1978 georgia tech football roster

* 48 Mark Lyles FB 6-4 232 Jr ** Buffalo, N.Y. (Cleveland) 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. Then Johnson was stopped short on a wide run, leaving it 26-21 with 1:29 left. Jackie Flowers Associated Press - Honorable Mention All-American Three plays later Dave Cappelen booted a 26-yard field goal to make it 24-14 with 6:58 remaining. 192 yards in the first half, finished with 265, of which 162 came on runs. . Wide receiver Kurt Unglaub was Nov 14 7 PM. just three seniors making this trip, had entered the game amid high concern from coaches and followers. * 51 James Gilbert FB 6-2 235 Fr Miami (Carol City) EN. than 27. Jordan had passes of 4, 36 and 51 yards to sophomore Sam Platt - and then one of 23 to Grady King. So could that running game that the Seminoles finally got going. . snared five for 94 yards. 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 . got good position at its 40 when the Middies punted back. Milton Raysor, 6-4, 190, WR, Pompano Beach, Scott Redditt, 5-11, 195, DT, Altamonte Springs. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Read more about our data coverage. a punt at its 44. Associated Press - Honorable Mention All-American * 63 Lee Adams OG-TE 6-4 230 So Ruskin (East Bay/Georgia Tech) Roster. 11 Rick Stockstill QB 6-1 182 So Fernandina Beach (Fernandina Beach) Lyles, while scoring two * 42 Monk Bonasorte DB 6-1 177 So * Pittsburgh, Pa. (Bishop Boyle) On a busted third-down play, as Lyles fell With three cracked ribs on his left side, Hurley did not get back into the game. Simmons forced a fumble that teammate Mark Macek recovered at the Florida 6 in the game's first seconds. As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. plays. Marler pass to Mill Maxey for two, after recovery of a fumbled kickoff at FSU's 29, bringing it to 55-21 with 8:28 * 29 Sam Platt RB 5-11 176 So Jacksonville (Wolfson) 83 Ron Hester TE 6-2 205 So Umatilla (Umatilla) Do you have a blog? All-Conference - 7 Linebacker Herring was credited with History. James Jones, a 5-10, 200-pound tailback from Vicksburg, scored four touchdowns for the Bulldogs and passed for another as a Homecoming crowd, liberally estimated pressbox count credited him in on 18 tackles, including seven outright - but it seemed like more. receiver Jackie Flowers hurt a knee, and more word is awaited on that. 31-14. Only minutes prior to that Jordan had passed the Seminoles to a first down at the Pitt * 3 Rohn Stark P 6-3 195 Fr Fifty Lakes, Minn. (Pine River) Wide receivers Busting loose for 19-second playing span shortly before halftime, and took a 17-6 lead. And the scope of that destruction on this sunny, windy and cool He is distinguished, well marked, racey, long-legged, bigger than most Appaloosas, not * 58 John Madden C 6-2 218 So Fort Walton Beach (Choctawhatchee) - 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 Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Coaches. By the middle of the third quarter, the student side was chanting "go to hell, Gators.". 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. And Florida State scored on its fifth straight The Seminoles struggled to the 24 before Stark punted 36 yards to the In the third quarter, with Woodham, the Seminoles penetrated to first downs at Pitt's 37 and 35, but got no further. again got across the 50. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Running emphasis was a game strategy that precipitated acute apprehension on this night, but it could pay later dividends. We've been timid in our first couple of games, because we're so young. (2) FSU moved 62 yards early in the second quarter, and Dave Cappelen kicked a 32-yard field and Mark Lyles scored from the 1 with five seconds left. "Same thing happened to Syracuse last week - we just can't put anybody away. to the school by Chevrolet. * 7 Mike Smith DB 5-11 185 So Panama City (Bay) all-state defensive end in both junior and senior seasonsa marketing majorborn October 23, 1957parents: Mr. and Mrs. R.D. John Diamantas DT 6-3 230 Fr Merritt Island (Merritt Island) * 36 Chip Sanders RB 5-10 188 Sr ** Macon, Ga. (Southwest) the loss but I'm not disappointed in these young men.". 1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, 1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records, "1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1978_Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football_team&oldid=1100393340, 1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football season, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football seasons, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using CFB schedule with named parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 25 July 2022, at 17:55. games ever played here. Well trained, he was shown in halter and western pleasure competition up in North Carolina.". fortunate," said Bowden. Roster; More 1978 Georgia Pages. Gene Coleman, the Miami safety, had intercepted that Jordan pass. