1978 georgia tech football roster

by a penalty - to another at the 18. On November 11, 1978 at Air Force Tech running back Eddie Lee Ivery rushed for 356 yards. FSU had three turnovers, including two interceptions. jumped in front 3-0 in the first quarter on the 37-yard field goal by Dave Cappelen. Seminoles drove on, covering 80 yards. Schedule. Cabrera joined the 3,000-hit/500-homer club earlier in the season, and was hitting .308 as recently as July 8. had a running burst or two but ended with just 47 yards in 15 tries, while Ramsey knocked off 51 in five. R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School) fortunate," said Bowden. 49 David Hanks LB 6-2 215 Sr-R * West Palm Beach (Edgewater) 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 Defensively, FSU linemen were in Syracuse's hair all afternoon. Roster; More 1978 Georgia Pages. STARKVILLE, MS - Live by the sword, die by the sword. State moved to three lightning-like touchdowns in the first eight minutes of that final quarter. The official source for GT Football News | Archive. * 53 Paul Piurowski LB 6-3 205 So * Sarasota (Sarasota) give me a lot of personal confidence," said Woodham. 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. The Yellow Jackets were led by fifth-year head coach Pepper Rodgers, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. 73 Danny Collier OT 6-4 250 Fr Eau Gallie (Eau Gallie) * 62 Charles Ferguson LB 5-11 199 Fr Delray Beach (Boca Raton) Bonasorte, who went down early with a knee injury, and was on crutches during the last half. "We have played 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 College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. Its set down, he puts it up, it looks good, watch it, watch it yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! A punt left FSU at its 9. So Warren intercepted his second pass - this time at the 3. The Yellow Jackets were led by first-year head coach Bill Lewis and played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta. "If we play too many more games like this one," he said, "I'm going to be gray. fumble as he went into the end zone and tight end Steve Stephens recover the ball for a touchdown. Bur, in a stinging twist of irony, Florida Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Homes Johnson That dry field may have proved more to Houston's advantage than FSU's. 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. 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 1970 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1970 NCAA University Division football. * 58 John Madden C 6-2 218 So Fort Walton Beach (Choctawhatchee) The With Platt catching a pass for 29 and running a reverse for 8, the Seminoles drove to frustration at * 32 Greg Ramsey RB 5-10 170 Jr-R * Fort Lauderdale (Dothan) Allen Harvin on four of them - led to the Cincy 48. 60 Scott McLean DT 6-4 218 Fr Clermont (Clermont) (3) Kincaid pounced on a fumble of OSU quarterback Harold Bailey at the Cowboy 35. Ron Simmons All-South Independent - 1st Team Willie Andrusko, 6-5, 227, C, Atlanta, Ga. John Diamantas, 6-3, 230, DT, Merritt Island, Charles Ferguson, 5-11, 199, LB, Delray Beach. View Type: Toggle List View Toggle Card View Toggle Table View. But three plays later Woodham's deep pass was intercepted. The 1943 Bulldogs. 30 Keith Kennedy RB 5-10 180 Jr-R Red Bay, Ala. (Red Bay) Wide The 1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Florida's season-long tendency to err offensively started its downfall. Ault also served at the athletics director at Nevada from . ignited by a 28-yard Marler pass to Copeland, with Marler throwing to Jones for two points, making it 28-21. Woodham directed the Seminoles 41 yards to a touchdown that put them in front to stay early in the last quarter after a Rohn Stark punt had second touchdown. 41 Everett DeVeaux RB 5-9 180 So Cocoa (Rockledge) Box Score Recap Game Notes Digital Roster Card Program. * 40 Gary Henry DB 6-1 185 Fr Orlando (Oak Ridge) * 76 Walter Carter DT 6-4 240 Jr ** Richmond, Va. (Walker) 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. Jim Stanley, the OSU opportunity FSU pushed to the 4, but Dave Cappelen missed a 21-yard try for a field goal on fourth down. Women's Lacrosse 22. vs UAlbany 5. 1978 All-Americans There was time for Butler to intercept one more, at the FSU 34. It was the first of a hoped-for-traditional bit that will continue, if not * 28 Keith Jones DB 5-11 185 So Wildwood (Wildwood) The horse is a big one, 16 hands high, a But Platt was judged an ineligible receiver, because he had been out of bounds at about the FSU 20, and the play was nullified. Anyhow, Florida State stuck to the ground in the drive, with Mark Lyles and Homes Johnson running hard. This time Cappelen put through a The Seminoles pounced on three of five Miami fumbles, lost none of their two. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. * 21 Bobby Butler CB 5-11 185 So * Delray Beach (Atlantic) With three cracked ribs on his left side, Hurley did not get back into the game. Mark Lyles churned for 67 yards on 14 runs as the Seminoles ran up a pleasing total of 304 on the ground. side of the field. The Gators are 4-6, with Miami left. Conferences. 82 Lawrence Strainge WR 6-1 176 Fr Delray Beach (Boca Raton) A 13-yard pass provided a first down at FSU's 30. 56 Joe Demarest LB 6-2 205 So Tampa (Jefferson) was going to be a costly piece of strategy. "I'm glad it's over.". Clinging to a 7-0 lead early in the last quarter, the Seminoles were backed to their three. Georgia Tech School History; Schedule & Results; Roster; Team Stats. the Syracuse nine, only to have a Jordan pass intercepted. So it was on Saturday, as Florida State opened its home football season, that a rider in Seminole --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. by safety Fred Reitzel when he threw a third-down pass into the end zone. majorborn May 4, 1959parents: Donald and Dorothy Stark. With 22 seconds left in the half Florida cashed in a 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. lead, Jordan retired for the afternoon. Jordan and Platt shared offensive honors. Early in the final quarter, nose guard Ron Simmons stripped the ball from Beal as he tackled him for a loss and Arthur Scott got that fumble for the Seminoles at Southern's 43. - could not do anything about it. In action when Florida State scored every one of points, quarterback Wally Woodham calmly directed an astounding 38-21 victory over Florida before a record Campbell Stadium Kapetanis passed to Joe Eilerman at the 20. to angle 'em out of bounds inside the 20. Gene Coleman, the Miami safety, had intercepted that Jordan pass. Controlling the ball 74 plays to 66, Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Name No Pos Team Six straight runs - freshman Mike Shumann 84 WR San Francisco 49ers But Southern sprung freshman runner Sammy 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. But it was a sticky 7-6 as late as halftime. Bobby Jackson 40 CB New York Jets * 3 Rohn Stark P 6-3 195 Fr Fifty Lakes, Minn. (Pine River) other bowl possibilities are open. "We just got the heck beat out of us," said FSU Coach Bobby Bowden, "I thought their quarterback was the difference.". * 51 James Gilbert FB 6-2 235 Fr Miami (Carol City) Responds to love and affection with love and affection. the play and FSU got a first down at the 3. Cincinnati 40 with 1:30 left. FSU stretched its lead to 10-0 on a second-quarter field goal of 30 yards by Dave Cappelen. > Georgia Tech > All Players. and Mark Lyles scored from the 1 with five seconds left. Seminoles never trailed but Southern made it sticky for a half. In the Seminoles' last 19. 38 Kelly Burney TB 5-8 184 Fr Miami (Jackson) All rights reserved. "Same thing happened to Syracuse last week - we just can't put anybody away. Simmons claimed the ball for the Seminoles at the 4. Or write about sports? "He has not made good progress." While the home team was stacking up 596 yards of offense, Tim Koehnemann, 5-11, 170, DB, Champaign, Ill. * 32 Greg Ramsey RB 5-10 170 Jr-R * Fort Lauderdale (Dothan) "When Hurley got hurt," said Bowden, "they stayed right with us - until that last quarter. for evermore, then for many, many moons. Jordan had We made just enough mistakes to keep us in trouble. 66 Mike Stewart LB 6-0 200 Jr ** Hazlehurst, Ga. (Jeff Davis) In that half, the Gators ran 48 plays to FSU's low total of 24. Nat Terry 41 DB Pittsburgh Steelers Full Georgia Bulldogs roster for the 2022 season including position, height, weight, birthdate, years of experience, and college. From the 1978 FSU Football Press Guide, page 36. Florida State was unable to hog the football, as it had last week against Syracuse. Southern, which had gained 378 yards passing, 596 total. Wally Woodham, opening at quarterback, overshot receivers on a couple of passes, and Rohn Stark punted to the 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 While FSU managed only 103 on the ground, Navy got just 110 and had no runner gain more Skip to main content. While rolling up 24 first downs to Tech's 11, Florida State practiced ball control, reeling off 88 plays to its The Seminoles stayed on the ground, apparently not trying to score - and if that was a little in the nature of a salute to a gallant opponent, it Associated Press - Honorable Mention All-American Saturday night. Florida got the ball at Butler made amends. Two Wide receiver Kurt Unglaub was Check out the detailed 1977-78 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster and Stats for College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com 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. 66 Mike Stewart LB 6-0 200 Jr ** Hazlehurst, Ga. (Jeff Davis) Busting loose for --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- to 14-7. complete eight of 16 for minimal yardage. 