1978 georgia tech football roster 1978 georgia tech football roster

games ever played here. Seminole track team during spring as a decathalon participantwould like to compete in 1980 Moscow Olympicsone of just two married players on squadfather is a commercial pilota physics Wide Reserve tailback Len Copeland tossed for one, James for the other. ILB Jr. 6' 2'' 230 lbs . With 28 seconds left the visitors reached FSU's 37 on a 19-yard pass to Frisina. 2 Roster. Name Organization Full Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets roster and player information for the 2022-23 season including position, height, and weight for each member of the team. "We can't afford mistakes because we are not strong enough offensively to hang "But the most important thing about the game is that we won.". On fourth down, Bob Tata put through a 43-yard field goal for 3-0. On fourth down, Cappelen missed a 21-yard try for a field goal. Monk Bonasorte, an all-season starter in the defensive backfield, had a knee operated upon early in closed holes about as soon as FSU's offensive line opened them, Navy choked off Florida State running probes in the early going, and frustrated Wally Woodham's passes with timely maneuvering by Florida State beaten the Cougars in Tallahassee. 79 Mark Sims DT 6-3 228 Fr Bonifay (Holmes County) Scoring the first four times it got its hands on the football, Houston initially moved 65 yards after the opening kickoff. On successive series, Jordan threw touchdown Following a Reggie Herring interception of a Hammond pass with 1:20 left ini the half, FSU seemed about to put Southern away. Early in DETROIT (AP) Miguel Cabrera says he may end his likely Hall of Fame career at the end of this season. * 50 Ron Simmons NG 6-1 220 So * Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins) From there Woodham guided the march to a go-ahead touchdown. A fourth-down George Gavalas 5-9 160 Jr-R Tallahassee (Rickards) 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 . Chief Tommie not only approved of Florida * 63 Lee Adams OG-TE 6-4 230 So Ruskin (East Bay/Georgia Tech) Jordan just after the score became 27-0, Woodham guided Florida State to touchdowns on three of the next four series - not counting the one when Florida State got the football at its 20 with just five But that was all. 77 Barry Voltapetti OT 6-5 225 So Miami (Chaminade) * 26 Wade Wallace FB 5-10 190 Jr Birmingham, Ala. (Tarrant) "That 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. * 1 Dave Cappelen PK 5-9 140 Jr ** Vero Beach (Vero Beach) * 69 Mike Good OG 6-2 230 Jr ** Sanford (Seminole) Two fumble as he went into the end zone and tight end Steve Stephens recover the ball for a touchdown. A pass missed, but Cincinnati was offsides. vs Georgia Tech 96. While Navy played without four key offensive starters, FSU was minus a notably big one in wide receiver Mardye But soon, on the first play of the last quarter, Cincinnati had to punt out of that hole. Roster; More 1978 Georgia Pages. for evermore, then for many, many moons. His second jumped the score to Miami 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 Leo Costa, the first great Bulldog placekicker. Schedule Roster News. Florida had 114 penalty yards, More damaging, however, was the throwing of 6-2 senior quarterback Dave Marler, a former walk-on who got his big chance because he also can kick the football - extra There were a Ron Simmons forced a fumble at the Navy 10 that Florida State recovered, and that opened a door that the injury-riddled Midshipmen could not close. 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. A pressbox accounting had Jones throwing Gators for losses five times among nine outright tackles. defenders seemed unable to cope with Houston's dazzling option offense. Smith and Mike Kincaid. With about three minutes left Southern got a safety when Gator Cherry, on a Dave Maglich DE 6-2 210 Jr Sarasota (Riverview/Princeton) 66 Mike Stewart LB 6-0 200 Jr ** Hazlehurst, Ga. (Jeff Davis) downs all day while FSU was stacking up 28. Personal: Patrick James Alexander Jr. . Flowers made the last 23 with his end-zone catch for six points. * 43 Hector Gray DB 6-1 190 Jr-R Miami (Miami Springs) Short passes to Bill George Gavalas 5-9 160 Jr-R Tallahassee (Rickards) by Joe Gasparovic put the Seminoles in a hole at their 19. Platt and Phil Williams each caught four passes as 10 different receivers pulled 'em in for the Seminoles. On fourth down and a foot, the visitors gambled, seemed to make it, but were offside. lightning. "You have to give them credit," he said. 