Word: fullback
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...past four football seasons, Rogers' fleet feet have been everywhere. He led the nation in rushing with 1,781 yds., sufficient mileage to earn him the 46th annual Heisman Trophy as the country's outstanding college football player. With the bulk (225 lbs.) of a fullback, the 6-ft. 2-in. Rogers ran for 4,958 yds. during his South Carolina career to become the fourth alltime college rusher. He may be drafted by the last-place New Orleans Saints, who can sure use him. Their fans have taken to wearing paper bags over their heads...
Senior quarterback Brian Buckley, senior tight end Chuck Marshall, junior fullback Jim Callinan, sophomore flanker Ron Cuccia, senior defensive tackle Tim Palmer and senior safety Mike Jacobs earned honorable mention...
Likewise, the running attack concluded a fine season ignominiously--as in negative 11 yards rushing against Yale. But that poor performance only slightly tarnished the record of a consistent and occasionally outstanding rushing team. Fullback Jim Callinan, the talented Ohioan who, when not injured, proved himself to be one the best backs in the league, topped 90 yds. three times this season en route to his team-leading 461 yds. And halfback Tom Beatrice, the backfield's reliable workhorse, had 435 yds. for the season...
...seemed a lot more like a team this year than last," said fullback Peter Sergienko. "Everyone is a lot more dedicated to the program and the team...
...After fullback Alec Montgomery pounced on a Dave Miller kick in the Yale endzone at the two-minute mark to give the Crimson an early 6-0 lead. Harvard seemed headed toward a rout. Yet, the strong and quick Bulldog forwards, who contained the Harvard pack, and the windy, muddy conditions which frustrated effective passing along the backline, foiled any such Crimson hopes...