The Pride Football team closed the
2004 season with a 2-8 record. GC, however, earned its first ever win over
a ranked opponent when they defeated #30 Shenandoah (24-19). The Hornets
would later win the USA South championship and qualify for the NCAA playoffs.
In the win over SU, senior running
back Quentin Caldwell rushed for 117 yards for GC. Caldwell notched
four 100-yard games in '04 and finished the year with 789 rushing yards
and a 4.8 yards-per- carry average. He closed his career with 2,090 yards
and is second on The Pride all-time list.
GC also bested cross-town rival Guilford,
28-7. The Pride rushed for 309 yards in its second straight win over the
Quakers. “Winning the Souper Bowl is always a season highlight for us,”
said Greensboro
College Head Coach Neal Mitchell
after the game.
Following the season, Greensboro
College placed ten student athletes on the All-USA South football team.
Leading the way for The Pride was John Sheridan. The senior led
the USA South in punting (36.9 average) and was GC’s lone first team pick.
The senior also placed eight punts inside the opponent’s 20-yard line.
Greensboro placed four student-athletes
on the conference’s second team: David Baity, Charles Cobb, Corey Eadie
and Justin Patterson.
Defensive lineman Baity recorded
30 tackles and had a team-leading eight tackles for loss for The Pride.
A senior, he also had 2.5 sacks and recovered one fumble.
Cobb, a defensive back, recorded
37 tackles for GC. Fellow senior Patterson had 27.5 tackles and five tackles
for loss from his defensive end position.
Eadie, a freshman wide receiver,
set a school record with 56 receptions. He had 533 receiving yards and
three touchdowns for The Pride.
|
