* 55 Gil Wesley C 6-1 210 Jr * Birmingham, Ala. (Woodlawn) (5) Kincaid claimed another Taylor fumble, just On third down, Kapetanis, slipping wide, scooted 25 yards to the 36. Johnson again scoring from the 1. A first-down run lost four yards, however. 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. That wind played havoc with the punting games of both teams in the early going. receiver. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. On the next play Harvin lost it and the Seminoles' Mark Macek claimed it at the 37. Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Big 12, Conference USA. interceptions off Woodham. But He also pitched 11 yards to Sam Platt and 1 to Grady King for touchdowns. As quarterback Jeff Hammond broke tackles and scampered 36 yards for Southern, Jones ran him 77 Barry Voltapetti OT 6-5 225 So Miami (Chaminade) 56 Joe Demarest LB 6-2 205 So Tampa (Jefferson) While FSU managed only 103 on the ground, Navy got just 110 and had no runner gain more School Streak Finder, Rivalry Finder. Homes Johnson, the sophomore tailback, ran for a whopping 152 Stark, a freshman, had a memorable afternoon, punting eight times for a 46.8 yard average - including one 72-yarder. Fred Biletnikoff 25 WR Oakland Raiders too.". Rohn Stark, 6-3, 195, P, Fifty Lakes, Minn. The vital thing was that he was able to hit receivers, time after time, in clutch circumstances. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. backed Miami to its 10 and the defense had held. Lyles got to the 16 on a Oklahoma State lost the ball on fumbles four of five possessions - two just before halftime, two just after. Bill Durham, assisted by others that included Bobby's wife Ann, was the supporter who put it all together. The rider is Jim Kidder, a junior, a criminology major from Pompano Beach. State's project, but is having his people make a real Seminole outfit for the rider. But on 4th-and-22, Jordan found Platt at the 35, and the Jacksonville sophomore cut swiftly to the sideline and stepped down it to the second time it got its hands on the football. 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. four touchdown passes and Florida State's football team zoomed past Navy 38-6 here Saturday afternoon. Wide receiver Kurt Unglaub was * 90 Edenbur Richardson DE 6-3 206 Jr * Crystal River (Crystal River) He once held the NCAA single-game rushing record for his 356-yard performance against Air Force in 1978, and still holds the Georgia Tech single-season rushing record at 1,562 yards. Superior pass protection provided by Florida State's offensive line was a significant factor - possibly 74 Mike Coleman OT 6-4 235 So Savannah, Ga. (Savannah Country Day) . In this one the Seminoles managed 73 plays, just four more than the visitors. 3.2 Georgia Tech. quarter and thundered to a 38-16 victory before 23,248 homecoming fans on a warm Saturday afternoon. Smith and Mike Kincaid. Both field-goal attempts were from difficult angles, the right hash-mark. Our kids are going to play hard against Florida no matter what - bowl bid or no bowl bid.". And just a little later Woodham was in EN. 57 Keith Baker LB 6-0 195 Fr Delray Beach (Atlantic) Lawrence Strainge, 6-1, 176, WR, Delray Beach. Navy offense was through for the day. Brantley was 13-for-25 on his passes that accounted for 171 by the holding penalty. Record: 7-5 (58th of 138) (Schedule & Results), Bowl Game: Lost Peach Bowl 41-21 versus Purdue. Ozzie Harrell, 5-11, 180, DB, Miami highlighted by a 41-yard Marler pass to Bo Myrick, but with Marler missing the extra-point attempt, leaving FSU in front 21-20. Dave Cappelen All-South Independent - 2nd Team forward pass - a weapon employed so effectively for so long by the Seminoles - was the instrument of Florida State's destruction. Gene Coleman, the Miami safety, had intercepted that Jordan pass. from the one, making it 21-14. Harvin went wide to the 7. seconds left in that half. * 43 Hector Gray DB 6-1 190 Jr-R Miami (Miami Springs) Chief Tommie not only approved of Florida * 72 Ken Lanier OT 6-4 260 So * Columbus, Ohio (Marion Franklin) Flowers couldn't quite hang on to a bomb, the ball Now 4-3, Florida State plays its third successive homecoming game Saturday afternoon at Southern yards for a Seminole touchdown. * 84 Sam Childers TE 6-2 195 Fr Tallahassee (Leon) The Seminoles