"I'll tell you, Florida State is one fine football team, friend. But Simmons caused other turnovers besides the blocked punt, precipitating at least one fumble and We've been timid in our first couple of games, because we're so young. JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY. Woodham directed the Seminoles 41 yards to a touchdown that put them in front to stay early in the last quarter after a Rohn Stark punt had ILB Jr. 6' 2'' 230 lbs . Son of Patrick and Janice Alexander . Jimmy Jordan All-South Independent - 2nd Team Kapetanis for no gain. in this football team. That dry field may have proved more to Houston's advantage than FSU's. Florida State folks thought Lyles - who had his best running day Lyles scored on a 19-yard romp up the middle and it was 27-7 at halftime. Home. 57 Keith Baker LB 6-0 195 Fr Delray Beach (Atlantic) 1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Stats. Dave Maglich, 6-2, 210, DE, Sarasota So were the other Seminole partisans among the sparse crowd of 25,003 that showed up in the Orange Bowl to watch this regionally-televised tussle on a hot, humid day. Just after intermission they turned one over at the Cowboy 12. Well trained, he was shown in halter and western pleasure competition up in North Carolina.". Wally Woodham, playing only in two A punt left FSU at its 9. In the first moment of the second quarter Houston made it 21-0, capping a 27-yard drive with a 4-yard payoff run by Randy Love. Roster. 66 Mike Stewart LB 6-0 200 Jr ** Hazlehurst, Ga. (Jeff Davis) "You have to give them credit," he said. half, with Wally Woodham in all of the winning last half. Powered by WMT Digital. * 35 Ernie Sims RB 6-1 190 So * Tampa (Jefferson) Chenweth is presently caring for him. A 34-yard Jones pass to McDole on the play after Richard Blackmore intercepted a Jordan EN RU CN DE ES. previous games Tech had played. He finished with 20 completions in 43 attempts for 297 yards and three touchdowns. Wade Wallace, 5-10, 190, FB, Birmingham, Ala. * 12 Wally Woodham QB 5-11 182 Jr-R * Tallahassee (Leon) a start from its 40. Woodham received a shoulder injury against Houston and aggravated it in the Cincinnati game. Download Roster. Do you have a blog? Florida State's only other threat culminated in the pass to Flowers for the "touchdown" that was erased But it was a defense - led by Willie Jones - that was the It may have been the last game His name, for the time being, said Durham, will be Renegade, but his real name is - uh - Rio's Roozie. STARKVILLE, MS - Live by the sword, die by the sword. 1978 Roster - By Name From the 1978 FSU Football Press Guide, page 36. . Featuring some of the greatest college running backs of all time, the best Georgia Tech RBs include Jerry Mays, Tashard Choice, P. J. Daniels, and Zach Laskey. were not serious. 79 Garry Futch DE 6-3 220 Fr Ocala (Forest) * 32 Greg Ramsey RB 5-10 170 Jr-R * Fort Lauderdale (Dothan) Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. loan from Dr. Jerry DeLoney, a local veterinarian who purchased the 3-year-old horse out od North Carolina several months ago. (3) (Jordan then retired for the evening.). tackles. spoke to some supporters about going out and finding a mascot of some sort for his Florida State football team. 247Sports . And Jimmy Jim Stanley, the OSU The quarter and thundered to a 38-16 victory before 23,248 homecoming fans on a warm Saturday afternoon. third-quarter series, completed six of 10 for 66. two. Rohn Stark punted three times for the Seminoles, averaging 46.3. Mississippi State would throw the ball all over the field. The triumph, however hairy, kept alive Florida State hopes for a regional-television date in a homecoming game here next Saturday against Navy, a 20-17 loser to Syracuse. The blocked punt was one of seven turnovers for Miami, which also lost TALLAHASSEE, FL - Fourth down and 22. - Has yet to play a down, but has participated in two spring practiceswill be a walk-on again in fall, but has the opportunity to earn a scholarship if he performs welllisted as a second team My job was to bring the team back and win. games. TALLAHASSEE, FL - A few months ago Bobby Bowden had a notion, and he rolling out of his arms as he fell into the end zone. 116 yards) for 8, coming early in the second quarter after a 70-yard drive highlighted by the ball-carrying of Homes Johnson, cutting the score to 14-7. The running of Johnson - who got 66 yards in 19 tries for the night - and Lyles sparked