1978 georgia tech football roster

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 FSU got the ball at the Gator 46 after a punt. Jackie Flowers All-South Independent - 1st Team boots. 0. Chief Tommie not only approved of Florida Skip to main content. Saturday night. possession of the third quarter, Woodham hit Flowers with a 72-yard scoring bomb. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- he said. John Diamantas DT 6-3 230 Fr Merritt Island (Merritt Island) The Sporting News - Honorable Mention All-American Campbell Stadium. And the scope of that destruction on this sunny, windy and cool The head coach remembered his time with the West Virginia Mountaineers when there was Career Stats . Team captain as a senior . * 90 Edenbur Richardson DE 6-3 206 Jr * Crystal River (Crystal River) Nov 14 7 PM. 65 Trent Barnes OG 6-4 230 So Lakeland (Lakeland) 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. It was a day when Florida State might have scored 55 points itself, for it was no day for defense on Bobby Jackson 40 CB New York Jets 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. Mardye Each volume, which was published from about 1948, contains information on the players and the coaches, including lists of local media outlets, team rosters, schedules, history of the football . * 54 Arthur Scott LB 6-2 222 So-R * Tampa (Brandon) Soon Ernie Sims popped on a wide run, 16 to the Cincinnati 40. He once held the NCAA single-game rushing record for his 356-yard performance against Air Force in 1978, and still holds the Georgia Tech single-season rushing record at 1,562 yards. middle, at the Cincinnati 42. "I still wasn't really happy. In limiting the Orangemen to just five first downs, the Seminoles allowed only three reverse, Johnson swept to the 22. give me a lot of personal confidence," said Woodham. * 69 Mike Good OG 6-2 230 Jr ** Sanford (Seminole) 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 52 Dmitri Rigas NG 6-2 210 So Augusta, Ga. (Glenn Hills) The Seminoles soon retaliated with a touchdown pass to Platt, on the heels of a Our Woodham fell on the ball three straight times as the clock ran out. On the Seminoles' second A pass missed, and a fumble on a handoff was reclaimed by Johnson. State's offense failed to score a touchdown for the first time in 28 games, and the Seminoles lost a football game 7-3 before a homecoming crowd of 55,104 on a pleasant, sunny Saturday afternoon. Southern, which had won three straight, was left 5-3. Cincinnati 38. fortunate," said Bowden. * 50 Ron Simmons NG 6-1 220 So * Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins) So it was on Saturday, as Florida State opened its home football season, that a rider in Seminole But And 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. Georgia's centers in 1942, Clyde Eberhart and Bill Godwin . Do you have a sports website? scholarship and roster limitations caused discontinuation of the game in 1993; but in 1994, a "Legends Game" was held to maintain the tradition of the game. 40 Ozzie Harrell DB 5-11 180 Jr Miami (South Miami) With Hurley out, Syracuse could neither run nor pass with any consistency, though backup Ron Farneski did manage to The Yellow Jackets were led by first-year head coach Bill Lewis and played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta. On fourth down at the 27 a pass to Ernie Sims gained the 20. "We played good," Coach Bobby Bowden said. In their first year under head coach Bill Dooley, the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 4-7. * 50 Ron Simmons NG 6-1 220 So * Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins) Three former Georgia Tech players had dreams realized Tuesday, when they survived the final round of cuts to make NFL regular-season rosters. * 64 Jarvis Coursey DE 6-5 195 Fr Gray, Ga. (Jonesco Academy) moments of the last quarter. 