SOUTH ROUNDUP : The Citadel Beats South Carolina for the First Time Since 1950, 38-35

Quarterback Jack Douglas scored from the one on fourth down with 22 seconds left to give The Citadel a stunning 38-35 victory over South Carolina Saturday at Columbia, S.C.

It was the Division I-AA Bulldogs’ first victory over South Carolina since 1950 and first in Columbia since 1919. It was also the Gamecocks’ first loss to a I-AA opponent since 1982.

Douglas rushed for 104 yards and completed seven of nine passes for 125 yards in directing the Bulldogs’ wishbone attack.

It was the first time South Carolina had seen the wishbone since 1977--and it showed. The Citadel moved the ball at will, gaining 396 yards against the fourth-ranked defense in the nation, which had been giving up just 232 yards a game.

The Bulldogs (4-3) scored 10 points in the final 3:11 to earn the victory before a stunned crowd of 63,000 at Williams-Brice Stadium.

After The Citadel made it 35-31 on Howard Barnard’s 37-yard field goal, Torrence Forney recovered the ensuing onside kick for the Bulldogs at the South Carolina 41-yard line.

Douglas hooked up with Terrance Young on a 24-yard pass to the 16. Douglas fumbled on the next play, but the Bulldogs recovered at the 10. Douglas scored four plays later.

South Carolina Coach Sparky Woods said the Gamecocks (4-2) weren’t looking past the Bulldogs.

“This game was a heartbreaker,” he said. “They’re a tough football team.”

South Carolina had enough yards (480) on offense to win, just not enough points.

No. 22 Clemson 24, North Carolina State 17--The Tigers needed every advantage their nationally- ranked defense could provide to escape with an Atlantic Coast Conference victory over the Wolfpack at Raleigh, N.C.

The struggle between Clemson, ranked second in total defense, and the Wolfpack, ranked seventh, featured seven fumbles--four by N.C. State. The third fumble set up fullback Howard Hall’s one-yard touchdown with 3:02 left that gave the Tigers the win. The fourth came on the ensuing kickoff, with Clemson’s David Joy recovering.

Clemson, 6-2 overall and 3-2 in the ACC, and N.C. State (4-4, 2-4) were tied, 17-17, after three quarters.

Clemson’s Ronald Williams fumbled inside the Wolfpack 20 with 5:05 left, but N.C. State quarterback Terry Jordan returned the favor three plays later to give the Tigers the ball at the 11. Hall scored two plays later.

North Carolina State rolled up 328 yards against a defense that has been allowing an average of 202 a game.

Clemson quarterback DeChane Cameron completed 14 of 26 passes for 182 yards and Williams rushed for 95 yards in 26 carries, 87 yards coming in the second half.

Maryland 23, Duke 20--Dan DeArmas kicked three field goals in the second half, including the game-winning 20-yarder with 50 seconds left, as the Terrapins (3-4, 0-3) held off the Blue Devils (3-4, 0-3) in an ACC game at Durham, N.C.

Blue Devil quarterback Billy Ray had thrown a 27-yard touchdown pass to Walter Jones with 12 minutes left to tie the score, 20-20.

Southern Mississippi 23, Memphis State 7--Brett Favre’s passing set up a pair of touchdowns and Jim Taylor kicked three field goals to lead the Golden Eagles (6-2) over the Tigers (3-3-1) at Hattiesburg, Miss. Southern Mississippi held Memphis State to 191 yards and 11 first downs.