* 54 Arthur Scott LB 6-2 222 So-R * Tampa (Brandon)
* 80 Scott Warren DE 6-3 210 Jr ** Titusville (Astronaut)
He kicked the whatchamacallit out of it! down. 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. FSU Coach Bobby Bowden said he couldn't figure out
Woodham sneaked across for the TD and Cappelen's boot brought it
But that was all. 82 Lawrence Strainge WR 6-1 176 Fr Delray Beach (Boca Raton)
Its set down, he puts it up, it looks good, watch it, watch it yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! Rohn Stark, 6-3, 195, P, Fifty Lakes, Minn.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - A few months ago Bobby Bowden had a notion, and he
3 Game summaries. 1978 Navy Midshipmen football team roster Players Coaches Offense. Rohn Stark punted three times for the Seminoles, averaging 46.3. Southern, which had
Born December 23, 1978, in Springfield, Mass. cornerback Charlie Meyers. We're beat up. 1978 Information Statistics . 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. Florida State's football team came within one penalty of registering the most astounding comeback in its history. better teams. The Gators had five turnovers - three interceptions, two fumbles - and the Seminoles only one, on a fumble. reached out with one hand, and somehow stripped the ball from him.". * 26 Wade Wallace FB 5-10 190 Jr Birmingham, Ala. (Tarrant)
Marler hit 17 of 31 throws for 307 yards and three of the five touchdowns that the Bulldogs got passing. From the 1978 FSU Football Press Guide, page 36. They drove 80 yards - almost all of it on the ground -
The swift sophomore - who got a bigger
Three plays later Dave Cappelen booted a 26-yard field goal to make it 24-14 with 6:58 remaining. The Rams are seeking to secure a third A-10 Championship this weekend. When another pass gained the Seminoles' six, Simmons called a halt as fullback Kevin Tolbert ran the middle. Eight plays - all on the ground - brought the game's only touchdown, Rooster
Linebacker Reggie Herring and end Willie Jones also seemed prominent in a Florida State defensive effort
But the hopeful, expectant Seminoles did not zoom into anybody's post-season bowl game. Baseball. On a fake
Simmons claimed the ball for the Seminoles at the 4. opportunity FSU pushed to the 4, but Dave Cappelen missed a 21-yard try for a field goal on fourth down. He stands at 6-3, 215 pounds and comes to Tech from Pinson Valley High School in Pinson, Alabama. For the first time this season the Seminoles, now
So Warren intercepted his second pass - this time at the 3. 31 Gator Cherry FB 6-0 205 Jr-R ** Lake Wales (Lake Wales)
Houston won the game 27-21 before a saddened Saturday night assembly of 41,142 in
Frustrated by
Darnell Washington. 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. who came on strong in last two weeks of spring practice"a management majorborn January 4, 1958parents: Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Harrell. * 35 Ernie Sims RB 6-1 190 So * Tampa (Jefferson)
Florida State's striking
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On freshman Mark Richt's passes, Miami drove 65 yards in a hurry, Richt passing 27 yards to E.J. possession of the second half when King's 23-yard grab capped a 63-yard movement, putting the final score on the board with a bit over nine minutes remaining. tough. The
the night, broke tackles and skipped 56 yards for a final Houston touchdown. And with that, Florida State's five-game winning streak, its unbeaten record this year, its top-10 rank came to an end as Houston's dominance of a series continued. So it was on Saturday, as Florida State opened its home football season, that a rider in Seminole
Responds to love and affection with love and affection. * 27 Michael Whiting RB 6-2 195 Fr Largo (Largo)
As the bowl-snubbed Seminoles closed their season 8-3,
77 Barry Voltapetti OT 6-5 225 So Miami (Chaminade)
Defensively, FSU linemen were in Syracuse's hair all afternoon. Vince Bruner DB 6-0 190 Fr Fort Walton Beach
41 Everett DeVeaux RB 5-9 180 So Cocoa (Rockledge)
"We have played
