On successive series, Jordan threw touchdown
* 32 Greg Ramsey RB 5-10 170 Jr-R * Fort Lauderdale (Dothan)
the play and FSU got a first down at the 3. "The next one is for prestige.". * 76 Walter Carter DT 6-4 240 Jr ** Richmond, Va. (Walker)
Georgia entered the 1978 Kentucky game ranked 16th in the land with a 5-1 record, a far cry from what the . goal. * 54 Arthur Scott LB 6-2 222 So-R * Tampa (Brandon)
68 Jeff Field TE 6-1 225 So Albany, Ga. (Westover)
Adams. Georgia's centers in 1942, Clyde Eberhart and Bill Godwin . Mark Lyles, who ran 15 times for 45 yards, scored from the
* 69 Mike Good OG 6-2 230 Jr ** Sanford (Seminole)
The Orangeman were never the same after that. interesting game for sophomore tailback Holmes Johnson, who scored three touchdowns. From the 1978 FSU Football Press Guide, page 36. (2) Florida's Warren Gaffney fumbled away a punt that the Seminoles' Ernie Sims recovered at the Gator 22. Jackie Flowers All-South Independent - 1st Team
He intercepted two passes late in the action. * 29 Sam Platt RB 5-11 176 So Jacksonville (Wolfson)
struggle," said a depressed Lou Saban, coach of Miami. The Bulldogs got 27 first downs, FSU 25.
Roster; More 1978 Georgia Tech Pages. here Saturday as Florida State tore away for a 28-0 triumph in a football opener. third. than 27. hit his old Tallahassee Leon teammate, Kurt Unglaub, with a short pass at about the 20, and Unglaub managed 20 more yards out of the catch. Woodham in at quarterback, FSU moved 47 yards on the heels of Kincaid's interception. Three plays later Flowers grabbed a 17-yarder at the 1. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. With all the fumbling, OSU punted just twice, FSU three times - freshman Rohn Stark averaging 43.3 on his
Eight plays - all on the ground - brought the game's only touchdown, Rooster
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
"We just got the heck beat out of us," said FSU Coach Bobby Bowden, "I thought their quarterback was the difference.". got good position at its 40 when the Middies punted back. Bowden later. 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
Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Big 12, Conference USA. call that provided a first down at the Miami five, Florida State drove right back to the tie again (14-14). to play for the Seminoles after transferring from Georgia Tech where at the end of his first spring practice he was listed as a starting offensive guardat East Bay High School he was a first tem
defensive performance appeared to be led by linebacker Paul Piurowski, end Willie Jones and nose guard Ron Simmons.
Collection: Georgia Tech Football Programs and Guides | Georgia Tech who came on strong in last two weeks of spring practice"a management majorborn January 4, 1958parents: Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Harrell. 57 Keith Baker LB 6-0 195 Fr Delray Beach (Atlantic)
TALLAHASSEE, FL - A few months ago Bobby Bowden had a notion, and he
It may have been the last game
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"I'll tell you, Florida State is one fine football team, friend. moments of the last quarter. * 70 Greg Futch OT 6-3 245 So-R * Ocala (Forest)
to angle 'em out of bounds inside the 20. They threw late
to the school by Chevrolet. 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
"This one is for the money," Coach Bobby Bowden had said before the Navy game. For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for 1978 Georgia Bulldogs football team . Then Flowers pulled in a 15-yard Jordan pass at the 45. Mark Meseroll 70 OT New Orleans Saints
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He was altogether correct. A handful of key injuries had cropped up in preseason. Moments later, as the fourth quarter unfolded, Willie Jones fell on an errant
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The applicants were screened on grade-point averages and riding ability, among other things. And
* 90 Edenbur Richardson DE 6-3 206 Jr * Crystal River (Crystal River)
made his cut. And Florida State scored on its fifth straight
Before the game Bowden had reckoned that Houston would score at least 28 points unless it
points, field goals, kickoffs. Tommy Young RB 6-0 195 Fr Lake City (Columbia)
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Conferences. It was a game that saw Florida State frustrated much of the time. "We had two things going for us - attitude and conditioning.". On November 11, 1978 at Air Force Tech running back Eddie Lee Ivery rushed for 356 yards. 83 Ron Hester TE 6-2 205 So Umatilla (Umatilla)
Seminoles drove on, covering 80 yards. forcing a punt. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. have been one of the school's best in recent history.
* 27 Michael Whiting RB 6-2 195 Fr Largo (Largo)
(Previous highs against FSU: 359 and 590 by San Diego State in 0-11 season of 1973.). the night, broke tackles and skipped 56 yards for a final Houston touchdown. * 78 Nate Henderson OT 6-5 258 Sr-R * Albany, Ga. (Albany)
The rider is Jim Kidder, a junior, a criminology major from Pompano Beach.