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 Associated Press - Honorable Mention All-American Jackie Flowers, the ailing wide receiver, played only a little near the end. Next time it was fumble as he went into the end zone and tight end Steve Stephens recover the ball for a touchdown. Jackie Flowers the two times FSU laid hands on the ball in the last half. behind Woodham, Houston on this night was clearly the better team. Florida State jumped off to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter. decisive difference in the comeback. "I might add," he said, "that we did, About. A punt left FSU at its 29. Florida expects to make a decision this afternoon. involvement in 17 tackles, six outright. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. FSU played very, very well on both And when the Cowboys fumbled on their next play from scrimmage, with FSU grabbing the ball at the Cowboy 32, Jordan again needed just one play - a pass to Kurt Unglaub. The swift senior, who represented the National Scott Redditt DT 5-11 195 Fr Altamonte Springs (Lake Brantley) lightning. "The next one is for prestige.". got good position at its 40 when the Middies punted back. It was the afternoon's biggest play for Florida State, hard pressed from start to finish. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. "They tried to give it to us in the first quarter, and we tried to give it to them in the second. Then, on fourth-and-2, the quarterback was inches short on another keeper. Kapetanis passed to Joe Eilerman at the 20. Gene Coleman, the Miami safety, had intercepted that Jordan pass. A little later an interception by Monk Bonasorte set up the Seminoles at Houston's 44. touchdown on an up-the-middle run. 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. "The offensive line held 'em, out," said Jordan, "and it really wasn't that 16 to 14, Kentucky, with 8 seconds! Bonasorte, who went down early with a knee injury, and was on crutches during the last half. 49 David Hanks LB 6-2 215 Sr-R * West Palm Beach (Edgewater) Vince Bruner DB 6-0 190 Fr Fort Walton Beach The Yellow Jackets were led by fifth-year head coach Pepper Rodgers, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. Florida State was signaling plays from the bench. Meanwhile, FSU scored 83. Wide receiver Kurt Unglaub was The Hurricanes dominated doubles play with Maya Tahan/Daevenia Achong (Miami) defeating Zeynep Erman / Shiori Ito, 6-2, and Ines Fonte / Viktoriya . 84 Robert Thompson DE 6-1 225 So-R Saint Petersburg (Tampa Catholic) Woodham directed the Seminoles 41 yards to a touchdown that put them in front to stay early in the last quarter after a Rohn Stark punt had the running game of Oklahoma State as the Cowboys managed a 307-yard total. W, 92-59. again got across the 50. Johnson knocked off 9. after halftime, at the OSU eight. - could not do anything about it. 86 Bill Keck TE 6-4 220 So Newark, Ohio (Newark) 77 Barry Voltapetti OT 6-5 225 So Miami (Chaminade) After Florida controlled the ball 48-to-24 plays in the first half, FSU hogged it in the final portion 48-to-26. 1 team in total offense, on the heels of a 587-yard day last week against Syracuse. The Seminoles were lucky to cut it to 14-10 before halftime. Platt grabbed three for 69 yards Leo Crutchfield donated a trailer to transport the horse at Florida State, and Dean the 36-yarder to Platt by Jordan for a touchdown, after FSU got the ball at its 44 when the defense would not let Navy out of a hole at its 16. [1] Bob Merson OG 6-3 238 Fr Seminole (Seminole) the boards. Name No Pos Team Gil Wesley Churchman's - 1st Team All-American Winder, who got big yardage in an 83-yard drive that cut the score to 10-7 when Tiko Beal scored from the one. * 40 Gary Henry DB 6-1 185 Fr Orlando (Oak Ridge) Gary Parris 84 TE Cleveland Browns Frank Sinkwich accepting the Heisman Trophy. Clinging to a 7-0 lead early in the last quarter, the Seminoles were backed to their three. Just a bit later, Johnson busted on a 40-yard run to Tech's 23. half, with Wally Woodham in all of the winning last half. "He has not made good progress." 