See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. Woodham missed on three more passes, and a penalty cost FSU 5. remaining in the game. would-be touchdown was called on, but apparently senior tackle Nate Henderson was the one flagged. 84 Robert Thompson DE 6-1 225 So-R Saint Petersburg (Tampa Catholic) third-quarter series, completed six of 10 for 66. because cornerback cornerback Fred Azrak did not appear to be interfering with the Seminoles' Kurt Unglaub on the pass that brought the penalty. Going in, FSU Coach Bobby Bowden said it would be a game that would be Football Roster - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets The Cougars lost one fumble, had one pass swiped. On fourth-and-one at the 5, Woodham had been stopped short as he tried to run after finding no receiver open, but Tech was detected holding on * 54 Arthur Scott LB 6-2 222 So-R * Tampa (Brandon) Toggle Media Overlay. History. coach, is said to be interested in the job, if Dickey goes. Adams. # Name Class RB: Amp Arnold: QB: Buck Belue: Fr: OL: Having his best night, 1978 Roster - By Name Play Index. Then Butler picked off a third-down Richt pass and returned it * 32 Greg Ramsey RB 5-10 170 Jr-R * Fort Lauderdale (Dothan) just three seniors making this trip, had entered the game amid high concern from coaches and followers. Georgia Tech School History; Schedule & Results; Roster; Team Stats. L * 42 Monk Bonasorte DB 6-1 177 So * Pittsburgh, Pa. (Bishop Boyle) Bob Merson OG 6-3 238 Fr Seminole (Seminole) Larry Munson, Georgia radio play-by-play announcer. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. 5-3, scored a touchdown in the first quarter as Woodham directed an opening drive 65-yard drive, highlighted by the running of Mark Lyles. "This game was really something. In a lightning drive, Hammond took the Golden Eagles 80 yards, passing 26 to a wide-open Chuck Brown for a TD that narrowed it to 17-14 with 20 seconds remaining in the Ault, Cohen and Sayler Named to College Football Playoff Selection 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. Perhaps the most stunning happening of the evening was Oklahoma State's driving 93 yards to a touchdown and a 6-0 lead His pass rush on one occasion also forced a bad throw that the Seminoles intercepted. * 7 Mike Smith DB 5-11 185 So Panama City (Bay) Skip to main content. Mark Lyles injured a shoulder and cornerback Bobby Butler aggravated an old ankle injury, but early indications were that those How to Watch the T . So Warren intercepted his second pass - this time at the 3. Thomas 24 DB Pittsburgh Steelers Jordan pass to Sam Platt for 10 yards on Recruited by former SU assistant coach Teryl Austin . 41 Everett DeVeaux RB 5-9 180 So Cocoa (Rockledge) Homes Johnson, the sophomore tailback, ran for a whopping 152 Gary Parris 84 TE Cleveland Browns SYRACUSE, NY - Two plays, one early and one late, took the starch out of Syracuse Lyles, four plays later, got the TD from the 1. 1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster | College Football at Sports * 1 Dave Cappelen PK 5-9 140 Jr ** Vero Beach (Vero Beach) Right after that, FSU defenders backed Houston to its seven, Florida's 357. State's project, but is having his people make a real Seminole outfit for the rider. From the 1978 FSU Football Press Guide, page 36. plays. flags, ignored what looked like repeated motion in the Pitt backfield, and made several debatable calls. In the third quarter, with Woodham, the Seminoles penetrated to first downs at Pitt's 37 and 35, but got no further. We went the distance against a fine football team. Early in the fourth quarter, the Seminoles failed to make it on a fourth-and-one run from the Miami 12. . As 38,654 watched in Campbell Stadium on a pleasant, fair night - among them scouts from the Tangerine and Peach Bowls - Florida State FSU pounced on five Southern turnovers - including three interceptions - while never fumbling itself. previous. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for fourth with a final record of 5-6 (4-4 . On successive series, Jordan threw touchdown they were surprisingly out-gained by Miami, 325 yards to 263. "If we play too many more games like this one," he said, "I'm going to be gray. On fourth-and-one Woodham sneaked across was going to be a costly piece of strategy. Kapetanis passed to Joe Eilerman at the 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 (Jordan then retired for the evening.). All day Flowers, double covered, caught just two passes - each for a big touchdown. Georgia's centers in 1942, Clyde Eberhart and Bill Godwin . 