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Clemson Leads In Series, 13-0

Wahoos Seek First Clemson Win Ever

By DOUG DOUGHTY

Unmighty Clemson,
sporting an unimpressive seven
points a game scoring average,
plays host to the Cavaliers at
Clemson Memorial Stadium,
sometimes known as "Death
Valley", Saturday.

Despite the fact that the

Tigers have won only once this
year, that win coming in their
opener against The Citadel,
Virginia has never beaten
Clemson in a football game.

The Cavs allowed the Tigers
29 second-half points in a game
the Tigers won 32-15 at
Richmond last year.

This could be the year for
the Cavaliers.

Quarterback Ken Pengitore
leads the Tiger attack. Backup
to Tommy Kendrick last year,
Pengitore saw extensive duty as
a reserve and has come back on
to start all five Clemson games
this year.

Pengitore's statistics have
not been very respectable. In
the Tigers' five contests, he has
completed 14 of 38 passes for
258 yards and no touchdowns.
With reserve Mark Fellers
having thrown only 20 times
(completing nine), the Tigers
have established themselves as
a running team, averaging a
mere 11 passes a game.

On Pengitore's hand offs, the
customary running backs are
fullback Wade Hughes and
tailback Smuiley Sanders, an
All-ACC pick in baseball last
spring. Hughes has 253 yards
gained and Sanders 224.

JC transfer Jay Washington
has rushed for 217 yards while
sharing duty with Sanders, and
senior Heide Davis spells
Hughes.

Although ranked second in
the conference pre-season,
Clemson has shown little
ability to put points on the
scoreboard.

Although Clemson has not
been averse to surrendering
points it has shown a tendency
to be rough against the pass.
The Tiger secondary picked off
19 passes last season and
cornerbacks Jeff Slepe and
Bobby Johnson, safety Ben
Anderson and "Tiger" back
Marion Reeves each returned
this fall.

Sophomore Jimmy Ness
subbed for Reeves in the
Tigers' 31-9 loss to Georgia
Tech and has remained in the
starting lineup. This year has
seen only two Clemson
interceptions, but opponents
have only averaged 100 yards
through the air.

Not so on the rush.
Although Clemson has faced
such rushing giants as
Oklahoma and Duke, it still
allows more than 200 yards
rushing per game by the
opposition.

Only one starting defensive
lineman, tackle Frank Wirth,
and linebackers John Bolubaxz
and John Rhodes return to the
defensive platoon after 1971.
Wirth has been rated one of the
"finest defensive linemen ever
to wear the orange and white"
by the Clemson Sports
Information Office.

Littlest but probably the
most important Tiger is senior
kicker Eddie Siegler. Although
not seeing too many
opportunities this year, in his
career Siegler has succeeded on
43 of 46 point-after attempts
and 31 of 56 field goal tries.
He holds the school scoring
record with 136 points.

A devotee of the
soccer-style method, Siegler
booted a 52-yarder against
South Carolina last season.