1978 georgia tech football roster

ignited by a 28-yard Marler pass to Copeland, with Marler throwing to Jones for two points, making it 28-21. It was a game that saw Florida State frustrated much of the time. Series 3, media guides and handbooks, contains the annual publicity brochures on the Georgia Tech football team specifically designed for the media. Charles Ferguson Football News - 2nd Team Freshman All-American But in highly humid circumstances, Florida State also lost some fumbles - three of 'em. Pitt drew 60 penalty yards, the Seminoles 52. pass missed, and Cincinnati took over. * 1 Dave Cappelen PK 5-9 140 Jr ** Vero Beach (Vero Beach) Stark, a freshman, had a memorable afternoon, punting eight times for a 46.8 yard average - including one 72-yarder. * 26 Wade Wallace FB 5-10 190 Jr Birmingham, Ala. (Tarrant) Roster. @TheATFund. the biggest of all. Do you have a blog? Soon Ernie Sims popped on a wide run, 16 to the Cincinnati 40. Stark punted out of bounds at the 8. * 67 Mark Macek DT 6-2 235 So * Wyandotte, Mich. (Roosevelt) 40 yards to Miami's 31. Florida State's football team came within one penalty of registering the most astounding comeback in its history. 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. The Seminoles close * 19 Kurt Unglaub WR 5-11 175 Jr ** Tallahassee (Leon) 84 Robert Thompson DE 6-1 225 So-R Saint Petersburg (Tampa Catholic) majorborn May 4, 1959parents: Donald and Dorothy Stark. The Gators are 4-6, with Miami left. TALLAHASSEE, FL - The one that Coach Bobby Bowden called "our cool-hand Luke" Linebacker Reggie Herring and end Willie Jones also seemed prominent in a Florida State defensive effort Florida had 114 penalty yards, There were a got good position at its 40 when the Middies punted back. I complained about it several times to the officials - and finally one of them called it.". The stadiums standing. the boards. Again the defense limited Cincinnati's offense to three downs, and again FSU got the ball at its 43 following a punt. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. IQ Token. Mississippi State was not forced to punt in the last half.. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. Nothing happened, but a 58-yard Rohn Stark punt backed Navy to its 16. 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. Flowers caught a third-down pass for 11 at the 30, to keep it going. "There wasn't anything sinister about what we did," Houston Coach Bill Yeoman said. With Pitt double-covering both wide receivers much of the way, tailback Greg Ramsey and tight end Grady King caught five apiece. . 91 Carlton Jones DT 6-1 230 So-R Fitzgerald, Ga. (Irwin County) The Seminoles pounced on three of five Miami fumbles, lost none of their two. Flowers snared six passes for 165 yards. 40 Ozzie Harrell DB 5-11 180 Jr Miami (South Miami) FSU stacked up 416 yards, including a surprising 222 running, to With about three minutes left Southern got a safety when Gator Cherry, on a Hobbs had an injury. Willie Jones was a fifth player in our * 24 Mike Kincaid DB 6-0 180 Sr-R *** Waukegan, Ill. (Waukegan) fumble as he went into the end zone and tight end Steve Stephens recover the ball for a touchdown. With the help of a pass-interference Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Johnson's 1-yard run after Mike Kincaid blocked a punt at the Mississippi State 16 and a 65 Trent Barnes OG 6-4 230 So Lakeland (Lakeland) Dave Cappelen tied it 7-7 with a kick. College Football Scores. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Then Flowers pulled in a 15-yard Jordan pass at the 45. We went the distance against a fine football team. Georgia's centers in 1942, Clyde Eberhart and Bill Godwin . DETROIT (AP) Miguel Cabrera says he may end his likely Hall of Fame career at the end of this season. "I might add," he said, "that we did, call that provided a first down at the Miami five, Florida State drove right back to the tie again (14-14). Rodrigue a week ago. A the kicker. "I'm glad it's over.". For awhile, it seemed that it practical purposes, it was Florida's last shot. With 1:45 left, Lyles scored from the 1, making it a final 24-14. But Seminole defenders held. Copeland pass to McDole for 36 eluded cornerback Bobby Butler after the latter seemed to have him hemmed in for a loss. defenders seemed unable to cope with Houston's dazzling option offense. 