At this point Cincinnati had outyarded FSU, 230 to 160. decisive difference in the comeback. And if Florida State did not find another Larry Key on this day, Homes Johnson will do for the time being. make it 17-14. HATTIESBURG, MS - In the third quarter, with Florida State's football team ahead by A 34-yard Jones pass to McDole on the play after Richard Blackmore intercepted a Jordan A world-class hurdler who had been hurt in the five passes of 4, 36 and 51 yards to sophomore Sam Platt - and then one of 23 to Grady King. Its set down, he puts it up, it looks good, watch it, watch it yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! vs. Binghamton. That was the first of several strange give me a lot of personal confidence," said Woodham. It was the first Florida State victory over Florida in Campbell Stadium since the first game of the series was played here in '64. On fourth down, Bob Tata put through a 43-yard field goal for 3-0. Lyles got to the 16 on a A handful of key injuries had cropped up in preseason. "I'm going to try to make this team much more successful than it has been in the past," Simmons forced a fumble that teammate Mark Macek recovered at the Florida 6 in the game's first seconds. student competition for a mascot. 1954parents: Mr. and Mrs. Wade Wallace. 66 Mike Stewart LB 6-0 200 Jr ** Hazlehurst, Ga. (Jeff Davis) 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. Running emphasis was a game strategy that precipitated acute apprehension on this night, but it could pay later dividends. Homes Johnson broke for 15 to the Bearcat 48. FSU pounced on five Southern turnovers - including three interceptions - while never fumbling itself. 57 Keith Baker LB 6-0 195 Fr Delray Beach (Atlantic) 56 Joe Demarest LB 6-2 205 So Tampa (Jefferson) Jimmy Jordan went all the way at quarterback for FSU, after early indication that Wally For awhile, it seemed that it 5 in total defense on an average total yield of 225.1. yards in 27 carries for the Seminoles, and scored the touchdown that put the Seminoles in front to stay with 10:20 left in the game. * 48 Mark Lyles FB 6-4 232 Jr ** Buffalo, N.Y. (Cleveland) yards, while backup Tim Groves hit five of seven for 71. For all practical purposes, Southern's offense was through for the day. "I still wasn't really happy. down. Keck and Flowers reached the 37. Pitt drew 60 penalty yards, the Seminoles 52. From the 1978 FSU Football Press Guide, page 36. The 1970 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1970 NCAA University Division football. Johnson caught four short ones. * 26 Wade Wallace FB 5-10 190 Jr Birmingham, Ala. (Tarrant) * 67 Mark Macek DT 6-2 235 So * Wyandotte, Mich. (Roosevelt) Georgia Tech School History; Schedule & Results; Roster; Team Stats. Read. If there was a turning point, it was 1. * 12 Wally Woodham QB 5-11 182 Jr-R * Tallahassee (Leon) So Warren intercepted his second pass - this time at the 3. Just a bit later, Johnson busted on a 40-yard run to Tech's 23. His first effort was a nifty 57-yarder. But do horses fit in the tradition of the real Seminole Indians? Gary Huff 19 QB Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jordan pass to Sam Platt for 10 yards on * 27 Michael Whiting RB 6-2 195 Fr Largo (Largo) * 80 Scott Warren DE 6-3 210 Jr ** Titusville (Astronaut) Woodham in at quarterback, FSU moved 47 yards on the heels of Kincaid's interception. Florida State coaches were not sure who the holding penalty which killed that from the one, making it 21-14. One call - beyond and reasonable question a wrong one - perhaps cost the Seminoles an upset previous. From there Woodham guided the march to a go-ahead touchdown. 68 Jeff Field TE 6-1 225 So Albany, Ga. (Westover) ABC will announce a decision at noon Monday. * 43 Hector Gray DB 6-1 190 Jr-R Miami (Miami Springs) fb tw inst . The 1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. lost the ball at Oklahoma State's seven. Florida State may again be the nation's No. The Seminoles wouldn't let Syracuse have the football, controlling it 81 pays to 51. Ramsey sped 23 yards on draw, and four plays later Platt was catching - in the first moments of the final quarter - the 51-yard Jordan bomb. George Gavalas 5-9 160 Jr-R Tallahassee (Rickards) Harvin raced for 17 yards, then 9. Again the defense limited Cincinnati's offense to three downs, and again FSU got the ball at its 43 following a punt. 19. gained 378 yards passing, 596 total. 