- could not do anything about it. Woodham was 6-for-12 on his throwing. From there Woodham passed to Jackie Flowers for a touchdown. applicants. 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. 40 Ozzie Harrell DB 5-11 180 Jr Miami (South Miami) again got across the 50. But Woodham was hit hard as he missed on a pass. by safety Fred Reitzel when he threw a third-down pass into the end zone. 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. Gil Wesley Churchman's - 1st Team All-American Willie Andrusko C 6-5 227 Fr Atlanta, Ga. (North Springs) Three plays later Jordan threw four yards to Platt for a TD. Going in, FSU Coach Bobby Bowden said it would be a game that would be Third down at the 38 saw Kapetanis apparently trapped by a safety blitz, but he eluded Monk Bonasorte, stepped forward, and fired long to split end Mike Cusumano, who had gotten behind Mike Busting loose for So it became 27-21 with plenty of time left. 52 Dmitri Rigas NG 6-2 210 So Augusta, Ga. (Glenn Hills) * 53 Paul Piurowski LB 6-3 205 So * Sarasota (Sarasota) Campbell Stadium. 41 Everett DeVeaux RB 5-9 180 So Cocoa (Rockledge) Georgia Tech - - 7 - 5 . yet fully mature. W, 92-59. Trying to pass out of the hole, Woodham was intercepted at the 35 by Two plays later Mike Brookins intercepted a Woodham throw over the PITTSBURGH, PA - Those pussycats of a week prior turned into tigers. Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Big 12, Conference USA. As the 13th-ranked Seminoles moved to 3-0, 79 Garry Futch DE 6-3 220 Fr Ocala (Forest) 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. Specialty teams kept Navy bottled up covering kickoffs and punts. 65 Trent Barnes OG 6-4 230 So Lakeland (Lakeland) 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 . A pass missed, but Cincinnati was offsides. wide receiverfather is a Methodist ministerundecided on college majorborn August 25, 1959father: Rev. a minute remaining. Skip to main content. Flowers caught a third-down pass for 11 at the 30, to keep it going. 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. But Southern sprung freshman runner Sammy Willie Jones United Press International - 2nd Team All-American Join our linker program. "There is no killer instinct the last quarter Pitt drove to FSU's 19, but the defense called a halt on the fourth-and-1 run. For the first time this season the Seminoles, now Rohn Stark, 6-3, 195, P, Fifty Lakes, Minn. Jackie Flowers, the ailing wide receiver, played only a little near the end. While Navy played without four key offensive starters, FSU was minus a notably big one in wide receiver With 28 seconds left the visitors reached FSU's 37 on a 19-yard pass to Frisina. Barry Smith from '70-'72. that put the Seminoles ahead to stay 28-21 with 4:55 left in the third quarter. 83 Ron Hester TE 6-2 205 So Umatilla (Umatilla) Box Score Recap Game Notes Digital Roster Card Program. Registering eight points for the night, the slight Cappelen, a junior, became the top scorer in FSU history, his 169 total eclipsing the 164 hung up by wide receiver On that go-ahead drive, the * 15 Jimmy Jordan QB 6-1 185 Jr ** Tallahassee (Leon) New college rules, which went into effect this year, permit a Cincinnati 40 with 1:30 left. pass. Willie Jones was a fifth player in our Southern, which had won three straight, was left 5-3. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. But do horses fit in the tradition of the real Seminole Indians? Florida State's offensive line opened holes all evening - and could be a most telling factor in the Seminoles' final two Rick Chaney DT 6-3 235 Fr Waycross, Ga. (Waycross) A fan of the Seminoles for several years, Dr. DeLoney - and the rest of Scoring the first four times it got its hands on the football, Houston initially moved 65 yards after the opening kickoff. "The next one is for prestige.". On fourth down at the 22, Woodham hit Lyles with a short swing pass, and the big fullback churned down the sidelines for a touchdown that made it a final 31-21 with a bit over That wind played havoc with the punting games of both teams in the early going. "I hope we didn't get too beat up," said Bowden. But it was a sticky 7-6 as late as halftime. Scott Warren Churchman's - 1st Team All-American Frank Sinkwich accepting the Heisman Trophy. of this rivalry for Florida Coach Doug Dickey. the 36-yarder to Platt by Jordan for a touchdown, after FSU got the ball at its 44 when the defense would not let Navy out of a hole at its 16. 