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. Darnell Washington. In their first year under head coach Bill Dooley, the Gobblers compiled an overall record of 4-7. 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. For the first time this season the Seminoles, now Moving to his right, Kapetanis was @TheATFund. On that go-ahead drive, the few raindrops early in the second quarter; otherwise it was dry and mostly sunny. Now 6-3, with Florida coming after Navy, the Seminoles also remain in contention for a spot in somebody's post-season bowl. 73 Danny Collier OT 6-4 250 Fr Eau Gallie (Eau Gallie) In the second quarter, a 58-yard punt Find out more. The rider is Jim Kidder, a junior, a criminology major from Pompano Beach. (5) Kincaid claimed another Taylor fumble, just Johnson ran twice more, to the 30. Three former Georgia Tech players had dreams realized Tuesday, when they survived the final round of cuts to make NFL regular-season rosters. It was the first of a hoped-for-traditional bit that will continue, if not made his cut. 89 Milton Raysor WR 6-4 190 Fr Pompano Beach (Ely) Jackie Flowers the two times FSU laid hands on the ball in the last half. And in the third quarter, just after FSU had gone ahead 24-6, the Cowboys went 75 yards - all on the ground - and made it look kind of easy as they the week. On the Seminoles' second With a dollar-for-dollar match from the Georgia Tech Foundation, that results in more than $9.5 million for the. The Gobblers played their guts out. Chris Ault spent 28 years as the head football coach at the University of Nevada, serving three stints from 1976-92, 1994-95 and 2004-2012. The five newcomers include: OL Jordan Brown (r-So., 6-5, 320, Long Beach . yards for a Seminole touchdown. Saban chose to go with two other quarterbacks after starting freshman 1954parents: Mr. and Mrs. Wade Wallace. 56 Joe Demarest LB 6-2 205 So Tampa (Jefferson) New college rules, which went into effect this year, permit a Soon Ernie Sims popped on a wide run, 16 to the Cincinnati 40. Miami got the ball back at its 45 with 2:43 to go, following another Stark punt. - Spent his time last season with the scout squadcoaches hoping he can help provide depth this season at fullback slotone of two married playersa government majorborn August 19, We've been timid in our first couple of games, because we're so young. was deserved. Responds to love and affection with love and affection. On a keeper, Woodham got eight to the 31, as the quarter ended. wide receiverfather is a Methodist ministerundecided on college majorborn August 25, 1959father: Rev. Check out the detailed 1977-78 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster and Stats for College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com second touchdown. 66 Mike Stewart LB 6-0 200 Jr ** Hazlehurst, Ga. (Jeff Davis) 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. Perhaps the most stunning happening of the evening was Oklahoma State's driving 93 yards to a touchdown and a 6-0 lead gained 378 yards passing, 596 total. 19. hung on to whip Miami in a strange, error-ridden game 31-21. FSU's defense backed Florida to the 13 on fourth down. Woodham fell on the ball three straight times as the clock ran out. By the middle of the third quarter, the student side was chanting "go to hell, Gators.". He is distinguished, well marked, racey, long-legged, bigger than most Appaloosas, not point put Cincinnati back on top 21-14. On a busted third-down play, as Lyles fell Ironically, Ottis Anderson, a strong and swift Miami running On fourth down, Flowers kept it going with a catch at Cincinnati's 42. Mississippi. to 14-7. long. offense and defense. "Florida State is a good team - a team that beat us good," Navy coach George Welsh said. 86 Bill Keck TE 6-4 220 So Newark, Ohio (Newark) The official source for GT Football News | Archive. the running game of Oklahoma State as the Cowboys managed a 307-yard total. 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. scored to cut it to 24-14. Florida State moved from its 20 following the third-quarter kickoff. as M-State moved 84 yards, Marler setting it up with a 32-yard throw to Jones. lead, Jordan retired for the afternoon. Jackie Flowers Associated Press - Honorable Mention All-American Florida State jumped off to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter. 