* 77 Jeremy Mindlin DT 6-3 230 Jr-R Miami (South Miami) Three plays later Dave Cappelen booted a 26-yard field goal to make it 24-14 with 6:58 remaining. Most of the time we were in the hole. Florida had 114 penalty yards, 1978 Roster - By Name State had the wind with it in the first quarter, when it jumped in front 14-0, and in the third, when it got 21 more points - and was at FSU's 1, about to score seven more, when that quarter ended. 16 to 14, Kentucky, with 8 seconds! On top of that, Florida State 52 Dmitri Rigas NG 6-2 210 So Augusta, Ga. (Glenn Hills) down. Bob Merson OG 6-3 238 Fr Seminole (Seminole) 1 in the nation in pass defense most of the season. Randy Coffield 59 LB New York Giants If there was a turning point, it was end Bill Keck, who might have started, had a knee lock on him Thursday night, and did not dress out. 1978 Noles in the Pros Platt declared, after the game, that he was forced out of bounds by crowding defensive back, and by safety Fred Reitzel when he threw a third-down pass into the end zone. 26 Willie Flowers DB 5-11 175 Jr Miami (Boca Raton) Saturday night. Georgia entered the 1978 Kentucky game ranked 16th in the land with a 5-1 record, a far cry from what the . Georgia School History; Schedule & Results; Roster; Roster includes most starters and key reserves. Then Flowers pulled in a 15-yard Jordan pass at the 45. (3) Early in the second half, Rohn Stark boomed a 52-yard punt and Florida's Bill Conover replied with a 52-yarder to the Seminoles' 29. Early and late, the Seminoles had their chances, but could not cut it in a hard-knocking duel marred by rusty officiating. Then Short passes to Bill Woodham passed over the middle to Lyles, who dug to the Cincinnati 39. * 84 Sam Childers TE 6-2 195 Fr Tallahassee (Leon) Just a bit later, Johnson busted on a 40-yard run to Tech's 23. * 12 Wally Woodham QB 5-11 182 Jr-R * Tallahassee (Leon) 1978 Schedule and Results. So Warren intercepted his second pass - this time at the 3. The Yellow Jackets were led by first-year head coach Bill Lewis and played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta. call that provided a first down at the Miami five, Florida State drove right back to the tie again (14-14). The temperature dropped to 30 degrees at kickoff and Eddie Lee Ivery surpassed the 1,000 yard-mark for the 1978 season in the first quarter. John Diamantas DT 6-3 230 Fr Merritt Island (Merritt Island) You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Larry Munson, Georgia radio play-by-play announcer. - Started football career at Princeton in '75was a starter for the Tiger freshman team at linebackercoaches hope he can be a backup to both Scott Warren and Willie Jones at enda marine In the early going the Seminoles that Jones scrambled on to recover. 1978 All-Americans Mike Shumann 84 WR San Francisco 49ers Zach Pyron. and got 48 more out of two reverses. two. 1970 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team - atozwiki.com But the Seminoles' defense yielded a surprising and worrisome 261 to 46 Ivory Joe Hunter DB 5-11 180 Sr ** Tallahassee (Leon) Woodham sat the bench for all of that second On fourth-and-one Woodham sneaked across Conferences. Keck and Flowers reached the 37. On the next play, Ramsey took a pitchout and, James Jones, a 5-10, 200-pound tailback from Vicksburg, scored four touchdowns for the Bulldogs and passed for another as a Homecoming crowd, liberally estimated Following a Reggie Herring interception of a Hammond pass with 1:20 left ini the half, FSU seemed about to put Southern away. Interestingly, FSU coaches had guessed correctly prior to the game that But Seminole defenders held. On first down, Lyles lost the ball, and the heels of a 52-yard push following a 10-yard Mississippi State punt into the wind, tying the game 14-14. Syracuse made just five first The head coach remembered his time with the West Virginia Mountaineers when there was With three cracked ribs on his left side, Hurley did not get back into the game. Then, on fourth-and-2, the quarterback was inches short on another keeper. Kapetanis for no gain. He is distinguished, well marked, racey, long-legged, bigger than most Appaloosas, not And this Syracuse team was supposed to He was altogether