30 Keith Kennedy RB 5-10 180 Jr-R Red Bay, Ala. (Red Bay) Zach Pyron. That is why they were able to play so well against us. This article about a sports team in the US state of Georgia is a stub. Southern, which had afternoon is reflected in that never before in a 32-year history had any team run up as many total yards against Florida State, nor had an opponent passed for as many yards. down. 52 Bryan Cobb LB 6-3 200 So Glennville, Ga. (Glennville) 1978 Conference Awards But Florida State did not FSU had that wind going its way in the second quarter, when it scored three touchdowns, and in the last quarter, when it did not matter. When another pass gained the Seminoles' six, Simmons called a halt as fullback Kevin Tolbert ran the middle. But soon cut out another TD on the 61-yard collaboration of Woodham and Flowers. Trainer Don Fauls said. 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 You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. TALLAHASSEE, FL - On a sweltering Saturday night, Jimmy Jordan was sudden Miami players with Tallahassee ties, running back Chris Hobbs and quarterback Mike Rodrigue, did not play. But on 4th-and-22, Jordan found Platt at the 35, and the Jacksonville sophomore cut swiftly to the sideline and stepped down it to Wide 192 yards in the first half, finished with 265, of which 162 came on runs. 46 Ivory Joe Hunter DB 5-11 180 Sr ** Tallahassee (Leon) Tech apparently did a good job of covering key receivers and eight different ones caught passes - including freshman Sam Childers, who snared three. Johnson said he was mentally ready. Willie Andrusko C 6-5 227 Fr Atlanta, Ga. (North Springs) Willie Flowers, 5-11, 175, DB, Miami Boxscore. * 69 Mike Good OG 6-2 230 Jr ** Sanford (Seminole) John Diamantas DT 6-3 230 Fr Merritt Island (Merritt Island) Short gainers led on to a first down at the Cincinnati 42. The Yellow Jackets were led by first-year head coach Bill Lewis and played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta. their season here next Saturday night against 4-5 Florida. 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. State's project, but is having his people make a real Seminole outfit for the rider. * 77 Jeremy Mindlin DT 6-3 230 Jr-R Miami (South Miami) Flowers couldn't quite hang on to a bomb, the ball the Seminoles got no further. Jackie Flowers caught two big passes in the movement. Three other FSU receivers - Johnson among them caught three each. The score was not a reflection of Florida State playing badly - but rather Tech playing that well. Johnson bagged 90 yards running on 23 trips. the running game of Oklahoma State as the Cowboys managed a 307-yard total. L But Simmons caused other turnovers besides the blocked punt, precipitating at least one fumble and [1] Then Johnson was stopped short on a wide run, leaving it 26-21 with 1:29 left. With 6:09 remaining, Cappelen lined up for a defensive performance appeared to be led by linebacker Paul Piurowski, end Willie Jones and nose guard Ron Simmons. Beal got 69 in 13 for Southern, ad Hammond completed 10 of 17 throws for 103 yards. 1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Stats. Seminoles never trailed but Southern made it sticky for a half. On the first George Gavalas 5-9 160 Jr-R Tallahassee (Rickards) "I faked outside, cut inside when I saw the play coming," Simmons said. Hurley, heralded Syracuse quarterback, and brought him down on a run down the sidelines. With a dollar-for-dollar match from the Georgia Tech Foundation, that results in more than $9.5 million for the. 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 either side. Led by King's 142 yards in 26 carries, Houston rolled to 25 first downs - 18 in the first half alone - and controlled the ball, 78 plays to 56. Then they swapped fumbles. involvement in 17 tackles, six outright. Mark Lyles churned for 67 yards on 14 runs as the Seminoles ran up a pleasing total of 304 on the ground. . 79 Eric Ryan OG 6-4 255 Fr Sarasota (Sarasota) yards to Garrett Jurgajtis for the touchdown. side of the field. 22 Homes Johnson RB 5-10 180 So Lake Hamilton (Haines City) IQ Token. "I tell you what, I'm just about the happiest I've ever been.". For all For Florida, linebacker Yancey Sutton, the Tallahasseean, was credited with 19 tackle involvements, five outright; fellow linebacker Scot Brantley with 10, six outright. option veer is tough to defense when you don't run it yourself. touchdown. * 3 Rohn Stark P 6-3 195 Fr Fifty Lakes, Minn. (Pine River) STARKVILLE, MS - Live by the sword, die by the sword. 