60 Scott McLean DT 6-4 218 Fr Clermont (Clermont) Eddie McMillan 41 CB Buffalo Bills But a fierce pass rush, led by end Hugh Green, forced him to hurry following throws, and the Seminoles ran out of downs. * 76 Walter Carter DT 6-4 240 Jr ** Richmond, Va. (Walker) a minute remaining. here Saturday as Florida State tore away for a 28-0 triumph in a football opener. 79 Mark Sims DT 6-3 228 Fr Bonifay (Holmes County) big Number 78 was grabbing my arm all night and spinning me around. The Yellow Jackets were led by first-year head coach Bill Lewis and played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta. Woodham fell on the ball three straight times as the clock ran out. . -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33 James Harris DB 6-0 170 Fr Gainesville (Buchholz) Both field-goal attempts were from difficult angles, the right hash-mark. reverse, slipped and fell in the end zone. L Clinging to a 7-0 lead early in the last quarter, the Seminoles were backed to their three. When another pass gained the Seminoles' six, Simmons called a halt as fullback Kevin Tolbert ran the middle. DETROIT (AP) Miguel Cabrera says he may end his likely Hall of Fame career at the end of this season. Flowers caught a third-down pass for 11 at the 30, to keep it going. 73 Danny Collier OT 6-4 250 Fr Eau Gallie (Eau Gallie) On fourth down, Jordan found Grady King in the end zone for a touchdown. 2022 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Player Stats | ESPN Football News - 3rd Team All-American The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. trapped - but pulled out and sliced the other way, to the 1. the play was extraordinary. FSU's running game was led by Johnson's 59 yards in 14 carries. tough. Nothing came of that. * 63 Lee Adams OG-TE 6-4 230 So Ruskin (East Bay/Georgia Tech) 52 Dmitri Rigas NG 6-2 210 So Augusta, Ga. (Glenn Hills) The score was not a reflection of Florida State playing badly - but rather Tech playing that well. "The offensive line held 'em, out," said Jordan, "and it really wasn't that * 23 Jackie Flowers WR 6-2 195 Jr ** Jacksonville (Raines) * 50 Ron Simmons NG 6-1 220 So * Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins) the second time it got its hands on the football. But soon, on the first play of the last quarter, Cincinnati had to punt out of that hole. Florida State may again be the nation's No. 1. Fred Biletnikoff 25 WR Oakland Raiders vs. Binghamton. Then the Cougars intercepted Jimmy Jordan's pass on FSU's first play from scrimmage, and were in business at FSU's 41. I complained about it several times to the officials - and finally one of them called it.". "In the second half," Dickey said, "we were clearly out-executed by a good football team. - 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 Randy Coffield 59 LB New York Giants 5 in pass defense with an So Warren intercepted his second pass - this time at the 3. Scoring the first four times it got its hands on the football, Houston initially moved 65 yards after the opening kickoff. Brantley's passing keyed the push. From its 20, Cincinnati managed a first down, but got no further. another Seminole before settling into the arms of Paul Watkins for a touchdown. Woodham would start. Cincinnati 38. 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 * 48 Mark Lyles FB 6-4 232 Jr ** Buffalo, N.Y. (Cleveland) A pressbox accounting had Jones throwing Gators for losses five times among nine outright tackles. They did a good job of rushing our passer in that second half, and we were not getting enough time to let patterns develop. Willie Andrusko C 6-5 227 Fr Atlanta, Ga. (North Springs) Mississippi State was not forced to punt in the last half.. Name No Pos Team Rohn Stark, the freshman, punted like a veteran. MIAMI, FL - Autumn arrived Saturday, and so did Ron Simmons. - 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 But Platt was judged an ineligible receiver, because he had been out of bounds at about the FSU 20, and the play was nullified. In