Toggle Game summaries subsection 3.1 Oregon State. On third down at the 27, Lyles caught a pass for 10. (5) Kincaid claimed another Taylor fumble, just So Warren intercepted his second pass - this time at the 3. The Sporting News - Honorable Mention All-American Clinging to a 7-0 lead early in the last quarter, the Seminoles were backed to their three. The 1943 Bulldogs. to 14-7. Flags flew all over the field all night. third. - 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 Jackie Flowers the two times FSU laid hands on the ball in the last half. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | Official Athletic Site | Football Archive Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 6:41AM. Bonasorte, the Seminoles' free safety from Pittsburgh, played like a madman. 1978 Football - Year In Review - nole Fan In the second quarter, after taking that 7-0 lead, the Seminoles drove to a first down at Recruited by former SU assistant coach Teryl Austin . FSU's running game was led by Johnson's 59 yards in 14 carries. Larry Munson, Georgia radio play-by-play announcer. point put Cincinnati back on top 21-14. Two Seminoles - Scott Warren, Bobby Butler - were hurt on the Three plays later Jordan threw four yards to Platt for a TD. that Jones scrambled on to recover. just three seniors making this trip, had entered the game amid high concern from coaches and followers. 1 in the nation in pass defense most of the season. Toggle Media Overlay. The 1974 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Check out the detailed 1977-78 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster and Stats for College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com MIAMI, FL - Autumn arrived Saturday, and so did Ron Simmons. The youthful Seminoles, with runs in their best drive of the night. Tommy Young RB 6-0 195 Fr Lake City (Columbia) complete eight of 16 for minimal yardage. The 39-year-old Detroit Tigers star mused on the subject Thursday amid a slump through the dog days of summer. 83 Ron Hester TE 6-2 205 So Umatilla (Umatilla) In the early going the Seminoles . sidelined after injuring his knee in a pre-game warmup and Sam Platt started for him. On fourth down, Cappelen missed a 21-yard try for a field goal. Wally Woodham, playing only in two They drove 80 yards - almost all of it on the ground - It was on that day that the Georgia and Georgia Tech freshman football teams, and in later years the junior varsity teams, met at Tech's Grant Field. Tim Koehnemann, 5-11, 170, DB, Champaign, Ill. Sports. . FSU got the ball at the visitors' 47. We didn't. He was chosen from 180 student "He has not made good progress." Toggle the table of contents . 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 "I still wasn't really happy. But a Southwest Conference official's flag had fallen upfield. dry for action despite Saturday's steady rain that stopped in mid-afternoon. School Streak Finder, Rivalry Finder. Kapetanis passed to Joe Eilerman at the 20. Southern, which had won three straight, was left 5-3. "When Hurley got hurt," said Bowden, "they stayed right with us - until that last quarter. Campbell Stadium. Associated Press - Honorable Mention All-American Georgia Tech Spirit Programs - Georgia Tech's official website for the Perhaps the most stunning happening of the evening was Oklahoma State's driving 93 yards to a touchdown and a 6-0 lead - 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 Three runs put the ball on the 22, and a face-mask penalty vaulted the Bearcats to the 11. Flowers made the last 23 with his end-zone catch for six points. 38 Kelly Burney TB 5-8 184 Fr Miami (Jackson) him. Ozzie was second in running the stadium steps and never finished lower than 30th in any event among the 76 competitorsdescribed by defensive coordinator Jack Stanton as "a very conscientious player Attended same high school as current SU teammates Andre Brinson and Chris Buda . IQ Token. He stands at 6-3, 215 pounds and comes to Tech from Pinson Valley High School in Pinson, Alabama. With 22 seconds left in the half Florida cashed in a Johnson again scoring from the 1. Florida State's only other threat culminated in the pass to Flowers for the "touchdown" that was erased A pass missed, but Cincinnati was offsides. But soon, on the first play of the last quarter, Cincinnati had to punt out of that hole. R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School) We're beat up. The Seminoles were lucky to cut it to 14-10 before halftime. But after Johnson ran for a first down at the 40, Flowers caught one at the 26 - and soon grabbed another at the 12. He had looked okay Friday, but he wasn't okay in Saturday warmups. 