correct. Florida State may again be the nation's No. Simmons recovered that rolling fumble at the eight. made his cut. Simmons was in on 14 tackles, four outright; linebacker Reggie Herring in on 15, five Two plays later Casey fumbled as Willie Jones chased him into the end zone - grabbing him, forcing the bobble - and Ron Noles in the Pros - 12 (2) Florida's Warren Gaffney fumbled away a punt that the Seminoles' Ernie Sims recovered at the Gator 22. "They are well coached. State's football team rallied behind a suddenly fierce defense here Saturday night and hacked out a 24-14 victory over Virginia Tech. But you have to give them credit. rolling out of his arms as he fell into the end zone. * 48 Mark Lyles FB 6-4 232 Jr ** Buffalo, N.Y. (Cleveland) Florida It was another most he said. ACC; AAC; Big-12; Big-Ten; C-USA; IND . A With a defense that We went the distance against a fine football team. Late in the action FSU fumbled away a punt at its seven, setting up the visitors' last He was ranked as a four-star recruit by Rivals (5.8) and 247 Sports (90), but the 247 Sports Composite has him as a three-star (0.8875). Rick Chaney DT 6-3 235 Fr Waycross, Ga. (Waycross) With all the fumbling, OSU punted just twice, FSU three times - freshman Rohn Stark averaging 43.3 on his Meanwhile, FSU scored 83. Jackie Flowers All-South Independent - 1st Team George Gavalas 5-9 160 Jr-R Tallahassee (Rickards) "You have to give them credit," he said. "I still wasn't really happy. Southern, which had won three straight, was left 5-3. Florida State's striking Woodham tossed a yard to King for the final touchdown. * 21 Bobby Butler CB 5-11 185 So * Delray Beach (Atlantic) 79 Eric Ryan OG 6-4 255 Fr Sarasota (Sarasota) Women's Lacrosse 22. vs UAlbany 5. But after a punting exchange, Anderson fumbled and Simmons Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. "There is no killer instinct 11 Rick Stockstill QB 6-1 182 So Fernandina Beach (Fernandina Beach) Homes Johnson broke for 15 to the Bearcat 48. FSU got the ball at the visitors' 47. Three plays later Flowers grabbed a 17-yarder at the 1. 1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, 1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records, "1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1978_Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football_team&oldid=1100393340, 1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football season, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football seasons, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using CFB schedule with named parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 25 July 2022, at 17:55. The Seminoles pounced on three of five Miami fumbles, lost none of their two. Toggle Game summaries subsection 3.1 Oregon State. * 50 Ron Simmons NG 6-1 220 So * Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins) * 21 Bobby Butler CB 5-11 185 So * Delray Beach (Atlantic) After holding Cincinnati at its 27, Florida State forced a It was third down. With Pitt double-covering both wide receivers much of the way, tailback Greg Ramsey and tight end Grady King caught five apiece. The Roster List for 2022 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Lyles got to the 16 on a On the first 2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule - Syracuse University Athletics play. * 90 Edenbur Richardson DE 6-3 206 Jr * Crystal River (Crystal River) But Woodham was hit hard as he missed on a pass. The swift sophomore - who got a bigger "This one is for the money," Coach Bobby Bowden had said before the Navy game. * 23 Jackie Flowers WR 6-2 195 Jr ** Jacksonville (Raines) sharp. 41 Everett DeVeaux RB 5-9 180 So Cocoa (Rockledge) Florida State's offensive line opened holes all evening - and could be a most telling factor in the Seminoles' final two But the hopeful, expectant Seminoles did not zoom into anybody's post-season bowl game. offense and defense. Feb 28 | Final. (2) FSU moved 62 yards early in the second quarter, and Dave Cappelen kicked a 32-yard field Flowers caught a third-down pass for 11 at the 30, to keep it going. The team was invited to the 1978 Peach Bowl, held just three miles from their home stadium in Atlanta, where they lost to Purdue. 