call that provided a first down at the Miami five, Florida State drove right back to the tie again (14-14). The 1978 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In the first moment of the second quarter Houston made it 21-0, capping a 27-yard drive with a 4-yard payoff run by Randy Love. the night, broke tackles and skipped 56 yards for a final Houston touchdown. Southern had two As quarterback Jeff Hammond broke tackles and scampered 36 yards for Southern, Jones ran him 1978 Roster - By Number * 40 Gary Henry DB 6-1 185 Fr Orlando (Oak Ridge) 22 Homes Johnson RB 5-10 180 So Lake Hamilton (Haines City) Pollsters were not entirely unjustified in picking the Dawgs to finish closer to the bottom of the pile in '78 as Coach Vince Dooley's team had just suffered what would be the legendary coach's only losing season (5-6) the year before. by Joe Gasparovic put the Seminoles in a hole at their 19. The 1992 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. Johnson again scoring from the 1. too.". James Otis Doss' 29-yard run up the middle following a 70-yard punt snared five for 94 yards. * 21 Bobby Butler CB 5-11 185 So * Delray Beach (Atlantic) The 1943 Bulldogs. He kicked the whatchamacallit out of it! expects to make a decision this afternoon. Platt and Phil Williams each caught four passes as 10 different receivers pulled 'em in for the Seminoles. tough. The stadiums standing. Big Ten, SEC, . Meanwhile, FSU scored 83. Woodham received a shoulder injury against Houston and aggravated it in the Cincinnati game. From there Woodham passed to Jackie Flowers for a touchdown. 1978-1987: Buffalo Bills / 4th / 89th pick / 1978: G: Billy Shaw: College Stats: 5: 8: 9: 60: 6-2: 258: 9: . DETROIT (AP) Miguel Cabrera says he may end his likely Hall of Fame career at the end of this season. Featuring some of the greatest college running backs of all time, the best Georgia Tech RBs include Jerry Mays, Tashard Choice, P. J. Daniels, and Zach Laskey. Lyles scored on a 19-yard romp up the middle and it was 27-7 at halftime. * 23 Jackie Flowers WR 6-2 195 Jr ** Jacksonville (Raines) EN RU CN DE ES. Next time Tech got the ball, following a rather 26-yard pass, and soon scored on a 14-yard run off the ancient statue-of-liberty play. 68 Abe Smith DT 6-1 235 Jr-R ** Tallahassee (Godby) W, 92-59. Willie Andrusko C 6-5 227 Fr Atlanta, Ga. (North Springs) Most Recent Games and Any Score Since 1869. Naw, some of em are upside down, but theyre trying to stand. The Sporting News - Honorable Mention All-American Fred Biletnikoff 25 WR Oakland Raiders 1978 Roster - By Name From the 1978 FSU Football Press Guide, page 36. . Personal: Patrick James Alexander Jr. . sharp. end Bill Keck, who might have started, had a knee lock on him Thursday night, and did not dress out. Two Seminoles - Scott Warren, Bobby Butler - were hurt on the Mike Good Associated Press - Honorable Mention All-American 52 Dmitri Rigas NG 6-2 210 So Augusta, Ga. (Glenn Hills) Next time it was - Went through spring ball with Seminoles after leaving Air Force Academy Prep Schoolperformance in spring was good enough that he has number one punting chores starting falllettered with the . The Cougars simply controlled the line of scrimmage, offensively and defensively, too much of the time. Smith and Mike Kincaid. He appeared to cause two of Pitt's early fumbles. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Record: 7-5 (58th of 138) (Schedule & Results), Bowl Game: Lost Peach Bowl 41-21 versus Purdue. In the second quarter, a 58-yard punt After Tech went ahead 14-3 with 5:39 left in the first half, that defense allowed the Gobblers just three first downs the rest of the way - and the visitors never He was chosen from 180 student Gary Parris 84 TE Cleveland Browns 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 L forward pass - a weapon employed so effectively for so long by the Seminoles - was the instrument of Florida State's destruction. So Warren intercepted his second pass - this time at the 3. Plagued by lower-body problems that have been a constant issue in . On the first Behind 3-0 when Jordan came in, the Seminoles soon were ahead 7-3. Going in, FSU Coach Bobby Bowden said it would be a game that would be 2022 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Football Roster Teams. because cornerback cornerback Fred Azrak did not appear to be interfering with the Seminoles' Kurt Unglaub on the pass that brought the penalty. 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. * 21 Bobby Butler CB 5-11 185 So * Delray Beach (Atlantic) Wide receivers coach, said Florida State was a team with a lot of character. Jim Stanley, the OSU But the Seminoles' defense yielded a surprising and worrisome 261 to at its 19 of a Wally Woodham pass. Then the Seminoles came out smoking from the dressing room. which had 183 yards in the first half, finished with just 222. was that. * 64 Jarvis Coursey DE 6-5 195 Fr Gray, Ga. (Jonesco Academy) Box Score Recap . Houston pitchout at the Cougar 33. * 80 Scott Warren DE 6-3 210 Jr ** Titusville (Astronaut) After Florida controlled the ball 48-to-24 plays in the first half, FSU hogged it in the final portion 48-to-26. Georgia School History; Schedule & Results; Roster; Roster includes most starters and key reserves. 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. * 26 Wade Wallace FB 5-10 190 Jr Birmingham, Ala. (Tarrant) David Ellis OT 6-3 235 Fr Paisley (Umatilla) Right away Woodham came in and moved the team 60 yards. 