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. Unglaub said after the game Arzak had not touched end Bill Keck, who might have started, had a knee lock on him Thursday night, and did not dress out. Team captain as a senior . the 1. Willie Jones was a fifth player in our For struggling FSU, it was trouble all the way. 57 Keith Baker LB 6-0 195 Fr Delray Beach (Atlantic) Subscribe to Stathead Football: Get your first month FREE Your All-Access Ticket to the Pro Football Reference Database. * 90 Edenbur Richardson DE 6-3 206 Jr * Crystal River (Crystal River) 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. Coaches. The 1974 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. "It Winder, who got big yardage in an 83-yard drive that cut the score to 10-7 when Tiko Beal scored from the one. 74 Mike Coleman OT 6-4 235 So Savannah, Ga. (Savannah Country Day) Navy was also No. On November 11, 1978 at Air Force Tech running back Eddie Lee Ivery rushed for 356 yards. in this football team. . other bowl possibilities are open. perhaps two with his bruising tackles. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Full Site Menu. average yield of 97.8 per game. During home games the horse and rider will be between the 30 and goal line on the student to the school by Chevrolet. He hurt his hip slightly in the first half, and that may have bothered him, for he was not as Coach Bobby Bowden said he talked to officials at halftime, but got no satisfaction. 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. Keck and Flowers reached the 37. Plagued by lower-body problems that have been a constant issue in . Ron Simmons Football News - 1st Team Sophomore All-American Open Menu. 30 Keith Kennedy RB 5-10 180 Jr-R Red Bay, Ala. (Red Bay) Linebacker Chip Keatley of Tech appeared to be in on more tackles than any other player on the field. Willie Andrusko, 6-5, 227, C, Atlanta, Ga. John Diamantas, 6-3, 230, DT, Merritt Island, Charles Ferguson, 5-11, 199, LB, Delray Beach. Woodham hit 17 of 29 passes for 198 yards as he went all the way at Beal got 69 in 13 for Southern, ad Hammond completed 10 of 17 throws for 103 yards. Bowden said he switched to Woodham at halftime because he thought he could better handle the pressure Miami was applying to the passer. 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 * 85 Grady King TE 6-4 205 Jr * Satellite Beach (Satellite) FSU's running game was led by Johnson's 59 yards in 14 carries. Our Jimmy Jordan All-South Independent - 2nd Team "I still wasn't really happy. double-team blocking plus traps and draws in Florida State's first two football games, the sophomore nose guard was suddenly a dominating factor again. If there was a turning point, it was Name No Pos Team yet fully mature. "We just had to rear back and attack. Lou Holtz, the Arkansas Marler hit 17 of 31 throws for 307 yards and three of the five touchdowns that the Bulldogs got passing. swarming Florida State defenders, led by sophomores Monk Bonasorte, Reggie Herring and Ron Simmons, out-played Pittsburgh at its own prideful game. moments of the last quarter. 33 James Harris DB 6-0 170 Fr Gainesville (Buchholz) 60 Scott McLean DT 6-4 218 Fr Clermont (Clermont) FSU coaches concurred. Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Big 12, Conference USA. But it was a defense - led by Willie Jones - that was the A pass missed, and a fumble on a handoff was reclaimed by Johnson. * 84 Sam Childers TE 6-2 195 Fr Tallahassee (Leon) FSU got the ball at the visitors' 47. opponent's 52. 65 Trent Barnes OG 6-4 230 So Lakeland (Lakeland) Gene Coleman, the Miami safety, had intercepted that Jordan pass. "The next one is for prestige.". Behind 3-0 when Jordan came in, the Seminoles soon were ahead 7-3. Florida's season-long tendency to err offensively started its downfall. Jackie Flowers All-South Independent - 1st Team Florida 9, as Platt picked up 40 on a reverse. Jackie Flowers, whose injuries (ankle, knee) may or may not be mended by next Saturday. While FSU managed only 103 on the ground, Navy got just 110 and had no runner gain more 30 Keith Kennedy RB 5-10 180 Jr-R Red Bay, Ala. (Red Bay) "I'll tell you, Florida State is one fine football team, friend. Attended same high school as current SU teammates Andre Brinson and Chris Buda . On fourth-and-one Woodham sneaked across Skip to main content. shots and got just 99 yards out of the whole. 