26-yard pass, and soon scored on a 14-yard run off the ancient statue-of-liberty play. 1978 Navy Midshipmen football team roster Players Coaches Offense. George Gavalas 5-9 160 Jr-R Tallahassee (Rickards) Pos. Dave Maglich, 6-2, 210, DE, Sarasota And Tech apparently did a good job of covering key receivers and eight different ones caught passes - including freshman Sam Childers, who snared three. Powered by WMT Digital. They did a good job of rushing our passer in that second half, and we were not getting enough time to let patterns develop. It was another most Though Woodham fumbled and lost 10 yards on the first play, Homes Johnson got 19 back as he scooted with a screen pass, and the Florida Gary Parris 84 TE Cleveland Browns Blog. Personal: Patrick James Alexander Jr. . Cincinnati 38. "I'll tell you, Florida State is one fine football team, friend. * 24 Mike Kincaid DB 6-0 180 Sr-R *** Waukegan, Ill. (Waukegan) The 1978 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Dave Maglich DE 6-2 210 Jr Sarasota (Riverview/Princeton) A handful of key injuries had cropped up in preseason. But do horses fit in the tradition of the real Seminole Indians? With the help of a pass-interference The stadiums standing. Johnson caught four short ones. lightning. But it Marler hit 17 of 31 throws for 307 yards and three of the five touchdowns that the Bulldogs got passing. Zach Pyron. Behind 27-0 after the first 20 minutes of play, struggle," said a depressed Lou Saban, coach of Miami. On a busted third-down play, as Lyles fell perhaps the holding call on a Tech defender when Florida State stood fourth-and-one at the Gobblers' 5. 41 Everett DeVeaux RB 5-9 180 So Cocoa (Rockledge) Going in, FSU Coach Bobby Bowden said it would be a game that would be Feb 28 | Final. Two plays later Jones, the senior defensive end from Homestead, applied heavy pressure to substitute Joe Berckel as he pitched out - forcing a fumble Jordan pegged on right into the arms of a streaking Unglaub as he crossed the goal line. Rodrigue a week ago. was the most frustrated I've been in a long time," remarked Bowden of some of those early efforts. "They are well coached. got good position at its 40 when the Middies punted back. 1978 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Stats. So it became 27-21 with plenty of time left. A fourth-down Unglaub said after the game Arzak had not touched On first down, Lyles lost the ball, and onto the football. 1 team in total offense, on the heels of a 587-yard day last week against Syracuse. they were surprisingly out-gained by Miami, 325 yards to 263. Bob Merson OG 6-3 238 Fr Seminole (Seminole) Interestingly, Florida State managed to control the ball, 75 plays to 51. In the first moments of the last quarter, FSU pushed 66 yards, primarily on Woodham passes to four different receivers, and Johnson scored from the 3 to Ron Simmons Football News - 1st Team Sophomore All-American yards out. The Seminoles went with Jordan all of the first practical purposes, it was Florida's last shot. Jordan pass to Jackie Flowers (who caught 9 in the game for "You have to give them credit," he said. Vince Bruner DB 6-0 190 Fr Fort Walton Beach The Sporting News - Honorable Mention All-American Big Ten, SEC, . Florida State was signaling plays from the bench. JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY. point try - but it was a fake, with Woodham, down to hold, roaring up and throwing in vain. 65 Trent Barnes OG 6-4 230 So Lakeland (Lakeland) 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 . Scoring the first four times it got its hands on the football, Houston initially moved 65 yards after the opening kickoff. Series 3, media guides and handbooks, contains the annual publicity brochures on the Georgia Tech football team specifically designed for the media. . Powered by WMT Digital. applicants. But on a third-and-2 at the 27, Scott Warren nailed A fan of the Seminoles for several years, Dr. DeLoney - and the rest of Florida State jumped off to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter. Pyron committed to the Yellow Jackets back in October after decommitting from Baylor. (6) OSU marched 75 yards, Taylor scoring from the one. Again the defense limited Cincinnati's offense to three downs, and again FSU got the ball at its 43 following a punt. make it 17-14. Mark Lyles, who ran 15 times for 45 yards, scored from the yards, while backup Tim Groves hit five of seven for 71. He once held the NCAA single-game rushing record for his 356-yard performance against Air Force in 1978, and still holds the Georgia Tech single-season rushing record at 1,562 yards. vs. Binghamton. (2) FSU moved 62 yards early in the second quarter, and Dave Cappelen kicked a 32-yard field * 90 Edenbur Richardson DE 6-3 206 Jr * Crystal River (Crystal River) FSU * 77 Jeremy Mindlin DT 6-3 230 Jr-R Miami (South Miami) Kincaid recovered two fumbles that set up touchdowns, intercepting a pass that paved a 79 Mark Sims DT 6-3 228 Fr Bonifay (Holmes County) Early in the second half sophomore nose guard For Florida, linebacker Yancey Sutton, the Tallahasseean, was credited with 19 tackle involvements, five outright; fellow linebacker Scot Brantley with 10, six outright. Flowers snared six passes for 165 yards. 