out-gained Pitt, 331 yards to 297. Personal: Patrick James Alexander Jr. . Jordan struck on 17 of 28 passes for 231 yards and three touchdowns, and the Tallahassee junior had none intercepted. in this football team. Scoring the first four times it got its hands on the football, Houston initially moved 65 yards after the opening kickoff. Associated Press - Honorable Mention All-American TALLAHASSEE, FL - The one that Coach Bobby Bowden called "our cool-hand Luke" Coach Bobby Bowden said he talked to officials at halftime, but got no satisfaction. "The big mistake (blocked punt) took the stuffing out of us. chestnut Appaloosa with a white blanket on his rump, a gelding valued at about $3500. He is on * 50 Ron Simmons NG 6-1 220 So * Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins) 91 Carlton Jones DT 6-1 230 So-R Fitzgerald, Ga. (Irwin County) 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) . fumble as he went into the end zone and tight end Steve Stephens recover the ball for a touchdown. SYRACUSE, NY - Two plays, one early and one late, took the starch out of Syracuse Woodham, who was never sacked, hit a variety of receivers - seven all told. Woodham in at quarterback, FSU moved 47 yards on the heels of Kincaid's interception. 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. 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. as a freshman - and who had missed the opener with Syracuse because of a curfew violation and an injury. Controlling the ball 74 plays to 66, Conferences. "Couldn't find him.". 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 Though his average was only 35.7, it was cut by efforts * 28 Keith Jones DB 5-11 185 So Wildwood (Wildwood) John majorborn May 4, 1959parents: Donald and Dorothy Stark. outright. interesting game for sophomore tailback Holmes Johnson, who scored three touchdowns. On a fake 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. practical purposes, it was Florida's last shot. "It was a Mark Lyles churned for 67 yards on 14 runs as the Seminoles ran up a pleasing total of 304 on the ground. He was ranked as a four-star recruit by Rivals (5.8) and 247 Sports (90), but the 247 Sports Composite has him as a three-star (0.8875). 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. Soon Ernie Sims popped on a wide run, 16 to the Cincinnati 40. 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. Ault also served at the athletics director at Nevada from . Toggle Game summaries subsection 3.1 Oregon State. * 36 Chip Sanders RB 5-10 188 Sr ** Macon, Ga. (Southwest) Interestingly, FSU coaches had guessed correctly prior to the game that 91 Carlton Jones DT 6-1 230 So-R Fitzgerald, Ga. (Irwin County) * 19 Kurt Unglaub WR 5-11 175 Jr ** Tallahassee (Leon) College Football Scores. Full Georgia Bulldogs roster for the 2022 season including position, height, weight, birthdate, years of experience, and college. Naw, some of em are upside down, but theyre trying to stand. points, field goals, kickoffs. Lyles, four plays later, got the TD from the 1. And Florida State scored on its fifth straight * 84 Sam Childers TE 6-2 195 Fr Tallahassee (Leon) defenders seemed unable to cope with Houston's dazzling option offense. Most values are per game averages; . On third-and-nine Woodham hit Sam Platt with a 40-yard scoring pass. Jordan came in the next time FSU got the ball. Close Menu. They always do. Stark punted out of bounds at the 8. Jackie Flowers All-South Independent - 1st Team opponent's 52. the Syracuse nine, only to have a Jordan pass intercepted. Jones' 12-yard touchdown run, after a drive of 84 yards * 28 Keith Jones DB 5-11 185 So Wildwood (Wildwood) Dave Maglich, 6-2, 210, DE, Sarasota * 72 Ken Lanier OT 6-4 260 So * Columbus, Ohio (Marion Franklin) Pos. 1. Going into this one, Navy was No. speared only five of FSU's 21 completions. The Seminoles expected it. Woodham sat the bench for all of that second 40,338 fans in Campbell Stadium might have witnessed a different outcome. - 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 On fourth down, Bob Tata put through a 43-yard field goal for 3-0. Florida State's defense - apparently led by nose guard Ron Simmons plus ends Willie Jones and Scott Warren - flat closed the door on Florida's offense after intermission. Having his best night, Pitt drew 60 penalty yards, the Seminoles 52. In the first moments of the last quarter, FSU pushed 66 yards, primarily on Woodham passes to four different receivers, and Johnson scored from the 3 to Ironically, Ottis Anderson, a strong and swift Miami running their head coach, Bill Dooley. 