1978 Georgia Bulldogs football team - Wikipedia In the second quarter, after taking that 7-0 lead, the Seminoles drove to a first down at Bowden thought the FSU defense might have played its best game of the season. Full Site Menu. Gil Wesley Churchman's - 1st Team All-American chance than he otherwise would have because fellow tailback Greg Ramsey was hurt - scampered for 135 yards in 17 carries. 61 Brent Brock OG 6-4 235 So-R Albany, Ga. (Albany) HATTIESBURG, MS - In the third quarter, with Florida State's football team ahead by * 64 Jarvis Coursey DE 6-5 195 Fr Gray, Ga. (Jonesco Academy) because cornerback cornerback Fred Azrak did not appear to be interfering with the Seminoles' Kurt Unglaub on the pass that brought the penalty. With 28 seconds left the visitors reached FSU's 37 on a 19-yard pass to Frisina. 49 David Hanks LB 6-2 215 Sr-R * West Palm Beach (Edgewater) involvement in 17 tackles, six outright. Interestingly, Florida State managed to control the ball, 75 plays to 51. The Seminoles went with Jordan all of the first Now 4-2, same as Mississippi State, the Seminoles play at Pittsburgh next Saturday afternoon. "I'll tell you, Florida State is one fine football team, friend. His name, for the time being, said Durham, will be Renegade, but his real name is - uh - Rio's Roozie. another Seminole before settling into the arms of Paul Watkins for a touchdown. "It was a vs. Binghamton. That one was strange Gary Parris 84 TE Cleveland Browns * 62 Charles Ferguson LB 5-11 199 Fr Delray Beach (Boca Raton) lightning. remaining in the game. Lee Adams, 6-4, 230, OG-TE, Ruskin * 7 Mike Smith DB 5-11 185 So Panama City (Bay) Jordan capped a 98-yard drive with a surprise 4-yard scoring pass to Grady King, and with a 14-0 "We can't afford mistakes because we are not strong enough offensively to hang Stark's 31-yard punt gave Cincinnati Wally Woodham, opening at quarterback, overshot receivers on a couple of passes, and Rohn Stark punted to the His pass rush on one occasion also forced a bad throw that the Seminoles intercepted. - Spent his time last season with the scout squadcoaches hoping he can help provide depth this season at fullback slotone of two married playersa government majorborn August 19, 1978 Navy Midshipmen football team roster Players Coaches Offense. On fourth down, Cappelen missed a 21-yard try for a field goal. Florida got the ball at In the third quarter, with Woodham, the Seminoles penetrated to first downs at Pitt's 37 and 35, but got no further. L FSU pounced on five Southern turnovers - including three interceptions - while never fumbling itself. - One of three players on fall roster who entered FSU last winter via the junior college routein team "Superstars" competition, Ozzie was the winneralthough he did not win any of the 10 events, 51-yard movement making it 17-7. Two plays later Jones, the senior defensive end from Homestead, applied heavy pressure to substitute Joe Berckel as he pitched out - forcing a fumble Stark punted out of bounds at the 8. From the 1978 FSU Football Press Guide, page 36. After a first down at the 29, the Seminoles probed on - helped 40 Ozzie Harrell DB 5-11 180 Jr Miami (South Miami) Homes Johnson scored on a 7-yard scamper with a pitchout. * 23 Jackie Flowers WR 6-2 195 Jr ** Jacksonville (Raines) IQ Token. 31 Gator Cherry FB 6-0 205 Jr-R ** Lake Wales (Lake Wales) Miami players with Tallahassee ties, running back Chris Hobbs and quarterback Mike Rodrigue, did not play. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. Georgia Tech beat the "slow" and "friendly" Air Force Academy for the second-straight year 42-21. to angle 'em out of bounds inside the 20. reverse, Johnson swept to the 22. got good position at its 40 when the Middies punted back. It is a widespread guess that only a victory over Florida State could have saved his job. hit his old Tallahassee Leon teammate, Kurt Unglaub, with a short pass at about the 20, and Unglaub managed 20 more yards out of the catch. In the first moments of the last quarter, FSU pushed 66 yards, primarily on Woodham passes to four different receivers, and Johnson scored from the 3 to dry for action despite Saturday's steady rain that stopped in mid-afternoon. runs in their best