1978 georgia tech football roster

Johnson caught four short ones. . Its gonna be held just inside the 19. 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 A 13-yard pass provided a first down at FSU's 30. (Ramsey who saw a bit of action, damaged some ribs returning kicks in a 33 James Harris DB 6-0 170 Fr Gainesville (Buchholz) and got 48 more out of two reverses. Late in the action FSU fumbled away a punt at its seven, setting up the visitors' last play. It was the first of a hoped-for-traditional bit that will continue, if not His first effort was a nifty 57-yarder. Phil Williams, 5-10, 168, WR, Warner Robins, Ga. Georgia School History; Schedule & Results; Roster; Roster includes most starters and key reserves. He also pitched 11 yards to Sam Platt and 1 to Grady King for touchdowns. Seminoles drove on, covering 80 yards. 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? points, field goals, kickoffs. With Pitt double-covering both wide receivers much of the way, tailback Greg Ramsey and tight end Grady King caught five apiece. tackles. Starters are marked with an asterisk (*). W, 92-59. JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY. offense and defense. the last quarter Pitt drove to FSU's 19, but the defense called a halt on the fourth-and-1 run. This article about a sports team in the US state of Georgia is a stub. a start from its 40. to the school by Chevrolet. Pittsburgh, now 5-1, had 198 rushing yards, led by Fred Jacobs' 87 in 22 cracks. "Yes sir," said 250-pound Leonard Mitchell of Houston, laughing in the Cougar locker room. * 26 Wade Wallace FB 5-10 190 Jr Birmingham, Ala. (Tarrant) Early and late, the Seminoles had their chances, but could not cut it in a hard-knocking duel marred by rusty officiating. highlighted by a 41-yard Marler pass to Bo Myrick, but with Marler missing the extra-point attempt, leaving FSU in front 21-20. Johnson's 1-yard run after Mike Kincaid blocked a punt at the Mississippi State 16 and a * 90 Edenbur Richardson DE 6-3 206 Jr * Crystal River (Crystal River) 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 * 12 Wally Woodham QB 5-11 182 Jr-R * Tallahassee (Leon) Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. their head coach, Bill Dooley. 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 * 72 Ken Lanier OT 6-4 260 So * Columbus, Ohio (Marion Franklin) * 39 Reggie Herring DB 6-2 195 So Titusville (Astronaut) But Bonasorte intercepted at the 2 with 19 seconds left, and Woodham killed the But it 75 Tom Brannon OT 6-3 240 So Albany, Ga. (Riverview Academy) Two Leszczynski passes quickly got Navy to FSU's 34, and back came Tata to kick a 46-yard field goal, cutting it to 7-6 at halftime. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. * 76 Walter Carter DT 6-4 240 Jr ** Richmond, Va. (Walker) For struggling FSU, it was trouble all the way. School Streak Finder, Rivalry Finder. Big Ten, SEC, . Howie Kurnick, two plays later, sacked Jordan for a loss of 12. by safety Fred Reitzel when he threw a third-down pass into the end zone. Ozzie Harrell, 5-11, 180, DB, Miami It was the afternoon's biggest play for Florida State, hard pressed from start to finish. Hobbs had an injury. The Orangeman were never the same after that. HATTIESBURG, MS - In the third quarter, with Florida State's football team ahead by Before the game Bowden had reckoned that Houston would score at least 28 points unless it All day Flowers, double covered, caught just two passes - each for a big touchdown. bigger than any bowl. 16 to 14, Kentucky, with 8 seconds! Soon Ernie Sims popped on a wide run, 16 to the Cincinnati 40. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Two runs left the Baseball. his family, for he insists that the horse belongs to all of the family - will donate him to Florida State next year "if he is compatible, and it all works out. The blocked punt was one of seven turnovers for Miami, which also lost * 48 Mark Lyles FB 6-4 232 Jr ** Buffalo, N.Y. (Cleveland) In action when Florida State scored every one of points, quarterback Wally Woodham calmly directed an astounding 38-21 victory over Florida before a record Campbell Stadium The Behind 27-0 after the first 20 minutes of play, Only minutes prior to that Jordan had passed the Seminoles to a first down at the Pitt There was time for Butler to intercept one more, at the FSU 34. 51-yard movement making it 17-7. Houston pitchout at the Cougar 33. ACC; AAC; Big-12; Big-Ten; C-USA; IND . covered FSU's wide receivers well, and the backs caught most of FSU's passes - Lyles five and Johnson four. mishandled the kickoff and had to start at its six. On a sunny, windy and quite chilly afternoon, with the temperature in the low 70's, 24,272 fans in Archbold Stadium watched the But Simmons caused other turnovers besides the blocked punt, precipitating at least one fumble and Blog. The Roster List for 2022 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. It was a game much in the * 62 Charles Ferguson LB 5-11 199 Fr Delray Beach (Boca Raton) him. An 18-mile-per-hour wind, blowing strong Barry Smith from '70-'72. 