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
on a sweep, scored easily. "I was very pleased with the way my boys came back in the second half. 61 Brent Brock OG 6-4 235 So-R Albany, Ga. (Albany)
shots and got just 99 yards out of the whole. Miami
Jimmy Jordan All-South Independent - 2nd Team
a third-quarter Stark punt, Pitt got out of the hole when Keith Jones fumbled a punt at the Panther 45, Pitt recovering. * 90 Edenbur Richardson DE 6-3 206 Jr * Crystal River (Crystal River)
Now 4-3, Florida State plays its third successive homecoming game Saturday afternoon at Southern
Subscribe to Stathead Football: Get your first month FREE Your All-Access Ticket to the Pro Football Reference Database. Homes Johnson broke for 15 to the Bearcat 48. * 69 Mike Good OG 6-2 230 Jr ** Sanford (Seminole)
"We had two things going for us - attitude and conditioning.". Record: 7-5 (58th of 138) (Schedule & Results), Bowl Game: Lost Peach Bowl 41-21 versus Purdue. Powered by WMT Digital. And, with Wally Woodham passing for four touchdowns, Florida State scored in every
With 4:14 to go, FSU got the ball after
He intercepted two passes late in the action. Here's how it went in that stunning first quarter: (1) Ron
Recruited by former SU assistant coach Teryl Austin . As the 13th-ranked Seminoles moved to 3-0,
Going into this one, Navy was No. Homes Johnson
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
FSU played very, very well on both
the loss but I'm not disappointed in these young men.". vital third-down passes. The applicants were screened on grade-point averages and riding ability, among other things. Florida 9, as Platt picked up 40 on a reverse. goal. remaining in the game. On top of that, Florida State
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. Cincinnati 40 with 1:30 left. J.T. 19. At the end, Tech's defense was dragging. 5 in total defense on an average total yield of 225.1. points, field goals, kickoffs. chestnut Appaloosa with a white blanket on his rump, a gelding valued at about $3500. 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. Two
Lyles, while scoring two
fumbled. Powered by WMT Digital. The Sporting News - Honorable Mention All-American
Lee Adams, 6-4, 230, OG-TE, Ruskin
We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. The Seminoles were called for offensive holding on the play, and the touchdown was rubbed out. Mike Good Associated Press - Honorable Mention All-American
With Hurley out, Syracuse could neither run nor pass with any consistency, though backup Ron Farneski did manage to
"You have to give them credit," he said. The Seminole may also have lost safety Monk
fumble as he went into the end zone and tight end Steve Stephens recover the ball for a touchdown. forward pass - a weapon employed so effectively for so long by the Seminoles - was the instrument of Florida State's destruction. The swift senior, who represented the National
47 Tim Koehnemann DB 5-11 170 Jr Champaign, Ill. (Mosley)
Naw, some of em are upside down, but theyre trying to stand. That was the first of several strange
yards for a Seminole touchdown. Early in the fourth quarter, the Seminoles failed to make it on a fourth-and-one run from the Miami 12. Georgia entered the 1978 Kentucky game ranked 16th in the land with a 5-1 record, a far cry from what the . 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. With a bit over a minute left, FSU drove to the
Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Roster includes most starters and key reserves. This college football 1970s season article is a stub. The Seminoles pounced on three of five Miami fumbles, lost none of their two. quarter, which the Seminoles consisted of only six offensive plays from scrimmage - with Jimmy Jordan quarterbacking. 84 Robert Thompson DE 6-1 225 So-R Saint Petersburg (Tampa Catholic)
dress suddenly appeared astride a horse - leading the football Seminoles onto the field for the game with Oklahoma State. Ron Simmons Football News - 1st Team Sophomore All-American
