Carolina Cruisers Dynasty - NCAA '12

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Cruisers Dominate Uninspired South Carolina Squad


Nick Nicholson beats the corner deep for the early score.


Jonathan Taylor follows his blockers in for his first of two scores.


E.M. McBriar jars the ball loose from Quarterback Connor Shaw to give the Cruisers the early momentum.


Backup Tailback Taurean Cox seals the Gamecocks' fate with a long third quarter run.

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Pre-Game Info

Date: 9/29/2012
Game Time: 12:00 PM

Cruisers In-Game Injury Report
None

Team Stats_____Carolina_______South Carolina
Total Offense....422..............345
Rushing Yards....248..............222
Passing Yards....174..............123
3rd Down Conv....7-10(70%)........5-11(45%)
Turnovers........1................2

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
CAR – G. Todd to N. Nicholson 48 Yard Pass (M. Eckert Kick)
USC – K. Leach 17 Yard FG

2nd Quarter
CAR – J. Taylor 5 Yard Run (M. Eckert Kick)
CAR – M. Eckert 24 Yard FG
CAR – M. Eckert 31 Yard FG

3rd Quarter
USC – K. Leach 40 Yard FG
USC – V. Hampton 48 Yard INT Return (K. Leach Kick)
CAR – G. Todd to N. Nicholson 67 Yard Pass (M. Eckert Kick)
CAR – T. Cox 50 Yard Run (M. Eckert Kick)

4th Quarter
USC – C. Shaw to A. Sanders 67 Yard Pass (K. Leach Kick)
CAR – C. Johns 99 Yard KR (M. Eckert)
CAR – J. Taylor 5 Yard Run (M. Eckert Kick)
USC – K. Miles 19 Yard Run (K. Leach Kick)

Final Score: Carolina 48 South Carolina 27

Cruisers Stats
Passing: (Att-Cmp-Yds-Int) G. Todd 7-16-174-1

Rushing: J. Taylor 20-120 T. Cox 6-69 G. Todd 11-48 J. Washington 3-11

Receiving: N. Nicholson 3-123 T. Rose 2-30 Cp. Tillman 1-18 J. Taylor 1-3

Defense: (Tkl-Sk-Int-FF) T. Taylor 9-0-0-0 Cn. Tillman 8-2-0-0 K. Kimball 6-0-0-0 S. Ward 6-0-0-0 E. McBriar 5-0-0-1 Cp. Tillman 3-0-1-0

South Carolina Leaders
C. Shaw: 8-17 Passing 123 Yards 1 TD 1 INT
M. Lattimore: 26 Rushes 135 Yards
A. Sanders 2 Catches 89 Yards 1 TD
O. Gilchrist: 10 Tackles 1 Sack

Players of the Game
South Carolina: Jr WR Ace Sanders
Carolina: So WR Nick Nicholson

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NCAA News

Top 25 Poll – Week 7
1. Nebraska
2. Auburn
3. TCU
4. Virginia Tech
5. Alabama
6. Mississippi State
7. Penn State
8. Georgia
9. Ohio State
10. Boise State
11. Wisconsin
12. Oklahoma (LW 1)
13. Texas
14. Kansas State
15. Arkansas
16. Oregon (LW 14)
17. Florida (LW 8)
18. Michigan
19. Maryland
20. Arizona State
21. Ole Miss
22. Florida State (LW 20)
23. Baylor
24. Air Force (LW 23)
25. Utah
30. Carolina (100 Points)

Dropped Out
Notre Dame (#16), South Carolina (#25)

Atlantic Coastal Conference News

ACC - Week 6 Games
#19 Maryland Terrapins W Virginia 27-25
#22 Florida State Seminoles W Fresno State 37-23
North Carolina State Wolfpack L Georgia Tech 13-30
Clemson Tigers W North Carolina 52-14
Carolina Cruisers W South Carolina 48-27
Wake Forest Demon Deacons BYE

#5 Virginia Tech Hokies W Miami 30-29
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets W NC State 30-13
Miami Hurricanes L Virginia Tech 29-30
North Carolina Tar Heels L Clemson 14-52
Virginia Cavaliers L Maryland 25-27
Duke Blue Devils BYE

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NCAA News

Top 25 Poll – Week 8
1. Auburn
2. Virginia Tech
3. Georgia
4. Mississippi State
5. Alabama
6. Penn State
7. Nebraska (LW 1)
8. Ohio State
9. Kansas State
10. Boise State
11. Oklahoma
12. TCU (LW 3)
13. Wisconsin (LW 11)
14. Maryland
15. Oregon
16. Florida
17. Michigan
18. Utah
19. Arkansas (LW 15)
20. Arizona State
21. Baylor
22. Texas (LW 13)
23. Ole Miss (LW 21)
24. Air Force
25. Florida State (LW 22)
27. Carolina (241 Points)

Dropped Out
None

Atlantic Coastal Conference News

ACC - Week 7 Games
#14 Maryland Terrapins BYE
#25 Florida State Seminoles W Miami 35-7
North Carolina State Wolfpack W Duke 31-6
Clemson Tigers W Virginia 10-7
Carolina Cruisers BYE
Wake Forest Demon Deacons L Notre Dame 16-21

#2 Virginia Tech Hokies BYE
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets BYE
Miami Hurricanes L Florida State 7-35
North Carolina Tar Heels BYE
Virginia Cavaliers L Clemson 7-10
Duke Blue Devils L NC State 6-31

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Cruisers Are For Real?


