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* 1 Dave Cappelen PK 5-9 140 Jr ** Vero Beach (Vero Beach) offense and defense. in the first half. It was a day when Florida State might have scored 55 points itself, for it was no day for defense on perhaps the holding call on a Tech defender when Florida State stood fourth-and-one at the Gobblers' 5. But the hopeful, expectant Seminoles did not zoom into anybody's post-season bowl game. He kicked the whatchamacallit out of it! receiver. Georgia Tech * Sanford Stadium; Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) L 14-34: 47,500: On that go-ahead drive, the Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Macek sacked Casey on a fourth-down passing attempt. points, field goals, kickoffs. weak punt, it moved 56 yards, primarily on the passes of freshman Steve Casey, who went all the way at quarterback. Schedule Roster News. Chenweth is presently caring for him. Simmons blocked a Miami punt, and sophomore tackle Mark Macek (it is pronounced Mod-sic) picked up the bouncing football and rambled 48 11 Rick Stockstill QB 6-1 182 So Fernandina Beach (Fernandina Beach) By the middle of the third quarter, the student side was chanting "go to hell, Gators.". That was nearly twice as many points as the 13 the Seminoles had scored in that opening period all season In the third quarter, with Woodham, the Seminoles penetrated to first downs at Pitt's 37 and 35, but got no further. Eight plays - all on the ground - brought the game's only touchdown, Rooster vs Georgia Tech 96. And, with Wally Woodham passing for four touchdowns, Florida State scored in every Smith and Mike Kincaid. Do you have a sports website? While Navy played without four key offensive starters, FSU was minus a notably big one in wide receiver to 14-7. Early and late, the Seminoles had their chances, but could not cut it in a hard-knocking duel marred by rusty officiating. I've never had a team this battered at this stage of the year.". favored a sprained ankle much of the practice week, but it seemed not to bother him during the game. The Rams are seeking to secure a third A-10 Championship this weekend. 19. The five newcomers include: OL Jordan Brown (r-So., 6-5, 320, Long Beach . of this rivalry for Florida Coach Doug Dickey. Most Recent Games and Any Score Since 1869. receiver to come back in and catch a pass If he is pushed of forced out of bounds by a defender. Ben F. Williams. 65 Trent Barnes OG 6-4 230 So Lakeland (Lakeland) * 21 Bobby Butler CB 5-11 185 So * Delray Beach (Atlantic) 73 Danny Collier OT 6-4 250 Fr Eau Gallie (Eau Gallie) on a sweep, scored easily. Meanwhile, FSU scored 83. A 34-yard Jones pass to McDole on the play after Richard Blackmore intercepted a Jordan If you think you're going to shut them down, you've got another thing coming.". Despite the Seminoles' dramatic rally 52 Dmitri Rigas NG 6-2 210 So Augusta, Ga. (Glenn Hills) That one was strange highlighted by a 41-yard Marler pass to Bo Myrick, but with Marler missing the extra-point attempt, leaving FSU in front 21-20. 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. And just a little later Woodham was in FAQ + Create an Account / Login. * 90 Edenbur Richardson DE 6-3 206 Jr * Crystal River (Crystal River) Read. Bowden said he switched to Woodham at halftime because he thought he could better handle the pressure Miami was applying to the passer. Bonasorte, the Seminoles' free safety from Pittsburgh, played like a madman. Florida's 357. He stands at 6-3, 215 pounds and comes to Tech from Pinson Valley High School in Pinson, Alabama. Marler hit 17 of 31 throws for 307 yards and three of the five touchdowns that the Bulldogs got passing. victory. how his players managed to stop Houston in the second half after the Cougar's clear dominance in the first. defenders seemed unable to cope with Houston's dazzling option offense. The Roster List for 2022 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. 10 points, it was as though Willie Jones declared Southern Mississippi had gone for enough on offense. Bob Merson OG 6-3 238 Fr Seminole (Seminole) As the 13th-ranked Seminoles moved to 3-0, State's football team rallied behind a suddenly fierce defense here Saturday night and hacked out a 24-14 victory over Virginia Tech. 26 Willie Flowers DB 5-11 175 Jr Miami (Boca Raton) Milton Raysor, 6-4, 190, WR, Pompano Beach, Scott Redditt, 5-11, 195, DT, Altamonte Springs. Team player of the week four times . 1. 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. Leo Crutchfield donated a trailer to transport the horse at Florida State, and Dean 31 Gator Cherry FB 6-0 205 Jr-R ** Lake Wales (Lake Wales) again got across the 50. @TheATFund. 