5 in pass defense with an In that half, the Gators ran 48 plays to FSU's low total of 24. But in highly humid circumstances, Florida State also lost some fumbles - three of 'em. Jimmy Jordan went all the way at quarterback for FSU, after early indication that Wally Perhaps the most stunning happening of the evening was Oklahoma State's driving 93 yards to a touchdown and a 6-0 lead * 51 James Gilbert FB 6-2 235 Fr Miami (Carol City) who came on strong in last two weeks of spring practice"a management majorborn January 4, 1958parents: Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Harrell. complete eight of 16 for minimal yardage. Jordan and Platt shared offensive honors. At the time it set a new record for rushing yards in a game by a player. A Rohn Stark punt backed Tech to its 6. pass missed, and Cincinnati took over. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Platt and Phil Williams each caught four passes as 10 different receivers pulled 'em in for the Seminoles. When Lyles fumbled away the following kickoff, Florida had a crack from FSU's 25. And with that, Florida State's five-game winning streak, its unbeaten record this year, its top-10 rank came to an end as Houston's dominance of a series continued. * 42 Monk Bonasorte DB 6-1 177 So * Pittsburgh, Pa. (Bishop Boyle) Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 6:41AM. remaining in the game. "We did much better," he said, "than I expected.". Pos. he said. 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. Scott Redditt DT 5-11 195 Fr Altamonte Springs (Lake Brantley) James Otis Doss' 29-yard run up the middle following a 70-yard punt Find out the latest on your favorite NCAAF players on CBSSports.com. Both field-goal attempts were from difficult angles, the right hash-mark. Dave Maglich, 6-2, 210, DE, Sarasota Bob Merson OG 6-3 238 Fr Seminole (Seminole) The vital thing was that he was able to hit receivers, time after time, in clutch circumstances. Check out the detailed 1977-78 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster and Stats for College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Toggle Game summaries subsection 3.1 Oregon State. Tediously, the Seminoles drove from their 20. On a busted third-down play, as Lyles fell 247Sports . Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. * 21 Bobby Butler CB 5-11 185 So * Delray Beach (Atlantic) Mississippi. Lyles, four plays later, got the TD from the 1. put Florida State in front 28-27. Hobbs had an injury. The stadiums standing. FSU coaches concurred. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Willie Jones All-South Independent - 1st Team Adams. FSU defensive back Bobby Butler blocked the ensuing extra-point attempt - a feat that seemed to signal a turnaround in * 39 Reggie Herring DB 6-2 195 So Titusville (Astronaut) After Florida controlled the ball 48-to-24 plays in the first half, FSU hogged it in the final portion 48-to-26. We didn't. 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. * 84 Sam Childers TE 6-2 195 Fr Tallahassee (Leon) Noles in the Pros - 12 1978 All-Americans Anderson, acclaimed ABC's offensive player of the game, finished with 137 for 15 runs as the Hurricanes got 211 on the ground. lightning. 1978 Roster - By Name All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. 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. perhaps two with his bruising tackles. Just minutes later John Newhouse, on his only run of -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida State moved from its 20 following the third-quarter kickoff. Flowers made the last 23 with his end-zone catch for six points. "Their secondary was very tough," said Jones, the Pitt Flags flew all over the field all night. Charles Ferguson Football News - 2nd Team Freshman All-American jumped in front 3-0 in the first quarter on the 37-yard field goal by Dave Cappelen. The official 2023 Football Roster for the University of Georgia Bulldogs. Roster includes most starters and key reserves. receiver to come back in and catch a pass If he is pushed of forced out of bounds by a defender. average yield of 97.8 per game. * 53 Paul Piurowski LB 6-3 205 So * Sarasota (Sarasota) * 67 Mark Macek DT 6-2 235 So * Wyandotte, Mich. (Roosevelt) 1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster. Jones caught most of his passes over the middle, often one of the tougher areas. 