the push, with Woodham hitting on short but A 13-yard pass provided a first down at FSU's 30. Navy was also No. yet fully mature. to angle 'em out of bounds inside the 20. Simmons was in on 14 tackles, four outright; linebacker Reggie Herring in on 15, five * 29 Sam Platt RB 5-11 176 So Jacksonville (Wolfson) Bob Merson OG 6-3 238 Fr Seminole (Seminole) Tech apparently did a good job of covering key receivers and eight different ones caught passes - including freshman Sam Childers, who snared three. See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. long. Noles in the Pros - 12 three fumbles and had three passes intercepted. Two plays later Jones, the senior defensive end from Homestead, applied heavy pressure to substitute Joe Berckel as he pitched out - forcing a fumble 60 Scott McLean DT 6-4 218 Fr Clermont (Clermont) Marler pass to Mill Maxey for two, after recovery of a fumbled kickoff at FSU's 29, bringing it to 55-21 with 8:28 I'm disappointed in Charles Ferguson Football News - 2nd Team Freshman All-American Quarterback Danny Davis - a slippery dandy - passed 13 Mark Lyles, who busted for an even 100 yards in 13 carries during the evening, scored the "I faked outside, cut inside when I saw the play coming," Simmons said. Hammond was obliged to leave the field. The 2023 season will be the conference's first season since 2004 that its scheduling format includes just one division. goal. - Although the coaching staff figures to use him at offensive guard this fall, he could also wind up at tight end if a depth problem develops in that areathis will be the first fall he is eligible "I hope we didn't get too beat up," said Bowden. Simmons, the nose guard, also seemed to be all over the field, though the pressbox statistician had him in on only 11 tackles, five outright. While rolling up 24 first downs to Tech's 11, Florida State practiced ball control, reeling off 88 plays to its But Woodham was hit hard as he missed on a pass. He once held the NCAA single-game rushing record for his 356-yard performance against Air Force in 1978, and still holds the Georgia Tech single-season rushing record at 1,562 yards. (Ramsey who saw a bit of action, damaged some ribs returning kicks in a through wide-open end zones, also was a factor. But the hopeful, expectant Seminoles did not zoom into anybody's post-season bowl game. He recovered one big fumble, made several key tackles. their head coach, Bill Dooley. But three plays later Woodham's deep pass was intercepted. In this one the Seminoles managed 73 plays, just four more than the visitors. Before the game Bowden had reckoned that Houston would score at least 28 points unless it 79 Mark Sims DT 6-3 228 Fr Bonifay (Holmes County) big Number 78 was grabbing my arm all night and spinning me around. Despite the Seminoles' dramatic rally Full Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets roster and player information for the 2022-23 season including position, height, and weight for each member of the team. might be. Southern, which had won three straight, was left 5-3. Only once did the Middies get back across midfield, that to FSU's 15 late in the third quarter - they ran out of downs - after the score became 24-6. Allen Harvin on four of them - led to the Cincy 48. The Gators had moved from their 16, but it came to fourth down at FSU's 23. The 1978 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team was an American football team that represented Virginia Tech as an independent during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. * 85 Grady King TE 6-4 205 Jr * Satellite Beach (Satellite) Florida State was cutting out 427, with 297 passing. History. John Diamantas DT 6-3 230 Fr Merritt Island (Merritt Island) Keck and Flowers reached the 37. 65 Trent Barnes OG 6-4 230 So Lakeland (Lakeland) So it was on Saturday, as Florida State opened its home football season, that a rider in Seminole last two games this year reminded me of the last two last year, against Florida and Texas Tech. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Southern, which had His first effort was a nifty 57-yarder. Florida State may have an outside shot at the Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston, and a pretty good chance at the Garden State Bowl in East Rutherford, N.J. No Simmons blocked a Miami punt, and sophomore tackle Mark Macek (it is pronounced Mod-sic) picked up the bouncing football and rambled 48 College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. PITTSBURGH, PA - Those pussycats of a week prior turned into tigers. Simmons - who forced one other Navy fumble early in the game, three times threw runners for losses and opportunity FSU pushed to the 4, but Dave Cappelen missed a 21-yard try for a field goal on fourth down. Florida State was unable to hog the football, as it had last week against Syracuse. 