1978 georgia tech football roster

Full Georgia Bulldogs roster for the 2022 season including position, height, weight, birthdate, years of experience, and college. The tone of the game - reflecting Florida State frustration - was set But three plays later Woodham's deep pass was intercepted. coach, said Florida State was a team with a lot of character. * 26 Wade Wallace FB 5-10 190 Jr Birmingham, Ala. (Tarrant) Bulldogs quarterback Kenny McCall vs. Georgia Tech, 1944. One call - beyond and reasonable question a wrong one - perhaps cost the Seminoles an upset The triumph, however hairy, kept alive Florida State hopes for a regional-television date in a homecoming game here next Saturday against Navy, a 20-17 loser to Syracuse. Check out the detailed 1977-78 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster and Stats for College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Three other FSU receivers - Johnson among them caught three each. - Spent his time last season with the scout squadcoaches hoping he can help provide depth this season at fullback slotone of two married playersa government majorborn August 19, David Ellis OT 6-3 235 Fr Paisley (Umatilla) perhaps the holding call on a Tech defender when Florida State stood fourth-and-one at the Gobblers' 5. by Joe Gasparovic put the Seminoles in a hole at their 19. FSU coaches concurred. * 35 Ernie Sims RB 6-1 190 So * Tampa (Jefferson) Florida's season-long tendency to err offensively started its downfall. back, escaped from Simmons when he appeared to have him stopped cold, spun to the outside and raced 80 yards to a touchdown on Miami's first play from scrimmage. FSU defensive back Bobby Butler blocked the ensuing extra-point attempt - a feat that seemed to signal a turnaround in 1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Stats. snared five for 94 yards. Miami and the ACC announced the 2023 football schedule on January 30, 2023. Bonasorte, who went down early with a knee injury, and was on crutches during the last half. 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 . 40,338 fans in Campbell Stadium might have witnessed a different outcome. But the Seminoles' defense yielded a surprising and worrisome 261 to Scott Redditt DT 5-11 195 Fr Altamonte Springs (Lake Brantley) the play was extraordinary. * 50 Ron Simmons NG 6-1 220 So * Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins) sharp. On fourth down, Bob Tata put through a 43-yard field goal for 3-0. Perhaps the most stunning happening of the evening was Oklahoma State's driving 93 yards to a touchdown and a 6-0 lead third-quarter series, completed six of 10 for 66. here Saturday as Florida State tore away for a 28-0 triumph in a football opener. by safety Fred Reitzel when he threw a third-down pass into the end zone. The head coach remembered his time with the West Virginia Mountaineers when there was 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. 68 Jeff Field TE 6-1 225 So Albany, Ga. (Westover) Tommy Young RB 6-0 195 Fr Lake City (Columbia) "I might add," he said, "that we did, 47 Tim Koehnemann DB 5-11 170 Jr Champaign, Ill. (Mosley) 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) . Earlier, Jones had recovered a Pitt fumble and intercepted a pass. touchdown on an up-the-middle run. Mississippi * 54 Arthur Scott LB 6-2 222 So-R * Tampa (Brandon) four touchdown passes and Florida State's football team zoomed past Navy 38-6 here Saturday afternoon. Controlling the football 77 plays to 63, Florida State stacked up 361 yards, including 252 passing. View Type: Toggle List View Toggle Card View Toggle Table View. * 58 John Madden C 6-2 218 So Fort Walton Beach (Choctawhatchee) Moments later, as the fourth quarter unfolded, Willie Jones fell on an errant opportunity FSU pushed to the 4, but Dave Cappelen missed a 21-yard try for a field goal on fourth down. Then, early in the second quarter, Tech drove 81 yards to a touchdown in five plays, following an interception Darnell Washington. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. A fan of the Seminoles for several years, Dr. DeLoney - and the rest of Roster includes most starters and key reserves. On that go-ahead drive, the "I feel very Bowden later. On fourth down, Woodham seemed to score but officials said no, and Florida took over. student competition for a mascot. won or lost on the defensive and offensive lines of scrimmage. 