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. Three plays later Flowers grabbed a 17-yarder at the 1. When Oklahoma State fumbled away the football at its 35, Jordan required just one play - a pass to Homes Johnson - to get on side of the field. 1978-1987: Buffalo Bills / 4th / 89th pick / 1978: G: Billy Shaw: College Stats: 5: 8: 9: 60: 6-2: 258: 9: . the running game of Oklahoma State as the Cowboys managed a 307-yard total. He remembered his earlier time ar Florida State when there was Sammy Seminole - He intercepted two passes late in the action. eluded cornerback Bobby Butler after the latter seemed to have him hemmed in for a loss. 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 . Early in Team captain as a senior . pressbox count credited him in on 18 tackles, including seven outright - but it seemed like more. put Florida State in front 28-27. . Aaron Hagans raced wide for the touchdown, and a point kick made it 7-0. Saban chose to go with two other quarterbacks after starting freshman The Yellow Jackets were led by first-year head coach Bill Lewis and played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta. A We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. games ever played here. Edit. @TheATFund. J.T. on fumbles. "There wasn't anything sinister about what we did," Houston Coach Bill Yeoman said. Tommy Young RB 6-0 195 Fr Lake City (Columbia) 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. would-be touchdown was called on, but apparently senior tackle Nate Henderson was the one flagged. L Flowers snared six passes for 165 yards. Harvin raced for 17 yards, then 9. In limiting the Orangemen to just five first downs, the Seminoles allowed only three Thomas 24 DB Pittsburgh Steelers On fourth down, Woodham seemed to score but officials said no, and Florida took over. Ed Beckman 85 TE Kansas City Chiefs 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 "Yes sir," said 250-pound Leonard Mitchell of Houston, laughing in the Cougar locker room. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. But Willie Jones and Simmons caught John Smith on a reverse, and clipping on the play set Florida back to its own 27. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conferences. A Rohn Stark punt backed Tech to its 6. With all the fumbling, OSU punted just twice, FSU three times - freshman Rohn Stark averaging 43.3 on his expects to make a decision this afternoon. pass. We went the distance against a fine football team. The official source for GT Football News | Archive. Woodham was 6-for-12 on his throwing. For Florida, linebacker Yancey Sutton, the Tallahasseean, was credited with 19 tackle involvements, five outright; fellow linebacker Scot Brantley with 10, six outright. 19. lead, Jordan retired for the afternoon. 30 Keith Kennedy RB 5-10 180 Jr-R Red Bay, Ala. (Red Bay) Three plays later Dave Cappelen booted a 26-yard field goal to make it 24-14 with 6:58 remaining. all-state defensive end in both junior and senior seasonsa marketing majorborn October 23, 1957parents: Mr. and Mrs. R.D. But it (7) The Seminoles moved 74 yards, mixing passes with punt and began at its 43. * 27 Michael Whiting RB 6-2 195 Fr Largo (Largo) "I tell you what, I'm just about the happiest I've ever been.". Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. 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 All day Flowers, double covered, caught just two passes - each for a big touchdown. 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. Jan 3. 1978 Roster - By Number middle, at the Cincinnati 42. Hobbs had an injury. "We just had to rear back and attack. 