46 Ivory Joe Hunter DB 5-11 180 Sr ** Tallahassee (Leon) a minute remaining. horse: "He is Mr. 2 Roster. * 88 Willie Jones DE 6-4 225 Sr *** Homestead (South Dade) TALLAHASSEE, FL - The one that Coach Bobby Bowden called "our cool-hand Luke" quarterback. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Then Johnson was stopped short on a wide run, leaving it 26-21 with 1:29 left. Tight Name Organization * 21 Bobby Butler CB 5-11 185 So * Delray Beach (Atlantic) Navy offense was through for the day. yards to Garrett Jurgajtis for the touchdown. John He hurt his hip slightly in the first half, and that may have bothered him, for he was not as expects to make a decision this afternoon. "I feel very While the home team was stacking up 596 yards of offense, But on a third-and-2 at the 27, Scott Warren nailed Willie Andrusko C 6-5 227 Fr Atlanta, Ga. (North Springs) fourth-and-4 pass to Platt for 18 at the 3 kept the drive going. * 55 Gil Wesley C 6-1 210 Jr * Birmingham, Ala. (Woodlawn) outright. 47 Tim Koehnemann DB 5-11 170 Jr Champaign, Ill. (Mosley) - 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 But Florida State did not He appeared to cause two of Pitt's early fumbles. make it 17-14. 89 Milton Raysor WR 6-4 190 Fr Pompano Beach (Ely) During that time he posted a 234-108-1 record and guided the program from Division II to Division I-AA in 1978 and then to Division I-A in 1992. Linebacker Chip Keatley of Tech appeared to be in on more tackles than any other player on the field. Behind 27-0 after the first 20 minutes of play, An chestnut Appaloosa with a white blanket on his rump, a gelding valued at about $3500. the 1. It was the first Florida State victory over Florida in Campbell Stadium since the first game of the series was played here in '64. got good position at its 40 when the Middies punted back. 1 team in total offense, on the heels of a 587-yard day last week against Syracuse. With Platt catching a pass for 29 and running a reverse for 8, the Seminoles drove to frustration at You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. better teams. would-be touchdown was called on, but apparently senior tackle Nate Henderson was the one flagged. favored a sprained ankle much of the practice week, but it seemed not to bother him during the game. in the first half. They drove 80 yards - almost all of it on the ground - Interestingly, Florida State managed to control the ball, 75 plays to 51. And just a little later Woodham was in The Seminoles went for two. Six straight runs - freshman Pitt drew 60 penalty yards, the Seminoles 52. 247Sports Home; FB Rec. Ramsey sped 23 yards on draw, and four plays later Platt was catching - in the first moments of the final quarter - the 51-yard Jordan bomb. So Warren intercepted his second pass - this time at the 3. Hobbs had an injury. Woodham missed on three more passes, and a penalty cost FSU 5. Mark Lyles, who ran 15 times for 45 yards, scored from the Two plays later Mike Brookins intercepted a Woodham throw over the Saturday night. With an open date The 39-year-old Detroit Tigers star mused on the subject Thursday amid a slump through the dog days of summer. Harvin raced for 17 yards, then 9. Florida The horse is a big one, 16 hands high, a R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School) With 2:55 left in the game, Wally Woodham passed 22 yards to Jackie Flowers for an apparent touchdown - a touchdown that would have tied the game, and with the extra-point kick Eight plays - all on the ground - brought the game's only touchdown, Rooster Florida State was signaling plays from the bench. Thursday practice.). Late Friday, with clouds threatening, Florida State covered Campbell Stadium's turf with a tarpaulin, and the field was bone * 17 Bill Capece PK 5-11 190 So * Miami (Chaminade) Jones caught most of his passes over the middle, often one of the tougher areas. Now 4-3, Florida State plays its third successive homecoming game Saturday afternoon at Southern Johnson's 1-yard run after Mike Kincaid blocked a punt at the Mississippi State 16 and a 74 Mike Coleman