Regular Season Week 3: Commodores at Gamecocks
September 17, 1939 78° Williams-Brice Stadium
Attendance: 64,795 (84%)
Commodores 10 7 0 21 - 38
Gamecocks 3 10 0 6 - 19
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Commodores: 3-7-USC 7 (10:10) 24-Alexander Montgomery ran for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Javier Lichtenstein. USC 0 VAN 7
(Qtr 1) Gamecocks: 4-4-VAN 35 (5:04) 4-Richard Burney 54 yard field goal is GOOD. USC 3 VAN 7
(Qtr 1) Commodores: 4-1-USC 19 (0:22) 7-Javier Lichtenstein 36 yard field goal is GOOD. USC 3 VAN 10
(Qtr 2) Gamecocks: 1-10-USC 41 (14:19) 11-Bill Mann pass complete to 89-Christopher Shields for 59 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Richard Burney. USC 10 VAN 10
(Qtr 2) Commodores: 1-1-USC 0 (6:39) 45-Willie Thorp ran to USC 0 for a short gain. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Javier Lichtenstein. USC 10 VAN 17
(Qtr 2) Gamecocks: 4-7-VAN 19 (0:42) 4-Richard Burney 37 yard field goal is GOOD. USC 13 VAN 17
(Qtr 4) Commodores: 3-11-USC 30 (14:18) 3-Brandon Cobb pass complete to 16-Henry Rhodes for 30 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Javier Lichtenstein. USC 13 VAN 24
(Qtr 4) Commodores: 2-3-USC 3 (14:03) 3-Brandon Cobb pass complete to 81-Young Noah for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Javier Lichtenstein. VAN 57-Howard Marion was injured on the play. USC 13 VAN 31
(Qtr 4) Gamecocks: 4-8-VAN 36 (8:01) 4-Richard Burney 54 yard field goal is GOOD. USC 98-Karl Hose was injured on the play. VAN 58-Anthony Allen was injured on the play. USC 16 VAN 31
(Qtr 4) Commodores: (7:58) 4-Richard Burney kicks 67 yards from USC 35 to VAN -2. 24-Alexander Montgomery for 102yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Javier Lichtenstein. USC 16 VAN 38
(Qtr 4) Gamecocks: 4-3-VAN 10 (4:56) 4-Richard Burney 28 yard field goal is GOOD. USC 19 VAN 38
Team Statistics
Gamecocks Commodores
First Downs 8 18
- Rushing 2 6
- Passing 6 10
- Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 255 309
- Offensive Plays 53 69
- Yards Per Play 4.81 4.48
Net Rushing Yards 70 112
- Rushing Attempts 20 32
- Yards Per Rush 3.50 3.50
Net Passing Yards 185 197
- Att/Comp/Int 32 / 19 / 0 34 / 27 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 195 221
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 10 3 / 24
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.61 5.32
- Yards Per Completion 10.26 8.19
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 13 7 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.0 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 5 / 45 4 / 20
Punt Returns/Yards 5 / 87 2 / 11
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 58 3 / 161
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 2 3 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 35
Time of Possession 20:14 39:29
Drive Charts
Gamecocks
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 10:07 2:06 OWN 25 3 10 Punt
1 6:29 1:29 OPP 41 3 6 Field Goal
1 0:18 1:08 OWN 23 3 77 Touchdown
2 6:37 5:58 OWN 25 13 56 Field Goal
3 15:00 1:29 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
3 11:36 2:09 OWN 40 3 9 Punt
3 4:25 1:31 OWN 8 3 1 Punt
4 14:13 0:08 OWN 25 1 0 Fumble
4 14:00 2:58 OWN 25 5 7 Punt
4 8:44 0:46 OPP 38 3 2 Field Goal
4 2:41 0:15 OWN 31 3 0 Punt
4 0:17 0:17 OWN 30 2 4 Game
Commodores
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 4:53 OWN 25 10 75 Touchdown
1 8:01 1:33 OWN 20 3 -15 Punt
1 5:00 4:41 OWN 25 8 56 Field Goal
2 14:11 7:34 OWN 27 14 73 Touchdown
2 0:38 0:38 OWN 25 1 3 Half
3 13:31 1:55 OWN 15 3 7 Punt
3 9:26 5:01 OWN 20 9 35 Punt
3 2:55 3:42 OWN 44 7 56 Touchdown
4 14:05 0:05 OPP 3 2 3 Touchdown
4 11:02 2:19 OWN 28 3 0 Punt
4 7:40 2:47 OPP 25 8 -65 Field Goal
4 4:54 2:13 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
4 2:26 2:08 OWN 24 6 13 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Gamecocks
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#34 David Wright 14 44 3.14 11 1 0
#29 Jeremy Chase 3 23 7.67 14 1 0
#39 Gene Rowland 3 3 1.00 3 0 0
Commodores
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#45 Willie Thorp 22 67 3.05 12 3 1
#24 Alexander Montgomery 10 45 4.50 13 2 1
Passing Stats
Gamecocks
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#11 Bill Mann 32 19 195 1 / 10 1 59 0 87.37
Commodores
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#3 Brandon Cobb 34 27 221 3 / 24 2 30 0 113.36