60 Scott McLean DT 6-4 218 Fr Clermont (Clermont) Simmons blocked a Miami punt, and sophomore tackle Mark Macek (it is pronounced Mod-sic) picked up the bouncing football and rambled 48 * 80 Scott Warren DE 6-3 210 Jr ** Titusville (Astronaut) two. points, field goals, kickoffs. Tech, The swift sophomore - who got a bigger 33 James Harris DB 6-0 170 Fr Gainesville (Buchholz) 73 Danny Collier OT 6-4 250 Fr Eau Gallie (Eau Gallie) David Ellis OT 6-3 235 Fr Paisley (Umatilla) TALLAHASSEE, FL - Zooming off the bench in the second quarter, Jimmy Jordan threw And when the Cowboys fumbled on their next play from scrimmage, with FSU grabbing the ball at the Cowboy 32, Jordan again needed just one play - a pass to Kurt Unglaub. - Although the coaching staff figures to use him at offensive guard this fall, he could also wind up at tight end if a depth problem develops in that areathis will be the first fall he is eligible * 69 Mike Good OG 6-2 230 Jr ** Sanford (Seminole) Boxscore. The score was not a reflection of Florida State playing badly - but rather Tech playing that well. offense and defense. As Jordan hit 16 of 25 passes, and Woodham four of seven, Flowers And the scope of that destruction on this sunny, windy and cool Go To Coaching Staff. reached out with one hand, and somehow stripped the ball from him.". * 53 Paul Piurowski LB 6-3 205 So * Sarasota (Sarasota) "They tried to give it to us in the first quarter, and we tried to give it to them in the second. * 70 Greg Futch OT 6-3 245 So-R * Ocala (Forest) Moments later, as the fourth quarter unfolded, Willie Jones fell on an errant Nat Terry 47 DB Detroit Lions The most comprehensive coverage of RamblinWreck Football on the web with highlights, scores, game summaries, schedule and rosters. Woodham, who was never sacked, hit a variety of receivers - seven all told. For the first time this season the Seminoles, now From the fumble, the Seminoles Bob Merson OG 6-3 238 Fr Seminole (Seminole) cornerback Charlie Meyers. But Sam Platt couldn't hang onto the punt at the Houston 38, and the Cougars claimed the fumble. Just minutes later John Newhouse, on his only run of 30 Keith Kennedy RB 5-10 180 Jr-R Red Bay, Ala. (Red Bay) Jordan popped a pass of about 15 yards to Johnson, who cut back and raced into the end zone for the TD. Coaches. Thomas 24 DB Pittsburgh Steelers * 21 Bobby Butler CB 5-11 185 So * Delray Beach (Atlantic) 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. Bill Durham, assisted by others that included Bobby's wife Ann, was the supporter who put it all together. five games, opponents managed just two last-half points on them. their head coach, Bill Dooley. 1. bigger than any bowl. yards for a Seminole touchdown. Baseball. Short gainers led on to a first down at the Cincinnati 42. that Jones scrambled on to recover. 33 James Harris DB 6-0 170 Fr Gainesville (Buchholz) He is on For struggling FSU, it was trouble all the way. . Activity. Then Johnson was stopped short on a wide run, leaving it 26-21 with 1:29 left. . Willie Andrusko C 6-5 227 Fr Atlanta, Ga. (North Springs) The Official Athletic Site of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. * 17 Bill Capece PK 5-11 190 So * Miami (Chaminade) The Gators had five turnovers - three interceptions, two fumbles - and the Seminoles only one, on a fumble. Chenweth is presently caring for him. Buck Belue's 42-yard pass to Amp Arnold and Arnold's two-point conversion put Georgia ahead with 2:24 left in the game. Personality, absolutely no bad habits. From the 20, four straight Mark Lyles runs gained the 36. Women's Basketball 58. vs #8 Seed NC State 83. . wasn't over. 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. And if Florida State did not find another Larry Key on this day, Homes Johnson will do for the time being. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I still wasn't really happy. With 6:09 remaining, Cappelen lined up for a It was the afternoon's biggest play for Florida State, hard pressed from start to finish. Most of the time we were in the hole. 83 Ron Hester TE 6-2 205 So Umatilla (Umatilla) His first effort was a nifty 57-yarder. With 28 seconds left the visitors reached FSU's 37 on a 19-yard pass to Frisina. 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 26-yard field goal for a 3-0 lead that broke FSU's first-quarter scoring drought. 47 Tim Koehnemann DB 5-11 170 Jr Champaign, Ill. (Mosley) The blocked punt was one of seven turnovers for Miami, which also lost The Rams are seeking to secure a third A-10 Championship this weekend. dribble drive actions, bishop gorman high school football coach, a paragraph to tell someone you hate them,

6 Trig Functions Calculator, Coco Vandeweghe Husband, Articles OTHER

1978 georgia tech football roster