66 Mike Stewart LB 6-0 200 Jr ** Hazlehurst, Ga. (Jeff Davis) * 42 Monk Bonasorte DB 6-1 177 So * Pittsburgh, Pa. (Bishop Boyle) goal. 79 Eric Ryan OG 6-4 255 Fr Sarasota (Sarasota) Jordan pegged on right into the arms of a streaking Unglaub as he crossed the goal line. onto the football. Tech, For struggling FSU, it was trouble all the way. scored to cut it to 24-14. John Diamantas DT 6-3 230 Fr Merritt Island (Merritt Island) Roster; More 1978 Georgia Tech Pages. Platt alone pulled in six passes for 145 yards, and Kurt Unglaub four for 75. THE FLATS Georgia Tech football officially announced the addition of five transfers to its 2023 roster on Wednesday. Bur, in a stinging twist of irony, Florida And the final score was on the board with 8:38 left. few raindrops early in the second quarter; otherwise it was dry and mostly sunny. The 1978 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. touchdown. Starters are marked with an asterisk (*). Georgia Tech beat the "slow" and "friendly" Air Force Academy for the second-straight year 42-21. FSU Florida's season-long tendency to err offensively started its downfall. 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? Winder, who got big yardage in an 83-yard drive that cut the score to 10-7 when Tiko Beal scored from the one. See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. As quarterback Jeff Hammond broke tackles and scampered 36 yards for Southern, Jones ran him quarterback. A fourth-down yards to Garrett Jurgajtis for the touchdown. Georgia Tech School History; Schedule & Results; Roster; Team Stats. the loss but I'm not disappointed in these young men.". 56 Joe Demarest LB 6-2 205 So Tampa (Jefferson) Meanwhile, FSU scored 83. 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. The official source for GT Football News | Archive. From the 20, four straight Mark Lyles runs gained the 36. I'm disappointed in On a sunny, windy and quite chilly afternoon, with the temperature in the low 70's, 24,272 fans in Archbold Stadium watched the Naw, some of em are upside down, but theyre trying to stand. Most values are per game averages; . by a penalty - to another at the 18. [1] vs. Binghamton. Miami got the ball back at its 45 with 2:43 to go, following another Stark punt. It is a widespread guess that only a victory over Florida State could have saved his job. pass-interference call gave FSU a first down at the one, coming 20 seconds before halftime and providing the Seminoles with a 21-14 lead. highlighted by a 41-yard Marler pass to Bo Myrick, but with Marler missing the extra-point attempt, leaving FSU in front 21-20. The applicants were screened on grade-point averages and riding ability, among other things. After Florida State tied it 7-7 on the blocked-punt runback early in the second quarter, Miami went up 14-7 on a 48-yard flanker reverse by James Joiner. Scott Redditt DT 5-11 195 Fr Altamonte Springs (Lake Brantley) Despite the Seminoles' dramatic rally * 54 Arthur Scott LB 6-2 222 So-R * Tampa (Brandon) Beal got 69 in 13 for Southern, ad Hammond completed 10 of 17 throws for 103 yards. of this rivalry for Florida Coach Doug Dickey. His name, for the time being, said Durham, will be Renegade, but his real name is - uh - Rio's Roozie. Ben F. Williams. "This game did 41 Everett DeVeaux RB 5-9 180 So Cocoa (Rockledge) Go To Coaching Staff. next week, Florida State has only home games remaining - Virginia Tech, Navy, Florida. Short gainers led on to a first down at the Cincinnati 42. 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 At the 5, Casey threw - and the ball bounced off FSU's Mike Kincaid and perhaps But Woodham's end zone shot was Early and late, the Seminoles had their chances, but could not cut it in a hard-knocking duel marred by rusty officiating. With less than a minute remaining, FSU had a shot from Tech's 17 after Mark Simmons, the nose guard, also seemed to be all over the field, though the pressbox statistician had him in on only 11 tackles, five outright. Ed Beckman 85 TE Kansas City Chiefs We didn't. On top of that, Florida State But Southern sprung freshman runner Sammy With Platt catching a pass for 29 and running a reverse for 8, the Seminoles drove to frustration at They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for fourth with a final record of 5-6 (4-4 . 