45	2.14
Tot	2	37	39		1.0				1	0		23	3	4	52.45

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
1971-09-11	Georgia Tech	Left Tackle
1971-09-18	Duke	Left Tackle
1971-09-25	N.C. State	Left Tackle
1971-10-02	Memphis	Left Tackle
1971-10-09	Virginia	Left Tackle
1971-10-16	Maryland	Left Tackle
1971-10-23	Florida State	Left Tackle
1971-10-30	Georgia	Left Tackle
1971-11-06	Tennessee	Left Tackle
1971-11-20	Wake Forest	Left Tackle
1971-11-27	Clemson	Left Tackle
1972-09-09	Virginia	Left Defensive Tackle
1972-09-16	Georgia Tech	Left Defensive Tackle
1972-09-23	Mississippi	Left Defensive Tackle
1972-09-30	Memphis	Left Defensive Tackle
1972-10-14	Appalachian State	Left Defensive Tackle
1972-10-21	Miami (Ohio)	Left Defensive Tackle
1972-11-04	Wake Forest	Left Defensive Tackle
1972-11-18	Florida State	Left Defensive Tackle
1972-11-25	Clemson	Left Defensive Tackle
1973-09-15	Georgia Tech	Left Tackle
1973-09-21	Houston	Left Tackle
1973-09-29	Miami (Ohio)	Left Tackle
1973-10-13	Wake Forest	Center
1973-10-20	Ohio	Center
1973-11-10	Appalachian State	Center
1973-11-17	Florida State	Center
1973-11-24	Clemson	Center

Scoring Plays
Date	Opponent	Qtr	Time	USC	Opp	Play

Defense - Sacks
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
1972	1972-10-14	Appalachian State	2	13	USC	48	Loflin sacked for loss of 7 (Darrell Austin)
1972	1972-10-28	N.C. State	1	10	USC	46	Bruce Shaw sacked for loss of 6 (Dana Carpenter, Darrell Austin)

Defense - Tackles For Loss
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
1972	1972-09-16	Georgia Tech	1	10	USC	47	Alan Hennessey rush for loss of 1 (Darrell Austin)
1972	1972-09-16	Georgia Tech	2	11	USC	48	Alan Hennessey rush for loss of 3 (Darrell Austin)
1972	1972-09-16	Georgia Tech	2	8	USC	13	Kevin McNamara rush for loss of 2 (Darrell Austin)
1972	1972-10-14	Appalachian State	3	20	APP	45	Haugabrook rush for loss of 3 (Darrell Austin)
1972	1972-10-21	Miami (Ohio)	1	10	MOH	27	Williams rush for loss of 1 (Phil Wallace, Darrell Austin)

Defensive Plays
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
1972	1972-09-09	Virginia	1	10	UVA	16	Merritt rush for 6 (Darrell Austin)
1972	1972-09-09	Virginia	2	3	USC	47	Merritt rush for no gain (Darrell Austin)
1972	1972-09-16	Georgia Tech	1	10	GAT	20	Alan Hennessey rush for no gain (Darrell Austin)
1972	1972-09-23	Mississippi	2	4	UMS	34	Larry Kramer rush for 5 (Darrell Austin)
1972	1972-09-23	Mississippi	2	5	UMS	26	Porter rush for 4 (Chan Beasley, Darrell Austin)
1972	1972-09-23	Mississippi	3	1	UMS	30	Porter rush for 4 (Darrell Austin, John LeHeup)
1972	1972-09-23	Mississippi	1	10	USC	12	Porter rush for 3 (Phil Wallace, Darrell Austin)
1972	1972-09-30	Memphis	2	7	MEM	25	Dan Darby rush for 1 (Darrell Austin)
1972	1972-09-30	Memphis	2	10	MEM	44	Dornell Harris rush for 3 (Darrell Austin)
1972	1972-09-30	Memphis	1	10	MEM	33	Dan Darby rush for no gain (Darrell Austin, Phil Wallace)
1972	1972-09-30	Memphis	2	4	MEM	24	Dornell Harris rush for 4 (Darrell Austin)
1972	1972-09-30	Memphis	2	19	MEM	11	Dan Darby rush for 1 (Darrell Austin, Dana Carpenter)
1972	1972-09-30	Memphis	1	3	USC	3	Dornell Harris rush for 2 (Darrell Austin)
1972	1972-10-14	Appalachian State	3	7	APP	23	Tucker rush for no gain (Darrell Austin)
1972	1972-10-14	Appalachian State	1	10	APP	21	Haugabrook rush for 3 (Darrell Austin, Phil Wallace)
1972	1972-10-14	Appalachian State	1	10	APP	22	Cokley rush for 5 (Dana Carpenter, Darrell Austin)
1972	1972-10-14	Appalachian State	2	5	APP	27	Harris rush for 2 (Darrell Austin, Tony Pepper)
1972	1972-10-21	Miami (Ohio)	2	6	MOH	25	Brockemeyer rush for 6 (Phil Wallace, Darrell Austin)
1972	1972-10-21	Miami (Ohio)	1	10		50	Hitchens rush for 5 (Darrell Austin)
1972	1972-10-21	Miami (Ohio)	1	10	MOH	48	Hitchens rush for 5 (Darrell Austin)
1972	1972-10-21	Miami (Ohio)	2	4	MOH	38	Hitchens rush for 3 (Neville Files, Darrell Austin)
1972	1972-10-21	Miami (Ohio)	2	4	USC	22	Hitchens rush for 4 (Darrell Austin)
1972	1972-10-21	Miami (Ohio)	2	4	USC	12	Hitchens rush for 4 (Dana Carpenter, Darrell Austin)
1972	1972-10-21	Miami (Ohio)	2	11	MOH	26	Harmony rush for no gain (Darrell Austin, Tom Zipperly)
1972	1972-10-28	N.C. State	1	10	NCS	25	Willie Burden rush for 8 (Darrell Austin)
1972	1972-10-28	N.C. State	1	10	USC	20	Stan Fritts rush for 5 (Darrell Austin)
1972	1972-10-28	N.C. State	1	10	USC	24	Charley Young rush for 4 (Darrell Austin)
1972	1972-10-28	N.C. State	1	10	USC	18	Willie Burden rush for 4 (Darrell Austin)
1972	1972-10-28	N.C. State	1	5	USC	5	Willie Burden rush for 4, fumble, recovered by Pat Hovance (Darrell Austin)
1972	1972-10-28	N.C. State	2	9	USC	15	Roland Hooks rush for 10, fumble, recovered by (Darrell Austin)
1972	1972-11-04	Wake Forest	1	10	WFU	33	Campbell rush for 4 (Dana Carpenter, Darrell Austin)
1972	1972-11-11	Virginia Tech	3	2	USC	27	John Dobbins rush for just under 2 (Darrell Austin)
1972	1972-11-11	Virginia Tech	2	1	USC	1	James Barber rush for no gain (Darrell Austin)
1972	1972-11-11	Virginia Tech	1	4	USC	4	James Barber rush for no gain (Darrell Austin)
1972	1972-11-25	Clemson	2	8	CLM	42	Heide Davis rush for no gain (Darrell Austin)
1972	1972-11-25	Clemson	1	10	USC	16	Smiley Sanders rush for 5 (Darrell Austin)