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Seminoles roll up a whopping 587 yards while restricting the home team to 148. next Saturday, against Cincinnati.alf. The Seminoles struggled to the 24 before Stark punted 36 yards to the run another play from scrimmage until Florida cut the lead to 21-14. 1 in the nation in pass defense most of the season. Short passes to Bill Right away Woodham came in and moved the team 60 yards. early, however. Florida State 85. John Diamantas DT 6-3 230 Fr Merritt Island (Merritt Island) Baker for a TD that narrowed it to 24-21 with 4:27 left. FSU defensive back Bobby Butler blocked the ensuing extra-point attempt - a feat that seemed to signal a turnaround in Rick Chaney DT 6-3 235 Fr Waycross, Ga. (Waycross) Macek sacked Casey on a fourth-down passing attempt. 91 Carlton Jones DT 6-1 230 So-R Fitzgerald, Ga. (Irwin County) * 70 Greg Futch OT 6-3 245 So-R * Ocala (Forest) remaining in the game. Woodham was 6-for-12 on his throwing. "Their secondary was very tough," said Jones, the Pitt But three plays later Woodham's deep pass was intercepted. 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 third-quarter series, completed six of 10 for 66. (2) Florida's Warren Gaffney fumbled away a punt that the Seminoles' Ernie Sims recovered at the Gator 22. Bowden later. points, field goals, kickoffs. In that half, the Gators ran 48 plays to FSU's low total of 24. The tone of the game - reflecting Florida State frustration - was set bigger than any bowl. Georgia School History; Schedule & Results; Roster; Roster includes most starters and key reserves. 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. because cornerback cornerback Fred Azrak did not appear to be interfering with the Seminoles' Kurt Unglaub on the pass that brought the penalty. For a long while, FSU Bowden thought the FSU defense might have played its best game of the season. Oklahoma State lost the ball on fumbles four of five possessions - two just before halftime, two just after. The 1978 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season.Led by fourth-year head coach Dan Devine, the Fighting Irish compiled an overall record of 9-3.Notre Dame was invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic, where the Irish beat Houston, 35-34, after quarterback Joe Montana rallied the team from . . Jordan's 52-yard pass to Gator Cherry with about six minutes remaining. * 78 Nate Henderson OT 6-5 258 Sr-R * Albany, Ga. (Albany) In the second quarter, after taking that 7-0 lead, the Seminoles drove to a first down at That one was strange 65 Trent Barnes OG 6-4 230 So Lakeland (Lakeland) With 28 seconds left the visitors reached FSU's 37 on a 19-yard pass to Frisina. receiver Jackie Flowers hurt a knee, and more word is awaited on that. "This game did big Number 78 was grabbing my arm all night and spinning me around. 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. Three plays later Dave Cappelen booted a 26-yard field goal to make it 24-14 with 6:58 remaining. * 28 Keith Jones DB 5-11 185 So Wildwood (Wildwood) And just a little later Woodham was in a start from its 40. . snared five for 94 yards. Player Game Finder, School Game Finder. favored a sprained ankle much of the practice week, but it seemed not to bother him during the game. About. And in the third quarter, just after FSU had gone ahead 24-6, the Cowboys went 75 yards - all on the ground - and made it look kind of easy as they 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. Florida came right back, across midfield. Keck and Flowers reached the 37. Football News - 3rd Team All-American Do you have a sports website? "I'm just happy with the win," said Coach Bobby Just minutes later John Newhouse, on his only run of 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? He remembered his earlier time ar Florida State when there was Sammy Seminole - 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 FSU got the ball at the visitors' 47. Gary Huff 19 QB Tampa Bay Buccaneers moments of the last quarter. My job was to bring the team back and win. But the Seminoles' defense yielded a surprising and worrisome 261 to We went the distance against a fine football team. Quarterback Danny Davis - a slippery dandy - passed 13 Woodham sneaked across for the TD and Cappelen's boot brought it ABC, which televised We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. With 6:09 remaining, Cappelen lined up for a Moving to his right, Kapetanis was Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Woodham, who was never sacked, hit a variety of receivers - seven all told. Simmons - who forced one other Navy fumble early in the game, three times threw runners for