Regular Season Week 1: Hokies at Gamecocks
September 02, 1928 81° Williams-Brice Stadium
Attendance: 60,778 (78%)
Hokies 0 10 3 3 - 16
Gamecocks 0 3 0 0 - 3
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 2) Hokies: 4-2-USC 2 (13:34) 9-James Kidwell 20 yard field goal is GOOD. USC 0 VaT 3
(Qtr 2) Gamecocks: 4-15-VaT 15 (4:57) 11-Joseph Wheatley 33 yard field goal is GOOD. USC 3 VaT 3
(Qtr 2) Hokies: 1-10-VaT 25 (4:54) 17-Johnnie Ambriz pass complete to 19-Earnest Montgomery for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-James Kidwell. USC 3 VaT 10
(Qtr 3) Hokies: 4-1-USC 29 (7:21) 9-James Kidwell 47 yard field goal is GOOD. USC 3 VaT 13
(Qtr 4) Hokies: 4-8-USC 18 (11:22) 9-James Kidwell 36 yard field goal is GOOD. USC 3 VaT 16
Team Statistics
Gamecocks Hokies
First Downs 14 14
- Rushing 6 8
- Passing 5 5
- Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 180 304
- Offensive Plays 55 53
- Yards Per Play 3.27 5.74
Net Rushing Yards 99 132
- Rushing Attempts 26 34
- Yards Per Rush 3.81 3.88
Net Passing Yards 81 172
- Att/Comp/Int 26 / 22 / 0 17 / 11 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 109 190
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 28 2 / 18
- Yards Per Pass Play 2.79 9.05
- Yards Per Completion 4.95 17.27
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 13 3 / 10
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.7 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 15 4 / 35
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 3 / 31
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 31
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 0 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 30
Time of Possession 31:59 28:00
Drive Charts
Gamecocks
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 14:07 3:44 OWN 20 7 31 Punt
1 5:00 1:54 OWN 6 3 3 Punt
2 13:31 8:38 OWN 25 14 60 Field Goal
2 4:43 3:33 OWN 25 5 22 Punt
3 15:00 3:37 OWN 25 6 43 Missed FG
3 7:17 3:46 OWN 25 5 22 Punt
3 0:22 1:05 OPP 38 3 0 Missed FG
4 11:19 1:58 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
4 7:13 1:52 OWN 18 3 -2 Punt
4 3:20 1:52 OWN 20 6 12 Punt
Hokies
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 0:53 OWN 29 3 0 Punt
1 10:23 5:23 OWN 4 10 50 Punt
1 3:07 4:35 OWN 49 9 50 Field Goal
2 4:53 0:11 OWN 25 1 75 Touchdown
2 1:09 1:09 OWN 14 2 9 Half
3 11:23 4:05 OWN 39 6 32 Field Goal
3 3:31 3:10 OWN 20 6 32 Fumble
4 14:16 2:57 OWN 46 5 37 Field Goal
4 9:21 2:08 OWN 27 3 7 Punt
4 5:20 2:01 OWN 45 3 6 Punt
4 1:28 1:28 OWN 29 5 12 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Gamecocks
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#41 Steve Taylor 17 42 2.47 13 3 0
#32 Samuel Pressley 6 33 5.50 16 1 0
#12 Timothy Farley 2 23 11.50 14 1 0
#43 Ronald Ballard 1 1 1.00 1 0 0
Hokies
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#40 Donald Russo 18 87 4.83 12 4 0
#26 Saul Roberts 10 37 3.70 10 1 0
#17 Johnnie Ambriz 3 9 3.00 9 0 0
#27 Drew Price 3 -1 -0.33 2 0 0
Passing Stats
Gamecocks
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Timothy Farley 26 22 109 3 / 28 0 14 0 84.13
Hokies
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#17 Johnnie Ambriz 17 11 190 2 / 18 1 75 0 122.18
Receiving Stats
Gamecocks
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#36 James Williams 4 26 6.50 14 0
#19 Dennis Cooper 4 25 6.25 12 0
#41 Steve Taylor 7 23 3.29 6 0
#10 Clarence Sullivan 1 14 14.00 14 0
#87 John Jones 3 13 4.33 8 0
#88 Joseph Santos 1 3 3.00 3 0
#32 Samuel Pressley 1 3 3.00 3 0
#14 Daryl Dalton 1 2 2.00 2 0
Hokies
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#19 Earnest Montgomery 2 83 41.50 75 1
#89 Henry Phillips 3 33 11.00 16 0