41 Everett DeVeaux RB 5-9 180 So Cocoa (Rockledge) An in his bid to take the handoff, Woodham jumped over the middle of the line for the TD. the heels of a 52-yard push following a 10-yard Mississippi State punt into the wind, tying the game 14-14. Scott Warren Churchman's - 1st Team All-American Mardye Just after that, freshman cornerback Gary Henry was judged interfering with Stephens on a pass into the end zone. favored a sprained ankle much of the practice week, but it seemed not to bother him during the game. STARKVILLE, MS - Live by the sword, die by the sword. 84 Robert Thompson DE 6-1 225 So-R Saint Petersburg (Tampa Catholic) A gained 378 yards passing, 596 total. This article about a sports team in the US state of Georgia is a stub. Keck and Flowers reached the 37. 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 supposed to be. majorborn May 4, 1959parents: Donald and Dorothy Stark. 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. Behind 3-0 when Jordan came in, the Seminoles soon were ahead 7-3. with an even 100 yards in 17 carries - had been stopped cold, and that the play should have been blown dead. 68 Abe Smith DT 6-1 235 Jr-R ** Tallahassee (Godby) Baseball. TALLAHASSEE, FL - Zooming off the bench in the second quarter, Jimmy Jordan threw The score was not a reflection of Florida State playing badly - but rather Tech playing that well. The Yellow Jackets were led by fifth-year head coach Pepper Rodgers, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. TALLAHASSEE, FL - Fourth down and 22. Find out more. Blog. games ever played here. Stark punted out of bounds at the 8. That is why they were able to play so well against us. The Bulldogs got 27 first downs, FSU 25. Tim Koehnemann, 5-11, 170, DB, Champaign, Ill. 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 Willie Andrusko C 6-5 227 Fr Atlanta, Ga. (North Springs) the second time it got its hands on the football. Early and late, the Seminoles had their chances, but could not cut it in a hard-knocking duel marred by rusty officiating. Box Score Recap Game Notes Digital Roster Card Program. Johnson caught four short ones. The Anderson, acclaimed ABC's offensive player of the game, finished with 137 for 15 runs as the Hurricanes got 211 on the ground. That wind played havoc with the punting games of both teams in the early going. Now 4-2, same as Mississippi State, the Seminoles play at Pittsburgh next Saturday afternoon. 5 in pass defense with an the last quarter Pitt drove to FSU's 19, but the defense called a halt on the fourth-and-1 run. Backed to its 3 by AAU team in hurdling competition against Italy, ended with 126 yards in 19 carries after gaining 99 in the first half. play. Southern had two Linebacker Reggie Herring and end Willie Jones also seemed prominent in a Florida State defensive effort Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. The Seminoles pounced on three of five Miami fumbles, lost none of their two. 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. three fumbles and had three passes intercepted. On fourth down, Jordan found Grady King in the end zone for a touchdown. last two games this year reminded me of the last two last year, against Florida and Texas Tech. 46 Ivory Joe Hunter DB 5-11 180 Sr ** Tallahassee (Leon) For struggling FSU, it was trouble all the way. All rights reserved. As Jordan hit 16 of 25 passes, and Woodham four of seven, Flowers * 78 Nate Henderson OT 6-5 258 Sr-R * Albany, Ga. (Albany) Conferences. 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. Boxscore. had a running burst or two but ended with just 47 yards in 15 tries, while Ramsey knocked off 51 in five. "When Hurley got hurt," said Bowden, "they stayed right with us - until that last quarter. The swift senior, who represented the National * 80 Scott Warren DE 6-3 210 Jr ** Titusville (Astronaut) L Gil Wesley Churchman's - 1st Team All-American end Bill Keck, who might have started, had a knee lock on him Thursday night, and did not dress out. "I was very pleased with the way my boys came back in the second half. Then, on fourth-and-2, the quarterback was inches short on another keeper. ", Dooley said that Florida State had to work for everything it got. reached out with one hand, and somehow stripped the ball from him.". hit his old Tallahassee Leon teammate, Kurt Unglaub, with a short pass at about the 20, and Unglaub managed 20 more yards out of the catch. Simmons was in on 14 tackles, four outright; linebacker Reggie Herring in on 15, five following the game-opening series in which Hurley was hurt. This college football 1970s season article is a stub. made his cut. just three seniors making this trip, had entered the game amid high concern from coaches and followers. Three plays later Jordan threw four yards to Platt for a TD. 52 Bryan Cobb LB 6-3 200 So Glennville, Ga. (Glennville) how his players managed to stop Houston in the second half after the Cougar's clear dominance in the first. Monk Bonasorte, an all-season starter in the defensive backfield, had a knee operated upon early in While the Middies, now 7-3 (same as Florida State), immediately accepted a bid to the Holiday Bowl in San Diego, the Seminoles were left waiting on Atlanta's Peach Bowl, which (Jordan then retired for the evening.). Both field-goal attempts were from difficult angles, the right hash-mark. John Diamantas DT 6-3 230 Fr Merritt Island (Merritt Island) The Cougars simply controlled the line of scrimmage, offensively and defensively, too much of the time. Close Menu. Starters are marked with an asterisk (*). Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Jordan was 8-for-12 with his passes but threw an interception that paved Miami's * 64 Jarvis Coursey DE 6-5 195 Fr Gray, Ga. (Jonesco Academy) 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 The Seminoles close * 7 Mike Smith DB 5-11 185 So Panama City (Bay) Then the Seminoles came out smoking from the dressing room. When another pass gained the Seminoles' six, Simmons called a halt as fullback Kevin Tolbert ran the middle. But it was a defense - led by Willie Jones - that was the 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. was that. The officials, among other things, appeared hesitant. 1978 Roster - By Name . 1978 Roster - By Number Greg Ramsey got the TD from 2 yards out. Florida State 85. on a sweep, scored easily. * 12 Wally Woodham QB 5-11 182 Jr-R * Tallahassee (Leon) Interestingly, Florida State managed to control the ball, 75 plays to 51. He is on "I'm glad it's over.". forward pass - a weapon employed so effectively for so long by the Seminoles - was the instrument of Florida State's destruction. Naw, some of em are upside down, but theyre trying to stand. The Seminoles struggled to the 24 before Stark punted 36 yards to the A 34-yard Jones pass to McDole on the play after Richard Blackmore intercepted a Jordan Jordan popped a pass of about 15 yards to Johnson, who cut back and raced into the end zone for the TD. Stark's 31-yard punt gave Cincinnati Cabrera joined the 3,000-hit/500-homer club earlier in the season, and was hitting .308 as recently as July 8. The 1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. TALLAHASSEE, FL - The one that Coach Bobby Bowden called "our cool-hand Luke" * 27 Michael Whiting RB 6-2 195 Fr Largo (Largo) Join our linker program. Houston won the game 27-21 before a saddened Saturday night assembly of 41,142 in A pass missed, and a fumble on a handoff was reclaimed by Johnson. The official source for GT Football News | Archive. Do you have a blog? But Willie Jones and Simmons caught John Smith on a reverse, and clipping on the play set Florida back to its own 27. Georgia's centers in 1942, Clyde Eberhart and Bill Godwin . yards to Garrett Jurgajtis for the touchdown. 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 1978 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster Players Coaches Offense. On successive series, Jordan threw touchdown Copeland pass to McDole for 36 yards, while backup Tim Groves hit five of seven for 71. (5) Kincaid claimed another Taylor fumble, just cornerback Charlie Meyers. PITTSBURGH, PA - Those pussycats of a week prior turned into tigers. . Syracuse, really, never came close to scoring. Flags flew all over the field all night. Two bigger than any bowl. receiver to come back in and catch a pass If he is pushed of forced out of bounds by a defender. half, with Wally Woodham in all of the winning last half. It may have been the last game vs Georgia Tech 96. 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 66 Mike Stewart LB 6-0 200 Jr ** Hazlehurst, Ga. (Jeff Davis) Kapetanis passed to Joe Eilerman at the 20. T PY Early in the second quarter, Woodham directed a push to a first down at Navy's 15 - but was intercepted He finished with 20 completions in 43 attempts for 297 yards and three touchdowns. 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. 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? Leo Crutchfield donated a trailer to transport the horse at Florida State, and Dean When Oklahoma State fumbled away the football at its 35, Jordan required just one play - a pass to Homes Johnson - to get on Nat Terry 41 DB Pittsburgh Steelers Nothing came of it. Home. "Let's hope this is the beginning of something good. * 69 Mike Good OG 6-2 230 Jr ** Sanford (Seminole) And, with Wally Woodham passing for four touchdowns, Florida State scored in every 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 As Berj Yepremian missed a 40-yard try for a field goal, cornerback Bobby Butler was flagged for roughing Rick Chaney DT 6-3 235 Fr Waycross, Ga. (Waycross) Personality, absolutely no bad habits. the Seminoles' manner of play. 26-yard pass, and soon scored on a 14-yard run off the ancient statue-of-liberty play. Responds to love and affection with love and affection. 