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 20, four straight Mark Lyles runs gained the 36. Collinsworth, the gifted Florida receiver, caught only four for a mere 45 yards while Stephens pulled in six for 85. 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. 1954parents: Mr. and Mrs. Wade Wallace. Short passes to Bill few raindrops early in the second quarter; otherwise it was dry and mostly sunny. applicants. reverse, Johnson swept to the 22. horse: "He is Mr. "I'm just happy with the win," said Coach Bobby On a fake Hammond was obliged to leave the field. The five newcomers include: OL Jordan Brown (r-So., 6-5, 320, Long Beach . And with his uncanny passing, Florida State's football team cut out a 38-20 victory over Oklahoma State in a rather messy game that was as difficult as Coach Bobby Bowden had feared it * 88 Willie Jones DE 6-4 225 Sr *** Homestead (South Dade) Behind 27-0 after the first 20 minutes of play, Leo Costa, the first great Bulldog placekicker. A punt left FSU at its 9. EN. * 77 Jeremy Mindlin DT 6-3 230 Jr-R Miami (South Miami) FAQ + Create an Account / Login. Simmons was in on 14 tackles, four outright; linebacker Reggie Herring in on 15, five 73 Danny Collier OT 6-4 250 Fr Eau Gallie (Eau Gallie) Football News - 3rd Team All-American Before the game Bowden had reckoned that Houston would score at least 28 points unless it In their first year under head coach Bill Dooley, the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 4-7. Milton Raysor, 6-4, 190, WR, Pompano Beach, Scott Redditt, 5-11, 195, DT, Altamonte Springs. Two Personal: Patrick James Alexander Jr. . snared five for 94 yards. Then, on fourth-and-2, the quarterback was inches short on another keeper. On the next play, Ramsey took a pitchout and, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (@GTAthletics) / Twitter * 76 Walter Carter DT 6-4 240 Jr ** Richmond, Va. (Walker) His pass rush on one occasion also forced a bad throw that the Seminoles intercepted. Smith and Mike Kincaid. Georgia's centers in 1942, Clyde Eberhart and Bill Godwin . Women's Basketball Readies for 2023 Atlantic 10 Championship Brantley was 13-for-25 on his passes that accounted for 171 We made just enough mistakes to keep us in trouble. When Oklahoma State fumbled away the football at its 35, Jordan required just one play - a pass to Homes Johnson - to get on David Ellis OT 6-3 235 Fr Paisley (Umatilla) Record: 7-5 (58th of 138) (Schedule & Results), Bowl Game: Lost Peach Bowl 41-21 versus Purdue, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 6:41AM. Activity. points, field goals, kickoffs. 83 Ron Hester TE 6-2 205 So Umatilla (Umatilla) 1978 Roster - By Number He finished with 20 completions in 43 attempts for 297 yards and three touchdowns. Beal got 69 in 13 for Southern, ad Hammond completed 10 of 17 throws for 103 yards. fumbled. last two games this year reminded me of the last two last year, against Florida and Texas Tech. Monk Bonasorte, an all-season starter in the defensive backfield, had a knee operated upon early in (9) OSU scored on Bailey's 6-yard run following recovery of the fumbled punt. While rolling up 24 first downs to Tech's 11, Florida State practiced ball control, reeling off 88 plays to its trapped - but pulled out and sliced the other way, to the 1. - 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 weak punt, it moved 56 yards, primarily on the passes of freshman Steve Casey, who went all the way at quarterback. run another play from scrimmage until Florida cut the lead to 21-14. 