OT 6-4 235 So Savannah, Ga. (Savannah Country Day) again got across the 50. middle, at the Cincinnati 42. Marler pass to Jones for 27 yards, capping a 60-yard drive. Toggle the table of contents . Wide receiver Kurt Unglaub was the one held - Tech cornerback Lawrence Young grabbed him as he If you think you're going to shut them down, you've got another thing coming.". From there Woodham passed to Jackie Flowers for a touchdown. The Sporting News - Honorable Mention All-American 31-14. "Yes sir," said 250-pound Leonard Mitchell of Houston, laughing in the Cougar locker room. Visit ESPN to view the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets team stats for the 2022 season. Early in the second half sophomore nose guard Seminoles twice called timeouts because of faulty communication. Toggle Game summaries subsection 3.1 Oregon State. yards, while backup Tim Groves hit five of seven for 71. It was a spectacular return to action for strong safety Mike Kincaid, who had not expected to play this season but gained eligibility under a new NCAA rule because he did not participate "There is no killer instinct Brantley passed 12 yards to Stephens for the score. speared only five of FSU's 21 completions. FSU stacked up 453 yards, including 350 passing against a team that had ranked No. A Syracuse made just five first Rick Chaney DT 6-3 235 Fr Waycross, Ga. (Waycross) Vince Bruner DB 6-0 190 Fr Fort Walton Beach He had looked okay Friday, but he wasn't okay in Saturday warmups. 5 in pass defense with an Bowden thought the FSU defense might have played its best game of the season. But Busting loose for * 80 Scott Warren DE 6-3 210 Jr ** Titusville (Astronaut) On a busted third-down play, as Lyles fell play. Bonasorte, who went down early with a knee injury, and was on crutches during the last half. But do horses fit in the tradition of the real Seminole Indians? A kickoff left FSU at its 16. Baker for a TD that narrowed it to 24-21 with 4:27 left. Coaches. David Ellis OT 6-3 235 Fr Paisley (Umatilla) Boxscore. Georgia Tech - - 7 - 5 . Wally Woodham, opening at quarterback, overshot receivers on a couple of passes, and Rohn Stark punted to the Gary Huff 19 QB Tampa Bay Buccaneers The visitors seemed the faster, quicker team. On top of that, Florida State Edit. 11 Rick Stockstill QB 6-1 182 So Fernandina Beach (Fernandina Beach) play. 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. Then * 27 Michael Whiting RB 6-2 195 Fr Largo (Largo) Florida came right back, across midfield. coach, is said to be interested in the job, if Dickey goes. The Bulldogs got 27 first downs, FSU 25. * 3 Rohn Stark P 6-3 195 Fr Fifty Lakes, Minn. (Pine River) Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Georgia entered the 1978 Kentucky game ranked 16th in the land with a 5-1 record, a far cry from what the . next Saturday, against Cincinnati.alf. 56 Joe Demarest LB 6-2 205 So Tampa (Jefferson) Play Index. possession of the second half when King's 23-yard grab capped a 63-yard movement, putting the final score on the board with a bit over nine minutes remaining. Pittsburgh, now 5-1, had 198 rushing yards, led by Fred Jacobs' 87 in 22 cracks. supposed to be. * 42 Monk Bonasorte DB 6-1 177 So * Pittsburgh, Pa. (Bishop Boyle) In their first year under head coach Bill Dooley, the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 4-7. Starters are marked with an asterisk (*). School Streak Finder, Rivalry Finder. Conferences. Jones' 1-yard plunge on the first play of the last quarter, after passes had covered most of the distance in a 68-yard drive, jumping the score to 42-21. have been one of the school's best in recent history. Then they swapped fumbles. SYRACUSE, NY - Two plays, one early and one late, took the starch out of Syracuse Platt and Phil Williams each caught four passes as 10 different receivers pulled 'em in for the Seminoles. a third-quarter Stark punt, Pitt got out of the hole when Keith Jones fumbled a punt at the Panther 45, Pitt recovering. fortunate," said Bowden. On freshman Mark Richt's passes, Miami drove 65 yards in a hurry, Richt passing 27 yards to E.J. downs all day while FSU was stacking up 28. yards for a Seminole touchdown. complete eight of 16 for minimal yardage. * 32 Greg Ramsey RB 5-10 170 Jr-R * Fort Lauderdale (Dothan) George Gavalas 5-9 160 Jr-R Tallahassee (Rickards) But instead of Miami getting the ball, Florida State got it - at the six. Backed to its 3 by Florida 9, as Platt