Conferences. John Diamantas DT 6-3 230 Fr Merritt Island (Merritt Island)
79 Garry Futch DE 6-3 220 Fr Ocala (Forest)
Miami players with Tallahassee ties, running back Chris Hobbs and quarterback Mike Rodrigue, did not play. FSU returns home to play Houston next Saturday. While the home team was stacking up 596 yards of offense,
November 12th was a frigid Saturday in Colorado Springs, Colorado containing temperatures as low as 21F. Florida State was signaling plays from the bench. struggle," said a depressed Lou Saban, coach of Miami. snared five for 94 yards. On third down at the 27, Lyles caught a pass for 10. Jordan pass to Sam Platt for 10 yards on
Tediously, the Seminoles drove from their 20. But the Seminoles' defense yielded a surprising and worrisome 261 to
Read more about our data coverage. "Our kids played a great second half," he said. "This game did
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mishandled the kickoff and had to start at its six. T PY
Series 3, media guides and handbooks, contains the annual publicity brochures on the Georgia Tech football team specifically designed for the media. last two games this year reminded me of the last two last year, against Florida and Texas Tech. Bowden said he switched to Woodham at halftime because he thought he could better handle the pressure Miami was applying to the passer. We present them here for purely educational purposes. games ever played here. In their first year under head coach Bill Dooley, the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 4-7. Ozzie was second in running the stadium steps and never finished lower than 30th in any event among the 76 competitorsdescribed by defensive coordinator Jack Stanton as "a very conscientious player
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Check out the detailed 1977-78 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster and Stats for College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Nobody runs it better than Houston.". Tommy Young RB 6-0 195 Fr Lake City (Columbia)
early, however. It was a game that saw Florida State frustrated much of the time. 4 References. Simmons was in on 14 tackles, four outright; linebacker Reggie Herring in on 15, five
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(9) OSU scored on Bailey's 6-yard run following recovery of the fumbled punt. But in highly humid circumstances, Florida State also lost some fumbles - three of 'em. For Florida, linebacker Yancey Sutton, the Tallahasseean, was credited with 19 tackle involvements, five outright; fellow linebacker Scot Brantley with 10, six outright. TALLAHASSEE, FL - Fourth down and 22. * 54 Arthur Scott LB 6-2 222 So-R * Tampa (Brandon)
Wade Wallace, 5-10, 190, FB, Birmingham, Ala.
College Football Scores. 1978 Football Lettermen SENIORS JUNIORS Aaron, John Philip . > Georgia Tech > All Players. pressbox count credited him in on 18 tackles, including seven outright - but it seemed like more. Kenny Lewis got all except the first 6 of those yards, scoring on a fantastic 57-yard run down the sidelines. And, with Wally Woodham passing for four touchdowns, Florida State scored in every
Its set down, he puts it up, it looks good, watch it, watch it yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! Powered by WMT Digital. crowd of 48,432 on a cool, fair - absolutely wondrous - Saturday night. In limiting the Orangemen to just five first downs, the Seminoles allowed only three
applicants. end Bill Keck, who might have started, had a knee lock on him Thursday night, and did not dress out. STARKVILLE, MS - Live by the sword, die by the sword. 77 Barry Voltapetti OT 6-5 225 So Miami (Chaminade)
From the fumble, the Seminoles
Bonasorte, who went down early with a knee injury, and was on crutches during the last half.
"I was very pleased with the way my boys came back in the second half. Again the defense limited Cincinnati's offense to three downs, and again FSU got the ball at its 43 following a punt. And
41 Everett DeVeaux RB 5-9 180 So Cocoa (Rockledge)
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That was nearly twice as many points as the 13 the Seminoles had scored in that opening period all season
But Simmons caused other turnovers besides the blocked punt, precipitating at least one fumble and
Archive. We went the distance against a fine football team. 33 James Harris DB 6-0 170 Fr Gainesville (Buchholz)
"I didn't talk to the one who called that play," he said. 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
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He had personally scored a second-quarter touchdown, with a sneak from inches away, after setting it up with a 41-yard bomb to Jackie Flowers, whose catch on
The officials, among other things, appeared hesitant. It was another most
Go To Coaching Staff. 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. Johnson said he was mentally ready. At the time it set a new record for rushing yards in a game by a player. 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. "This game was really something. of this rivalry for Florida Coach Doug Dickey. # Name Class OL: Rick Bott: RB: Steve Callahan: WR: But after Johnson ran for a first down at the 40, Flowers caught one at the 26 - and soon grabbed another at the 12. rolling out of his arms as he fell into the end zone. Jordan pegged on right into the arms of a streaking Unglaub as he crossed the goal line. ILB Jr. 6' 2'' 230 lbs . Wally Woodham, opening at quarterback, overshot receivers on a couple of passes, and Rohn Stark punted to the
That dry field may have proved more to Houston's advantage than FSU's. Early in
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Do you have a blog? 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. Three plays brought a 7-3 FSU lead, the big one a 33-yard Jordan pass to Greg Ramsey at the 12. moments of the last quarter. 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. It was a punting duel until Navy's Bob Leszczynski, near the end of the first quarter, suddenly collaborated with tight end Matt McLaughlin for a 58-yard pass that reached FSU's
perhaps two with his bruising tackles. Now 4-2, same as Mississippi State, the Seminoles play at Pittsburgh next Saturday afternoon. Woodham had hit only six of 14 passes.
