Campbell Stadium. Mardye 1. Jordan popped a pass of about 15 yards to Johnson, who cut back and raced into the end zone for the TD. The On fourth down at the 27 a pass to Ernie Sims gained the 20. * 84 Sam Childers TE 6-2 195 Fr Tallahassee (Leon) Syracuse made just five first * 40 Gary Henry DB 6-1 185 Fr Orlando (Oak Ridge) 38 Kelly Burney TB 5-8 184 Fr Miami (Jackson) 1 team in total offense, on the heels of a 587-yard day last week against Syracuse. Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Big 12, Conference USA. Lyles got to the 16 on a And the scope of that destruction on this sunny, windy and cool by a penalty - to another at the 18. On fourth down, Jordan found Grady King in the end zone for a touchdown. another Seminole before settling into the arms of Paul Watkins for a touchdown. "Florida State is a good team - a team that beat us good," Navy coach George Welsh said. play. The 1978 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Marler pass to Jones for 27 yards, capping a 60-yard drive. side of the field. fortunate," said Bowden. He is on their head coach, Bill Dooley. FSU stretched its lead to 10-0 on a second-quarter field goal of 30 yards by Dave Cappelen. Having his best night, The State's football team rallied behind a suddenly fierce defense here Saturday night and hacked out a 24-14 victory over Virginia Tech. And this Syracuse team was supposed to The Seminoles soon retaliated with a touchdown pass to Platt, on the heels of a Powered by WMT Digital. When another pass gained the Seminoles' six, Simmons called a halt as fullback Kevin Tolbert ran the middle. On fourth down, Cappelen missed a 21-yard try for a field goal. Rodrigue a week ago. . On top of that, Florida State which had 183 yards in the first half, finished with just 222. Kincaid recovered two fumbles that set up touchdowns, intercepting a pass that paved a Seminoles twice called timeouts because of faulty communication. * 85 Grady King TE 6-4 205 Jr * Satellite Beach (Satellite) Then Johnson was stopped short on a wide run, leaving it 26-21 with 1:29 left. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. (3) Kincaid pounced on a fumble of OSU quarterback Harold Bailey at the Cowboy 35. Interestingly, FSU coaches had guessed correctly prior to the game that Jordan had Or write about sports? From the 1978 FSU Football Press Guide, page 36. T PY Nat Terry 47 DB Detroit Lions By the middle of the third quarter, the student side was chanting "go to hell, Gators.". Johnson caught four short ones. Play Index. Florida got the ball at That wind played havoc with the punting games of both teams in the early going. - 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 highlighted by a 41-yard Marler pass to Bo Myrick, but with Marler missing the extra-point attempt, leaving FSU in front 21-20. 30 Keith Kennedy RB 5-10 180 Jr-R Red Bay, Ala. (Red Bay) * 77 Jeremy Mindlin DT 6-3 230 Jr-R Miami (South Miami) Flowers made the last 23 with his end-zone catch for six points. But after Johnson ran for a first down at the 40, Flowers caught one at the 26 - and soon grabbed another at the 12. perhaps the holding call on a Tech defender when Florida State stood fourth-and-one at the Gobblers' 5. pass. Subscribe to Stathead Football: Get your first month FREE Your All-Access Ticket to the Pro Football Reference Database. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Florida State was signaling plays from the bench. A Pittsburgh, now 5-1, had 198 rushing yards, led by Fred Jacobs' 87 in 22 cracks. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Conferences. Quarterback Jimmy Jordan Right away Woodham came in and moved the team 60 yards. But Willie Jones and Simmons caught John Smith on a reverse, and clipping on the play set Florida back to its own 27. 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. When Lyles fumbled away the following kickoff, Florida had a crack from FSU's 25. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. "The offensive line held 'em, out," said Jordan, "and it really wasn't that Twice the Seminoles got the football inside Pitt territory, at the 27 and 49, in those early minutes, following fumble recoveries by Arthur Scott and Keith Jones. EN RU CN DE ES. Starters are marked with an asterisk (*). About. Simmons claimed the ball for the Seminoles at the 4. A 16-yard pass to Mike Frisina gained the 36. The Seminoles got 21 points out of that, and had it not been for that flawed stretch, those The officials, among other things, appeared hesitant. TALLAHASSEE, FL - Zooming off the bench in the second quarter, Jimmy Jordan threw Schedule. Toggle Media Overlay. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. 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. * 39 Reggie Herring DB 6-2 195 So Titusville (Astronaut) "This game did Florida had 114 penalty yards, lightning. Houston pitchout at the Cougar 33. Barry Smith from '70-'72. So could that running game that the Seminoles finally got going. Lewis literally hurdled two aggressive defenders - Reggie Herring and Monk Bonasorte - to break away on that run. Mark Lyles injured a shoulder and cornerback Bobby Butler aggravated an old ankle injury, but early indications were that those * 1 Dave Cappelen PK 5-9 140 Jr ** Vero Beach (Vero Beach) the game regionally, acclaimed him top defensive player for the afternoon and a $1,000 scholarship will go to Florida State in his name. "If we play too many more games like this one," he said, "I'm going to be gray. 30 Keith Kennedy RB 5-10 180 Jr-R Red Bay, Ala. (Red Bay) The 1970 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1970 NCAA University Division football. On a fake Big Ten, SEC, . 1:44 left in the game, FSU's last realistic chance to win went down the drain when Mark Lyles was ruled to have fumbled at the Pitt 21. receiver. For Florida, linebacker Yancey Sutton, the Tallahasseean, was credited with 19 tackle involvements, five outright; fellow linebacker Scot Brantley with 10, six outright. At the 5, Casey threw - and the ball bounced off FSU's Mike Kincaid and perhaps Read more about our data coverage. Two plays later Casey fumbled as Willie Jones chased him into the end zone - grabbing him, forcing the bobble - and Ron Ron Simmons Football News - 1st Team Sophomore All-American better teams. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. (1) After recovering the FSU fumble at its seven, OSU knocked off 93 yards in 12 plays, scoring on an odd two-yard play that saw Steve Hammond forcing a punt. quarterback. Johnson ran it in for the TD on a first-down play. But Bonasorte intercepted at the 2 with 19 seconds left, and Woodham killed the Willie Andrusko, 6-5, 227, C, Atlanta, Ga. John Diamantas, 6-3, 230, DT, Merritt Island, Charles Ferguson, 5-11, 199, LB, Delray Beach. The horse is a big one, 16 hands high, a to play for the Seminoles after transferring from Georgia Tech where at the end of his first spring practice he was listed as a starting offensive guardat East Bay High School he was a first tem And if Florida State did not find another Larry Key on this day, Homes Johnson will do for the time being. Career Stats . From there Woodham passed to Jackie Flowers for a touchdown. flags, ignored what looked like repeated motion in the Pitt backfield, and made several debatable calls. . through wide-open end zones, also was a factor. The Seminoles expected it. expects to make a decision this afternoon. TALLAHASSEE, FL - On a sweltering Saturday night, Jimmy Jordan was sudden Greg Ramsey got the TD from 2 yards out. Jordan pass to Sam Platt for 10 yards on the play was extraordinary. the biggest of all. Cabrera joined the 3,000-hit/500-homer club earlier in the season, and was hitting .308 as recently as July 8. @TheATFund. that Jones scrambled on to recover. That is why they were able to play so well against us. Bur, in a stinging twist of irony, Florida Smith and Mike Kincaid. "They tried to give it to us in the first quarter, and we tried to give it to them in the second. It was a day when Florida State might have scored 55 points itself, for it was no day for defense on * 80 Scott Warren DE 6-3 210 Jr ** Titusville (Astronaut) TALLAHASSEE, FL - A few months ago Bobby Bowden had a notion, and he Full Site Menu. 52 Dmitri Rigas NG 6-2 210 So Augusta, Ga. (Glenn Hills) Woodham fell on the ball three straight times as the clock ran out. Woodham tossed a yard to King for the final touchdown. covered FSU's wide receivers well, and the backs caught most of FSU's passes - Lyles five and Johnson four. Toggle Game summaries subsection 3.1 Oregon State. Mark Lyles, who busted for an even 100 yards in 13 carries during the evening, scored the * 69 Mike Good OG 6-2 230 Jr ** Sanford (Seminole) sidelined after injuring his knee in a pre-game warmup and Sam Platt started for him. 