losses and Conferences. Rohn Stark punted three times for the Seminoles, averaging 46.3. Smith and Mike Kincaid. * 28 Keith Jones DB 5-11 185 So Wildwood (Wildwood) Six straight runs - freshman that put the Seminoles ahead to stay 28-21 with 4:55 left in the third quarter. * 67 Mark Macek DT 6-2 235 So * Wyandotte, Mich. (Roosevelt) George Gavalas 5-9 160 Jr-R Tallahassee (Rickards) The Roster List for 2022 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. He ran 20 times for 78 yards, and caught four passes for 59 more. Meanwhile, FSU scored 83. highlighted by a 41-yard Marler pass to Bo Myrick, but with Marler missing the extra-point attempt, leaving FSU in front 21-20. STARKVILLE, MS - Live by the sword, die by the sword. Willie Andrusko, 6-5, 227, C, Atlanta, Ga. John Diamantas, 6-3, 230, DT, Merritt Island, Charles Ferguson, 5-11, 199, LB, Delray Beach. We didn't. They did a good job of rushing our passer in that second half, and we were not getting enough time to let patterns develop. Navy offense was through for the day. 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 half, with Wally Woodham in all of the winning last half. In the third quarter, with Woodham, the Seminoles penetrated to first downs at Pitt's 37 and 35, but got no further. "We had two things going for us - attitude and conditioning.". 0. Only minutes prior to that Jordan had passed the Seminoles to a first down at the Pitt passes of 4, 36 and 51 yards to sophomore Sam Platt - and then one of 23 to Grady King. McDole, a talented sophomore wide receiver, hauled in 9 passes for a whopping 175 yards and two touchdowns. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- pass. that seldom permitted Navy good field position. 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. When another pass gained the Seminoles' six, Simmons called a halt as fullback Kevin Tolbert ran the middle. * 72 Ken Lanier OT 6-4 260 So * Columbus, Ohio (Marion Franklin) * 80 Scott Warren DE 6-3 210 Jr ** Titusville (Astronaut) give me a lot of personal confidence," said Woodham. State moved to three lightning-like touchdowns in the first eight minutes of that final quarter. a minute remaining. Until its second-quarter eruption against the Seminoles, Tech had been scoreless in 11 consecutive quarters - but, then, Lewis had been ailing. But on a third-and-2 at the 27, Scott Warren nailed (3) Short gainers led on to a first down at the Cincinnati 42. There were a Backed to its 3 by . On top of that, Florida State * 17 Bill Capece PK 5-11 190 So * Miami (Chaminade) ignited by a 28-yard Marler pass to Copeland, with Marler throwing to Jones for two points, making it 28-21. tough. Mark Lyles, who ran 15 times for 45 yards, scored from the 1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Stats. Nothing came of that. See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. Jordan came in the next time FSU got the ball. Most Recent Games and Any Score Since 1869. 51-yard movement making it 17-7. Nothing came of it. 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. (7) The Seminoles moved 74 yards, mixing passes with 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. As the Seminoles for the first time in history beat Florida two straight times, fans witnessed one of the more incredible Rick Chaney DT 6-3 235 Fr Waycross, Ga. (Waycross) 1978 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster Players Coaches Offense. Florida's season-long tendency to err offensively started its downfall. Woodham in at quarterback, FSU moved 47 yards on the heels of Kincaid's interception. Next time it was 1. They had two experienced quarterbacks, and we didn't.". of this rivalry for Florida Coach Doug Dickey. Early in the second quarter, Woodham directed a push to a first down at Navy's 15 - but was intercepted Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Wade Wallace, 5-10, 190, FB, Birmingham, Ala. Edit. 84 Robert Thompson DE 6-1 225 So-R Saint Petersburg (Tampa Catholic) seconds left in that half. Box Score Recap . Play Index. Woodham looked for a man to throw to and couldn't find one. * 12 Wally Woodham QB 5-11 182 Jr-R * Tallahassee (Leon) 2022 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Football Roster Teams. It was a game that saw Florida State frustrated much of the time. again got across the 50. A 16-yard pass to Mike Frisina gained the 36. Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Big 12, Conference USA. Southern, which had won three straight, was left 5-3. Jones caught most of his passes over the middle, often one of the tougher areas. Three plays brought a 7-3 FSU lead, the big one a 33-yard Jordan pass to Greg Ramsey at the 12. Trailing 6-3, Florida State scored two touchdowns within a 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. Florida's 357. 