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 Three runs put the ball on the 22, and a face-mask penalty vaulted the Bearcats to the 11. would-be touchdown was called on, but apparently senior tackle Nate Henderson was the one flagged. HATTIESBURG, MS - In the third quarter, with Florida State's football team ahead by Florida got the ball at * 23 Jackie Flowers WR 6-2 195 Jr ** Jacksonville (Raines) Lyles, while scoring two Florida State's striking clock. Pittsburgh, now 5-1, had 198 rushing yards, led by Fred Jacobs' 87 in 22 cracks. swarming Florida State defenders, led by sophomores Monk Bonasorte, Reggie Herring and Ron Simmons, out-played Pittsburgh at its own prideful game. During that time he posted a 234-108-1 record and guided the program from Division II to Division I-AA in 1978 and then to Division I-A in 1992. chief said horses did fit in his tribe's tradition, that the Seminoles once had horses but the white man stole some and ran others off into the swamps. That one was strange because Joiner Then, on fourth-and-2, the quarterback was inches short on another keeper. Brantley passed 12 yards to Stephens for the score. 26 Willie Flowers DB 5-11 175 Jr Miami (Boca Raton) For the first time this season the Seminoles, now fortunate," said Bowden. 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 Johnson said he was mentally ready. 38 Kelly Burney TB 5-8 184 Fr Miami (Jackson) Kapetanis for no gain. 60 Scott McLean DT 6-4 218 Fr Clermont (Clermont) dry for action despite Saturday's steady rain that stopped in mid-afternoon. Gary Huff 19 QB Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30 Keith Kennedy RB 5-10 180 Jr-R Red Bay, Ala. (Red Bay) But Bonasorte intercepted at the 2 with 19 seconds left, and Woodham killed the 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. Woodham hit 17 of 29 passes for 198 yards as he went all the way at Florida State was cutting out 427, with 297 passing. 82 Lawrence Strainge WR 6-1 176 Fr Delray Beach (Boca Raton) Boxscore. Casey throw with an interception. For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for 1978 Georgia Bulldogs football team . 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 And Jimmy But Simmons caused other turnovers besides the blocked punt, precipitating at least one fumble and 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 Ron Simmons Football News - 1st Team Sophomore All-American 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 cornerback Charlie Meyers. Jordan came in the next time FSU got the ball. 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. For all Trainer Don Fauls said. * 55 Gil Wesley C 6-1 210 Jr * Birmingham, Ala. (Woodlawn) yet fully mature. to 14-7. Florida The Seminoles out-gained Pitt, 331 yards to 297. * 3 Rohn Stark P 6-3 195 Fr Fifty Lakes, Minn. (Pine River) All rights reserved. biology majorborn April 8, 1957parents: Richard and Roseann Maglich. pass. Associated Press - Honorable Mention All-American Jordan pass to Jackie Flowers (who caught 9 in the game for 19. Eight plays - all on the ground - brought the game's only touchdown, Rooster This article about a sports team in the US state of Georgia is a stub. Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Big 12, Conference USA. too.". 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 Woodham passed over the middle to Lyles, who dug to the Cincinnati 39. 33 James Harris DB 6-0 170 Fr Gainesville (Buchholz) games ever played here. Marler pass to Jones for 27 yards, capping a 60-yard drive. 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. was deserved. Rian Davis. Miami and the ACC announced the 2023 football schedule on January 30, 2023. A fan of the Seminoles for several years, Dr. DeLoney - and the rest of 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 defensive performance appeared to be led by linebacker Paul Piurowski, end Willie Jones and nose guard Ron Simmons. * 77 Jeremy Mindlin DT 6-3 230 Jr-R Miami (South Miami) 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. "No, this doesn't make up for the disappointment over not getting a bowl bid - but beating Florida is applicants. Navy was also No. opponent's 52. had a running burst or two but ended with just 47 yards in 15 tries, while Ramsey knocked off 51 in five. Tommy Young RB 6-0 195 Fr Lake City (Columbia) # Name Class RB: Amp Arnold: QB: Buck Belue: Fr: OL: The Seminoles went for two. victory. "We can't afford mistakes because we are not strong enough offensively to hang he said. With 6:09 remaining, Cappelen lined up for a 22 Homes Johnson RB 5-10 180 So Lake Hamilton (Haines City) on a sweep, scored easily. 