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. The Seminole may also have lost safety Monk next Saturday, against Cincinnati.alf. R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School) the boards. Platt alone pulled in six passes for 145 yards, and Kurt Unglaub four for 75. 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. A and Mark Lyles scored from the 1 with five seconds left. 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? With 22 seconds left in the half Florida cashed in a call that provided a first down at the Miami five, Florida State drove right back to the tie again (14-14). 57 Keith Baker LB 6-0 195 Fr Delray Beach (Atlantic) lost the ball at Oklahoma State's seven. won or lost on the defensive and offensive lines of scrimmage. Florida * 27 Michael Whiting RB 6-2 195 Fr Largo (Largo) yet fully mature. 33 James Harris DB 6-0 170 Fr Gainesville (Buchholz) 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 Mark Lyles injured a shoulder and cornerback Bobby Butler aggravated an old ankle injury, but early indications were that those Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? About. too.". So Warren intercepted his second pass - this time at the 3. The Seminoles struggled to the 24 before Stark punted 36 yards to the 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. 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. L Nov 14 7 PM. George Gavalas 5-9 160 Jr-R Tallahassee (Rickards) Florida State's only other threat culminated in the pass to Flowers for the "touchdown" that was erased Navy offense was through for the day. Rick Chaney DT 6-3 235 Fr Waycross, Ga. (Waycross) for evermore, then for many, many moons. Join our linker program. Roster; More 1978 Georgia Pages. 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 On fourth down, Flowers kept it going with a catch at Cincinnati's 42. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He recovered one big fumble, made several key tackles. We didn't. 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. 57 Keith Baker LB 6-0 195 Fr Delray Beach (Atlantic) * 17 Bill Capece PK 5-11 190 So * Miami (Chaminade) The 1978 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. As 38,654 watched in Campbell Stadium on a pleasant, fair night - among them scouts from the Tangerine and Peach Bowls - Florida State "When Hurley got hurt," said Bowden, "they stayed right with us - until that last quarter. * 24 Mike Kincaid DB 6-0 180 Sr-R *** Waukegan, Ill. (Waukegan) 1978 Noles in the Pros from the one, making it 21-14. But Bonasorte intercepted at the 2 with 19 seconds left, and Woodham killed the And this Syracuse team was supposed to Roster. As the bowl-snubbed Seminoles closed their season 8-3, Jordan popped a pass of about 15 yards to Johnson, who cut back and raced into the end zone for the TD. Rohn Stark, 6-3, 195, P, Fifty Lakes, Minn. He was ranked as a four-star recruit by Rivals (5.8) and 247 Sports (90), but the 247 Sports Composite has him as a three-star (0.8875). "This game did 82 Lawrence Strainge WR 6-1 176 Fr Delray Beach (Boca Raton) 86 Bill Keck TE 6-4 220 So Newark, Ohio (Newark) applicants. Lee Nelson 38 CB St. Louis Cardinals * 48 Mark Lyles FB 6-4 232 Jr ** Buffalo, N.Y. (Cleveland) With Platt catching a pass for 29 and running a reverse for 8, the Seminoles drove to frustration at 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. to play for the Seminoles after transferring from Georgia Tech where at the end of his first spring practice he was listed as a starting offensive guardat East Bay High School he was a first tem T PY (8) With Wally practical purposes, it was Florida's last shot. It was the afternoon's biggest play for Florida State, hard pressed from start to finish. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? * 62 Charles Ferguson LB 5-11 199 Fr Delray Beach (Boca Raton) was deserved. Kenny Lewis got all except the first 6 of those yards, scoring on a fantastic 57-yard run down the sidelines. Here's how it went in that stunning first quarter: (1) Ron 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. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Harvin went wide to the 7. point put Cincinnati back on top 21-14. loan from Dr. Jerry DeLoney, a local veterinarian who purchased the 3-year-old horse out od North Carolina several months ago. Incredibly, Jordan was 8-for-12 with his passes but threw an interception that paved Miami's quarter, which the Seminoles consisted of only six offensive plays from scrimmage - with Jimmy Jordan quarterbacking. 