Receiving Stats
Gamecocks
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#89 Christopher Shields 5 79 15.80 59 1
#15 Joseph Smith 6 42 7.00 14 0
#19 Willie Blanco 1 41 41.00 41 0
#34 David Wright 3 10 3.33 11 0
#87 John McClure 2 10 5.00 7 0
#80 Christopher Boyd 1 8 8.00 8 0
#86 Jorge Kenworthy 1 5 5.00 5 0
Commodores
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#16 Henry Rhodes 3 64 21.33 30 1
#80 Gerald Usry 6 55 9.17 13 0
#45 Willie Thorp 6 31 5.17 15 0
#81 Young Noah 3 24 8.00 16 1
#42 Adrian Reno 4 20 5.00 12 0
#24 Alexander Montgomery 3 20 6.67 9 0
#82 Ismael Nealy 2 7 3.50 4 0
Blocking Stats
Gamecocks
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#79 Jerome McIntyre 41 23 1 1
#70 Paul Rosato 44 28 0 4
#66 Mark Allen 44 22 0 1
#86 Jorge Kenworthy 19 17 0 0
#54 Robert Hernandez 41 25 0 0
#68 Jacob Scott 44 26 0 2
#25 Richard Wooldridge 11 19 0 1
#15 Joseph Smith 0 12 0 0
#19 Willie Blanco 0 11 0 0
#89 Christopher Shields 0 12 0 1
#65 Tyler Wells 11 1 0 0
#72 Michael McSwain 5 7 0 0
#69 James Maguire 0 5 0 2
#97 Henry Castillo 0 3 0 0
#35 Joseph Carr 0 6 0 0
#61 John Dodd 0 5 0 0
#50 Earnest Mark 0 5 0 0
#90 Christopher Langham 0 5 0 1
#98 Karl Hose 10 4 0 0
#40 Reginald Starkey 0 3 0 0
#39 Gene Rowland 1 5 0 0
#80 Christopher Boyd 0 6 0 1
#24 Charles Peterson 0 3 0 0
#92 David Rudolph 0 3 0 0
#65 Frank Cox 6 2 0 0
#34 David Wright 9 1 0 0
#29 Jeremy Chase 3 3 0 0
#14 Richard Jones 0 2 0 0
#87 John McClure 0 1 0 0
#81 James Fleetwood 0 1 0 0
Commodores
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#68 Michael Messina 47 38 1 2
#24 Alexander Montgomery 5 2 1 1
#45 Willie Thorp 5 2 1 1
#76 Jason Herzberg 47 37 0 4
#82 Ismael Nealy 0 16 0 1
#61 Brandon Warren 49 41 0 1
#42 Adrian Reno 14 27 0 2
#70 Thomas Morgan 49 39 0 1
#75 Alexander Guercio 43 37 0 3
#16 Henry Rhodes 0 20 0 0
#81 Young Noah 0 8 0 0
#80 Gerald Usry 3 31 0 1
#32 David Walker 3 10 0 0
#87 Frank Sims 0 17 0 2
#50 Kenneth Aiello 8 0 0 0
#57 Howard Marion 12 3 0 0
#67 Robert Martinez 9 0 0 0
#53 George Breed 12 4 0 0
#57 Eric Luevano 5 5 0 0
#92 Donald Sipes 1 3 0 0
#54 Chester Huffman 0 4 0 0
#39 David Cox 0 5 0 0
#62 Perry Corbin 0 4 0 0
#20 Ariel Skelley 0 4 0 0
#96 James Foster 0 4 0 0
#90 Isidro Fowler 0 4 0 0
#52 Bryan Andrus 0 2 0 1
#26 Dwayne Greenman 0 1 0 0
#25 Clayton Velasquez 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Gamecocks
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Commodores
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Gamecocks
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#11 Bill Mann 1 0 0 0
Commodores
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#93 Ryan Turner 0 1 1 0
Punting
Gamecocks
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#9 Roger Brammer 6 292 48.67 43.83 52 2
Commodores
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#12 Robert Vega 6 279 46.50 32.83 52 1
Kicking
Gamecocks
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#4 Richard Burney 4 / 4 2 / 2 2 / 2 54 1 / 1
Commodores
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Javier Lichtenstein 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 36 5 / 5
Punt Return
Gamecocks
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#19 Willie Blanco 5 87 17.4 32 0
Commodores
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#45 Willie Thorp 2 11 5.5 10 0
Kick Return
Gamecocks
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#39 Gene Rowland 2 58 29.0 0
Commodores
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#24 Alexander Montgomery 3 161 53.7 1
Defensive Stats
Gamecocks
Name Tackles Sacks
#24 Charles Peterson 9 0
#90 Christopher Langham 9 0
#23 Joel Leggett 8 0
#35 Joseph Carr 7 0
#58 John Brown 6 1
#50 Joshua Prine 5 0
#61 John Dodd 3 0
#97 Henry Castillo 3 2
#72 Michael McSwain 3 0
#98 Karl Hose 2 0
#92 David Rudolph 1 0
#48 Steven Twedt 1 0
#26 Gerald Pennington 1 0
#69 James Maguire 1 0
#50 Earnest Mark 1 0
#79 Jerome McIntyre 1 0
#68 Jacob Scott 1 0
#40 Reginald Starkey 1 0
Commodores
Name Tackles Sacks
#20 Ariel Skelley 7 0
#39 David Cox 5 0
#26 Dwayne Greenman 5 0
#34 Antonio Gillis 5 0
#25 Clayton Velasquez 4 0
#62 Perry Corbin 3 0
#54 Chester Huffman 3 0
#92 Donald Sipes 2 0
#57 Eric Luevano 1 0
#93 Ryan Turner 1 1
#57 Howard Marion 1 0
#58 Anthony Allen 1 0
#12 Robert Vega 1 0
#56 Kevin Dobson 1 0
#99 Tyree Brown 1 0
#50 Kenneth Aiello 1 0
#90 Isidro Fowler 1 0
#53 George Breed 1 0