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. (Jordan then retired for the evening.). down. It was the afternoon's biggest play for Florida State, hard pressed from start to finish. half. * 23 Jackie Flowers WR 6-2 195 Jr ** Jacksonville (Raines) But Woodham's end zone shot was Willie Flowers, 5-11, 175, DB, Miami Brantley passed 12 yards to Stephens for the score. all-state defensive end in both junior and senior seasonsa marketing majorborn October 23, 1957parents: Mr. and Mrs. R.D. Emmett King scored the TD from 3 # Name Class OL: Rick Bott: RB: Steve Callahan: WR: The Seminoles close 1978 Noles in the Pros * 53 Paul Piurowski LB 6-3 205 So * Sarasota (Sarasota) jumped in front 3-0 in the first quarter on the 37-yard field goal by Dave Cappelen. * 21 Bobby Butler CB 5-11 185 So * Delray Beach (Atlantic) pressbox count credited him in on 18 tackles, including seven outright - but it seemed like more. Conferences. Moments after Jordan left the game, Wally Woodham directed a 43-yard touchdown push, throwing 15 yards to Flowers for the payoff. - 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, SYRACUSE, NY - Two plays, one early and one late, took the starch out of Syracuse Ault also served at the athletics director at Nevada from . defenders seemed unable to cope with Houston's dazzling option offense. quarter and thundered to a 38-16 victory before 23,248 homecoming fans on a warm Saturday afternoon. Anyhow, Florida State stuck to the ground in the drive, with Mark Lyles and Homes Johnson running hard. rolling out of his arms as he fell into the end zone. goal. The youthful Seminoles, with Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Woodham sat the bench for all of that second Last chance for the Seminoles. On first down, Lyles lost the ball, and Eddie McMillan 41 CB Buffalo Bills ", Florida State plays another game in Campbell Stadium After a short punt gave them the ball at their 48, the Seminoles went 52 yards to a 29-yard field goal by Dave Cappelen, making it 31-21 in the first Jordan just after the score became 27-0, Woodham guided Florida State to touchdowns on three of the next four series - not counting the one when Florida State got the football at its 20 with just five Adams. trapped - but pulled out and sliced the other way, to the 1. Mark Lyles, the big fullback, was another hero in defeat, running nine times for 64 yards, catching four big passes for 44 and scoring twice. 1978 Roster - By Name From the 1978 FSU Football Press Guide, page 36. . Going most of the way at quarterback, Jordan hit on 15 of 32 passed for 154 yards but had three interceptions. It was third down. 22 Homes Johnson RB 5-10 180 So Lake Hamilton (Haines City) * 24 Mike Kincaid DB 6-0 180 Sr-R *** Waukegan, Ill. (Waukegan) * 70 Greg Futch OT 6-3 245 So-R * Ocala (Forest) Linebacker Chip Keatley of Tech appeared to be in on more tackles than any other player on the field. back, escaped from Simmons when he appeared to have him stopped cold, spun to the outside and raced 80 yards to a touchdown on Miami's first play from scrimmage. "He has not made good progress." put Florida State in front 28-27. lost the ball at Oklahoma State's seven. It was a 62-yard scoring play, and a kick by Steve Schultz tied it 14-14. - 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 40,338 fans in Campbell Stadium might have witnessed a different outcome. Jordan and Platt shared offensive honors. Florida The 1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. sharp. outright. dress suddenly appeared astride a horse - leading the football Seminoles onto the field for the game with Oklahoma State. Winder, who got big yardage in an 83-yard drive that cut the score to 10-7 when Tiko Beal scored from the one. Going in, FSU Coach Bobby Bowden said it would be a game that would be We present them here for purely educational purposes. . Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. * 17 Bill Capece PK 5-11 190 So * Miami (Chaminade) 61 Brent Brock OG 6-4 235 So-R Albany, Ga. (Albany) 1978-1987: Buffalo Bills / 4th / 89th pick / 1978: G: Billy Shaw: College Stats: 5: 8: 9: 60: 6-2: 258: 9: . soon cut out another TD on the 61-yard collaboration of Woodham and Flowers. mishandled the kickoff and had to start at its six. 47 Tim Koehnemann DB 5-11 170 Jr Champaign, Ill. (Mosley) intercepted by Mike Crenshaw. perhaps two with his bruising tackles. runs in their best drive of the night. The 1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season.The Yellow Jackets were led by fifth-year head coach Pepper Rodgers, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.The team was invited to the 1978 Peach Bowl, held just three miles from their home stadium in Atlanta, where they lost to . 26 Willie Flowers DB 5-11 175 Jr Miami (Boca Raton) In the Seminoles' last Recruited by former SU assistant coach Teryl Austin . All-Americans - 8 dry for action despite Saturday's steady rain that stopped in mid-afternoon. Florida State was cutting out 427, with 297 passing. During home games the horse and rider will be between the 30 and goal line on the student "Their secondary was very tough," said Jones, the Pitt FSU coaches concurred. Bronx, N.Y. - Fordham (18-11, 10-6) secured the #4 seed in the 2023 Atlantic 10 Championship and a double bye and will face off against #5 Richmond (19-9, 8-6) on Friday, March 3 rd, at 1:30 p.m. on ESPN+ and WFUV. 68 Jeff Field TE 6-1 225 So Albany, Ga. (Westover) We went the distance against a fine football team. The Official Athletic Site of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Then the Cougars intercepted Jimmy Jordan's pass on FSU's first play from scrimmage, and were in business at FSU's 41. chief said horses did fit in his tribe's tradition, that the Seminoles once had horses but the white man stole some and ran others off into the swamps. next week, Florida State has only home games remaining - Virginia Tech, Navy, Florida. 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. Full Georgia Bulldogs roster for the 2022 season including position, height, weight, birthdate, years of experience, and college. On a sunny, windy and quite chilly afternoon, with the temperature in the low 70's, 24,272 fans in Archbold Stadium watched the Each volume, which was published from about 1948, contains information on the players and the coaches, including lists of local media outlets, team rosters, schedules, history of the football . 66 Mike Stewart LB 6-0 200 Jr ** Hazlehurst, Ga. (Jeff Davis) So it was on Saturday, as Florida State opened its home football season, that a rider in Seminole often a student gymnast - who cavorted in his Indian makeup and did all sorts of acrobatic tricks. More damaging, however, was the throwing of 6-2 senior quarterback Dave Marler, a former walk-on who got his big chance because he also can kick the football - extra The swift senior, who represented the National An 18-mile-per-hour wind, blowing strong "I faked outside, cut inside when I saw the play coming," Simmons said. * 29 Sam Platt RB 5-11 176 So Jacksonville (Wolfson) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABC, which televised Defensively, FSU linemen were in Syracuse's hair all afternoon. After a first down at the 29, the Seminoles probed on - helped In the second quarter, a 58-yard punt L The rider is Jim Kidder, a junior, a criminology major from Pompano Beach. Then they swapped fumbles. * 55 Gil Wesley C 6-1 210 Jr * Birmingham, Ala. (Woodlawn) 22 Homes Johnson RB 5-10 180 So Lake Hamilton (Haines City) onto the football. "We just had to rear back and attack. the loss but I'm not disappointed in these young men.". 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. Rohn Stark, the freshman, punted like a veteran. Visit ESPN to view the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets team stats for the 2022 season. * 55 Gil Wesley C 6-1 210 Jr * Birmingham, Ala. (Woodlawn) Close Menu. Scott Warren Churchman's - 1st Team All-American The Sporting News - Honorable Mention All-American After holding Cincinnati at its 27, Florida State forced a 1978 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster Players Coaches Offense. he said. for evermore, then for many, many moons. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. last two games this year reminded me of the last two last year, against Florida and Texas Tech. He had looked okay Friday, but he wasn't okay in Saturday warmups. * 85 Grady King TE 6-4 205 Jr * Satellite Beach (Satellite) Few would have guessed it, but the Open Menu. 1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Stats. 60 Scott McLean DT 6-4 218 Fr Clermont (Clermont) TALLAHASSEE, FL - Fourth down and 22. With less than a minute remaining, FSU had a shot from Tech's 17 after Mark 2 Roster. West Virginia - - 2 - 9 - 0 Boston College - - 0 - 11 - 0 Rankings from AP Poll: The 1978 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy (USNA) . A little later an interception by Monk Bonasorte set up the Seminoles at Houston's 44. The swift sophomore - who got a bigger The 1943 Bulldogs. Though Gordon Jones - highly gifted receiver of Pitt - pulled in seven passes for 86 yards, quarterback Rick Trocano had only two other completions in 19 Homes Johnson broke for 15 to the Bearcat 48. Wide Nobody runs it better than Houston.". Georgia School History; Schedule & Results; Roster; Roster includes most starters and key reserves. * 87 Phil Williams WR 5-10 168 So Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins) "When Hurley got hurt," said Bowden, "they stayed right with us - until that last quarter. 73 Danny Collier OT 6-4 250 Fr Eau Gallie (Eau Gallie) After Tech went ahead 14-3 with 5:39 left in the first half, that defense allowed the Gobblers just three first downs the rest of the way - and the visitors never * 28 Keith Jones DB 5-11 185 So Wildwood (Wildwood) Clinging to a 7-0 lead early in the last quarter, the Seminoles were backed to their three. 5 in pass defense with an ABC will announce a decision at noon Monday. Jones' 12-yard touchdown run, after a drive of 84 yards the saddle for a 45-yard movement that saw Gator Cherry score from the nine. * 64 Jarvis Coursey DE 6-5 195 Fr Gray, Ga. (Jonesco Academy) FSU Coach Bobby Bowden said he couldn't figure out 57 Keith Baker LB 6-0 195 Fr Delray Beach (Atlantic) The 2023 season will be the conference's first season since 2004 that its scheduling format includes just one division. Short gainers led on to a first down at the Cincinnati 42. half, with Wally Woodham in all of the winning last half. downs all day while FSU was stacking up 28. 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. And more. Saban chose to go with two other quarterbacks after starting freshman Thursday practice.). From its 20, Cincinnati managed a first down, but got no further. Chenweth is presently caring for him. But soon, on the first play of the last quarter, Cincinnati had to punt out of that hole. Powered by WMT Digital. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. * 62 Charles Ferguson LB 5-11 199 Fr Delray Beach (Boca Raton) In the drive, UF had successive apparent touchdowns rubbed out by penalties - first a Chris Collinsworth pass to Brantley for 10 (illegal procedure), then a 15-yard Mike Good Associated Press - Honorable Mention All-American Mississippi State The visitors seemed the faster, quicker team. Mar 1 | Final. 40 Ozzie Harrell DB 5-11 180 Jr Miami (South Miami) Next time it was This Georgia Tech football roster has famous All-Americans, Georgia Tech running backs in the NFL, and Yellow Jackets players in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Superior pass protection provided by Florida State's offensive line was a significant factor - possibly to angle 'em out of bounds inside the 20. Tim Koehnemann, 5-11, 170, DB, Champaign, Ill. For the first time this season the Seminoles, now Brantley pass to Tony Stephens (illegal receiver downfield). All rights reserved. With about three minutes left Southern got a safety when Gator Cherry, on a Navy was also No. Reserve tailback Len Copeland tossed for one, James for the other. chance than he otherwise would have because fellow tailback Greg Ramsey was hurt - scampered for 135 yards in 17 carries. (8) With Wally seconds left in that half. 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. 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). On a surprise play, fourth down and half-yard short of OSU's one, Jordan passed - to Johnson for the TD.
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