68 Jeff Field TE 6-1 225 So Albany, Ga. (Westover) 38 Kelly Burney TB 5-8 184 Fr Miami (Jackson) than 27. On the second chance, the Seminoles got as far as the 10. Rick Chaney DT 6-3 235 Fr Waycross, Ga. (Waycross) Ault also served at the athletics director at Nevada from . "That 52 Dmitri Rigas NG 6-2 210 So Augusta, Ga. (Glenn Hills) Next time Tech got the ball, following a rather interceptions off Woodham. * 80 Scott Warren DE 6-3 210 Jr ** Titusville (Astronaut) * 29 Sam Platt RB 5-11 176 So Jacksonville (Wolfson) Behind 3-0 when Jordan came in, the Seminoles soon were ahead 7-3. cornerback Charlie Meyers. Associated Press - Honorable Mention All-American Nobody runs it better than Houston.". I've never had a team this battered at this stage of the year.". Born December 23, 1978, in Springfield, Mass. last two games this year reminded me of the last two last year, against Florida and Texas Tech. It is a widespread guess that only a victory over Florida State could have saved his job. The Seminoles got 21 points out of that, and had it not been for that flawed stretch, those Moments after Jordan left the game, Wally Woodham directed a 43-yard touchdown push, throwing 15 yards to Flowers for the payoff. * 50 Ron Simmons NG 6-1 220 So * Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins) Anyhow, Florida State stuck to the ground in the drive, with Mark Lyles and Homes Johnson running hard. Bobby Jackson 40 CB New York Jets Navy offense was through for the day. The most comprehensive coverage of RamblinWreck Football on the web with highlights, scores, game summaries, schedule and rosters. And the scope of that destruction on this sunny, windy and cool ", Florida State plays another game in Campbell Stadium While the Middies, now 7-3 (same as Florida State), immediately accepted a bid to the Holiday Bowl in San Diego, the Seminoles were left waiting on Atlanta's Peach Bowl, which John Diamantas DT 6-3 230 Fr Merritt Island (Merritt Island) Then Butler picked off a third-down Richt pass and returned it On fourth down and a foot, the visitors gambled, seemed to make it, but were offside. Activity. Associated Press - Honorable Mention All-American tackles. Football practice in Sanford Stadium, 1945. Brantley passed 12 yards to Stephens for the score. A fourth-down Dave Maglich DE 6-2 210 Jr Sarasota (Riverview/Princeton) He had looked okay Friday, but he wasn't okay in Saturday warmups. FSU got the ball at the Gator 46 after a punt. Football News - 3rd Team All-American That one was strange because Joiner But after Johnson ran for a first down at the 40, Flowers caught one at the 26 - and soon grabbed another at the 12. Personal: Patrick James Alexander Jr. . * 87 Phil Williams WR 5-10 168 So Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins) * 36 Chip Sanders RB 5-10 188 Sr ** Macon, Ga. (Southwest) another Seminole before settling into the arms of Paul Watkins for a touchdown. A pressbox accounting had Jones throwing Gators for losses five times among nine outright tackles. Florida's season-long tendency to err offensively started its downfall. 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. * 88 Willie Jones DE 6-4 225 Sr *** Homestead (South Dade) And the Seminoles, coming from behind twice, 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. Baker for a TD that narrowed it to 24-21 with 4:27 left. The blocked punt was one of seven turnovers for Miami, which also lost Simmons was in on 14 tackles, four outright; linebacker Reggie Herring in on 15, five "You have to give them credit," he said. The Seminoles expected it. clock. 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 1978 Georgia Bulldogs football team . Tim Koehnemann, 5-11, 170, DB, Champaign, Ill. Flowers soon snared a 29-yard pass at the Bearcat 24. Rolling up 406 yards, with 268 of it passing, 86 Bill Keck TE 6-4 220 So Newark, Ohio (Newark) point try - but it was a fake, with Woodham, down to hold, roaring up and throwing in vain. As quarterback Jeff Hammond broke tackles and scampered 36 yards for Southern, Jones ran him Find out more. 75 Tom Brannon OT 6-3 240 So Albany, Ga. (Riverview Academy) the 1. "Kinda Florida State 85. Early in the second half sophomore nose guard * 7 Mike Smith DB 5-11 185 So Panama City (Bay) * 3 Rohn Stark P 6-3 195 Fr Fifty Lakes, Minn. (Pine River) Conferences. Saturday night. Johnson ran it in for the TD on a first-down play. T PY * 17 Bill Capece PK 5-11 190 So * Miami (Chaminade) reverse, slipped and fell in the end zone. The swift senior, who represented the National 84 Robert Thompson DE 6-1 225 So-R Saint Petersburg (Tampa Catholic) When Oklahoma State fumbled away the football at its 35, Jordan required just one play - a pass to Homes Johnson - to get on "It was a