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Motivated ‘93 Trojans won by the oddest score

By Steve Spigner — Herald correspondent

An overcast sky loomed over Clemson’s Memorial Stadium on Dec. 4, 1993, as the Northwestern Trojans and the Gaffney Indians prepared to battle for the South Carolina Class AAAA Big 16 football championship. Despite a steady drizzle, approximately 20,000 fans were on hand to witness what many felt was destined to be a classic gridiron encounter. And what a classic it turned out to be.

No one ever imagined that Charles Palmer’s fumbled snap and safety would cost the high-scoring Indians, or that Northwestern’s Curtis Wilmore would be able to block a potential game-winning field goal despite a badly injured knee. And certainly no one thought the final score, a 2-0 win for the Trojans, would be the lowest in championship history.

“Anytime you win a state championship it’s big,” said the Trojans’ coach, Jimmy Wallace. “But to win 2-0? That was big.”

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