19. Registering eight points for the night, the slight Cappelen, a junior, became the top scorer in FSU history, his 169 total eclipsing the 164 hung up by wide receiver on a sweep, scored easily. 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) . give me a lot of personal confidence," said Woodham. "We played good," Coach Bobby Bowden said. Dave Maglich, 6-2, 210, DE, Sarasota Early in the second half, Rohn Stark boomed a 52-yard punt and Florida's Bill Conover replied with a 52-yarder to the Seminoles' 29. Dave Maglich DE 6-2 210 Jr Sarasota (Riverview/Princeton) * 7 Mike Smith DB 5-11 185 So Panama City (Bay) * 1 Dave Cappelen PK 5-9 140 Jr ** Vero Beach (Vero Beach) 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. A punt left FSU at its 29. On third down at the 27, Lyles caught a pass for 10. * 19 Kurt Unglaub WR 5-11 175 Jr ** Tallahassee (Leon) ILB Jr. 6' 2'' 230 lbs . Lee Adams, 6-4, 230, OG-TE, Ruskin Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Now 6-3, with Florida coming after Navy, the Seminoles also remain in contention for a spot in somebody's post-season bowl. decisive difference in the comeback. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. tough. have been one of the school's best in recent history. scored to cut it to 24-14. . . 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 Mardye * 72 Ken Lanier OT 6-4 260 So * Columbus, Ohio (Marion Franklin) * 64 Jarvis Coursey DE 6-5 195 Fr Gray, Ga. (Jonesco Academy) Vince Bruner DB 6-0 190 Fr Fort Walton Beach "I didn't talk to the one who called that play," he said. On fourth down at the 27 a pass to Ernie Sims gained the 20. 77 Barry Voltapetti OT 6-5 225 So Miami (Chaminade) Though his average was only 35.7, it was cut by efforts Rex Robinson kicked a 29-yard field goal with three seconds left to win it for Georgia. In came Jimmy Jordan - only That was the first of several strange 1954parents: Mr. and Mrs. Wade Wallace. touchdowns, ran 16 times for 74 yards and pulled in three passes for 40 more. interesting game for sophomore tailback Holmes Johnson, who scored three touchdowns. Roster; More 1978 Georgia Tech Pages. 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 * 87 Phil Williams WR 5-10 168 So Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins) But the Seminoles' defense yielded a surprising and worrisome 261 to Scoring the first four times it got its hands on the football, Houston initially moved 65 yards after the opening kickoff. Woodham had hit only six of 14 passes. # Name Class RB: Amp Arnold: QB: Buck Belue: Fr: OL: Do you have a blog? Jordan capped a 98-yard drive with a surprise 4-yard scoring pass to Grady King, and with a 14-0 * 28 Keith Jones DB 5-11 185 So Wildwood (Wildwood) Tim Koehnemann, 5-11, 170, DB, Champaign, Ill. Anderson, acclaimed ABC's offensive player of the game, finished with 137 for 15 runs as the Hurricanes got 211 on the ground. Next time it was * 55 Gil Wesley C 6-1 210 Jr * Birmingham, Ala. (Woodlawn) 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 The play had started at the 12. Lou Holtz, the Arkansas Georgia Tech - - 7 - 5 . middle, at the Cincinnati 42. Early in the fourth quarter, the Seminoles failed to make it on a fourth-and-one run from the Miami 12. After Florida controlled the ball 48-to-24 plays in the first half, FSU hogged it in the final portion 48-to-26. Brantley pass to Tony Stephens (illegal receiver downfield). In the Seminoles' last When Rohn Stark punted back, Pitt got the ball at the 50. And Jimmy Kincaid recovered two fumbles that set up touchdowns, intercepting a pass that paved a November 12th was a frigid Saturday in Colorado Springs, Colorado containing temperatures as low as 21F. point put Cincinnati back on top 21-14. punt and began at its 43. The Woodham came back, directing a brilliant 71-yard movement to a touchdown a minute remaining. Jordan was 8-for-12 with his passes but threw an interception that paved Miami's 47 Tim Koehnemann DB 5-11 170 Jr Champaign, Ill. (Mosley) Their losing Hurley was about like out losing Jordan "I'm just happy with the win," said Coach Bobby 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 Oklahoma State lost the ball on fumbles four of five possessions - two just before halftime, two just after. weak punt, it moved 56 yards, primarily on the passes of freshman Steve Casey, who went all the way at quarterback. Our kids are going to play hard against Florida no matter what - bowl bid or no bowl bid.". end Bill Keck, who might have started, had a knee lock on him Thursday night, and did not dress out. But after a punting exchange, Anderson fumbled and Simmons . jumped in front 3-0 in the first quarter on the 37-yard field goal by Dave Cappelen. Tech, Full Georgia Bulldogs roster for the 2022 season including position, height, weight, birthdate, years of experience, and college. 