The Times and Democrat from Orangeburg, South Carolina • 15

S.C.Stato 30, Howard 17 South Carolina 17, Michigan 14 Clemson 17, W. Carolina 10 Citadel 29, UT Chattanooga 13 Prosbytcrian 16, Lenoir Rhyne 3 Nowbofry20, Catawba 13 Wofford28, Carson-Newman 14 UNC 17, Maryland 3 Wake Forest 27, N.C. State 7 Virginia 20, Duke 17 Nebraska 21, Penn State 7 Grambing27, FAMU 10 Stanford 31, Oklahoma 14 N. C. B-Cookman 22 Sports Orangeburg, S.C., 29115, Sunday, September 28, 1980, Page 1B C.

State Subdues Stubborn Bison, 30-17 USC Outlasts 17th-Ranked Wolverines is I o. Comeback Overcomes Michigan By HARRY ATKINS AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. George Rogers is the biggest noise to come out of South Carolina since the South fired on Fort Sumter in 1861. In fact, if the Confederacy had possessed a battering ram like Rogers, it might not have needed cannon to open the Charleston Harbor.1 Rogers, the 6-foot-2, 220-pound South Carolina tailback who is a leading candidate for the Heisman Trophy, rushed for 142 yards on 36 carries against a defense that was stacked to stop him as the Gamecocks came from behind for a 17-14 non-conference football victory over Michigan Saturday. "He's the best player in college football today," South Carolina ISmUSC, PageSBI l- aCAROUNA 0 3 7 717 MICHIGAN 0 14 0 014 SC-FGLeopardat Mich Carta- pass from Wangler (HaJI-SMkbMck) Mich Carter 3.

pass from Wangler (Hajl-SMkbUck) SC RogeralnaiCLeopardklck) SC Wright Inm (Leopard kick) A 1044U SC 22 96-176 118 IS First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards 24 50-172 306 0 9-15-1 17-30-1 4-48 3-49 3-1 3-2 2-30 4-20 Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING S. Carolina, Rogers 36-142. Wright 13-33. Michigan, Ricks 17-96, Woolfolk 15-73. Edwards 7-3Z PASSING S.

Carolina, Harper (-16-1-118. Michigan, Wangler 17-30-1-208. RECEIVING Carolina, Scott 4-62, Smith 3- 68, Gillespie 1-13. Michigan, Carter 844, Mitchell 4-72, Betts 3-29. Sluggish By The Associated Press CLEMSON, S.C.

Backs Edgar Pickett and Brendon Crite ran for 34 and 38 yards respectively on a game- winning touchdown drive that boosted Clemson to a 17-10 football defeat of Western Carolina Saturday. The 99-yard touchdown series "I It) s5u2? v- Mungin Turns Inside South Carolina State quarterback Ben Mungin (11) turns inside after tailback Chris Ragland (47) and an unidentified Bulldog erased Howard defender Chris Jackson (50). The Bulldogs upped their season record to 4-0 overall and 3-0 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Saturday with a 30-17 victory over the Bison at Bulldog Stadium. Photo by Stephon Edwards) Late Surge Lifts 'Dogs Over Howard By GAGE BLEAKLE Sports Writer Playing "good football when we had to," according to Head Coach Bill Davis, South Carolina State survived a scare by scoring two quick touchdowns in the fourth quarter and downing Howard University 30-17 Saturday at Bulldog Stadium. The Bulldogs played well early and late and let the Bison control the middle two quarters for the most part as they ran their season record to 4-0 overall and 3-0 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

Howard dropped to 1-1-1 and 0-1-1 in league play. S.C. State jumped out to a 17-0 lead and appeared ready to turn the game into a typical rout of the MEAC also-ran Bison. But a stunning 76-yard touchdown pass from Howard quarterback Ronald Wilson to split end Tracy Singleton with just 53 seconds remaining in the first half cut the S.C. State margin to 17-7 and gave the visiting Bison momentum going into the final two quarters.

Howard Ward narrowed the margin to 17-10 by capping a 10-play, 50-yard Howard drive with (Sea SCSC, Page 9B) Howard 0 7 10 017 acarolinaSt 8 14 0 1380 SCSt FG Gardner 2B. SCSt Ragland 1 run (Gardner kick). SCSt ReedS run (Gardner kick). How Singleton 76 pass from Wilson (Ward kick). How FG Ward 42.

