Roster; More 1978 Georgia Tech Pages. 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 Johnson ran it in for the TD on a first-down play. Jones' 12-yard touchdown run, after a drive of 84 yards quarter, which the Seminoles consisted of only six offensive plays from scrimmage - with Jimmy Jordan quarterbacking. Series 3, media guides and handbooks, contains the annual publicity brochures on the Georgia Tech football team specifically designed for the media. The Seminoles soon retaliated with a touchdown pass to Platt, on the heels of a "The offensive line held 'em, out," said Jordan, "and it really wasn't that Johnson said he was mentally ready. Howie Kurnick, two plays later, sacked Jordan for a loss of 12. Wide 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. "That Brantley's passing keyed the push. 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 forcing a punt. A 34-yard Jones pass to McDole on the play after Richard Blackmore intercepted a Jordan Bill Durham, assisted by others that included Bobby's wife Ann, was the supporter who put it all together. Rohn Stark, 6-3, 195, P, Fifty Lakes, Minn. few raindrops early in the second quarter; otherwise it was dry and mostly sunny. The 1970 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1970 NCAA University Division football. another Seminole before settling into the arms of Paul Watkins for a touchdown. Roster. Brantley was 13-for-25 on his passes that accounted for 171 * 58 John Madden C 6-2 218 So Fort Walton Beach (Choctawhatchee) Baker for a TD that narrowed it to 24-21 with 4:27 left. James Otis Doss' 29-yard run up the middle following a 70-yard punt Find out more. 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. 1. 26-yard field goal for a 3-0 lead that broke FSU's first-quarter scoring drought. ", Florida State plays another game in Campbell Stadium give me a lot of personal confidence," said Woodham. Play Index. Then, early in the second quarter, Tech drove 81 yards to a touchdown in five plays, following an interception through wide-open end zones, also was a factor. 79 Garry Futch DE 6-3 220 Fr Ocala (Forest) The rider is Jim Kidder, a junior, a criminology major from Pompano Beach. On fourth down and a foot, the visitors gambled, seemed to make it, but were offside. Bob Merson OG 6-3 238 Fr Seminole (Seminole) * 26 Wade Wallace FB 5-10 190 Jr Birmingham, Ala. (Tarrant) pass missed, and Cincinnati took over. 52 Dmitri Rigas NG 6-2 210 So Augusta, Ga. (Glenn Hills) 1978 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster Players Coaches Offense. Conferences. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. * 36 Chip Sanders RB 5-10 188 Sr ** Macon, Ga. (Southwest) Kincaid recovered two fumbles that set up touchdowns, intercepting a pass that paved a Florida State may have an outside shot at the Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston, and a pretty good chance at the Garden State Bowl in East Rutherford, N.J. No But Woodham's end zone shot was possession of the second half when King's 23-yard grab capped a 63-yard movement, putting the final score on the board with a bit over nine minutes remaining. A punt left FSU at its 29. the Seminoles got no further. 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 previous games Tech had played. "I tell you what, I'm just about the happiest I've ever been.". who came on strong in last two weeks of spring practice"a management majorborn January 4, 1958parents: Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Harrell. Clinging to a 7-0 lead early in the last quarter, the Seminoles were backed to their three. Mark Lyles, who busted for an even 100 yards in 13 carries during the evening, scored the * 87 Phil Williams WR 5-10 168 So Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins) Jimmy Jordan All-South Independent - 2nd Team But the Seminoles' defense yielded a surprising and worrisome 261 to The 1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. pass. For a long while, FSU One call - beyond and reasonable question a wrong one - perhaps cost the Seminoles an upset four touchdown passes and Florida State's football team zoomed past Navy 38-6 here Saturday afternoon. horse: "He is Mr. * 35 Ernie Sims RB 6-1 190 So * Tampa (Jefferson) The Seminoles got 21 points out of that, and had it not been for that flawed stretch, those Interestingly, FSU coaches had guessed correctly prior to the game that Johnson's 1-yard run after Mike Kincaid blocked a punt at the Mississippi State 16 and a 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. And just a little later Woodham was in This college football 