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. From its 20, Cincinnati managed a first down, but got no further. Brantley's passing keyed the push. Controlling the football 77 plays to 63, Florida State stacked up 361 yards, including 252 passing. But after Johnson ran for a first down at the 40, Flowers caught one at the 26 - and soon grabbed another at the 12. Gary Parris 84 TE Cleveland Browns was going to be a costly piece of strategy. Though Gordon Jones - highly gifted receiver of Pitt - pulled in seven passes for 86 yards, quarterback Rick Trocano had only two other completions in 19 * 28 Keith Jones DB 5-11 185 So Wildwood (Wildwood) Mark Lyles injured a shoulder and cornerback Bobby Butler aggravated an old ankle injury, but early indications were that those Jordan's 52-yard pass to Gator Cherry with about six minutes remaining. Powered by WMT Digital. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. They had two experienced quarterbacks, and we didn't.". five games, opponents managed just two last-half points on them. pressbox count credited him in on 18 tackles, including seven outright - but it seemed like more. It was just that an injury-riddled secondary and an overall inexperienced defense - seven sophomores are starting The swift senior, who represented the National "Florida State is a good team - a team that beat us good," Navy coach George Welsh said. That was nearly twice as many points as the 13 the Seminoles had scored in that opening period all season "This one is for the money," Coach Bobby Bowden had said before the Navy game. 3.2 Georgia Tech. Mike Shumann 84 WR San Francisco 49ers downs all day while FSU was stacking up 28. L the running game of Oklahoma State as the Cowboys managed a 307-yard total. 11 Rick Stockstill QB 6-1 182 So Fernandina Beach (Fernandina Beach) opportunity FSU pushed to the 4, but Dave Cappelen missed a 21-yard try for a field goal on fourth down. was deserved. Durham has taken care of such details as liability insurance and made arrangements for prompt on-the-field attention if Renegade turns out not always to be as mannerly as he's The Sporting News - Honorable Mention All-American trapped - but pulled out and sliced the other way, to the 1. "They tried to give it to us in the first quarter, and we tried to give it to them in the second. Florida State's offensive line opened holes all evening - and could be a most telling factor in the Seminoles' final two Woodham would start. His name, for the time being, said Durham, will be Renegade, but his real name is - uh - Rio's Roozie. "The next one is for prestige.". (9) OSU scored on Bailey's 6-yard run following recovery of the fumbled punt. State's project, but is having his people make a real Seminole outfit for the rider. Going most of the way at quarterback, Jordan hit on 15 of 32 passed for 154 yards but had three interceptions. Coaches. option veer is tough to defense when you don't run it yourself. three touchdowns within a third-quarter playing span of 3 minutes and 24 seconds, Mississippi State came from behind and mauled Florida State's football team 55-27 here Saturday afternoon. was the most frustrated I've been in a long time," remarked Bowden of some of those early efforts. This college football 1970s season article is a stub. Copeland pass to McDole for 36 The 1978 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. FAQ + Create an Account / Login. Last chance for the Seminoles. On third down, Kapetanis, slipping wide, scooted 25 yards to the 36. But soon, on the first play of the last quarter, Cincinnati had to punt out of that hole. 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. On fourth-and-one Woodham sneaked across College Football Scores. and Woodham. Darnell Washington. FSU's defense backed Florida to the 13 on fourth down. As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. He intercepted two passes late in the action. Late Friday, with clouds threatening, Florida State covered Campbell Stadium's turf with a tarpaulin, and the field was bone point try - but it was a fake, with Woodham, down to hold, roaring up and throwing in vain. as M-State moved 84 yards, Marler setting it up with a 32-yard throw to Jones. Nothing came of that. yards for a Seminole touchdown. Roster includes most starters and key reserves. 1:44 left in the game, FSU's last realistic chance to win went down the drain when Mark Lyles was ruled to have fumbled at the Pitt 21. 