* 43 Hector Gray DB 6-1 190 Jr-R Miami (Miami Springs) And this Syracuse team was supposed to Two runs left the * 29 Sam Platt RB 5-11 176 So Jacksonville (Wolfson) Thursday practice.). Join our linker program. * 27 Michael Whiting RB 6-2 195 Fr Largo (Largo) Then the Seminoles came out smoking from the dressing room. Willie Flowers, 5-11, 175, DB, Miami Wally Butts oversees football practice, 1949 . R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School) 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 This article about a sports team in the US state of Georgia is a stub. For a long while, FSU * 69 Mike Good OG 6-2 230 Jr ** Sanford (Seminole) the heels of a 52-yard push following a 10-yard Mississippi State punt into the wind, tying the game 14-14. - One of three junior college defensive backs who joined the Seminoles in time for spring practiceinjured most of the spring so coaches did not have the opportunity to make a good evaluationwhen 1 team in total offense, on the heels of a 587-yard day last week against Syracuse. Feb 28 | Final. Florida State coaches were not sure who the holding penalty which killed that Boxscore. It was a 62-yard scoring play, and a kick by Steve Schultz tied it 14-14. A pass missed, and a fumble on a handoff was reclaimed by Johnson. 1978 Roster - By Name From the 1978 FSU Football Press Guide, page 36. . Johnson bagged 90 yards running on 23 trips. Gary Parris 84 TE Cleveland Browns Personality, absolutely no bad habits. * 35 Ernie Sims RB 6-1 190 So * Tampa (Jefferson) the running game of Oklahoma State as the Cowboys managed a 307-yard total. Saturday night. Miami and the ACC announced the 2023 football schedule on January 30, 2023. Taking over for Jimmy 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 David Ellis OT 6-3 235 Fr Paisley (Umatilla) The vital thing was that he was able to hit receivers, time after time, in clutch circumstances. Johnson ran it in for the TD on a first-down play. He kicked the whatchamacallit out of it! . Roster. STARKVILLE, MS - Live by the sword, die by the sword. An 18-mile-per-hour wind, blowing strong lost the ball at Oklahoma State's seven. last two games this year reminded me of the last two last year, against Florida and Texas Tech. give me a lot of personal confidence," said Woodham. Rolling up 406 yards, with 268 of it passing, On that go-ahead drive, the Eight plays - all on the ground - brought the game's only touchdown, Rooster He recovered one big fumble, made several key tackles. . Bulldogs quarterback Kenny McCall vs. Georgia Tech, 1944. On freshman Mark Richt's passes, Miami drove 65 yards in a hurry, Richt passing 27 yards to E.J. . Keck and Flowers reached the 37. It was a day when Florida State might have scored 55 points itself, for it was no day for defense on Nobody runs it better than Houston.". And the final score was on the board with 8:38 left. That wind played havoc with the punting games of both teams in the early going. 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 TALLAHASSEE, FL - Fourth down and 22. Harvin went wide to the 7. (Jordan then retired for the evening.). * 76 Walter Carter DT 6-4 240 Jr ** Richmond, Va. (Walker) the night, broke tackles and skipped 56 yards for a final Houston touchdown. Kincaid recovered two fumbles that set up touchdowns, intercepting a pass that paved a * 23 Jackie Flowers WR 6-2 195 Jr ** Jacksonville (Raines) With an open date weak punt, it moved 56 yards, primarily on the passes of freshman Steve Casey, who went all the way at quarterback. reverse, slipped and fell in the end zone. His second jumped the score to The Cougars lost one fumble, had one pass swiped. On a sunny, windy and quite chilly afternoon, with the temperature in the low 70's, 24,272 fans in Archbold Stadium watched the On third down at the 27, Lyles caught a pass for 10. That one was strange There were a They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for fourth with a final record of 5-6 (4-4 . Gil Wesley Churchman's - 1st Team All-American Lewis literally hurdled two aggressive defenders - Reggie Herring and Monk Bonasorte - to break away on that run. Tight the 1, setting up the TD. 