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Lewis literally hurdled two aggressive defenders - Reggie Herring and Monk Bonasorte - to break away on that run. Seminoles twice called timeouts because of faulty communication. Kenny Lewis got all except the first 6 of those yards, scoring on a fantastic 57-yard run down the sidelines. Tech,
Smith and Mike Kincaid. Syracuse, really, never came close to scoring. Starters are marked with an asterisk (*). 79 Eric Ryan OG 6-4 255 Fr Sarasota (Sarasota)
FSU coaches concurred. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. HATTIESBURG, MS - In the third quarter, with Florida State's football team ahead by
that Jones scrambled on to recover. tradition of many others with Virginia Tech - and one that could not have been that much of a surprise to those who have followed the history of this old series. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Dave Maglich DE 6-2 210 Jr Sarasota (Riverview/Princeton)
The mission of the Georgia Tech Spirit Program is to serve as public ambassadors of intercollegiate athletics and Georgia Institute of Technology; to uphold, reflect, and project the goals and ideals of the Institute; to inspire fans through spirit, leadership, and character; to strive to be the best individual, team, and Yellow Jacket possible Most Recent Games and Any Score Since 1869. Bob Merson OG 6-3 238 Fr Seminole (Seminole)
On that go-ahead drive, the
But after Johnson ran for a first down at the 40, Flowers caught one at the 26 - and soon grabbed another at the 12. In the third quarter, with Woodham, the Seminoles penetrated to first downs at Pitt's 37 and 35, but got no further. clock. DETROIT (AP) Miguel Cabrera says he may end his likely Hall of Fame career at the end of this season. * 28 Keith Jones DB 5-11 185 So Wildwood (Wildwood)
* 76 Walter Carter DT 6-4 240 Jr ** Richmond, Va. (Walker)
With 6:09 remaining, Cappelen lined up for a
But on a third-and-2 at the 27, Scott Warren nailed
five games, opponents managed just two last-half points on them. option veer is tough to defense when you don't run it yourself. Then Flowers pulled in a 15-yard Jordan pass at the 45. Most Recent Games and Any Score Since 1869. So could that running game that the Seminoles finally got going. FSU's defense backed Florida to the 13 on fourth down. On fourth down and a foot, the visitors gambled, seemed to make it, but were offside.
student competition for a mascot. The Seminoles went for two. The visitors seemed the faster, quicker team. 68 Abe Smith DT 6-1 235 Jr-R ** Tallahassee (Godby)
would-be touchdown was called on, but apparently senior tackle Nate Henderson was the one flagged. make it 17-14. * 77 Jeremy Mindlin DT 6-3 230 Jr-R Miami (South Miami)
"Our kids played a great second half," he said. crowd of 48,432 on a cool, fair - absolutely wondrous - Saturday night. Few would have guessed it, but the
* 85 Grady King TE 6-4 205 Jr * Satellite Beach (Satellite)
. 52 Dmitri Rigas NG 6-2 210 So Augusta, Ga. (Glenn Hills)
"Florida State is a good team - a team that beat us good," Navy coach George Welsh said. him. Lou Holtz, the Arkansas
Florida State was unable to hog the football, as it had last week against Syracuse. Willie Andrusko C 6-5 227 Fr Atlanta, Ga. (North Springs)
Johnson knocked off 9. While Navy played without four key offensive starters, FSU was minus a notably big one in wide receiver
Jordan capped a 98-yard drive with a surprise 4-yard scoring pass to Grady King, and with a 14-0
Safety Tariq Carpenter (Green Bay), long snapper Jack Coco (Green Bay) and running back Jordan Mason (San Francisco) all proved themselves worthy of spots in the NFL, claiming three of the roughly 1,700 spots atop the football pyramid. 30 Keith Kennedy RB 5-10 180 Jr-R Red Bay, Ala. (Red Bay)
The score was not a reflection of Florida State playing badly - but rather Tech playing that well. 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
The horse is a big one, 16 hands high, a
Willie Jones All-South Independent - 1st Team
Flowers caught a third-down pass for 11 at the 30, to keep it going. And