Gavin Todd finds Nick Nicholson for a big play as the half winds to a close.


After a few more play Todd takes it in for the game’s first score on a rollout.


Todd locks in on Tyrone Rose for a big third down pass that would eventually set up a field goal.

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Pre-Game Info

Date:10/13/2012
Game Time: 12:30 PM

Cruisers In-Game Injury Report
None

Team Stats_____Maryland_______Carolina
Total Offense....195..............292
Rushing Yards....80...............100
Passing Yards....115..............192
3rd Down Conv....6-11(54%)........7-13(53%)
Turnovers........0................0

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
None

2nd Quarter
CAR – G. Todd 1 Yard Run (M. Eckert Kick)

3rd Quarter
CAR – M. Eckert 28 Yard FG

4th Quarter
MAR – D. O’Brien to D. Adams 8 Yard Pass (N. Ferrara Kick)

Final Score: Carolina 10 Maryland 7

Cruisers Stats
Passing: (Att-Cmp-Yds-Int) G. Todd 13-19-192-0

Rushing: J. Taylor 22-66 T. Cox 5-22 G. Todd 12-9 J. Washington 1-3

Receiving: N. Nicholson 3-93 Cp. Tillman 3-29 J. Taylor 3-10 T. Rose 1-31 D. Lewis 1-19 J. Washington 1-8 B. Cunningham 1-2

Defense: (Tkl-Sk-Int-FF) T. Taylor 6-0-0-0 K. Kimball 6-0-0-0 C. Johns 6-0-0-0 E. McBriar 6-0-0-0

Maryland Leaders
D. O’Brien: 11-19 Passing 115 Yards 1 TD
D. Adams: 17 Rushes 61 Yards
D. Adams: 3 Catches 20 Yards 1 TD
D. Mackall 10 Tackles 1 Sack

Players of the Game
Maryland: Jr TB D.J. Adams
Carolina: So QB Gavin Todd

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NCAA News

Top 25 Poll – Week 9
1. Virginia Tech
2. Mississippi State
3. Alabama
4. Ohio State
5. Penn State
6. Boise State
7. Oklahoma
8. TCU
9. Utah
10. Wisconsin
11. Nebraska (LW 7)
12. Auburn (LW 1)
13. Kansas State (LW 9)
14. Georgia (LW 3)
15. Michigan
16. Arkansas
17. Texas
18. Carolina
19. Maryland
20. Baylor
21. Louisville
22. Florida (LW 16)
23. Air Force
24. Rutgers
25. Central Florida

Dropped Out
Oregon (#15), Arizona State (#20), Ole Miss (#23), Florida State (#25)

Atlantic Coastal Conference News

ACC - Week 8 Games
#18 Carolina Cruisers W Maryland 10-7
#19 Maryland Terrapins L Carolina 7-10
Florida State Seminoles L NC State 17-35
North Carolina State Wolfpack W Florida State 35-17
Clemson Tigers L Georgia Tech 24-28
Wake Forest Demon Deacons L Virginia Tech 6-48

#1 Virginia Tech Hokies W Wake Forest 48-6
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets W Clemson 28-24
Miami Hurricanes W North Carolina 28-7
North Carolina Tar Heels L Miami 7-28
Virginia Cavaliers L Duke 7-17
Duke Blue Devils W Virginia 17-7

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Tale Of Two Halves Not In Cruisers Favor


Nick Nicholson starts the game off on a positive note with a wide open touchdown reception.


After a great punt by Toby Washington, the Cruisers brought the heat and it culminated in a Zack Spruill sack.

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Pre-Game Info

Date:10/20/2012
Game Time: 1:00 PM

Cruisers In-Game Injury Report
None

Team Stats_____Clemson________Carolina
Total Offense....190..............385
Rushing Yards....23...............87
Passing Yards....167..............298
3rd Down Conv....2-9(22%).........7-14(54%)
Turnovers........0................3

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
CAR – G. Todd to N. Nicholson 19 Yard Pass (M. Eckert Kick)

2nd Quarter
CAR – Z. Spruill Sacked T. Boyd for a Safety
CAR – J. Taylor 3 Yard Run (M. Eckert Kick)

3rd Quarter
CLEM – A. Ellington 101 Yard KR (C. Catanzaro Kick)
CLEM – T. Boyd to A. Ellington 98 Yard Pass (C. Catanzaro Kick)