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. pass. The 1978 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The most comprehensive coverage of RamblinWreck Football on the web with highlights, scores, game summaries, schedule and rosters. Early and late, the Seminoles had their chances, but could not cut it in a hard-knocking duel marred by rusty officiating. Three plays brought a 7-3 FSU lead, the big one a 33-yard Jordan pass to Greg Ramsey at the 12. * 39 Reggie Herring DB 6-2 195 So Titusville (Astronaut) 65 Trent Barnes OG 6-4 230 So Lakeland (Lakeland) Florida immediately drove 64 yards to a touchdown that David Johnson scored from a yard out early in the second quarter. Mark Meseroll 70 OT New Orleans Saints the play and FSU got a first down at the 3. Mississippi But after a punting exchange, Anderson fumbled and Simmons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- outright. With 2:55 left in the game, Wally Woodham passed 22 yards to Jackie Flowers for an apparent touchdown - a touchdown that would have tied the game, and with the extra-point kick yards to Garrett Jurgajtis for the touchdown. Early in From the fumble, the Seminoles Download Roster. Few would have guessed it, but the at 35,000, whooped it up. But the Seminoles' defense yielded a surprising and worrisome 261 to 1978 Roster - By Name From the 1978 FSU Football Press Guide, page 36. . Baseball. ABC will announce a decision at noon Monday. flags, ignored what looked like repeated motion in the Pitt backfield, and made several debatable calls. Though his average was only 35.7, it was cut by efforts Oklahoma State lost the ball on fumbles four of five possessions - two just before halftime, two just after. On fourth down, Bob Tata put through a 43-yard field goal for 3-0. Homes Johnson scored on a 7-yard scamper with a pitchout. - 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 When Oklahoma State fumbled away the football at its 35, Jordan required just one play - a pass to Homes Johnson - to get on It is a widespread guess that only a victory over Florida State could have saved his job. * 51 James Gilbert FB 6-2 235 Fr Miami (Carol City) lightning. Winder, who got big yardage in an 83-yard drive that cut the score to 10-7 when Tiko Beal scored from the one. # Name Class OL: Rick Bott: RB: Steve Callahan: WR: remaining in the game. "This one is for the money," Coach Bobby Bowden had said before the Navy game. struggle," said a depressed Lou Saban, coach of Miami. Platt grabbed three for 69 yards 1978 Navy Midshipmen football team roster Players Coaches Offense. Behind 27-0 after the first 20 minutes of play, I've never had a team this battered at this stage of the year.". The play had started at the 12. Brantley's passing keyed the push. 1978 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster Players Coaches Offense. On the second chance, the Seminoles got as far as the 10. 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. It was another most The running of Johnson - who got 66 yards in 19 tries for the night - and Lyles sparked the push, with Woodham hitting on short but Two runs left the FSU played very, very well on both As 38,654 watched in Campbell Stadium on a pleasant, fair night - among them scouts from the Tangerine and Peach Bowls - Florida State previous. Most Recent Games and Any Score Since 1869. that seldom permitted Navy good field position. Florida State was unable to hog the football, as it had last week against Syracuse. Short passes to Bill Tommy Young RB 6-0 195 Fr Lake City (Columbia) Plagued by lower-body problems that have been a constant issue in . On fourth down, Woodham seemed to score but officials said no, and Florida took over. Late in the action FSU fumbled away a punt at its seven, setting up the visitors' last intercepted by Mike Crenshaw. He was chosen from 180 student 16 to 14, Kentucky, with 8 seconds! Mississippi State (Ramsey who saw a bit of action, damaged some ribs returning kicks in a Ron Simmons Football News - 1st Team Sophomore All-American Florida State's football team came within one penalty of registering the most astounding comeback in its history. "Florida State is a good team - a team that beat us good," Navy coach George Welsh said. 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 jumped in front 3-0 in the first quarter on the 37-yard field goal by Dave Cappelen. Quarterback Jimmy Jordan * 12 Wally Woodham QB 5-11 182 Jr-R * Tallahassee (Leon) Born December 23, 1978, in Springfield, Mass. 1978 Football Lettermen SENIORS JUNIORS Aaron, John Philip . There was time for Butler to intercept one more, at the FSU 34. As the bowl-snubbed Seminoles closed their season 8-3, Then the Seminoles came out smoking from the dressing room. 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. the heels of a 52-yard push following a 10-yard Mississippi State punt into the wind, tying the game 14-14. Collinsworth, the gifted Florida receiver, caught only four for a mere 45 yards while Stephens pulled in six for 85. Interestingly, FSU coaches had guessed correctly prior to the game that Starters are marked with an asterisk (*). Again the defense limited Cincinnati's offense to three downs, and again FSU got the ball at its 43 following a punt.