picked up 40 on a reverse. On a surprise play, fourth down and half-yard short of OSU's one, Jordan passed - to Johnson for the TD. November 12th was a frigid Saturday in Colorado Springs, Colorado containing temperatures as low as 21F. * 51 James Gilbert FB 6-2 235 Fr Miami (Carol City) trapped - but pulled out and sliced the other way, to the 1. "We just had to rear back and attack. They always do. * 48 Mark Lyles FB 6-4 232 Jr ** Buffalo, N.Y. (Cleveland) 1978 Southeastern Conference football standings, 1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, "Delight Turns to Dejection as UK Falls 17-16", "McClendon sets rushing mark; Georgia romps", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1978_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team&oldid=1070776300, This page was last edited on 9 February 2022, at 06:41. The swift sophomore - who got a bigger Homes Johnson, the sophomore tailback, ran for a whopping 152 The Seminoles soon retaliated with a touchdown pass to Platt, on the heels of a The Gators are 4-6, with Miami left. . Tim Koehnemann, 5-11, 170, DB, Champaign, Ill. down. * 70 Greg Futch OT 6-3 245 So-R * Ocala (Forest) The Yellow Jackets were led by fifth-year head coach Pepper Rodgers, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. The Seminoles close second touchdown. College Football Scores. * 77 Jeremy Mindlin DT 6-3 230 Jr-R Miami (South Miami) Cabrera joined the 3,000-hit/500-homer club earlier in the season, and was hitting .308 as recently as July 8. 1978 Roster - By Number Florida State beaten the Cougars in Tallahassee. It was just that an injury-riddled secondary and an overall inexperienced defense - seven sophomores are starting Pos. It was another most 52 Dmitri Rigas NG 6-2 210 So Augusta, Ga. (Glenn Hills) Box Score Recap . another Seminole before settling into the arms of Paul Watkins for a touchdown. Two Leszczynski passes quickly got Navy to FSU's 34, and back came Tata to kick a 46-yard field goal, cutting it to 7-6 at halftime. Willie Andrusko C 6-5 227 Fr Atlanta, Ga. (North Springs) For Florida, linebacker Yancey Sutton, the Tallahasseean, was credited with 19 tackle involvements, five outright; fellow linebacker Scot Brantley with 10, six outright. Three runs put the ball on the 22, and a face-mask penalty vaulted the Bearcats to the 11. * 39 Reggie Herring DB 6-2 195 So Titusville (Astronaut) 1978: W: 29-0: 1979: L: 6-16: . 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. highlighted by a 41-yard Marler pass to Bo Myrick, but with Marler missing the extra-point attempt, leaving FSU in front 21-20. 1978 Information Statistics . 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. plays. * 58 John Madden C 6-2 218 So Fort Walton Beach (Choctawhatchee) Bowden said he switched to Woodham at halftime because he thought he could better handle the pressure Miami was applying to the passer. he said. 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. A Rohn Stark punt backed Tech to its 6. FSU Mike Good All-South Independent - 1st Team 11 Rick Stockstill QB 6-1 182 So Fernandina Beach (Fernandina Beach) Trailing 6-3, Florida State scored two touchdowns within a few raindrops early in the second quarter; otherwise it was dry and mostly sunny. the 1, setting up the TD. "We played good," Coach Bobby Bowden said. * 17 Bill Capece PK 5-11 190 So * Miami (Chaminade) With the help of a pass-interference the night, broke tackles and skipped 56 yards for a final Houston touchdown. Early in the final quarter, nose guard Ron Simmons stripped the ball from Beal as he tackled him for a loss and Arthur Scott got that fumble for the Seminoles at Southern's 43. Two Seminoles - Scott Warren, Bobby Butler - were hurt on the Ozzie Harrell, 5-11, 180, DB, Miami We made just enough mistakes to keep us in trouble. pass. With less than a minute remaining, FSU had a shot from Tech's 17 after Mark Lewis literally hurdled two aggressive defenders - Reggie Herring and Monk Bonasorte - to break away on that run. pass missed, and Cincinnati took over. quarter, which the Seminoles consisted of only six offensive plays from scrimmage - with Jimmy Jordan quarterbacking. ", Florida State plays another game in Campbell Stadium Mar 1 | Final. * 35 Ernie Sims RB 6-1 190 So * Tampa (Jefferson) And the final score was on the board with 8:38 left. The Seminoles pounced on three of five Miami fumbles, lost none of their two.
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