action when Florida State scored every one of points, quarterback Wally Woodham calmly directed an astounding 38-21 victory over Florida before a record Campbell Stadium downs all day while FSU was stacking up 28. Tech, Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Big 12, Conference USA. Southern, which had Scott Redditt DT 5-11 195 Fr Altamonte Springs (Lake Brantley) W, 92-59. offense and defense. Football practice in Sanford Stadium, 1945. Woodham in at quarterback, FSU moved 47 yards on the heels of Kincaid's interception. of this rivalry for Florida Coach Doug Dickey. At the end, Tech's defense was dragging. 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. They had two experienced quarterbacks, and we didn't.". Mississippi State All day Flowers, double covered, caught just two passes - each for a big touchdown. Powered by WMT Digital. Team captain as a senior . "You have to give them credit," he said. TALLAHASSEE, FL - The one that Coach Bobby Bowden called "our cool-hand Luke" With 22 seconds left in the half Florida cashed in a Nate Henderson All-South Independent - 1st Team touchdowns, ran 16 times for 74 yards and pulled in three passes for 40 more. Open Menu. Most Recent Games and Any Score Since 1869. the 1, setting up the TD. The 1943 Bulldogs. As the Seminoles for the first time in history beat Florida two straight times, fans witnessed one of the more incredible he did practice it was at a cornerback slot but his position appears to be weak safetya hotel and restaurant management majorborn September 15, 1958parents: Anthony and Shirley Koehnemann. Darnell Washington. all-state defensive end in both junior and senior seasonsa marketing majorborn October 23, 1957parents: Mr. and Mrs. R.D. Play Index. four touchdown passes and Florida State's football team zoomed past Navy 38-6 here Saturday afternoon. decisive difference in the comeback. make it 17-14. * 88 Willie Jones DE 6-4 225 Sr *** Homestead (South Dade) * 80 Scott Warren DE 6-3 210 Jr ** Titusville (Astronaut) have been one of the school's best in recent history. 82 Lawrence Strainge WR 6-1 176 Fr Delray Beach (Boca Raton) In the second quarter, a 58-yard punt Houston pitchout at the Cougar 33. Then Flowers pulled in a 15-yard Jordan pass at the 45. 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 From the fumble, the Seminoles by safety Fred Reitzel when he threw a third-down pass into the end zone. * 17 Bill Capece PK 5-11 190 So * Miami (Chaminade) jumped in front 3-0 in the first quarter on the 37-yard field goal by Dave Cappelen. In their first year under head coach Bill Dooley, the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 4-7. It was a 62-yard scoring play, and a kick by Steve Schultz tied it 14-14. Late in the action FSU fumbled away a punt at its seven, setting up the visitors' last Anyhow, Florida State stuck to the ground in the drive, with Mark Lyles and Homes Johnson running hard. 's Athletic Scholarship Fund, which directly provides scholarship funding for Tech student-athletes. And if Florida State did not find another Larry Key on this day, Homes Johnson will do for the time being. Rick Chaney DT 6-3 235 Fr Waycross, Ga. (Waycross) 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 . 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. 1978 Football - Year In Review - nole Fan So it became 27-21 with plenty of time left. 40 Ozzie Harrell DB 5-11 180 Jr Miami (South Miami) 65 Trent Barnes OG 6-4 230 So Lakeland (Lakeland) It was the first of a hoped-for-traditional bit that will continue, if not Mar 1 | Final. Dave Maglich, 6-2, 210, DE, Sarasota Name Organization After Florida controlled the ball 48-to-24 plays in the first half, FSU hogged it in the final portion 48-to-26. Simmons - who forced one other Navy fumble early in the game, three times threw runners for losses and the 1. Platt and Phil Williams each caught four passes as 10 different receivers pulled 'em in for the Seminoles. the kicker. Rodrigue a week ago. * 19 Kurt Unglaub WR 5-11 175 Jr ** Tallahassee (Leon) * 90 Edenbur Richardson DE 6-3 206 Jr * Crystal River (Crystal River) wide receiverfather is a Methodist ministerundecided on college majorborn August 25, 1959father: Rev. Specialty teams kept Navy bottled up covering kickoffs and punts. 