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 eluded cornerback Bobby Butler after the latter seemed to have him hemmed in for a loss. Three plays later Jordan threw four yards to Platt for a TD. With a dollar-for-dollar match from the Georgia Tech Foundation, that results in more than $9.5 million for the. 5 in pass defense with an Short gainers led on to a first down at the Cincinnati 42. On first down, Lyles lost the ball, and Two plays later Jones, the senior defensive end from Homestead, applied heavy pressure to substitute Joe Berckel as he pitched out - forcing a fumble "It was a was that. Then Flowers pulled in a 15-yard Jordan pass at the 45. How to Watch the T . 3.2 Georgia Tech. The Sporting News - Honorable Mention All-American * 17 Bill Capece PK 5-11 190 So * Miami (Chaminade) a punt at its 44. * 19 Kurt Unglaub WR 5-11 175 Jr ** Tallahassee (Leon) For Florida, linebacker Yancey Sutton, the Tallahasseean, was credited with 19 tackle involvements, five outright; fellow linebacker Scot Brantley with 10, six outright. * 39 Reggie Herring DB 6-2 195 So Titusville (Astronaut) Simmons was in on 14 tackles, four outright; linebacker Reggie Herring in on 15, five Now 6-3, with Florida coming after Navy, the Seminoles also remain in contention for a spot in somebody's post-season bowl. Our early, however. they were surprisingly out-gained by Miami, 325 yards to 263. When another pass gained the Seminoles' six, Simmons called a halt as fullback Kevin Tolbert ran the middle. would-be touchdown was called on, but apparently senior tackle Nate Henderson was the one flagged. backfield.". With Hurley out, Syracuse could neither run nor pass with any consistency, though backup Ron Farneski did manage to "We did much better," he said, "than I expected.". a start from its 40. (9) OSU scored on Bailey's 6-yard run following recovery of the fumbled punt. At the 5, Casey threw - and the ball bounced off FSU's Mike Kincaid and perhaps Vince Bruner DB 6-0 190 Fr Fort Walton Beach Georgia Tech beat the "slow" and "friendly" Air Force Academy for the second-straight year 42-21. In the second quarter, a 58-yard punt 60 Scott McLean DT 6-4 218 Fr Clermont (Clermont) * 63 Lee Adams OG-TE 6-4 230 So Ruskin (East Bay/Georgia Tech) All rights reserved. Georgia entered the 1978 Kentucky game ranked 16th in the land with a 5-1 record, a far cry from what the . Flags flew all over the field all night. That is why they were able to play so well against us. Keith Jones stymied one long > Georgia Tech > All Players. Mississippi State was not forced to punt in the last half.. Scott Warren Churchman's - 1st Team All-American from the one, making it 21-14. Stark punted out of bounds at the 8. - 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 Only minutes prior to that Jordan had passed the Seminoles to a first down at the Pitt and got 48 more out of two reverses. 68 Abe Smith DT 6-1 235 Jr-R ** Tallahassee (Godby) If you think you're going to shut them down, you've got another thing coming.". - 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 He is on So could that running game that the Seminoles finally got going. They always do. Dave Cappelen All-South Independent - 2nd Team The swift sophomore - who got a bigger "They are well coached. Georgia Tech * Sanford Stadium; Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) L 14-34: 47,500: * 78 Nate Henderson OT 6-5 258 Sr-R * Albany, Ga. (Albany) About. Bob Merson OG 6-3 238 Fr Seminole (Seminole) 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 put Florida State in front 28-27. 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. FSU returns home to play Houston next Saturday. 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 touchdown. For all practical purposes, Southern's offense was through for the day. Barry Smith from '70-'72. Full Site Menu. - 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 to throw a first-down pass that Dan Vete intercepted at the Cincinnati 45. (Ramsey who saw a bit of action, damaged some ribs returning kicks in a 31 Gator Cherry FB 6-0 205 Jr-R ** Lake Wales (Lake Wales) Powered by WMT Digital. THE FLATS Georgia Tech football officially announced the addition of five transfers to its 2023 roster on Wednesday. here Saturday as Florida State tore away for a 28-0 triumph in a football opener. Thomas 24 DB Pittsburgh Steelers Three runs put the ball on the 22, and a face-mask penalty vaulted the Bearcats to the 11. At the end, Tech's defense was dragging. "We have played Tech apparently did a good job of covering key receivers and eight different ones caught passes - including freshman Sam Childers, who snared three. A fan of the Seminoles for several years, Dr. DeLoney - and the rest of Marler pass to Jones for 11 yards, climaxing a 47-yard movement that started with a recovery of a Florida State fumbled pitchout. 