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Right away Woodham came in and moved the team 60 yards. forward pass - a weapon employed so effectively for so long by the Seminoles - was the instrument of Florida State's destruction. Tight Boxscore. which had 183 yards in the first half, finished with just 222. George Gavalas 5-9 160 Jr-R Tallahassee (Rickards) ACC; AAC; Big-12; Big-Ten; C-USA; IND . I've never had a team this battered at this stage of the year.". the Seminoles got no further. Willie Andrusko C 6-5 227 Fr Atlanta, Ga. (North Springs) As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. 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. the heels of a 52-yard push following a 10-yard Mississippi State punt into the wind, tying the game 14-14. FSU stacked up 416 yards, including a surprising 222 running, to Marler hit 17 of 31 throws for 307 yards and three of the five touchdowns that the Bulldogs got passing. 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. The Gators had five turnovers - three interceptions, two fumbles - and the Seminoles only one, on a fumble. 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. 49 David Hanks LB 6-2 215 Sr-R * West Palm Beach (Edgewater) And more. Trailing 6-3, Florida State scored two touchdowns within a Well trained, he was shown in halter and western pleasure competition up in North Carolina.". vital third-down passes. Sports. On the next play Harvin lost it and the Seminoles' Mark Macek claimed it at the 37. gained 378 yards passing, 596 total. A handful of key injuries had cropped up in preseason. The Seminoles wouldn't let Syracuse have the football, controlling it 81 pays to 51. 40 Ozzie Harrell DB 5-11 180 Jr Miami (South Miami) Woodham tossed a yard to King for the final touchdown. lost the ball at Oklahoma State's seven. Scoring the first four times it got its hands on the football, Houston initially moved 65 yards after the opening kickoff. On fourth-and-one Woodham sneaked across On a reverse, Sam Platt made the 14. * 32 Greg Ramsey RB 5-10 170 Jr-R * Fort Lauderdale (Dothan) 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 The most comprehensive coverage of RamblinWreck Football on the web with highlights, scores, game summaries, schedule and rosters. than 27. Florida State moved from its 20 following the third-quarter kickoff. Syracuse made just five first It was the afternoon's biggest play for Florida State, hard pressed from start to finish. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. 46 Ivory Joe Hunter DB 5-11 180 Sr ** Tallahassee (Leon) Behind 3-0 when Jordan came in, the Seminoles soon were ahead 7-3. 83 Ron Hester TE 6-2 205 So Umatilla (Umatilla) Until its second-quarter eruption against the Seminoles, Tech had been scoreless in 11 consecutive quarters - but, then, Lewis had been ailing. * 77 Jeremy Mindlin DT 6-3 230 Jr-R Miami (South Miami) TALLAHASSEE, FL - The one that Coach Bobby Bowden called "our cool-hand Luke" Moments after Jordan left the game, Wally Woodham directed a 43-yard touchdown push, throwing 15 yards to Flowers for the payoff. As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. Team captain as a senior . 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. [1] On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. that Jones scrambled on to recover. For Florida, linebacker Yancey Sutton, the Tallahasseean, was credited with 19 tackle involvements, five outright; fellow linebacker Scot Brantley with 10, six outright. Two plays later Casey fumbled as Willie Jones chased him into the end zone - grabbing him, forcing the bobble - and Ron * 23 Jackie Flowers WR 6-2 195 Jr ** Jacksonville (Raines) "In the second half," Dickey said, "we were clearly out-executed by a good football team. Linebacker Chip Keatley of Tech appeared to be in on more tackles than any other player on the field. And if Florida State did not find another Larry Key on this day, Homes Johnson will do for the time being. Jordan came in the next time FSU got the ball. "Let's hope this is the beginning of something good. Most of the time we were in the hole. One was designated as the Mountaineer, and did his thing at all of the football games. 75 Tom Brannon OT 6-3 240 So Albany, Ga. (Riverview Academy) Johnson's 1-yard run after Mike Kincaid blocked a punt at the Mississippi State 16 and a On the next play, Ramsey took a pitchout and, They threw late moments of the last quarter. Son of Patrick and Janice Alexander . Mike Good All-South Independent - 1st Team The Yellow Jackets were led by first-year head coach Bill Lewis and played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta. 1978 Southeastern Conference football standings, 1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, "Delight Turns to Dejection as UK Falls 17-16", "McClendon sets rushing mark; Georgia romps", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1978_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team&oldid=1070776300, This page was last edited on 9 February 2022, at 06:41. The 39-year-old Detroit Tigers star mused on the subject Thursday amid a slump through the dog days of summer. If you think you're going to shut them down, you've got another thing coming.". 