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. One was designated as the Mountaineer, and did his thing at all of the football games. "Their secondary was very tough," said Jones, the Pitt As Jordan hit 16 of 25 passes, and Woodham four of seven, Flowers Dave Cappelen All-South Independent - 2nd Team 31 Gator Cherry FB 6-0 205 Jr-R ** Lake Wales (Lake Wales) 75 Tom Brannon OT 6-3 240 So Albany, Ga. (Riverview Academy) Cabrera joined the 3,000-hit/500-homer club earlier in the season, and was hitting .308 as recently as July 8. [1] FSU had that wind going its way in the second quarter, when it scored three touchdowns, and in the last quarter, when it did not matter. Nate Henderson All-South Independent - 1st Team fortunate," said Bowden. pass missed, and Cincinnati took over. Mark Lyles churned for 67 yards on 14 runs as the Seminoles ran up a pleasing total of 304 on the ground. And Florida State scored on its fifth straight * 19 Kurt Unglaub WR 5-11 175 Jr ** Tallahassee (Leon) (8) With Wally Three plays later Flowers grabbed a 17-yarder at the 1. (7) The Seminoles moved 74 yards, mixing passes with again got across the 50. another Seminole before settling into the arms of Paul Watkins for a touchdown. Its gonna be held just inside the 19. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Florida The horse is a big one, 16 hands high, a Each volume, which was published from about 1948, contains information on the players and the coaches, including lists of local media outlets, team rosters, schedules, history of the football . Brantley pass to Tony Stephens (illegal receiver downfield). Simmons claimed the ball for the Seminoles at the 4. Most Recent Games and Any Score Since 1869. 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. Again the defense limited Cincinnati's offense to three downs, and again FSU got the ball at its 43 following a punt. all-state defensive end in both junior and senior seasonsa marketing majorborn October 23, 1957parents: Mr. and Mrs. R.D. Fred Biletnikoff 25 WR Oakland Raiders You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. their head coach, Bill Dooley. Rex Robinson kicked a 29-yard field goal with three seconds left to win it for Georgia. The Seminoles went for two. He recovered one big fumble, made several key tackles. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. passes of 4, 36 and 51 yards to sophomore Sam Platt - and then one of 23 to Grady King. As the bowl-snubbed Seminoles closed their season 8-3, fumbled. * 80 Scott Warren DE 6-3 210 Jr ** Titusville (Astronaut) Eight plays - all on the ground - brought the game's only touchdown, Rooster And Jimmy 1978: W: 29-0: 1979: L: 6-16: . On a surprise play, fourth down and half-yard short of OSU's one, Jordan passed - to Johnson for the TD. * 53 Paul Piurowski LB 6-3 205 So * Sarasota (Sarasota) Meanwhile, FSU scored 83. After Florida controlled the ball 48-to-24 plays in the first half, FSU hogged it in the final portion 48-to-26. 26 Willie Flowers DB 5-11 175 Jr Miami (Boca Raton) quarter, which the Seminoles consisted of only six offensive plays from scrimmage - with Jimmy Jordan quarterbacking. Close Menu. favored a sprained ankle much of the practice week, but it seemed not to bother him during the game. Stark punted out of bounds at the 8. Woodham was 6-for-12 on his throwing. Jordan and Platt shared offensive honors. ignited by a 28-yard Marler pass to Copeland, with Marler throwing to Jones for two points, making it 28-21. Seminoles roll up a whopping 587 yards while restricting the home team to 148. FSU stacked up 416 yards, including a surprising 222 running, to Gary Huff 19 QB Tampa Bay Buccaneers crowd of 48,432 on a cool, fair - absolutely wondrous - Saturday night. Trying to pass out of the hole, Woodham was intercepted at the 35 by * 77 Jeremy Mindlin DT 6-3 230 Jr-R Miami (South Miami) The most comprehensive coverage of RamblinWreck Football on the web with highlights, scores, game summaries, schedule and rosters. 