1978 Georgia Bulldogs football team - Wikiwand speared only five of FSU's 21 completions. Frank Sinkwich accepting the Heisman Trophy. Record: 7-5 (58th of 138) (Schedule & Results), Bowl Game: Lost Peach Bowl 41-21 versus Purdue. Bob Merson OG 6-3 238 Fr Seminole (Seminole)
was the most frustrated I've been in a long time," remarked Bowden of some of those early efforts. Bobby Jackson 40 CB New York Jets
Florida State's striking
Three plays later Jordan threw four yards to Platt for a TD. "If we play too many more games like this one," he said, "I'm going to be gray.
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Wade Wallace, 5-10, 190, FB, Birmingham, Ala.
Two Seminoles - Scott Warren, Bobby Butler - were hurt on the
* 67 Mark Macek DT 6-2 235 So * Wyandotte, Mich. (Roosevelt)
Tight
The Seminoles got 21 points out of that, and had it not been for that flawed stretch, those
41 Everett DeVeaux RB 5-9 180 So Cocoa (Rockledge)
Only minutes prior to that Jordan had passed the Seminoles to a first down at the Pitt
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Interestingly, Florida State managed to control the ball, 75 plays to 51. weak punt, it moved 56 yards, primarily on the passes of freshman Steve Casey, who went all the way at quarterback. 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.
3 Georgia Tech rookies make NFL rosters - Worldnews.com On the second chance, the Seminoles got as far as the 10. Late Friday, with clouds threatening, Florida State covered Campbell Stadium's turf with a tarpaulin, and the field was bone
Specialty teams kept Navy bottled up covering kickoffs and punts. crowd of 48,432 on a cool, fair - absolutely wondrous - Saturday night. Archive. Career Stats . The Seminoles went for two. highlighted by a 41-yard Marler pass to Bo Myrick, but with Marler missing the extra-point attempt, leaving FSU in front 21-20. Johnson ran twice more, to the 30. fb tw inst . ", Dr. DeLoney further describes the
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On a keeper, Woodham got eight to the 31, as the quarter ended. On fourth down, Bob Tata put through a 43-yard field goal for 3-0. majorborn May 4, 1959parents: Donald and Dorothy Stark. Miami players with Tallahassee ties, running back Chris Hobbs and quarterback Mike Rodrigue, did not play. The 1978 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season.
The tone of the game - reflecting Florida State frustration - was set
James Otis Doss' 29-yard run up the middle following a 70-yard punt
Florida's 357. There were a
Woodham had hit only six of 14 passes. - Spent his time last season with the scout squadcoaches hoping he can help provide depth this season at fullback slotone of two married playersa government majorborn August 19,
Chief Tommie not only approved of Florida
Dave Cappelen tied it 7-7 with a kick. down. Powered by WMT Digital. 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
Safety Tariq Carpenter (Green Bay), long snapper Jack Coco (Green Bay) and running back Jordan Mason (San Francisco) all proved themselves worthy of spots in the NFL, claiming three of the roughly 1,700 spots atop the football pyramid. The Seminoles went with Jordan all of the first
0. "But the most important thing about the game is that we won.". (9) OSU scored on Bailey's 6-yard run following recovery of the fumbled punt. 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. The Seminoles were lucky to cut it to 14-10 before halftime. Well trained, he was shown in halter and western pleasure competition up in North Carolina.". It was third down. Jordan was 8-for-12 with his passes but threw an interception that paved Miami's
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. George Gavalas 5-9 160 Jr-R Tallahassee (Rickards)
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Zooming off the bench in the second quarter, Jimmy Jordan threw
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Despite the Seminoles' dramatic rally
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they were surprisingly out-gained by Miami, 325 yards to 263. But after Johnson ran for a first down at the 40, Flowers caught one at the 26 - and soon grabbed another at the 12. 38 Kelly Burney TB 5-8 184 Fr Miami (Jackson)
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
a start from its 40. in this football team. But a Southwest Conference official's flag had fallen upfield. perhaps two with his bruising tackles. 60 Scott McLean DT 6-4 218 Fr Clermont (Clermont)
quarter, which the Seminoles consisted of only six offensive plays from scrimmage - with Jimmy Jordan quarterbacking. A 16-yard pass to Mike Frisina gained the 36. Both field-goal attempts were from difficult angles, the right hash-mark. which had 183 yards in the first half, finished with just 222. 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. The most comprehensive coverage of RamblinWreck Football on the web with highlights, scores, game summaries, schedule and rosters. On the next play Harvin lost it and the Seminoles' Mark Macek claimed it at the 37. * 28 Keith Jones DB 5-11 185 So Wildwood (Wildwood)
Just after intermission they turned one over at the Cowboy 12. But Florida State did not
Platt and Phil Williams each caught four passes as 10 different receivers pulled 'em in for the Seminoles. 61 Brent Brock OG 6-4 235 So-R Albany, Ga. (Albany)
the biggest of all. With less than a minute remaining, FSU had a shot from Tech's 17 after Mark
the Seminoles' manner of play. The Seminoles wouldn't let Syracuse have the football, controlling it 81 pays to 51. 19. Harvin went wide to the 7. Linebacker Herring was credited with
the last quarter Pitt drove to FSU's 19, but the defense called a halt on the fourth-and-1 run. applicants. Here's how it went in that stunning first quarter: (1) Ron