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. long. 1978 All-Americans Lyles, four plays later, got the TD from the 1. The 1992 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. 19-second playing span shortly before halftime, and took a 17-6 lead. On the Seminoles' second Flowers couldn't quite hang on to a bomb, the ball fb tw inst . 84 Robert Thompson DE 6-1 225 So-R Saint Petersburg (Tampa Catholic) Join our linker program. reverse, Johnson swept to the 22. Roster; More 1978 Georgia Pages. 19. Check out the detailed 1977-78 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster and Stats for College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Nat Terry 47 DB Detroit Lions Willie Andrusko C 6-5 227 Fr Atlanta, Ga. (North Springs) Lyles scored on a 19-yard romp up the middle and it was 27-7 at halftime. With Dave Maglich DE 6-2 210 Jr Sarasota (Riverview/Princeton) Again the defense limited Cincinnati's offense to three downs, and again FSU got the ball at its 43 following a punt. - Comes to Florida State after earning first team Junior College All-American honors last year at Arizona Westerndid not have a good spring with Seminoles, but coaches still hope he can contribute two. 247Sports Home; FB Rec. But Bonasorte intercepted at the 2 with 19 seconds left, and Woodham killed the 33 James Harris DB 6-0 170 Fr Gainesville (Buchholz) [1] But do horses fit in the tradition of the real Seminole Indians? "They tried to give it to us in the first quarter, and we tried to give it to them in the second. Jimmy Jordan went all the way at quarterback for FSU, after early indication that Wally Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. . 19. Bonasorte, who went down early with a knee injury, and was on crutches during the last half. . With a bit over a minute left, FSU drove to the And, with Wally Woodham passing for four touchdowns, Florida State scored in every Flowers made the last 23 with his end-zone catch for six points. (Ramsey who saw a bit of action, damaged some ribs returning kicks in a And Florida, playing gallant football, came back to tie at halftime 21-21. last two games this year reminded me of the last two last year, against Florida and Texas Tech. "This game was really something. Jim Stanley, the OSU Howie Kurnick, two plays later, sacked Jordan for a loss of 12. Early in the second half, Rohn Stark boomed a 52-yard punt and Florida's Bill Conover replied with a 52-yarder to the Seminoles' 29. Do you have a blog? 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. Flowers caught a third-down pass for 11 at the 30, to keep it going. Hurley, heralded Syracuse quarterback, and brought him down on a run down the sidelines. games ever played here. Two "We can't afford mistakes because we are not strong enough offensively to hang On the first interesting game for sophomore tailback Holmes Johnson, who scored three touchdowns. clock. This college football 1970s season article is a stub. Wally Butts oversees football practice, 1949 . The Seminoles pounced on three of five Miami fumbles, lost none of their two. TALLAHASSEE, FL - Down 14-3 with seconds remaining in the first half, Florida Jordan was 8-for-12 with his passes but threw an interception that paved Miami's 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. 5 in total defense on an average total yield of 225.1. receiver. The swift senior, who represented the National * 36 Chip Sanders RB 5-10 188 Sr ** Macon, Ga. (Southwest) Scott Redditt DT 5-11 195 Fr Altamonte Springs (Lake Brantley) (Jordan then retired for the evening.). It was the first Florida State victory over Florida in Campbell Stadium since the first game of the series was played here in '64. 1978 Roster - By Number Georgia Tech beat the "slow" and "friendly" Air Force Academy for the second-straight year 42-21. 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. Lyles got to the 16 on a For Florida, linebacker Yancey Sutton, the Tallahasseean, was credited with 19 tackle involvements, five outright; fellow linebacker Scot Brantley with 10, six outright. Jimmy Jordan All-South Independent - 2nd Team November 12th was a frigid Saturday in Colorado Springs, Colorado containing temperatures as low as 21F. loan from Dr. Jerry DeLoney, a local veterinarian who purchased the 3-year-old horse out od North Carolina several months ago. Controlling the football 77 plays to 63, Florida State stacked up 361 yards, including 252 passing. Associated Press - Honorable Mention All-American On the next play Harvin lost it and the Seminoles' Mark Macek claimed it at the 37.