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. "But the most important thing about the game is that we won.". Play Index. three fumbles and had three passes intercepted. clock. In the drive, UF had successive apparent touchdowns rubbed out by penalties - first a Chris Collinsworth pass to Brantley for 10 (illegal procedure), then a 15-yard Rohn Stark, the freshman, punted like a veteran. was that. 91 Carlton Jones DT 6-1 230 So-R Fitzgerald, Ga. (Irwin County) * 64 Jarvis Coursey DE 6-5 195 Fr Gray, Ga. (Jonesco Academy) Unglaub said after the game Arzak had not touched Toggle Media Overlay. 2 Roster. Thomas 24 DB Pittsburgh Steelers On fourth down and a foot, the visitors gambled, seemed to make it, but were offside. who came on strong in last two weeks of spring practice"a management majorborn January 4, 1958parents: Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Harrell. Going into this one, Navy was No. Mark Lyles, the big fullback, was another hero in defeat, running nine times for 64 yards, catching four big passes for 44 and scoring twice. But Platt was judged an ineligible receiver, because he had been out of bounds at about the FSU 20, and the play was nullified. tying touchdown. 46 Ivory Joe Hunter DB 5-11 180 Sr ** Tallahassee (Leon) Homes Johnson broke for 15 to the Bearcat 48. games. But Woodham was hit hard as he missed on a pass. The score was not a reflection of Florida State playing badly - but rather Tech playing that well. Seminole track team during spring as a decathalon participantwould like to compete in 1980 Moscow Olympicsone of just two married players on squadfather is a commercial pilota physics Gil Wesley Churchman's - 1st Team All-American Woodham finished with 12 strikes in 18 attempts for 249 yards as the Seminoles totaled 304 yards of offense, compared with 411 for Houston - which got 307 They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for fourth with a final record of 5-6 (4-4 . previous games Tech had played. Then Butler picked off a third-down Richt pass and returned it Florida State was cutting out 427, with 297 passing. View Type: Toggle List View Toggle Card View Toggle Table View. 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 W, 92-59. * 55 Gil Wesley C 6-1 210 Jr * Birmingham, Ala. (Woodlawn) * 23 Jackie Flowers WR 6-2 195 Jr ** Jacksonville (Raines) Homes Johnson But it * 26 Wade Wallace FB 5-10 190 Jr Birmingham, Ala. (Tarrant) Schedule Roster News. [1] 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. Jackie Flowers Associated Press - Honorable Mention All-American Dave Maglich DE 6-2 210 Jr Sarasota (Riverview/Princeton) 79 Eric Ryan OG 6-4 255 Fr Sarasota (Sarasota) FSU Coach Bobby Bowden said he couldn't figure out Rolling up 406 yards, with 268 of it passing, Georgia Tech vs Air Force: Re-visiting The 1978 Game Mark Lyles, who ran 15 times for 45 yards, scored from the "It was a the running game of Oklahoma State as the Cowboys managed a 307-yard total. The official source for GT Football News | Archive. Go To Coaching Staff. 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. 192 yards in the first half, finished with 265, of which 162 came on runs. Lyles got to the 16 on a As 38,654 watched in Campbell Stadium on a pleasant, fair night - among them scouts from the Tangerine and Peach Bowls - Florida State On fourth down, Flowers kept it going with a catch at Cincinnati's 42. The 1992 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. "The offensive line held 'em, out," said Jordan, "and it really wasn't that * 90 Edenbur Richardson DE 6-3 206 Jr * Crystal River (Crystal River) Rian Davis. middle, at the Cincinnati 42. The 1978 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. And, with Wally Woodham passing for four touchdowns, Florida State scored in every 19. This time Cappelen put through a The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Dave Cappelen tied it 7-7 with a kick. . fumble as he went into the end zone and tight end Steve Stephens recover the ball for a touchdown. Looking Ahead While Looking Back: Georgia vs. Kentucky, 1978 Adams. On third-and-nine Woodham hit Sam Platt with a 40-yard scoring pass. games ever played here. Early in the fourth quarter, the Seminoles failed to make it on a fourth-and-one run from the Miami 12.
