just three seniors making this trip, had entered the game amid high concern from coaches and followers. Late in the action FSU fumbled away a punt at its seven, setting up the visitors' last
was deserved. (5) Kincaid claimed another Taylor fumble, just
22 Homes Johnson RB 5-10 180 So Lake Hamilton (Haines City)
Going into this one, Navy was No. Associated Press - Honorable Mention All-American
Jordan pass to Sam Platt for 10 yards on
The Rams are seeking to secure a third A-10 Championship this weekend. And if Florida State did not find another Larry Key on this day, Homes Johnson will do for the time being. Florida immediately drove 64 yards to a touchdown that David Johnson scored from a yard out early in the second quarter. Baker for a TD that narrowed it to 24-21 with 4:27 left. "Same thing happened to Syracuse last week - we just can't put anybody away. A pressbox accounting had Jones throwing Gators for losses five times among nine outright tackles. cornerback Charlie Meyers. 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. On fourth-and-one Woodham sneaked across
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On the next play, Ramsey took a pitchout and,
* 76 Walter Carter DT 6-4 240 Jr ** Richmond, Va. (Walker)
With 1:45 left, Lyles scored from the 1, making it a final 24-14. At the time it set a new record for rushing yards in a game by a player. * 23 Jackie Flowers WR 6-2 195 Jr ** Jacksonville (Raines)
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The 1978 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. "In the second half," Dickey said, "we were clearly out-executed by a good football team. (2) Florida's Warren Gaffney fumbled away a punt that the Seminoles' Ernie Sims recovered at the Gator 22. 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
With a defense that
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. 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. supposed to be. Jimmy Jordan passed three yards to Jackie Flowers for the touchdown. 83 Ron Hester TE 6-2 205 So Umatilla (Umatilla)
3 Game summaries. Harvin raced for 17 yards, then 9. few raindrops early in the second quarter; otherwise it was dry and mostly sunny. 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
74 Mike Coleman OT 6-4 235 So Savannah, Ga. (Savannah Country Day)
"I'll tell you, Florida State is one fine football team, friend. * 58 John Madden C 6-2 218 So Fort Walton Beach (Choctawhatchee)
complete eight of 16 for minimal yardage. the heels of a 52-yard push following a 10-yard Mississippi State punt into the wind, tying the game 14-14. Smith and Mike Kincaid. and got 48 more out of two reverses. Johnson said he was mentally ready. It may have been the last game
Oklahoma State lost the ball on fumbles four of five possessions - two just before halftime, two just after. Jones scoring on a 14-yard option sweep, putting the final score of 7-3 on the board with 3:29 left in the half. * 35 Ernie Sims RB 6-1 190 So * Tampa (Jefferson)
* 51 James Gilbert FB 6-2 235 Fr Miami (Carol City)
As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. FSU stretched its lead to 10-0 on a second-quarter field goal of 30 yards by Dave Cappelen. through wide-open end zones, also was a factor. Nothing came of it. 1978: W: 29-0: 1979: L: 6-16: . point put Cincinnati back on top 21-14. Open Menu. The visitors seemed the faster, quicker team. The Bulldogs got 27 first downs, FSU 25. And Jimmy
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
2022 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Football Roster - 247Sports Johnson ran it in for the TD on a first-down play. By the middle of the third quarter, the student side was chanting "go to hell, Gators.". 1978 All-Americans
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Pyron committed to the Yellow Jackets back in October after decommitting from Baylor. * 88 Willie Jones DE 6-4 225 Sr *** Homestead (South Dade)
Kincaid recovered two fumbles that set up touchdowns, intercepting a pass that paved a
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[1] 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. Jordan's 52-yard pass to Gator Cherry with about six minutes remaining. Sports. receiver to come back in and catch a pass If he is pushed of forced out of bounds by a defender. Gary Parris 84 TE Cleveland Browns
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While the home team was stacking up 596 yards of offense,
You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. "I faked outside, cut inside when I saw the play coming," Simmons said. Cabrera joined the 3,000-hit/500-homer club earlier in the season, and was hitting .308 as recently as July 8. 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.
Johnson caught four short ones. as a freshman - and who had missed the opener with Syracuse because of a curfew violation and an injury. Florida State jumped off to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter. During home games the horse and rider will be between the 30 and goal line on the student
shots and got just 99 yards out of the whole. It was a 62-yard scoring play, and a kick by Steve Schultz tied it 14-14. The Gators had moved from their 16, but it came to fourth down at FSU's 23. a start from its 40.