Mardye
struggle," said a depressed Lou Saban, coach of Miami. * 72 Ken Lanier OT 6-4 260 So * Columbus, Ohio (Marion Franklin)
We've been timid in our first couple of games, because we're so young. In limiting the Orangemen to just five first downs, the Seminoles allowed only three
And the Seminoles, coming from behind twice,
", Dr. DeLoney further describes the
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
He finished with 20 completions in 43 attempts for 297 yards and three touchdowns. * 21 Bobby Butler CB 5-11 185 So * Delray Beach (Atlantic)
Boxscore. But
See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. 26 Willie Flowers DB 5-11 175 Jr Miami (Boca Raton)
Rick Chaney DT 6-3 235 Fr Waycross, Ga. (Waycross)
Florida State may again be the nation's No. "But the most important thing about the game is that we won.". But Woodham's end zone shot was
Wally Butts oversees football practice, 1949 . Scott Warren Churchman's - 1st Team All-American
"When Hurley got hurt," said Bowden, "they stayed right with us - until that last quarter. And in the third quarter a 47-yard try for a field goal by Bill Capece was blocked, presenting Syracuse with the ball at FSU's 40. But Southern sprung freshman runner Sammy
Short gainers led on to a first down at the Cincinnati 42. Woodham had hit only six of 14 passes. Mark Lyles, who busted for an even 100 yards in 13 carries during the evening, scored the
"I'll tell you, Florida State is one fine football team, friend. 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 running of Johnson - who got 66 yards in 19 tries for the night - and Lyles sparked the push, with Woodham hitting on short but
Ozzie Harrell, 5-11, 180, DB, Miami
But it
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Brantley passed 12 yards to Stephens for the score. 49 David Hanks LB 6-2 215 Sr-R * West Palm Beach (Edgewater)
He remembered his earlier time ar Florida State when there was Sammy Seminole -
116 yards) for 8, coming early in the second quarter after a 70-yard drive highlighted by the ball-carrying of Homes Johnson, cutting the score to 14-7. Earlier, Jones had recovered a Pitt fumble and intercepted a pass. Lee Nelson 38 CB St. Louis Cardinals
But Willie Jones and Simmons caught John Smith on a reverse, and clipping on the play set Florida back to its own 27. Thursday practice.). Dave Cappelen tied it 7-7 with a kick. Bob Merson OG 6-3 238 Fr Seminole (Seminole)
here Saturday as Florida State tore away for a 28-0 triumph in a football opener. The team was invited to the 1978 Peach Bowl, held just three miles from their home stadium in Atlanta, where they lost to Purdue. After holding Cincinnati at its 27, Florida State forced a
applicants. Play Index. Three runs put the ball on the 22, and a face-mask penalty vaulted the Bearcats to the 11. Florida State's offensive line opened holes all evening - and could be a most telling factor in the Seminoles' final two
It was another most
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score on a 54-yard play. But Simmons caused other turnovers besides the blocked punt, precipitating at least one fumble and
. FSU defensive back Bobby Butler blocked the ensuing extra-point attempt - a feat that seemed to signal a turnaround in
quarterback. the running game of Oklahoma State as the Cowboys managed a 307-yard total. Winder, who got big yardage in an 83-yard drive that cut the score to 10-7 when Tiko Beal scored from the one. previous. the Syracuse nine, only to have a Jordan pass intercepted. behind Woodham, Houston on this night was clearly the better team. ", Dooley said that Florida State had to work for everything it got. * 58 John Madden C 6-2 218 So Fort Walton Beach (Choctawhatchee)
in the first half. With Florida State leading 3-0 early in the second quarter, Sam Platt pulled in a bomb from Jimmy Jordan at about the 50 and cruising on into the end zone, appearing to score on an 89-yard
Just a bit later, Johnson busted on a 40-yard run to Tech's 23.
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