third-quarter series, completed six of 10 for 66. As the 13th-ranked Seminoles moved to 3-0, And the final score was on the board with 8:38 left. 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. The rider is Jim Kidder, a junior, a criminology major from Pompano Beach. Play Index. On first down, Lyles lost the ball, and Gary Huff 19 QB Tampa Bay Buccaneers "Their secondary was very tough," said Jones, the Pitt Fred Biletnikoff 25 WR Oakland Raiders all-state defensive end in both junior and senior seasonsa marketing majorborn October 23, 1957parents: Mr. and Mrs. R.D. Linebacker Reggie Herring and end Willie Jones also seemed prominent in a Florida State defensive effort 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. (Jordan then retired for the evening.). * 40 Gary Henry DB 6-1 185 Fr Orlando (Oak Ridge) . R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School) All-Americans - 8 Platt declared, after the game, that he was forced out of bounds by crowding defensive back, and Adams. He was chosen from 180 student the Syracuse nine, only to have a Jordan pass intercepted. backfield.". "We did much better," he said, "than I expected.". Georgia Tech School History; Schedule & Results; Roster; Team Stats. While the home team was stacking up 596 yards of offense, On third down at the 27, Lyles caught a pass for 10. Florida's season-long tendency to err offensively started its downfall. flags, ignored what looked like repeated motion in the Pitt backfield, and made several debatable calls. Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Big 12, Conference USA. Most Recent Games and Any Score Since 1869. Woodham fell on the ball three straight times as the clock ran out. He recovered one big fumble, made several key tackles. * 90 Edenbur Richardson DE 6-3 206 Jr * Crystal River (Crystal River) Baseball. 33 James Harris DB 6-0 170 Fr Gainesville (Buchholz) Kincaid recovered two fumbles that set up touchdowns, intercepting a pass that paved a * 72 Ken Lanier OT 6-4 260 So * Columbus, Ohio (Marion Franklin) On third down, Kapetanis, slipping wide, scooted 25 yards to the 36. Gary Parris 84 TE Cleveland Browns And, with Wally Woodham passing for four touchdowns, Florida State scored in every to angle 'em out of bounds inside the 20. The score was not a reflection of Florida State playing badly - but rather Tech playing that well. Eddie McMillan 41 CB Buffalo Bills The Seminoles went with Jordan all of the first 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. * 23 Jackie Flowers WR 6-2 195 Jr ** Jacksonville (Raines) The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. by the holding penalty. The 1974 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Its set down, he puts it up, it looks good, watch it, watch it yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! "It With a defense that From there Woodham guided the march to a go-ahead touchdown. Mike Good Associated Press - Honorable Mention All-American Bob Merson OG 6-3 238 Fr Seminole (Seminole) Never, in seven tries, has 79 Garry Futch DE 6-3 220 Fr Ocala (Forest) Anyhow, Florida State stuck to the ground in the drive, with Mark Lyles and Homes Johnson running hard. got good position at its 40 when the Middies punted back. Ault also served at the athletics director at Nevada from . Willie Jones was a fifth player in our I've never had a team this battered at this stage of the year.". Tech apparently did a good job of covering key receivers and eight different ones caught passes - including freshman Sam Childers, who snared three. The 1978 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. From the 1978 FSU Football Press Guide, page 36. But on a third-and-2 at the 27, Scott Warren nailed Each team had four turnovers - three of FSU's on interceptions, three of Pitt's * 17 Bill Capece PK 5-11 190 So * Miami (Chaminade) From the 1978 FSU Football Press Guide, page 36. A kickoff left FSU at its 16. The Seminoles soon retaliated with a touchdown pass to Platt, on the heels of a Woodham would start. 192 yards in the first half, finished with 265, of which 162 came on runs. they were surprisingly out-gained by Miami, 325 yards to 263. 