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Patrick (PJ) Alexander - Football - Syracuse University Athletics Hammond was obliged to leave the field. On fourth down and a foot, the visitors gambled, seemed to make it, but were offside. A 34-yard Jones pass to McDole on the play after Richard Blackmore intercepted a Jordan
2023 Football Roster - University of Georgia Athletics Miami got the ball back at its 45 with 2:43 to go, following another Stark punt. Just after intermission they turned one over at the Cowboy 12. Brantley passed 12 yards to Stephens for the score. "We did much better," he said, "than I expected.". On third-and-nine Woodham hit Sam Platt with a 40-yard scoring pass. two. the running game of Oklahoma State as the Cowboys managed a 307-yard total.
. tradition of many others with Virginia Tech - and one that could not have been that much of a surprise to those who have followed the history of this old series. All-Americans - 8
Platt grabbed three for 69 yards
As the 13th-ranked Seminoles moved to 3-0,
behind Woodham, Houston on this night was clearly the better team. 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. Moments later tailback Mike Sherman was
Georgia Tech Football: Meet the Newcomers - Quarterback And in the third quarter a 47-yard try for a field goal by Bill Capece was blocked, presenting Syracuse with the ball at FSU's 40. David Ellis OT 6-3 235 Fr Paisley (Umatilla)
Mark Lyles churned for 67 yards on 14 runs as the Seminoles ran up a pleasing total of 304 on the ground. The head coach remembered his time with the West Virginia Mountaineers when there was
quarter, which the Seminoles consisted of only six offensive plays from scrimmage - with Jimmy Jordan quarterbacking. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. side of the field. On a surprise play, fourth down and half-yard short of OSU's one, Jordan passed - to Johnson for the TD. Powered by WMT Digital. Adams. 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. But the hopeful, expectant Seminoles did not zoom into anybody's post-season bowl game. * 19 Kurt Unglaub WR 5-11 175 Jr ** Tallahassee (Leon)
On a keeper, Woodham got eight to the 31, as the quarter ended. A Rohn Stark punt backed Tech to its 6. And I didn't. 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. * 19 Kurt Unglaub WR 5-11 175 Jr ** Tallahassee (Leon)
73 Danny Collier OT 6-4 250 Fr Eau Gallie (Eau Gallie)
As the Seminoles stacked up 470 yards, they got 272 on the ground - and when was the last time at Florida State team got more running than passing? Bowden later. (7) The Seminoles moved 74 yards, mixing passes with
"But the most important thing about the game is that we won.". defensive backs. got good position at its 40 when the Middies punted back. A handful of key injuries had cropped up in preseason. Georgia Tech School History; Schedule & Results; Roster; Team Stats. 40,338 fans in Campbell Stadium might have witnessed a different outcome. Florida State's striking
Before the game Bowden had reckoned that Houston would score at least 28 points unless it
Jordan's 52-yard pass to Gator Cherry with about six minutes remaining. 49 David Hanks LB 6-2 215 Sr-R * West Palm Beach (Edgewater)
Mark Lyles injured a shoulder and cornerback Bobby Butler aggravated an old ankle injury, but early indications were that those
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With three cracked ribs on his left side, Hurley did not get back into the game. 3 Game summaries. they were surprisingly out-gained by Miami, 325 yards to 263. But on a third-and-2 at the 27, Scott Warren nailed
That was the first of several strange
He was altogether correct. * 32 Greg Ramsey RB 5-10 170 Jr-R * Fort Lauderdale (Dothan)
Milton Raysor, 6-4, 190, WR, Pompano Beach, Scott Redditt, 5-11, 195, DT, Altamonte Springs. We made just enough mistakes to keep us in trouble. On the Seminoles' second
Casey throw with an interception. He hurt his hip slightly in the first half, and that may have bothered him, for he was not as
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touchdown on an up-the-middle run. 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
83 Ron Hester TE 6-2 205 So Umatilla (Umatilla)
Woodham hit on 16 of his 24 throws for 179 yards. Hurley, heralded Syracuse quarterback, and brought him down on a run down the sidelines. Roster includes most starters and key reserves. Macek sacked Casey on a fourth-down passing attempt. In the early going the Seminoles
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Lyles scored on a 19-yard romp up the middle and it was 27-7 at halftime. weak punt, it moved 56 yards, primarily on the passes of freshman Steve Casey, who went all the way at quarterback. Bob Merson OG 6-3 238 Fr Seminole (Seminole)
give me a lot of personal confidence," said Woodham.