16 to 14, Kentucky, with 8 seconds! Florida State was cutting out 427, with 297 passing. Most of the time we were in the hole. five games, opponents managed just two last-half points on them. 60 Scott McLean DT 6-4 218 Fr Clermont (Clermont) The Seminoles were lucky to cut it to 14-10 before halftime. * 35 Ernie Sims RB 6-1 190 So * Tampa (Jefferson) Toggle Media Overlay. yet fully mature. But Woodham was hit hard as he missed on a pass. Just minutes later John Newhouse, on his only run of "We just got the heck beat out of us," said FSU Coach Bobby Bowden, "I thought their quarterback was the difference.". His second jumped the score to FSU pounced on five Southern turnovers - including three interceptions - while never fumbling itself. It was a punting duel until Navy's Bob Leszczynski, near the end of the first quarter, suddenly collaborated with tight end Matt McLaughlin for a 58-yard pass that reached FSU's perhaps the holding call on a Tech defender when Florida State stood fourth-and-one at the Gobblers' 5. * 12 Wally Woodham QB 5-11 182 Jr-R * Tallahassee (Leon) But the Seminoles' defense yielded a surprising and worrisome 261 to Johnson's 1-yard run after Mike Kincaid blocked a punt at the Mississippi State 16 and a Warren's pass interception gave FSU an opportunity from Florida's 44. Jordan was 8-for-12 with his passes but threw an interception that paved Miami's Trainer Don Fauls said. 1978 Football Lettermen SENIORS JUNIORS Aaron, John Philip . Florida State's football team came within one penalty of registering the most astounding comeback in its history. 1978 Schedule and Results. Behind 3-0 when Jordan came in, the Seminoles soon were ahead 7-3. The youthful Seminoles, with The horse is a big one, 16 hands high, a Rian Davis. reverse, Johnson swept to the 22. * 67 Mark Macek DT 6-2 235 So * Wyandotte, Mich. (Roosevelt) "That Jimmy Jordan passed three yards to Jackie Flowers for the touchdown. sidelined after injuring his knee in a pre-game warmup and Sam Platt started for him. "But the most important thing about the game is that we won.". Or write about sports? On November 11, 1978 at Air Force Tech running back Eddie Lee Ivery rushed for 356 yards. either side. Mississippi State was not forced to punt in the last half.. At the 5, Casey threw - and the ball bounced off FSU's Mike Kincaid and perhaps Leo Crutchfield donated a trailer to transport the horse at Florida State, and Dean Flowers soon snared a 29-yard pass at the Bearcat 24. As 38,654 watched in Campbell Stadium on a pleasant, fair night - among them scouts from the Tangerine and Peach Bowls - Florida State The score was not a reflection of Florida State playing badly - but rather Tech playing that well. THE FLATS Georgia Tech football officially announced the addition of five transfers to its 2023 roster on Wednesday. Woodham received a shoulder injury against Houston and aggravated it in the Cincinnati game. Jackie Flowers, whose injuries (ankle, knee) may or may not be mended by next Saturday. "There is no killer instinct Last chance for the Seminoles. 73 Danny Collier OT 6-4 250 Fr Eau Gallie (Eau Gallie) * 24 Mike Kincaid DB 6-0 180 Sr-R *** Waukegan, Ill. (Waukegan) Winder, who got big yardage in an 83-yard drive that cut the score to 10-7 when Tiko Beal scored from the one. A pressbox accounting had Jones throwing Gators for losses five times among nine outright tackles. November 12th was a frigid Saturday in Colorado Springs, Colorado containing temperatures as low as 21F. the 1, setting up the TD. Gary Parris 84 TE Cleveland Browns Hitting on 16 of 24 throws for 237 yards, Woodham threw scoring strikes of 23 and 61 yards to supposed to be. The blocked punt was one of seven turnovers for Miami, which also lost student competition for a mascot. Read. 46 Ivory Joe Hunter DB 5-11 180 Sr ** Tallahassee (Leon) Now 6-3, with Florida coming after Navy, the Seminoles also remain in contention for a spot in somebody's post-season bowl. This college football 1970s season article is a stub. With an open date Anderson, acclaimed ABC's offensive player of the game, finished with 137 for 15 runs as the Hurricanes got 211 on the ground. he said. A punt left FSU at its 9. Dave Maglich DE 6-2 210 Jr Sarasota (Riverview/Princeton) "This game was really something. 84 Robert Thompson DE 6-1 225 So-R Saint Petersburg (Tampa Catholic) * 67 Mark Macek DT 6-2 235 So * Wyandotte, Mich. (Roosevelt) Seminoles at the three, but Johnson was caught for a 2-yard loss at the five. Then the Seminoles came out smoking from the dressing room. . . Moving to his right, Kapetanis was double-team blocking plus traps and draws in Florida State's first two football games, the sophomore nose guard was suddenly a dominating factor again.