November 25, 1991
Look back with the 1992 football class
Matt Parker
Staff Writer
Under first year coach Mike Ketchum, the
Guilford College Quakers finished the 1991
season with an 8-2 record and the Old Do
minion Athletic Conference championship.
For the sixteen seniors, the championship
marked the end of a bittersweet career. When
this year's senior class arrived in Greens
boro, the Quakers were still an NAIA school
but they had phased out athletic scholar
ships to accomodate the move to NCAA
Division 111. Despite this, they continued to
play a predominandy N AIA schedule against
teams with scholarship players.
In their freshman season, and Ketchum's
first as an assistant coach, the Quakers fin
ished 2-8. They improved slightly the fol
lowing year going 2-7-1 as Calvin Hunter
assumed his quarterback duties.
Things changed last season when the
Quakers joined the NCAA Division 111 and
started to compete on an even field with
their opponents. Hunter guided the Quakers
to a 7-3 record.
Although Guilford was not eligible for the
ODAC championship, they finished with
the best record in the league, going 4-1. That
gave the Quakers something to shoot for in
1991. When Hampden-Sydney defeated
Randolph-Macon 29-28 last Saturday, the
Quakers became the ODAC champions,
again with a 4-1 record.
Guilford opened the season with non
conference games against Davidson and
Methodist. The Quakers gave up only a field
goal in these two games, downing Davidson
Guilford's masked men profiled: 14 Quaker seniors
Matt Parker
Staff Writer
"This is the most fun group I've ever been
around, counting all theplaces I've coached,"
Quaker Football Head Coach Mike Ketchum
said about his senior class. "The nicest thing
is that they are so close to one another. We
don't have any 'Me, me,' guys. They are
good players, but they're better people."
The Class of 1992:
•Calvin Hun ter.ODAC Player of the Year.
Has rewritten the
record books at I
Guilford. Hunter I
threw for 4,553 I
yards and 34 touch- I
downs and rushed HHIH
for 1 ,274 yards and
18 touchdowns in
his career, setting Hunter
new marks for pass
ing yards, touchdown passes, rushing touch
downs, total offense, and tying the record
for most rushing touchdowns in a season
with 8. In addition, Hunter holds the records
for total offensive yards in a season (1.958)
21-3 behind Max Appleby's two touch
downs and blanking Methodist 34-0. Guil
ford opened its conference schedule on the
road against Hampden -Sydney. Placekicker
Ty Clodfelter booted a field goal in the
closing minutes to give the Quakers a 24-21
victory.
Week four's opponent was Charleston
Southern. The Quakers scored at will on the
first year program, building a big, early lead
and then coasting to a 40-6 victory and a
perfect 4-0 start. Guilford traveled to
Salisbury State the next weekend to face the
Seagulls. The defense turned in their sec
ond shutout of the year as the Quakes again
built an early lead and then coasted to a 20-
0 win.
The perfect record would be put to a
severe test in week six. The seniors wanted
this one badly, having lost to Ferrum Col
lege (their next opponent) in each of their
three previous meetings. However, the
Quakers lost as the Panthers exploded for
61 points en route to a 61-13 victory.
It took the Quakers three quarters to
regroup the next week in Bridgewater, Vir
ginia. Junior Bron Thompson finally pro
vided the inspiration in the fourth quarter of
a scoreless game. Thompson ran for a 66-
yard touchdown and was on the receiving
end of a 46-yard pass, putting the Quakes up
14-0. The final score was 14-6, but more
importantly the Quakers had survived their
slight letdown.
Emory & Henry, the defending ODAC
champs were the week seven opponent. The
Quaker defense forced four fumbles on the
Wasps final five possessions to set up Ty
and total pass completions (325).
•Rodney Alexander, first team All-ODAC.
A four year starter at defensive end,
Alexander finished his career with a 3-sack
performance against Washington & Lee.
Alexander recorded 105 solo and 214 total
tackles in his career.