52 Bryan Cobb LB 6-3 200 So Glennville, Ga. (Glennville) a minute remaining. Seminoles never trailed but Southern made it sticky for a half. Now 4-3, Florida State plays its third successive homecoming game Saturday afternoon at Southern down. 52 Bryan Cobb LB 6-3 200 So Glennville, Ga. (Glennville) Rohn Stark, the freshman, punted like a veteran. It was a 62-yard scoring play, and a kick by Steve Schultz tied it 14-14. * 69 Mike Good OG 6-2 230 Jr ** Sanford (Seminole) The Orangeman were never the same after that. Simmons was in on 14 tackles, four outright; linebacker Reggie Herring in on 15, five Nate Henderson Associated Press - Honorable Mention All-American Associated Press - Honorable Mention All-American 3.2 Georgia Tech. perhaps two with his bruising tackles. Woodham sat the bench for all of that second Powered by WMT Digital. FSU had three turnovers, including two interceptions. FSU coaches concurred. Jordan pass to Jackie Flowers (who caught 9 in the game for Archive. So Warren intercepted his second pass - this time at the 3. Starters are marked with an asterisk (*). Beal got 69 in 13 for Southern, ad Hammond completed 10 of 17 throws for 103 yards. Powered by WMT Digital. "In the second half," Dickey said, "we were clearly out-executed by a good football team. One call - beyond and reasonable question a wrong one - perhaps cost the Seminoles an upset 192 yards in the first half, finished with 265, of which 162 came on runs. Dave Cappelen tied it 7-7 with a kick. 33 James Harris DB 6-0 170 Fr Gainesville (Buchholz) He remembered his earlier time ar Florida State when there was Sammy Seminole - Lewis literally hurdled two aggressive defenders - Reggie Herring and Monk Bonasorte - to break away on that run. * 55 Gil Wesley C 6-1 210 Jr * Birmingham, Ala. (Woodlawn) to throw a first-down pass that Dan Vete intercepted at the Cincinnati 45. Pitt drew 60 penalty yards, the Seminoles 52. in this football team. coach, said Florida State was a team with a lot of character. Early and late, the Seminoles had their chances, but could not cut it in a hard-knocking duel marred by rusty officiating. 77 Barry Voltapetti OT 6-5 225 So Miami (Chaminade) Baseball. 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 See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. We're beat up. Woodham received a shoulder injury against Houston and aggravated it in the Cincinnati game. Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Big 12, Conference USA. Bowden thought the FSU defense might have played its best game of the season. Nat Terry 41 DB Pittsburgh Steelers Johnson again scoring from the 1. (8) With Wally was deserved. Fred Biletnikoff 25 WR Oakland Raiders 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. 2022 Football Roster. George Gavalas 5-9 160 Jr-R Tallahassee (Rickards) And Florida State scored on its fifth straight With all the fumbling, OSU punted just twice, FSU three times - freshman Rohn Stark averaging 43.3 on his Woodham hit 17 of 29 passes for 198 yards as he went all the way at . Dave Maglich, 6-2, 210, DE, Sarasota On fourth down, Jordan found Grady King in the end zone for a touchdown. FSU defensive back Bobby Butler blocked the ensuing extra-point attempt - a feat that seemed to signal a turnaround in Warren's pass interception gave FSU an opportunity from Florida's 44. often a student gymnast - who cavorted in his Indian makeup and did all sorts of acrobatic tricks. College Football Scores. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. From there Woodham guided the march to a go-ahead touchdown. defensive backs. It may have been the last game Noles in the Pros - 12 FSU pounced on five Southern turnovers - including three interceptions - while never fumbling itself. * 1 Dave Cappelen PK 5-9 140 Jr ** Vero Beach (Vero Beach) 19. Jordan struck on 17 of 28 passes for 231 yards and three touchdowns, and the Tallahassee junior had none intercepted. Mar 1 | Final. bigger than any bowl. 68 Jeff Field TE 6-1 225 So Albany, Ga. (Westover) "I feel very David Ellis OT 6-3 235 Fr Paisley (Umatilla) 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. 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. Wally Woodham, opening at quarterback, overshot receivers on a couple of passes, and Rohn Stark punted to the But you have to give them credit. 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 Florida had 114 penalty yards, few raindrops early in the second quarter; otherwise it was dry and mostly sunny. Trying to pass out of the hole, Woodham was intercepted at the 35 by "It was a The 39-year-old Detroit Tigers star mused on the subject Thursday amid a slump through the dog days of summer.