#40 Donald Russo 2 27 13.50 19 0
#27 Drew Price 2 26 13.00 23 0
#13 Alfredo Kester 2 21 10.50 15 0
Blocking Stats
Gamecocks
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#56 Christopher Brescia 36 28 1 2
#57 Sam Kennedy 34 29 1 4
#41 Steve Taylor 3 4 1 1
#66 Steve Peet 39 34 0 3
#36 James Williams 13 23 0 2
#26 Daniel Voight 0 6 0 0
#72 Shawn Yang 38 33 0 3
#32 Samuel Pressley 5 3 0 0
#71 Louie McCormick 31 26 0 2
#88 Joseph Santos 5 21 0 0
#19 Dennis Cooper 0 21 0 0
#87 John Jones 0 15 0 0
#10 Clarence Sullivan 0 9 0 1
#43 Ronald Ballard 0 1 0 0
#73 Aaron Omara 10 0 0 0
#53 Anthony Healey 9 6 0 0
#93 Micheal Hendricks 10 3 0 0
#68 James Moore 10 2 0 0
#64 Steven Gould 5 1 0 0
#72 Alfonso Welch 12 4 0 0
#24 Juan Moran 0 1 0 0
#96 Allen Elston 0 1 0 0
#68 Jonathan McCallum 0 1 0 1
Hokies
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#54 Thomas Allison 22 29 1 1
#61 Fredrick Michelson 3 4 1 2
#66 Troy Silvey 0 1 0 0
#72 Donald Sindelar 0 1 0 0
#43 Richard Walthall 0 3 0 2
#59 George Conner 0 2 0 0
#48 Ray Hill 0 1 0 0
#34 Andrew King 3 3 0 0
#62 Calvin Stevens 0 1 0 0
#95 Wes Lopez 0 2 0 1
#94 Keneth Tolman 0 3 0 0
#63 Kelly Jefferson 0 1 0 0
#79 Joe Duncan 24 33 0 0
#54 Burl Ketcham 28 37 0 1
#73 Herman Savage 28 36 0 0
#89 Henry Phillips 8 34 0 1
#77 Quentin Webb 26 29 0 0
#27 Drew Price 12 22 0 0
#52 Richard West 8 1 0 0
#40 Donald Russo 12 5 0 0
#13 Alfredo Kester 0 11 0 2
#83 Derrick Burchell 2 12 0 1
#19 Earnest Montgomery 0 13 0 0
#26 Saul Roberts 3 7 0 3
#81 Brady Trivett 2 1 0 0
#96 Wayne Rodrigues 0 3 0 0
#17 Samuel Benson 0 4 0 1
#55 Bruce Blakney 3 3 0 0
#88 William Calhoun 0 1 0 0
#53 Jeffrey Dixon 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Gamecocks
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Hokies
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Gamecocks
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#41 Steve Taylor 1 0 0 0
#32 Samuel Pressley 0 1 0 0
#64 Steven Gould 0 1 1 0
Hokies
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#17 Johnnie Ambriz 1 0 0 0
#94 Keneth Tolman 0 0 1 0
Punting
Gamecocks
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#10 James Lance 7 332 47.43 40.57 52 2
Hokies
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#11 Micheal Brown 4 190 47.50 42.00 51 3
Kicking
Gamecocks
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#11 Joseph Wheatley 1 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 1 33 0 / 0
Hokies
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#9 James Kidwell 3 / 3 1 / 1 0 / 0 47 1 / 1
Punt Return
Gamecocks
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Hokies
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#40 Donald Russo 3 31 10.3 11 0
Kick Return
Gamecocks
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Hokies
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#13 Alfredo Kester 1 31 31.0 0
Defensive Stats
Gamecocks
Name Tackles Sacks
#47 Ivory Saltsman 8 0
#27 John Thiele 6 0
#93 Michael Tillman 5 0
#28 David Eichhorn 3 0
#96 Allen Elston 3 0
#38 John Melton 3 0
#64 Steven Gould 3 2
#53 Anthony Healey 2 0
#30 Larry Seng 2 0
#40 James Underwood 2 0
#91 Ronald Gillette 2 0
#23 Rene Sparks 1 0
#93 Micheal Hendricks 1 0
#68 Jonathan McCallum 1 0
#24 Juan Moran 1 0
#62 Steven Olaughlin 1 0
#51 Nelson Elkins 1 0
Hokies
Name Tackles Sacks
#94 Keneth Tolman 13 0
#43 Richard Walthall 5 0
#59 George Conner 4 1
#28 Mark Burch 4 0
#44 Ronald Adams 4 0
#95 Wes Lopez 3 0
#62 Calvin Stevens 3 0
#63 Brian Duke 3 1
#29 Robert Wright 2 0
#48 Ray Hill 2 0
#96 Wayne Rodrigues 2 0
#31 Raymond Robertson 1 0
#53 Jeffrey Dixon 1 0
#59 Steven Elliott 1 0
#72 Donald Sindelar 1 1
#54 Burl Ketcham 1 0