•Adam Costanzo. Moved into a starting
spot on the defensive line this year. Costanzo
recorded 14 solo and 27 total tackles and
one sack this year. For his career, Costanzo
had 32 tackles and one sack.
•Jay Derby. Primarily a blocking back,
Derby gained 278 yards on 52 carries this
season. His 5.3 yard average was tied for the
team lead. Derby also had two catches for
11 yards. Derby rushed for 489 yards and
one touchdown in his career.
•Paul Grantham. A converted safety,
Grantham had 24 solo and 49 tackles from
is linebacking spot this year. Grantham also
broke up three passes and had one sack. For
his career, Grantham recorded 89 solo and
137 total tackles.
•Shane Handy. A defensive back and punter,
Handy recorded 43 solo and 59 total tackles
this year. Handy broke up 10 passes and
Sports
Clodfelter's game
winning field goal
with less than a minute
to play. Trailing 16-
14, Clodfelter was
good from 36 yards
out, giving the Quak
ers a 17-16 victory and
putting them in the
driver's seat for the
Championship.
With two games
remaining, the se
niors, who had gone
4-15-1 in their first
two years, had a
chance to go 9-1 in
their senior season
and set a school record
for most victories in a
season. Playing their
only home conference
game of the year, and
with the possibility to
clinch the Champion
ship, optimism was
high. Randolph-Ma
con had other plans,
though. Trailing 17-
10 in the fourth quarter, senior defensive
back Shane Handy scored on a 61 yard
reverse punt return to tie the game at 17. The
Yellow Jackets later drove to the Guilford
one. A strong goal line stand forced a field
goal, but the Quakers had less then two
minutes to score. With no timeouts left,
Hunter was forced to throw sideline pat
terns. The Yellow Jackets came up with an
intercepted three others. He scored on a punt
return and recovered a bad snap in the end
zone for another score this year. Handy
punted 55 times for a career-best average of
36.2 yards.
•Jeff Herndon. A two-year starter at left
offensive tackle, Herndon also saw some
action on the defensive line this year in short
yardage situations. Herndon was in on 5
tackles this year. His strength and quickness
will be missed on the offensive line.
•Chip Hester. Despite being hobbled by in
juries most of the season, Hester still man
aged to make 22 receptions for 385 yards
and 4 touchdowns. Hester had 55 career
receptions for 753 yards and 6 touchdowns.
Chip had a career long 54 yard reception this
season.
scorc^,
also deflected 11 Inscore
file photo
OD AC Player of the Year Calvin Hunter and Guilford Head
Coach Mike Ketchum discuss a play call on their way to
an 8-2 season.
passes and had a team high 5 interceptions.
For his career, Inscore was in on 212 tackles,
had 13 interceptions and recovered 5 fumbles.
He set a Quaker record in his junior season,
averaging 16.0 yards per punt return.
•Andre Johnson. Played defensive back be
fore switching to tight end at Guilford. For
his career, Johnson caught 17 passes for 167
yards and 3 touchdowns. His best year was
last year when he caught 10 passes for 108
yards and 2 TDs.
•John Lambert. Lambert has started at center
the past two seasons, after starting at tackle
in his sophomore season. Lambert saw some
goal-line action on the defensive line and
was in on 4 tackles this year and 6 for his
career.
•Shannon Manire, first team All-ODAC. Was
third on the team with 64 total tackles this
year. He had 3 sacks from his linebacking
position and also recovered 3 fumbles. For
his career, Manire recorded 94 solo and 172
total tackles, 7 sacks, 1 interception, and
recovered 6 fumbles. *
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THE GUILFORD lAN
interception near midfield to preserve the
win.
Guilford closed the season on a positive
note, avenging last year's only conference
loss with a 25-7 win over the hapless Gener
als of Washington & Lee.
The seniors will leave with a 19-20-1
record, but closed out their careers nicely
going 15-5 in their final two seasons.
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