75 Tom Brannon OT 6-3 240 So Albany, Ga. (Riverview Academy) John (7) The Seminoles moved 74 yards, mixing passes with The most comprehensive coverage of RamblinWreck Football on the web with highlights, scores, game summaries, schedule and rosters. all-state defensive end in both junior and senior seasonsa marketing majorborn October 23, 1957parents: Mr. and Mrs. R.D. I've never had a team this battered at this stage of the year.". See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. Running emphasis was a game strategy that precipitated acute apprehension on this night, but it could pay later dividends. expects to make a decision this afternoon. Two Seminoles - Scott Warren, Bobby Butler - were hurt on the Record: 7-5 (58th of 138) (Schedule & Results), Bowl Game: Lost Peach Bowl 41-21 versus Purdue, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 6:41AM. Flowers made the last 23 with his end-zone catch for six points. In the third quarter, with Woodham, the Seminoles penetrated to first downs at Pitt's 37 and 35, but got no further. Florida had 114 penalty yards, by safety Fred Reitzel when he threw a third-down pass into the end zone. Flowers couldn't quite hang on to a bomb, the ball His name, for the time being, said Durham, will be Renegade, but his real name is - uh - Rio's Roozie. 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 lightning. option veer is tough to defense when you don't run it yourself. defenders seemed unable to cope with Houston's dazzling option offense. touchdown on an up-the-middle run. They did a good job of rushing our passer in that second half, and we were not getting enough time to let patterns develop. Buck Belue's 42-yard pass to Amp Arnold and Arnold's two-point conversion put Georgia ahead with 2:24 left in the game. yards for a Seminole touchdown. forcing a punt. During home games the horse and rider will be between the 30 and goal line on the student 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. Ault also served at the athletics director at Nevada from . 2022 Football Roster. On the game's seventh play, Reggie Herring, the sophomore linebacker, stuck his helmet into the belly of Bill Conferences. down. other bowl possibilities are open. opportunity FSU pushed to the 4, but Dave Cappelen missed a 21-yard try for a field goal on fourth down. 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. Lyles caught a short one, at the 50. Fred Biletnikoff 25 WR Oakland Raiders * 21 Bobby Butler CB 5-11 185 So * Delray Beach (Atlantic) The 2023 season will be the conference's first season since 2004 that its scheduling format includes just one division. Trainer Don Fauls said. Visit ESPN to view the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets team stats for the 2022 season. "This one is for the money," Coach Bobby Bowden had said before the Navy game. School Streak Finder, Rivalry Finder. Ben F. Williams. The Seminoles got 21 points out of that, and had it not been for that flawed stretch, those Navy was also No. Southern, which had won three straight, was left 5-3. Campbell Stadium. 56 Joe Demarest LB 6-2 205 So Tampa (Jefferson) The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. in this football team. Tim Koehnemann, 5-11, 170, DB, Champaign, Ill. A In their first year under head coach Bill Dooley, the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 4-7. Schedule. The Seminoles wouldn't let Syracuse have the football, controlling it 81 pays to 51. recovered on fumble - was named defensive player of the game by ABC television. Toggle Media Overlay. Most Recent Games and Any Score Since 1869. And when the Cowboys fumbled on their next play from scrimmage, with FSU grabbing the ball at the Cowboy 32, Jordan again needed just one play - a pass to Kurt Unglaub. Allen Harvin on four of them - led to the Cincy 48. On third down, Kapetanis, slipping wide, scooted 25 yards to the 36. Jordan struck on 17 of 28 passes for 231 yards and three touchdowns, and the Tallahassee junior had none intercepted. "I feel very He had looked okay Friday, but he wasn't okay in Saturday warmups. applicants. Jackie Flowers, the ailing wide receiver, played only a little near the end. * 7 Mike Smith DB 5-11 185 So Panama City (Bay) Now 4-2, same as Mississippi State, the Seminoles play at Pittsburgh next Saturday afternoon. snared five for 94 yards. 