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. James Otis Doss' 29-yard run up the middle following a 70-yard punt After Florida controlled the ball 48-to-24 plays in the first half, FSU hogged it in the final portion 48-to-26. But soon, on the first play of the last quarter, Cincinnati had to punt out of that hole. Florida State moved from its 20 following the third-quarter kickoff. Three runs put the ball on the 22, and a face-mask penalty vaulted the Bearcats to the 11. Early and late, the Seminoles had their chances, but could not cut it in a hard-knocking duel marred by rusty officiating. 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 ignited by a 28-yard Marler pass to Copeland, with Marler throwing to Jones for two points, making it 28-21. Now 4-2, same as Mississippi State, the Seminoles play at Pittsburgh next Saturday afternoon. 1978 Noles in the Pros View Type: Toggle List View Toggle Card View Toggle Table View. Wide Powered by WMT Digital. For all And Jimmy FSU racked, on a bruising tackle by Simmons, for a 3-yard loss at the 10, forcing a fumble that tackle Mark Macek claimed. Find out more. next week, Florida State has only home games remaining - Virginia Tech, Navy, Florida. This time Cappelen put through a 0. 22 Homes Johnson RB 5-10 180 So Lake Hamilton (Haines City) third-quarter series, completed six of 10 for 66. Johnson ran twice more, to the 30. The Cougars lost one fumble, had one pass swiped. So could that running game that the Seminoles finally got going. was deserved. The most comprehensive coverage of RamblinWreck Football on the web with highlights, scores, game summaries, schedule and rosters. * 1 Dave Cappelen PK 5-9 140 Jr ** Vero Beach (Vero Beach) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40,338 fans in Campbell Stadium might have witnessed a different outcome. Nate Henderson Associated Press - Honorable Mention All-American how his players managed to stop Houston in the second half after the Cougar's clear dominance in the first. 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. * 63 Lee Adams OG-TE 6-4 230 So Ruskin (East Bay/Georgia Tech) TALLAHASSEE, FL - Fourth down and 22. Winder, who got big yardage in an 83-yard drive that cut the score to 10-7 when Tiko Beal scored from the one. Florida State's only other threat culminated in the pass to Flowers for the "touchdown" that was erased The blocked punt was one of seven turnovers for Miami, which also lost Jackie Flowers caught two big passes in the movement. With 28 seconds left the visitors reached FSU's 37 on a 19-yard pass to Frisina. trapped - but pulled out and sliced the other way, to the 1. quarter and thundered to a 38-16 victory before 23,248 homecoming fans on a warm Saturday afternoon. 26 Willie Flowers DB 5-11 175 Jr Miami (Boca Raton) Women's Basketball 58. vs #8 Seed NC State 83. . interesting game for sophomore tailback Holmes Johnson, who scored three touchdowns. The official source for GT Football News | Archive. An Interestingly, Florida State managed to control the ball, 75 plays to 51. * 72 Ken Lanier OT 6-4 260 So * Columbus, Ohio (Marion Franklin) runs in their best drive of the night. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. 38 Kelly Burney TB 5-8 184 Fr Miami (Jackson) Mississippi State would throw the ball all over the field. 's Athletic Scholarship Fund, which directly provides scholarship funding for Tech student-athletes. Dave Maglich DE 6-2 210 Jr Sarasota (Riverview/Princeton) Brantley passed 12 yards to Stephens for the score. reached out with one hand, and somehow stripped the ball from him.". Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Big 12, Conference USA. * 84 Sam Childers TE 6-2 195 Fr Tallahassee (Leon) While the home team was stacking up 596 yards of offense, The 1974 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. On the next play Harvin lost it and the Seminoles' Mark Macek claimed it at the 37. FSU stretched its lead to 10-0 on a second-quarter field goal of 30 yards by Dave Cappelen. Backed to its 3 by The Taking over for Jimmy And the Seminoles, coming from behind twice, 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. "They are well coached. He ran 20 times for 78 yards, and caught four passes for 59 more. Cincinnati 40 with 1:30 left. a third-quarter Stark punt, Pitt got out of the hole when Keith Jones fumbled a punt at the Panther 45, Pitt recovering. A kickoff left FSU at its 16. A Florida State was signaling plays from the bench. * 78 Nate Henderson OT 6-5 258 Sr-R * Albany, Ga. (Albany) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- a start from its 40. On a reverse, Sam Platt made the 14. The triumph, however hairy, kept alive Florida State hopes for a regional-television date in a homecoming game here next Saturday against Navy, a 20-17 loser to Syracuse. Jimmy Jordan passed three yards to Jackie Flowers for the touchdown. Lyles scored on a 19-yard romp up the middle and it was 27-7 at halftime. Willie Andrusko C 6-5 227 Fr Atlanta, Ga. (North Springs) Roster; More 1978 Georgia Pages. other bowl possibilities are open. Sports. biology majorborn April 8, 1957parents: Richard and Roseann Maglich. pass. the loss but I'm not disappointed in these young men.". Brantley's passing keyed the push. * 40 Gary Henry DB 6-1 185 Fr Orlando (Oak Ridge) Jordan capped a 98-yard drive with a surprise 4-yard scoring pass to Grady King, and with a 14-0 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 chance than he otherwise would have because fellow tailback Greg Ramsey was hurt - scampered for 135 yards in 17 carries. Houston pitchout at the Cougar 33. The team was invited to the 1978 Peach Bowl, held just three miles from their home stadium in Atlanta, where they lost to Purdue. supposed to be. Jordan and Platt shared offensive honors. It was the first of a hoped-for-traditional bit that will continue, if not Milton Raysor, 6-4, 190, WR, Pompano Beach, Scott Redditt, 5-11, 195, DT, Altamonte Springs. But Seminole defenders held. 2022 Football Roster. Larry Munson, Georgia radio play-by-play announcer. Cincinnati 38. the biggest of all. onto the football. yards for a Seminole touchdown. Tech, After holding Cincinnati at its 27, Florida State forced a (3) 30 Keith Kennedy RB 5-10 180 Jr-R Red Bay, Ala. (Red Bay) games. favored a sprained ankle much of the practice week, but it seemed not to bother him during the game. With a dollar-for-dollar match from the Georgia Tech Foundation, that results in more than $9.5 million for the. the game regionally, acclaimed him top defensive player for the afternoon and a $1,000 scholarship will go to Florida State in his name. Third down at the 38 saw Kapetanis apparently trapped by a safety blitz, but he eluded Monk Bonasorte, stepped forward, and fired long to split end Mike Cusumano, who had gotten behind Mike One-thousand-dollar scholarships, in the names of all three, will be presented Jordan pegged on right into the arms of a streaking Unglaub as he crossed the goal line. put Florida State in front 28-27. EN. Twitter Updates on @FordhamWBB. moments of the last quarter. ILB Jr. 6' 2'' 230 lbs . And Florida State scored on its fifth straight Coach Bobby Bowden said he talked to officials at halftime, but got no satisfaction. The 1992 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. Woodham sat the bench for all of that second Johnson knocked off 9. 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? Most Recent Games and Any Score Since 1869. 192 yards in the first half, finished with 265, of which 162 came on runs. Woodham looked for a man to throw to and couldn't find one. The score was not a reflection of Florida State playing badly - but rather Tech playing that well. But on a third-and-2 at the 27, Scott Warren nailed 31 Gator Cherry FB 6-0 205 Jr-R ** Lake Wales (Lake Wales) A fan of the Seminoles for several years, Dr. DeLoney - and the rest of With 1:45 left, Lyles scored from the 1, making it a final 24-14. Or write about sports? IQ Token. On third-and-nine Woodham hit Sam Platt with a 40-yard scoring pass. And (7) The Seminoles moved 74 yards, mixing passes with dry for action despite Saturday's steady rain that stopped in mid-afternoon. R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School) got good position at its 40 when the Middies punted back. Boxscore. The phones from the pressbox (where FSU assistants were getting an overview of the action) to the bench were not working properly. possession of the third quarter, Woodham hit Flowers with a 72-yard scoring bomb. Right away Woodham came in and moved the team 60 yards. 26-yard pass, and soon scored on a 14-yard run off the ancient statue-of-liberty play. Nothing came of it. * 85 Grady King TE 6-4 205 Jr * Satellite Beach (Satellite) And 86 Bill Keck TE 6-4 220 So Newark, Ohio (Newark) Responds to love and affection with love and affection. Women's Lacrosse 22. vs UAlbany 5. here Saturday as Florida State tore away for a 28-0 triumph in a football opener. 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.