Bishop Elliot Griffin Thomas was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on July 25, 1926. Thomas's family had lived in Tortola, British Virgin Islands, returning there in...
Both teams missed opportunities to get on the scoreboard early in the first quarter. Forte was stripped of the ball on Jacksonville State's 1-yard line, which was recovered by the Gamecocks. And Jacksonville State place-kicker Griffin Thomas missed a field goal on the game's first attempt.