4th Quarter
CLEM – C. Hawkins 79 Yard INT Return (2-Point Conversion Failed)
CLEM – S. Anthony 38 Yard INT Return (C. Catanzaro Kick)

Final Score: Clemson 27 Carolina 16

Cruisers Stats
Passing: (Att-Cmp-Yds-Int) G. Todd 22-35-298-3

Rushing: J. Taylor 19-67 J. Washington 2-11 G. Todd 10-9 T. Cox 4-0

Receiving: N. Nicholson 7-103 T. Rose 5-64 Cp. Tillman 4-93 D. Lewis 2-33 J. Taylor 2-(-9) T. Cox 1-11 J. Washington 1-3

Defense: (Tkl-Sk-Int-FF) S. Ward 5-2-0-0 Z. Spruill 3-2-0-0 W. McQueen 2-2-0-0 Cn. Tillman 2-1-0-0

Clemson Leaders
T. Boyd: 5-10 Passing 167 Yards 1 TD
A. Ellington: 13 Rushes 33 Yards (1 Rec TD)
D. Hopkins: 2 Catches 44 Yards
C. Lewis: 18 Tackles 1 Sack 1 INT

Players of the Game
Clemson: Sr TB Andre Ellington
Carolina: So WR Nick Nicholson

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NCAA News

Top 25 Poll – Week 10
1. Virginia Tech
2. Alabama
3. TCU
4. Boise State
5. Nebraska
6. Wisconsin
7. Mississippi State (LW 2)
8. Penn State (LW 5)
9. Auburn
10. Kansas State
11. Oklahoma (LW 7)
12. Georgia
13. Michigan
14. Ohio State (LW 4)
15. Texas
16. Rutgers
17. Baylor
18. Maryland
19. Air Force
20. Utah (LW 9)
21. LSU
22. Arkansas (LW 16)
23. Central Florida
24. Ole Miss
25. Carolina (LW 18)

Dropped Out
Louisville (#21), Florida (#22)

Atlantic Coastal Conference News

ACC - Week 9 Games
#18 Maryland Terrapins W Duke 38-10
#25 Carolina Cruisers L Clemson 16-27
Florida State Seminoles W Wake Forest 30-17
North Carolina State Wolfpack BYE
Clemson Tigers W Carolina 27-16
Wake Forest Demon Deacons L Florida State 17-30

#1 Virginia Tech Hokies W Boston College 32-3
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets L North Carolina 17-20
Miami Hurricanes W Notre Dame 31-24
North Carolina Tar Heels W Georgia Tech 20-17
Virginia Cavaliers W UNLV 17-3
Duke Blue Devils L Maryland 10-38

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Florida State Too Much for Cruisers


The Cruisers "draw" up a 31 yard run for Jonathan Taylor.

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Pre-Game Info

Date: 10/27/2012
Game Time: 8:00 PM

Cruisers In-Game Injury Report
None

Team Stats_____Carolina_______Florida State
Total Offense....420..............397
Rushing Yards....176..............31
Passing Yards....246..............366
3rd Down Conv....11-17(64%).......8-12(66%)
Turnovers........0................0

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
None

2nd Quarter
FSU – C. Trickett to N. O’Leary 17 Yard Pass (B. Mendoza Kick)
CAR – G. Todd to N. Nicholson 10 Yard Pass (M. Eckert Kick)

3rd Quarter
FSU – C. Trickett to R. Smith 48 Yard Pass (B. Mendoza Kick)
CAR – J. Taylor 31 Yard Run (M. Eckert Kick)
FSU – C. Trickett to W. Haulstead 25 Yard Pass (B. Mendoza Kick)

4th Quarter
CAR – G. Todd 17 Yard Run (M. Eckert Kick)
FSU – C. Trickett to J. Higgins 58 Yard Pass (B. Mendoza Kick)

Final Score: Florida State 28 Carolina 21

Cruisers Stats
Passing: (Att-Cmp-Yds-Int) G. Todd 24-40-246-0

Rushing: J. Taylor 16-120 G. Todd 11-46 T. Cox 2-5 J. Washington 2-3

Receiving: Cp. Tillman 5-67 N. Nicholson 5-54 D. Lewis 4-73 T. Rose 4-28 J. Taylor 4-17 B. Cunningham 1-9 J. Washington 1-(-2)

Defense: (Tkl-Sk-Int-FF) E. Mcbriar 9-0-0-0 T. Taylor 8-0-0-0 Z. Spruill 5-0-0-0 G. Jefferson 5-0-0-0 Cn. Tillman 4-3-0-0 M. Peterson 1-1-0-0

Florida State Leaders
C. Trickett: 12-28 Passing 366 Yards 4 TDs
D. Freeman: 17 Rushes 60 Yards
R. Smith: 5 Catches, 111 Yards 1 TD
J. McDaniel: 3 Tackles 2 Sacks

Players of the Game
Florida State: So QB Clint Trickett
Carolina: So DT Connor Tillman