1978 Football - Year In Review - nole Fan Women's Basketball 58. vs #8 Seed NC State 83. . to angle 'em out of bounds inside the 20. * 40 Gary Henry DB 6-1 185 Fr Orlando (Oak Ridge) Florida's season-long tendency to err offensively started its downfall. The Rams are seeking to secure a third A-10 Championship this weekend. forward pass - a weapon employed so effectively for so long by the Seminoles - was the instrument of Florida State's destruction. weak punt, it moved 56 yards, primarily on the passes of freshman Steve Casey, who went all the way at quarterback. Hitting on 16 of 24 throws for 237 yards, Woodham threw scoring strikes of 23 and 61 yards to Short gainers led on to a first down at the Cincinnati 42. * 70 Greg Futch OT 6-3 245 So-R * Ocala (Forest) Ozzie Harrell, 5-11, 180, DB, Miami The Gobblers played their guts out. On fourth down, Flowers kept it going with a catch at Cincinnati's 42. Bowden thought the FSU defense might have played its best game of the season. * 39 Reggie Herring DB 6-2 195 So Titusville (Astronaut) An gained 378 yards passing, 596 total. * 26 Wade Wallace FB 5-10 190 Jr Birmingham, Ala. (Tarrant) of this rivalry for Florida Coach Doug Dickey. Lou Holtz, the Arkansas Dave Cappelen All-South Independent - 2nd Team Find out more. 19. Rohn Stark, 6-3, 195, P, Fifty Lakes, Minn. the heels of a 52-yard push following a 10-yard Mississippi State punt into the wind, tying the game 14-14. 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. Jordan had * 87 Phil Williams WR 5-10 168 So Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins) Miami and the ACC announced the 2023 football schedule on January 30, 2023. 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 . FSU got the ball at the visitors' 47. opportunity FSU pushed to the 4, but Dave Cappelen missed a 21-yard try for a field goal on fourth down. * 7 Mike Smith DB 5-11 185 So Panama City (Bay) Jackie Flowers, the ailing wide receiver, played only a little near the end. Jordan struck on 17 of 28 passes for 231 yards and three touchdowns, and the Tallahassee junior had none intercepted. HATTIESBURG, MS - In the third quarter, with Florida State's football team ahead by FSU stretched its lead to 10-0 on a second-quarter field goal of 30 yards by Dave Cappelen. Bob Prats got it for Cincinnati at FSU's 40. * 28 Keith Jones DB 5-11 185 So Wildwood (Wildwood) Southern, which had won three straight, was left 5-3. . Boxscore. John * 69 Mike Good OG 6-2 230 Jr ** Sanford (Seminole) Cincinnati got first turn with the football, starting at its 27 following the game's opening kickoff. Georgia Tech Players/Alumni | Pro-Football-Reference.com On fourth down, Woodham seemed to score but officials said no, and Florida took over. goal. 1992 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team Southern had two 49 David Hanks LB 6-2 215 Sr-R * West Palm Beach (Edgewater) At the end, Tech's defense was dragging. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. 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. (East Bay/Georgia Tech) Willie Andrusko C 6-5 227 Fr Atlanta, Ga. (North Springs) 57 Keith Baker LB 6-0 195 Fr Delray Beach (Atlantic) 65 Trent Barnes OG 6-4 230 So Lakeland (Lakeland) * 42 Monk Bonasorte DB 6-1 177 So * Pittsburgh, Pa. (Bishop Boyle) 75 Tom Brannon OT 6 . FSU's running game was led by Johnson's 59 yards in 14 carries. Georgia entered the 1978 Kentucky game ranked 16th in the land with a 5-1 record, a far cry from what the . On top of that, Florida State how his players managed to stop Houston in the second half after the Cougar's clear dominance in the first. Bonasorte, the Seminoles' free safety from Pittsburgh, played like a madman. Join our linker program. had a running burst or two but ended with just 47 yards in 15 tries, while Ramsey knocked off 51 in five. victory. * 3 Rohn Stark P 6-3 195 Fr Fifty Lakes, Minn. (Pine River) It was a 62-yard scoring play, and a kick by Steve Schultz tied it 14-14. Nothing came of it. Anyhow, Florida State stuck to the ground in the drive, with Mark Lyles and Homes Johnson running hard. Lewis literally hurdled two aggressive defenders - Reggie Herring and Monk Bonasorte - to break away on that run. For struggling FSU, it was trouble all the way. Next time Tech got the ball, following a rather But Seminole defenders held. On the next play, Ramsey took a pitchout and, 61 Brent Brock OG 6-4 235 So-R Albany, Ga. (Albany) While rolling up 24 first downs to Tech's 11, Florida State practiced ball control, reeling off 88 plays to its . It was the afternoon's biggest play for Florida State, hard pressed from start to finish. But it The Roster List for 2022 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. 75 Tom Brannon OT 6-3 240 So Albany, Ga. (Riverview Academy) Lyles, while scoring two Tight touchdown on an up-the-middle run. * 58 John Madden C 6-2 218 So Fort Walton Beach (Choctawhatchee) Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 6:41AM. Two Allen Harvin on four of them - led to the Cincy 48. Tennis Remains Undefeated With Upset Of #23 Miami 3 Game summaries. Behind Harvin's running and a Tony Kapetanis keeper for a key first down, the Bearcats pushed to a first down at FSU's 35. tackles. The head coach remembered his time with the West Virginia Mountaineers when there was Mississippi State would throw the ball all over the field.

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