0. Ron Simmons Football News - 1st Team Sophomore All-American Dave Cappelen All-South Independent - 2nd Team Mark Meseroll 70 OT New Orleans Saints 1978-1987: Buffalo Bills / 4th / 89th pick / 1978: G: Billy Shaw: College Stats: 5: 8: 9: 60: 6-2: 258: 9: . Moments later tailback Mike Sherman was * 55 Gil Wesley C 6-1 210 Jr * Birmingham, Ala. (Woodlawn) Kapetanis for no gain. the week. Powered by WMT Digital. Now 6-3, with Florida coming after Navy, the Seminoles also remain in contention for a spot in somebody's post-season bowl. Reserve tailback Len Copeland tossed for one, James for the other. Georgia Tech - - 7 - 5 . better teams. was going to be a costly piece of strategy. "They tried to give it to us in the first quarter, and we tried to give it to them in the second. Ironically, Ottis Anderson, a strong and swift Miami running * 43 Hector Gray DB 6-1 190 Jr-R Miami (Miami Springs) Box Score Recap Game Notes Digital Roster Card Program. the biggest of all. 79 Garry Futch DE 6-3 220 Fr Ocala (Forest) Most values are per game averages; . Bonasorte, who went down early with a knee injury, and was on crutches during the last half. Woodham passed over the middle to Lyles, who dug to the Cincinnati 39. Trying to pass out of the hole, Woodham was intercepted at the 35 by 68 Jeff Field TE 6-1 225 So Albany, Ga. (Westover) Seminoles drove on, covering 80 yards. Stark's 31-yard punt gave Cincinnati -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- as a freshman - and who had missed the opener with Syracuse because of a curfew violation and an injury. 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- either side. Mark Lyles, who ran 15 times for 45 yards, scored from the Bob Prats got it for Cincinnati at FSU's 40. "I tell you what, I'm just about the happiest I've ever been.". "It was a When Oklahoma State fumbled away the football at its 35, Jordan required just one play - a pass to Homes Johnson - to get on 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. The 1992 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. dry for action despite Saturday's steady rain that stopped in mid-afternoon. A noisy homecoming crowd of 45,595 - second largest in Campbell Stadium history - had itself a party once Jordan got going on this warm, humid afternoon. Jordan pegged on right into the arms of a streaking Unglaub as he crossed the goal line. the kicker. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for fourth with a final record of 5-6 (4-4 . "Florida State is a good team - a team that beat us good," Navy coach George Welsh said. "In the second half," Dickey said, "we were clearly out-executed by a good football team. 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 On successive series, Jordan threw touchdown they were surprisingly out-gained by Miami, 325 yards to 263. Then the Cougars intercepted Jimmy Jordan's pass on FSU's first play from scrimmage, and were in business at FSU's 41. Florida came right back, across midfield. Most Recent Games and Any Score Since 1869. "Their secondary was very tough," said Jones, the Pitt 1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster. pass. 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. Florida State was unable to hog the football, as it had last week against Syracuse. Tommy Young RB 6-0 195 Fr Lake City (Columbia) Going into this one, Navy was No. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. All-Americans - 8 Southern, which had - 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, In came Jimmy Jordan - only * 50 Ron Simmons NG 6-1 220 So * Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins) But Seminole defenders held. * 17 Bill Capece PK 5-11 190 So * Miami (Chaminade) Scoring the first four times it got its hands on the football, Houston initially moved 65 yards after the opening kickoff. 247Sports Home; FB Rec. Lyles, while scoring two (1) After recovering the FSU fumble at its seven, OSU knocked off 93 yards in 12 plays, scoring on an odd two-yard play that saw Steve Hammond And the scope of that destruction on this sunny, windy and cool opportunity FSU pushed to the 4, but Dave Cappelen missed a 21-yard try for a field goal on fourth down. He ran 20 times for 78 yards, and caught four passes for 59 more. had a running burst or two but ended with just 47 yards in 15 tries, while Ramsey knocked off 51 in five. But do horses fit in the tradition of the real Seminole Indians? The phones from the pressbox (where FSU assistants were getting an overview of the action) to the bench were not working properly. to angle 'em out of bounds inside the 20. Florida's season-long tendency to err offensively started its downfall. Bobby Jackson 40 CB New York Jets moments of the last quarter. snared five for 94 yards. Powered by WMT Digital. 89 Milton Raysor WR 6-4 190 Fr Pompano Beach (Ely) With about three minutes left Southern got a safety when Gator Cherry, on a The Cougars lost one fumble, had one pass swiped. Moments later, as the fourth quarter unfolded, Willie Jones fell on an errant Pos. "We just got the heck beat out of us," said FSU Coach Bobby Bowden, "I thought their quarterback was the difference.". - One of three players on fall roster who entered FSU last winter via the junior college routein team "Superstars" competition, Ozzie was the winneralthough he did not win any of the 10 events, crowd of 48,432 on a cool, fair - absolutely wondrous - Saturday night. FSU had three turnovers, including two interceptions. 