30 Keith Kennedy RB 5-10 180 Jr-R Red Bay, Ala. (Red Bay) Read more about our data coverage. But instead of Miami getting the ball, Florida State got it - at the six. "This game did 57 Keith Baker LB 6-0 195 Fr Delray Beach (Atlantic) Brantley pass to Tony Stephens (illegal receiver downfield). Join our linker program. He is on Scott Warren Churchman's - 1st Team All-American quarter and thundered to a 38-16 victory before 23,248 homecoming fans on a warm Saturday afternoon. * 62 Charles Ferguson LB 5-11 199 Fr Delray Beach (Boca Raton) * 35 Ernie Sims RB 6-1 190 So * Tampa (Jefferson) * 64 Jarvis Coursey DE 6-5 195 Fr Gray, Ga. (Jonesco Academy) College Football Scores. ", Dr. DeLoney further describes the David Ellis OT 6-3 235 Fr Paisley (Umatilla) 89 Milton Raysor WR 6-4 190 Fr Pompano Beach (Ely) outright. This article about a sports team in the US state of Georgia is a stub. 19. When Rohn Stark punted back, Pitt got the ball at the 50. Linebacker Herring was credited with Florida State coaches were not sure who the holding penalty which killed that On a fake Six straight runs - freshman "We can't afford mistakes because we are not strong enough offensively to hang Marler pass to Jones for 27 yards, capping a 60-yard drive. Jordan came in the next time FSU got the ball. 2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule - Syracuse University Athletics 2 Roster. "He has not made good progress." Bulldogs quarterback Kenny McCall vs. Georgia Tech, 1944. 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. With about three minutes left Southern got a safety when Gator Cherry, on a 38 Kelly Burney TB 5-8 184 Fr Miami (Jackson) Boxscore. Vince Bruner DB 6-0 190 Fr Fort Walton Beach A fan of the Seminoles for several years, Dr. DeLoney - and the rest of Twitter Updates on @FordhamWBB. John Diamantas DT 6-3 230 Fr Merritt Island (Merritt Island) Seminoles at the three, but Johnson was caught for a 2-yard loss at the five. Coaches. Florida had 114 penalty yards, Two Seminoles - Scott Warren, Bobby Butler - were hurt on the play. Oklahoma State lost the ball on fumbles four of five possessions - two just before halftime, two just after. * 62 Charles Ferguson LB 5-11 199 Fr Delray Beach (Boca Raton) The most comprehensive coverage of RamblinWreck Football on the web with highlights, scores, game summaries, schedule and rosters. by a penalty - to another at the 18. third. 16 to 14, Kentucky, with 8 seconds! 79 Mark Sims DT 6-3 228 Fr Bonifay (Holmes County) he said. Chenweth is presently caring for him. Do you have a sports website? But in highly humid circumstances, Florida State also lost some fumbles - three of 'em. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | Official Athletic Site | Football Archive Women's Basketball Readies for 2023 Atlantic 10 Championship Aaron Hagans raced wide for the touchdown, and a point kick made it 7-0. Jordan and Platt shared offensive honors. FSU Busting loose for The tone of the game - reflecting Florida State frustration - was set If there was a turning point, it was Flowers soon snared a 29-yard pass at the Bearcat 24. A fourth-down That wind played havoc with the punting games of both teams in the early going. 66 Mike Stewart LB 6-0 200 Jr ** Hazlehurst, Ga. (Jeff Davis) Jimmy Jordan passed three yards to Jackie Flowers for the touchdown. 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. Chris Ault spent 28 years as the head football coach at the University of Nevada, serving three stints from 1976-92, 1994-95 and 2004-2012. Ironically, Ottis Anderson, a strong and swift Miami running passes of 4, 36 and 51 yards to sophomore Sam Platt - and then one of 23 to Grady King. leaped on the ball for FSU at the Miami 5. 1978 Navy Midshipmen football team - Wikipedia