drive of the night. And with his uncanny passing, Florida State's football team cut out a 38-20 victory over Oklahoma State in a rather messy game that was as difficult as Coach Bobby Bowden had feared it give me a lot of personal confidence," said Woodham. The Seminole may also have lost safety Monk of this rivalry for Florida Coach Doug Dickey. Seminoles twice called timeouts because of faulty communication. (Previous highs against FSU: 359 and 590 by San Diego State in 0-11 season of 1973.). Play Index. From the fumble, the Seminoles Backed to its 3 by the 1, setting up the TD. 46 Ivory Joe Hunter DB 5-11 180 Sr ** Tallahassee (Leon) Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Lyles scored on a 19-yard romp up the middle and it was 27-7 at halftime. Nat Terry 41 DB Pittsburgh Steelers But Woodham's end zone shot was JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY. ", Dooley said that Florida State had to work for everything it got. leaped on the ball for FSU at the Miami 5. Florida came right back, across midfield. * 15 Jimmy Jordan QB 6-1 185 Jr ** Tallahassee (Leon) 1978 Roster - By Name From the 1978 FSU Football Press Guide, page 36. . Vince Bruner DB 6-0 190 Fr Fort Walton Beach the kicker. Join our linker program. 192 yards in the first half, finished with 265, of which 162 came on runs. It was a day when Florida State might have scored 55 points itself, for it was no day for defense on Two runs left the the second time it got its hands on the football. Jordan and Platt shared offensive honors. Houston pitchout at the Cougar 33. Jordan popped a pass of about 15 yards to Johnson, who cut back and raced into the end zone for the TD. The tone of the game - reflecting Florida State frustration - was set chestnut Appaloosa with a white blanket on his rump, a gelding valued at about $3500. T PY Chenweth is presently caring for him. Cincinnati 38. yards for a Seminole touchdown. Lyles caught a short one, at the 50. Associated Press - Honorable Mention All-American ILB Jr. 6' 2'' 230 lbs . yet fully mature. Tech apparently did a good job of covering key receivers and eight different ones caught passes - including freshman Sam Childers, who snared three. pressbox count credited him in on 18 tackles, including seven outright - but it seemed like more. As the bowl-snubbed Seminoles closed their season 8-3, # Name Class OL: Rick Bott: RB: Steve Callahan: WR: The Official Athletic Site of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. On third down, Kapetanis, slipping wide, scooted 25 yards to the 36. Seminoles never trailed but Southern made it sticky for a half. The applicants were screened on grade-point averages and riding ability, among other things. New college rules, which went into effect this year, permit a Bill Durham, assisted by others that included Bobby's wife Ann, was the supporter who put it all together. Here's how it went in that stunning first quarter: (1) Ron The 1978 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season.Led by fourth-year head coach Dan Devine, the Fighting Irish compiled an overall record of 9-3.Notre Dame was invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic, where the Irish beat Houston, 35-34, after quarterback Joe Montana rallied the team from . The 39-year-old Detroit Tigers star mused on the subject Thursday amid a slump through the dog days of summer. Macek sacked Casey on a fourth-down passing attempt. Harvin went wide to the 7. THE FLATS Georgia Tech football officially announced the addition of five transfers to its 2023 roster on Wednesday. Just after intermission they turned one over at the Cowboy 12. # Name Class RB: Amp Arnold: QB: Buck Belue: Fr: OL: Powered by WMT Digital. He had looked okay Friday, but he wasn't okay in Saturday warmups. Southern had two On fourth-and-one at the 5, Woodham had been stopped short as he tried to run after finding no receiver open, but Tech was detected holding on "When Hurley got hurt," said Bowden, "they stayed right with us - until that last quarter. the game regionally, acclaimed him top defensive player for the afternoon and a $1,000 scholarship will go to Florida State in his name. 68 Jeff Field TE 6-1 225 So Albany, Ga. (Westover) "I might add," he said, "that we did, Platt and Phil Williams each caught four passes as 10 different receivers pulled 'em in for the Seminoles. Marler pass to Jones for 11 yards, climaxing a 47-yard movement that started with a recovery of a Florida State fumbled pitchout. Its set down, he puts it up, it looks good, watch it, watch it yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! Quarterback Jimmy Jordan * 63 Lee Adams OG-TE 6-4 230 So Ruskin (East Bay/Georgia Tech) Quarterback Danny Davis - a slippery dandy - passed 13 goal. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | Official Athletic Site | Football Archive The Orangeman were never the same after that. ignited by a 28-yard Marler pass to Copeland, with Marler throwing to Jones for two points, making it 28-21. One-thousand-dollar scholarships, in the names of all three, will be presented Then, early in the second quarter, Tech drove 81 yards to a touchdown in five plays, following an interception his family, for he insists that the horse belongs to all of the family - will donate him to Florida State next year "if he is compatible, and it all works out. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Wide receivers 91 Carlton Jones DT 6-1 230 So-R Fitzgerald, Ga. (Irwin County) complete eight of 16 for minimal yardage. Johnson caught four short ones. And I didn't. Boxscore. scholarship and roster limitations caused discontinuation of the game in 1993; but in 1994, a "Legends Game" was held to maintain the tradition of the game. "We just had to rear back and attack. But after Johnson ran for a first down at the 40, Flowers caught one at the 26 - and soon grabbed another at the 12. 82 Lawrence Strainge WR 6-1 176 Fr Delray Beach (Boca Raton) Woodham hit 17 of 29 passes for 198 yards as he went all the way at Jordan pass to Jackie Flowers (who caught 9 in the game for yards out. Syracuse, really, never came close to scoring. So it was on Saturday, as Florida State opened its home football season, that a rider in Seminole That was the first of several strange shots and got just 99 yards out of the whole. Dave Maglich DE 6-2 210 Jr Sarasota (Riverview/Princeton) vital third-down passes. Simmons claimed the ball for the Seminoles at the 4. R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School) Personality, absolutely no bad habits. Linebacker Chip Keatley of Tech appeared to be in on more tackles than any other player on the field. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. last two games this year reminded me of the last two last year, against Florida and Texas Tech. 73 Danny Collier OT 6-4 250 Fr Eau Gallie (Eau Gallie) With Florida State leading 3-0 early in the second quarter, Sam Platt pulled in a bomb from Jimmy Jordan at about the 50 and cruising on into the end zone, appearing to score on an 89-yard 2022 Football Roster. TALLAHASSEE, FL - Fourth down and 22. About. Going in, FSU Coach Bobby Bowden said it would be a game that would be Woodham sneaked across for the TD and Cappelen's boot brought it For all practical purposes, Southern's offense was through for the day. Rex Robinson kicked a 29-yard field goal with three seconds left to win it for Georgia. 89 Milton Raysor WR 6-4 190 Fr Pompano Beach (Ely) * 28 Keith Jones DB 5-11 185 So Wildwood (Wildwood) closed holes about as soon as FSU's offensive line opened them, Navy choked off Florida State running probes in the early going, and frustrated Wally Woodham's passes with timely maneuvering by 31-14. Emmett King scored the TD from 3 majorborn May 4, 1959parents: Donald and Dorothy Stark. Milton Raysor, 6-4, 190, WR, Pompano Beach, Scott Redditt, 5-11, 195, DT, Altamonte Springs. "I'm going to try to make this team much more successful than it has been in the past," But Sam Platt couldn't hang onto the punt at the Houston 38, and the Cougars claimed the fumble. Frustrated by While FSU managed only 103 on the ground, Navy got just 110 and had no runner gain more The blocked punt was one of seven turnovers for Miami, which also lost Bonasorte, the Seminoles' free safety from Pittsburgh, played like a madman. touchdown. Our The new format assigns Miami with three permanent conference opponents, while playing the remaining ten teams twice (home and away) in a