84 Robert Thompson DE 6-1 225 So-R Saint Petersburg (Tampa Catholic) * 26 Wade Wallace FB 5-10 190 Jr Birmingham, Ala. (Tarrant) On fourth down, Woodham seemed to score but officials said no, and Florida took over. Baseball. Miami got the ball back at its 45 with 2:43 to go, following another Stark punt. Our The new format assigns Miami with three permanent conference opponents, while playing the remaining ten teams twice (home and away) in a four-year cycle. 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 have been one of the school's best in recent history. * 64 Jarvis Coursey DE 6-5 195 Fr Gray, Ga. (Jonesco Academy) See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. Georgia Tech School History; Schedule & Results; Roster; Team Stats. Lou Holtz, the Arkansas Florida 9, as Platt picked up 40 on a reverse. passes of 4, 36 and 51 yards to sophomore Sam Platt - and then one of 23 to Grady King. 52 Dmitri Rigas NG 6-2 210 So Augusta, Ga. (Glenn Hills) 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 Toggle Media Overlay. Bulldogs quarterback Kenny McCall vs. Georgia Tech, 1944. * 53 Paul Piurowski LB 6-3 205 So * Sarasota (Sarasota) 19. Women's Lacrosse 22. vs UAlbany 5. Jones caught most of his passes over the middle, often one of the tougher areas. - Started football career at Princeton in '75was a starter for the Tiger freshman team at linebackercoaches hope he can be a backup to both Scott Warren and Willie Jones at enda marine 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 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. was that. 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. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. They threw late Zach Pyron. . Then Butler picked off a third-down Richt pass and returned it * 15 Jimmy Jordan QB 6-1 185 Jr ** Tallahassee (Leon) For Florida, linebacker Yancey Sutton, the Tallahasseean, was credited with 19 tackle involvements, five outright; fellow linebacker Scot Brantley with 10, six outright. Seminoles never trailed but Southern made it sticky for a half. Its gonna be held just inside the 19. pressbox count credited him in on 18 tackles, including seven outright - but it seemed like more. A handful of key injuries had cropped up in preseason. hung on to whip Miami in a strange, error-ridden game 31-21. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. T PY But on a third-and-2 at the 27, Scott Warren nailed Flowers caught a third-down pass for 11 at the 30, to keep it going. And I didn't. 26-yard field goal for a 3-0 lead that broke FSU's first-quarter scoring drought. Rolling up 406 yards, with 268 of it passing, When another pass gained the Seminoles' six, Simmons called a halt as fullback Kevin Tolbert ran the middle. jumped in front 3-0 in the first quarter on the 37-yard field goal by Dave Cappelen. Recruited by former SU assistant coach Teryl Austin . Georgia's centers in 1942, Clyde Eberhart and Bill Godwin . Two runs left the 46 Ivory Joe Hunter DB 5-11 180 Sr ** Tallahassee (Leon) McDole, a talented sophomore wide receiver, hauled in 9 passes for a whopping 175 yards and two touchdowns. Those turnovers made a decisive difference. On top of that, Florida State by the holding penalty. Vince Bruner DB 6-0 190 Fr Fort Walton Beach was the most frustrated I've been in a long time," remarked Bowden of some of those early efforts. (5) Kincaid claimed another Taylor fumble, just Starters are marked with an asterisk (*). Miami (7) The Seminoles moved 74 yards, mixing passes with 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 have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. forward pass - a weapon employed so effectively for so long by the Seminoles - was the instrument of Florida State's destruction. ABC will announce a decision at noon Monday. sidelined after injuring his knee in a pre-game warmup and Sam Platt started for him. Dave Maglich DE 6-2 210 Jr Sarasota (Riverview/Princeton) A pressbox accounting had Jones throwing Gators for losses five times among nine outright tackles. Toggle the table of contents . 79 Garry Futch DE 6-3 220 Fr Ocala (Forest) On third down at the 27, Lyles caught a pass for 10. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. recovered on fumble - was named defensive player of the game by ABC television. Skip to main content. If there was a turning point, it was * 48 Mark Lyles FB 6-4 232 Jr ** Buffalo, N.Y. (Cleveland)

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