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And this was the same FSU defense that had been riddled for five touchdown passes and a school-record number of yards by Mississippi State the week
The Seminole may also have lost safety Monk
47 Tim Koehnemann DB 5-11 170 Jr Champaign, Ill. (Mosley)
From the 1978 FSU Football Press Guide, page 36. Baker for a TD that narrowed it to 24-21 with 4:27 left.
This college football 1970s season article is a stub. 89 Milton Raysor WR 6-4 190 Fr Pompano Beach (Ely)
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. Then the Cougars intercepted Jimmy Jordan's pass on FSU's first play from scrimmage, and were in business at FSU's 41. George Gavalas 5-9 160 Jr-R Tallahassee (Rickards)
He had looked okay Friday, but he wasn't okay in Saturday warmups. With 4:14 to go, FSU got the ball after
77 Barry Voltapetti OT 6-5 225 So Miami (Chaminade)
And just a little later Woodham was in
38 Kelly Burney TB 5-8 184 Fr Miami (Jackson)
* 26 Wade Wallace FB 5-10 190 Jr Birmingham, Ala. (Tarrant)
him. * 42 Monk Bonasorte DB 6-1 177 So * Pittsburgh, Pa. (Bishop Boyle)
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
Flowers snared six passes for 165 yards. 30 Keith Kennedy RB 5-10 180 Jr-R Red Bay, Ala. (Red Bay)
their head coach, Bill Dooley. clock. FSU stacked up 416 yards, including a surprising 222 running, to
Flowers couldn't quite hang on to a bomb, the ball
It was the first Florida State victory over Florida in Campbell Stadium since the first game of the series was played here in '64. Georgia's centers in 1942, Clyde Eberhart and Bill Godwin . * 88 Willie Jones DE 6-4 225 Sr *** Homestead (South Dade)
in his bid to take the handoff, Woodham jumped over the middle of the line for the TD. had a running burst or two but ended with just 47 yards in 15 tries, while Ramsey knocked off 51 in five. The Bulldogs got 27 first downs, FSU 25. The Seminoles stayed on the ground, apparently not trying to score - and if that was a little in the nature of a salute to a gallant opponent, it
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complete eight of 16 for minimal yardage. Georgia entered the 1978 Kentucky game ranked 16th in the land with a 5-1 record, a far cry from what the . TALLAHASSEE, FL - The one that Coach Bobby Bowden called "our cool-hand Luke"
Simmons recovered that rolling fumble at the eight. EN. During home games the horse and rider will be between the 30 and goal line on the student
Jackie Flowers the two times FSU laid hands on the ball in the last half. TALLAHASSEE, FL - A few months ago Bobby Bowden had a notion, and he
For struggling FSU, it was trouble all the way. An 18-mile-per-hour wind, blowing strong
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
Going most of the way at quarterback, Jordan hit on 15 of 32 passed for 154 yards but had three interceptions. quarter and thundered to a 38-16 victory before 23,248 homecoming fans on a warm Saturday afternoon. The 1978 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Late Friday, with clouds threatening, Florida State covered Campbell Stadium's turf with a tarpaulin, and the field was bone
was that. With Hurley out, Syracuse could neither run nor pass with any consistency, though backup Ron Farneski did manage to
Hitting on 16 of 24 throws for 237 yards, Woodham threw scoring strikes of 23 and 61 yards to
A punt left FSU at its 9. .
Ault, Cohen and Sayler Named to College Football Playoff Selection Nothing happened, but a 58-yard Rohn Stark punt backed Navy to its 16. The Seminoles were lucky to cut it to 14-10 before halftime.
2022 Georgia Bulldogs Roster - College Football Players With 22 seconds left in the half Florida cashed in a
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Seminoles never trailed but Southern made it sticky for a half. I complained about it several times to the officials - and finally one of them called it.". Boxscore. * 70 Greg Futch OT 6-3 245 So-R * Ocala (Forest)
Durham checked that out with Howard Tommie, chief of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. "Let's hope this is the beginning of something good. Rex Robinson kicked a 29-yard field goal with three seconds left to win it for Georgia. 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. Box Score Recap . by a penalty - to another at the 18. Florida State's offensive line opened holes all evening - and could be a most telling factor in the Seminoles' final two
ignited by a 28-yard Marler pass to Copeland, with Marler throwing to Jones for two points, making it 28-21. 1978 Roster - By Number
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Just after that, Jones erupted with his key defensive work. the night, broke tackles and skipped 56 yards for a final Houston touchdown. Rohn Stark, 6-3, 195, P, Fifty Lakes, Minn.
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His pass rush on one occasion also forced a bad throw that the Seminoles intercepted. 1978 Georgia Bulldogs football team . (4) Willie Jones claimed a Worley Taylor fumble at OSU's 32.