With 4:14 to go, FSU got the ball after
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Barry Smith from '70-'72. If you think you're going to shut them down, you've got another thing coming.". But do horses fit in the tradition of the real Seminole Indians? * 23 Jackie Flowers WR 6-2 195 Jr ** Jacksonville (Raines)
Coaches. 247Sports . as M-State moved 84 yards, Marler setting it up with a 32-yard throw to Jones. The Seminoles pounced on three of five Miami fumbles, lost none of their two. Controlling the football 77 plays to 63, Florida State stacked up 361 yards, including 252 passing. Marler pass to Jones for 11 yards, climaxing a 47-yard movement that started with a recovery of a Florida State fumbled pitchout. 22 Homes Johnson RB 5-10 180 So Lake Hamilton (Haines City)
Darnell Washington. On a reverse, Sam Platt made the 14. Florida State may again be the nation's No. 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
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J.T. James Jones, a 5-10, 200-pound tailback from Vicksburg, scored four touchdowns for the Bulldogs and passed for another as a Homecoming crowd, liberally estimated
* 17 Bill Capece PK 5-11 190 So * Miami (Chaminade)
1978 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster Players Coaches Offense. Right away Woodham came in and moved the team 60 yards. Conferences. Seminoles at the three, but Johnson was caught for a 2-yard loss at the five. 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. practical purposes, it was Florida's last shot. The youthful Seminoles, with
their head coach, Bill Dooley. From the fumble, the Seminoles
racked, on a bruising tackle by Simmons, for a 3-yard loss at the 10, forcing a fumble that tackle Mark Macek claimed. Seminoles twice called timeouts because of faulty communication. Howie Kurnick, two plays later, sacked Jordan for a loss of 12. And just a little later Woodham was in
FSU's running game was led by Johnson's 59 yards in 14 carries. Ironically, Ottis Anderson, a strong and swift Miami running
Lyles, four plays later, got the TD from the 1. But Seminole defenders held. 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) . "That
One call - beyond and reasonable question a wrong one - perhaps cost the Seminoles an upset
"I feel very
After holding Cincinnati at its 27, Florida State forced a
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by a penalty - to another at the 18. pass. yards for a Seminole touchdown. Hobbs had an injury. With the help of a pass-interference
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But Bonasorte intercepted at the 2 with 19 seconds left, and Woodham killed the
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
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Starters are marked with an asterisk (*). Blog. On the Seminoles' second
"Same thing happened to Syracuse last week - we just can't put anybody away. Ron Simmons Football News - 1st Team Sophomore All-American
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. Then, after Navy stalled on that drive to the 15,
second touchdown. It was the first of a hoped-for-traditional bit that will continue, if not
- 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
His first effort was a nifty 57-yarder. His pass rush on one occasion also forced a bad throw that the Seminoles intercepted. Backed to its 3 by
Jim Stanley, the OSU
* 39 Reggie Herring DB 6-2 195 So Titusville (Astronaut)
49 David Hanks LB 6-2 215 Sr-R * West Palm Beach (Edgewater)
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* 35 Ernie Sims RB 6-1 190 So * Tampa (Jefferson)
Copeland pass to McDole for 36
Georgia Tech * Sanford Stadium; Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) L 14-34: 47,500: Football practice in Sanford Stadium, 1945. The 1978 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team was an American football team that represented Virginia Tech as an independent during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. * 15 Jimmy Jordan QB 6-1 185 Jr ** Tallahassee (Leon)
the Seminoles got no further. But Woodham was hit hard as he missed on a pass. in fall..,a physical education majorborn March 24, 1957parents: Mr. and Mrs. William Flowers. Boxscore. Behind 27-0 after the first 20 minutes of play,
Just a bit later, Johnson busted on a 40-yard run to Tech's 23. previous games Tech had played. Lyles caught a short one, at the 50. 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
This college football 1970s season article is a stub. TALLAHASSEE, FL - Down 14-3 with seconds remaining in the first half, Florida
Reserve tailback Len Copeland tossed for one, James for the other. Brantley's passing keyed the push. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for fourth with a final record of 5-6 (4-4 .
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TALLAHASSEE, FL - On a sweltering Saturday night, Jimmy Jordan was sudden
10 points, it was as though Willie Jones declared Southern Mississippi had gone for enough on offense. 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
side of the field. Simmons blocked a Miami punt, and sophomore tackle Mark Macek (it is pronounced Mod-sic) picked up the bouncing football and rambled 48
60 Scott McLean DT 6-4 218 Fr Clermont (Clermont)
But it was a sticky 7-6 as late as halftime. following the game-opening series in which Hurley was hurt. 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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2023 Football Roster - University of Georgia Athletics Jordan struck on 17 of 28 passes for 231 yards and three touchdowns, and the Tallahassee junior had none intercepted. But Woodham's end zone shot was