"This game was really something. 19-second playing span shortly before halftime, and took a 17-6 lead. Hobbs had an injury. Women's Basketball 58. vs #8 Seed NC State 83. . The 1978 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. rolling out of his arms as he fell into the end zone. Roster. 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. Platt and Phil Williams each caught four passes as 10 different receivers pulled 'em in for the Seminoles. "There is no killer instinct
After holding Cincinnati at its 27, Florida State forced a
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While rolling up 24 first downs to Tech's 11, Florida State practiced ball control, reeling off 88 plays to its
(Previous highs against FSU: 359 and 590 by San Diego State in 0-11 season of 1973.). Jordan was 8-for-12 with his passes but threw an interception that paved Miami's
yards in 27 carries for the Seminoles, and scored the touchdown that put the Seminoles in front to stay with 10:20 left in the game. The play had started at the 12. (3)
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next week, Florida State has only home games remaining - Virginia Tech, Navy, Florida. Ironically, Ottis Anderson, a strong and swift Miami running
Full Georgia Bulldogs roster for the 2022 season including position, height, weight, birthdate, years of experience, and college. 1978 Football Lettermen SENIORS JUNIORS Aaron, John Philip . Saban chose to go with two other quarterbacks after starting freshman
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"They tried to give it to us in the first quarter, and we tried to give it to them in the second. Campbell Stadium. * 87 Phil Williams WR 5-10 168 So Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins)
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TALLAHASSEE, FL - Zooming off the bench in the second quarter, Jimmy Jordan threw
Dave Maglich DE 6-2 210 Jr Sarasota (Riverview/Princeton)
Florida State was cutting out 427, with 297 passing.
Collection: Georgia Tech Football Programs and Guides | Georgia Tech And, with Wally Woodham passing for four touchdowns, Florida State scored in every
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 . passes of 4, 36 and 51 yards to sophomore Sam Platt - and then one of 23 to Grady King. Willie Jones was a fifth player in our
how his players managed to stop Houston in the second half after the Cougar's clear dominance in the first. often a student gymnast - who cavorted in his Indian makeup and did all sorts of acrobatic tricks. Trainer Don Fauls said. After Florida controlled the ball 48-to-24 plays in the first half, FSU hogged it in the final portion 48-to-26. 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. "We did much better," he said, "than I expected.". Jordan popped a pass of about 15 yards to Johnson, who cut back and raced into the end zone for the TD. racked, on a bruising tackle by Simmons, for a 3-yard loss at the 10, forcing a fumble that tackle Mark Macek claimed. 49 David Hanks LB 6-2 215 Sr-R * West Palm Beach (Edgewater)
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* 78 Nate Henderson OT 6-5 258 Sr-R * Albany, Ga. (Albany)
Keck and Flowers reached the 37. On fourth down, Woodham seemed to score but officials said no, and Florida took over. "I tell you what, I'm just about the happiest I've ever been.". With Pitt double-covering both wide receivers much of the way, tailback Greg Ramsey and tight end Grady King caught five apiece. . Superior pass protection provided by Florida State's offensive line was a significant factor - possibly
* 27 Michael Whiting RB 6-2 195 Fr Largo (Largo)
I've never had a team this battered at this stage of the year.". * 70 Greg Futch OT 6-3 245 So-R * Ocala (Forest)
And this Syracuse team was supposed to
* 48 Mark Lyles FB 6-4 232 Jr ** Buffalo, N.Y. (Cleveland)
. Simmons blocked a Miami punt, and sophomore tackle Mark Macek (it is pronounced Mod-sic) picked up the bouncing football and rambled 48
half, with Wally Woodham in all of the winning last half. Mississippi State
touchdowns, ran 16 times for 74 yards and pulled in three passes for 40 more. backfield.". That was nearly twice as many points as the 13 the Seminoles had scored in that opening period all season
* 32 Greg Ramsey RB 5-10 170 Jr-R * Fort Lauderdale (Dothan)
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. * 51 James Gilbert FB 6-2 235 Fr Miami (Carol City)
41 Everett DeVeaux RB 5-9 180 So Cocoa (Rockledge)
1954parents: Mr. and Mrs. Wade Wallace. So could that running game that the Seminoles finally got going. Earlier, Jones had recovered a Pitt fumble and intercepted a pass. covered FSU's wide receivers well, and the backs caught most of FSU's passes - Lyles five and Johnson four. Woodham tossed a yard to King for the final touchdown. 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
* 70 Greg Futch OT 6-3 245 So-R * Ocala (Forest)
The 1978 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. * 36 Chip Sanders RB 5-10 188 Sr ** Macon, Ga. (Southwest)
tackles. Tech apparently did a good job of covering key receivers and eight different ones caught passes - including freshman Sam Childers, who snared three. On November 11, 1978 at Air Force Tech running back Eddie Lee Ivery rushed for 356 yards. The head coach remembered his time with the West Virginia Mountaineers when there was
Macek sacked Casey on a fourth-down passing attempt. 38 Kelly Burney TB 5-8 184 Fr Miami (Jackson)
State moved to three lightning-like touchdowns in the first eight minutes of that final quarter. Do you have a blog? 2022 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Football Roster Teams. Dave Cappelen tied it 7-7 with a kick. Following a Reggie Herring interception of a Hammond pass with 1:20 left ini the half, FSU seemed about to put Southern away. .