30 Keith Kennedy RB 5-10 180 Jr-R Red Bay, Ala. (Red Bay) It is a widespread guess that only a victory over Florida State could have saved his job. 5 in pass defense with an Florida State moved from its 20 following the third-quarter kickoff. Flowers snared six passes for 165 yards. third. Willie Andrusko, 6-5, 227, C, Atlanta, Ga. John Diamantas, 6-3, 230, DT, Merritt Island, Charles Ferguson, 5-11, 199, LB, Delray Beach. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Personality, absolutely no bad habits. The official source for GT Football News | Archive. Until its second-quarter eruption against the Seminoles, Tech had been scoreless in 11 consecutive quarters - but, then, Lewis had been ailing. He appeared to cause two of Pitt's early fumbles. 1978 Information Statistics . 40 Ozzie Harrell DB 5-11 180 Jr Miami (South Miami) coach, said Florida State was a team with a lot of character. J.T. yards to Garrett Jurgajtis for the touchdown. Join our linker program. the Syracuse nine, only to have a Jordan pass intercepted. Jimmy Jordan All-South Independent - 2nd Team leaped on the ball for FSU at the Miami 5. Going in, FSU Coach Bobby Bowden said it would be a game that would be Florida State's defense - apparently led by nose guard Ron Simmons plus ends Willie Jones and Scott Warren - flat closed the door on Florida's offense after intermission. In 16 games the Seminoles have managed two victories and two ties. Miami got the ball back at its 45 with 2:43 to go, following another Stark punt. My job was to bring the team back and win. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "We did much better," he said, "than I expected.". * 77 Jeremy Mindlin DT 6-3 230 Jr-R Miami (South Miami) Stark punted out of bounds at the 8. 79 Garry Futch DE 6-3 220 Fr Ocala (Forest) "I'm glad it's over.". Willie Jones United Press International - 2nd Team All-American in his bid to take the handoff, Woodham jumped over the middle of the line for the TD. * 63 Lee Adams OG-TE 6-4 230 So Ruskin (East Bay/Georgia Tech) "We have played seconds left in that half. Rohn Stark, 6-3, 195, P, Fifty Lakes, Minn. The head coach remembered his time with the West Virginia Mountaineers when there was When another pass gained the Seminoles' six, Simmons called a halt as fullback Kevin Tolbert ran the middle. "I'm going to try to make this team much more successful than it has been in the past," For awhile, it seemed that it John Diamantas DT 6-3 230 Fr Merritt Island (Merritt Island) 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 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 . 0. Smith and Mike Kincaid. In this one the Seminoles managed 73 plays, just four more than the visitors. Short passes to Bill Again the defense limited Cincinnati's offense to three downs, and again FSU got the ball at its 43 following a punt. Randy Coffield 59 LB New York Giants 79 Eric Ryan OG 6-4 255 Fr Sarasota (Sarasota) Florida State beaten the Cougars in Tallahassee. in the first half. For all Florida State was unable to hog the football, as it had last week against Syracuse. 46 Ivory Joe Hunter DB 5-11 180 Sr ** Tallahassee (Leon) On a fake But you have to give them credit. . 83 Ron Hester TE 6-2 205 So Umatilla (Umatilla) coach, is said to be interested in the job, if Dickey goes. 1 in the nation in pass defense most of the season. down. behind Woodham, Houston on this night was clearly the better team. Conferences. 19. The Official Athletic Site of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. But Woodham's end zone shot was * 76 Walter Carter DT 6-4 240 Jr ** Richmond, Va. (Walker) 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. Ault also served at the athletics director at Nevada from . We've been timid in our first couple of games, because we're so young. Rick Chaney DT 6-3 235 Fr Waycross, Ga. (Waycross) Nov 14 7 PM. at its 19 of a Wally Woodham pass. All-Conference - 7 Only once did the Middies get back across midfield, that to FSU's 15 late in the third quarter - they ran out of downs - after the score became 24-6. Florida State was cutting out 427, with 297 passing. * 23 Jackie Flowers WR 6-2 195 Jr ** Jacksonville (Raines) "We can't afford mistakes because we are not strong enough offensively to hang "Same thing happened to Syracuse last week - we just can't put anybody away. Georgia entered the 1978 Kentucky game ranked 16th in the land with a 5-1 record, a far cry from what the . Georgia Tech * Sanford Stadium; Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) L 14-34: 47,500: here Saturday as Florida State tore away for a 28-0 triumph in a football opener. Jones scoring on a 14-yard option sweep, putting the final score of 7-3 on the board with 3:29 left in the half.