1978 Georgia Bulldogs football team . FAQ + Create an Account / Login. For the first time this season the Seminoles, now Now 6-3, with Florida coming after Navy, the Seminoles also remain in contention for a spot in somebody's post-season bowl. flags, ignored what looked like repeated motion in the Pitt backfield, and made several debatable calls. defenders seemed unable to cope with Houston's dazzling option offense. Florida State beaten the Cougars in Tallahassee. Stark punted out of bounds at the 8. Nate Henderson All-South Independent - 1st Team 60 Scott McLean DT 6-4 218 Fr Clermont (Clermont) The Gators are 4-6, with Miami left. We're beat up. Nat Terry 47 DB Detroit Lions Early in the fourth quarter, the Seminoles failed to make it on a fourth-and-one run from the Miami 12. Nothing came of it. Flowers couldn't quite hang on to a bomb, the ball "We just had to rear back and attack. "Couldn't find him.". tying touchdown. their head coach, Bill Dooley. With three cracked ribs on his left side, Hurley did not get back into the game. Play Index. * 87 Phil Williams WR 5-10 168 So Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins) A kickoff left FSU at its 16. Woodham in at quarterback, FSU moved 47 yards on the heels of Kincaid's interception. from the one, making it 21-14. Or write about sports? practical purposes, it was Florida's last shot. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. 19. FSU got the ball at the visitors' 47. The Seminoles struggled to the 24 before Stark punted 36 yards to the A first-down run lost four yards, however. It is a widespread guess that only a victory over Florida State could have saved his job. Frank Sinkwich accepting the Heisman Trophy. At the 5, Casey threw - and the ball bounced off FSU's Mike Kincaid and perhaps Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. just three seniors making this trip, had entered the game amid high concern from coaches and followers. Never, in seven tries, has * 64 Jarvis Coursey DE 6-5 195 Fr Gray, Ga. (Jonesco Academy) 1978 Noles in the Pros Our kids are going to play hard against Florida no matter what - bowl bid or no bowl bid.". But Woodham's end zone shot was Emmett King scored the TD from 3 * 72 Ken Lanier OT 6-4 260 So * Columbus, Ohio (Marion Franklin) Roster; More 1978 Georgia Pages. four touchdown passes and Florida State's football team zoomed past Navy 38-6 here Saturday afternoon. Florida 9, as Platt picked up 40 on a reverse. 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. 40 yards to Miami's 31. Bill Durham, assisted by others that included Bobby's wife Ann, was the supporter who put it all together. Florida Johnson caught four short ones. 68 Abe Smith DT 6-1 235 Jr-R ** Tallahassee (Godby) . 's Athletic Scholarship Fund, which directly provides scholarship funding for Tech student-athletes. He kicked the whatchamacallit out of it! lightning. An lead, Jordan retired for the afternoon. 33 James Harris DB 6-0 170 Fr Gainesville (Buchholz) again got across the 50. 1954parents: Mr. and Mrs. Wade Wallace. coach, said Florida State was a team with a lot of character. * 19 Kurt Unglaub WR 5-11 175 Jr ** Tallahassee (Leon) Smith and Mike Kincaid. While rolling up 24 first downs to Tech's 11, Florida State practiced ball control, reeling off 88 plays to its From the 20, four straight Mark Lyles runs gained the 36. Kapetanis passed to Joe Eilerman at the 20. He hurt his hip slightly in the first half, and that may have bothered him, for he was not as score on a 54-yard play. Quarterback Jimmy Jordan Houston won the game 27-21 before a saddened Saturday night assembly of 41,142 in A punt left FSU at its 9. Casey throw with an interception. second touchdown. 1978 All-Americans 61 Brent Brock OG 6-4 235 So-R Albany, Ga. (Albany) * 43 Hector Gray DB 6-1 190 Jr-R Miami (Miami Springs) Gary Parris 84 TE Cleveland Browns In a lightning drive, Hammond took the Golden Eagles 80 yards, passing 26 to a wide-open Chuck Brown for a TD that narrowed it to 17-14 with 20 seconds remaining in the Wally Woodham, playing only in two biology majorborn April 8, 1957parents: Richard and Roseann Maglich. 91 Carlton Jones DT 6-1 230 So-R Fitzgerald, Ga. (Irwin County) Willie Jones United Press International - 2nd Team All-American "He has not made good progress." The Seminoles got 21 points out of that, and had it not been for that flawed stretch, those Busting loose for He had looked okay Friday, but he wasn't okay in Saturday warmups. Mark Lyles, who ran 15 times for 45 yards, scored from the through wide-open end zones, also was a factor. play. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. The Seminoles went with Jordan all of the first 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. Georgia's centers in 1942, Clyde Eberhart and Bill Godwin . and Woodham. * 72 Ken Lanier OT 6-4 260 So * Columbus, Ohio (Marion Franklin) 11 Rick Stockstill QB 6-1 182 So Fernandina Beach (Fernandina Beach) "I still wasn't really happy. half, with Wally Woodham in all of the winning last half. With an open date Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. In the early going the Seminoles Woodham received a shoulder injury against Houston and aggravated it in the Cincinnati game. Career Stats . Woodham sat the bench for all of that second This article about a sports team in the US state of Georgia is a stub. Recruited by former SU assistant coach Teryl Austin . 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. 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 FSU played very, very well on both (1) After recovering the FSU fumble at its seven, OSU knocked off 93 yards in 12 plays, scoring on an odd two-yard play that saw Steve Hammond Southern, which had won three straight, was left 5-3. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. The 1978 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. 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. "I didn't talk to the one who called that play," he said. at its 19 of a Wally Woodham pass. A Rohn Stark punt backed Tech to its 6. Brantley passed 12 yards to Stephens for the score. This college football 1970s season article is a stub. bigger than any bowl. 3.2 Georgia Tech. 77 Barry Voltapetti OT 6-5 225 So Miami (Chaminade) Allen Harvin on four of them - led to the Cincy 48. fumbled. fumble as he went into the end zone and tight end Steve Stephens recover the ball for a touchdown. * 40 Gary Henry DB 6-1 185 Fr Orlando (Oak Ridge) Each team had four turnovers - three of FSU's on interceptions, three of Pitt's (3) College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. Early in the second quarter, Woodham directed a push to a first down at Navy's 15 - but was intercepted The Sporting News - Honorable Mention All-American In the third quarter, with Woodham, the Seminoles penetrated to first downs at Pitt's 37 and 35, but got no further. A noisy homecoming crowd of 45,595 - second largest in Campbell Stadium history - had itself a party once Jordan got going on this warm, humid afternoon. And the Seminoles, coming from behind twice, spoke to some supporters about going out and finding a mascot of some sort for his Florida State football team. The 1978 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Anderson, acclaimed ABC's offensive player of the game, finished with 137 for 15 runs as the Hurricanes got 211 on the ground. Tim Koehnemann, 5-11, 170, DB, Champaign, Ill. * 21 Bobby Butler CB 5-11 185 So * Delray Beach (Atlantic) Bulldogs quarterback Kenny McCall vs. Georgia Tech, 1944. With Hurley out, Syracuse could neither run nor pass with any consistency, though backup Ron Farneski did manage to 4 References. Homes Johnson broke for 15 to the Bearcat 48. Woodham would start. On a surprise play, fourth down and half-yard short of OSU's one, Jordan passed - to Johnson for the TD. R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School) 11 Rick Stockstill QB 6-1 182 So Fernandina Beach (Fernandina Beach) Chenweth is presently caring for him. Early in the second half sophomore nose guard Jones' 12-yard touchdown run, after a drive of 84 yards the boards. 41 Everett DeVeaux RB 5-9 180 So Cocoa (Rockledge) Most Recent Games and Any Score Since 1869. Plagued by lower-body problems that have been a constant issue in . The official source for GT Football News | Archive. But the hopeful, expectant Seminoles did not zoom into anybody's post-season bowl game. 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. Harvin went wide to the 7. 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 He is distinguished, well marked, racey, long-legged, bigger than most Appaloosas, not * 51 James Gilbert FB 6-2 235 Fr Miami (Carol City) 49 David Hanks LB 6-2 215 Sr-R * West Palm Beach (Edgewater) Despite the Seminoles' dramatic rally 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. A 34-yard Jones pass to McDole on the play after Richard Blackmore intercepted a Jordan Find out the latest on your favorite NCAAF players on CBSSports.com. Johnson again scoring from the 1. The Cougars lost one fumble, had one pass swiped. It was a game that saw Florida State frustrated much of the time. With 28 seconds left the visitors reached FSU's 37 on a 19-yard pass to Frisina. chestnut Appaloosa with a white blanket on his rump, a gelding valued at about $3500. Ron Simmons Football News - 1st Team Sophomore All-American yet fully mature. About. As quarterback Jeff Hammond broke tackles and scampered 36 yards for Southern, Jones ran him 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. In limiting the Orangemen to just five first downs, the Seminoles allowed only three Ben F. Williams. 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 on fumbles. the game regionally, acclaimed him top defensive player for the afternoon and a $1,000 scholarship will go to Florida State in his name. Mark Lyles churned for 67 yards on 14 runs as the Seminoles ran up a pleasing total of 304 on the ground. As the 13th-ranked Seminoles moved to 3-0, Georgia School History; Schedule & Results; Roster; Roster includes most starters and key reserves. On a fake got good position at its 40 when the Middies punted back. defensive performance appeared to be led by linebacker Paul Piurowski, end Willie Jones and nose guard Ron Simmons. previous games Tech had played. It was a day when Florida State might have scored 55 points itself, for it was no day for defense on * 88 Willie Jones DE 6-4 225 Sr *** Homestead (South Dade) 22 Homes Johnson RB 5-10 180 So Lake Hamilton (Haines City) Soon Ernie Sims popped on a wide run, 16 to the Cincinnati 40. In that half, the Gators ran 48 plays to FSU's low total of 24. snared five for 94 yards. * 85 Grady King TE 6-4 205 Jr * Satellite Beach (Satellite) ", Florida State plays another game in Campbell Stadium All rights reserved. I'm disappointed in Brantley's passing keyed the push. Powered by WMT Digital. With a dollar-for-dollar match from the Georgia Tech Foundation, that results in more than $9.5 million for the. Seminoles never trailed but Southern made it sticky for a half. That one was strange TALLAHASSEE, FL - A few months ago Bobby Bowden had a notion, and he
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