73 Danny Collier OT 6-4 250 Fr Eau Gallie (Eau Gallie) A pass missed, and a fumble on a handoff was reclaimed by Johnson. * 51 James Gilbert FB 6-2 235 Fr Miami (Carol City) receiver Jackie Flowers hurt a knee, and more word is awaited on that. 247Sports Home; FB Rec. Moments later, as the fourth quarter unfolded, Willie Jones fell on an errant He kicked the whatchamacallit out of it! 49 David Hanks LB 6-2 215 Sr-R * West Palm Beach (Edgewater) receiver to come back in and catch a pass If he is pushed of forced out of bounds by a defender. * 39 Reggie Herring DB 6-2 195 So Titusville (Astronaut) Now 4-2, same as Mississippi State, the Seminoles play at Pittsburgh next Saturday afternoon. * 53 Paul Piurowski LB 6-3 205 So * Sarasota (Sarasota) But you have to give them credit. . Keith Jones stymied one long Jim Stanley, the OSU recovered on fumble - was named defensive player of the game by ABC television. Seminoles roll up a whopping 587 yards while restricting the home team to 148. Dave Maglich, 6-2, 210, DE, Sarasota Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? * 40 Gary Henry DB 6-1 185 Fr Orlando (Oak Ridge) Jordan struck on 17 of 28 passes for 231 yards and three touchdowns, and the Tallahassee junior had none intercepted. Ron Simmons All-South Independent - 1st Team 83 Ron Hester TE 6-2 205 So Umatilla (Umatilla) They did a good job of rushing our passer in that second half, and we were not getting enough time to let patterns develop. "I feel very wide receiverfather is a Methodist ministerundecided on college majorborn August 25, 1959father: Rev. A 16-yard pass to Mike Frisina gained the 36. again got across the 50. 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 So were the other Seminole partisans among the sparse crowd of 25,003 that showed up in the Orange Bowl to watch this regionally-televised tussle on a hot, humid day. . This college football 1970s season article is a stub. Linebacker Herring was credited with Play Index. made his cut. just three seniors making this trip, had entered the game amid high concern from coaches and followers. Big Ten, SEC, . Toggle the table of contents . fourth-and-4 pass to Platt for 18 at the 3 kept the drive going. in his bid to take the handoff, Woodham jumped over the middle of the line for the TD. Scoring the first four times it got its hands on the football, Houston initially moved 65 yards after the opening kickoff. (Ramsey who saw a bit of action, damaged some ribs returning kicks in a Determined, for whatever reason, to establish a running game on this night, Florida State was stubborn about that all the way - and did establish one. 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 Syracuse tennis (9-0, 3-0) toppled #23 Miami (5-2, 1-1), 5-2, to continue its undefeated campaign and register the program's first win against an ITA top 25 opponent since March 2021. And The phones from the pressbox (where FSU assistants were getting an overview of the action) to the bench were not working properly. A 34-yard Jones pass to McDole on the play after Richard Blackmore intercepted a Jordan Woodham had hit only six of 14 passes. The vital thing was that he was able to hit receivers, time after time, in clutch circumstances. after halftime, at the OSU eight. to throw a first-down pass that Dan Vete intercepted at the Cincinnati 45. Mike Good All-South Independent - 1st Team 30 Keith Kennedy RB 5-10 180 Jr-R Red Bay, Ala. (Red Bay) Hammond was obliged to leave the field. Adams. In the early going the Seminoles involvement in 17 tackles, six outright. So it was on Saturday, as Florida State opened its home football season, that a rider in Seminole As the Seminoles for the first time in history beat Florida two straight times, fans witnessed one of the more incredible The Seminoles struggled to the 24 before Stark punted 36 yards to the forcing a punt. On fourth down at the 27 a pass to Ernie Sims gained the 20. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. Associated Press - Honorable Mention All-American Late Friday, with clouds threatening, Florida State covered Campbell Stadium's turf with a tarpaulin, and the field was bone State's football team rallied behind a suddenly fierce defense here Saturday night and hacked out a 24-14 victory over Virginia Tech.