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South Carolina 45
Pittsburgh 21
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Game Summary
Carolina continued to inch into the national spotlight, as the 17th ranked Gamecocks pummeled the visiting Pitt Panthers 45-21 as USC took a game that was close at halftime into a runaway in the second half. The first score of the game came mid way through the first quarter, as USC linebacker Carl Hill sacked Pitt's John Congemi and forced a fumble that Carolina recovered at the Pitt five. It took just one play to score, as Allen Mitchell found freshman Danny Smith for a five yard touchdown pass. After the Panthers missed a field goal early in the second USC went on a 71-yard drive that finished with Kent Hagood going from the four to push the lead to 14-0. Pitt was able to counter with a pair of scores thanks to a couple Gamecock penalties and some grueling running by Craig 'Ironhead' Heyward. One score came on a 1-yard run by Heyward, the other was a 60-yard pass from future New York Mets minor leaguer Chris Jelic to Dwight Scales. Mike Hold then relieved Mitchell at quarterback and drove USC for another score before the half, finishing it off with a 31-yard TD toss to Chris Wade. The two teams traded turnovers to start the second half, then Hold and Wade combined again for a score, this one coming from 33 yards out to make it 28-14. A 34-yard pass from Jelic to Scales set up another rushing score by Heyward but that would be the last the Panthers would score on this day. A key 3rd down 24 yard pass from Mitchell to Wade led to a 43-yard touchdown run by Thomas Dendy. On the next Pitt possession, cornerback Otis Morris celebrated his birthday by picking off Jelic, leading to a Scott Hagler field goal and a 38-21 lead. USC's final score was set up by a long punt return from Jerry Dunlap and a 20-yard run by Quinton Lewis, as Mitchell and Danny Smith combined for a second touchdown, this one from 23 yards out. The win moved USC up to #11 in the polls and set up a key game the next week at Notre Dame.;
Scoring Plays
QuarterGame TimeTeamSC ScoreOpp ScorePlay
1 07:27 USC 7 0 Danny Smith, 5-yd pass from Allen Mitchell (Scott Hagler kick)
2 14:24 USC 14 0 Kent Hagood, 4-yd run (Scott Hagler kick)
2 13:09 PIT 14 7 Dwight Scales, 60-yd pass from Chris Jelic (Everett kick)
2 07:57 PIT 14 14 Craig Hewyard, 1-yd run (Everett kick)
2 01:54 USC 21 14 Chris Wade, 31-yd pass from Mike Hold (Scott Hagler kick)
3 11:26 USC 28 14 Chris Wade, 33-yd pass from Mike Hold (Scott Hagler kick)
4 14:55 PIT 28 21 Craig Heyward, 5-yd run (Everett kick)
4 13:16 USC 35 21 Thomas Dendy, 43-yd run (Scott Hagler kick)
4 08:48 USC 38 21 Scott Hagler, 49-yd field goal
4 04:40 USC 45 21 Danny Smith, 23-yd pass from Allen Mitchell (Scott Hagler kick)
Team Stats
USCPittsburgh
USC Rushing
PlayerAttYdsAvgTD
Thomas Dendy 7 76 10.9 1
Quinton Lewis 8 74 9.3 0
Kent Hagood 8 30 3.8 1
Allen Mitchell 12 28 2.3 0
Anthony Smith 4 21 5.3 0
Mike Hold 10 10 1.0 0
Raynard Brown 2 8 4.0 0
Jim Desmond 1 -2 -2.0 0
Pittsburgh Rushing
PlayerAttYdsAvgTD
USC Passing
PlayerAttComYdsYPATDInt
Mike Hold 12 8 124 10.3 2 0
Allen Mitchell 13 5 74 5.7 2 2
Quinton Lewis 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
Pittsburgh Passing
PlayerAttComYdsYPATDInt
USC Receiving
PlayerRecTrgtCom%YdsBPAvg34DTrgt34DConvTD
Chris Wade 3 4 75.0 88 3 29.3 1 1 2
Danny Smith 2 2 100.0 28 1 14.0 1 1 2
Raynard Brown 2 2 100.0 23 1 11.5 2 1 0
Bill Bradshaw 2 2 100.0 20 0 10.0 2 2 0
Ira Hillary 2 6 33.3 19 0 9.5 1 0 0
Kent Hagood 1 1 100.0 14 0 14.0 0 0 1
Quinton Lewis 1 2 50.0 6 0 6.0 1 0 0
Pittsburgh Receiving
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Punt Returns
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Punting
PlayerPuntsYdsAvgNet YdsNet AvgIn20TBLong
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Game Participation (Starters in All Caps)
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TOM GARNER C
ALLEN MITCHELL QB