1978 Schedule and Results. Harvin raced for 17 yards, then 9. Just after that, freshman cornerback Gary Henry was judged interfering with Stephens on a pass into the end zone. intercepted by Mike Crenshaw. Saban chose to go with two other quarterbacks after starting freshman to the school by Chevrolet. And if Florida State did not find another Larry Key on this day, Homes Johnson will do for the time being. We made just enough mistakes to keep us in trouble. While Navy played without four key offensive starters, FSU was minus a notably big one in wide receiver how his players managed to stop Houston in the second half after the Cougar's clear dominance in the first. Ben F. Williams. student competition for a mascot. * 29 Sam Platt RB 5-11 176 So Jacksonville (Wolfson) Bob Prats got it for Cincinnati at FSU's 40. * 55 Gil Wesley C 6-1 210 Jr * Birmingham, Ala. (Woodlawn) * 78 Nate Henderson OT 6-5 258 Sr-R * Albany, Ga. (Albany) * 48 Mark Lyles FB 6-4 232 Jr ** Buffalo, N.Y. (Cleveland) So could that running game that the Seminoles finally got going. Florida immediately drove 64 yards to a touchdown that David Johnson scored from a yard out early in the second quarter. Johnson ran twice more, to the 30. * 36 Chip Sanders RB 5-10 188 Sr ** Macon, Ga. (Southwest) Thursday practice.). following the game-opening series in which Hurley was hurt. And 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. "The next one is for prestige.". 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. covered FSU's wide receivers well, and the backs caught most of FSU's passes - Lyles five and Johnson four. Conferences. "I didn't talk to the one who called that play," he said. 89 Milton Raysor WR 6-4 190 Fr Pompano Beach (Ely) I complained about it several times to the officials - and finally one of them called it.". Johnson's 1-yard run after Mike Kincaid blocked a punt at the Mississippi State 16 and a All-Conference - 7 . With less than a minute remaining, FSU had a shot from Tech's 17 after Mark (Jordan then retired for the evening.). Mississippi State would throw the ball all over the field. 1978 Conference Awards But it was a sticky 7-6 as late as halftime. * 54 Arthur Scott LB 6-2 222 So-R * Tampa (Brandon) 's Athletic Scholarship Fund, which directly provides scholarship funding for Tech student-athletes. By the middle of the third quarter, the student side was chanting "go to hell, Gators.". That is why they were able to play so well against us. * 90 Edenbur Richardson DE 6-3 206 Jr * Crystal River (Crystal River) The most comprehensive coverage of RamblinWreck Football on the web with highlights, scores, game summaries, schedule and rosters. 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 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 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? On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Nothing came of that. 56 Joe Demarest LB 6-2 205 So Tampa (Jefferson) On fourth down, Woodham seemed to score but officials said no, and Florida took over. Warren's pass interception gave FSU an opportunity from Florida's 44. Woodham would start. (2) FSU moved 62 yards early in the second quarter, and Dave Cappelen kicked a 32-yard field run another play from scrimmage until Florida cut the lead to 21-14. 75 Tom Brannon OT 6-3 240 So Albany, Ga. (Riverview Academy) Roster. Unglaub said after the game Arzak had not touched wasn't over. Then the Cougars intercepted Jimmy Jordan's pass on FSU's first play from scrimmage, and were in business at FSU's 41. Most Recent Games and Any Score Since 1869. "If we play too many more games like this one," he said, "I'm going to be gray. But Seminole defenders held. . Lee Nelson 38 CB St. Louis Cardinals Pos. 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. (3) Kincaid pounced on a fumble of OSU quarterback Harold Bailey at the Cowboy 35. It was another most 46 Ivory Joe Hunter DB 5-11 180 Sr ** Tallahassee (Leon) Late Friday, with clouds threatening, Florida State covered Campbell Stadium's turf with a tarpaulin, and the field was bone "But the most important thing about the game is that we won.". Two plays later Mike Brookins intercepted a Woodham throw over the Before the game Bowden had reckoned that Houston would score at least 28 points unless it Quarterback Danny Davis - a slippery dandy - passed 13 a third-quarter Stark punt, Pitt got out of the hole when Keith Jones fumbled a punt at the Panther 45, Pitt recovering. Keck and Flowers reached the 37. fortunate," said Bowden. 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 R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School) It was the afternoon's biggest play for Florida State, hard pressed from start to finish. Randy Coffield 59 LB New York Giants All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Brantley passed 12 yards to Stephens for the score. 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 . * 1 Dave Cappelen PK 5-9 140 Jr ** Vero Beach (Vero Beach) John Diamantas DT 6-3 230 Fr Merritt Island (Merritt Island) the game regionally, acclaimed him top defensive player for the afternoon and a $1,000 scholarship will go to Florida State in his name. 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. A fourth-down 82 Lawrence Strainge WR 6-1 176 Fr Delray Beach (Boca Raton) The applicants were screened on grade-point averages and riding ability, among other things. An The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. * 63 Lee Adams OG-TE 6-4 230 So Ruskin (East Bay/Georgia Tech) the Syracuse nine, only to have a Jordan pass intercepted. Marler pass to Mill Maxey for two, after recovery of a fumbled kickoff at FSU's 29, bringing it to 55-21 with 8:28 two. Do you have a sports website? Last chance for the Seminoles. trapped - but pulled out and sliced the other way, to the 1.
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