1978 Football - Year In Review - nole Fan on a sweep, scored easily. 60 Scott McLean DT 6-4 218 Fr Clermont (Clermont)
put Florida State in front 28-27. The swift sophomore - who got a bigger
Woodham had hit only six of 14 passes.
Ault, Cohen and Sayler Named to College Football Playoff Selection On a surprise play, fourth down and half-yard short of OSU's one, Jordan passed - to Johnson for the TD. than 27. Rohn Stark, the freshman, punted like a veteran. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. For awhile, it seemed that it
1978 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team - Wikipedia Though Woodham fumbled and lost 10 yards on the first play, Homes Johnson got 19 back as he scooted with a screen pass, and the
When Lyles fumbled away the following kickoff, Florida had a crack from FSU's 25. Controlling the ball 74 plays to 66,
The 1943 Bulldogs. . Johnson ran twice more, to the 30. Jimmy Jordan went all the way at quarterback for FSU, after early indication that Wally
Chenweth is presently caring for him. 82 Lawrence Strainge WR 6-1 176 Fr Delray Beach (Boca Raton)
* 78 Nate Henderson OT 6-5 258 Sr-R * Albany, Ga. (Albany)
77 Barry Voltapetti OT 6-5 225 So Miami (Chaminade)
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2023 Football Roster - University of Georgia Athletics Powered by WMT Digital. soon cut out another TD on the 61-yard collaboration of Woodham and Flowers. points, field goals, kickoffs. 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. For all practical purposes, Southern's offense was through for the day.
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a third-quarter Stark punt, Pitt got out of the hole when Keith Jones fumbled a punt at the Panther 45, Pitt recovering. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. * 90 Edenbur Richardson DE 6-3 206 Jr * Crystal River (Crystal River)
"The big mistake (blocked punt) took the stuffing out of us. student competition for a mascot. Starters are marked with an asterisk (*).
won or lost on the defensive and offensive lines of scrimmage. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. On the game's seventh play, Reggie Herring, the sophomore linebacker, stuck his helmet into the belly of Bill
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
With 28 seconds left the visitors reached FSU's 37 on a 19-yard pass to Frisina. Florida got the ball at
Warren's pass interception gave FSU an opportunity from Florida's 44. Early in the second quarter, Woodham directed a push to a first down at Navy's 15 - but was intercepted
57 Keith Baker LB 6-0 195 Fr Delray Beach (Atlantic)
"The next one is for prestige.". "I might add," he said, "that we did,
Georgia Tech * Sanford Stadium; Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) L 14-34: 47,500: Stark's 31-yard punt gave Cincinnati
Three former Georgia Tech players had dreams realized Tuesday, when they survived the final round of cuts to make NFL regular-season rosters.
1978 Georgia Bulldogs football team Wiki - everipedia.org with an even 100 yards in 17 carries - had been stopped cold, and that the play should have been blown dead. interception by Keith Jones at Navy's 28 precipitated a 38-yard field goal by Dave Cappelen and a 10-6 lead in the first moments of the third quarter. Tommy Young RB 6-0 195 Fr Lake City (Columbia)
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
They threw late
Gene Coleman, the Miami safety, had intercepted that Jordan pass. TALLAHASSEE, FL - A few months ago Bobby Bowden had a notion, and he
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Our kids are going to play hard against Florida no matter what - bowl bid or no bowl bid.".