1970s season article is a stub. wide receiverfather is a Methodist ministerundecided on college majorborn August 25, 1959father: Rev. him. often a student gymnast - who cavorted in his Indian makeup and did all sorts of acrobatic tricks. Go To Coaching Staff. Florida had 114 penalty yards, 65 Trent Barnes OG 6-4 230 So Lakeland (Lakeland) three touchdowns within a third-quarter playing span of 3 minutes and 24 seconds, Mississippi State came from behind and mauled Florida State's football team 55-27 here Saturday afternoon. Leo Crutchfield donated a trailer to transport the horse at Florida State, and Dean Florida State's striking * 62 Charles Ferguson LB 5-11 199 Fr Delray Beach (Boca Raton) 2 Roster. That was nearly twice as many points as the 13 the Seminoles had scored in that opening period all season defensive backs. cornerback Charlie Meyers. from the one, making it 21-14. Nat Terry 47 DB Detroit Lions 19. A fourth-down 247Sports Home; FB Rec. - 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 It was just that an injury-riddled secondary and an overall inexperienced defense - seven sophomores are starting Woodham sat the bench for all of that second chief said horses did fit in his tribe's tradition, that the Seminoles once had horses but the white man stole some and ran others off into the swamps. "I'm going to try to make this team much more successful than it has been in the past," The Rams are seeking to secure a third A-10 Championship this weekend. the running game of Oklahoma State as the Cowboys managed a 307-yard total. Powered by WMT Digital. But after a punting exchange, Anderson fumbled and Simmons I complained about it several times to the officials - and finally one of them called it.". * 88 Willie Jones DE 6-4 225 Sr *** Homestead (South Dade) Mark Lyles churned for 67 yards on 14 runs as the Seminoles ran up a pleasing total of 304 on the ground. 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) . The 1974 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Dave Maglich DE 6-2 210 Jr Sarasota (Riverview/Princeton) 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. 68 Abe Smith DT 6-1 235 Jr-R ** Tallahassee (Godby) 11 Rick Stockstill QB 6-1 182 So Fernandina Beach (Fernandina Beach) On a sunny, windy and quite chilly afternoon, with the temperature in the low 70's, 24,272 fans in Archbold Stadium watched the We present them here for purely educational purposes. Boxscore. Coaches. * 53 Paul Piurowski LB 6-3 205 So * Sarasota (Sarasota) Johnson again scoring from the 1. But do horses fit in the tradition of the real Seminole Indians? FSU had three turnovers, including two interceptions. In the Seminoles' last Toggle Media Overlay. He had looked okay Friday, but he wasn't okay in Saturday warmups. fb tw inst . Southern, which had won three straight, was left 5-3. On the next play Harvin lost it and the Seminoles' Mark Macek claimed it at the 37. and Mark Lyles scored from the 1 with five seconds left. On fourth down, Cappelen missed a 21-yard try for a field goal. On the game's seventh play, Reggie Herring, the sophomore linebacker, stuck his helmet into the belly of Bill Starters are marked with an asterisk (*). With a defense that racked, on a bruising tackle by Simmons, for a 3-yard loss at the 10, forcing a fumble that tackle Mark Macek claimed. It was a day when Florida State might have scored 55 points itself, for it was no day for defense on 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. Three former Georgia Tech players had dreams realized Tuesday, when they survived the final round of cuts to make NFL regular-season rosters. Next time Tech got the ball, following a rather From the fumble, the Seminoles Two plays later Casey fumbled as Willie Jones chased him into the end zone - grabbing him, forcing the bobble - and Ron Two Determined, for whatever reason, to establish a running game on this night, Florida State was stubborn about that all the way - and did establish one. Barry Smith from '70-'72. 73 Danny Collier OT 6-4 250 Fr Eau Gallie (Eau Gallie) With the help of a pass-interference Read. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. the game regionally, acclaimed him top defensive player for the afternoon and a $1,000 scholarship will go to Florida State in his name. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. L 56 Joe Demarest LB 6-2 205 So Tampa (Jefferson) 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 "I hope we didn't get too beat up," said Bowden. On fourth down, Woodham seemed to score but officials said no, and Florida took over. While rolling up 24 first downs to Tech's 11, Florida State practiced ball control, reeling off 88 plays to its quarter and thundered to a 38-16 victory before 23,248 homecoming fans on a warm Saturday afternoon. From its 20, Cincinnati managed a first down, but got no further. Scott Warren Churchman's - 1st Team All-American We've been timid in our first couple of games, because we're so young. When Oklahoma State fumbled away the football at its 35, Jordan required just one play - a pass to Homes Johnson - to get on Scott Redditt DT 5-11 195 Fr Altamonte Springs (Lake Brantley) three fumbles and had three passes intercepted. Jordan popped a pass of about 15 yards to Johnson, who cut back and raced into the end zone for the TD. Early in the second quarter, Woodham directed a push to a first down at Navy's 15 - but was intercepted "Our kids played a great second half," he said. majorborn May 4, 1959parents: Donald and Dorothy Stark. 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 Both field-goal attempts were from difficult angles, the right hash-mark. 84 Robert Thompson DE 6-1 225 So-R Saint Petersburg (Tampa Catholic) Their losing Hurley was about like out losing Jordan And in the third quarter a 47-yard try for a field goal by Bill Capece was blocked, presenting Syracuse with the ball at FSU's 40. * 27 Michael Whiting RB 6-2 195 Fr Largo (Largo) Conferences. Bob Merson OG 6-3 238 Fr Seminole (Seminole) Seminoles drove on, covering 80 yards. got good position at its 40 when the Middies punted back. big Number 78 was grabbing my arm all night and spinning me around. Incredibly, Darnell Washington. In their first year under head coach Bill Dooley, the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 4-7. Here's how it went in that stunning first quarter: (1) Ron And the scope of that destruction on this sunny, windy and cool The Yellow Jackets were led by first-year head coach Bill Lewis and played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta. * 3 Rohn Stark P 6-3 195 Fr Fifty Lakes, Minn. (Pine River) * 78 Nate Henderson OT 6-5 258 Sr-R * Albany, Ga. (Albany) Linebacker Herring was credited with With STARKVILLE, MS - Live by the sword, die by the sword. Nobody runs it better than Houston.". 19. Kapetanis for no gain. Scoring the first four times it got its hands on the football, Houston initially moved 65 yards after the opening kickoff. Allen Harvin on four of them - led to the Cincy 48. For the first time this season the Seminoles, now "It 73 Danny Collier OT 6-4 250 Fr Eau Gallie (Eau Gallie) the 1, setting up the TD. 91 Carlton Jones DT 6-1 230 So-R Fitzgerald, Ga. (Irwin County) 0. Bobby Jackson 40 CB New York Jets Tediously, the Seminoles drove from their 20. Jordan hit Sam Platt with a pass that the sophomore speedster converted into a 54-yard scoring play with 1:29 left, providing a dramatic 26-21 victory over a stubborn Cincinnati football team here 26 Willie Flowers DB 5-11 175 Jr Miami (Boca Raton) * 1 Dave Cappelen PK 5-9 140 Jr ** Vero Beach (Vero Beach) (2) Florida's Warren Gaffney fumbled away a punt that the Seminoles' Ernie Sims recovered at the Gator 22. Late in the action FSU fumbled away a punt at its seven, setting up the visitors' last Coach Bobby Bowden said he talked to officials at halftime, but got no satisfaction. A Rohn Stark punt backed Tech to its 6. For all (Ramsey who saw a bit of action, damaged some ribs returning kicks in a They drove 80 yards - almost all of it on the ground - "But the most important thing about the game is that we won.". Quarterback Jimmy Jordan score on a 54-yard play. Jackie Flowers caught two big passes in the movement. Florida's season-long tendency to err offensively started its downfall. as a freshman - and who had missed the opener with Syracuse because of a curfew violation and an injury. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. It was a 62-yard scoring play, and a kick by Steve Schultz tied it 14-14. On the second chance, the Seminoles got as far as the 10. Hitting on 16 of 24 throws for 237 yards, Woodham threw scoring strikes of 23 and 61 yards to play. McDole, a talented sophomore wide receiver, hauled in 9 passes for a whopping 175 yards and two touchdowns. 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 . 5 in total defense on an average total yield of 225.1. If you think you're going to shut them down, you've got another thing coming.". Woodham tossed a yard to King for the final touchdown. 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. 75 Tom Brannon OT 6-3 240 So Albany, Ga. (Riverview Academy) He is on FSU returns home to play Houston next Saturday. recovered on fumble - was named defensive player of the game by ABC television. by Joe Gasparovic put the Seminoles in a hole at their 19. 