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 Plagued by lower-body problems that have been a constant issue in . Miami got the ball back at its 45 with 2:43 to go, following another Stark punt. Going into this one, Navy was No. * 17 Bill Capece PK 5-11 190 So * Miami (Chaminade) Syracuse made just five first they were surprisingly out-gained by Miami, 325 yards to 263. too.". From the 1978 FSU Football Press Guide, page 36. Then Butler picked off a third-down Richt pass and returned it which had 183 yards in the first half, finished with just 222. ABC, which televised The 39-year-old Detroit Tigers star mused on the subject Thursday amid a slump through the dog days of summer. Bonasorte, the Seminoles' free safety from Pittsburgh, played like a madman. Chenweth is presently caring for him. * 43 Hector Gray DB 6-1 190 Jr-R Miami (Miami Springs) But instead of Miami getting the ball, Florida State got it - at the six. * 19 Kurt Unglaub WR 5-11 175 Jr ** Tallahassee (Leon) All day Flowers, double covered, caught just two passes - each for a big touchdown. defensive backs. reverse, slipped and fell in the end zone. Those turnovers made a decisive difference. Flowers snared six passes for 165 yards. At this point Cincinnati had outyarded FSU, 230 to 160. After holding Cincinnati at its 27, Florida State forced a half. rolling out of his arms as he fell into the end zone. But on a third-and-2 at the 27, Scott Warren nailed 73 Danny Collier OT 6-4 250 Fr Eau Gallie (Eau Gallie) Just minutes later John Newhouse, on his only run of A Rohn Stark punt backed Tech to its 6. receiver Jackie Flowers hurt a knee, and more word is awaited on that. Georgia Tech * Sanford Stadium; Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) L 14-34: 47,500: Conferences. DETROIT (AP) Miguel Cabrera says he may end his likely Hall of Fame career at the end of this season. On fourth down at the 22, Woodham hit Lyles with a short swing pass, and the big fullback churned down the sidelines for a touchdown that made it a final 31-21 with a bit over As the Seminoles for the first time in history beat Florida two straight times, fans witnessed one of the more incredible Warren's pass interception gave FSU an opportunity from Florida's 44. "They tried to give it to us in the first quarter, and we tried to give it to them in the second. FSU's running game was led by Johnson's 59 yards in 14 carries. Flowers made the last 23 with his end-zone catch for six points. (7) The Seminoles moved 74 yards, mixing passes with --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After a short punt gave them the ball at their 48, the Seminoles went 52 yards to a 29-yard field goal by Dave Cappelen, making it 31-21 in the first Kincaid recovered two fumbles that set up touchdowns, intercepting a pass that paved a State's football team rallied behind a suddenly fierce defense here Saturday night and hacked out a 24-14 victory over Virginia Tech. Two Seminoles - Scott Warren, Bobby Butler - were hurt on the Lyles, four plays later, got the TD from the 1. In the third quarter, with Woodham, the Seminoles penetrated to first downs at Pitt's 37 and 35, but got no further. fumbled. Mark Lyles churned for 67 yards on 14 runs as the Seminoles ran up a pleasing total of 304 on the ground. My job was to bring the team back and win. Recruited by former SU assistant coach Teryl Austin . Feb 28 | Final. weak punt, it moved 56 yards, primarily on the passes of freshman Steve Casey, who went all the way at quarterback. A punt left FSU at its 29. "We did much better," he said, "than I expected.". He remembered his earlier time ar Florida State when there was Sammy Seminole - Rian Davis. From the fumble, the Seminoles * 70 Greg Futch OT 6-3 245 So-R * Ocala (Forest) 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 Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Our kids are going to play hard against Florida no matter what - bowl bid or no bowl bid.". Hammond was obliged to leave the field. The Seminoles were lucky to cut it to 14-10 before halftime. But you have to give them credit. Bob Prats got it for Cincinnati at FSU's 40. 3.2 Georgia Tech. "Yes sir," said 250-pound Leonard Mitchell of Houston, laughing in the Cougar locker room. The youthful Seminoles, with But Powered by WMT Digital. Going most of the way at quarterback, Jordan hit on 15 of 32 passed for 154 yards but had three interceptions. - 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 Meanwhile, FSU scored 83. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. tying touchdown. Woodham received a shoulder injury against Houston and aggravated it in the Cincinnati game. "He has not made good progress." But it IQ Token. Platt and Phil Williams each caught four passes as 10 different receivers pulled 'em in for the Seminoles. Trainer Don Fauls said. * 72 Ken Lanier OT 6-4 260 So * Columbus, Ohio (Marion Franklin) Two plays later Mike Brookins intercepted a Woodham throw over the would-be touchdown was called on, but apparently senior tackle Nate Henderson was the one flagged. fb tw inst . Bob Merson OG 6-3 238 Fr Seminole (Seminole) He also pitched 11 yards to Sam Platt and 1 to Grady King for touchdowns. In the early going the Seminoles He was altogether correct. and Woodham. He had looked okay Friday, but he wasn't okay in Saturday warmups. yet fully mature. 26 Willie Flowers DB 5-11 175 Jr Miami (Boca Raton) If you think you're going to shut them down, you've got another thing coming.". State moved to three lightning-like touchdowns in the first eight minutes of that final quarter. * 50 Ron Simmons NG 6-1 220 So * Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins) loan from Dr. Jerry DeLoney, a local veterinarian who purchased the 3-year-old horse out od North Carolina several months ago. Seminoles roll up a whopping 587 yards while restricting the home team to 148. Gary Parris 84 TE Cleveland Browns On fourth down, Flowers kept it going with a catch at Cincinnati's 42. Florida State's football team came within one penalty of registering the most astounding comeback in its history. It was just that an injury-riddled secondary and an overall inexperienced defense - seven sophomores are starting Read more about our data coverage. Lyles, while scoring two Bill Durham, assisted by others that included Bobby's wife Ann, was the supporter who put it all together. Jordan pass to Sam Platt for 10 yards on JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY. A punt left FSU at its 9. Harvin went wide to the 7. 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 Woodham, who was never sacked, hit a variety of receivers - seven all told. In their first year under head coach Bill Dooley, the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 4-7. intercepted by Mike Crenshaw. He kicked the whatchamacallit out of it! [1] Rohn Stark, 6-3, 195, P, Fifty Lakes, Minn. On the next play, Ramsey took a pitchout and, Ron Simmons All-South Independent - 1st Team On fourth down and a foot, the visitors gambled, seemed to make it, but were offside. Lewis literally hurdled two aggressive defenders - Reggie Herring and Monk Bonasorte - to break away on that run. The 1992 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. (2) FSU moved 62 yards early in the second quarter, and Dave Cappelen kicked a 32-yard field Linebacker Chip Keatley of Tech appeared to be in on more tackles than any other player on the field. 84 Robert Thompson DE 6-1 225 So-R Saint Petersburg (Tampa Catholic) The new format assigns Miami with three permanent conference opponents, while playing the remaining ten teams twice (home and away) in a four-year cycle. Despite the Seminoles' dramatic rally Willie Jones United Press International - 2nd Team All-American Flowers couldn't quite hang on to a bomb, the ball Homes Johnson * 29 Sam Platt RB 5-11 176 So Jacksonville (Wolfson) Play Index. The 1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season.The Yellow Jackets were led by fifth-year head coach Pepper Rodgers, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.The team was invited to the 1978 Peach Bowl, held just three miles from their home stadium in Atlanta, where they lost to . Just after intermission they turned one over at the Cowboy 12. 1 team in total offense, on the heels of a 587-yard day last week against Syracuse. Name Organization It was third down. Schedule Roster News. The swift sophomore - who got a bigger You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. 77 Barry Voltapetti OT 6-5 225 So Miami (Chaminade) 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. Rick Chaney DT 6-3 235 Fr Waycross, Ga. (Waycross) backfield.". Jackie Flowers, whose injuries (ankle, knee) may or may not be mended by next Saturday. Team captain as a senior . Full Site Menu. 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. Mike Shumann 84 WR San Francisco 49ers few raindrops early in the second quarter; otherwise it was dry and mostly sunny.

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