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Georgia Tech football adds five transfers to 2023 roster punt and began at its 43. During one series, Bonasorte made three straight
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As 38,654 watched in Campbell Stadium on a pleasant, fair night - among them scouts from the Tangerine and Peach Bowls - Florida State
While FSU managed only 103 on the ground, Navy got just 110 and had no runner gain more
The Seminoles soon retaliated with a touchdown pass to Platt, on the heels of a
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On the second chance, the Seminoles got as far as the 10. to angle 'em out of bounds inside the 20. This college football 1970s season article is a stub. 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
College Football Scores. . in this football team. downs all day while FSU was stacking up 28. - could not do anything about it. backed Miami to its 10 and the defense had held. Skip to main content. FSU got the ball at the Gator 46 after a punt. (7) The Seminoles moved 74 yards, mixing passes with
41 Everett DeVeaux RB 5-9 180 So Cocoa (Rockledge)
"Couldn't find him.". better teams. Rick Chaney DT 6-3 235 Fr Waycross, Ga. (Waycross)
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The tone of the game - reflecting Florida State frustration - was set
They did a good job of rushing our passer in that second half, and we were not getting enough time to let patterns develop. 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. 79 Garry Futch DE 6-3 220 Fr Ocala (Forest)
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the play and FSU got a first down at the 3. Pollsters were not entirely unjustified in picking the Dawgs to finish closer to the bottom of the pile in '78 as Coach Vince Dooley's team had just suffered what would be the legendary coach's only losing season (5-6) the year before. Nate Henderson Associated Press - Honorable Mention All-American
The vital thing was that he was able to hit receivers, time after time, in clutch circumstances. Toggle Media Overlay. Incredibly,
On successive series, Jordan threw touchdown
Reserve tailback Len Copeland tossed for one, James for the other. 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
ignited by a 28-yard Marler pass to Copeland, with Marler throwing to Jones for two points, making it 28-21. A world-class hurdler who had been hurt in the five
Going most of the way at quarterback, Jordan hit on 15 of 32 passed for 154 yards but had three interceptions. Plagued by lower-body problems that have been a constant issue in . And
As the 13th-ranked Seminoles moved to 3-0,
"When Hurley got hurt," said Bowden, "they stayed right with us - until that last quarter. 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
- Went through spring ball with Seminoles after leaving Air Force Academy Prep Schoolperformance in spring was good enough that he has number one punting chores starting falllettered with the
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and Mark Lyles scored from the 1 with five seconds left. the Syracuse nine, only to have a Jordan pass intercepted. runs in their best drive of the night. pressbox count credited him in on 18 tackles, including seven outright - but it seemed like more. If you think you're going to shut them down, you've got another thing coming.". Most values are per game averages; . Stark punted out of bounds at the 8. Most Recent Games and Any Score Since 1869. Soon Ernie Sims popped on a wide run, 16 to the Cincinnati 40. too.". 22 Homes Johnson RB 5-10 180 So Lake Hamilton (Haines City)
* 63 Lee Adams OG-TE 6-4 230 So Ruskin (East Bay/Georgia Tech)
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Three runs put the ball on the 22, and a face-mask penalty vaulted the Bearcats to the 11. play.
The Best Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Running Backs of All Time It was just that an injury-riddled secondary and an overall inexperienced defense - seven sophomores are starting
We made just enough mistakes to keep us in trouble. Play Index. 52 Bryan Cobb LB 6-3 200 So Glennville, Ga. (Glennville)
perhaps two with his bruising tackles. Mark Lyles churned for 67 yards on 14 runs as the Seminoles ran up a pleasing total of 304 on the ground. Houston pitchout at the Cougar 33. James Otis Doss' 29-yard run up the middle following a 70-yard punt
Nothing happened, but a 58-yard Rohn Stark punt backed Navy to its 16. On first down, Lyles lost the ball, and
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* 43 Hector Gray DB 6-1 190 Jr-R Miami (Miami Springs)
Anderson, acclaimed ABC's offensive player of the game, finished with 137 for 15 runs as the Hurricanes got 211 on the ground. The Gators are 4-6, with Miami left. Jim Stanley, the OSU
the running game of Oklahoma State as the Cowboys managed a 307-yard total. Do you have a blog? Full Site Menu. 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 . 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. crowd of 48,432 on a cool, fair - absolutely wondrous - Saturday night. Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Big 12, Conference USA. Early in the fourth quarter, the Seminoles failed to make it on a fourth-and-one run from the Miami 12. 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. Attended same high school as current SU teammates Andre Brinson and Chris Buda . Dave Cappelen All-South Independent - 2nd Team
Going in, FSU Coach Bobby Bowden said it would be a game that would be
33 James Harris DB 6-0 170 Fr Gainesville (Buchholz)
long. Short passes to Bill
1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster. Flowers made the last 23 with his end-zone catch for six points. On a sunny, windy and quite chilly afternoon, with the temperature in the low 70's, 24,272 fans in Archbold Stadium watched the
fumble as he went into the end zone and tight end Steve Stephens recover the ball for a touchdown. the Seminoles got no further. "I'm going to try to make this team much more successful than it has been in the past,"
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.