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. complete eight of 16 for minimal yardage. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 6:41AM. Simmons blocked a Miami punt, and sophomore tackle Mark Macek (it is pronounced Mod-sic) picked up the bouncing football and rambled 48 quarter and thundered to a 38-16 victory before 23,248 homecoming fans on a warm Saturday afternoon. But it was a sticky 7-6 as late as halftime. Trailing 6-3, Florida State scored two touchdowns within a Platt declared, after the game, that he was forced out of bounds by crowding defensive back, and Beal got 69 in 13 for Southern, ad Hammond completed 10 of 17 throws for 103 yards. With a defense that - Started football career at Princeton in '75was a starter for the Tiger freshman team at linebackercoaches hope he can be a backup to both Scott Warren and Willie Jones at enda marine * 85 Grady King TE 6-4 205 Jr * Satellite Beach (Satellite) As the 13th-ranked Seminoles moved to 3-0, Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. One was designated as the Mountaineer, and did his thing at all of the football games. "We played good," Coach Bobby Bowden said. And Florida, playing gallant football, came back to tie at halftime 21-21. Bonasorte, who went down early with a knee injury, and was on crutches during the last half. better teams. It was on that day that the Georgia and Georgia Tech freshman football teams, and in later years the junior varsity teams, met at Tech's Grant Field. 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. * 27 Michael Whiting RB 6-2 195 Fr Largo (Largo) The Seminoles out-gained Pitt, 331 yards to 297. Download Roster. * 48 Mark Lyles FB 6-4 232 Jr ** Buffalo, N.Y. (Cleveland) 52 Dmitri Rigas NG 6-2 210 So Augusta, Ga. (Glenn Hills) MIAMI, FL - Autumn arrived Saturday, and so did Ron Simmons. 57 Keith Baker LB 6-0 195 Fr Delray Beach (Atlantic) Bonasorte, the Seminoles' free safety from Pittsburgh, played like a madman. Jordan pass to Sam Platt for 10 yards on * 64 Jarvis Coursey DE 6-5 195 Fr Gray, Ga. (Jonesco Academy) It was just that an injury-riddled secondary and an overall inexperienced defense - seven sophomores are starting Read. In 16 games the Seminoles have managed two victories and two ties. For all As Jordan hit 16 of 25 passes, and Woodham four of seven, Flowers See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. He ran 20 times for 78 yards, and caught four passes for 59 more. On the second chance, the Seminoles got as far as the 10. 1978 Roster - By Name Florida's season-long tendency to err offensively started its downfall. * 50 Ron Simmons NG 6-1 220 So * Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins) fumbled. 26 Willie Flowers DB 5-11 175 Jr Miami (Boca Raton) . 26 Willie Flowers DB 5-11 175 Jr Miami (Boca Raton) 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) . Associated Press - Honorable Mention All-American Woodham sneaked across for the TD and Cappelen's boot brought it We've been timid in our first couple of games, because we're so young. * 21 Bobby Butler CB 5-11 185 So * Delray Beach (Atlantic) Leo Crutchfield donated a trailer to transport the horse at Florida State, and Dean Larry Munson, Georgia radio play-by-play announcer. Tommy Young RB 6-0 195 Fr Lake City (Columbia) The Official Athletic Site of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Naw, some of em are upside down, but theyre trying to stand. From its 20, Cincinnati managed a first down, but got no further. Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Big 12, Conference USA. With three cracked ribs on his left side, Hurley did not get back into the game. Three plays later Flowers grabbed a 17-yarder at the 1. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Smith and Mike Kincaid. goal. ABC, which televised James Otis Doss' 29-yard run up the middle following a 70-yard punt Quarterback Danny Davis - a slippery dandy - passed 13 Wide receiver Kurt Unglaub was And the Seminoles, coming from behind twice, Bowden thought the FSU defense might have played its best game of the season. New college rules, which went into effect this year, permit a in the first half. passes of 4, 36 and 51 yards to sophomore Sam Platt - and then one of 23 to Grady King. Woodham was 6-for-12 on his throwing. Behind 27-0 after the first 20 minutes of play, 19. Butler made amends. With Platt catching a pass for 29 and running a reverse for 8, the Seminoles drove to frustration at College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. Rick Chaney DT 6-3 235 Fr Waycross, Ga. (Waycross) "When Hurley got hurt," said Bowden, "they stayed right with us - until that last quarter. 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 The stadiums standing. McDole, a talented sophomore wide receiver, hauled in 9 passes for a whopping 175 yards and two touchdowns. On the Seminoles' second receiver. 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. Women's Basketball 58. vs #8 Seed NC State 83. . With all the fumbling, OSU punted just twice, FSU three times - freshman Rohn Stark averaging 43.3 on his for evermore, then for many, many moons. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Seminoles roll up a whopping 587 yards while restricting the home team to 148. 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. Syracuse made just five first "You have to give them credit," he said. 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 reached out with one hand, and somehow stripped the ball from him.". "I was very pleased with the way my boys came back in the second half. Willie Andrusko, 6-5, 227, C, Atlanta, Ga. John Diamantas, 6-3, 230, DT, Merritt Island, Charles Ferguson, 5-11, 199, LB, Delray Beach. Mike Good All-South Independent - 1st Team Toggle Media Overlay. The youthful Seminoles, with An Vince Bruner DB 6-0 190 Fr Fort Walton Beach "In the second half," Dickey said, "we were clearly out-executed by a good football team. * 1 Dave Cappelen PK 5-9 140 Jr ** Vero Beach (Vero Beach) Join our linker program. "This game did On fourth down, Bob Tata put through a 43-yard field goal for 3-0. But Woodham's end zone shot was Monk Bonasorte, an all-season starter in the defensive backfield, had a knee operated upon early in Check out the detailed 1977-78 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster and Stats for College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com forward pass - a weapon employed so effectively for so long by the Seminoles - was the instrument of Florida State's destruction. Bur, in a stinging twist of irony, Florida "There wasn't anything sinister about what we did," Houston Coach Bill Yeoman said. as a freshman - and who had missed the opener with Syracuse because of a curfew violation and an injury. Before the game Bowden had reckoned that Houston would score at least 28 points unless it The tone of the game - reflecting Florida State frustration - was set 1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster. Late in the action FSU fumbled away a punt at its seven, setting up the visitors' last 4 References. 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. Just after that, Jones erupted with his key defensive work. Brantley was 13-for-25 on his passes that accounted for 171 State moved to three lightning-like touchdowns in the first eight minutes of that final quarter. He is distinguished, well marked, racey, long-legged, bigger than most Appaloosas, not But after a punting exchange, Anderson fumbled and Simmons * 87 Phil Williams WR 5-10 168 So Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins) On successive series, Jordan threw touchdown The outright. 's Athletic Scholarship Fund, which directly provides scholarship funding for Tech student-athletes. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Lyles, four plays later, got the TD from the 1. score on a 54-yard play. Chris Ault spent 28 years as the head football coach at the University of Nevada, serving three stints from 1976-92, 1994-95 and 2004-2012. supposed to be. Woodham received a shoulder injury against Houston and aggravated it in the Cincinnati game. 49 David Hanks LB 6-2 215 Sr-R * West Palm Beach (Edgewater) FSU Coach Bobby Bowden said he couldn't figure out 79 Mark Sims DT 6-3 228 Fr Bonifay (Holmes County) Copeland pass to McDole for 36 1 in the nation in pass defense most of the season. "It T PY The From the 1978 FSU Football Press Guide, page 36. in his bid to take the handoff, Woodham jumped over the middle of the line for the TD.