How Wilson 2 run (Ward kick). SCSt Ragland 17 run (kick failed). SCSt Cunningham 66 punt return (Gardner kick). A 12,750 Mashburn's touchdown pass to Harp, who caught six passes in all, was the first touchdown pass given up by the Clemson defense this season. W.Carolina 310 Oemaoo 3 7 717 Clem FG Ariri 24 Clem Pickett 1 run (Ariri kick) WCar Harp 14 pass from Mashburn (Viasucci kick) Clem McSwain 1 run (Ariri kick) WCar FG Viasucci 40 A 59,000 First 14 22 33-128 6-276 198 17 3 33 1044-0 6-104 Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts 8 Fumbles-lost 1-1 1-1 7-70 Chattanooga is the defending league champion and was tied for the 1980 lead with Furman before Saturday's game.

Tn. -Chattanooga 6 7 6 (11 Citadel 6 7-J6 Ctt-Schrader 8 run kick tailed). Chat Mclver 4 run Pitchman kick). Ot Alston 30 run (run failed), at FG Thorraiaor. at Mitchell 6 run Thompson kick).

Chat Smith 4 run (run (sued), at Mitchell 19 run Thompson kick). A 16,346 First downs Rushes-yards Passing yard! Return yards Passes Punta Fumbles-lost Psnaltisa-ysrds 16 26 80-116 (6-861 131 (3 16 7-14-0 6-6-6 4-17 S-S 8-3 3-1 6-116 4-86 i Cemson Survives Western Carolina Rally, 17-10 came early in the fourth quarter and preserved the Tigers' victory over stubborn Western Carolina in a non-conference clash. Clemson, now 2-1, scored the decisive touchdown on a 1-yard plunge by Chuck McSwain, that gave the Tigers a 17-7 lead with 11 03 to go in the game. Western Carolina, which had failed to penetrate Clemson territory in the first half, put pressure on Clemson with a 14-yard touchdown pass from David Mashburn to Gerald Harp in the third quarter, cutting the Tigers' 10-0 half time lead to 10-7. Ss Clemson began its long touchdown drive following a punt ruled dead at the Tiger 1-yard line.

Clemson quickly moved into Western Carolina territory on runs of 34 yards by Pickett and 38 yards by Crite. The drive took 14 plays to complete and used up more than five minutes on the clock. Western Carolina, now 1-3, drove deep into Clemson territory late in the fourth quarter but settled for a 40-yard field goal by Dean Viasucci to complete the game's scoring. Clemson built its 10-0 halftime lead on a 24-yard Obed Ariri field goal and a 1-yard run by Pickett. The field goal was set up by a The field goal was set up by a game.

Penaities-yards a- 7 El Cid Surprises UT-Chattanooga BlTlJloctatelPte yards, despite Chattanoogs-S dive. By The Associated Press Western Carolina fumble on its own 25-yard line and the touchdown followed a blocked punt at the29. With Crite Rushing for 88 yards and Pickett for 84 Clemson got 278 of 375 total yards on the ground. The Tigers drove to within field goal range on four occasions, but Ariri missed attempts of 53, 48 and 51 yards. Ariri had connected on five of six field goals this year and 13 of 14 last year.

Western Carolina picked up 321 yards against Clemson's defense, which was ranked eighth in the country with an average yield of 194 yards per status as the conference's top defensive team against the rush. Quarterback Tracy Schrader put the Bulldogs on the board first with an 8-yard TD run late in the opening quarter. John Thompson's PAT kick was wide left. Chattanooga bounced back on the second play of the second period, when Sam Mclver scored on a four-yard run for a 7-6 lead. The Citadel, on a 20-yard run by Wilford Alston and a 28-yard field goal- by Thompson, took a 15-7 halftime lead.

Mike Smith scored the Moccasins' last touchdown early in the fourth quarter on a 4-yard CHARLESTON, S.C. Tailback Stump Mitchell rolled up 170 yards and scored two touchdowns as The Citadel shocked Tennessee-Chattanooga 29-13 in a Southern Conference football game Saturday night. The loss halted a three-game winning, streak by UT-Chattanooga, 3-1. Mitchell, the conference's leading rusher, scored on runs of five and 19 yards in the second half to propel The Citadel, 2-2, to Its first league victory of the season. The senior Bulldog tailback is Just 24 yards short of 3,000 career yards.

The Citadel rushed for 351 total Gamecock Fumble Michigan's Mai Cowans (right) prepares to hop on South Carolina running back Percy Reeves' fumble during the first quarter of Saturday's game at Ann Arbor. South Carolina pulled out a 14 win over the 17th-ranked Wolverines. (AP Laserphoto).