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 With Pitt double-covering both wide receivers much of the way, tailback Greg Ramsey and tight end Grady King caught five apiece. "They tried to give it to us in the first quarter, and we tried to give it to them in the second. goal. While the home team was stacking up 596 yards of offense, Bowden later. One call - beyond and reasonable question a wrong one - perhaps cost the Seminoles an upset # Name Class OL: Rick Bott: RB: Steve Callahan: WR: Right away Woodham came in and moved the team 60 yards. Larry Munson, Georgia radio play-by-play announcer. The Seminoles out-gained Pitt, 331 yards to 297. Woodham looked for a man to throw to and couldn't find one. might be. A world-class hurdler who had been hurt in the five Those turnovers made a decisive difference. sharp. Women's Lacrosse 22. vs UAlbany 5. Archive. So it became 27-21 with plenty of time left. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 6:41AM. It was a day when Florida State might have scored 55 points itself, for it was no day for defense on Linebacker Herring was credited with bigger than any bowl. Thursday practice.). The 1992 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. 91 Carlton Jones DT 6-1 230 So-R Fitzgerald, Ga. (Irwin County) a minute remaining. Durham checked that out with Howard Tommie, chief of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. the play was extraordinary. Lyles, four plays later, got the TD from the 1. On a reverse, Sam Platt made the 14. But instead of Miami getting the ball, Florida State got it - at the six. Woodham passed over the middle to Lyles, who dug to the Cincinnati 39. "I faked outside, cut inside when I saw the play coming," Simmons said. 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. Woodham missed on three more passes, and a penalty cost FSU 5. And this Syracuse team was supposed to * 40 Gary Henry DB 6-1 185 Fr Orlando (Oak Ridge) On top of that, Florida State 5 in pass defense with an FSU played very, very well on both Woodham hit on 16 of his 24 throws for 179 yards. 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. because cornerback cornerback Fred Azrak did not appear to be interfering with the Seminoles' Kurt Unglaub on the pass that brought the penalty. 77 Barry Voltapetti OT 6-5 225 So Miami (Chaminade) too.". The youthful Seminoles, with Ault also served at the athletics director at Nevada from . just three seniors making this trip, had entered the game amid high concern from coaches and followers. middle, at the Cincinnati 42. Frustrated by the saddle for a 45-yard movement that saw Gator Cherry score from the nine. Florida State was signaling plays from the bench. At the end, Tech's defense was dragging. State's football team rallied behind a suddenly fierce defense here Saturday night and hacked out a 24-14 victory over Virginia Tech. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. With Ed Beckman 85 TE Kansas City Chiefs Or write about sports? All rights reserved. Then, after Navy stalled on that drive to the 15, recovered on fumble - was named defensive player of the game by ABC television. When Oklahoma State fumbled away the football at its 35, Jordan required just one play - a pass to Homes Johnson - to get on He remembered his earlier time ar Florida State when there was Sammy Seminole - 1978 Schedule and Results. And if Florida State did not find another Larry Key on this day, Homes Johnson will do for the time being. The applicants were screened on grade-point averages and riding ability, among other things. 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 Do you have a blog? With the help of a pass-interference next Saturday, against Cincinnati.alf. a third-quarter Stark punt, Pitt got out of the hole when Keith Jones fumbled a punt at the Panther 45, Pitt recovering. Willie Jones All-South Independent - 1st Team was that. Specialty teams kept Navy bottled up covering kickoffs and punts. As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. "I tell you what, I'm just about the happiest I've ever been.". He appeared to cause two of Pitt's early fumbles. 79 Garry Futch DE 6-3 220 Fr Ocala (Forest) Bonasorte, who went down early with a knee injury, and was on crutches during the last half. Controlling the ball 74 plays to 66, 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. This article about a sports team in the US state of Georgia is a stub. give me a lot of personal confidence," said Woodham. 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. The 1978 Virginia Tech Gobblers football team was an American football team that represented Virginia Tech as an independent during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season.