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South Carolina 28
Virginia Tech 21
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Game Summary
USC was off to a shaky 0-1-1 start with Virginia Tech and future NFL QB Will Furrer coming to town, and things didn't start well in this one either. USC went three and out on its opening possession, then Tech marched 61 yards in five plays to take a 7-0 lead. The Gamecocks regrouped after that, and a 55-yard pass from Bobby Fuller to Eddie Miller set up a 3-yard TD toss from Fuller to Robert Brooks. Carolina held the Hokies on their next possession thanks to a third down sack by David Turnipseed and Troy Duke, then drove 52 yards to take a 14-7 lead. The drive ended on a 2-yard touchdown run by Brandon Bennett. USC pushed the lead to 21-7 late in the second on a touchdown pass from Fuller to Leroy Jeter. Tech rallied, scoring with 21 seconds left in the half on a pass from Will Furrer to Boo Campbell. The Hokie surge continued in the third quarter, tying the game on another Furrer-Campbell connection. One of the key plays in the game came with just under four minutes go in the third, as USC linebacker Robert Gibson picked off a pass at the USC 39 and returned to the Tech 45. It took just two plays to get into the red zone, as Fuller found Miller for 15 and David Pitchko for 26. Two plays later Terry Wilburn reached the end zone on a six yard touchdown run for a 28-21 lead. The final period was scoreless and Tech took the ball for a final drive on their own eight with 2:10 to go. Furrer moved them to the USC 33 and threw another TD pass to Campbell, but the play was nullified by an illegal procedure penalty on the Hokies. Gamecock defensive back Jerry Inman ended the drive for good on the next play by picking off a pass by Furrer at the USC three yard line.;
Scoring Plays
QuarterGame TimeTeamSC ScoreOpp ScorePlay
1 11:31 VAT 0 7 Kennedy, 7-yd run (Williams kick)
1 08:32 USC 7 7 Robert Brooks, 3-yd pass from Bobby Fuller (Marty Simpson kick)
1 01:48 USC 14 7 Brandon Bennett, 2-yd run (Marty Simpson kick)
2 05:17 USC 21 7 Leroy Jeter, 2-yd pass from Bobby Fuller (Marty Simpson kick)
2 00:21 VAT 21 14 Bo Campbell, 6-yd pass from Will Furrer (Williams kick)
3 09:17 VAT 21 21 Bo Campbell, 7-yd pass from Will Furrer (Williams kick)
3 02:24 USC 28 21 Terry Wilburn, 6-yd run (Marty Simpson kick)
Team Stats
USCVirginia Tech
First Downs 18 24
Rush Att 41 41
Rush Yds 90 200
Rush Avg 2.2 4.9
Pass Att-Com-Int 24 - 17 - 0 34 - 21 - 2
Comp. Pct 70.8 61.8
Pass Yds 238 203
Yds Per Att 9.92 5.97
Penalties 3 . 34 8 . 69
USC Rushing
PlayerAttYdsAvgTD
Brandon Bennett 17 61 3.6 1
Terry Wilburn 17 35 2.1 1
Bobby Fuller 6 1 0.2 0
Albert Haynes 1 1 1.0 0
Virginia Tech Rushing
PlayerAttYdsAvgTD
USC Passing
PlayerAttComYdsYPATDInt
Bobby Fuller 24 17 238 9.9 2 0
Virginia Tech Passing
PlayerAttComYdsYPATDInt
USC Receiving
PlayerRecTrgtCom%YdsBPAvg34DTrgt34DConvTD
David Pitchko 4 9 44.4 67 2 16.8 3 2 0
Terry Wilburn 3 3 100.0 39 1 13.0 1 1 0
Robert Brooks 3 3 100.0 31 0 10.3 2 2 1
Eddie Miller 2 3 66.7 70 1 35.0 0 0 0
Mike Whitman 2 2 100.0 18 0 9.0 0 0 0
Leroy Jeter 2 3 66.7 11 0 5.5 2 2 1
Brandon Bennett 1 2 50.0 2 0 2.0 2 0 0
Bralyn Bennett 1 2 2.0 0
Virginia Tech Receiving
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Punting
PlayerPuntsYdsAvgNet YdsNet AvgIn20TBLong
Game Defense
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Game Interceptions
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Game Participation (Starters in All Caps)
PlayerPos
CEDRIC BEMBERY NG
VINCENT DINKINS LG
BOBBY FULLER QB
JERRY INMAN CB
CEDRIC SURRATT SS