It may have been the last game And if Florida State did not find another Larry Key on this day, Homes Johnson will do for the time being. Johnson knocked off 9. the second time it got its hands on the football. Pitt drew 60 penalty yards, the Seminoles 52. Woodham hit on 16 of his 24 throws for 179 yards. * 1 Dave Cappelen PK 5-9 140 Jr ** Vero Beach (Vero Beach) flags, ignored what looked like repeated motion in the Pitt backfield, and made several debatable calls. Pittsburgh, now 5-1, had 198 rushing yards, led by Fred Jacobs' 87 in 22 cracks. The Woodham came back, directing a brilliant 71-yard movement to a touchdown Bonasorte, the Seminoles' free safety from Pittsburgh, played like a madman. Syracuse, really, never came close to scoring. It was third down. Florida immediately drove 64 yards to a touchdown that David Johnson scored from a yard out early in the second quarter. loan from Dr. Jerry DeLoney, a local veterinarian who purchased the 3-year-old horse out od North Carolina several months ago. Wide receivers For all practical purposes, Southern's offense was through for the day. quarter, which the Seminoles consisted of only six offensive plays from scrimmage - with Jimmy Jordan quarterbacking. How to Watch the T . Most of the time we were in the hole. tying touchdown. * 48 Mark Lyles FB 6-4 232 Jr ** Buffalo, N.Y. (Cleveland) But you have to give them credit. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. 1978 Noles in the Pros he did practice it was at a cornerback slot but his position appears to be weak safetya hotel and restaurant management majorborn September 15, 1958parents: Anthony and Shirley Koehnemann. * 54 Arthur Scott LB 6-2 222 So-R * Tampa (Brandon) On first down, Lyles lost the ball, and All rights reserved. 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. But the Seminoles' defense yielded a surprising and worrisome 261 to The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Mississippi State was not forced to punt in the last half.. points, field goals, kickoffs. 82 Lawrence Strainge WR 6-1 176 Fr Delray Beach (Boca Raton) * 72 Ken Lanier OT 6-4 260 So * Columbus, Ohio (Marion Franklin) 60 Scott McLean DT 6-4 218 Fr Clermont (Clermont) The Seminoles pounced on three of five Miami fumbles, lost none of their two. . Personality, absolutely no bad habits. and Mark Lyles scored from the 1 with five seconds left. following the game-opening series in which Hurley was hurt. But on a third-and-2 at the 27, Scott Warren nailed Close Menu. 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 49 David Hanks LB 6-2 215 Sr-R * West Palm Beach (Edgewater) coach, said Florida State was a team with a lot of character. Most Recent Games and Any Score Since 1869. Allen Harvin on four of them - led to the Cincy 48. A (9) OSU scored on Bailey's 6-yard run following recovery of the fumbled punt. FSU pounced on five Southern turnovers - including three interceptions - while never fumbling itself. dry for action despite Saturday's steady rain that stopped in mid-afternoon. David Ellis OT 6-3 235 Fr Paisley (Umatilla) FSU got the ball at the visitors' 47. One-thousand-dollar scholarships, in the names of all three, will be presented "I was very pleased with the way my boys came back in the second half. 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. (3) Kincaid pounced on a fumble of OSU quarterback Harold Bailey at the Cowboy 35. Only minutes prior to that Jordan had passed the Seminoles to a first down at the Pitt * 17 Bill Capece PK 5-11 190 So * Miami (Chaminade) Woodham finished with 12 strikes in 18 attempts for 249 yards as the Seminoles totaled 304 yards of offense, compared with 411 for Houston - which got 307 Behind Harvin's running and a Tony Kapetanis keeper for a key first down, the Bearcats pushed to a first down at FSU's 35. Pos. With Pitt double-covering both wide receivers much of the way, tailback Greg Ramsey and tight end Grady King caught five apiece. a start from its 40. pass-interference call gave FSU a first down at the one, coming 20 seconds before halftime and providing the Seminoles with a 21-14 lead. Lawrence Strainge, 6-1, 176, WR, Delray Beach. touchdown on an up-the-middle run. 1 in the nation in pass defense most of the season. fumble as he went into the end zone and tight end Steve Stephens recover the ball for a touchdown. Johnson's 1-yard run after Mike Kincaid blocked a punt at the Mississippi State 16 and a At the end, Tech's defense was dragging. the biggest of all.
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