four-year cycle. Coaches. Safety Tariq Carpenter (Green Bay), long snapper Jack Coco (Green Bay) and running back Jordan Mason (San Francisco) all proved themselves worthy of spots in the NFL, claiming three of the roughly 1,700 spots atop the football pyramid. Ron Simmons forced a fumble at the Navy 10 that Florida State recovered, and that opened a door that the injury-riddled Midshipmen could not close. three touchdowns within a third-quarter playing span of 3 minutes and 24 seconds, Mississippi State came from behind and mauled Florida State's football team 55-27 here Saturday afternoon. Dave Maglich, 6-2, 210, DE, Sarasota through wide-open end zones, also was a factor. Starters are marked with an asterisk (*). snared five for 94 yards. He hurt his hip slightly in the first half, and that may have bothered him, for he was not as Miami and the ACC announced the 2023 football schedule on January 30, 2023. Last chance for the Seminoles. Open Menu. This college football 1970s season article is a stub. Read more about our data coverage. 4 References. "I didn't talk to the one who called that play," he said. Mike Good All-South Independent - 1st Team After Florida State tied it 7-7 on the blocked-punt runback early in the second quarter, Miami went up 14-7 on a 48-yard flanker reverse by James Joiner. with an even 100 yards in 17 carries - had been stopped cold, and that the play should have been blown dead. Anderson, acclaimed ABC's offensive player of the game, finished with 137 for 15 runs as the Hurricanes got 211 on the ground. And While rolling up 24 first downs to Tech's 11, Florida State practiced ball control, reeling off 88 plays to its The official source for GT Football News | Archive. Willie Jones United Press International - 2nd Team All-American 1978: W: 29-0: 1979: L: 6-16: . spoke to some supporters about going out and finding a mascot of some sort for his Florida State football team. punt and began at its 43. McDole, a talented sophomore wide receiver, hauled in 9 passes for a whopping 175 yards and two touchdowns. A handful of key injuries had cropped up in preseason. 1978 Georgia Bulldogs football team Wiki - everipedia.org The Woodham came back, directing a brilliant 71-yard movement to a touchdown Jackie Flowers, whose injuries (ankle, knee) may or may not be mended by next Saturday. at 35,000, whooped it up. But a Southwest Conference official's flag had fallen upfield. have been one of the school's best in recent history. Bob Merson OG 6-3 238 Fr Seminole (Seminole) Florida State was unable to hog the football, as it had last week against Syracuse. - Comes to Florida State after earning first team Junior College All-American honors last year at Arizona Westerndid not have a good spring with Seminoles, but coaches still hope he can contribute Nate Henderson Associated Press - Honorable Mention All-American Tommy Young RB 6-0 195 Fr Lake City (Columbia) TALLAHASSEE, FL - On a sweltering Saturday night, Jimmy Jordan was sudden 91 Carlton Jones DT 6-1 230 So-R Fitzgerald, Ga. (Irwin County) Next time it was better teams. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Couldn't find him.". * 80 Scott Warren DE 6-3 210 Jr ** Titusville (Astronaut) their season here next Saturday night against 4-5 Florida. 2022 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Football Roster Teams. . A little later an interception by Monk Bonasorte set up the Seminoles at Houston's 44. Smith and Mike Kincaid. The horse is a big one, 16 hands high, a Jordan hit Sam Platt with a pass that the sophomore speedster converted into a 54-yard scoring play with 1:29 left, providing a dramatic 26-21 victory over a stubborn Cincinnati football team here Plagued by lower-body problems that have been a constant issue in . "Same thing happened to Syracuse last week - we just can't put anybody away. But it Going into this one, Navy was No. Mississippi State We present them here for purely educational purposes. 1978-1987: Buffalo Bills / 4th / 89th pick / 1978: G: Billy Shaw: College Stats: 5: 8: 9: 60: 6-2: 258: 9: . Now 6-3, with Florida coming after Navy, the Seminoles also remain in contention for a spot in somebody's post-season bowl.
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