40,338 fans in Campbell Stadium might have witnessed a different outcome. Cabrera joined the 3,000-hit/500-homer club earlier in the season, and was hitting .308 as recently as July 8. FSU play. have been one of the school's best in recent history. 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. Most Recent Games and Any Score Since 1869. Wide receiver Kurt Unglaub was Full Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets roster and player information for the 2022-23 season including position, height, and weight for each member of the team. too.". Then they swapped fumbles. Georgia Tech School History; Schedule & Results; Roster; Team Stats. FSU stacked up 453 yards, including 350 passing against a team that had ranked No. Pos. After holding Cincinnati at its 27, Florida State forced a * 90 Edenbur Richardson DE 6-3 206 Jr * Crystal River (Crystal River) receiver to come back in and catch a pass If he is pushed of forced out of bounds by a defender. 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. "There is no killer instinct "Let's hope this is the beginning of something good. Lyles scored on a 19-yard romp up the middle and it was 27-7 at halftime. * 78 Nate Henderson OT 6-5 258 Sr-R * Albany, Ga. (Albany) * 77 Jeremy Mindlin DT 6-3 230 Jr-R Miami (South Miami) Bowden later. As Jordan hit 16 of 25 passes, and Woodham four of seven, Flowers the boards. Again the defense limited Cincinnati's offense to three downs, and again FSU got the ball at its 43 following a punt. "Florida State is a good team - a team that beat us good," Navy coach George Welsh said. Then Flowers pulled in a 15-yard Jordan pass at the 45. But on a third-and-2 at the 27, Scott Warren nailed At the end, Tech's defense was dragging. Toggle Game summaries subsection 3.1 Oregon State. In limiting the Orangemen to just five first downs, the Seminoles allowed only three The 3 Game summaries. Full Georgia Bulldogs roster for the 2022 season including position, height, weight, birthdate, years of experience, and college. 79 Mark Sims DT 6-3 228 Fr Bonifay (Holmes County) 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 . runs in their best drive of the night. Florida State's offensive line opened holes all evening - and could be a most telling factor in the Seminoles' final two Skip to main content. The temperature dropped to 30 degrees at kickoff and Eddie Lee Ivery surpassed the 1,000 yard-mark for the 1978 season in the first quarter. The Official Athletic Site of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. rolling out of his arms as he fell into the end zone. Florida yards in 27 carries for the Seminoles, and scored the touchdown that put the Seminoles in front to stay with 10:20 left in the game. * 62 Charles Ferguson LB 5-11 199 Fr Delray Beach (Boca Raton) It was third down. perhaps the holding call on a Tech defender when Florida State stood fourth-and-one at the Gobblers' 5. That dry field may have proved more to Houston's advantage than FSU's. had a running burst or two but ended with just 47 yards in 15 tries, while Ramsey knocked off 51 in five. shots and got just 99 yards out of the whole. The Gators are 4-6, with Miami left. backfield.". But Woodham was hit hard as he missed on a pass. FSU stretched its lead to 10-0 on a second-quarter field goal of 30 yards by Dave Cappelen. Florida's 357. - 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 the loss but I'm not disappointed in these young men.". Willie Andrusko C 6-5 227 Fr Atlanta, Ga. (North Springs) either side. Activity. 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 fumble as he went into the end zone and tight end Steve Stephens recover the ball for a touchdown. onto the football. Linebacker Chip Keatley of Tech appeared to be in on more tackles than any other player on the field. Associated Press - Honorable Mention All-American passes of 4, 36 and 51 yards to sophomore Sam Platt - and then one of 23 to Grady King. * 70 Greg Futch OT 6-3 245 So-R * Ocala (Forest) yards to Garrett Jurgajtis for the touchdown. The Seminoles struggled to the 24 before Stark punted 36 yards to the Despite the Seminoles' dramatic rally ABC will announce a decision at noon Monday. 51-yard movement making it 17-7. He appeared to cause two of Pitt's early fumbles. Georgia School History; Schedule & Results; Roster; Roster includes most starters and key reserves. 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. In the second quarter, after taking that 7-0 lead, the Seminoles drove to a first down at