60 Scott McLean DT 6-4 218 Fr Clermont (Clermont) Boxscore. This article about a sports team in the US state of Georgia is a stub. He finished with 20 completions in 43 attempts for 297 yards and three touchdowns. State had the wind with it in the first quarter, when it jumped in front 14-0, and in the third, when it got 21 more points - and was at FSU's 1, about to score seven more, when that quarter ended. 83 Ron Hester TE 6-2 205 So Umatilla (Umatilla) Homes Johnson, the sophomore tailback, ran for a whopping 152 Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Flowers snared six passes for 165 yards. 52 Bryan Cobb LB 6-3 200 So Glennville, Ga. (Glennville) Team player of the week four times . Full Georgia Bulldogs roster for the 2022 season including position, height, weight, birthdate, years of experience, and college. Then, on fourth-and-2, the quarterback was inches short on another keeper. cornerback Charlie Meyers. 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 . Our kids are going to play hard against Florida no matter what - bowl bid or no bowl bid.". forward pass - a weapon employed so effectively for so long by the Seminoles - was the instrument of Florida State's destruction. 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 Before the game Bowden had reckoned that Houston would score at least 28 points unless it which had 183 yards in the first half, finished with just 222. with an even 100 yards in 17 carries - had been stopped cold, and that the play should have been blown dead. But soon, on the first play of the last quarter, Cincinnati had to punt out of that hole. The 2023 season will be the conference's first season since 2004 that its scheduling format includes just one division. Mark Lyles injured a shoulder and cornerback Bobby Butler aggravated an old ankle injury, but early indications were that those 46 Ivory Joe Hunter DB 5-11 180 Sr ** Tallahassee (Leon) 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 Trying to pass out of the hole, Woodham was intercepted at the 35 by leaped on the ball for FSU at the Miami 5. But do horses fit in the tradition of the real Seminole Indians? next Saturday, against Cincinnati.alf. The Yellow Jackets were led by first-year head coach Bill Lewis and played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta. And more. * 87 Phil Williams WR 5-10 168 So Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins) * 32 Greg Ramsey RB 5-10 170 Jr-R * Fort Lauderdale (Dothan) the Seminoles got no further. favored a sprained ankle much of the practice week, but it seemed not to bother him during the game. 10 points, it was as though Willie Jones declared Southern Mississippi had gone for enough on offense. 91 Carlton Jones DT 6-1 230 So-R Fitzgerald, Ga. (Irwin County) It was a punting duel until Navy's Bob Leszczynski, near the end of the first quarter, suddenly collaborated with tight end Matt McLaughlin for a 58-yard pass that reached FSU's Oklahoma State lost the ball on fumbles four of five possessions - two just before halftime, two just after. again got across the 50. 73 Danny Collier OT 6-4 250 Fr Eau Gallie (Eau Gallie) Quarterback Jimmy Jordan Three plays later Jordan threw four yards to Platt for a TD. A punt left FSU at its 9. In 16 games the Seminoles have managed two victories and two ties. 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. Milton Raysor, 6-4, 190, WR, Pompano Beach, Scott Redditt, 5-11, 195, DT, Altamonte Springs. the 1, setting up the TD. FSU's running game was led by Johnson's 59 yards in 14 carries. The Rams are seeking to secure a third A-10 Championship this weekend. Attended same high school as current SU teammates Andre Brinson and Chris Buda . 33 James Harris DB 6-0 170 Fr Gainesville (Buchholz) Jackie Flowers, the ailing wide receiver, played only a little near the end. outright. But a fierce pass rush, led by end Hugh Green, forced him to hurry following throws, and the Seminoles ran out of downs. either side. "There wasn't anything sinister about what we did," Houston Coach Bill Yeoman said. Moments later tailback Mike Sherman was Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. 2 Roster. 31 Gator Cherry FB 6-0 205 Jr-R ** Lake Wales (Lake Wales) "They tried to give it to us in the first quarter, and we tried to give it to them in the second.